On 8/23/2014 2:37 PM, sf wrote:
> On Sat, 23 Aug 2014 13:22:24 -0500, Becca EmaNymton
> > wrote:
>
>> About 20 yrs ago, a British friend introduced me to crumpets and they
>> were pretty awesome. I do not have crumpet rings, but I thought about
>> using the 3" rings from canning jars. I can not maintain my current
>> weight, eating crumpets very often, which is why I have not bought the
>> crumpet rings.
>>
>> Tuna cans are the right size, I would use a can opener to remove the top
>> of the can, but they have a rounded bottom, so can openers would not
>> work on those. I will have to check out canned water chestnuts and
>> pineapple to see if those cans would work, but I have an idea that they
>> are the same as tinned tuna. Anybody have any ideas? I just might have
>> to buy those crumpet rings after all.
>>
>
> I adore crumpets! I bought a pair of silicone egg rings to use for
> making crumpets and they work as well as I imagined they would.
> However, I also have a 3.5 round cookie cutter (metal) that should
> work just as well... and it cost $1.50 at the most.
> http://cookiecutter.com/browseproduc....--B1727X.html
>
> I think canning jar rings would work, but 3 inches is too small. 3.5
> inches is optimal, IMHO.

Thanks, I have a biscuit cutter that is 3.5 inches wide, but I only have
one of them and I want to cook a few at a time. Thanks for the link. I
was looking at these, they are 3.07 inches wide.

http://tinyurl.com/q7q7zpt


http://www.ebay.com/itm/Kitchen-Sili...em2c70e4 0b81

Becca