Hot Or Not
Dean Cortez | Jun 13, 2012 | Comments 0
Maria asks…
What temperature must a hot liquid be under to not burn my mouth?
Whenever I drink hot coffee, tea, cocoa, or soup, I burn my mouth. I have never been able to drink hot drinks. How cool does a liquid have to be to not scald my mouth. Is there any research on this? Has an exact temperature been discovered? If there is maybe I could by a thermometer and know when liquids are safe to drink.
Dean Cortez answers:
Well let me think of this as a chef rare roast beef is a temperature 140° coffee from a brewing machine brews coffee at 183° which is hot but doesn’t burn water boils at 212° and will burn you I would say ideal temperature would be 140° to 160° would be ideal for the palette.
Sandra asks…
How to keep fries hot while fish cooks?
I got a deep fryer for making fish and chips. Potatoes cook at a hotter temp than fish and it takes a while for the oil to cool down. I have tried putting chips (not skinny fries, but sliced “chip” shaped potatoes in the microwave on “hold warm” in a bowl lined and covered with paper towels, but they get soggy/tough.
The fish cooks at 280 degrees for 8 mins and the potatoes at 340 degrees for 10 mins plus 2 more.
I can do the fish first, it would speed things up (oil heats faster than it cools) but still the fish would need to sit for 12-15 minutes before the potatoes are done.
What is the best way to keep fried food hot and crispy? And would you do the fish or potatoes first?
The oil is not fishy, this is fresh caught Ling Cod, that was frozen in fillets within 1 hour of catching them. So I think I could do either first….
Please hurry, dinner is in about 2 hours!
Thanks.
Dean Cortez answers:
Cook the potatoes ALMOST done first. Let them cool on paper towels while you do the fish. Turn the heat down but don’t wait for it to cool, the fish will cool it quickly enough. Cook your fish and keep it warm. Turn the heat to high, drop the chips back in for 1-2 minutes to re-heat and crisp them (You shouldn’t need to wait for the oil to re-heat all the way) and your’re ready for dinner!
Twice-cooked chips are crispier anyway so even if you are not trying to juggle two fried foods at the same time, that is a good way to get really crispy chips.
Bert
Jenny asks…
How do you cook frozen hot dogs in a toaster oven?
This sounds like the right place for dumb questions that you really want answers to. So this is my question.
How do you cook frozen hot dogs in a toaster oven? A toaster oven has different settings and temperatures. I’m sure I’m not the only person alive to cook hot dogs in a toaster oven. Lets say it’s winter time, and you can’t grill, and don’t want boiled dogs. So straight from the freezer you take 2 or 3 out, and then do what with them.
Any and all input and answers will be great, there has to be a way of making a great dog in the toaster oven.
Dean Cortez answers:
Use a Mircrowave
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