On 2005-01-02, GregoryD > wrote:

> I cannot fathom why it would take anyone near an hour to make roux for
> a gumbo. If you have even heat distribution and are stirring it
> constantly, it shouldn't take more than 15-20 minutes tops to get to a
> shade of brown that would be considered the right amount of cooking for
> a gumbo roux.....

Tell 'em, Greg!

It takes me about 8 mins to make a fudgecycle brown roux cooking at just
below smoking temps and constantly stirring with a hi-temp spatula in a
copper bottomed pan. OTOH, I've heard a hands-off approach is to do it in
the oven for about an hour. I don't recall the temp.

nb