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Cooking Breakfast
DH cooks us breakfast every morning for the most part, which I love since I cover lunch and dinner. Our six year anniversary is coming up and DH is the worse person to shop for. I had a book about our relationship I was suppose to be filling out, but it now seems like it is too down to the wire to finish. I am now trying to get some gadgets or maybe a new griddle for him to help him in the kitchen.
Usually he cookes egg white in a pan and then pulls out our electric griddle, unfolds it, assembles it and then cooks turky bacon on that. I am wondering if a griddle that goes on the stove top might be easier for him. Anyone love their griddle? Or have an other suggestions on gadgets that might make breakfast easier to cook?
Re: Cooking Breakfast
This is the one we have and it is good- we don't use it particularly often: http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/product.asp?sku=13015392&utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=shopping
Would a cast iron skillet maybe be better for the bacon? That's what we use for ours, and we loooooove it. You can even use a press and lay it on top and walk away for a minute.
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How much bacon is he cooking? More than 3-4 pieces? A flat griddle pan would accomplish the same thing as the electirc one.You can get all different quality levels.
And I'll of course throw in that if he's expecting you to have done the relationship book, your're setting him up for disappointment if you don't do it. No griddle will make up for that. I'm sure any effort you can put in would be beneficial.
We make the rockin' world go 'round.
I have that Calphalon flat griddle pan and I don't like it for bacon or eggs (use it for pancakes).
For bacon, I would use something with ridges so that the grease can drain away. Because of the grease, I would also go with something with a little bit higher sides so that it will be easier to carry someplace to drain. Le Creuset and All Clad have some nice ones.
For eggs, I have a Calphalon 10" non-stick omelet pan that I really like. It releases really well and is the perfect size for omelets.
We had something like this a that we used for a while and liked. The problem we had was that, for some reason, the burners didn't heat equally, so things on one half would take longer to cook than the other.
We have an electronic one now that we use; I don't even know where that griddle pan is. I did a quick search, and this thing looks pretty awesome (though it's not cast-iron). I like the idea of getting other cooking-related accessories to go with it.
I have the All Clad double burner griddle. I love it. I use it primarily for making pancakes or bacon and pancakes at the same time. Since your DH is making turkey bacon (which doesn't release much grease, has he thought about just making it in a fry pan - so much easier to clean. I also have a cast iron double burner griddle which I rarely use - it's just too heavy. I do have a cast iron skillet that I use far more often.
you H cooks a real breakfast every morning? this.does.not.compute.
if my H attempted do to more than pour himself a bowl of cereal, I'd die of shock.
These are the two Alton Brown Ways to cook bacon - we use them both.....
http://www.foodnetwork.com/search/delegate.do?Nr=Record%20Type:Result&N=501+4294959879&fnSearchString=bacon
Cooking bacon on your stove top is a losing proposition. Aside from leaving you with shriveled, nasty, little strips, clean up is pretty catastrophic. So I say whether you're dealing with homemade or store-bought, bake your bacon. Just lay out your slices on a rack over a lipped pan and slide it into a cold oven. Set the thermostat for 400 degrees. The slow heating will allow a lot of the fat to render out without burning the lean. Now once the oven hits temperature, check on the bacon every three minutes because once most of that fat is out, the bacon can burn very, very quickly. By the way if you like your bacon a little on the fatty side just go ahead and start it in a 400 degree oven but remember, check on it every three minutes.
Thank you all for your ideas, these are great!
And yes I know I am slightly spoiled, but this is seriously the only thing he really does around the house on a regular basis and I am the one that does the dishes and puts the stuff away everyday, which is why he doesn't care about using multiple things.
He also doesn't know about the book I have been working on, and honestly he is not the type of guy that would really appreciate it, but just in case he might, I will keep working on it and give it to him for his birthday.