Looking for cooking temperatures

Dee Randall said:

Can't find: Can anyone help?

When recipes say to cook at
low heat
low-medium heat
medium heat
medium-high heat
high heat

braise it
simmer it
fry it (depending on what you're frying, I know - donuts or chicken)

I'm wondering what temperatures they have in mind. I've sort of got usedto
setting my stove on certain temperatures (guessing!) when a recipe calls
for these terms, but I've not found any degrees written down.

Mainly I'm interested in this because of a new electric skillet I have, and
there are no referrals as to these temperatures. But it's something that
I'd like to generally know if these are written down anywhere.
Any help appreciated.
Thanks so much.
Dee Dee

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From the RFC FAQ:

http://vsack.homepage.t-online.de/rfc_faq.html

Oven Temperatures

An approximate conversion chart(P):-

Electric Gas mark Description

Fahrenheit Celcius

225°F 110°C 1/4 Very cool/very slow
250°F 130°C 1/2
275°F 140°C 1 cool
300°F 150°C 2
325°F 170°C 3 very moderate
350°F 180°C 4 moderate
375°F 190°C 5
400°F 200°C 6 moderately hot
425°F 220°C 7 hot
450°F 230°C 8
475°F 240°C 9 very hot

-Rusty

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Dee Randall said:

Can't find: Can anyone help?

When recipes say to cook at
low heat
low-medium heat
medium heat
medium-high heat
high heat

braise it
simmer it
fry it (depending on what you're frying, I know - donuts or chicken)

I'm wondering what temperatures they have in mind. I've sort of got used
to
setting my stove on certain temperatures (guessing!) when a recipe calls
for these terms, but I've not found any degrees written down.

Mainly I'm interested in this because of a new electric skillet I have,
and
there are no referrals as to these temperatures. But it's something that
I'd like to generally know if these are written down anywhere.
Any help appreciated.
Thanks so much.
Dee Dee

Quoted message said:

From the RFC FAQ:

http://vsack.homepage.t-online.de/rfc_faq.html

Oven Temperatures

An approximate conversion chart(P):-

Electric Gas mark Description

Fahrenheit Celcius

225°F 110°C 1/4 Very cool/very slow
250°F 130°C 1/2
275°F 140°C 1 cool
300°F 150°C 2
325°F 170°C 3 very moderate
350°F 180°C 4 moderate
375°F 190°C 5
400°F 200°C 6 moderately hot
425°F 220°C 7 hot
450°F 230°C 8
475°F 240°C 9 very hot

-Rusty

Thanks, Rusty. Usually in a recipe, it will tell you the oven temperature.
Even though I appreciate your taking the time to present this, it is not
what I'm looking for -- sigh! I should've been more specific.
My appreciation,
Dee Dee

Dee Randall said:

Can't find: Can anyone help?

When recipes say to cook at
low heat
low-medium heat
medium heat

For baking/roasting, I start with estimating "medium" to mean the oven
is set to 350°F. Then 25° plus or minus for low-medium and
medium-high.

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medium-high heat
high heat

braise it
simmer it

About the same, right around 212°F. Braise maybe there, simmer maybe
a few degrees less. My braises bubble gently, my simmers have less
than constant bubbles.

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fry it (depending on what you're frying, I know - donuts or chicken)

Deepfrying donuts or fries, about 370°F. Frying chicken 325° to
350°F. Stirfrying 375°F or more.

Quoted message said:

I'm wondering what temperatures they have in mind. I've sort of got usedto
setting my stove on certain temperatures (guessing!) when a recipe calls
for these terms, but I've not found any degrees written down.

Mainly I'm interested in this because of a new electric skillet I have, and
there are no referrals as to these temperatures.

Interesting. I'm sure my electric skillet manual had a chart of some
kind. No idea where that might be, naturally. -aem

Dee Randall said:

Can't find: Can anyone help?

When recipes say to cook at
low heat
low-medium heat
medium heat
medium-high heat
high heat

braise it
simmer it
fry it (depending on what you're frying, I know - donuts or chicken)

I'm wondering what temperatures they have in mind. I've sort of got used to
setting my stove on certain temperatures (guessing!) when a recipe calls
for these terms, but I've not found any degrees written down.

