Re: [CnD] Baked Steak

I really like to cook my steaks on the griddler. No turning required. mike -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Gary Metzler via Cookinginthedark Sent: Sunday, February 16, 2020 8:36 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: gmtra...@comcast.net Subject: Re: [CnD] Bake

Re: [CnD] Delicious Pork Chops

I've used this recipe for both pork chops and chicken. -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark [mailto:cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org] On Behalf Of Immigrant via Cookinginthedark Sent: Sunday, February 16, 2020 10:09 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: Immigrant Subject: [C

Re: [CnD] Baked Steak

Many thanks for the tip. How long should I leave the meat in the grill for a medium to medium rare? Which class were you in? We LDB Grads need to stick together. SMILES. I unfortunately can't get another dog because of health reasons. I was in Class May of 1993, can't remember the class number and

Re: [CnD] cooking tips / try a crock pot

With my talking toaster oven the way it’s set up I have a bit of a hard time standing to the side of it when opening it I guess maybe because of the way it’s set up but with my new Amazon oven I just got it opens like a microwave door so when that happens I am able to sort of move my self to the

Re: [CnD] Convction Cooking

This is amazing this is pretty much just exactly what I needed also I have an Amazon smart oven that I just got recently that is amazing and I think it’ll work perfectly for convection cooking because it rotates the entire time it’s cooking with the way it set up so I think that’s going to give

Re: [CnD] New to the list and cooking tips

Neat idea! I've been cooking for over 20 years and never thought of that 😊 People with disabilities, access job openings at http://www.benderconsult.com/careers/job-openings Johna Gravitt Accessibility Consultant Workplace Mentoring Resource Manager Recruitment Outreach Specialist Email: jgrav.

Re: [CnD] New to the list and cooking tips

Oh my gosh I love this this is exactly what I was looking for not all of that extra stuff that other people were putting on the list I never thought about using the spoon so I’ll have to try that and that’s good to know that most of the time you don’t have to flip things because then I think tha

Re: [CnD] Waffle iron

How do you determine how much batter you're pouring onto the surface? I've always had trouble with making waffles and pancakes because of the mess the batter makes when pouring. People with disabilities, access job openings at http://www.benderconsult.com/careers/job-openings Johna Gravitt Acces

Re: [CnD] Baked Steak

These are also helpful I’m going to save everyone of these into a folder so I can go back and look at them later when I’m cooking on my own Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 17, 2020, at 7:52 AM, Ron Kolesar via Cookinginthedark > wrote: > > Many thanks for the tip. > How long should I leave the

Re: [CnD] Waffle iron

I use a 1/2 or if I am making "filled" waffles, a 1/3 measuring cup To pour the right kind of batter in the center, or close to the center, of each Of the 2 cavities in my waffle iron. Marie -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark [mailto:cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org] On Beh

Re: [CnD] Baked Steak

I would not want to be without a George Foreman grill. . Ron, you are right about the cleaning being a pain. I recently had to replace mine. I got one with detachable plates. You can hand wash them or put them in a dishwasher, and cleaning is much easier. Diane -Original Message- From

Re: [CnD] New to the list and cooking tips

Another thought about oven French fries: You don't have to flip them over if you spray the single layer of Cut potatoes with cooking spray before baking. You line the Bottom of the pan with aluminum foil and spray that, too, so that the 2 layers of Cooking spray makes it possible to oven-fry them

Re: [CnD] Baked Steak

After you take the food out of the George Foreman, wet paper towels and place them in the grill and close the lid. After it cools enough to handle, clean up is much easier. -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Ron Kolesar via Cookinginthedark Sent: Sunday, February 1

Re: [CnD] Waffle iron

I would use a measuring cup. -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Johna Gravitt via Cookinginthedark Sent: Monday, February 17, 2020 8:31 AM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: Johna Gravitt Subject: Re: [CnD] Waffle iron How do you determine how much batter you're

