On 21/04/2013 12:34 AM, sf wrote:
>
> Got some green bananas from the grocery store today and cooked them
> the way you said. I've never eaten Bananas Foster, so I didn't know
> what to expect. Maybe I did it wrong, but I wasn't impressed.


Green? I suggested slightly under ripe.
The core of the dessert is the butter, sugar and rum. I prefer other
fruits done in this manner.

> What impressed me was how the rum instants burst into flames when it
> hit the pan. I always had to use a match when I used electric and it
> was never so spectacular!


It is best to do it with the lights low so you can see the flames.
Alcohol tends to burn mostly blue. Doing it with the lights on makes it
hard to see the flame. You miss out on the pyromanaical thrill and the
visual warnings about where it might be hot when you think the flames
have stopped.