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Baked potato by temperature
"Dave Smith" > wrote in message
... > On 2018-10-04 12:24 PM, Cheri wrote: >> "jmcquown" > wrote in message > >>> Did they use some sort of instant read thermometer? I cannot imagine >>> worrying about the internal temp of a baked potato. Why must everything >>> be so complicated? >>> >>> Jill >> >> >> I wouldn't mess with it as a rule, but I saw it on one of the cooking >> shows and tried it, it was very good. > > > My guess would be that it was Alton Brown. He is so anal he takes the fun > out out cooking. I give them a squeeze. If they are too hard they aren't > cooked. No, when I think about it, it was America's Test Kitchen and Elle Simone who was showing it. Cheri |
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On 10/4/2018 10:19 PM, Cheri wrote:
> "Dave Smith" > wrote in message > ... >> On 2018-10-04 12:24 PM, Cheri wrote: >>> "jmcquown" > wrote in message >> >>>> Did they use some sort of instant read thermometer? I cannot >>>> imagine worrying about the internal temp of a baked potato. Why >>>> must everything be so complicated? >>>> >>>> Jill >>> >>> >>> I wouldn't mess with it as a rule, but I saw it on one of the cooking >>> shows and tried it, it was very good. >> >> >> My guess would be that it was Alton Brown. He is so anal he takes the >> fun out out cooking. I give them a squeeze. If they are too hard they >> aren't cooked. > > > No, when I think about it, it was America's Test Kitchen and Elle Simone > who was showing it. > > Cheri I guess some people just like to brine things. I've never brined chicken, either, but some people swear by it. Jill |
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"jmcquown" > wrote in message
... > On 10/4/2018 10:19 PM, Cheri wrote: >> "Dave Smith" > wrote in message >> ... >>> On 2018-10-04 12:24 PM, Cheri wrote: >>>> "jmcquown" > wrote in message >>> >>>>> Did they use some sort of instant read thermometer? I cannot imagine >>>>> worrying about the internal temp of a baked potato. Why must >>>>> everything be so complicated? >>>>> >>>>> Jill >>>> >>>> >>>> I wouldn't mess with it as a rule, but I saw it on one of the cooking >>>> shows and tried it, it was very good. >>> >>> >>> My guess would be that it was Alton Brown. He is so anal he takes the >>> fun out out cooking. I give them a squeeze. If they are too hard they >>> aren't cooked. >> >> >> No, when I think about it, it was America's Test Kitchen and Elle Simone >> who was showing it. >> >> Cheri > > I guess some people just like to brine things. I've never brined chicken, > either, but some people swear by it. > > Jill I have, and turkey, but honestly I don't really see a huge difference at all. Cheri |
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On 10/5/2018 6:53 PM, Cheri wrote:
> "jmcquown" > wrote in message > ... >> On 10/4/2018 10:19 PM, Cheri wrote: >>> "Dave Smith" > wrote in message >>> ... >>>> On 2018-10-04 12:24 PM, Cheri wrote: >>>>> "jmcquown" > wrote in message >>>> >>>>>> Did they use some sort of instant read thermometer? I cannot >>>>>> imagine worrying about the internal temp of a baked potato. Why >>>>>> must everything be so complicated? >>>>>> >>>>>> Jill >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> I wouldn't mess with it as a rule, but I saw it on one of the >>>>> cooking shows and tried it, it was very good. >>>> >>>> >>>> My guess would be that it was Alton Brown. He is so anal he takes >>>> the fun out out cooking. I give them a squeeze. If they are too hard >>>> they aren't cooked. >>> >>> >>> No, when I think about it, it was America's Test Kitchen and Elle >>> Simone who was showing it. >>> >>> Cheri >> >> I guess some people just like to brine things.* I've never brined >> chicken, either, but some people swear by it. >> >> Jill > > > I have, and turkey, but honestly I don't really see a huge difference at > all. > > Cheri In the case of potatoes, I think it is a bit of a misnomer. A soak in brine does a transfer of the brine into the flesh. The potato rolled in the salted water just gives it a little coating of salt. |
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On 2018-10-05 5:25 PM, jmcquown wrote:
> On 10/4/2018 10:19 PM, Cheri wrote: >> "Dave Smith" > wrote in message >> ... >>> On 2018-10-04 12:24 PM, Cheri wrote: >>>> "jmcquown" > wrote in message >>> >>>>> Did they use some sort of instant read thermometer? I cannot >>>>> imagine worrying about the internal temp of a baked potato. Why >>>>> must everything be so complicated? >>>>> >>>>> Jill >>>> >>>> >>>> I wouldn't mess with it as a rule, but I saw it on one of the >>>> cooking shows and tried it, it was very good. >>> >>> >>> My guess would be that it was Alton Brown. He is so anal he takes the >>> fun out out cooking. I give them a squeeze. If they are too hard they >>> aren't cooked. >> >> >> No, when I think about it, it was America's Test Kitchen and Elle >> Simone who was showing it. >> >> Cheri > > I guess some people just like to brine things.Â* I've never brined > chicken, either, but some people swear by it. > I have brined pork chops and the results were pretty darned good. |
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