Ok, on the grill pan that you put in the oven or under the grill, I put aluminium foil under the actual metal grill to catch any food that falls onto the tray it sits on. Should the dull side or should the shiny side face upwards? Or does it not made a difference?
2006-12-14 07:18:35 · 21 answers · asked by pianowez 3 in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
Hmmm...looks like someone went down the whole list and put thumbs down against the answers! Wasn't me...
2006-12-14 09:08:15 · update #1
Straight from Alcoa - makers of reynolds aluminum wrap
Which side of Reynolds Wrap® Aluminum Foil should I use, the shiny or the dull side?
Actually, it makes no difference which side of the aluminum foil you use—both sides do the same fine job of cooking, freezing and storing food. The difference in appearance between dull and shiny is due to the foil manufacturing process. In the final rolling step, two layers of foil are passed through the rolling mill at the same time. The side coming in contact with the mill's highly polished steel rollers becomes shiny. The other side, not coming in contact with the heavy rollers, comes out with a dull or matte finish.
The exception is when using Reynolds Wrap® Release® Non-Stick Aluminum Foil. The non-stick coating is applied during manufacturing to the dull side of the foil. Always place the non-stick (dull) side toward the food.
2006-12-14 07:34:51 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I was always taught that the shiny side reflects the heat. So if you're cooking, you want the heat to go into the food, not be reflected away, so you put the foil over the dish shiny side in. For the bottom of the oven you'd want the heat reflected back up.
While that's what I was always taught, I'm sure that if you picked the foil up with your bare hands after cooking it would feel equally hot on both sides!
I've googled the topic and there seems to be an equal number of arguments backing both opinions.
2006-12-14 07:34:05 · answer #2 · answered by jaydee 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Use it the shiny side up. The shiny side reflects heat more so helps cook the food more. When I wrap sandwiches in foil I do it so the shiny side is on the outside to reflect heat out so the food stays cooler. I don't think it really makes that much of a difference though...
2006-12-14 07:36:17 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
The theory is that the dull side up, as the shiny reflects the heat away from the food!! I do know that when you BBQ the shiny side is always on the inside! Hope that helps!!
2006-12-14 07:23:10 · answer #4 · answered by lynne 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I always use the shiny side away from the food ,I think it can be dangerous to near a 'open' grill , there was something about that on radio one day when an expert was speaking on cooking,.
2006-12-14 07:32:46 · answer #5 · answered by MILLION DOLLAR QUESTION 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Under the grill, shiny side upwards (it reflects better). Wrapping food, shiny side outwards (I've no idea why).
2006-12-14 07:22:01 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Shiny side up..that would probably make heat focus on the grill.
2006-12-14 07:26:35 · answer #7 · answered by Gandalf 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Shiny side on the outside.
2006-12-14 07:21:01 · answer #8 · answered by Nini 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If it's catching drips then I wouldn't think it would matter but if you are wrapping food in it for cooking than I always put the shiny side to the food as it reflects heat back in. (or so I think anyway)
2006-12-14 07:27:06 · answer #9 · answered by Hustler 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Someone asked on Ready Steady Cook and the answer was that it makes no difference. The surface differences are caused by the manufacturing process
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2006-12-17 23:40:47 · answer #10 · answered by Amanda K 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