BB on bottles particularly translucent coloured bottles eg green or brown often are printed onto the glass rather than onto a label, this makes it both a search to find it and then tilting, rotating, getting the right light source angle to read it. I wonder? And does CHOICE have a view on this both from legibility and the way the Standard has been written as to whether this has been done to avoid the compliance?
BB on a Coke bottle can be hard to see until after the contents have already been drained a bit. The darkish liquid makes it hard to see even though printed on a clear plastic.
Is that dodgy, an oversight, or just not realising? There are many products where the use by or best before dates are harder to read. This includes jars, plastic containers, bottles etc. Often one has to, once the date has been found, turn the container such that the light reflects off the printed date to make it easily read.
This becomes particularly harder if one wears glasses or gets older. The easiest date labels to find and read, are the stuck on paper ones like the price labels from yesteryear. Also those printed in dedicated area on the label e. Exactly so phb to all you posted. Crumpets come home from the supermarket and go straight into the freezer. Current packet is kept in lidded plastic container lined with paper towel, in the fridge.
When needed a new packet is thawed in the fridge overnight. I have yet to have a mouldy crumpet. I tend to agree. My three closest supermarkets are all Woolworths, and I find that Golden crumpets are often dated the day after I buy them. This means that they are usually mouldy by the time I get to use the rest, as not all are used on the following day.
This is less of an issue over the warmer months, but it is very annoying in winter. A thing that — centuries on from its Welsh origins and its Victorian yeast and bicarb overhaul — surely has a future. But only if the crumpet is showcased in its optimum state, which is where How to Eat comes in. If the crumpet is the queen of mid-afternoon snacks, how do you crown her? HTE is of course talking about freshly toasted crumpets either homemade or shop bought.
There may be people who eat them cold in some form but they need help, not encouragement. The number of crumpets per serving very much depends on how filling your toppings are. If simply applying a spread, two crumpets is a sensible serving, leaving you the option to, later, chuck a third in the toaster.
Any more than three crumpets, however, and the law of diminishing returns kicks-in. By that point, you are less eating than looking for a comfort that will never come. Crumpets are a brief fillip in the face of the awesome, yawning awfulness of existence — but eating 12 will not fill that void. In fact, the aftermath of self-loathing will only make things worse. A bit too stodgy at breakfast, a little insubstantial for tea — crumpets are a 10am to 6pm affair. A brunch, lunch or that dread phrase light meal, which, depending on how they are topped, can be anything from a snack to a substantial plate, but one that due to its lack of complexity, does not quite hit the mark as your main meal of the day.
In that way, crumpets are similar to eating beans on toast on a wet Wednesday evening. Beans on toast may seem, in its very simplicity, precisely what you want to eat. But when you eventually sit down at 8pm, after a few mouthfuls, it inevitably seems lacking. A bit one-dimensional. Make the crumpet topping more sophisticated, you say? It may arrive a few days after the best before date has passed.
If you choose to purchase, we recommend you to consume it immediately , or to home-freeze upon arrival. Warmer conditions will reduce the storage life. If freezing, freeze as soon as possible after purchase. Once opened use within 2 days. Keep them away from fluctuating temperatures. If you really didn't want to freeze them you could cryovac them.
I do this for my meat and it lasts in the fridge for weeks. I then tried a air tight container, but when i opened it, i was surprised to discover that the crumpets were somehow wet and it had gotten mouldy. Crumpets have a similar shelf life to other baked and bread goods so you should only keep crumpets in the freezer for between four and six months.
The short answer is that it's a lot safer than not cutting it off. Some moulds make and release poisons, called mycotoxins, into the food that could, over time, make you very sick. Why they do it is not especially well understood but that doesn't make it any safer. If you're looking to warm them up, then the answer is YES; you can microwave them! Of course, you can't bake crumpets in the microwave, but you can reheat them or defrost them from frozen.
Crumpets, like muffins and teacakes, freeze beautifully , and if you aren't going to eat them on the day of making it is a good idea to freeze them as soon as they are cool and then toast them straight from the freezer on a defrost setting.
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You just need to cook clever and get creative! Your email address will not be published. Notify me via e-mail if anyone answers my comment. Thanks for the recipe! I think I did okay for the first time, but I think my batter was too thick and prevented some of the bubbles from coming through. Should I try adding more water next time I make it, or is there some other secret for getting the batter a bit more runny?
I am so thankful for your recipe, Nagi! These are hands-down the absolute BEST crumpets. I have to double even triple the recipe to have enough for the week. They are so easy, take under an hour — which is incredible for a busy mom like me! Hi K…there is a toggle button for metric measurements at the top of most of my recipes so you can choose the type you prefer. I made these crumpets today and they were delicious. It was easy and the instructions an video were so helpful.
I no longer have to buy them at Trader Joes. As someone who grew up eating crumpets aka pikelets on chilly winter Saturday afternoons watching Dr Who I have to say this recipe is not only easy but delicious and went nicely with the spiced plum and port jam I made last month.
I thought a cup of flour is g. Using g yeilded a thicker batter than seen in the video so I added an additional 4 Tbls of water. So, so good — better than store bought. Made them on an electric griddle, turned out perfectly. I noticed the other day Nagi you said you were working on a recipe book. Can I please ask if it will be an actual book to digital. Hopefully in my case it will be in bookform. I made them this morning subbing only 25 g of white whole wheat flour and increasing the water by 2Table.
It turned out very good. I will increase the whole wheat flour next time to 50g next time and see what happens. Thanks for the recipe. Made these for the first time during our long lockdown in Melbourne last year. Bought crumpet rings online.
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