I can usually tell by touching what I am cooking. It all comes with experience.
On 3/25/15, Charles Rivard via Cookinginthedark <cookinginthedark@acbradio.org> wrote: > I know that when grilling a sirloin steak that is about an inch thick on my > > electric grill, I turn it over after about 5 minutes and grill the other > side for about 4 more minutes. This leaves it just beyond the stage of > "moo", which is how I like them I always had to grill Wee1's steak for a > few more minutes per side. > > --- > Be positive! When it comes to being defeated, if you think you're finished, > > you! really! are! finished! > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "rebecca manners via Cookinginthedark" > <cookinginthedark@acbradio.org> > To: <cookinginthedark@acbradio.org>; "Abby Vincent" <aevinc...@ca.rr.com> > Sent: Wednesday, March 25, 2015 1:15 PM > Subject: Re: [CnD] the color in cooking - Re: Golden brown." > > >>I also depend a lot on timing with things like meat. >> >> Becky Manners >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Abby Vincent via Cookinginthedark >> Sent: Wednesday, March 25, 2015 1:52 PM >> To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org ; 'Charles Rivard' ; 'Nancy Martin' >> Subject: Re: [CnD] the color in cooking - Re: Golden brown." >> >> You don't. I depend a lot on timing. If the recipe says 20 minutes per >> pound, that's how long I cook it ... at the suggested temp. Things like >> starting temperature, size of what you're cooking have to be the same. If >> >> a chicken is cooked that way, it will be golden brown when it's done. >> Abby >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Charles Rivard via Cookinginthedark >> [mailto:cookinginthedark@acbradio.org] >> Sent: Wednesday, March 25, 2015 9:31 AM >> To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org; Nancy Martin >> Subject: [CnD] the color in cooking - Re: Golden brown." >> >> You are supposed to bake scallops until they are opaque. Um, OK? How >> would I know? They always look the same to me. I'm extremely color >> blind. >> (ornery grin). Actually, this brings up a thought: When sighted people >> who are color blind cook, how do they know these things? I'll bet the >> recipe writers never give that a thought. >> >> --- >> Be positive! When it comes to being defeated, if you think you're >> finished, you! really! are! finished! >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Nancy Martin via Cookinginthedark" <cookinginthedark@acbradio.org> >> To: <cookinginthedark@acbradio.org>; "john mcconnell" >> <djmcconnell4...@comcast.net> >> Sent: Wednesday, March 25, 2015 9:12 AM >> Subject: Re: [CnD] Golden brown." >> >> >>> Hello, >>> How about the ones that say cook meat until no pink remains? Good >>> thing our coping skills are better than whoever writes the books. >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "john mcconnell via Cookinginthedark" >>> <cookinginthedark@acbradio.org> >>> To: <cookinginthedark@acbradio.org> >>> Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2015 8:51 PM >>> Subject: [CnD] Golden brown." >>> >>> >>>> Hello: >>>> >>>> In some of the recipes, the phrase: "until golden brown" is used. >>>> >>>> How does a totally blind person, or persons know what that is. >>>> >>>> Thanks. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Carol McConnell >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Cookinginthedark mailing list >>>> Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org >>>> http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Cookinginthedark mailing list >>> Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org >>> http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Cookinginthedark mailing list >> Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org >> http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Cookinginthedark mailing list >> Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org >> http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark >> _______________________________________________ >> Cookinginthedark mailing list >> Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org >> http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark > > _______________________________________________ > Cookinginthedark mailing list > Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org > http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark > _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark