I didn't know if you would be going back to Monday's dinner post (since it is now Tuesday) so I wanted to reply to:
Uh oh, now here's the point where you all say "this one's more than a little strange, let's ignore her posts and hope that she goes away!"
No, I've never browned and then finished in the oven before.
There, I have admitted it.
Okay, and here is why. I have a large commercial range. To heat the oven to finish 2 pieces of fish (or chicken or whatever) seems like such a waste to me. I would use my toaster oven, but the interior is smallish, to that's why I finished cooking it on the stovetop!
That being said, the Southbend is way too big for me. I like it, but have my eye on a different type for when we remodel the kitchen (in the future when we have found a contractor...). Jenn Air makes a range with a 5-burner cooktop and a household-sized oven and a smaller auxiliary oven. Once I have this smaller oven (taking less energy and time to preheat, etc.) I will start doing this technique. Until then, I "experiment"...
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Vicci, you've kind of lost me in the cooking of your cod - the metal rod, I agree is a little (or more) odd, but have you not browned and finished in the oven before?
Uh oh, now here's the point where you all say "this one's more than a little strange, let's ignore her posts and hope that she goes away!"
No, I've never browned and then finished in the oven before.
There, I have admitted it.
Okay, and here is why. I have a large commercial range. To heat the oven to finish 2 pieces of fish (or chicken or whatever) seems like such a waste to me. I would use my toaster oven, but the interior is smallish, to that's why I finished cooking it on the stovetop!
That being said, the Southbend is way too big for me. I like it, but have my eye on a different type for when we remodel the kitchen (in the future when we have found a contractor...). Jenn Air makes a range with a 5-burner cooktop and a household-sized oven and a smaller auxiliary oven. Once I have this smaller oven (taking less energy and time to preheat, etc.) I will start doing this technique. Until then, I "experiment"...