I tried 3 new things this week--I tried Buckwheat Flakes recommended by Christine. They are GOOD! And so far so good for my gut. I tried making baked potato chips today. Let's just say, score one for the mandolin and 0 for my index finger. After I washed the blood off the mandolin, I did manage to make 2 batches. Each batch came out burned. I tried oiling the pans and then oiling the chips. I'll try again tomorrow with lower temp. By far my greatest success (although not perfect) was making hot chocolate out of coconut milk and Droste powdered cocoa. Tastes GREAT!
More culinary adventures tomorrow!
m
Cooking experiments, phase 1
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Melissa
Your potato chip experiment adds a whole new meaning to “Finger Foods” Hahahahah!
All kidding aside I tried the same thing with squash and olive oil and found that I had to watch them constantly or they would go from undone to burned in just a moment. I had better luck cooking them on a rack like a cake cooling rack on top of the cookie sheet rather than directly on the cookie sheet. Still had to watch them but the heat surrounding them gave me a little bigger window of opportunity to not have them go from almost to incendiary.
I love to hear about new safe foods and new ways to cook them even if it does not work out. I have had my huge failures as well as great successes and seem to enjoy what I learn, or eat, either way.
Happy cooking! (or burning)
Matthew
Your potato chip experiment adds a whole new meaning to “Finger Foods” Hahahahah!
All kidding aside I tried the same thing with squash and olive oil and found that I had to watch them constantly or they would go from undone to burned in just a moment. I had better luck cooking them on a rack like a cake cooling rack on top of the cookie sheet rather than directly on the cookie sheet. Still had to watch them but the heat surrounding them gave me a little bigger window of opportunity to not have them go from almost to incendiary.
I love to hear about new safe foods and new ways to cook them even if it does not work out. I have had my huge failures as well as great successes and seem to enjoy what I learn, or eat, either way.
Happy cooking! (or burning)
Matthew
Matthew,
I think you are on the right track with your idea of using a rack for baking chips. I used to sell foodcorn to the company that originated the baked chip process, and they solved the problem that Melissa described, by using high-priced "impingement" ovens, that blast hot air at the chips from all directions, while the chips are moved along on a mesh type conveyor.
Considering the problems they had, I'm going to guess that it will be extremely difficult to get a really good looking product in a home environment, due to the critical nature of the process. It's extremely tricky to get all areas of the chip done, without burning the edges. It probably can be done, but there is almost no leeway for error.
Wayne
I think you are on the right track with your idea of using a rack for baking chips. I used to sell foodcorn to the company that originated the baked chip process, and they solved the problem that Melissa described, by using high-priced "impingement" ovens, that blast hot air at the chips from all directions, while the chips are moved along on a mesh type conveyor.
Considering the problems they had, I'm going to guess that it will be extremely difficult to get a really good looking product in a home environment, due to the critical nature of the process. It's extremely tricky to get all areas of the chip done, without burning the edges. It probably can be done, but there is almost no leeway for error.
Wayne
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
Gee thanks for the encouragement Tex! ;) Fortunately, I'm a middle aged woman so I gave up long ago on ANYTHING looking perfect anymore. :)
I'm gonna give it a few more attempts utilizing Matthews advice and others. Or better yet, since I'm often accused of being "full of hot air" I can just blow on the chips.
m
I'm gonna give it a few more attempts utilizing Matthews advice and others. Or better yet, since I'm often accused of being "full of hot air" I can just blow on the chips.
m