Topic: What foods do you have trouble cooking consistently

[Khalee]

Me its fish, chicken, some rice. either its too done or not enough.

[Sirgod]

Actually The only  thing I have a hard time getting right , Is Egg Noodles. For some reason, I always manage to overcook them. Anyother kind of Noodle , No Problem, I prefere El dente actually, But Egg noddles are the Bane of my kitchen.

Stephen

[GE-Raven]

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Actually The only  thing I have a hard time getting right , Is Egg Noodles. For some reason, I always manage to overcook them. Anyother kind of Noodle , No Problem, I prefere El dente actually, But Egg noddles are the Bane of my kitchen.

Stephen  

Here is a hint I have found... put a little olive oil in the water.  And don't wait for a rolling boil to put the noodles in.  Still heat the water to the rolling boil stage, but put the egg noodles in before that.  I find they seem to "soak" and slow cook a little allowing a better control over their consistancy.

GE-Raven
 

[Sirgod]

I'll give that a try then Raven. thanks Bro.

Stephen

[Scott Allen Abfalter]

I don't  know if it's considered 'cooking' as it's more like 'heating' but I have the damndest time heating frozen Tyson chicken cordon blue's in a microware!  

If you heat them too long they get dry, and the cheese drips out.  If you heat them too short, they are a little raw.  If you interrupt the nuke-ing midway to check it messes things up and you might as well throw the thing out.  

There's an art to it...

 

[Dallas]

For me it's shrimp. No matter what I do I overcook it and
it's like chewing on an old shoe.

 

[ActiveX]

I never seem to make a decent PBJ...

[Soreyes]

I have a Hell of a time cooking Omletts. I always over cook them

[RogueJedi_XC]

That's a good tip that should apply to all pastas. I'll give it a try and see how it works. Question: how long before "rolling boil" should the noodles go in?  

[Sethan]

Boiling water is sometimes a challenge.  Ever melt an aluminum pot?

[Dash Jones]

Reheating Fast Food left overs...never seems to turn out right.

[GE-Raven]

I "go" when the first few steam bubbles roll up.  Pin sized.   Rolling on our stove is golf-ball sized

GE-Raven
   

[Scott Allen Abfalter]

Just remember, spaghetti is done when you can take a strand, throw it at the refridgerator, and it sticks.

 

[Khalee]

Me its fish, chicken, some rice. either its too done or not enough.

[Sirgod]

Actually The only  thing I have a hard time getting right , Is Egg Noodles. For some reason, I always manage to overcook them. Anyother kind of Noodle , No Problem, I prefere El dente actually, But Egg noddles are the Bane of my kitchen.

Stephen

[GE-Raven]

Quote:
Actually The only  thing I have a hard time getting right , Is Egg Noodles. For some reason, I always manage to overcook them. Anyother kind of Noodle , No Problem, I prefere El dente actually, But Egg noddles are the Bane of my kitchen.

Stephen  

Here is a hint I have found... put a little olive oil in the water.  And don't wait for a rolling boil to put the noodles in.  Still heat the water to the rolling boil stage, but put the egg noodles in before that.  I find they seem to "soak" and slow cook a little allowing a better control over their consistancy.

GE-Raven
 

[Sirgod]

I'll give that a try then Raven. thanks Bro.

Stephen

[Scott Allen Abfalter]

I don't  know if it's considered 'cooking' as it's more like 'heating' but I have the damndest time heating frozen Tyson chicken cordon blue's in a microware!  

If you heat them too long they get dry, and the cheese drips out.  If you heat them too short, they are a little raw.  If you interrupt the nuke-ing midway to check it messes things up and you might as well throw the thing out.  

There's an art to it...

 

[Dallas]

For me it's shrimp. No matter what I do I overcook it and
it's like chewing on an old shoe.

 

[ActiveX]

I never seem to make a decent PBJ...