Comments on: Working with Caramel http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/working-with-caramel Food - Photography & More Mon, 21 May 2012 20:53:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.7 by: miles http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/working-with-caramel#comment-28622 Sat, 31 Jul 2010 21:22:53 +0000 http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/working-with-caramel#comment-28622 Anne, On second thoughts, best leave it to the professionals :) Miles Anne,
On second thoughts, best leave it to the professionals :)

Miles

]]> by: Cid http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/working-with-caramel#comment-28621 Sat, 31 Jul 2010 21:13:26 +0000 http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/working-with-caramel#comment-28621 Anne, My efforts with red hot caramel are well known and chaotic.... two forks madly waving about with ribbons of sugar everywhere. Think I must have seen someone quickly weave a web around a gateau which looked easy enough at the time. The beautiful, smooth controlled winding of the strand above bears no resemblance to my own frenzied attempts :) Looks like we could do this Anne, we could produce fabulous ringlets with a bit of practice. Cid p.s. my only tip is to fill the caramel pan with water afterwards and boil until the residue melts off... I'm good at that bit :) Anne,

My efforts with red hot caramel are well known and chaotic…. two forks madly waving about with ribbons of sugar everywhere. Think I must have seen someone quickly weave a web around a gateau which looked easy enough at the time. The beautiful, smooth controlled winding of the strand above bears no resemblance to my own frenzied attempts :) Looks like we could do this Anne, we could produce fabulous ringlets with a bit of practice.

Cid

p.s. my only tip is to fill the caramel pan with water afterwards and boil until the residue melts off… I’m good at that bit :)

]]> by: Anne http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/working-with-caramel#comment-28614 Sat, 31 Jul 2010 16:28:36 +0000 http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/working-with-caramel#comment-28614 Miles, I have never seen this done before and unlike Cid, have not even tried. It always seemed something only professionals could do. I love the way you captured and demonstrate the art of this. Anne Miles,
I have never seen this done before and unlike Cid, have not even tried. It always seemed something only professionals could do.
I love the way you captured and demonstrate the art of this.
Anne

]]> by: Anne http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/working-with-caramel#comment-28613 Sat, 31 Jul 2010 16:26:03 +0000 http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/working-with-caramel#comment-28613 Cid, I did just the same and had to do a double take :). Anne Cid,
I did just the same and had to do a double take :) .
Anne

]]> by: miles http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/working-with-caramel#comment-28600 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:27:13 +0000 http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/working-with-caramel#comment-28600 Laura, Nice to hear from you, look forward to your next post. Have a breather first! Miles Laura,
Nice to hear from you, look forward to your next post. Have a breather first!

Miles

]]> by: miles http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/working-with-caramel#comment-28599 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:26:24 +0000 http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/working-with-caramel#comment-28599 Cid, Like it! Humidity can kill them but so can a freezer which is too cold. Might sound daft but you have to try placing them in different parts of your freezer, that's what we do. Miles Cid,
Like it! Humidity can kill them but so can a freezer which is too cold. Might sound daft but you have to try placing them in different parts of your freezer, that’s what we do.

Miles

]]> by: miles http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/working-with-caramel#comment-28598 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:24:44 +0000 http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/working-with-caramel#comment-28598 Rod, Nice one :) Yep, same thing indeed just a little more refined. Miles Rod,
Nice one :)
Yep, same thing indeed just a little more refined.

Miles

]]> by: Laura http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/working-with-caramel#comment-28597 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:05:54 +0000 http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/working-with-caramel#comment-28597 Hi Miles: Lovely post and great photos as well! The caramel looks a bit like the spun glass I've been seeing a lot of lately! Be back on line soon. . . Laura Hi Miles:

Lovely post and great photos as well!

The caramel looks a bit like the spun glass I’ve been seeing a lot of lately!

Be back on line soon. . .

Laura

]]> by: Cid http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/working-with-caramel#comment-28588 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:22:43 +0000 http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/working-with-caramel#comment-28588 <strike> Miles </strike> Lawrence, Never look at your favourite blog too early or before coffee time.... I read <i> Working with Camels </i> :) A chance to see our host sporting his best tea towel in the dunes was intriguing thought I but we'll go along with it :) Anyway, on with the caramel. I agree with Rod it's good to see photographs of each step. I do occasionally try my hand at spinning sugar with mixed results. I've noticed that sometimes by the end of the evening my swirly caramel swirls are melting a bit.... could be the humidity or perhaps they're too thin in the first place? Think we'd all agree they do finish a dessert with a flourish. Cid Miles Lawrence,

Never look at your favourite blog too early or before coffee time…. I read Working with Camels :) A chance to see our host sporting his best tea towel in the dunes was intriguing thought I but we’ll go along with it :)

Anyway, on with the caramel. I agree with Rod it’s good to see photographs of each step. I do occasionally try my hand at spinning sugar with mixed results. I’ve noticed that sometimes by the end of the evening my swirly caramel swirls are melting a bit…. could be the humidity or perhaps they’re too thin in the first place? Think we’d all agree they do finish a dessert with a flourish.

Cid

]]> by: Rod http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/working-with-caramel#comment-28586 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 06:52:52 +0000 http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/working-with-caramel#comment-28586 Chef, great <b>how to do</b> idea especially useful is the step-by-step guide in pictures. I don't want to sound stupid but is this exactly the same thing as is referred to as <b>spun sugar</b> ? Best Rod Chef,
great how to do idea especially useful is the step-by-step guide in pictures.
I don’t want to sound stupid but is this exactly the same thing as is referred to as spun sugar ?
Best
Rod

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