Re: [CnD] Measuring liquids

You can get syringes off Amazon. That is where I get mine. I most commonly use 1 ml, 5 ml, 10 ml, and 30 ml syringes. I have been lucky and the ones I get are at least pre-marked at the half way point. I have also got some with blunt plastic needles so you can reach further down in to a bottle. Sy

Re: [CnD] Help with Measuring small amounts of liquid

Syringes work good for this. They come in different sizes. Michael -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Roberta Cook via Cookinginthedark Sent: Monday, July 13, 2020 12:15 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: Roberta Cook Subject: Re: [CnD] Help with Measuring s

Re: [CnD] Gas or electric stoves which is better?

I haven't seen a gas stove in the past 20 years that has a pilot light. Even those that do, there is a thermal coupler that holds the gas valve open when it senses heat from the pilot light. When the pilot light goes out, the gas valve turns off. With no pilot light, you won't have gas, and you won

Re: [CnD] White Frosting

ot it from Mama's Corner. It does seem like a lot of milk, but this recipe sounds like a decorative frosting. My mother use to be a cake decorator, so that's why I'm saying this. Most of the decorating frostings have shortening in them. Marilyn -Original Message- From:

Re: [CnD] White Frosting

Have you ever made this frosting recipe? I am curious as to the consistency of it. 10 table spoons of milk seems like an awful lot. The most I have ever added is 4 tablespoons. And actually in the 4 pounds of frosting I made last week, I didn't need any milk, the butter seemed softer than norm

Re: [CnD] Stand Mixers

Thanks all, Kitchen Aid it is. Probably the 6 quart 600 series. I looked at the 6500 series, but it is twice the price, and although it is suppose to be much quieter, and a little more powerful, not sure it is worth the extra cost. The 6500 also comes with a glass bowl that is about 7 pounds, a

[CnD] Stand Mixers

Looking for opinions on stand mixers. Are the Kitchen Aid ones really worth the premium price? What size do you have, and would you rather you made a different choice? Family of six so we do a lot of double batches. Thanks, Michael ___ Cookinginth

Re: [CnD] Cooking bacon

Another vote for the oven method. I use wide aluminum foil in a baking sheet, and cook the bacon on a non-stick cooling rack in the baking sheet. Bake at 400 for 25 minutes to start with. I always use thick sliced bacon. Clean up is a snap, fold the aluminum foil to the middle on all four si

[CnD] Another Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe

Here is the recipe I use. My daughter used it and got a purple ribbon, which is the best, at our fair for 4H. Cookie is thin, crispy on the edges, and soft and chewy in the middle. In the recipe I use butter flavored Crisco because my son has a sensitivity to dairy products. I have used real but

[CnD] Keurig

My wife is attempting to talk me in to buying a Keurig, but it seems they use touch screens. Are there any accessible Keurig machines? Michael ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookingin

Re: [CnD] Lasagna

Good recipes, but here is a real simple one. This is what we use most of the time. This is for a 9x9x2 casserole dish. Might not be the fanciest, or the most flavorful, but it works for our family. 1 pound browned ground meet, 1 jar 24 oz Prego spaghetti sauce, we use meet flavored 6 lasagna nood

[CnD] baking cocoa

Looking for recommendations on baking cocoa. I usually use the Hershey's stuff, but most of my recipes made with it just don't seem right for some reason. Most interested in baking cocoa for home made brownies. My brownies with Hershey's never turn out right, as far as flavor goes. Not sure if ther

Re: [CnD] scalded milk

Scalding milk is mostly from back when raw milk was used, but pasteurization does not kill everything, so in bread, scalding the milk helps to kill any other yeasts that might change the flavor of the bread. It also breaks down the milk protein, which interferes with the gluten. A bread made from s

[CnD] chocolate pudding?

Hi, A while back there was a recipe for chocolate pudding. Could that person please repost it. I thought I had saved it, and apparently I didn't. Thanks, Michael ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman

Re: [CnD] using aluminum foil

Unless you are using the non-stick variety, it does not matter which way it is used. Michael -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark [mailto:cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org] On Behalf Of Janet Acheson via Cookinginthedark Sent: Monday, February 02, 2015 2:15 PM To: cookingintheda

[CnD] Oven roasted chicken

I struggled with getting a nice moist whole chicken, until I started cooking them this way. This has worked for me on the past half dozen birds I have done, and I hope someone else finds it helpful. thaw completely rinse outside and inside, removing any innards that might be in the bird and pat d

Re: [CnD] Some cookie recipe tips

The corn starch helps reduce the percentage of gluten in the flour, you can use cake flour for pretty much the same effect. Make sure the cookie sheets are cool as well. This is more important if you need to use the same cookie sheet multiple times for a batch of cookies. I run it under cold water

