Comments on: Preheat or Not http://www.home-ec101.com/preheat-or-not/ Skills for everyday living. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 07:09:52 +0000 hourly 1 By: Microwave Rundown | Home Ec 101http://www.home-ec101.com/preheat-or-not/comment-page-1/#comment-48749 Microwave Rundown | Home Ec 101 Tue, 20 Oct 2009 12:04:33 +0000 http://www.home-ec101.com/?p=4030#comment-48749 [...] heat is transferred before. With conventional ovens, you have indirect heat, the heating element heats up the air which then heats up whatever your’re cooking. Your stove is an example of direct heat, your [...] [...] heat is transferred before. With conventional ovens, you have indirect heat, the heating element heats up the air which then heats up whatever your’re cooking. Your stove is an example of direct heat, your [...]

]]> By: Heather Soloshttp://www.home-ec101.com/preheat-or-not/comment-page-1/#comment-47934 Heather Solos Sat, 26 Sep 2009 13:13:18 +0000 http://www.home-ec101.com/?p=4030#comment-47934 Excellent tip. I should probably do a post in the future about placement of items in the oven itself. Since, that can definitely have an impact on some items. Thank you! Excellent tip. I should probably do a post in the future about placement of items in the oven itself. Since, that can definitely have an impact on some items. Thank you!

]]> By: Heather Soloshttp://www.home-ec101.com/preheat-or-not/comment-page-1/#comment-47933 Heather Solos Sat, 26 Sep 2009 13:11:17 +0000 http://www.home-ec101.com/?p=4030#comment-47933 Absolutely. This is an excellent tip for very touchy items like pies and souffles. Now that I think of it, I have never actually made a soufle. Have you? Absolutely. This is an excellent tip for very touchy items like pies and souffles. Now that I think of it, I have never actually made a soufle. Have you?

]]> By: Lucyhttp://www.home-ec101.com/preheat-or-not/comment-page-1/#comment-47932 Lucy Sat, 26 Sep 2009 11:54:17 +0000 http://www.home-ec101.com/?p=4030#comment-47932 Our success rate went up a bunch when we started using an oven thermometer. We haven't ever had an oven with an accurate thermostat, and we had a lot of different ovens as we moved 17 times in 23 years! Our success rate went up a bunch when we started using an oven thermometer. We haven't ever had an oven with an accurate thermostat, and we had a lot of different ovens as we moved 17 times in 23 years!

]]> By: CarolinaDreamzhttp://www.home-ec101.com/preheat-or-not/comment-page-1/#comment-47924 CarolinaDreamz Sat, 26 Sep 2009 01:59:12 +0000 http://www.home-ec101.com/?p=4030#comment-47924 Something I read, in Alton Brown's book, "I'm Just Here for the Food," that I had not considered before.. I, usually, wait for the oven to click off (the light to go off) to know the oven is hot enough.. but Alton says that is only the air temperature, and that recovery is long.. he suggests waiting 5 minutes, in one section, and 20 minutes, in another.. so the recovery, to the right temperature, after you open the door, is faster.. In my opinion, this could make or break a recipe.. and with bread.. it makes a difference, I'm learning. My buns cooked 3 minutes faster when I waited longer for the oven to pre-heat, today. :) Something I read, in Alton Brown's book, "I'm Just Here for the Food," that I had not considered before..

I, usually, wait for the oven to click off (the light to go off) to know the oven is hot enough.. but Alton says that is only the air temperature, and that recovery is long.. he suggests waiting 5 minutes, in one section, and 20 minutes, in another.. so the recovery, to the right temperature, after you open the door, is faster..

In my opinion, this could make or break a recipe.. and with bread.. it makes a difference, I'm learning. My buns cooked 3 minutes faster when I waited longer for the oven to pre-heat, today. :)

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