Random cooking notes to myself

[tuftears]

* Bake bacon in oven at 425 degrees for 15 minutes, not 20. 20 gives you almost charcoal.
* Bake Trader Joe's Apple Blooms at 400 degrees for 25 minutes, not 350 degrees at 15. It's still icy in the middle otherwise.
* After boiling ramen noodles, bake them at 400 degrees for 50 minutes, shaped in individual portion discs or squares, for making delicious "pan-fried" noodle stirfries.
* Make microwave popcorn easily: 1/4 cup of popcorn kernels at 2:30 minutes in the microwave in a safe bowl with cover, with 2 teaspoons of ghee or butter-flavored olive oil and a dash of salt mixed in.

Feel free to pop any cooking questions you have but I don't guarantee to know the answers. -_-

Comments

[zhora]

What about baking them on parchment instead of using oil?

I've been experimenting with moroheiya noodles lately in place of ramen and other noodles (like spaghetti). I keep meaning to try making turketti with them...maybe that's what I'll prepare in a bit (takes two days according to my mom's recipe).

[tuftears]

I haven't tried it, I would guess it should work. :) I'm not overly concerned with the small amount of oil I use here; the big win is the time saving over frying each noodle patty one at a time in a wok or frying pan.

[zhora]

I was just thinking it would be one less pan to wash. :D

[tuftears]

You're not supposed to wash baking trays, evidently. :) Just wipe 'em clean.

[zhora]

Heh! Makes sense with how hard they are to completely scrub clean! XD

[tuftears]

Yeah, they don't seem to hold up that well in the dishwasher, this is why I cover mine with aluminum foil before baking whatever it is.