ElsieD

Hi all: We are thinking of buying an induction range, but we have some concerns about the power requirements. The unit is rated at 50 amps and our house's total electrical service is 100 amps. Will this cause a problem? Some stores say yes, some say no. For those of you with an induction range, what is your experience? It is unlikely that I would ever be running all four burners and both ovens at maximum at the same time. Most likely, the max might be two burners and one oven. The model I am looking at is Electrolux, the slide-in model. Thanks in advance for sharing your experience with this. Elsie

For starters, something that does NOT have Gordon Ramsey or Ted Allen in it. I'd love to have a BBQ show; I know Raichlin has one but unfortunately, he puts me to sleep.

Someone just posted a similar question re: what he should buy for his brand new Weber. I realize the egg is different (I have both) but you will get some answers to some of the tools you should get. I tried to find the post but could not. Specific to the egg, I would get an electric starter and the place setter so you can cook indirect. I also got the BBQ Guru which regulates the temperature but that is a pricey add-on. The BBQ Guru is available on-line. Hope this helps. Edited to add: I would also get the contraption for beer can chicken but get the non-stick type, otherwise it will be a bugger to clean.

I love the smell of bacon cooking because evrything tastes better with bacon and while coffee brewing isn't "cooking" I love the smell of that as well. It just makes me want to have a cup and I'm not even much of a coffee drinker (DH is the coffee drinker).

Darienne, if you put stock into what Cook's Illustrated has to say, they recommend the KA KFP 750 12 cup FP. For a smaller one, they recommend the KA Chef's Chopper. My big FP is a Cuisinart, circa 1980, but I also have the small KA FP. It is the one that sits on my kitchen counter and I use it a lot.

I have blown eggs out like that, and it really does work. Hard to believe, but true.

Did you know they are a protected species in Europe?

Sharon, what kind of slicer do you have? I make the bacon from the same book but I'm not happy with the way my slicer slices. Folks do go nuts over that bacon, don't they?

Hi Kerry - I would like to attend, so if you are starting a list, please put my name on it. I just went through the posts on the 2010 one and was very impressed. I took a chocolate course at Algonquin College (Ottawa) a few years back and have made a few since then, but fall squarely in the novice category with maybe a small + sign beside it. However, I believe beginners like us are welcome too? What happened to all the goodies that were made?

I am reading this book and am finding it spectacularly boring. Hopefully it will get better, but it's got a loooooooooooooong way to go.

I am Dutch and one thing you will have to try are the Dutch pancakes. They are the size of dinner plates and very good. They are nothing like what we in North America call pancakes. They have restaurants there called "Pannekoek Huisen" and that is the only thing they specialize in. Note my spelling is approximate as my Dutch is no longer that good. If you decide to try this, you will have no problems finding such a place.

About how much will this cost?

Wish I could help. What time is lunch?

Smell the peaches you are buying - they should have a very pronounced "peachy" smell. If this is absent or very faint, the fruit will not be ripe. And, don't believe the vendor who says - let them sit on the counter for a few days to ripen - they don't ripen, they just get soft and mealy. Yuck.

I recently had some scones/biscuits that contained dried apples and they were covered with a coarse sugar. I haven't been able to get them out of my mind but can't seem to find a recipe. Does anybody have one? I did find one that had cheese in it but I would prefer just a straight up biscuit/scone. Many thanks.

Me too - potatoes?

Chris, I read through all the posts on the link in your post. Lots of good info both there and here. Thanks to all of you who responded. I have one further question - the black one looks as though it comes apart for easy cleaning or is that an illusion? I am cooking a strip loin tonight from Costco (Canada)and will check to see if it has been jaccarded (if I can make out the holes, that is). Is this tool a good one for using on other meats that you want to marinate or are the holes too small? I'm thinking chicken, pork tenderloions and such. Thanks again.

I have cooked previously frozen scallops as well. The trick, as others have noted, is to make sure they are perfectly dry.

Does anyone have one of these? What do you think of it? Or did it become one of those "Stupidest kitchen-gadget purchasing decision you've ever made?"

We watched it as well. Pretty boring, actually. Too much in the way of histronics for us, so I doubt we will be watching any more of it.

I agree about the wooden spoon with the flat edge. I have three of them and use them all the time. They were el cheapo as my husband purchased them in China when he was there on a business trip. My all time favourite though, is my 1/2 tablespoon plastic measuring spoon. I think I've had it for at least 30 years - maybe longer. Since there are only two of us, I scale a lot of recipes so rather than having to use two meaasuring spoons, this one gets the job done.

http://www.citytv.com/cityline/food/recipes/cheeseeggs/article/45295--tortilla-bean-tomato-cheese-pie Hi Darienne: I have made this numerous times except that I sub ground pork for the beans and regular cheese for the "light". It is a recipe by Rose Reisman which I gather she made when she was on Cityline, on City TV which is think is based in Toronto. If you have trouble opening it I will copy and paste it for you. Loved the picture of your dogs! Elsie

The Perfect Scoop?

Holly, thank you for pointing this out. We have it on to tape.

Can you tell me what network was carrying it in the U.S.? I watched season one on BBC Canada and was happily watching season two when midway through, BBC Canada cancelled it. Bah! Humbug!