widewoman > wrote:
: On 1 Jul 2005 23:37:57 GMT, Thelma Lubkin >
: wrote:

:> I usually 'toast' my sesame seeds by tossing them in the wok
:> using a wok spatula. When I try that with these, they stick
:> together and to the spatula, so that I get clumps of seeds,
:> some not toasted at all and others burned.
:> What's a good method for toasting these?
:>
:> --thelma


: You can also put them in thin layer..very thin..so as not to stack
: them up.. on a baking sheet and put them in the oven or under a
: broiler and keeping a close eye on them as to color and smell. They

Thanks, I need to try the oven.

: There are unhulled seeds out there too that are kind of gray.. if you
: want more texture out of them, don't know if the flavor is improved by
: the toasting with the hulls on them though..but there's more roughage
: for sure! ;-)

Those are probably the ones that I usually use, and like.
I enjoy the crunch of those hulls.
--thelma
: Janice