I found one on an upper shelf - has to be over 10 years old - anyway, why does the package instruct the cook to place at least a T of flour in the bag and shake it well? What happens if you don't put the flour in? Just wondering. Do they make those bags anymore? Maybe I should send it to the Smithsonian?

Kalmia wrote:
>
> I found one on an upper shelf - has to be over 10 years old - anyway, why does the package instruct the cook to place at least a T of flour in the bag and shake it well? What happens if you don't put the flour in? Just wondering. Do they make those bags anymore? Maybe I should send it to the Smithsonian?

They still sell them. I use them for Thanksgiving turkey. The bit of
flour is to keep the meat from sticking to the bag.

G.

On Sunday, September 15, 2013 4:19:12 PM UTC-4, Gary wrote:
> Kalmia wrote:
>
> >
>
> > I found one on an upper shelf - has to be over 10 years old - anyway, why does the package instruct the cook to place at least a T of flour in the bag and shake it well? What happens if you don't put the flour in? Just wondering. Do they make those bags anymore? Maybe I should send it to the Smithsonian?
>
>
>
> They still sell them. I use them for Thanksgiving turkey. The bit of
>
> flour is to keep the meat from sticking to the bag.


Well, my chicken stuck to the bag a bit, but I must say, the chicken was tender as butter and no roasting pan to soak all night and scrape tom'w. At least I used something I've been hanging onto forever. I bet they WOULD do a nice job on a turkey, but I have never made a T-giving dinner and an not about to start at this age.

On 9/15/2013 7:06 PM, Kalmia wrote:

>
> Well, my chicken stuck to the bag a bit, but I must say, the chicken
> was tender as butter and no roasting pan to soak all night and scrape
> tom'w. At least I used something I've been hanging onto forever. I
> bet they WOULD do a nice job on a turkey, but I have never made a
> T-giving dinner and an not about to start at this age.
>
The very first Thanksgiving turkey I ever cooked was in one of those
bags. It turned out very nice, but no crispy skin. I guess you could
remove it from the bag long enough to crisp the skin, but that means you
still have to soak and wash the roasting pan.

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On Sunday, September 15, 2013 12:07:42 PM UTC-8, Kalmia wrote:

> I found one on an upper shelf - has to be over 10 years old - anyway, why does the package instruct the cook to place at least a T of flour in the bag and shake it well? What happens if you don't put the flour in? Just wondering. Do they make those bags anymore? Maybe I should send it to the Smithsonian?
........................

I always use them when cooking a smaller turkey (around 11 to 12 lbs.) as clean up is easy, and the bird is always moist and browned to perfection. I always recommend them to newlyweds when they go to cook their first turkey, and just follow the directions in the package. I think the flour helps to keep the meat from sticking, but I also thought maybe there was a chance of a bag popping open during cooking, if didn't add it, coating the inside of the bag well.

Judy

On 2013-09-16, Cheryl > wrote:

> The very first Thanksgiving turkey I ever cooked was in one of those
> bags. It turned out very nice, but no crispy skin.

Remember Justin Wilson? He cooked everything in those bags. Add
rice, add white wine .....gar-own-tee!!

nb

On 9/16/2013 9:16 AM, notbob wrote:
> On 2013-09-16, Cheryl > wrote:
>
>> The very first Thanksgiving turkey I ever cooked was in one of those
>> bags. It turned out very nice, but no crispy skin.
>
> Remember Justin Wilson? He cooked everything in those bags. Add
> rice, add white wine .....gar-own-tee!!
>
> nb
>
It's a bit OT but they sell bags to make toasted cheese sandwiches in a
regular toaster. They are said to last up to 50 uses but look pretty
grubby after three. I guess "up to 50" includes 3 :-)

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Jim Silverton (Potomac, MD)

Extraneous "not." in Reply To.

On Sunday, September 15, 2013 11:45:20 PM UTC-4, Sqwertz wrote:
>
> I line all my pans with foil. That way you can cook open in the oven
> and get the roasted-Mailliard effect without having to steam your
> bird.
>
> -sw

Makes for easy clean up but you can't deglaze
the pan for gravy.

http://www.richardfisher.com

On Sun, 15 Sep 2013 22:45:20 -0500, Sqwertz wrote:

> I line all my pans with foil.

Then ya shoot mayo all over 'em, right Sqwerty-queer?

