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The moment I stopped using a thermometer for pan frying
Watching a line cook at a diner in Tulsa just tap the oil with his knuckle changed how I cook everything now. Has anyone else ditched gadgets for feel, or am I just asking for inconsistent results?
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jessec3912d ago
Cooking by feel works great until it doesn't, and that diner guy has probably made the same eggs ten thousand times so his knuckle is basically a thermometer at this point. For me it depends on the pan. My old cast iron heats up so slow and even that I can just go by the sound and smell, but my thin stainless skillet gets ripping hot in a minute and I've burned plenty of garlic trusting my gut on that one. A cheap instant read is like twelve bucks and takes one second, so I keep it around for anything where temp really matters, like frying chicken or searing a steak I paid too much for.
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