Mainly I'm interested in this because of a new electric skillet I have, and
there are no referrals as to these temperatures. But it's something that
I'd like to generally know if these are written down anywhere.
Any help appreciated.
Thanks so much.
Dee Dee

Looking at various electric skillet recipes and guides on Google, these
seems to be the temperature ranges:

Simmer 200-220
Braise 350F until browned, reduce heat to 200f and cook until tender
Fry 350F

low 200-250

Medium low 250-300

Medium 300-350

Medium high 350-400

high 400-450

-Rusty

On Fri 07 Apr 2006 10:53:09p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Rusty?

Quoted message said:

Dee Randall said:

Can't find: Can anyone help?

When recipes say to cook at
low heat
low-medium heat
medium heat
medium-high heat
high heat

braise it
simmer it
fry it (depending on what you're frying, I know - donuts or chicken)

I'm wondering what temperatures they have in mind. I've sort of got
used to setting my stove on certain temperatures (guessing!) when a
recipe calls for these terms, but I've not found any degrees written
down.

Mainly I'm interested in this because of a new electric skillet I have,
and there are no referrals as to these temperatures. But it's
something that I'd like to generally know if these are written down
anywhere. Any help appreciated.
Thanks so much.
Dee Dee

Looking at various electric skillet recipes and guides on Google, these
seems to be the temperature ranges:

Simmer 200-220
Braise 350F until browned, reduce heat to 200f and cook until tender
Fry 350F

low 200-250

Medium low 250-300

Medium 300-350

Medium high 350-400

high 400-450

Sounds about right to me. Years ago most electric skillets had little
temperature charts right on the handle or the control. Too bad they still
don't. Having used electric skillets since the 1950s, however, I pretty
much would never need to look at a chart. Not really any different than
knowing what position to set the control knob on a rangetop element. No
two seem to perform quite the same, but when you get used to your own it's
a no-brainer.

--
Wayne Boatwright @¿@¬
_____________________

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Dee Randall said:

Can't find: Can anyone help?

When recipes say to cook at
low heat
low-medium heat
medium heat
medium-high heat
high heat

braise it
simmer it
fry it (depending on what you're frying, I know - donuts or chicken)

I'm wondering what temperatures they have in mind. I've sort of got used
to
setting my stove on certain temperatures (guessing!) when a recipe calls
for these terms, but I've not found any degrees written down.

Mainly I'm interested in this because of a new electric skillet I have,
and
there are no referrals as to these temperatures. But it's something that
I'd like to generally know if these are written down anywhere.
Any help appreciated.
Thanks so much.
Dee Dee

Looking at various electric skillet recipes and guides on Google, these
seems to be the temperature ranges:

Simmer 200-220
Braise 350F until browned, reduce heat to 200f and cook until tender
Fry 350F

low 200-250

Medium low 250-300

Medium 300-350

Medium high 350-400

high 400-450

-Rusty

Rusty! I couldn't find this. Thanks. I really appreciate this.
Dee Dee

"Wayne Boatwright" <wayneboatwright_at_gmail.com> wrote in message
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On Fri 07 Apr 2006 10:53:09p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Rusty?

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Dee Randall said:

Can't find: Can anyone help?

When recipes say to cook at
low heat
low-medium heat
medium heat
medium-high heat
high heat

braise it
simmer it
fry it (depending on what you're frying, I know - donuts or chicken)

I'm wondering what temperatures they have in mind. I've sort of got
used to setting my stove on certain temperatures (guessing!) when a
recipe calls for these terms, but I've not found any degrees written
down.

Mainly I'm interested in this because of a new electric skillet I have,
and there are no referrals as to these temperatures. But it's
something that I'd like to generally know if these are written down
anywhere. Any help appreciated.
Thanks so much.
Dee Dee

Looking at various electric skillet recipes and guides on Google, these
seems to be the temperature ranges:

Simmer 200-220
Braise 350F until browned, reduce heat to 200f and cook until tender
Fry 350F

low 200-250

Medium low 250-300

Medium 300-350

Medium high 350-400

high 400-450

Sounds about right to me. Years ago most electric skillets had little
temperature charts right on the handle or the control. Too bad they still
don't. Having used electric skillets since the 1950s, however, I pretty
much would never need to look at a chart. Not really any different than
knowing what position to set the control knob on a rangetop element. No
two seem to perform quite the same, but when you get used to your own it's
a no-brainer.

