Re: Keep milk from burning

[Guest guest]

At 10:42 PM 9/30/2008, you wrote:

My yogurt was one of the best,

made wonderful cheesecake, and tasted great. Anyway, it's certainly

worth trying to see if it works for you.

Never argue with success!

Wonder if that water trick works with a double boiler?

—

Marilyn

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001

Darn Good SCD Cook

No Human Children

Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund

[Guest guest]

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>Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2008 23:11:58 -0500

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>Subject: Re: Keep milk from burning

>To: BTVC-SCD

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> At 10:42 PM 9/30/2008, you wrote:

>

> My yogurt was one of the best, made wonderful

> cheesecake, and tasted great. Anyway, it's

> certainly worth trying to see if it works for you.

>

> Never argue with success!

>

> Wonder if that water trick works with a double

> boiler?

I've been using pots with a moderately thick steel/copper bottom and they

haven't burned. I started to write they never burn - but erased it. I don't

want to jinx myself. <g> But that method is also recommended.

Have you had a lot of burning with the double boiler? I wouldn't think that

would happen because of the gentle heat source - but heck, what do I know? <g>

Mara

[Guest guest]

No way--it can still burn even using a double boiler?! Shoot. I can cross that one off my "want to acquire" list....

I haven't found the cold water trick to be as helpful as you found it, but that's pretty cool that it didn't burn after you left it on high!

Ellen (stirring every five minutes on medium heat!)

11 y/o dd scd since 5/06 for Crohn's. MED-FREE!!!!!

[Guest guest]

I use a heat diffuser under the pot and stir the milk about every 5-10

minutes to prevent sticking and burning. The diffuser is the kind

that's 2 round perforated metal discs with an airspace between them

and it has a handle. Works very well.

Debbie T

>

> Since I am new to these emails, you may have already heard of this

tip and I just missed it.  But for those of you who haven't heard

about it, it is worth knowing about.

>

> I recently read that you can keep a pot from burning when heating up

milk if you put cold water in the pot first, then pour it out and put

the milk in.  I tried it and was surprised to see that it is true. 

The time I remembered to try it, I had splurged with equal amounts of

 half and half in with my 2% milk.  I put the cold water in, poured it

out, put the pot on the burner (on high!) and poured in the milk/half

and half..... and completely forgot about it (does that happen to any

of you????) until it boiled over...still on high!!  I figured I'd

ruined the whole thing, but it didn't smell burnt, and when I poured

it out to check the pot, it had NOT burned.  This really works.  My

yogurt was one of the best, made wonderful cheesecake, and tasted

great.  Anyway, it's certainly worth trying to see if it works for you.

>

> B

> 1 mo SCD

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Ann,

Can you explain a little more what a screen heat diffuser is? I've read all the messages on this topic and I can't seem to find it.

Thanks,

Ellen

11 y/o dd scd since 5/06 for Crohn's. Med-free!

[Guest guest]

A double-boiler was my savior. I consistently scalded the milk when I used a

regular pot,

but I haven't had that problem with the DB!

SCD 21 months

CD 11 years

>

> No way--it can still burn even using a double boiler?! Shoot. I can cross

that one off my

" want to acquire " list....

>

> I haven't found the cold water trick to be as helpful as you found it, but

that's pretty cool

that it didn't burn after you left it on high!

>

> Ellen (stirring every five minutes on medium heat!)

> 11 y/o dd scd since 5/06 for Crohn's. MED-FREE!!!!!

>

[Guest guest]

My heat diffuser is a little heavier than that, 2 thin round metal

corrugated (it has a few concentric ridges)discs with air between

them, touching only at the edges, perforated with many holes. Also

inexpensive but I don't remember where I got it.

Debbie T

>

> Hi Ellen, It's a round screen like device that you put directly on

the burner.  It looks like the grease non-splatter thing you put on

top of the frying pan when you're frying.  It's a heavier type screen

though.  Very cheap, may be able to find it in dollar stores or

someplace like Walmart or Target. 

>

>  

> Ann,

> Living in Italy

> Undiagnosed Crohn's since 1977   Diagnosed 15 years

> Sacroiliitis 25 years

> Rheumatoid arthritis 25 years

> Pyoderma Gangronosum 2 years

> SCD since July, 2008

> Meds: Tapering Prednisone for PG

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>

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> Re: Keep milk from burning

>

>

> Hi Ann,

>  

> Can you explain a little more what a screen heat diffuser is?  I've

read all the messages on this topic and I can't seem to find it.

>  

> Thanks,

>  

> Ellen

> 11 y/o dd scd since 5/06 for Crohn's.  Med-free!

>