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Rosie
Member
11-12-2003
| Tuesday, May 09, 2006 - 7:14 pm
The pans were on different levels?
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Tuesday, May 09, 2006 - 7:30 pm
Top rack and bottom one. It was the bottom one that burnt, would that make a difference?
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Rosie
Member
11-12-2003
| Tuesday, May 09, 2006 - 7:31 pm
That was my first thought, War.
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Tuesday, May 09, 2006 - 7:36 pm
Sure .... it's closer to the element.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Tuesday, May 09, 2006 - 7:37 pm
Huh, very strange. It's not unusual for me to burn something, I'm a disaster in the kitchen, but I think this is the first time I've actually burnt one thing and had one turn out perfect cooking them at the same time. Would it help if I raised the second rack next time? It's not really all that low, but I could raise it higher with the cookie pans cuz they're so thin.
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Rosie
Member
11-12-2003
| Tuesday, May 09, 2006 - 7:41 pm
Also the bottom pan protected the top pan from the more intense heat. Try moving the rack or cook one pan at a time. lol
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Tuesday, May 09, 2006 - 7:45 pm
LOL, so basically it's something wrong with the operator and not something wrong with my oven!
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Rosie
Member
11-12-2003
| Tuesday, May 09, 2006 - 7:47 pm
:waits for Jimmer's post for confirmation or denial:
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Tuesday, May 09, 2006 - 7:56 pm
LOL, no fears, I know I'm bad in the kitchen. There's a reason Darren does most of the cooking and anytime we invite my sis and her family over for dinner the first thing she does is kicks me out of the kitchen .
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Rosie
Member
11-12-2003
| Tuesday, May 09, 2006 - 7:59 pm
That could happen to anyone, War. I would eat the more cooked cookies anyway. lol
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Wednesday, May 10, 2006 - 10:24 am
LOL - My Dad was a baker and a chef so I know a bit about it. I even like to cook!
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Serate
Member
08-21-2001
| Wednesday, May 10, 2006 - 10:54 am
Teach your oreo treats? I make them and I think they were originally called Oreo BonBons. Me? I call them HEAVEN. I find that freezing the balls for at least 20 minutes makes it easier to dip them. Also sometimes after they have set I'll place them close together on some waxed paper and then dip a fork into some melted white chips or white almond bark and shake the fork over the balls quickly. Makes it look like snow. When the kids are here I usually make a double batch because they like the frozen undipped balls as much as they like the chocolate covered ones.
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Landi
Member
07-29-2002
| Wednesday, May 10, 2006 - 10:59 am
quote:I find that freezing the balls for at least 20 minutes makes it easier to dip them.
me thinks serate has been hangin' out with pamy a bit too much!
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Serate
Member
08-21-2001
| Wednesday, May 10, 2006 - 11:03 am

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Teachmichigan
Member
07-22-2001
| Wednesday, May 10, 2006 - 5:42 pm
HAHAHA! You wouldn't believe the "ball action" we've been having at school this week (at least 2 incidences of exposure or other "manual manipulation") - -Wonder if freezing them would take care of things!! 
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Wednesday, May 10, 2006 - 8:13 pm
Hey Jimmer can you cook? If so why don't you bring the family on down for dinner some night. Even the kids wouldn't eat the burnt cookies, lol. I'm going to have to make another batch so I have some kind of treat in the house for the next week. LOL, tonight I made some steaks and did mashed potatoes. This is one of our problem foods, no matter how many potatoes I buy it's always too many and we never go through them. While shopping for stove top stuffing, I snagged a box of instant mashed potatoes. Oh my they were horrible! They came out so thick that Caleb spent most the meal standing his fork straight up in them. Yet again I can't figure out if it was something I did or just the way they are, lol.
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Rosie
Member
11-12-2003
| Wednesday, May 10, 2006 - 8:19 pm
Extra mashed potatoes (the real ones) are great for leftovers, as is, or make them into patties and make potato pancakes. I've never liked instant mashed potatoes. Have you tried baked potatoes? They are really easy... Oh, just remembered red potatoes. Cut them into quarters and boil them. No peeling required.
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Teachmichigan
Member
07-22-2001
| Wednesday, May 10, 2006 - 8:37 pm
You can even take those boiled red potatoes (skins on) and mash them. While boiling, put in a couple cloves of garlic and mash them in w/the potatoes. DELICIOUS! (and yuk on the instant mashed potatoes, too. We used to buy them, but when I can get 10 lbs. of potatoes for a couple bucks, it hardly seemed worth the time savings, especially at the expense of taste. Using yukon gold potatoes for mashed potatoes makes them look extra buttery. Not that they are, but they look it. )
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Wednesday, May 10, 2006 - 9:24 pm
We just don't eat a lot of potatoes at all. Usually about once every two weeks. The kids are pretty indifferent to potatoes, they'll eat what I give them, but don't get too excited about them (unless of course it's french fries with a happy meal!) Now rice or pasta, that's completely different, lol. Lesson learned though, thats the last time I use instant potatoes!
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Thursday, May 11, 2006 - 5:31 am
Yep I'll admit that I can cook – I must have got it from my Dad. My wife and I cook up fancy meals all the time. We love to eat good food and it would cost us a fortune to eat the way we do if we were to eat out a lot. LOL – When we invite friends over for dinner, they often worry that we've gone to a lot of trouble for them. What I don't tell them is that we'd be having exactly the same meal even if no one were visiting.
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Karen
Member
09-07-2004
| Thursday, May 11, 2006 - 6:37 pm
Anyone know if I can freeze homemade BBQ sauce? It's just your typical ketchup, chili sauce, vinegar, sugar, spices... I'm just not sure how well something ketchup based will freeze. I made some for dinner but it made a HUGE batch -- almost four cups!! I don't want to throw it away, but I doubt I can use it within a few weeks, either. Thoughts?
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Halfunit
Moderator
09-02-2001
| Thursday, May 11, 2006 - 6:50 pm
I'm no expert, but I'd say it'd freeze as well as spaghetti sauce...??
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Thursday, May 11, 2006 - 6:58 pm
I think it will freeze fine. It might even taste better when you thaw it!
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Karen
Member
09-07-2004
| Thursday, May 11, 2006 - 8:37 pm
That's kinda what I was thinking too -- both of you! I figure it'll freeze the same as spaghetti sauce... somehow the amount of sugar in the ketchup made me think for some reason it wouldn't freeze well. It's been a long day. I think funny things when I'm tired. But I'm sure it'll taste even better after I thaw it.
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Saturday, May 27, 2006 - 6:58 pm
I am thinking I will make some BBQ ribs for Memorial day. Which is better beef ribs or pork ribs??? Thanks
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