Cooking sugar?
I'm going to be making a lemon meringue pie and have to boil sugar for the Italian meringue. I've never boiled sugar before and am a little nervous about it. I know that I need to have a candy thermometer but do I need a special saucepan? Right now I just have a cheapy nonstick saucepan. Do you think that the sugar would burn in a pan like that? If it's not the right type of pan, which brand and type would you recommend?
Tags: candy thermometer, cheapy, italian meringue, lemon meringue pie, saucepan
Filed under: Cooking Thermometers | Dec 21st, 2009.
None of my pots are very expensive, and, amazingly, they're every bit as good as my daughters' Caphalon! Just keep an eye on it, and keep the temp low… WARNING: Do NOT make meringue (or candy) if it's raining or very humid!! The sugar won't dissolve right, and it'll be gritty. I made a lemon meringue pie once, when it was raining. I came back in the kitchen an hour later, and the meringue had slid right off the top of the pie, and was sitting on the counter! lol