[CnD] Easy recipes

There are cookbooks with easy recipes in them At Blind Bookstop. And, I can always look up what I have. Peg Bracken did one called I Hate To Cook Book, Back in the 1950's And I copied it into digital form when I had a worn copy In braille. And there are other easy recipes I have in my Colle

[CnD] Simple Baked Potato

No flip. Wrap a potato in aluminum foil. Bake at 350 degrees for 60 to 90 minutes, Depending on the size of the potato. Unwrap, cut open, scoop out and mash the pulp, and dress it up with Anything you want, a little cheese, sour cream or Plain yogurt, salsa. Enjoy. Marie _

[CnD] No flip bacon

Place 2 or 4 slices of bacon into a cold Toaster oven size pan (I have a 7 by 11 inch one with sides). Cook bacon at 400 degrees on conventional bake setting or At 350 convection setting, 20 minutes. It will be crisp when done. Alternately, for those who have a Foreman or Hamilton Beach El

[CnD] talking thermometer

Talking thermometers are very accurate. You don't have to worry about that. When a recipe says that food has to be at a certain temperature, They mean just that. Don't be afraid to reach for that talking Thermometer to find out if the chicken is 145 or 160 degrees. Marie ___

[CnD] No flip hash browns

While you are cooking your bacon or sausage: Place a frozen hash brown patty onto a pan with your Bacon or sausage and cook at 400 for 10 minutes At convention bake, or at 350 on convection bake. Marie ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cooki

[CnD] Cooking steak on the George foreman

In the past I would’ve told you I do consistently better with hamburgers then with steak. However, for Christmas someone gave me schwans filet mignon. Since there directions weren’t for the George Foreman, I looked up online, and found in one place where they recommended to butterfly the Stake,

Re: [CnD] Waffle iron

Depending on the size of your waffle iron and What shape waffles it forms, I would use either a one-third or a One-half cup measure for the batter. Marie -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark [mailto:cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org] On Behalf Of diane.fann7--- via Cookinginthe

Re: [CnD] New to the list and cooking tips

I just added cooking spray to my list thank you so much everyone for the cooking tips you guys make me feel so much better about cooking and I’m actually going to try some of these things out tonight while my mom is here to see how things go Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 17, 2020, at 10:23 AM,

[CnD] Baked French fries

I always grease foil before baking anything. And in case of French fries, I toss them with melted butter before I bake them. -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Marie Rudys via Cookinginthedark Sent: Monday, February 17, 2020 9:48 AM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org

Re: [CnD] Delicious Pork Chops

Maybe I'll try one of these for dinner. I'll just cook one instead of four in case I don't like the results. The recipe sounds simple and good though, and I do have some true mayonnaise in the house I can use. I can mash some potatoes to go with it and a salad to add vegetables. Thanks for the idea

Re: [CnD] New to the list and cooking tips

Thanks for these tips as well. i always use foil before i bake fries or bread in the oven. It is so much easier to clean. mike -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Marie Rudys via Cookinginthedark Sent: Monday, February 17, 2020 9:48 AM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio

Re: [CnD] talking thermometer

OK that’s good to know I’ll have to keep that in mind when cooking today Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 17, 2020, at 11:26 AM, Marie Rudys via Cookinginthedark > wrote: > > Talking thermometers are very accurate. > > You don't have to worry about that. > > When a recipe says that food has to

Re: [CnD] Baked Steak

It is true that cleaning a Foreman grill can be a royal pain. I have one but haven’t used it in a long time. The technique of laying wet paper towel on the surface and leaving it it there as it cools is a good one. Pauline On Mon, Feb 17, 2020, 10:21 AM diane.fann7--- via Cookinginthedark < cooki

Re: [CnD] Baked French fries

How do you toss fries do you just put them in the bowl with melted butter and then shake them Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 17, 2020, at 3:55 PM, Immigrant via Cookinginthedark > wrote: > > I always grease foil before baking anything. And in case of French fries, I > toss them with melted bu

