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post #1 of 89
7/13/12 at 4:33am
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rant.gifWHAT is that dusty, crummy, gritty stuff on the outside of English Muffins and WHY is it there!?!?!?!?!

 

Every morning I crack 2 eggs into a zip top baggie.  Add a little salt and pepper, a couple bits of ham, some shred cheese.  When I get to work (while computers & scales are booting up) I dump it in a little butter dish and nuke for 2 mins.  I end up with a delish. big, fluffy egg-disk that fits perfectly in an English muffin (take THAT McDonald's!).  But then that gritty junk gets EVERYWHERE!  What is that stuff!?!?!?

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post #2 of 89
7/13/12 at 4:38am

Maybe cornmeal??  I always guessed it was something they dusted the pans with so the muffins don't stick.

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post #3 of 89
7/13/12 at 5:00am

Cornmeal is my guess too. Would you mind posting a picture of the dish you use and dimensions? 

DH has been experimenting with this and can't find the perfect dish. Thanks!

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post #4 of 89
7/13/12 at 5:47am

Definitely corn meal, traditionally used this way in making English muffins.

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post #5 of 89
7/13/12 at 5:49am
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Any old dip/butter/sourcream type dish will do.  I use whatever one I have handy, but here's the one I have at work right now.

 

Does anyone know of a brand that doesn't have that grit on it?  Or of an actually effective way to remove it?  I've tried holding it over the trash can and wiping, but it seems that the more you wipe, the more just sort of comes out of the bread.  Maybe they are just MEANT to be toasted - so that most of that stuff falls into the bottom of the toaster......

 

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Edited by canesisters - 7/13/12 at 5:59am

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post #6 of 89
7/13/12 at 5:54am

Thanks! We have one just like that. I bet hubby will be pleased.

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post #7 of 89
7/13/12 at 7:42am

What do these 'English Muffins' look like?

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post #8 of 89
7/13/12 at 7:59am
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What do these 'English Muffins' look like?

 

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Does anyone know of a brand that doesn't have that grit on it? 

 

Maybe you could try some of the commercial crumpets. Not exactly the same but similar. You might like them better.

 

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post #9 of 89
7/13/12 at 8:02am
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The ones I make look something like this:

 

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post #10 of 89
7/13/12 at 8:03am
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Crumpet huh?  I'll have to look and see if we have those around here.  I don't recall ever seeing them.

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