primitives discuss cookie sheets

[franksolich]

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=236x50215

Oh my.

eridani  (1000+ posts)        Sat Nov-15-08 06:41 AM
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Thanks for the AirBake pans tip

Just made up some chocolate chip cookies using my KitchenAid to speed the process up quite a bit. I baked the cookies 12 minutes instead of the 9 to 11 recommended on the package, and they came out beautifully! We don't have gas available in our area and so are stuck with an electric stove and oven. I always thought that was why I had problems with burned cookie bottoms, but that isn't the case at all. Just turned into a huge AirBake fan!

The primitive's nuts.

franksolich, always being a renter, has to use what's available for cooking, either natural gas or electric.

franksolich currently has a natural gas stove and oven, but has always preferred electric stoves and ovens.

Less explosive.

Anyway.

TreasonousBastard  (1000+ posts)      Sat Nov-15-08 07:08 PM
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1. AirBake Rules! I left mine in the oven when I moved and...realized it just as I was mixing up a huge batch of cookies.

They're not everywhere, but I did finally find replacements after almost ruining that batch. I can't imagine why any other cookie sheets exist.

Okay, what are these AirBake cookie sheets, and what makes them superior to standard run-of-the-mill ordinary average everyday cookie sheets?

franksolich has always made fine cookies, using cast-iron griddles.

midnight armadillo  (1000+ posts)      Fri Nov-21-08 11:14 PM
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2. I hate them.

They never bake the bottom of the cookies well and I ended up giving away my old Airbake cookie sheets a number of years ago. I use a fairly heavy gauge steel cookie sheet that scored highly in Cooks Illustrated a few years ago. Perfect cookies every time in a crappy [sic]electric oven.

Simply Fugue  (1000+ posts)      Sat Nov-22-08 07:17 AM
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3. I'm with you.

I've never had any luck using Airbake cookie sheets. Haven't used mine in years.

Guess I should give mine away too.

sandnsea  (1000+ posts)      Sat Nov-22-08 01:21 PM
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4. I agree

I use whatever old crappy cookie sheets I've used for years. I'm glad to know I'm not the only one that isn't an airbake fan. I like the bottom of the cookie to be, well, baked for lack of a better word.

ekelly  (256 posts)        Sat Nov-22-08 09:06 PM
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6. I gave mine away after the second use...

Resulted in awful cookies....underbaked.

htuttle  (1000+ posts)      Sat Nov-22-08 03:27 PM
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5. I have the best luck baking on parchment paper

At least for the stuff I bake, which is usually biscuits, soda bread and focaccia. I just baked a focaccia on parchment this morning, and it came out perfectly.

Then again, I have a gas oven, so it's probably easier.

Gas ovens are dangerous; they tend to blow up.

Electric ovens don't do that.

[Flame]

Sorry, Frank, I have to agree with the primitives on this one...I much prefer a gas oven/stove over electric.

[Chris]

Sorry, Frank, I have to agree with the primitives on this one...I much prefer a gas oven/stove over electric.

I'd much rather have a gas stovetop, but you can't really broil with a gas oven (not that I've noticed.  I could be wrong).

[Eupher]

After having recently gone through a ton of research on appliances (we were going to build our next house), the current trend seems to be dual fuel -- gas range (whether natural gas or propane) and electric oven.

With the electric oven option, it's easier and cheaper to get it convection-flavored.

I'm partial to this setup as well. You can control a gas burner a lot better than an electric.

[franksolich]

But reminder, everybody.

Natural gas stoves can blow up.

Electric stoves never blow up.

Safety's number one with me.

[debk]

Mine's a gas cooktop, with a small gas oven and a large electric oven.

I don't use the gas oven much, because it seems to dry things out a bit.

I have a couple of airbakes around somewhere. I don't like them. When I replace a cookie sheet ( or any bakeware), it's usually from Ross's or Marshalls.....most any of their stuff is $5 or less.