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[Robin Carroll-Mann]

Balthazar of Blackmoor said:
> allilyn at juno.com writes:
> > The Europeans tend to stir things with an over and under motion, rather
> >  than the American round and round.  This does get confusing when
> >  translating: German recipes will tell you to stir under, or over and
> >  under.  Just stir as you normally do.
> 
> Actually, I *think* more and more Americans are beginning to realize that 
> both methods have their place, and use them properly most of the time.  At 
> least, all of the Americans I know personally...

Well..being a new cook, I had not heard of this and in fact it had never
occurred to me that there might be another way, other than around and 
around, to stir something.

I can see that this over and under motion could be useful for aeriating
the food you are stirring. Is there a particular type of food preperation
where this around and around motion excells?

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