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Tuesday, June 15, 2010

The Rules *with addendum

I've been thinking a lot about the best way to go about this. I want to honor the spirit of the project, but I also realize that my chosen cooking method DOES have its limitations, both in terms of safety as well as cuisine type. So, after a lot of thought, I've come up with the following list of Official Rules for The Easy Bake™ Project:

1. While not everything I eat will be cooked, anything that requires heat will be cooked/heated in the EBO (Easy Bake™ Oven). This means:
Composed salads are allowed, as are fresh fruits and vegetables, as well as bread, as long as I do any toasting or baking in the EBO and not in the toaster.

2. Recipes will be made "from scratch." In order to ensure control over the ingredients used (mostly for safety reasons), I won't use mixes or prepared foods. This includes mixes designed for the EBO. Frozen ingredients are allowed.

3. Also for safety reasons, I will use non-stick spray only for anything prepared inside the EBO. Additional fats like butter or olive oil may be added after all EBO cooking is complete. This will hopefully reduce the possibility of splattering liquids that could hit the lamp assembly or drip onto the bottom of the EBO and burn.

4. I will post a minimum of twice a day. The first post will include the day's menu, and any general project updates. The second post will report results, and answer any questions or comments I might have received. There may be a third post on some days if something particularly exciting happens, or if I'm looking for specific feedback for the following day's menu.

5. I will post every recipe used, complete with measurements and cooking times for the EBO. All recipes that are not my own will be given proper credit.

One additional note: I'm not going to isolate myself in my house for a whole month for the sake of eating everything from an EBO. I will be going out to eat or to friends houses at least a few times, and I'm not going to haul the oven around with me and force other people to participate in this little experiment. However, unless I am out of town and in a situation where it is completely unreasonable for me to have the EBO with me, I will eat at least one meal a day that contains at least one item cooked in the EBO.

I think that covers the basics, yes? If anyone has questions, needs clarification, or has a suggestion, please let me know. I've tried to keep the rules as broad as I can because I honestly don't know what's possible with the EBO. I suspect failure will be my best teacher.

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