How to bake cookies- summoning TA

[Nomad]

How do I bake a few cookies without burning the bottom?

Serious issue, its ruining my cheats.

[Tapeworm]

Did you remember to flip them halfway through?

[Never1AShow]

How do I bake a few cookies without burning the bottom?

Serious issue, its ruining my cheats.

Jeezus christ, seriously.  Baking is really easy.  Cooking something with eggs butter sugar and flour means it's probably going to be good as long as you don't mess it up and burn it.  If you do, then cook it for less time for Christ sakes.  Follow the recipe and check on them. Buy a roll of cookie dough and follow the instructions.  AND CHECK ON THEM!  It's super easy.  Do you not have even a 12 minute attention span?  Do you have a set it and forget it mentality?  Then don't cook.

[The True Adonis]

How do I bake a few cookies without burning the bottom?

Serious issue, its ruining my cheats.

Your oven is probably not calibrated correctly for starters.

Lets start there.  Get a cheap oven thermometer.  Put it on the middle rack and put your oven to 350 for 30 minutes or so.  Check the temperature.

Report back to me and I will help you calibrate it.  Then we will address your bakeware.

[WOOO]

Insert head in oven. Turn to max. Problems will cease to bother you.

You're welcome.

[Las Vegas]

Your oven is probably not calibrated correctly for starters.

Lets start there.  Get a cheap oven thermometer.  Put it on the middle rack and put your oven to 350 for 30 minutes or so.  Check the temperature.

Report back to me and I will help you calibrate it.  Then we will address your bakeware.

Good starting point!

[AlphaGyno]

Your oven is probably not calibrated correctly for starters.

Lets start there.  Get a cheap oven thermometer.  Put it on the middle rack and put your oven to 350 for 30 minutes or so.  Check the temperature.

Report back to me and I will help you calibrate it.  Then we will address your bakeware. Add a cup of jizz into the batter.

[guyincognito]

go to the Bible bakers in Oregon
but don't tell them you tried baking your self otherwise they will think you are a big nelly and refuse you as its against their principles  

 

[sync pulse]

How do I bake a few cookies without burning the bottom?

Serious issue, its ruining my cheats.

Assuming your oven thermostat regulator is properly calibrated:

• 1) Do not preheat the oven
• 2) Use a spoon or an ice cream scoop to make ranks and rows of cookie dough on a sheet of aluminum foil spread on a rack at the middle of the oven.
• 3) Set the temperature to the indicated temperature on the package…usually 350^o Fahrenheit.
• 4) Set the time for 10 minute longer than the time printed on the package…again… with out preheating.
• 5) If the cookies are overbaked…reduce the time by a minute next time…I get good results at 28 minutes…again from a cold oven at start.

This works in any oven, but the best is in convection ovens...

[efirkey]

If your sheet pan/pizza pan is old and dark colored it will over cook the bottom of the cookies.  Get a nice new pan if you don't have one.

[OneMoreRep]

Your oven is probably not calibrated correctly for starters.

Lets start there.  Get a cheap oven thermometer.  Put it on the middle rack and put your oven to 350 for 30 minutes or so.  Check the temperature.

Report back to me and I will help you calibrate it.  Then we will address your bakeware.

No lie.

I'm pushing 50 and True Adonis was the man that finally showed me how to properly cook an egg.

From soft-to-hard boil, sunny-side up, poached, omelet and even to that of baked eggs, the man knows his way around eggs.

"1"

[CalvinH]

I make the best crescents ever

[Princess L]

Did you remember to flip them halfway through?

Are you serious?  

Assuming your oven thermostat regulator is properly calibrated:

• 1) Do not preheat the oven
• 2) Use a spoon or an ice cream scoop to make ranks and rows of cookie dough on a sheet of aluminum foil spread on a rack at the middle of the oven.
• 3) Set the temperature to the indicated temperature on the package…usually 350^o Fahrenheit.
• 4) Set the time for 10 minute longer than the time printed on the package…again… with out preheating.
• 5) If the cookies are overbaked…reduce the time by a minute next time…I get good results at 28 minutes…again from a cold oven at start.

This works in any oven, but the best is in convection ovens...

Totally disagree with this.  It will cause the butter in the dough to run and flatten out the cookie and more chance of burning.

If your sheet pan/pizza pan is old and dark colored it will over cook the bottom of the cookies. Get a nice new pan if you don't have one.

^this

Parchment paper is a bakers friend.

[The True Adonis]

Are you serious?  

Totally disagree with this.  It will cause the butter in the dough to run and flatten out the cookie and more chance of burning.

^this

Parchment paper is a bakers friend.

Totally with you Princess L.


I was hoping Nomad would give us an update.

Also, please do not use that prepackaged shit in a tube.  Its well worth the effort (does not take much at all) to actually make your own batter.

[Princess L]

Totally with you Princess L.


I was hoping Nomad would give us an update.

Also, please do not use that prepackaged shit in a tube.  Its well worth the effort (does not take much at all) to actually make your own batter.

^
Was totally thinking the same thing  

I've got a bunch of different baking sheets, but always end up using my grandmother's heavy steel sheet, cooling it between batches.  Takes longer, but totally worth it.

Good call on calibration and spend a couple bucks on an oven thermometer.

[WOOO]

Cookie 'mixture' is correctly referred to as dough.

HTH.

[Tapeworm]

Are you serious?  

Sure... I flip cookies all the time.

[funk51]

let amos do it for you that's why he's famous...

[funk51]

let amos do it for you that's why he's famous...

trow it in the microwave for 12 seconds than you can pretend you made it yourself.

[SilverSpoon]

No lie.

I'm pushing 50 and True Adonis was the man that finally showed me how to properly cook an egg.

From soft-to-hard boil, sunny-side up, poached, omelet and even to that of baked eggs, the man knows his way around eggs.

"1"

OMR, I worked in some very nice (not Michelin star or anything) restaurants while in college as a bartender.  I got to be friendly with some very good chefs.  One of them went on to be the executive chef at a very high end restaurant.  He has helped me with cooking over the years.

When he interviews any potential chefs, he has told me that he flat out tells them:  "I don't care where you graduated from, cook me 3 scrambled eggs."

Not one candidate has made him a palatable portion of scrambled eggs.  All overdone. 

[Princess L]

Sure... I flip cookies all the time.

That is so not necessary.  I'm curious of your results cuz I know they wouldn't come out looking like this.



Or are you talking about ROTATING pans if 2 sheets are in the oven?

[Grape Ape]

If we don't find out if Nomad's oven is correctly calibrated within the next few days, I believe a two week ban is in order.

You cannot build up the forum's expectations, recruit its foremost baking expert to lend his time (for free, I might add), and then just not respond.

That bastard is probably swimming in perfectly baked cookies right now, and enjoying the security of a perfectly calibrated oven ready for future use, but gives zero thanks for the effort.

I have not seen such an abuse of forum protocol and courtesy since Irongrip's request for advices on his home gym.

[Princess L]

Totally with you Princess L.

Also, please do not use that prepackaged shit in a tube.  Its well worth the effort (does not take much at all) to actually make your own

Make your own and do this:



Freeze as is til hard (30 min)

Then package and return to freezer



No need to thaw before baking.  May need to add 1 or 2 min to baking time.

[wes]

Now I`m craving freakin` cookies! 

[Tapeworm]

That is so not necessary.  I'm curious of your results cuz I know they wouldn't come out looking like this.



Or are you talking about ROTATING pans if 2 sheets are in the oven?

Shit no, totally joking.  And since Gonad has abandoned the thread he started, slim chance I'll get to send him off to try and flip half baked cookies.