Quick food question

Mitth`raw`nuruodo · Post by **Mitth`raw`nuruodo** » 2004-02-27 02:03pm

Okay, I'm sitting here, alone, and I decided to cook a pot pie. The directions say something about putting the thing on a cookie sheet before plopping in the oven. I don't have anything labeled "cookie sheet" in my house, what is safe to use?

(never leave a 14-year-old alone with stuff that is more in-depth than microwaving)

EDIT: if it means anything, I'm supposed to be cooking it at 400*F, so... yeah.

General Zod · Post by **General Zod** » 2004-02-27 02:05pm

do you have any aluminum foil wrapping available? or if all else fails, you can plop the pie out of the tin in a microwaveable safe container and nuke it.

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2004-02-27 02:06pm

Do you have anything like a large flat metal pan? That's a cookie sheet.

EDIT: Shouldn't you be in school? It's like 1:10 PM on a Friday...

Mitth`raw`nuruodo · Post by **Mitth`raw`nuruodo** » 2004-02-27 02:09pm

Darth_Zod wrote:do you have any aluminum foil wrapping available?

Alas, no. Not that I can find, anyway. All I have is that plastic "cling wrap", and I'm pretty sure that wouldn't be safe.

or if all else fails, you can plop the pie out of the tin in a microwaveable safe container and nuke it.

I... well, I guess i could nuke it, but I'm supposed to be cooking it at 400*F for 30 minutes in an oven... can a microwave compete with that?

Hrm, it comes in a pretty little aluminum thing. I think the only real purpose of the sheet is to prevent a fire if I cook it too long and crap bubbles over the sides.

Damnit, I'm hungry, but I don't want to burn the house down.

Mitth`raw`nuruodo · Post by **Mitth`raw`nuruodo** » 2004-02-27 02:10pm

Spanky The Dolphin wrote:Do you have anything like a large flat metal pan? That's a cookie sheet.

Ah! I... knew that, I really did.

EDIT: Shouldn't you be in school? It's like 1:10 PM on a Friday...

http://bbs.stardestroyer.net/viewtopic. ... 956#957956

General Zod · Post by **General Zod** » 2004-02-27 02:10pm

i've nuked 'oven bake only' pot pies before. leave it on high for about 5 minutes, occasionally checking to make sure it's getting cooked thoroughly. it'll turn out more or less fine.

Post by **RogueIce** » 2004-02-27 02:13pm

Mitth`raw`nuruodo wrote:
Darth_Zod wrote:do you have any aluminum foil wrapping available?
Alas, no. Not that I can find, anyway. All I have is that plastic "cling wrap", and I'm pretty sure that wouldn't be safe.

or if all else fails, you can plop the pie out of the tin in a microwaveable safe container and nuke it.
I... well, I guess i could nuke it, but I'm supposed to be cooking it at 400*F for 30 minutes in an oven... can a microwave compete with that?

Hrm, it comes in a pretty little aluminum thing. I think the only real purpose of the sheet is to prevent a fire if I cook it too long and crap bubbles over the sides.

Damnit, I'm hungry, but I don't want to burn the house down.

If you were in school today, you wouldn't be having these problems.

And you thought school sucked!

So, day off or something?

Anyway, to answer your question, I'm trying to live the life of a college student. I can't cook anything outside of a microwave, and even that's iffy at times. All you can do is try it and see.

Oh, and you're not intending to use the pie to the aims of a certain movie character, are you...?

*reads other reply concerning why the Gnome Admiral is not at school today*

That's it, I'm calling in the truancy squad!

Mitth`raw`nuruodo · Post by **Mitth`raw`nuruodo** » 2004-02-27 02:13pm

Darth_Zod wrote:i've nuked 'oven bake only' pot pies before. leave it on high for about 5 minutes, occasionally checking to make sure it's getting cooked thoroughly. it'll turn out more or less fine.

*nods*

Well, thanks, but I found the big flat metal pan-thing and I am now pre-heating the oven.

FOOD!

Thanks Zod, thanks Spanky. I'm slowly learning.

EDIT: And Ice, NO! *bap* I plan to eat the thing, not try to fuck it!

Frank Hipper · Post by **Frank Hipper** » 2004-02-27 07:15pm

Any thin metal pan that would have given a couple inches worth of space between the pot pie and the edges would have worked, too. A good sized cake pan, for instance, or a pizza pan. You need enough space for the hot air to circulate around the pie, but something to catch any bubbling overflow.
Stuff like that you can be pretty improvisational with.

And microwaving pot pies is fine, if you don't mind soggy crusts.

Post by **Dalton** » 2004-02-27 07:33pm

Frank Hipper wrote:And microwaving pot pies is fine, if you don't mind soggy crusts.

I've nuclearated pot pies and have gotten crispy crusts, but they were designed for the radiation box.

Nathan F · Post by **Nathan F** » 2004-02-27 07:36pm

Make sure the pot pie you have doesn't have an aluminum pot before sticking it in the micro!

Many pot pies come with the little aluminum bowl doodad.

Post by **Dalton** » 2004-02-27 07:37pm

Nathan F wrote:Make sure the pot pie you have doesn't have an aluminum pot before sticking it in the micro!

Many pot pies come with the little aluminum bowl doodad.

Not if they're for the nuker, though. Usually. The pot pies I usually eat come in cardboard pots.

Frank Hipper · Post by **Frank Hipper** » 2004-02-27 08:33pm

Dalton wrote:
Frank Hipper wrote:And microwaving pot pies is fine, if you don't mind soggy crusts.
I've nuclearated pot pies and have gotten crispy crusts, but they were designed for the radiation box.

"nuclearated"? Your high falutin' technologicicical terminoscopy may get you far in New York City, but here in Unincorporated, Arizona, they just don't translate.

Dahak · Post by **Dahak** » 2004-02-28 06:15am

Whatever a pot pie is....

Post by **Ghost Rider** » 2004-02-28 11:07am

Dahak wrote:Whatever a pot pie is....

Think Pie Crust+ stew like filling.

And pretty much Dalton's right...if specifically made for Nuking...ir can have a crispy crust...if not go for either toaster oven or regular oven.

Cornelius · Post by **Cornelius** » 2004-02-28 11:57am

Cannot you microwave pot pies?

Dahak · Post by **Dahak** » 2004-02-28 01:08pm

Ghost Rider wrote:
Dahak wrote:Whatever a pot pie is....
Think Pie Crust+ stew like filling.

And pretty much Dalton's right...if specifically made for Nuking...ir can have a crispy crust...if not go for either toaster oven or regular oven.

Not a very common-place dish around here

CDiehl · Post by **CDiehl** » 2004-02-29 03:06pm

Cornelius, you can microwave a pot pie if it is in a microwaveable dish, but they often come in an aluminum dish.

General Zod · Post by **General Zod** » 2004-02-29 03:25pm

i believe i already mentioned how to microwave an oven-bake pot pie above. *points up in the thread*