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December 12th, 2011
BAKING 101 : HOW TO CHOOSE AND BUY BAKEWARE
Having the right bakeware will make the time you spend in your kitchen both more efficient and more enjoyable. There are few things more annoying than having a fantastic dessert that took you hours to prepare ruined because you didn’t have the right tools to bake it properly. This guide to bake ware will help you ensure that you have the most essential bakeware for your kitchen, made of the materials that best suit your cooking style.
What bakeware do you need?
There are all kinds of bakeware that you can use if you are planning to open a bakery or become a pastry chef. You could spend a near-infinite of time and money trying out fancy tools and equipment. However, if you’d simply like to have a good array of bakeware on hand to cover most household needs, here is a good overview of what you’ll need to buy.
• Two baking sheets
• A 22.5cm/ 9-inch pie tin
• A loaf tin
• Two 2 x 17.5cm/ 7-inch shallow cake tins
• A 32x22x5cm/ 13x9x2-inch baking tin
• An 20cm/8-inch square or round cake tin
• A 6 or 12-hole muffin tin
• A 4-hole Yorkshire Pudding tin
With this selection, you can create most common cakes, pies, muffins, tray bakes and Yorkshire puddings.If you’d like to spread out a little more, you could also invest in a Bundt pan for fancy cakes, a spring form pan for cheesecakes and other very moist confections, and a pizza stone for creating home-baked pizzas.
How Finishes Affect Your Baking
How your bakeware looks can actually have quite an impact on your baking. The darker a material is, the faster it heats and the longer it retains that heat. For some types of baked goods, such as cakes and muffins, a dark finish is an advantage: the goodies come out a bit crispier and they are less likely to stick to the pan. However, more delicate pastries such as pies can burn if they are heated too quickly.
What type of bakeware should you buy?
With today’s modern technology, we have more options for our baking materials than ever before. The problem with having more options, however, is that it also becomes more difficult to choose the bakeware for your kitchen. Not only do you have to decide which pieces you want to have, but you have to set a budget and determine which features are most important to you. Here are some of the pros and cons of the most popular bakeware materials.
Stainless Steel Cookware
Advantages
• Attractive, sturdy, long-lasting
Disadvantages
• More expensive, poorer heat conductivityAluminium Cookware
Advantages
• Lightweight, inexpensive, no hot spots, resists rusting and corrosion, also comes in non-stick varieties.
Disadvantages
• Dents and scratches easily, reacts with some cooking ingredients, shorter lifespan.Silicone
Advantages
• Very light-weight, flexible, can withstand very high temperatures, can be frozen.
Disadvantages
• Cakes and other baked goods may stick in these forms.Glass
Advantages
• Will not scratch, can see progress of baked goods, heats evenly, non-reactive.
Disadvantages
• Heavy, can shatter if dropped or heated improperly.While there is no one perfect form of bakeware for every cook, following your own preferences and buying the best quality that you can will help you to create better baked goods with less hassle.
Photo by Jeannie Maristela
SOURCE: http://www.recipes4us.co.uk/Cooking/Cookware%20Bakeware.htm
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CHOCOLATE CHEESECAKE
Ingredients
Cheesecake base:
- 1 1/3 cups graham cracker crumbs
- ½ stick butter
- 1 tablespoon cocoa
Cheesecake filling:
- 6 ounces bittersweet or semisweet chocolate, chopped small
- 2 1/2 cups cream cheese
- ¾ cup superfine sugar
- 1 tablespoon custard powder
- 3 large eggs
- 3 large egg yolks
- 2/3 cup sour cream
- ½ teaspoon cocoa, dissolved in 1 tablespoon hot water
Sauce:
- 3 ounces bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped
- ½ cup heavy cream
- 1 teaspoon dark corn syrup
- Special equipment: 9-inch springform pan
Directions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
To make the base, process the graham crackers to make rough crumbs and then add the butter and cocoa. Process again until it makes damp, clumping crumbs and then tip them into the pan. Press the crumbs into the bottom of the pan to make an even base and put into the freezer while you make the filling.
