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Gloria P

jmcquown wrote:
> wrote:
>> Would like your help if anyone tried cooking from Jamie Oliver's
>> cookbook. There are several recipe in his cookbook (jamie at home)
>> when he mentions using olive oil without the measurement, he keeps
>> using the word "Glug of olive oil", what does this mean? How much oil
>> should I use?
>>
>> example
>> "Get a really large frying pan on the heat and add a glug of olive
>> oil"
>
>
> Gotta love those obscure cooking terms A glug is pretty much two
> tablespoonfuls. Depends on the exact recipe, of course. Could be three
> tablespoonfuls depending on the amount of ingredients.
>
> Jill

It also depends on the size (surface area) of the pan.
To me a glug means a thin layer of oil in the pan.

gloria p