Elizabeth Karmel’s book "Taming The Flame" is an excellent resource for both grilling, smoking and outdoor roasting. Recipes run the gamet from “Firecracker Shrimp with Hot Pepper Jelly Glaze” to pizza, cuban... (0 replies, last updated by Leper June 29, 2008)

Hmmm—I wonder if it has something to do with variations in the stove burners. I make risotto often and it always takes 25-30 minutes. If anything, I’ve been known to overcook it. I cook it over a medium – med.... (24 replies, last updated by cimui June 9, 2009)

to not losing steaks to the flames, and when caught early, a squirt bottle or squirt gun may be sufficient to tame the flame. Like Tommy said, you can also move the steaks away from the flame ( or take them off) and wait until the... (9 replies, last updated by boogiebaby September 10, 2009)

on the side does a lot to tame the flames. (16 replies, last updated by theannerska November 2, 2009)

The problem with Zin paired with spicy dishes is that the high alcohol content makes the heat even hotter, and you have flames in your mouth. It’s not pleasant. A contrast pairing — a slightly-sweet (off-dry) wine... (5 replies, last updated by maria lorraine May 6, 2007)

fantastically delicious. This one gets an A. Elizabeth Karmel also has a book out called Taming The Flame - originally intended to help women learn to grill – hsa tons of tips and info and intersting looking recipes. Lastly,... (9 replies, last updated by BobB May 4, 2009)

I don’t know if you can cook it on a low flame like the spinach pesto I made, found that when the garlic was cooked a bit it really tamed the flavour. (20 replies, last updated by hotoynoodle April 26, 2009)

. The curry came out in a metal bowl over a sterno flame to keep it warm (hot, actually, and I eventually blew out the flame). It was more like a soup, the brown curry covering a whole (minus the head) smallish deep-fried fish... (5 replies, last updated by Micah April 14, 2003)

about 30 seconds it burst into flame! Can anyone tell me why this happened? (9 replies, last updated by Howard-2 July 2, 2002)

I use my Moka pot (from amazon for about $17) on my gas range with no problems. My range has a pretty good “low” setting so the flame is fairly tame on its own. My suggestion is to stick with that as I’ve not... (13 replies, last updated by Jimmy Buffet May 21, 2007)

Pasteaur, which I swore by for years, has gone totally white-bread. Whichever of them I have gone to in the past year or so, it seems the flavors have been tamed so much, they may as well say, “Vietnamese... (7 replies, last updated by fatboy October 22, 2001)

Hottest dish I ever had was the guajillo fajitas at Polvo’s. Now normally they are fairly tame, but this time I guess they got a hold of some of that batch of flaming hot Hatch chiles and they put the little red dried... (28 replies, last updated by sbhlaw June 5, 2007)

oh yes, had the pleasure of trying The Jeep w/ my gf this week. it’s really good! had kalbi and beef tongue, and both were delciious. i love how smoky it is in there – and the cup of ice cubes used to tame the... (34 replies, last updated by calabasas_trafalgar April 11, 2007)

perpendicular to the pole-pole axis, as it were. Chopping involves an intermediate set of vertical slices parallel to the pole to pole axis. To tame the power of onions that will be eaten raw (it wouldn’t matter for cooked... (13 replies, last updated by greygarious October 1, 2009)

Dommy! and I were cooking a soup last night which Included 3 whole roasted jalapenos. I was in charge of the roasting which was done on the stove over high flame on a metal veggie steamer which we use for roasting peppers.... (7 replies, last updated by sbritchky March 14, 2007)