Put a kettle on to boil.
Melt the chocolate either in a microwave or double boiler, and set aside to cool slightly.
Beat the cream cheese to soften it, then add the sugar and custard power, beating again to combine. Beat in the whole eggs and then the yolks, and the sour cream. Finally add the cocoa dissolved in hot water and melted chocolate and mix to a smooth batter.
Take the springform tin out of the freezer and line the outside of the tin with a good layer of cling wrap, and then another layer of strong foil over that. This will protect it from the water bath.
Sit the springform tin in a roasting pan and pour in the cheesecake filling. Fill the roasting pan with just boiled water to come about half way up the cake tin and bake in the oven for 45 minutes to 1 hour. The top of the cheesecake should be set, but the underneath should still have a wobble to it.
Peel away the foil and cling film wrapping and sit the cheesecake in its tin on a rack to cool. Put in the refrigerator once it is no longer hot, and leave to set, covered with plastic overnight. Let it lose its chill before unspringing the cheesecake to serve.
To make the chocolate sauce: very gently melt the chopped chocolate, cream and syrup. When the chocolate has nearly melted, take off the heat and whisk it to a smooth sauce. Let it cool a little, and pour it over the chocolate cheesecake on its serving plate.
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December 11th, 2011
I do my thing and you do yours. I am not in this world to live up to your expectations, and you are not in this world to live up to mine. You are you and I am I, and if by chance we find each other, then it is beautiful. If not, it can’t be helped.
August 19th, 2011
my family! @_@
July 8th, 2011
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June 23rd, 2011
Cross what you have done/true.
I have/had piercings besides the ears.
I want piercings besides the ears.I have many scars.I tan easily.I wish my hair was a different colour.
I have friends who have never seen my natural hair color.I have/want a tattoo.I can be self-conscious about my appearance.I have/had braces.Embarrassment
Disney movies still make me cry.I’ve laughed so hard I’ve cried.I’ve glued my hand to something.I’ve laughed until some kind of beverage came out of my nose.
I’ve had my pants rip in public.I’ve touched something sharp/hot/etc to see if it would hurt.
Health
I’ve gotten stitches.I’ve broken or dislocated a bone.
I’ve had my tonsils removed.
I’ve had my wisdom teeth removed.
I’ve had chicken pox.
Travel
I’ve been to Florida.I’ve driven/ridden over 200 kilometers in one day.I’ve been on a plane.
I’ve been to Colombia
I’ve been to Cuba.
I’ve been to Niagara Falls.
I’ve been to Ottawa
I’ve been to the Caribbean.
I’ve been to Europe.
ExperiencesI’ve gotten lost in my city.
I’ve seen a shooting star.
I’ve wished on a shooting star.
I’ve seen a meteor shower.I’ve gone out in public in my pajamas.
I’ve pushed all the buttons on an elevator.I’ve slapped someone.
I’ve kissed someone underwater.I’ve chugged something.
I’ve crashed a car.
I’ve been skiing.
I’ve been in a musical.I’ve auditioned for something.I’ve been on stage.
I’ve caught a snowflake on my tongue.
I’ve sat on a rooftop at night.I’ve pranked someone.
I’ve ridden in a taxi.
Honesty / Crime
I’ve been threatened to be arrested.I’ve broken a law.I’ve done something I promised someone I wouldn’t.I’ve done something I promised myself I wouldn’t.I’ve sneaked out.I’ve lied about my whereabouts.I’ve cheated while playing a game.I’ve been in a fist fight.
DeathI’m afraid of dying.I hate funerals.I’ve seen someone/something die.Someone close to me has attempted/committed suicide.
I have attempted suicide.I’ve thought about suicide before.
I’ve written a eulogy for myself.
Materialism
I own over 5 rap CD’s.
I’m obsessed with anime/manga.
I collected comic books.
