So, you use a timer and you know how to set the cooker on medium heat. What
you did not tell us, though, are the times for the foods you cook. Could
you give those? Also, doesn't the time taken depend on the food's
thickness? Thanks.
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From: "betty hatton via Cookinginthedark" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2014 4:20 PM
Subject: Re: [CnD] Cookinginthedark Digest, Vol 60, Issue 11
Just sharing what I done on burgers
and pork chops. I am legally blind,
I have some vision I can see a few feet
but its not good enough to depend on
for cooking! I use a timer.
I had a sited person so I turned
my eye on medium heat and I marked
it so I know where medium heat is
and with a sited person i timed
how long it took to cook it to get it done.
So thats what i do each time now,
I use my timer.
I would like to find me a talking
thermoter though.
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Message: 1
Date: Tue, 2 Sep 2014 11:15:35 -0700
From: "Kimsan" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Subject: [CnD] cooking tips
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First, thank you to all that welcomed me with open
arms. I hesitated to
post my questions as in my part of the world, peoples view
being blind, one
cannot achieve much, let alone cook. I'm doubted for just
aboot everything
lol. Here is my question, which I hope will not insult
anyone, but before I
lost lots of hearing in the past couple of years, I have
always used what
folks told me back in the day as it relates to cooking
things on the stove
i.e George formen to listen out for the sizzling and
popping, and that when
the sizzling and popping "calms down" the meats are ready,
so my question is
whether if you are hard of hearing or not, how do you know
if something is
fully cooked when you cannot see the color of the said
product being cooked,
this is just not for cooking on the George formen grill, or
cooking bacon on
the stove, I've always wondered about baking
chicken/porkchops as well.
Right now, I have my daughter double check lol, but one day
she might be off
somewhere and I am here to "double check" myself.
Thanks.
"Success is the result of perfection, hard work, learning
from failure,
loyalty and persistence." Colin Powell
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Message: 2
Date: Tue, 2 Sep 2014 14:30:22 -0400
From: Jessica D <[email protected]>
To: "[email protected]"
<[email protected]>,
Kimsan <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [CnD] cooking tips
Message-ID: <[email protected]>
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You could try stabbing it with a fork. You can look online
to see what things are supposed to feel like. I'm sure a
Google search will tell you.
Sent from my iPhone
> On Sep 2, 2014, at 2:15 PM, Kimsan via Cookinginthedark
<[email protected]>
wrote:
>
> First, thank you to all that welcomed me with open
arms. I hesitated to
> post my questions as in my part of the world, peoples
view being blind, one
> cannot achieve much, let alone cook. I'm doubted for
just aboot everything
> lol. Here is my question, which I hope will not
insult anyone, but before I
> lost lots of hearing in the past couple of years, I
have always used what
> folks told me back in the day as it relates to cooking
things on the stove
> i.e George formen to listen out for the sizzling and
popping, and that when
> the sizzling and popping "calms down" the meats are
ready, so my question is
> whether if you are hard of hearing or not, how do you
know if something is
> fully cooked when you cannot see the color of the said
product being cooked,
> this is just not for cooking on the George formen
grill, or cooking bacon on
> the stove, I've always wondered about baking
chicken/porkchops as well.
> Right now, I have my daughter double check lol, but one
day she might be off
> somewhere and I am here to "double check" myself.
>
>
>
> Thanks.
>
> "Success is the result of perfection, hard work,
learning from failure,
> loyalty and persistence." Colin Powell
>
>
>
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Message: 3
Date: Tue, 02 Sep 2014 14:31:15 -0400
From: Alex Hall <[email protected]>
To: [email protected],
Kimsan <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [CnD] cooking tips
Message-ID: <[email protected]>
Content-Type: text/plain;
charset=us-ascii
This isn't good for everything, but for baking meats, you
can check the temperature. Get a talking thermometer, or use
an iGrill linked to an iOS device and braille display if you
have to. I know the latter is expensive, more so if you
don't already have an iOS device, but that's all I can think
of. For stovetop meats, or a rough guess on other meats, you
can try a fork test. If the fork goes into the meat with a
good amount of resistance, the food isn't ready. Once the
fork can go on pretty easily, it's probably done. With both
the fork and the thermometer, don't forget to test the
thickest parts of the meat, and check a few places. For
thermometers, remember to not hit any bones, as they will
throw off the temperature reading.
