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I know it is a bit on the early side .... but I am after the perfect fudge recipe for Christmas. I plan to make my own to give to some friends, obviously a lot of research and testing needs to be done to find the most yummy, melt in the mouth recipe  ;D

Anyone got a favourite recipe they don't mind sharing?

OH makes the most divine stuff with brown sugar - will have a look for recipe and post it for you.

Do a bit of homework first?

http://www.gi.alaska.edu/ScienceForum/ASF8/871.html

Gosh, thanks Tim :o I am just about to hand in a Human Nutrition assignment and I need an antidote to all the science and healthy eating I've been studying.

Incidentally, we had to describe our diet for a typical day, calculate the amount of each type of food eaten and suggest ways of altering the diet to make it comply with the 'Balance of Good Health.' I managed to eat almost twice the daily recommended amount of fruit and veg due to the glut we were having at the lottie  ;D

Bring on the sugar!! (Assignment due in this week, I'm sure it'll pass)/

There are SO many recipes - but we stick to this one.

Thanks very much Tim, the recipe looks spot on! Gives me an excuse to buy some rum as well...

I'll let you know how the testing goes - I imagine it will take a few batches to perfect it  ;D

A digital thermometer helps!!

Quote from: tim on October 25, 2006, 18:38:05
A digital thermometer helps!!

Any views on a good one? I've tried a few, but not expensive ones and haven't been happy with what I've had and have managed to break/ruin them.
If you, Tim, or anyone has any info on reliable good quality digital thermometers that will withstand a lot of hard use, steam etc, I would be very grateful to hear it.

I can only speak for mine, Jenny - Mastrad. Does everything - including Alarm. I never cook or defrost a joint without it. And great for defrosting through to cooking in the bottom oven. Had it for years - No2 Daughter has one too.
Otherwise, Nisbets have a good range, & their 'techies' will advise.

Make sure it'll do solids & liquids?

Thanks for that Tim, have emailed Mastrad, and the Nisbet site looks good.  :)

What about this one Jenny?

http://www.cateringdirectlimited.co.uk/showwindow.php?id=96590

I've been googling for ages, but finally came up with this one, which looks similar to Tim's, at:

http://www.cateringdirectlimited.co.uk/product.php?id=96590

Would you give it the thumb's up Tim? I couldn't get anywhere with the complicated Mastrad website and couldn't find the Nesbit URL either.

Tricia

Don't know.

I was going to offer Mastrad's UK agent's tel but saw this - might be discontinued? http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/customer-reviews/B00008S0UI/ref=cm_rev_sort/202-9228500-3303837?customer-reviews.sort_by=-SubmissionDate&s=kitchen&x=7&y=5

The one thing with their thermo is that it auto sets the correct temp for the thing you're cooking & what degree of cookedness. Saves you having to look it up each time.

I'll check their tel anyway.

http://www.kitchenknivesdirect.co.uk/cgi-bin/sh000001.pl?ACTINIC_REFERRER=http%3a%2f%2fwww%2ekitchenknivesdirect%2eco%2euk%2facatalog%2fsearch%2ehtml&REFPAGE=http%3a%2f%2fwww%2ekitchenknivesdirect%2eco%2euk%2facatalog%2fcatalogbody%2ehtml&WD=mastrad%20thermo%20sensor%203085&SHOP=%20&PREVQUERY=SS%3d3085%2bMastrad%2bThermo%2dSensor%2b%26ACTION%3dGo%2521%26PR%3d%2d1%26TB%3dA%26SHOP%3d%20&PN=Microplane%2ehtml%23a593#a593

Thanks Tim - the other one was purely for the oven.

Tricia