Blaine, do you cook your eggs in the electric skillet? I've never thought to try that. Let us know if you find a good method for telling when they are done. If you are doing the eggs on the stove, and you find they are overdone by the time you hear them sizzling, it means that the heat may be a bit too high. ry lowering the heat and see if it works better for you. If you are cooking chicken in the oven, for safety's sake, it is best to cook it a total of fifty minutes to one hour. (I always do one hour.) I set the oven to 400 degrees. In the electric skillet, I am of no help. I haven't used my skillet for about twelve years or more, and I don't recall how I marked the darn dial! I'll have to have someone check it for me. Jennifer
On 12/24/09, Blaine Deutscher <[email protected]> wrote: > sorry about that. I thought that it was going to go to her and not the list. > OOOPS. > > Blaine > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Blaine Deutscher" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, December 24, 2009 5:52 AM > Subject: Re: [CnD] Flipping pancakes and a question about flour. > > > oh yeah when I reread the comment about the pancakes it's just like pork > chops. they feel different when they're done. I love my electric skillit > because it's bigger and I can organize things a little better like burgers, > pancakes, stuff like that. so far I haven't spoiled too much food except > eggs. I'm trying to figure out when to tur them because if you listen to > them and they start cizzeling I found that it's too late. I'm goign to make > eggs later on this morning for breakfast to put on buttered toast. I just > have to do things long enough. I'm not fortunit to have all the blind gagets > so I have to test by poking a fork into chicken breasts to find out if > they're done and when they come out hot it usually means that the chicken > breasts are cooked all the way through. If I'm not quite sure I call someone > and ask. I'm not afraid to admit that I might not know how to do something > and want to learn. some people are like "I'll figure it out myself" and I > try and if I can't figure it out or don't know how long to cook something > then I will ask. I didn't know that potatos took about 20 minutes and when I > moved out I found that out. to make better mashed potatos if you over cook > them it's better that way and easier to mash. and there are some things that > I remember about when I asked before like cooking a turkey if the leg is > loose then it's done. > > Blaine > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Alice Jackson" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, December 24, 2009 5:28 AM > Subject: [CnD] Flipping pancakes and a question about flour. > > > Hi, Blaine, > You sound a bit frustrated with the way the pumpkin pancake recipe is > written. I know that many recipes are written in visual terms, which can be > frustrating to a novice cook. But, it's easy to adapt once you've done > something a few times. > Pancakes are one such thing. If you are using an electric skillet, you can > measure out 1/4 cup batter into each corner and then time them for about two > minutes, and check the edge using a wet finger, to feel if the edges are > set. When the edges feel firm, you can turn the pancakes with ease. So you > can go and make toast or whatever while waiting for them to set. > As for all-purpose flour, it is just as it is named: good for everything, > including bread. The difference between all-purpose flour and bread flour > is the amount of gluten. You can make a perfectly good bread using > all-purpose flour, or a combination of whole wheat and all-purpose flours. > (By the way), when I referred to a novice cook, I'm not suggesting that you > are one, because I don't know how experienced you are, so please don't take > the reference personally. > Blessings, and Merry Christmas! > Alice > > _______________________________________________ > Cookinginthedark mailing list > [email protected] > http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark > > > _______________________________________________ > Cookinginthedark mailing list > [email protected] > http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark > > > _______________________________________________ > Cookinginthedark mailing list > [email protected] > http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark > _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list [email protected] http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