I own a lot of makeup.I own something from Pac Sun.
I own something from The Gap.
I own something I got on E-Bay.
I own something from Abercrombie.I thrive on compliments.
I thrive on hate.
Random
I can sing well.
I’ve stolen a tray from a fast food restaurant.
I open up to others easily.
I watch the news occasionally or always.
I don’t like to kill bugs.I sing in the shower.
I’m a morning person.
I’m a sports fanatic.I twirl my hair.I care about grammar.
I love spam.
I’ve copied more than 30 CD’s in a day.
I bake well.My favorite colour is either white, yellow, pink ,blue, red, black, or orange.I would wear pajamas to school.
I like Martha Stewart.I laugh at my own jokes.
I eat fast food weekly.
I’ve not turned anything in and still got an A in a certain class.I can’t sleep if there’s a spider in the room.(If there’s any bug, quite frankly.)I’m really ticklish.I like white chocolate.I bite my nails.I’m good at remembering names.
I’m good at remembering dates.I have no idea what I want to do for the rest of my life.People
..ask if I’m anorexic/bulimic...call me fat.
..say I’m skinny...have said I’m ugly.
..have said I’m pretty...have spread rumors about me.
..force me to eat...say I eat too much.
..say I eat too little.
EatingI’ve lost weight.I’ve gained weight
I’m at my thinnest.I’m at my biggest.
I’ve lost weight and kept it off.I’ve lost weight, but gained it back.My weight affects my mood. A lot.
I diet.
I’m vegan/vegetarian.I exercise.
I’ve fainted from exhaustion.
Family
I’ve sworn at my parents.I’ve planned to run away from home before.
I’ve run away from home.My biological parents are together.
I have a sibling less than one year old.I want kids.
I’ve had kids.
I’ve lost a child.
Relationships
I’m engaged.
I’m married.
I’m a swinger.
I’ve gone on a blind date.have/had a friend with benefits(Everyone in our group is friends with benefits)
I miss someone right nowI have a fear of abandonment.
I’ve gotten divorced.I’ve had feelings for someone who didn’t have them back.Someone has had feelings for me when I didn’t have them back.I’ve told someone I loved them when I didn’t.I’ve told someone I didn’t love them when I did.I’ve kept something from a past relationship.
SexualityI’m a cuddler.
I’ve been kissed in the rain.I’ve hugged a stranger.
I’ve kissed a stranger.
Bad times
I regularly drink.
I can’t swallow pills.I can swallow numerous pills at a time without difficulty.
I’ve been diagnosed with depression at some point.
I have/had anxiety problems.I shut others out when I’m upset.
I don’t have anyone to talk to when I’m upset.
I have taken/take anti-depressants.I’ve slept an entire day before.I’ve plotted revenge.
I have/had piercings besides the ears.
I want piercings besides the ears.I have many scars.
I tan easily.
I wish my hair was a different colour.
I have friends who have never seen my natural hair color.
I have/want a tattoo.I can be self-conscious about my appearance.I have/had braces.
EmbarrassmentDisney movies still make me cry.I’ve laughed so hard I’ve cried.
I’ve glued my hand to something.I’ve laughed until some kind of beverage came out of my nose.
I’ve had my pants rip in public.I’ve touched something sharp/hot/etc to see if it would hurt.
Health I’ve gotten stitches.
I’ve broken or dislocated a bone.
I’ve had my tonsils removed.
I’ve had my wisdom teeth removed.I’ve had chicken pox.
Travel
I’ve been to Florida.
I’ve driven/ridden over 200 kilometers in one day.I’ve been on a plane.
I’ve been to Colombia
I’ve been to Cuba.
I’ve been to Niagara Falls.
I’ve been to Ottawa
I’ve been to the Caribbean.
I’ve been to Europe.
Experiences
I’ve gotten lost in my city.
I’ve seen a shooting star.
I’ve wished on a shooting star.
I’ve seen a meteor shower.I’ve gone out in public in my pajamas. I’ve pushed all the buttons on an elevator.I’ve slapped someone.