--
Wayne Boatwright @¿@¬
_____________________

As I stated,
But it's

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something that I'd like to generally know if these are written down
anywhere. <<

I, too, have become accustomed to electric skillet temperatures (as well as
electric stoves, panini grill, tortilla press, waffle maker, pizzell maker,
etc?) past and present as I've used them, because I have no brain -- oops, I
mean, because it is a no-brainer - hmm -- is that the same thing? :-))
Dee Dee

On Sat 08 Apr 2006 07:12:21a, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Dee
Randall?

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On Fri 07 Apr 2006 10:53:09p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Rusty?

Quoted message said:

Dee Randall wrote:
> Can't find: Can anyone help?
>
> When recipes say to cook at
> low heat
> low-medium heat
> medium heat
> medium-high heat
> high heat
>
> braise it
> simmer it
> fry it (depending on what you're frying, I know - donuts or chicken)
>
> I'm wondering what temperatures they have in mind. I've sort of got
> used to setting my stove on certain temperatures (guessing!) when a
> recipe calls for these terms, but I've not found any degrees written
> down.
>
> Mainly I'm interested in this because of a new electric skillet I
> have, and there are no referrals as to these temperatures. But it's
> something that I'd like to generally know if these are written down
> anywhere. Any help appreciated. Thanks so much.
> Dee Dee

Looking at various electric skillet recipes and guides on Google,
these seems to be the temperature ranges:

Simmer 200-220
Braise 350F until browned, reduce heat to 200f and cook until tender
Fry 350F

low 200-250

Medium low 250-300

Medium 300-350

Medium high 350-400

high 400-450

Sounds about right to me. Years ago most electric skillets had little
temperature charts right on the handle or the control. Too bad they
still don't. Having used electric skillets since the 1950s, however, I
pretty much would never need to look at a chart. Not really any
different than knowing what position to set the control knob on a
rangetop element. No two seem to perform quite the same, but when you
get used to your own it's a no-brainer.

--
Wayne Boatwright @¿@¬ _____________________

As I stated,
But it's

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Quoted message said:

something that I'd like to generally know if these are written down
anywhere. <<

I, too, have become accustomed to electric skillet temperatures (as well
as electric stoves, panini grill, tortilla press, waffle maker, pizzell
maker, etc?) past and present as I've used them, because I have no brain
-- oops, I mean, because it is a no-brainer - hmm -- is that the same
thing? :-)) Dee Dee

Sometimes I feel like the scarecrow in the Wizard of Oz. :-)

--
Wayne Boatwright @¿@¬
_____________________

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Sometimes I feel like the scarecrow in the Wizard of Oz. :-)

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Wayne Boatwright @¿@¬

Well, you haven't scared me!
I won't ask you to explain -- but, FWIW, I've never seen the Wizard of Oz.
Dee Dee

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Sometimes I feel like the scarecrow in the Wizard of Oz. :-)

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Wayne Boatwright @¿@¬

Well, you haven't scared me!
I won't ask you to explain -- but, FWIW, I've never seen the Wizard of Oz.
Dee Dee

I looked up some scarecrow quotes from Wizard of Oz.
This is pretty cute -- is that what you are referring to?

Scarecrow: I haven't got a brain... only straw.
Dorothy: How can you talk if you haven't got a brain?
Scarecrow: I don't know... But some people without brains do an awful lot of
talking... don't they?
Dorothy: Yes, I guess you're right.

Dee Dee

Dee Randall said:

I've never seen the Wizard of Oz.

WHAT?????????? You've gotta rent that movie. It's mandatory.

Carol, the Beautiful Witch of the North
--

Some people are like Slinkies... they don't really have a purpose but
they bring a smile to your face when you push them down the stairs.

Stolen from "traid" on the IRC

On Sat 08 Apr 2006 09:02:27a, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Dee
Randall?

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Sometimes I feel like the scarecrow in the Wizard of Oz. :-)

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Wayne Boatwright @¿@¬

Well, you haven't scared me!
I won't ask you to explain -- but, FWIW, I've never seen the Wizard of
Oz. Dee Dee

I looked up some scarecrow quotes from Wizard of Oz.
This is pretty cute -- is that what you are referring to?