On Sep 2, 2014, at 2:15 PM, Kimsan via Cookinginthedark
<[email protected]>
wrote:
> First, thank you to all that welcomed me with open
arms. I hesitated to
> post my questions as in my part of the world, peoples
view being blind, one
> cannot achieve much, let alone cook. I'm doubted for
just aboot everything
> lol. Here is my question, which I hope will not
insult anyone, but before I
> lost lots of hearing in the past couple of years, I
have always used what
> folks told me back in the day as it relates to cooking
things on the stove
> i.e George formen to listen out for the sizzling and
popping, and that when
> the sizzling and popping "calms down" the meats are
ready, so my question is
> whether if you are hard of hearing or not, how do you
know if something is
> fully cooked when you cannot see the color of the said
product being cooked,
> this is just not for cooking on the George formen
grill, or cooking bacon on
> the stove, I've always wondered about baking
chicken/porkchops as well.
> Right now, I have my daughter double check lol, but one
day she might be off
> somewhere and I am here to "double check" myself.
>
>
>
> Thanks.
>
> "Success is the result of perfection, hard work,
learning from failure,
> loyalty and persistence." Colin Powell
>
>
>
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Message: 4
Date: Tue, 2 Sep 2014 11:55:21 -0700
From: "Kimsan" <[email protected]>
To: "'Jessica D'" <[email protected]>,
<[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [CnD] cooking tips
Message-ID:
<[email protected]>
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Thanks Jessica!
I google quite a bit and one of my resources is this list,
but to alex,
which ap are you using for the iphone to do such a thing, or
should I google
that one to smile.
"Success is the result of perfection, hard work, learning
from failure,
loyalty and persistence." Colin Powell
-----Original Message-----
From: Jessica D [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Tuesday, September 2, 2014 11:30 AM
To: [email protected];
Kimsan
Subject: Re: [CnD] cooking tips
You could try stabbing it with a fork. You can look online
to see what
things are supposed to feel like. I'm sure a Google search
will tell you.
Sent from my iPhone
> On Sep 2, 2014, at 2:15 PM, Kimsan via
Cookinginthedark
<[email protected]>
wrote:
>
> First, thank you to all that welcomed me with open
arms. I hesitated
> to post my questions as in my part of the world,
peoples view being
> blind, one cannot achieve much, let alone cook. I'm
doubted for just
> aboot everything lol. Here is my question, which
I hope will not
> insult anyone, but before I lost lots of hearing in the
past couple of
> years, I have always used what folks told me back in
the day as it
> relates to cooking things on the stove i.e George
formen to listen out
> for the sizzling and popping, and that when the
sizzling and popping
> "calms down" the meats are ready, so my question is
whether if you are
> hard of hearing or not, how do you know if something is
fully cooked
> when you cannot see the color of the said product being
cooked, this
> is just not for cooking on the George formen grill, or
cooking bacon on
the stove, I've always wondered about baking
chicken/porkchops as well.
> Right now, I have my daughter double check lol, but one
day she might
> be off somewhere and I am here to "double check"
myself.
>
>
>
> Thanks.
>
> "Success is the result of perfection, hard work,
learning from
> failure, loyalty and persistence." Colin Powell
>
>
>
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> Cookinginthedark mailing list
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Message: 5
Date: Tue, 02 Sep 2014 15:01:16 -0400
From: Alex Hall <[email protected]>
To: [email protected],
Kimsan <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [CnD] cooking tips
Message-ID: <[email protected]>
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The iGrill is a bluetooth-enabled thermometer. It goes in
the meat, then has a wire to the bluetooth box so said box
can stay safely out of the way, rather like one of those
thermometers you can stick on your fridge and watch. The
cool part is that there's an iGrill app for your iPhone,
iPad, or iPod Touch. You can check the temperature, set
alerts to let you know when things are done, and so forth.
If you're interested, I know there's a podcast about it, but
I can't remember if it's on AppleVis.com or somewhere else.
Either way, if you use a braille display with your phone
already, this might be your easiest option.
On Sep 2, 2014, at 2:55 PM, Kimsan via Cookinginthedark
<[email protected]>
wrote:
> Thanks Jessica!
> I google quite a bit and one of my resources is this
list, but to alex,
> which ap are you using for the iphone to do such a
thing, or should I google
> that one to smile.
