Steamer rack/false bottom
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Steamer rack/false bottom
I cook my mash on the stove in a regular SS pot. I stir it every few minuets, in general and, to try and avoid the corn from burning or coagulating on the bottom. My question is; should I place a steamer rack with a SS mesh screen on the bottom, to create a false bottom? I think it would be worth doing, I’m just curious as to what other think? Thanks!
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Re: Steamer rack/false bottom
Gas stove, fyi
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Re: Steamer rack/false bottom
The corn meal will find its way through a steamer rack. And with the rack in the pot, you won’t be able to stir it all the way to the bottom. So, I’d reckon it’s a “no go”.
If you’re heating with a direct fire (on a stovetop), then you’ve got to keep it stirring pretty much continuously.
Now, if you had a steam jacket around your kettle, it would not be as likely to scorch. Still, you need to keep the mash moving to avoid scorching.
Stir baby, stir!
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If you’re heating with a direct fire (on a stovetop), then you’ve got to keep it stirring pretty much continuously.
Now, if you had a steam jacket around your kettle, it would not be as likely to scorch. Still, you need to keep the mash moving to avoid scorching.
Stir baby, stir!
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Re: Steamer rack/false bottom
I've never seen it done that way, but it's worth a tryBourbonBoi wrote:I cook my mash on the stove in a regular SS pot. I stir it every few minuets, in general and, to try and avoid the corn from burning or coagulating on the bottom. My question is; should I place a steamer rack with a SS mesh screen on the bottom, to create a false bottom? I think it would be worth doing, I’m just curious as to what other think? Thanks!
A Baine Marie works good for cooking mash. And Direct steam injection is the cats meow
Also, using high temp enzymes will keep the mash thin. And a thin mash is less likely to burn
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Re: Steamer rack/false bottom
Direct steam injection? That sounds amazing. Now, just where to start??
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Re: Steamer rack/false bottom
Here's a beginning
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