Scarecrow: I haven't got a brain... only straw.
Dorothy: How can you talk if you haven't got a brain?
Scarecrow: I don't know... But some people without brains do an awful
lot of talking... don't they?
Dorothy: Yes, I guess you're right.

Yes, Dee, that would be it. :-)

I can't believe you've never seen the movie.

--
Wayne Boatwright @¿@¬
_____________________

On Sat 08 Apr 2006 09:02:27a, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Dee
Randall?

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"Dee Randall" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Sometimes I feel like the scarecrow in the Wizard of Oz. :-)

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Wayne Boatwright @¿@¬

Well, you haven't scared me!
I won't ask you to explain -- but, FWIW, I've never seen the Wizard of
Oz. Dee Dee

I looked up some scarecrow quotes from Wizard of Oz.
This is pretty cute -- is that what you are referring to?

Scarecrow: I haven't got a brain... only straw.
Dorothy: How can you talk if you haven't got a brain?
Scarecrow: I don't know... But some people without brains do an awful
lot of talking... don't they?
Dorothy: Yes, I guess you're right.

You need to read about the flying monkeys. I could think of a couple of
targets for them here on rfc. :-)

--
Wayne Boatwright @¿@¬
_____________________

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On Sat 08 Apr 2006 09:02:27a, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Dee
Randall?

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"Dee Randall" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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>
> Sometimes I feel like the scarecrow in the Wizard of Oz. :-)

> Wayne Boatwright @¿@¬

Well, you haven't scared me!
I won't ask you to explain -- but, FWIW, I've never seen the Wizard of
Oz. Dee Dee

I looked up some scarecrow quotes from Wizard of Oz.
This is pretty cute -- is that what you are referring to?

Scarecrow: I haven't got a brain... only straw.
Dorothy: How can you talk if you haven't got a brain?
Scarecrow: I don't know... But some people without brains do an awful
lot of talking... don't they?
Dorothy: Yes, I guess you're right.

You need to read about the flying monkeys. I could think of a couple of
targets for them here on rfc. :-)

--
Wayne Boatwright @¿@¬
_____________________

Sitting here reading your post, my belly is jiggling fastest. LOL. Just
the thought of flying monkeys is funny.

I recall reading in some book about the Queen & Prince Phillip were talking
about having Diana over for dinner (after the divorce), and one of them or
someone said, "Yes, when corgis fly!"
(For those who don't know -- Corgis are the royal dogs.)

For years until recently I though the Wizard of Oz was in black and white --
I've told everyone I'm a foreign film buff -- you've gotta believe me! It's
true. If I saw a picture of any of the players in Wizard, I wouldn't even
be able to give you their names -- well perhaps 'scarecrow' if he has a
broom and straw hair.

Dee Dee

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Dee Randall said:

I've never seen the Wizard of Oz.

WHAT?????????? You've gotta rent that movie. It's mandatory.

Carol, the Beautiful Witch of the North

Nope -- not even ET. (Well, I saw a few minutes somewhere perhaps as I was
remoting-by.)
Tee Hee.
Dee Dee

Dee Randall said:

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Dee Randall said:

I've never seen the Wizard of Oz.

WHAT?????????? You've gotta rent that movie. It's mandatory.

Carol, the Beautiful Witch of the North

Nope -- not even ET. (Well, I saw a few minutes somewhere perhaps as I was
remoting-by.)
Tee Hee.
Dee Dee

That's it. This woman is insane. I hate to be the one to say it, but
it seems more and more obvious to me. LOL!

Carol
--

Some people are like Slinkies... they don't really have a purpose but
they bring a smile to your face when you push them down the stairs.

Stolen from "traid" on the IRC

On Sat 08 Apr 2006 12:40:24p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Dee
Randall?

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On Sat 08 Apr 2006 09:02:27a, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Dee
Randall?

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"Dee Randall" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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> >
>> Sometimes I feel like the scarecrow in the Wizard of Oz. :-)
>
>> Wayne Boatwright @¿@¬
>
> Well, you haven't scared me!
> I won't ask you to explain -- but, FWIW, I've never seen the Wizard
> of Oz. Dee Dee
>
I looked up some scarecrow quotes from Wizard of Oz.
This is pretty cute -- is that what you are referring to?

