I live in Utah, and with an elevation over 4,000 feet, I decreased the final
cooking temp by 10 degrees, and still ended up with a very dark caramel.
Not exact matches
After my first attempt I dropped the
temp by 25 degrees and
cooked for 7 less minutes for optimal cake goodness.
Also, the orzo wasn't fully
cooked (anywhere)
by the end of the 40 minutes, so I re-covered the dish, increased
temp to 375, and
cooked another 10 minutes.
I made two smaller pizzas, lowering the
temp by 25 degrees and
cooking for 13 instead of 15 pizzas.
It's typically taking the largest or worst cuts of meat and
by cooking them at a low
temp for a long period of time, achieving the best possible results.
Typically a butternut squash dinner requires a long
cooking time, but
by cutting the squash into planks, then roasting them at a high
temp, I was able to
cook it in about 20 minutes, getting this sandwich into weeknight dinner territory.
When in doubt, you can check the
temp with a meat thermometer or just
by cutting into it to make sure it's
cooked!
Cooking by time is never a good idea anyway, the
temps and the feel are what's important.
If you have the same problem again, and notice your cake
cooking too quickly, reduce your oven
temp by 25 °F, tent (loosely cover) the cake with foil to prevent further browning, and continue to bake until a toothpick, cake tester, or small paring knife comes out clean in the center of the cake.
When
cooking at high oven
temps, it is important to use an oil that is not damaged
by the heat.
A B12 deficiency can be caused
by antibiotics (from the drugs themselves and contained in milk and meat), alcohol (alcohol damages the liver, so drinkers need more B12) and smoking (and all high
temp cooked food is smoky) and stress also raises B12 needs).
I personally mix my rices and
cook with a Zojirushi rice
cooker, using its timer function to soak / germinate the rices for about 10 hours (to get real «GABA rice» you need to use the timer to give a long germination period - the standard GABA default setting is a silly 2 hours + 1 hour
cook cycle), followed
by the slow -
cooked / low -
temp «GABA» setting to preserve nutrients, enzymes, and antioxidants as much as possible.