Phillip Patton
Knifemaker / Craftsman / Service Provider
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Hey all,
Hope your holidays are going well, and you dont get sick .
I thought I'd share one of my favorite sugary treats with you.
First, youll need a baking dish. To do this right, youll need a silicon carbide smelting crucible. I didnt have one, so I used a Corningware cassarole dish. About 8″ by 8″ will work. Spray with something non-stick. WD- 40 will work, but again, I used cooking spray because it was convenient
Now measure in 6 ounces each of chocolate bits (dark, semi-sweet, and milk all work) and caramel bits. The original recipe called for butterscotch bits, but I try to avoid hydrogenated oils, hence the caramel bits. White chocolate bits is good too.
Now add a can of Eagle brand sweetened condensed milk. I was going to use some heavy machinery to open it, just to demonstrate proper bladesmith technique, but it came with a pull tab thing on top
Now add a package of graham crackers made into crumbs. The way I make the crumbs is to gently cold work with a 3 pound hammer. Poke a hole in the package first to keep it from bursting A hydraulic press or power hammer should do a fine job also, but the hand hammer gives better control.
Now stir it all up:
And put it into your heat treat oven, which has been preheated to 353 degrees F. My oven will go up to 2400 degrees, but this kitchen duty cooking pan will not handle that heat.
Close the door:
Soak at temperature for 30 minutes. Cooking much longer than this will result in excess carbon formation. Not a good thing.
Then remove from oven and air quench until hand warm. If higher hardness is desired, you can follow up the air quench with a refrigeration treatment.
Now dig in! Your dentist will thank me.
Hope your holidays are going well, and you dont get sick .
I thought I'd share one of my favorite sugary treats with you.
First, youll need a baking dish. To do this right, youll need a silicon carbide smelting crucible. I didnt have one, so I used a Corningware cassarole dish. About 8″ by 8″ will work. Spray with something non-stick. WD- 40 will work, but again, I used cooking spray because it was convenient
Now measure in 6 ounces each of chocolate bits (dark, semi-sweet, and milk all work) and caramel bits. The original recipe called for butterscotch bits, but I try to avoid hydrogenated oils, hence the caramel bits. White chocolate bits is good too.
Now add a can of Eagle brand sweetened condensed milk. I was going to use some heavy machinery to open it, just to demonstrate proper bladesmith technique, but it came with a pull tab thing on top
Now add a package of graham crackers made into crumbs. The way I make the crumbs is to gently cold work with a 3 pound hammer. Poke a hole in the package first to keep it from bursting A hydraulic press or power hammer should do a fine job also, but the hand hammer gives better control.
Now stir it all up:
And put it into your heat treat oven, which has been preheated to 353 degrees F. My oven will go up to 2400 degrees, but this kitchen duty cooking pan will not handle that heat.
Close the door:
Soak at temperature for 30 minutes. Cooking much longer than this will result in excess carbon formation. Not a good thing.
Then remove from oven and air quench until hand warm. If higher hardness is desired, you can follow up the air quench with a refrigeration treatment.
Now dig in! Your dentist will thank me.
