 |
03-05-2017, 11:15 AM
|
#1
|
Executive Chef
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Long Island, New York
Posts: 4,712
|
What temperature would be considered medium heat?
My wife is in the process of making Banana pancakes.
kind of a diet thing, low carbs.
I think the only ingredients are bananas and egg whites .
Anyway, it says fry on medium heat, yet the electric frying pan she is using lists actual degrees of temperature.
She is kind of a by the book cooker, so she won't be satisfied until I give her a number.
So what number would be considered Medium heat ?
Unfortunately, before I could post this, she burned the first batch ( at 300 F ) which Im surprised at. I figure 300 would be on the lower side.
After getting the death look, she lowered it to 250 ( which I think is low).
|
|
|
03-05-2017, 11:27 AM
|
#2
|
Chef Extraordinaire
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Sandy Eggo
Posts: 11,816
|
Take the highest temperature available and divide by 2!
__________________
The older I get, the harder it is to tolerate STUPID!
|
|
|
03-05-2017, 11:34 AM
|
#3
|
Certified Pretend Chef
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Massachusetts
Posts: 48,981
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by Sir_Loin_of_Beef
Take the highest temperature available and divide by 2!
|
Yeah, middle of the dial.
__________________
"If you want to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first create the universe." -Carl Sagan
|
|
|
03-05-2017, 12:02 PM
|
#4
|
Chef Extraordinaire
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Park Drive Bar/Grill Los Angeles
Posts: 13,673
|
Every appliance is different. Start in the middle and fine tune as you go. I would not rely on the temp markings on the dial.
|
|
|
03-05-2017, 12:44 PM
|
#5
|
Master Chef
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: Southeast US
Posts: 5,224
|
Bananas low in carbs? I'm asking.
|
|
|
03-05-2017, 01:03 PM
|
#6
|
Chef Extraordinaire
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: south central coast/California
Posts: 14,796
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by Roll_Bones
Bananas low in carbs? I'm asking.
|
Nope, banana's are a very high carb fruit, around 27g per med banana.
__________________
Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but rather by the moments that take our breath away.
|
|
|
03-05-2017, 01:08 PM
|
#7
|
Chef Extraordinaire
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Southeastern Virginia
Posts: 26,485
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by Roll_Bones
Bananas low in carbs? I'm asking.
|
Not really, but with the fiber, potassium and vitamin B6 they contain, they're a better choice than something like white flour.
__________________
Anyplace where people argue about food is a good place.
~ Anthony Bourdain, Parts Unknown, 2018
|
|
|
03-05-2017, 01:10 PM
|
#8
|
Chef Extraordinaire
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Southeastern Virginia
Posts: 26,485
|
Larry, the problem with being a "by the book" cook is that not all recipe writers are so precise in their testing and descriptions. So we need to be a bit flexible
__________________
Anyplace where people argue about food is a good place.
~ Anthony Bourdain, Parts Unknown, 2018
|
|
|
03-05-2017, 03:08 PM
|
#9
|
Executive Chef
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Long Island, New York
Posts: 4,712
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by GotGarlic
Larry, the problem with being a "by the book" cook is that not all recipe writers are so precise in their testing and descriptions. So we need to be a bit flexible 
|
I agree, which is why if i were behind the stove, It would have been a hands on, completely interactive experience monitoring it 100% of the way, but she wanted to do it herself.
And about the low carbs, sure a banana has carbs, but a banana pancake with flour has a lot more carbs, which is why she found a recipe without it.
That being said, she burned half of them.
the other half she said were ok while they were warm, but as they started to cool off, it tasted more like eggs and less like bananas.
Which is why Im the one usually doing the cooking
But had to let her learn on her own, she was being stubborn.
honestly, that recipe never would have made it to the stove if i saw it.
|
|
|
03-05-2017, 03:46 PM
|
#10
|
Chef Extraordinaire
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Southeastern Virginia
Posts: 26,485
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by larry_stewart
I agree, which is why if i were behind the stove, It would have been a hands on, completely interactive experience monitoring it 100% of the way, but she wanted to do it herself.
And about the low carbs, sure a banana has carbs, but a banana pancake with flour has a lot more carbs, which is why she found a recipe without it.
That being said, she burned half of them.
the other half she said were ok while they were warm, but as they started to cool off, it tasted more like eggs and less like bananas.
Which is why Im the one usually doing the cooking
But had to let her learn on her own, she was being stubborn.
honestly, that recipe never would have made it to the stove if i saw it.
|
I understand. There wasn't an answer to the question that would work for both the pancake and for her. This pancake was not meant to be
__________________
Anyplace where people argue about food is a good place.
~ Anthony Bourdain, Parts Unknown, 2018
|
|
|
 |
Thread Tools |
|
Display Modes |
Linear Mode
|
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
|
|
|
|
» Latest Forum Topics |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
» Recent Recipe Discussions |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|