The official silly questions thread

[V8mate]

I'll start


1. Rolling out pastry.

Is it possible to roll it out in such a way as for it to have a level thickness, i.e. not thicker in the middle and thinner at the edges?

When I make pastry and put it in the fridge, I always make it into a flat, level 'patty' rather than a 'ball', so I'm starting from a level premise, but I always end up with it thin at the edges and thicker in the centre.

Any tips?




And do feel free to add any questions relating to culinary preparation but which you always felt too much of a wally to ask here too

[trix-a-belle]

put less pressure on your rolling pin, I would hazard a guess that you are putting too much effort into it so pressing the sides down hence the high spot in the middle.

hth

eta: obivously you aren't pushing the sides down at exactly the same time & bending the rolling pin, unless you're the incredible hulk

Edited by trix-a-belle on Friday 11th December 14:18

[the_lone_wolf]

Is this the thread where we ask silly questions?

[sleep envy]

V8mate said:

Any tips?

use one of these but buy an electric motor for it

[V8mate]

sleep envy said:

V8mate said:

Any tips?

use one of these but buy an electric motor for it

For biscuit pastry and pastry for mince pies etc?

[sleep envy]

why ever not?

[shirt]

use a curved rolling pin

[V8mate]

sleep envy said:

why ever not?

Do they make then a foot wide?

[sleep envy]

V8mate said:

sleep envy said:

why ever not?

Do they make then a foot wide?

no but they make them so you can make the pastry a foot long

exactly how big are your mince pies?

[V8mate]

sleep envy said:

V8mate said:

sleep envy said:

why ever not?

Do they make then a foot wide?

no but they make them so you can make the pastry a foot long

exactly how big are your mince pies?

A foot wide

[sleep envy]

you are aware that you'll get a reputation aren't you?

[V8mate]

Well, reputation or not, I'm certainly going to give your idea a try!

Anyone for a mince pie at DDs next week?

[Bill]

the_lone_wolf said:

Is this the thread where we ask silly questions?

[dcw@pr]

thegavster said:

1) Does cooked pasta freeze ok?

2) Can I freeze raw egg? For instance if I made some burgers with egg as a binder, would that be ok to freeze them raw?

probably

yes

[Kermit power]

thegavster said:

1) Does cooked pasta freeze ok?

If it's already in a sauce, yes.

If it's not, Dear God man, it only cost 4p! Cook some more next time.

[johnnywgk]

Can i ride my mountain bike over mince pies, or only on mountains.

[V8mate]

johnnywgk said:

Can i ride my mountain bike over mince pies, or only on mountains.

Neither. Because you ride a girl's bike which can't even cycle over marshmallows.

[johnnywgk]

Oh silly me

[Google [bot]]

If:
A quantity of Olive oil
Ham
Egg
Tomato
Mushroom
Potato
Bread


...constitute reasonably balanced foods, why, when cooked together do they become artery-hardening food from hell to send you to an early grave?

[escargot]

Yes it does.