Comments on: How to flip food in a pan (Video) http://boingboing.net/2012/10/04/how-to-flip-food-in-a-pan-vid.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Mon, 20 May 2013 03:51:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Chloramphenicol http://boingboing.net/2012/10/04/how-to-flip-food-in-a-pan-vid.html#comment-1549759 Chloramphenicol Fri, 05 Oct 2012 15:57:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=185398#comment-1549759 More than twice at all throughout the entire process, or more than twice at any single instance? More than twice at all throughout the entire process, or more than twice at any single instance?

]]> By: OoerictoO http://boingboing.net/2012/10/04/how-to-flip-food-in-a-pan-vid.html#comment-1549705 OoerictoO Fri, 05 Oct 2012 14:10:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=185398#comment-1549705 ding! and to flip in a straight sided pan, as far as i can tell, it has to be lifted, even with cheese-balls or mirepoix. YMMV IANAC ding!
and to flip in a straight sided pan, as far as i can tell, it has to be lifted, even with cheese-balls or mirepoix.
YMMV
IANAC

]]> By: OoerictoO http://boingboing.net/2012/10/04/how-to-flip-food-in-a-pan-vid.html#comment-1549701 OoerictoO Fri, 05 Oct 2012 14:07:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=185398#comment-1549701  cheater  cheater

]]> By: awjt http://boingboing.net/2012/10/04/how-to-flip-food-in-a-pan-vid.html#comment-1549631 awjt Fri, 05 Oct 2012 10:54:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=185398#comment-1549631 It's true. If you are actually preparing a full meal, you don't have time for showboating. It’s true. If you are actually preparing a full meal, you don’t have time for showboating.

]]> By: awjt http://boingboing.net/2012/10/04/how-to-flip-food-in-a-pan-vid.html#comment-1549630 awjt Fri, 05 Oct 2012 10:50:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=185398#comment-1549630 Here's my short list of kitchen essential skills: Efficient chopping Flipping and stirring sans utensil Touching hot things bare-handed Basic eyeball measurements, tsps, Tbs, cup, half cup, etc. Memorize key recipes and methods: pancakes, bread, pie crust, noodles, velouté sauce, Bechamel, hollandaise, etc How to test meat doneness by touch and sight How to organize prep for 4 or 5 dishes simultaneously How to clean out the fridge for a great meal Substitution And, since becoming a parent, how to hide vegetables in everything Here’s my short list of kitchen essential skills:
Efficient chopping
Flipping and stirring sans utensil
Touching hot things bare-handed
Basic eyeball measurements, tsps, Tbs, cup, half cup, etc.
Memorize key recipes and methods: pancakes, bread, pie crust, noodles, velouté sauce, Bechamel, hollandaise, etc
How to test meat doneness by touch and sight
How to organize prep for 4 or 5 dishes simultaneously
How to clean out the fridge for a great meal
Substitution
And, since becoming a parent, how to hide vegetables in everything

]]> By: Smart E Pantz http://boingboing.net/2012/10/04/how-to-flip-food-in-a-pan-vid.html#comment-1549465 Smart E Pantz Fri, 05 Oct 2012 02:17:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=185398#comment-1549465 Sorry to be all "smarty pants" and haughty, but, um......duh. Sorry to be all “smarty pants” and haughty, but, um……duh.

]]> By: Adam Fields http://boingboing.net/2012/10/04/how-to-flip-food-in-a-pan-vid.html#comment-1549459 Adam Fields Fri, 05 Oct 2012 02:11:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=185398#comment-1549459 It's also useful to practice this using a handful of beans in a small ziploc bag. Easy to flip, won't get all over the place, and has internal motion like a mass of real food. It’s also useful to practice this using a handful of beans in a small ziploc bag. Easy to flip, won’t get all over the place, and has internal motion like a mass of real food.

]]> By: David Murphy http://boingboing.net/2012/10/04/how-to-flip-food-in-a-pan-vid.html#comment-1549457 David Murphy Fri, 05 Oct 2012 02:02:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=185398#comment-1549457 My old crusty kitchen rat friend told me that if you flip it more than twice "your playing with it." He said "your trying to fucking cook it, not put on a show." My old crusty kitchen rat friend told me that if you flip it more than twice “your playing with it.” He said “your trying to fucking cook it, not put on a show.”

