Hi Dani, Well, when the water is barely simmering, I can usually hear just a little sound; it doesn't sound like a true boil, but it's not like there's no activity. But it's hard for me to hear unless it's really quiet. Plus there's some steam coming up that you can feel if your hand is above the pot a little, but it's not bunches of steam like when there's a real high boil.
Not sure this helps any, but that's my take on it. As I rarely cook these days, I had to reach way back in my memory to remember my nonvisual cues. <g< Deb B. -----Original Message----- From: Eileen Scrivani via Cookinginthedark [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Saturday, July 08, 2017 10:28 AM To: [email protected] Cc: Eileen Scrivani Subject: Re: [CnD] How Do You Know When Something is Simmering? Hi Dani, Once the water comes to a boil, reduce the flame to a very low one, and let your pot continue cooking for the designated length of time or tenderness. I think it will help if you keep your cooking pot covered with a good lid. The lid will help lock in the moisture and the flavors of your food. This is not to say, that you don’t have to continue monitoring it, stirring, and perhaps adding extra liquid if necessary. . A lid can also help with cutting down on the length of cooking time required. Although beans take a long time. As for putting all three types of beans in one pot, I think that’s fine unless the recipe has specifically directed you to do it differently for some reason. Good luck. Eileen From: Dani Pagador via Cookinginthedark Sent: Saturday, July 8, 2017 3:32 AM To: cookinginthedark Cc: Dani Pagador Subject: [CnD] How Do You Know When Something is Simmering? Hi, Everyone. I'm trying to cook beans that I soaked earlier today--I started at 10:00A and let them soak till 7:00 or so. The Joy of Cooking website says to bring the water to a boil, then cook the beans at a low simmer till they're tender. Sightlings see little bubbles on the surface of the water/sauce they're simmering. Whatscookingamerica says the simmer temperature is between 190 and 200 degrees F. I'm going to take Dale up on his statement that no question is a stupid question. So novice stovetop cook asks: How does the nonvisual cook monitor whether something is simmering? Do I need to babysit the beans and monitor the water temperature? And if I'm putting three kinds of dry beans in what I hope will be chili, do I need to cook each batch separately, or can I dump the white, black, and pinto beans all in to one pot and cook them together before adding them to the chili mix? Thanks, Dani _______________________________________________ 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
