l not -l wrote in rec.food.cooking:

>
> On 27-Jun-2017, Wayne Boatwright >
> wrote:
>
> > On Tue 27 Jun 2017 08:24:30a, Taxed and Spent told us...
> >
> > > On 6/27/2017 8:10 AM, wrote:
> > >> On Monday, June 26, 2017 at 2:26:56 PM UTC-4, Wayne
> > >> Boatwright
> > >> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > >
> > >>> There have been others who have posted wanting to know what
> > >>> a
> > >>> certain item or utensil was, but they also included a
> > >>> picture
> > >>> that they had either taken or had search for on the
> > >>> Internet.
> > > >
> > > >
> > >> Would someone please enlighten me on how one searches for a
> > >> photo
> > >> when one doesn't know the right keywords to use?
> > > >
> > >> It's like trying to search for a song title when all you can
> > >> do
> > >> is sing "la-la-la." One time, when I tried to do that, the
> > >> program (I forget which) couldn't even identify "Twinkle
> > >> Twinkle
> > >> Little Star."
> > > >
> > > >
> > >> Lenona.
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > > I just searched of "kitchen utensil with holes" and looked at
> > > the
> > > images returned by the search. Then I quickly found this:
> > >
> > > https://www.etsy.com/listing/1922544...flat-metal-ute
> > > n sil-with
> > >
> > > now you know.
> > >
> >
> > This is the most common type of flame tamer and has been around
> > for
> > at least 65 years. Back in the 1950s they usually cost no more
> > than
> > a couple of dollars or so. New ones today are still
> > inexpensive.
> >
> > Some folks used them instead of a double boiler.
> >
> > --
> I may give it a try for very low simmering; but, I bought mine
> originally to use with my Bodum Santos Vacuum Coffee Maker. I
> had heard that sometimes direct flame could cause the glass to
> break; that appears to be a generalization about the state of
> modern glass cooking vessels.

It's designed for low simmering needs. You don't use them on a
glasstop/smoothe top range, but on a cast iron, they are essential.
They can be useful too on an electric range.

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Sqwertz wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> On Tue, 27 Jun 2017 17:07:01 -0500, cshenk wrote:
>
> > Sqwertz wrote in rec.food.cooking:
> >
> >> ObFood: Cooking beans - pintos in one pan, mayocoba in another. I
> >> have no idea what I'm going to do with them yet.
> >
> > Had to look up the Mayocoba. I think that is what is called Canary
> > Beans here at the Hispanic grocery place near me. A distinct yellow
> > but they don't totally stay that pretty color on cooking.
> >
> > They are more in effect like butter beans and would do well if you
> > want a bean that melts into the pot over longer crockpot cookery.
> > Call it, bean soup. If you were to mix the 2 types, expect the
> > pintos to stay fairly well shaped as these form the thick soup base.
>
> Mayocobas act just like pintos and keep their shape just fine. They
> have a smoother flesh and better texture, but nothing like a butter or
> lima bean.
>
> I made refried beans form the pinto, and a mashed up the mayocoba
> beans and added them to a red chili base with ground beef and will use
> that for topping natural-skinned hot dogs tonight.
>
> -sw

Ok, not the same as a Canary bean.

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l not -l wrote in rec.food.cooking:

>
> On 27-Jun-2017, "cshenk" > wrote:
>
> > l not -l wrote in rec.food.cooking:
> >
> > >
> > > On 27-Jun-2017, Wayne Boatwright >
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > On Tue 27 Jun 2017 08:24:30a, Taxed and Spent told us...
> > > >
> > > > > On 6/27/2017 8:10 AM, wrote:
> > > > >> On Monday, June 26, 2017 at 2:26:56 PM UTC-4, Wayne
> > > > >> Boatwright
> > > > >> wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > >>> There have been others who have posted wanting to know
> > > > > > > what
> > > > >>> a
> > > > >>> certain item or utensil was, but they also included a
> > > > >>> picture
> > > > >>> that they had either taken or had search for on the
> > > > >>> Internet.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >> Would someone please enlighten me on how one searches
> > > > >> for a
> > > > >> photo
> > > > >> when one doesn't know the right keywords to use?
> > > > > >
> > > > >> It's like trying to search for a song title when all you
> > > > >> can
> > > > >> do
> > > > >> is sing "la-la-la." One time, when I tried to do that,
> > > > >> the
> > > > >> program (I forget which) couldn't even identify "Twinkle
> > > > >> Twinkle
> > > > >> Little Star."
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >> Lenona.
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > I just searched of "kitchen utensil with holes" and
> > > > > looked at
> > > > > the
> > > > > images returned by the search. Then I quickly found
> > > > > this:
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > https://www.etsy.com/listing/192254476/flame-f
> > > > > > > > > > > > > anner-flat-metal-ute
> > > > > n sil-with
> > > > >
> > > > > now you know.
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > This is the most common type of flame tamer and has been
> > > > around
> > > > for
> > > > at least 65 years. Back in the 1950s they usually cost no
> > > > more
> > > > than
> > > > a couple of dollars or so. New ones today are still
> > > > inexpensive.
> > > >
> > > > Some folks used them instead of a double boiler.
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > I may give it a try for very low simmering; but, I bought
> > > mine
> > > originally to use with my Bodum Santos Vacuum Coffee Maker.
> > > I
> > > had heard that sometimes direct flame could cause the glass
> > > to
> > > break; that appears to be a generalization about the state of
> > > modern glass cooking vessels.
> >
> > It's designed for low simmering needs. You don't use them on a
> > glasstop/smoothe top range, but on a cast iron, they are
> > essential.
> > They can be useful too on an electric range.
> >
> > --
> You may have misunderstood my reply. I don't have a glass
> stovetop; I had heard that my glass coffee maker might need the
> flame tamer to protect it from the flame of my gas stove.

No, was just adding to where it is used is all.

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On Tuesday, June 27, 2017 at 3:06:01 PM UTC-4, Wayne Boatwright wrote:

>
> Some folks used them instead of a double boiler.


Good to know.