]]> By: ocker3 http://boingboing.net/2012/10/04/how-to-flip-food-in-a-pan-vid.html#comment-1549414 ocker3 Fri, 05 Oct 2012 01:15:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=185398#comment-1549414  I was wondering about a pancake/omelette, it looks like the cook does the forwards and back, then Lowers the pan to give the large surface area object more time to rotate. If you watch the second flip where they elevate the pan while flipping, the pancake almost misses and they have to move the pan forwards to catch it properly  I was wondering about a pancake/omelette, it looks like the cook does the forwards and back, then Lowers the pan to give the large surface area object more time to rotate. If you watch the second flip where they elevate the pan while flipping, the pancake almost misses and they have to move the pan forwards to catch it properly

]]> By: Michael D http://boingboing.net/2012/10/04/how-to-flip-food-in-a-pan-vid.html#comment-1549390 Michael D Fri, 05 Oct 2012 00:36:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=185398#comment-1549390 Like the first poster, this and cutting with a knife were the two great skills I picked up in GreasySpoon 101 in college. The chef who taught me how to flip had me use slices of bread. They're just a bit harder to flip than eggs, so if you can do bread, eggs are no problem. Like the first poster, this and cutting with a knife were the two great skills I picked up in GreasySpoon 101 in college. The chef who taught me how to flip had me use slices of bread. They’re just a bit harder to flip than eggs, so if you can do bread, eggs are no problem.

]]> By: Roy Edward Truax http://boingboing.net/2012/10/04/how-to-flip-food-in-a-pan-vid.html#comment-1549388 Roy Edward Truax Fri, 05 Oct 2012 00:34:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=185398#comment-1549388 Yeah no shit... Yeah no shit…

]]> By: futnuh http://boingboing.net/2012/10/04/how-to-flip-food-in-a-pan-vid.html#comment-1549332 futnuh Thu, 04 Oct 2012 23:00:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=185398#comment-1549332 I slide mine out onto a plate, and then use the plate to flip the omelette back into the pan. I slide mine out onto a plate, and then use the plate to flip the omelette back into the pan.

]]> By: ryuthrowsstuff http://boingboing.net/2012/10/04/how-to-flip-food-in-a-pan-vid.html#comment-1549263 ryuthrowsstuff Thu, 04 Oct 2012 22:02:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=185398#comment-1549263 Not until you're well practiced and even then its significantly messier.  Not until you’re well practiced and even then its significantly messier. 

]]> By: Susan Carley Oliver http://boingboing.net/2012/10/04/how-to-flip-food-in-a-pan-vid.html#comment-1549247 Susan Carley Oliver Thu, 04 Oct 2012 21:47:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=185398#comment-1549247 Nope, those things actually <b>are</b> saute pans.  The "jump" meaning is still present; it refers not to flipping (which almost requires a sloped side) but to the bouncing around that happens as the food is stirred or as the pan is shaken.  The straight sides are needed to keep the food in whilst bouncing around. Nope, those things actually are saute pans.  The “jump” meaning is still present; it refers not to flipping (which almost requires a sloped side) but to the bouncing around that happens as the food is stirred or as the pan is shaken.  The straight sides are needed to keep the food in whilst bouncing around.

]]> By: Brian Easton http://boingboing.net/2012/10/04/how-to-flip-food-in-a-pan-vid.html#comment-1549242 Brian Easton Thu, 04 Oct 2012 21:42:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=185398#comment-1549242 Fold, not flip. Fold, not flip.

]]> By: Rickenbacker4001 http://boingboing.net/2012/10/04/how-to-flip-food-in-a-pan-vid.html#comment-1549236 Rickenbacker4001 Thu, 04 Oct 2012 21:40:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=185398#comment-1549236 I saw the cheese balls and thought this was " Here comes Honey Boo Boo...! I saw the cheese balls and thought this was ” Here comes Honey Boo Boo…!

]]> By: relawson http://boingboing.net/2012/10/04/how-to-flip-food-in-a-pan-vid.html#comment-1549149 relawson Thu, 04 Oct 2012 20:47:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=185398#comment-1549149 I think i'll throw off the crutch of using a spatula assist this weekend and flip my 3 fried eggs with one hand! Btw, you really shouldn't have to flip an omelet :p I think i’ll throw off the crutch of using a spatula assist this weekend and flip my 3 fried eggs with one hand!

