> wrote in message
oups.com...
Hello all.

I'm considering buying a "thick bottomed pot" for making fudge. Problem
is, I don't know much about the process.

One of my problems in making fudge is that I'm a vegan, and use soya
milk to make fudge. I think that soya milk burns even easier than cows
milk, making burning a major problem. I don't know how thick my current
pots are, but I doubt that there are "thick" bottomed.

I went to a shop and asked what they had. They pointed me towards a pot
with a 5mm base. The cost was £25 (about US$50), marked down from £75
(about US$150). I realise that doesn't mean that the pot is necessarily
a bargain :-).

My questions a

[1] Is a 5mm base considered "thick"? Is it the right thickness to make
cooking fudge on a gas stove much easier than a "regular" pot?

[2] If I get a suitable "thick bottomed pot", either the 5mm one or a
thicker one, is it really going to make it much easier to make fudge
without it burning?

Thanks in advance for any feedback.


==============================


I'm not into making fudge, but aren't you supposed to use a double boiler
for this type of thing?

<http://www.target.com/gp/detail.html/sr=1-1/qid=1168371898/ref=sr_1_1/602-8157692-6462243?ie=UTF8&asin=B00004RGB7>

JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
> I'm not into making fudge, but aren't you supposed to use a double boiler
> for this type of thing?

I did read about this online. It seems that it's not typical to make
fudge in a double boiler, and with "traditional" fudge recipes, the
temperature won't get hot enough to make fudge. At least, those are the
experiences I read.