[bksvol-discuss] Re: OT: how to detect boiling water

  • From: Soronel Haetir <soronel.haetir@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Fri, 1 Jan 2010 08:36:47 -0900

Water is easy but there are other fluids in cooking that can be even
worse, candy mixes as just one example.  Not only do they reach higher
temperatures they stick to the skin.

I haven't figured out how to do it safely since going blind. :(  Was
barely safe for me even when I could see.

On 1/1/10, Ann Parsons <akp@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Jamey,
>
> Your question is a good one.  Depends on what you're boiling.  If it's
> a teakettle, then the thing should whistle.  If it's a pot, like a
> pasta pot, you wait till you hear the change in the bubbling, and then
> you put your hand above the pot about six inches so you can feel the
> steam and not get burned.   Does that help?
>
> Happy New Year,
> Ann P.
>
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