[CnD] Cooking steak on the George foreman

Possible resend, but this didn’t come back to me: In the past I would’ve told you I do consistently better with hamburgers then with steak. However, for Christmas someone gave me schwans filet mignon. Since there directions weren’t for the George Foreman, I looked up online, and found in one pl

Re: [CnD] Convction Cooking

Oh boy! Did I ever need this information! Thanks. I knew there was a difference between traditional baking and convection oven baking but have never seen instructions for a convection oven. I was just guessing what to do. I am glad to say I had a lot of it correct, but more from luck and using my n

Re: [CnD] Waffle iron

I would use a metal funnel in addition to the measuring cup. It should be possible to center the funnel before pouring batter. On Mon, 17 Feb 2020, diane.fann7--- via Cookinginthedark wrote: > Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2020 09:58:11 > From: diane.fann7--- via Cookinginthedark > To: cookinginthedark@acb

Re: [CnD] New to the list and cooking tips

That’s a good thought also when I cooked frozen fries in my toaster oven last time I really just Kaina didn’t flip them at all honestly and they turned out OK least I didn’t get sick from them LOL so I probably won’t worry about it too much I was just wondering what peoples thoughts were Also I

Re: [CnD] Easy recipes

There is a book on the bard site called Help my apartment has a kitchen that has simple recipes. Lynda and Missy On 2/17/2020 9:59 AM, Marie Rudys via Cookinginthedark wrote: There are cookbooks with easy recipes in them At Blind Bookstop. And, I can always look up what I have. Peg Bracken

Re: [CnD] Waffle iron

Measuring cup. Sent from my HAL 9000 in transit to Jupiter -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark [mailto:cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org] On Behalf Of Johna Gravitt via Cookinginthedark Sent: Monday, February 17, 2020 7:31 AM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: Johna Gravitt

Re: [CnD] New to the list and cooking tips

Great thought. This would also work with two pizza pans. mike -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Johna Gravitt via Cookinginthedark Sent: Monday, February 17, 2020 8:22 AM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: Johna Gravitt Subject: Re: [CnD] New to the list and co

Re: [CnD] New to the list and cooking tips

I’m glad the tips we are peopleosting will be helpful to you. The pork chops and plan to cook tonight sound tasty. Good luck and let us know how they turn out. Pauline On Mon, Feb 17, 2020, 9:34 AM Brennen Kinch via Cookinginthedark < cookinginthedark@acbradio.org> wrote: > Oh my gosh I love thi

Re: [CnD] New to the list and cooking tips

I use foil for most of my oven cooking. Lining the baking pan with foil makes cleanup either totally nonexistent, or very easy. -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Mike and Jean via Cookinginthedark Sent: Monday, February 17, 2020 1:06 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio

Re: [CnD] Baked Steak

Thanks for the tip. I love my new Black and Decker talking toaster oven. Ron Ham Radio Station KR3DOG -Original Message- From: Diane.fann7--- via Cookinginthedark Sent: Monday, February 17, 2020 09:20 To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: diane.fa...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [CnD] Baked S

[CnD] Baked Fries

My way of baking frozen French fries: Baked Fries Frozen French fries (1-pound or 20-ounce bag, or half of a 2-pound bag) 1-2 ounces butter Italian seasoned bread crumbs Garlic powder to taste Grated Parmesan cheese Place the fries in a baking pan lined with double layer of aluminum foil. Melt the

Re: [CnD] Waffle iron

As I said, for a small waffle iron, such as the one I have, 1/3 to 1/2 cup of batter per cavity is sufficient. Marie -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark [mailto:cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org] On Behalf Of Nicole Massey via Cookinginthedark Sent: Monday, February 17, 2020 10

