2006-08-03 17:44:15 · 8 answers · asked by flip4urkandi 3 in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes
my hamburger helper needs to simmer, but i always burn it to the bottom on an electric stove. i'm not used to 'em.
2006-08-03 17:51:10 · update #1
if i put it all the way down, my noodles are still crunchy
2006-08-03 17:53:59 · update #2
Simmering is below a boil. It's not a level on an electic stove, it's a stage of water evaporating. When bubles (oxygen) start to form on the bottom of a pan and the top of the water is steaming, the water's around 140-160 degrees F and that's perfect for poaching. Once bubbles are breaking the surface, you know, a blub here and a blub there, that's simmering. Boiling is when all hell is breaking loose, in other words. It's an eye-game, with practice you'll have your eye trained to know if there's too much heat or if you just need to move the pan a little off-center, so not all of the bottom is being exposed to direct heat.
2006-08-03 17:49:22 · answer #1 · answered by Ron 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋
a 2 or 3
2006-08-03 17:47:24 · answer #2 · answered by Cutie_Pie 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
The trick is to get it to boil, THEN turn it all the way down. It is a very low boil. It will be hot enought to boil but you have left just enough heat to keep it 'simmering' (bubbling very slightly). Be sure to read your recipe because simmering covered or uncovered can also make a big difference.
2006-08-04 04:19:16 · answer #3 · answered by Cyn 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋
To 'simmer' is to cook on the least possible heat. It would be the 'low' marked on your stove.
If no regulator is available then intermittant switching 'off' of the electric supply shall perform a similar function.
2006-08-03 17:52:20 · answer #4 · answered by Rainbow 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I usually put it at one or two points above the simmer line, this seems to be a good heat for that, also it depends on what kind of pan you are using also, iron and steel cook warmer then some other types.
2006-08-03 20:19:12 · answer #5 · answered by liquidassets1979 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
the lowest heat setting is simmer. You don't want it to boil, keep small bubbles in it.
2006-08-03 17:49:08 · answer #6 · answered by Just Me 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
You people are no help at all. I know what a simmer looks like but I'd like to see someone give me an idea where on the 1-10 dial a simmer is.
2014-05-11 12:45:11 · answer #7 · answered by Michael 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
i agree, no helpful answers. i put rice say down to the lowest setting & it nevers cook, all crunchy & full of liquid. i go up then liguids goes down to nothing, but rice not done. Hve been trying for years to figure it out!!!
2016-01-07 10:31:51 · answer #8 · answered by Holly 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