So this time I was waiting for the bubbles to appear. And waiting. And making sure the burner was on. And waiting some more. No bubbles. Finally I decided it had been long enough and started to put the flour in. It stank like burnt food, and the flour even looked burnt. So I threw it out and started again. It turns out that the little bubbles only appear when there is an "imperfection" in the oil...like a little piece of meat from the main dish. But when your pan is perfectly clean, the oil just starts to heat without the bubbles.
And the quilt progress - I've quilted about 1/4 of it.
3 comments:
That's a really pretty quilt, Amanda! Won't it be exciting to have it finished?
And here's a tip about your oil - if you stand the end of a wooden spoon in the oil, it will emit little bubbles around it when the oil is hot. It's a great way to tell when the oil is ready without getting your hand near it!
Lovely colours and they go so well together!!
I always throw in a tiny bit of onion or even a single drop of water to see if the oil is hot. You can also smell hot oil, but by then it's REALLY hot.
The quilt is looking really nice!!
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