baking squash - cut side UP or DOWN??

cheaper by the dozen said:

I've found contradicting recipes on the web - do I bake cut side UP or Down??

Bake = cut side up

Steam = cut side down

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cheaper by the dozen said:

I have a weird gray-skinned round squash, cut in half and ready for the oven. I've found
contradicting recipes on the web - do I bake cut side UP or Down??

Down, unless it's on a rack. More heat will be conducted at the bottom, so the largest portion
should face that way, and let the heat transfer to the smaller portion which will takes less
time to cook.

-sw

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I have a weird gray-skinned round squash, cut in half and ready for the oven. I've found
contradicting recipes on the web - do I bake cut side UP or Down??

Thanks!

Doesn's matter unless you are topping with some brown sugar or something similar in which case
cut side up.

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cheaper by the dozen said:

I have a weird gray-skinned round squash, cut in half and ready for the oven. I've found
contradicting recipes on the web - do I bake cut side UP or Down??

I can see that this could be one of those "which way should the toilet paper roll be hung" sort of
things. I bake squashes cut side down. My boyfriend bakes them up. I usually start dinner so I start
the squashes down. He then goes into the kitchen, flips the squashes and puts a little butter in
them with the theory that the butter will bake in before serving.

(To answer your question, it doesn't make a huge difference one way or t'other.)

--Lia

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I've found contradicting recipes on the web - do I bake cut side UP or Down??

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Bake = cut side up

Steam = cut side down

Yup -- your best bet is to try both ways and see what you prefer. I'm a 'cut side down'
sort, myself...

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cheaper by the dozen said:

I have a weird gray-skinned round squash, cut in half and ready for the oven. I've found
contradicting recipes on the web - do I bake cut side UP or Down??

Thanks!

I bake mine cut side down and before putting them down I brush the cut side with a little olive oil
to keep it from sticking to the pan.