Re: [CnD] Homemade gravy: the kind grandma made

What I do is take about 4 cups of the juices off and cool it. Melt 1/4 cup butter in a sauce pan and add 1/4 cup flour. Over medium heat or so. Wisk, whisk, whisk, whisk, etc until the mixture no longer tastes like flour, and it has darkened. Add the cooled juices in and keep whisking until it thi

Re: [CnD] looking for buttermilk rolls or biscuits

This is the one I use for sausage gravy. 3 cups all purpose flour 2 table spoons baking powder half teaspoon salt 3/4 cups (1 and 1 half) stick cold butter cut in to pieces. 1 and 1 fourth cup buttermilk Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Add flour, baking powder, and salt to the bowl of a food proce

Re: [CnD] Tomatoes

Peppers are fruits Michael -Original Message- From: cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org [mailto:cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org] On Behalf Of Nancy Martin Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2012 11:19 To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org; 'Andrea Stone' Subject: Re: [CnD] Tomatoes Hi everyon

Re: [CnD] Tomatoes

Cucumbers are fruit. They are in the gourd family, which also includes squash. Michael -Original Message- From: cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org [mailto:cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org] On Behalf Of Charles Rivard Sent: Friday, April 13, 2012 12:38 To: cookinginthedark@acbradi

Re: [CnD] Apple/Tomato Corer

Hi, Here is just a corer, no slicing. Amazon has several different ones. I have not personally used this one, but I am considering it for my mom's birthday. Link has been shortened to there should be no issues with copying and pasting in to the address bar of the browser if you are unable to click

Re: [CnD] Stainless Steel cookware

Debbie, Hi, I have noticed with my stainless steel pots and pans I do not need the temp as high for cooking. I also do not use cooking sprays, they seem to leave that sticky type residue on which is hard to get off. I use butter or oil in the pan. For cleaning I do all my dishes by hand. I put dish

Re: [CnD] frozen meat in crockpot question

right below the range of the danger zone so the minimum amount of heat can get it above that range as quickly as possible. It's why fridges are the temperature they are. -Original Message- From: cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org [mailto:cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org] On B

Re: [CnD] frozen meat in crockpot question

I am sure that is included to cover their butt. I am sure there are people that will read 5 hours on a recipe and put in frozen meet instead of thawed, and get sick cause it was not done in 5 hours and sue Hamilton Beach over it. I have cooked frozen beef, pork, whole chicken, chicken breasts, and

[CnD] talking kitchen scales

Hi, anyone have experience with any of the talking kitchen scales out there? The two main ones seem to be the Reizen Talking Kitchen Scale and the My Weigh VOX 3000 Talking Kitchen Scale The vox 3000 is less expensive, but I don't seem to notice much difference between the two. It will be used

Re: [CnD] Cakes rising higher in the middle.

The other day I made a chocolate cake, and when I pulled it out, one side was much higher then the other. It was pretty funny, when I cleaned the oven I put the rack in crooked. But to help with levelness, make sure the batter is even in the pan. Most people dump the batter in the middle then sprea

Re: [CnD] : separating eggs

I use a slotted spoon, or even my hand. Michael -Original Message- From: cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org [mailto:cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org] On Behalf Of Katie Chandler Sent: Monday, October 31, 2011 1:02 To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Subject: Re: [CnD] : separating e

Re: [CnD] Refried Beans

Think these could be frozen after made for later use, or canned? I am not a bean expert, would this work with kidney beans as well? Thanks, Michael -Original Message- From: cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org [mailto:cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org] On Behalf Of Julie & Miss Merc

[CnD] recipe wanted: banana muffins

Hi, I am looking for a banana muffin recipe, with or with out nuts, that makes the large sized muffins. Thanks, Michael ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark

Re: [CnD] Secrets to Cookie Baking for the Blind?

Here is a few more tips that help my cookies turn out good. Refrigerate the doe about a day before baking. Cool off the cookie sheet under cold tap water before putting more cookies on it. A warm cookie sheet will start cooking the edges of the cookie. Michael ___

[CnD] Fresh pumpkin recipes please

Hi, I am looking for pumpkin recipes that use fresh pumpkin, I have seen a lot for canned pumpkin, but I am going to have a lot of fresh to use. Or can I just substitute fresh for canned in a recipe 1 to 1 with no problems? I lost the pie one I had when I moved to a different computer. Thanks, Mic

Re: [CnD] Lasagna Using Uncooked Noodles?

No specific recipe here, but I use the regular noodles and make my Lasagna how I like it and bake it at 400 for about an hour covered, then uncovered for about 10 minutes. The noodles that say they are specifically for no bake Lasagna cost more, and IMO not worth it, the regular ones work just fin

[CnD] Chili Bean recipe wanted

Hi, I was wondering if there was a recipe to turn kidney beans into chili beans. Chili is the only way we eat beans, and we have lots of plain canned kidney beans. So we would like to turn them in to chili beans and re can them for later use. IMO plain kidney beans in chili is not very good. Thank