[Sca-cooks] aebelskivers and takoyaki

[Ian Kusz]

crap.  Now I have to add something to the budget.  Okay, I can't do it,
right away, but can anyone recommend to me the right kind of pan for cooking
these?  Something easy to clean, if at all possible?  I know there's a lot
of variation in quality of cooking implements, so those of you who have
already tried this....  which pans should I get, and which avoid?

Thanks in advance.

On Tue, Jan 5, 2010 at 10:41 AM, Linda Peterson <mirhaxa at morktorn.com>wrote:

> These two things are made pretty much identically but are poles apart in
> taste. Aebleskievers are about 2.5", takoyaki about 1.5" globes. The pans
> are several hemispherical indents in a circular sheet (cast iron's the
> best). The batter for the aebleskievers is more like a Swedish pancake (a
> double thick French crepe) than popovers. The takoyaki is a thinner batter.
>
> The hot pan well is filled with batter, cooked to let set a bit, then
> additional ingredients are added, jams or fruit to aebleskivers, chopped
> octopus, scallions and ginger to the takoyaki, which sink down into the
> batter. The edge of the batter is then caught with the point of a skewer and
> the hemisphere turned over so it sticks up out of the well. The batter flows
> into the bottom of the well and continues to cook. When done you have a
> globe firm on the outside with a delicious filling on the inside. Fun for
> the kind of party where everyone hangs out in the kitchen. There are
> entertaining videos on the internet.
>
>        Linda
>  mirhaxa at morktorn.com
>
>
> On Tue, 5 Jan 2010, Kate Wood wrote:
>
> On Tue, Jan 5, 2010 at 8:43 AM, Ian Kusz <sprucebranch at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> wait, wait, filled pancakes?  WHY DIDN'T I THINK OF THIS BEFORE????  They
>>> sound great.  Especially the ideas with chocolate, or goat
>>> cheese...mmmmm......goat cheese....with some olives, maybe...and grape
>>> leaves.....mmmmm.....maybe paprika.....hmmm......and herbs....
>>>
>>
>> They're little balls, too. So that means they're all crunchy on the
>> outside and gooey in the middle, they're amazing. Nutella and bananas
>> is awesome, too. You have to remember you only have, like, 1" of space
>> in the middle for filling though.
>>
>> Kate
>
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