Re: Dinner in the year of our lord 20241031.

Dave Smith wrote:

On 2024-11-09 7:51 p.m., dsi1 wrote:

On Sun, 10 Nov 2024 0:34:00 +0000, Dave Smith wrote:
 

On 2024-11-09 7:22 p.m., dsi1 wrote:

On Sat, 9 Nov 2024 18:03:15 +0000, Carol wrote:
 

dsi1 wrote:
 

On Fri, 8 Nov 2024 20:15:06 +0000, Carol wrote:
 

dsi1 wrote:
 

On Fri, 8 Nov 2024 0:06:55 +0000, jmcquown wrote:
 

On 11/6/2024 10:19 PM, Dave Smith wrote:

On 2024-11-06 9:36 p.m., dsi1 wrote:
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Your simplistic ways are your downfall. Why the heck would

I >>>>>>>>>> hate a pan?  That's just so silly. I'm an idea person,
I'm >>>>>>>>>> always on the lookout for new ideas. I love new ideas.
Using a >>>>>>>>>> cast iron pan to cook a burger is just plain dumb.
I don't like >>>>>>>>>> that idea at all.

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>
Having had many burgers cooked in a cast iron pan I
can tell you is not dumb. They are excellent.
>

Ditto, Dave.  I nearly always use a cast iron skillet to

cook >>>>>>> > burgers.  Excellent heat conduction, great browning,
able to >>>>>>> > cook them to just your preferred doneness.  A grill
works for >>>>>>> > that, too.  I'm not sure what "new ideas" dsi1 is
looking for.  >>>>>>> > It's just hamburgers.

>
Jill

 
You're wrong about cast iron being an excellent conductor of

heat.  >>>>>>> Information about the thermal conduction of metals is
readily >>>>>>> available but my guess is that you're not into
scientific tables >>>>>>> or science in general. Why do I even bother
with yoose guys?

 
David, most of the talk is about heat retention and how
useful it is.

 
Americans don't cook with heat retention. Hawaiians, on the
other hand, certainly do.
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMK9OKt7mBM

 
David, mainlanders, especially from the south DEFINATELY cook
with heat retention.  They may not think of it, but they know
it, everytime they select a pan.

 
Name one dish.

 
Steaks, pork chops, pancakes, pineapple upside down cake.....
..

 
I cook those things too. Most people do. You can't cook these things
without special heat retaining pans? Yoose people are delusional. I
am the king of pineapple upside down cake, and pancakes too.

 
Nobody said that is the only way to cook them. You challenged Carol
to name one dish that people would cook in a pan that retains heat.

Yup.  I could use a flat bottom wok for just about anything too but
would it be optimal?  No.  (PS: fixed obvious typo).

Here's one that works nicely.  1 pizza dough batch, 1 small cast iron
and the largest one.  Charlotte doesn't like the same toppings and
prefers a different sauce or green chiles added to her's.

Make sauce and reduce until it peaks when stirred.  Shape dough to 2
rounds matching pan (deep dish for charlotte, medium for Don and I.

Oil or grease pans(bacon fat rules!).  brown dough then flip, sauce,
and add desired toppings (Cheese, green jarred chiles, baby bok choy or
Gai Lan leaves and top with more cheese (feta) for Charlotte.  For me
and Don, brown the same then sauce and onions, mushrooms, [epperoni and
sausage plus bell peppers and cheese).

Done that way it fits in the oven just right.  Otherwise you get 1
large pizza and no room for a second.  It stays nice and hot for 30
minutes and at need, just turn on a burner to reheat a bit.