sf > wrote in news:3drvq01ae2tvo3609prh2bsm4vqn4hfpn9@
4ax.com:

> On Thu, 02 Dec 2004 12:43:25 GMT, Wayne Boatwright
> > wrote:
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>> I'll bow to your knowledge about this, since I've not made a soufflé.
>> However, I've read that the reason for using a properly-sized,
>> straight-sided dish where height and diameter is of correct proportion
>> was to insure maximum rise and minimal deflation.
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> You know the old saw... the quicker they rise, the faster
> they fall and that applies to souffles too.
>
>> Then again, perhaps that's just part of our conditioning.
>
> It's also a competition between chefs that I'm not concerned
> about. Pretty is good, but good taste is better.
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Agreed!

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