[Sca-cooks] Re: Boil in Bag

[Phlip]

This is the first I'd seen of this thread or difficulty.

The only reason you should have that sort of difficulty with a boil in bag
is if you don't use a pot to boil the water in that's big enough. The boil
in bag should be free to move about, rather than being jammed in place- not
only does that allow more even heating of the contents, but the  nature of
water as a calorie absorbant prevents hot spots on the side of the pot.

It's very similat to the principle of stirring hot steel in a quench bucket,
so you don't get warping or deformation of the hot steel object, by the
intensity of steam in one spot or another.

Phlip


> If you have a large kettle with a pasta insert, this would solve the
problem
> of the bags touching the sides of the kettle and make for easier
retrieval.
>
> >     It's been a long time since I tried boiling something in a bag, but
I
> seem to recall that the problem was the bag touching the side of the pot,
> not the hot water, causing melting problems.  Is this the case in the
> experience of anybody else?
>
> Sandra
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