Scarecrow: I haven't got a brain... only straw.
Dorothy: How can you talk if you haven't got a brain?
Scarecrow: I don't know... But some people without brains do an awful
lot of talking... don't they?
Dorothy: Yes, I guess you're right.

You need to read about the flying monkeys. I could think of a couple
of targets for them here on rfc. :-)

--
Wayne Boatwright @¿@¬ _____________________

Sitting here reading your post, my belly is jiggling fastest. LOL.
Just the thought of flying monkeys is funny.

I recall reading in some book about the Queen & Prince Phillip were
talking about having Diana over for dinner (after the divorce), and one
of them or someone said, "Yes, when corgis fly!"
(For those who don't know -- Corgis are the royal dogs.)

For years until recently I though the Wizard of Oz was in black and
white -- I've told everyone I'm a foreign film buff -- you've gotta
believe me! It's true. If I saw a picture of any of the players in
Wizard, I wouldn't even be able to give you their names -- well perhaps
'scarecrow' if he has a broom and straw hair.

In the Kansas sequences the film is in black and white or sepia (I forget
which - actually, I think they did it both ways), but when she lands in Oz
everything is in glorious, almost surreal, Technicolor.

--
Wayne Boatwright @¿@¬
_____________________

On Sat 08 Apr 2006 04:09:40p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Damsel in
dis Dress?

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Dee Randall said:

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On Sat, 8 Apr 2006 11:53:50 -0400, "Dee Randall"
<[email hidden]> wrote:

>I've never seen the Wizard of Oz.

WHAT?????????? You've gotta rent that movie. It's mandatory.

Carol, the Beautiful Witch of the North

Nope -- not even ET. (Well, I saw a few minutes somewhere perhaps as I
was remoting-by.) Tee Hee.
Dee Dee

That's it. This woman is insane. I hate to be the one to say it, but
it seems more and more obvious to me. LOL!

Carol

This is inexcusable of Dee! Where is her culture? I thought continued
citizenship was contingent on having watched both of those films at least
twice. I'm not sure we can trust her anymore. :-)

--
Wayne Boatwright @¿@¬
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On Sat 08 Apr 2006 12:40:24p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Dee
Randall?

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"Wayne Boatwright" <wayneboatwright_at_gmail.com> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

On Sat 08 Apr 2006 09:02:27a, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Dee
Randall?

>
> "Dee Randall" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
> news:[email hidden]...
>> >
>>> Sometimes I feel like the scarecrow in the Wizard of Oz. :-)
>>
>>> Wayne Boatwright @¿@¬
>>
>> Well, you haven't scared me!
>> I won't ask you to explain -- but, FWIW, I've never seen the Wizard
>> of Oz. Dee Dee
>>
> I looked up some scarecrow quotes from Wizard of Oz.
> This is pretty cute -- is that what you are referring to?
>
> Scarecrow: I haven't got a brain... only straw.
> Dorothy: How can you talk if you haven't got a brain?
> Scarecrow: I don't know... But some people without brains do an awful
> lot of talking... don't they?
> Dorothy: Yes, I guess you're right.

You need to read about the flying monkeys. I could think of a couple
of targets for them here on rfc. :-)

--
Wayne Boatwright @¿@¬ _____________________

Sitting here reading your post, my belly is jiggling fastest. LOL.
Just the thought of flying monkeys is funny.

I recall reading in some book about the Queen & Prince Phillip were
talking about having Diana over for dinner (after the divorce), and one
of them or someone said, "Yes, when corgis fly!"
(For those who don't know -- Corgis are the royal dogs.)

For years until recently I though the Wizard of Oz was in black and
white -- I've told everyone I'm a foreign film buff -- you've gotta
believe me! It's true. If I saw a picture of any of the players in
Wizard, I wouldn't even be able to give you their names -- well perhaps
'scarecrow' if he has a broom and straw hair.

In the Kansas sequences the film is in black and white or sepia (I forget
which - actually, I think they did it both ways), but when she lands in Oz
everything is in glorious, almost surreal, Technicolor.

--
Wayne Boatwright @¿@¬
_____________________

Ah, ha! perhaps I just walked into the room when the b/w was on and bowed
back out again -- How I love Technicolor! Primary colors - so dramatic.
Dee Dee