Re: [CnD] Cooking steak on the George foreman

Oh, the grill has a lead? Where is the lid? Marie -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark [mailto:cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org] On Behalf Of Kathy Brandt via Cookinginthedark Sent: Monday, February 17, 2020 8:25 AM To: cookinginthedark Cc: Kathy Brandt Subject: [CnD] Cooking

[CnD] Baked fries

My version of baked fries require no tossing. Just spray the foil-lined pan and the layered potatoes with cooking Spray. No tossing required. Why use so much butter? How about using vegetable oil; olive oil has a lower flash Point than vegetable cooking spray and is not Recommended for fryin

Re: [CnD] Baked French fries

And she does this with frozen ones or potatoes she cuts herself. -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark [mailto:cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org] On Behalf Of Immigrant via Cookinginthedark Sent: Monday, February 17, 2020 3:29 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: Immigrant Su

Re: [CnD] Baked fries

Butter is tastier, and it is a natural product. With my 9 by 13-inch pan, the fries are very unlikely to fit in 1 layer if I cook the entire pound, so regardless of what fat I use, I would need to toss them. -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Marie Rudys via Cookingint

Re: [CnD] Baked French fries

If I slice potatoes myself, I like to chop an onion and add to them. -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Jan via Cookinginthedark Sent: Monday, February 17, 2020 6:58 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: Jan Subject: Re: [CnD] Baked French fries And she does this

Re: [CnD] Waffle iron

Both of mine are the standard waffle size, and 2/3 cup of batter does the job well. We played with this extensively one time during a VR Training session -- the trainer was less than a year out from retirement, and nobody ever asked her about making waffles up to that point. The basic rule for eve

Re: [CnD] Waffle iron

That is a really cool trick with the candy. -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Nicole Massey via Cookinginthedark Sent: Monday, February 17, 2020 8:04 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: Nicole Massey Subject: Re: [CnD] Waffle iron Both of mine are the standard

Re: [CnD] Baked Steak

I have found that the cuisinart griddler is so much easier to clean than the forman grill. Also, it drains the fat away from the meat, however, it leaves the meat a lot more moist. The plates are reversable so that you can grill a steak or cook pancakes without flipping. I really love thisdev

Re: [CnD] New to the list and cooking tips

First, welcome to the list. Re flipping things, I'm not the best with the spatula. I keep a plate to the right of the pan I'm using on the stovetop and use a fork to grab what I want to flip. I transfer it to the plate, flip it there, and then put it back in the frying pan. I can manage to flip wi

Re: [CnD] Baked Steak

-Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark [mailto:cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org] On Behalf Of Mike and Jean via Cookinginthedark Sent: Monday, February 17, 2020 5:27 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: Mike and Jean Subject: Re: [CnD] Baked Steak I have found that the cuisi

Re: [CnD] Baked Steak

I like the OptiGrill, which is available from Amazon. It have a catcher for grease, and you can cook almost anything on it. My wonderful friend Pam gave it to me for Christmas, and I just love it! Carol Ashland carol97...@gmail.com Sent from my BrailleNote Touch+On Feb 17, 2020 5:27 PM, Mike and

[CnD] Waffles

Well, I will pass on the M & M's; can't have 'em because of Diabetes. I might try making them with my favorite apples that Are not sweet; I like Gala apples. I used to love Red Delicious, but I can't Have those anymore. That's life for me. Please don't get me wrong. I'm not here to cry on a

Re: [CnD] Baked Steak

Sounds nice; maybe I should have waited and gotten that one. Are the plates removable? Can you cook thicker cuts of meats with that Grill? Marie -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark [mailto:cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org] On Behalf Of Carol Ashland via Cookinginthedark Se

Re: [CnD] Easy recipes

I deeply appreciate this new tip. Ron who's a new cook as well. -Original Message- From: Lynda via Cookinginthedark Sent: Monday, February 17, 2020 12:55 To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: Lynda Subject: Re: [CnD] Easy recipes There is a book on the bard site called Help my apartmen

