Comments on: Baking Apples in a Schnitzer http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/food/2009/11/baking-apples-in-a-schnitzer/ A Heaping Helping of Food News, Science and Culture Wed, 15 May 2013 14:48:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4 By: WilliamB http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/food/2009/11/baking-apples-in-a-schnitzer/comment-page-1/#comment-1219 WilliamB Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:26:29 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/food/?p=3565#comment-1219 For some reason, my hind-brain is saying "If you have a cast-iron pan you can cooks tons" but the hind-brain isn't saying why cast-iron is required. What's wrong with steel, I don't know. Maybe my hind-brain is feeling traditional. What I would do is put a pot of water on the top and see how hot it gets. If it boils and you're feeling adventurous, see how hot a pot of oil gets (since water will heat to only 212F). Even if water doesn't boil you can cook a lot. - Baked potatoes. - Baked eggs, poached eggs and omlets, which do very well at low temps. - Griddle cakes. - English muffins. - Melted cheese; maybe rarebit. - Reheat pizza. - Tuna melts. - Warm bread. - Rice crispy treats. - Carmelize onion. For some reason, my hind-brain is saying “If you have a cast-iron pan you can cooks tons” but the hind-brain isn’t saying why cast-iron is required. What’s wrong with steel, I don’t know. Maybe my hind-brain is feeling traditional.

What I would do is put a pot of water on the top and see how hot it gets. If it boils and you’re feeling adventurous, see how hot a pot of oil gets (since water will heat to only 212F).

Even if water doesn’t boil you can cook a lot.
- Baked potatoes.
- Baked eggs, poached eggs and omlets, which do very well at low temps.
- Griddle cakes.
- English muffins.
- Melted cheese; maybe rarebit.
- Reheat pizza.
- Tuna melts.
- Warm bread.
- Rice crispy treats.
- Carmelize onion.

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