On 2013-09-16 15:00:58 +0000, said:

> On 16 Sep 2013 13:16:17 GMT, notbob > wrote:
>
>> On 2013-09-16, Cheryl > wrote:
>>
>>> The very first Thanksgiving turkey I ever cooked was in one of those
>>> bags. It turned out very nice, but no crispy skin.
>>
>> Remember Justin Wilson? He cooked everything in those bags. Add
>> rice, add white wine .....gar-own-tee!!
>>
>> nb
>
> Nobody could forget him ! gar-on-tee!

So it was just an aluminum bag then, was it?

On 9/15/2013 4:07 PM, Kalmia wrote:
> I found one on an upper shelf - has to be over 10 years old - anyway, why does the package instruct the cook to place at least a T of flour in the bag and shake it well? What happens if you don't put the flour in? Just wondering. Do they make those bags anymore? Maybe I should send it to the Smithsonian?
>
Huh. I have a package of those. My mother bought them. Probably also
10 years old. I never bothered reading the instructions.

I just looked. It says "to proteect against bursting". Huh. Since
you're also supposed to cut slits in the top of the bag I'm not sure
what would cause it to burst.

Jill

On 9/17/2013 6:13 PM, gtr wrote:
>
> So it was just an aluminum bag then, was it?
>
No, they're clear plastic bags.

Jill

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
> On 9/15/2013 4:07 PM, Kalmia wrote:
>> I found one on an upper shelf - has to be over 10 years old - anyway, why
>> does the package instruct the cook to place at least a T of flour in the
>> bag and shake it well? What happens if you don't put the flour in? Just
>> wondering. Do they make those bags anymore? Maybe I should send it to
>> the Smithsonian?
>>
> Huh. I have a package of those. My mother bought them. Probably also 10
> years old. I never bothered reading the instructions.
>
> I just looked. It says "to proteect against bursting". Huh. Since
> you're also supposed to cut slits in the top of the bag I'm not sure what
> would cause it to burst.

I've never used them. My mom used some kind of bag but not sure if it was
those. She did have one explode and it left quite a mess. No self cleaning
ovens in those days.

In article >,
jmcquown > wrote:

> On 9/17/2013 6:13 PM, gtr wrote:
> >
> > So it was just an aluminum bag then, was it?
> >
> No, they're clear plastic bags.

Nylon, IIRC. They give you a nice steam-cleaned bird.

Isaac

On 9/17/2013 6:21 PM, jmcquown wrote:

> On 9/15/2013 4:07 PM, Kalmia wrote:
>> I found one on an upper shelf - has to be over 10 years old - anyway,
>> why does the package instruct the cook to place at least a T of flour
>> in the bag and shake it well? What happens if you don't put the flour
>> in? Just wondering. Do they make those bags anymore? Maybe I should
>> send it to the Smithsonian?
>>
> Huh. I have a package of those. My mother bought them. Probably also
> 10 years old. I never bothered reading the instructions.
>
> I just looked. It says "to proteect against bursting". Huh. Since
> you're also supposed to cut slits in the top of the bag I'm not sure
> what would cause it to burst.
>
> Jill

the one and only time I used a cooking bag for a turkey I didn't cut
slits in it.

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On 9/21/2013 12:14 AM, Cheryl wrote:
> On 9/17/2013 6:21 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>
>> On 9/15/2013 4:07 PM, Kalmia wrote:
>>> I found one on an upper shelf - has to be over 10 years old - anyway,
>>> why does the package instruct the cook to place at least a T of flour
>>> in the bag and shake it well? What happens if you don't put the flour
>>> in? Just wondering. Do they make those bags anymore? Maybe I should
>>> send it to the Smithsonian?
>>>
>> Huh. I have a package of those. My mother bought them. Probably also
>> 10 years old. I never bothered reading the instructions.
>>
>> I just looked. It says "to proteect against bursting". Huh. Since
>> you're also supposed to cut slits in the top of the bag I'm not sure
>> what would cause it to burst.
>>
>> Jill
>
> the one and only time I used a cooking bag for a turkey I didn't cut
> slits in it.
>
I was simply reading what it said on the box. I've never actually used
them.

I also have a couple of McCormick Bag N' Season baking things - bag &
spices included in the packet:

http://www.mccormick.com/Spices-and-...s/Bag-n-Season

One for pot roast, one for chicken, one for "buffalo wings". Don't ask
me why Mom would have bought one for wings... to the best of my
recollection she never cooked chicken wings.

Jill