Re: [CnD] Waffle iron

Don't need a waffle iron. Simply purchase the eggo waffles. Just my opinion on this topic. Ron -Original Message- From: Nicole Massey via Cookinginthedark Sent: Monday, February 17, 2020 13:21 To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: Nicole Massey Subject: Re: [CnD] Waffle iron Measuring

Re: [CnD] Waffles

There are sugar free candies that will work for this. I supposedly have diabetes too, but with an A1C under 6 I don't have to be quite as particular about it. I eat at least one Gala every day -- breakfast is always a hand full of peanuts, a sliced and cored Gala, and one of those cup of noodles th

Re: [CnD] Easy recipes

Thanks for this info. But I have to correct you on the actual title. Here's what I found on the BARD site, thanks to my victor reader trek unit. Help My Apartment has a kitchen cookbook 100 plus great recipes. I simply did a search for Help My Apartment. The book is I believe the fifth one in the

Re: [CnD] Baked fries

I use olive oil with a little salt, but I love my husband's best. He gets Nathan's Jumbo crinklecut French fries. He tends to sort of steam them, but they're oh so good!!! I eat his when I can but if I don't want to fry them, I use olive oil and seasoned salt or something. We don't use much sal

Re: [CnD] Cooking steak on the George foreman

The "lid" is the top plate. I call it the lid. Probably would have been clearer if I said "top plate". Don't mind me. Pauline On 2/17/20, Marie Rudys via Cookinginthedark wrote: > Oh, the grill has a lead? Where is the lid? > > Marie > > > -Original Message- > From: Cookinginthedark

Re: [CnD] Waffle iron

That's fine; I like homemade waffles better. Marie -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark [mailto:cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org] On Behalf Of Ron Kolesar via Cookinginthedark Sent: Monday, February 17, 2020 6:18 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: Ron Kolesar Subject: Re:

[CnD] Success!!!

Hi everyone so I just wanted to let everybody know that my dinner tonight was successful it was very very good and it definitely gave me confidence to want to cook in the future I also wanted to thank everyone for all of their tips they were really helpful especially the ones about the convectio

Re: [CnD] New to the list and cooking tips

I did cook the pork chop tonight, am a well-seasoned cook though not a beginner. It turned out just fine. I don't know if I would use the mayonnaise again or not as the agent to stick the bread crumbs onto the meat. I could still taste the mayonnaise after cooking. Not everybody would though. I

Re: [CnD] New to the list and cooking tips

Hi Pam, from Ron Kolesar. Appreciate your temperature and timing for your pork chops. With those parameters, I might give this a try as well. I also down loaded the cook book from BARD tonight. So, we'll see. Smiles. Ron KR3DOG -Original Message- From: Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthed

Re: [CnD] Baked fries

Olive oil is better than cooking spray. On Mon, 17 Feb 2020, Marie Rudys via Cookinginthedark wrote: > Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2020 18:10:23 > From: Marie Rudys via Cookinginthedark > To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org > Cc: Marie Rudys > Subject: [CnD] Baked fries > > My version of baked fries requir

Re: [CnD] Baked fries

If you soak the fries in salt water for a half hour then remove and allow to dry some, you don't need to put salt on the fries at the table. On Mon, 17 Feb 2020, Immigrant via Cookinginthedark wrote: > Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2020 19:00:21 > From: Immigrant via Cookinginthedark > To: cookinginthedark@

Re: [CnD] Baked fries

I like thinner fries, like the shoestring type. And I like them crispy. -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Deborah Barnes via Cookinginthedark Sent: Monday, February 17, 2020 9:44 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: misslady0...@att.net Subject: Re: [CnD] Baked fr

[CnD] Baking pans

I generally don't like using disposable baking pans. The heavier pans are easier to feel when wearing oven mitts, so the pan wouldn't tilt when I am taking it out of the oven. It is especially important when baking meat, tilting the pan would be a disaster with all the grease and the meat juices