>
> "Success is the result of perfection, hard work,
learning from failure,
> loyalty and persistence." Colin Powell
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jessica D [mailto:[email protected]]
> Sent: Tuesday, September 2, 2014 11:30 AM
> To: [email protected];
Kimsan
> Subject: Re: [CnD] cooking tips
>
> You could try stabbing it with a fork. You can look
online to see what
> things are supposed to feel like. I'm sure a Google
search will tell you.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Sep 2, 2014, at 2:15 PM, Kimsan via
Cookinginthedark
> <[email protected]>
wrote:
>>
>> First, thank you to all that welcomed me with open
arms. I hesitated
>> to post my questions as in my part of the world,
peoples view being
>> blind, one cannot achieve much, let alone cook. I'm
doubted for just
>> aboot everything lol. Here is my question,
which I hope will not
>> insult anyone, but before I lost lots of hearing in
the past couple of
>> years, I have always used what folks told me back
in the day as it
>> relates to cooking things on the stove i.e George
formen to listen out
>> for the sizzling and popping, and that when
the sizzling and popping
>> "calms down" the meats are ready, so my question is
whether if you are
>> hard of hearing or not, how do you know if
something is fully cooked
>> when you cannot see the color of the said product
being cooked, this
>> is just not for cooking on the George formen grill,
or cooking bacon on
> the stove, I've always wondered about baking
chicken/porkchops as well.
>> Right now, I have my daughter double check lol, but
one day she might
>> be off somewhere and I am here to "double check"
myself.
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> "Success is the result of perfection, hard work,
learning from
>> failure, loyalty and persistence." Colin Powell
>>
>>
>>
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Message: 6
Date: Tue, 2 Sep 2014 12:33:48 -0700
From: janbrown <[email protected]>
To: "[email protected]"
<[email protected]>,
Alex Hall <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [CnD] cooking tips
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The i-Grill works well.
I think there is a second one something like i-Grill II or
something of the sort.
I stopped using it because I am not really a big fan of the
internet of things and didn't like being linked to my phone
just to know when something is done.
But, it really works well and gives you a range of
temperatures so you can determine both if your meat is safe
to eat and whether it is medium well done or any other level
of doneness.
Jan
Sent from my iPhone
> On Sep 2, 2014, at 12:01 PM, Alex Hall via
Cookinginthedark <[email protected]>
wrote:
>
> The iGrill is a bluetooth-enabled thermometer. It goes
in the meat, then has a wire to the bluetooth box so said
box can stay safely out of the way, rather like one of those
thermometers you can stick on your fridge and watch. The
cool part is that there's an iGrill app for your iPhone,
iPad, or iPod Touch. You can check the temperature, set
alerts to let you know when things are done, and so forth.
If you're interested, I know there's a podcast about it, but
I can't remember if it's on AppleVis.com or somewhere else.
Either way, if you use a braille display with your phone
already, this might be your easiest option.
>> On Sep 2, 2014, at 2:55 PM, Kimsan via
Cookinginthedark <[email protected]>
wrote:
>>
>> Thanks Jessica!
>> I google quite a bit and one of my resources is
this list, but to alex,
>> which ap are you using for the iphone to do such a
thing, or should I google
>> that one to smile.
>>
>> "Success is the result of perfection, hard work,
learning from failure,
>> loyalty and persistence." Colin Powell
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Jessica D [mailto:[email protected]]
>> Sent: Tuesday, September 2, 2014 11:30 AM
>> To: [email protected];
Kimsan
>> Subject: Re: [CnD] cooking tips
>>
>> You could try stabbing it with a fork. You can look
online to see what
>> things are supposed to feel like. I'm sure a Google
search will tell you.
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>>>> On Sep 2, 2014, at 2:15 PM, Kimsan via
Cookinginthedark
>>> <[email protected]>
wrote:
>>>
>>> First, thank you to all that welcomed me with
open arms. I hesitated
>>> to post my questions as in my part of the
world, peoples view being
>>> blind, one cannot achieve much, let alone cook.
I'm doubted for just
>>> aboot everything lol. Here is my
question, which I hope will not
>>> insult anyone, but before I lost lots of
hearing in the past couple of
>>> years, I have always used what folks told me
back in the day as it
>>> relates to cooking things on the stove i.e
George formen to listen out
>>> for the sizzling and popping, and that
when the sizzling and popping
>>> "calms down" the meats are ready, so my
question is whether if you are
>>> hard of hearing or not, how do you know if
something is fully cooked
>>> when you cannot see the color of the said
product being cooked, this
>>> is just not for cooking on the George formen
grill, or cooking bacon on
>> the stove, I've always wondered about baking
chicken/porkchops as well.
>>> Right now, I have my daughter double check lol,
but one day she might
>>> be off somewhere and I am here to "double
check" myself.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks.
>>>
>>> "Success is the result of perfection, hard
work, learning from
>>> failure, loyalty and persistence." Colin
Powell
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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