Quick Questions on ANYTHING part 2. Please read first post for links to other threads

Wee_Bargain_Hunter

Angelraesunshine wrote: »

Is it ok to put my pan rests and burners from my gas range cooker in the dishwasher?
I dont know why but i seem to have it in my head that i should not ?

Not sure about the burners but my cooker book said NOT to put the pan rests in the DW. Think they might be cast iron as they are heavy? They're awkward to clean as they have a rough surface so I try to give them a daily wipe to keep on top of things.

blahn

zippychick wrote: »

As far as i know, the only difference between self raising flour and plain flour, is SR flour has a small amount of salt and baking powder added.

Myself, when i make fairy cakes, i use SR flour, and baking powder combined and never had a problem

Also , the carrot cake i make uses SR flour and Bicarb of soda - and it is perfect!

There is always a slight chance it could go wrong, but i would risk it! Good luck!

Let me know how you get on, that recipe looks yummmy!

I managed to pick up some plain flour so didn't get to try. I'm sure it would have worked out though - actually it probably would have been better as the cake didn't rise much! Thanks a lot for the reply.

JoJoB

Bread making without salt? Is it possible? I have no salt in the house as I decided to cut it out of my diet but want to start making bread and pizza bases. Does the salt in these recipes really make that much difference to the outcome? Or could I add a little bicarb instead? Thanks!

zippychick

Hi, i believe the salt is essential to help the bread rise and add to taste but Im googling.

Not sure if i can quote direct, so click this link

Savvy_Sue

JoJoB wrote: »

Bread making without salt? Is it possible? I have no salt in the house as I decided to cut it out of my diet but want to start making bread and pizza bases. Does the salt in these recipes really make that much difference to the outcome? Or could I add a little bicarb instead? Thanks!

I'm sure I have done so. I definitely don't put in anywhere near as much as they say.

blahn

JoJoB wrote: »

Bread making without salt? Is it possible? I have no salt in the house as I decided to cut it out of my diet but want to start making bread and pizza bases. Does the salt in these recipes really make that much difference to the outcome? Or could I add a little bicarb instead? Thanks!

I always make bread with a lot less salt than is required, e.g. 3 g instead of 12 g. Tastes good to me? I think if you missed it out completely the bread would be a bit bland but if you've largely cut salt out of your diet then perhaps you won't notice.

Spendaholic_Chick

I read somewhere that baking powder is good for cleaning the oven - anyone know if you sprinkle it on a cold or warm oven?

zippychick

not sure myself, but google brings this up

crockpot

i never put any salt in and it always comes out ok.

Know it adds flavour but I hate the taste of it

zippychick

is ham gammon cooked? LIke if i bought a big chunk of gammon and cooked it, is that christmas ham my mum gets? Or is that different? i know you dont know what ham my mum gets, ummm its big and chunky? Delicious, salty.