I’ve kissed someone underwater.
I’ve chugged something.
I’ve crashed a car.
I’ve been skiing.
I’ve been in a musical.I’ve auditioned for something.I’ve been on stage.
I’ve caught a snowflake on my tongue.
I’ve sat on a rooftop at night.I’ve pranked someone.I’ve ridden in a taxi.
Honesty / Crime
I’ve been threatened to be arrested.I’ve broken a law.I’ve done something I promised someone I wouldn’t.I’ve done something I promised myself I wouldn’t.
I’ve sneaked out.
I’ve lied about my whereabouts.I’ve cheated while playing a game.
I’ve been in a fist fight.
DeathI’m afraid of dying.
I hate funerals.
I’ve seen someone/something die.
Someone close to me has attempted/committed suicide.
I have attempted suicide.
I’ve thought about suicide before.
I’ve written a eulogy for myself.
Materialism
I own over 5 rap CD’s.
I’m obsessed with anime/manga.
I collected comic books. I own a lot of makeup.
I own something from Pac Sun.I own something from The Gap.
I own something I got on E-Bay.I own something from Abercrombie.
I thrive on compliments.
I thrive on hate.
RandomI can sing well.
I’ve stolen a tray from a fast food restaurant.I open up to others easily.I watch the news occasionally or always.
I don’t like to kill bugs.I sing in the shower.I’m a morning person.
I’m a sports fanatic.I twirl my hair.
I care about grammar.I love spam.
I’ve copied more than 30 CD’s in a day.I bake well.
My favorite colour is either white, yellow, pink ,blue, red, black, or orange.I would wear pajamas to school.
I like Martha Stewart.I laugh at my own jokes.I eat fast food weekly.
I’ve not turned anything in and still got an A in a certain class.
I can’t sleep if there’s a spider in the room. (If there’s any bug, quite frankly.)I’m really ticklish.I like white chocolate.
I bite my nails.
I’m good at remembering names.I’m good at remembering dates.
I have no idea what I want to do for the rest of my life.
People
..ask if I’m anorexic/bulimic.
..call me fat...say I’m skinny...have said I’m ugly.
..have said I’m pretty.
..have spread rumors about me.
..force me to eat. ..say I eat too much.
..say I eat too little.
Eating
I’ve lost weight.
I’ve gained weight
I’m at my thinnest.
I’m at my biggest.
I’ve lost weight and kept it off.
I’ve lost weight, but gained it back.
My weight affects my mood. A lot.
I diet.
I’m vegan/vegetarian.
I exercise.
I’ve fainted from exhaustion.
Family
I’ve sworn at my parents.
I’ve planned to run away from home before.
I’ve run away from home.
My biological parents are together.
I have a sibling less than one year old.
I want kids.
I’ve had kids.
I’ve lost a child.
Relationships
I’m engaged.
I’m married.
I’m a swinger.
I’ve gone on a blind date.
have/had a friend with benefits (Everyone in our group is friends with benefits)
I miss someone right nowI have a fear of abandonment.
I’ve gotten divorced.
I’ve had feelings for someone who didn’t have them back.
Someone has had feelings for me when I didn’t have them back.
I’ve told someone I loved them when I didn’t.I’ve told someone I didn’t love them when I did.I’ve kept something from a past relationship.
SexualityI’m a cuddler.
I’ve been kissed in the rain.
I’ve hugged a stranger.
I’ve kissed a stranger.
Bad timesI regularly drink.
I can’t swallow pills.
I can swallow numerous pills at a time without difficulty.
I’ve been diagnosed with depression at some point.
I have/had anxiety problems.I shut others out when I’m upset.I don’t have anyone to talk to when I’m upset.
I have taken/take anti-depressants.
I’ve slept an entire day before.
I’ve plotted revenge.
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Exactly. Mean it when you say it.
I passed (:
what if your internet was bad, and it was lagging. lool
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