Cooking on an electric burner without a pan, and a basic question

[Guest guest]

Melinda wrote:

>I've never cooked anything directly on the burner without a pan.

 

Well, there are these special pans, with holes, which the Indians use to

cook chappati. Or heat diffusers. There are various methods, more or less

messy.

 

My basic question before posting recipes here is,

how quick is quick?

 

Does soaking count? Does unattended boiling count?

For instance, I never like to use canned beans, because I find it easy to

just soak them overnight, then put them to boil unattended while I do other

things. I mean, I find making bean soup much less labour-intensive than

peeling and chopping vegetables for a salad. So the definition of quick is a

bit elastic, isn't it?

 

Irene

[Guest guest]

I've wondered the same, Irene. I have several recipes that require half

an hour " prep time " but can be made hours (or a day) before serving and

then bake unattended for 45 minutes immediately before the meal. That

makes the whole project take over an hour, but during that 45 minutes of

baking time, one can entertain guests, check the kids' homework, or read

a book. Does that count as time spent in the kitchen? If so, I don't

suppose they would count as " quick vegetarian " fare.

 

 

My basic question before posting recipes here is, how quick is quick?

 

Does soaking count? Does unattended boiling count?

For instance, I never like to use canned beans, because I find it easy

to

just soak them overnight, then put them to boil unattended while I do

other

things. I mean, I find making bean soup much less labour-intensive than

peeling and chopping vegetables for a salad. So the definition of quick

is a

bit elastic, isn't it?

[Guest guest]

If we take that logic, then all crockpot recipes are out, right? I

think if people want to post a recipe they should; if people want to

make it they will. What do you think?

 

Melinda

 

, " Liz Buchanan " <lizbuchanan@c...>

wrote:

> I've wondered the same, Irene. I have several recipes that

require half

> an hour " prep time " but can be made hours (or a day) before

serving and

> then bake unattended for 45 minutes immediately before the meal.

That

> makes the whole project take over an hour, but during that 45

minutes of

> baking time, one can entertain guests, check the kids' homework,

or read

> a book. Does that count as time spent in the kitchen? If so, I

don't

> suppose they would count as " quick vegetarian " fare.

>

>

> My basic question before posting recipes here is, how quick is

quick?

>

> Does soaking count? Does unattended boiling count?

> For instance, I never like to use canned beans, because I find it

easy

> to

> just soak them overnight, then put them to boil unattended while I

do

> other

> things. I mean, I find making bean soup much less labour-intensive

than

> peeling and chopping vegetables for a salad. So the definition of

quick

> is a

> bit elastic, isn't it?

[Guest guest]

Perfect, Melinda. I will post some

of those easy-to-make but longer-to-bake ones soon. Thanks!

 

 

If

we take that logic, then all crockpot recipes are out, right? I

think if

people want to post a recipe they should; if people want to

make it they

will. What do you think?

 

 

[Guest guest]

, " Liz Buchanan " <lizbuchanan@c...>

wrote:

> Perfect, Melinda. I will post some of those easy-to-make but

> longer-to-bake ones soon. Thanks!

>

I'll look forward to them Liz. We all love those quickie meals we

can fix in five minutes... but I know my second choice is the ones

where the oven or crockpot does all the work. And to be honest,

most of my 5-minute meals are way less than healthy.

 

The worst ones are the labor-intensive ones... which seems to be

what we get a lot of around the holidays. lol!

 

Melinda