Btw, you really shouldn’t have to flip an omelet :p

]]> By: Alex Stapleton http://boingboing.net/2012/10/04/how-to-flip-food-in-a-pan-vid.html#comment-1549131 Alex Stapleton Thu, 04 Oct 2012 20:37:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=185398#comment-1549131 Like this? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Kzlu7tYMmE Like this? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Kzlu7tYMmE

]]> By: Boundegar http://boingboing.net/2012/10/04/how-to-flip-food-in-a-pan-vid.html#comment-1549126 Boundegar Thu, 04 Oct 2012 20:35:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=185398#comment-1549126 We're not going to use real food - we're going to use cheese balls! We’re not going to use real food – we’re going to use cheese balls!

]]> By: MonkeyBoy http://boingboing.net/2012/10/04/how-to-flip-food-in-a-pan-vid.html#comment-1549124 MonkeyBoy Thu, 04 Oct 2012 20:34:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=185398#comment-1549124 The vid doesn't mention how important the slope of the sides of the pan is. The proper type of pan is called a saute pan and the verb saute in French means "jump" which describes this flipping cooking technique. Strangly enough there are <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=saute+pan&num=50&hl=en&safe=off&client=firefox-a&hs=gCt&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&channel=rcs&prmd=imvns&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=ze9tUKjeB7S80QG1goHwBw&ved=0CIEBELAE&biw=981&bih=456" rel="nofollow">lots of things called saute pans with the wrong sides</a>, i guess which shows that for many people "saute" has lost its "jump" meaning. The vid doesn’t mention how important the slope of the sides of the pan is. The proper type of pan is called a saute pan and the verb saute in French means “jump” which describes this flipping cooking technique.

Strangly enough there are lots of things called saute pans with the wrong sides, i guess which shows that for many people “saute” has lost its “jump” meaning.

]]> By: Ramone http://boingboing.net/2012/10/04/how-to-flip-food-in-a-pan-vid.html#comment-1549106 Ramone Thu, 04 Oct 2012 20:22:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=185398#comment-1549106 CHEESEBALL STIR FRY!!! CHEESEBALL STIR FRY!!!

]]> By: ChickieD http://boingboing.net/2012/10/04/how-to-flip-food-in-a-pan-vid.html#comment-1549100 ChickieD Thu, 04 Oct 2012 20:19:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=185398#comment-1549100 Darn. Now I want a cheese ball. Darn. Now I want a cheese ball.

]]> By: IronEdithKidd http://boingboing.net/2012/10/04/how-to-flip-food-in-a-pan-vid.html#comment-1549099 IronEdithKidd Thu, 04 Oct 2012 20:17:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=185398#comment-1549099 That's all fine and dandy if you happen to be pan frying cheezypoofs (who does that?), but let's see him try to flip an omelet without lifting the pan.  That’s all fine and dandy if you happen to be pan frying cheezypoofs (who does that?), but let’s see him try to flip an omelet without lifting the pan. 

]]> By: Cicada Mania http://boingboing.net/2012/10/04/how-to-flip-food-in-a-pan-vid.html#comment-1549093 Cicada Mania Thu, 04 Oct 2012 20:13:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=185398#comment-1549093 He's essentially creating a wave. Very cool.  He’s essentially creating a wave. Very cool. 

]]> By: dawdler http://boingboing.net/2012/10/04/how-to-flip-food-in-a-pan-vid.html#comment-1549074 dawdler Thu, 04 Oct 2012 19:55:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=185398#comment-1549074 don't try this with a straight-sided pan...? don’t try this with a straight-sided pan…?

]]> By: ryuthrowsstuff http://boingboing.net/2012/10/04/how-to-flip-food-in-a-pan-vid.html#comment-1549066 ryuthrowsstuff Thu, 04 Oct 2012 19:50:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=185398#comment-1549066 This is one of the handful of truly useful things (along with obsessive use of tongs and hand towels, how to handle a chef's knife, and mis en place) that I learned working in a trashy diner kitchen. It remains the only one that actually impresses anyone. This is one of the handful of truly useful things (along with obsessive use of tongs and hand towels, how to handle a chef’s knife, and mis en place) that I learned working in a trashy diner kitchen. It remains the only one that actually impresses anyone.

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