Q&A about Heat: smoke alarms, convection fans, oven accuracy, etc

00:00 Intro 00:21 When you’re roasting 2 sheet pans of veggies, should you put them both on the same rack or on 2 different racks? Will either method affect browning at all? 02:12 How do you avoid setting off fire alarms when searing? 05:56 When should you heat pans with oil or without oil? 11:35 How hot does a pan need to get? What tasks require very hot preheats and what tasks require more moderate preheats? 13:30 My oil smokes on medium heat, so I never set my stove to “high” unless I am boiling water. Am I missing out on the upper ranges of my stove? 15:55 How do you get a gentle simmer on a stove that runs too hot on the low setting? 17:33 How does heat work in the oven? How do I know which oven rack to use? What if the top of some baked goods is getting brown too quickly? 18:17 How do you ensure your oven is accurate? I think mine runs low. What should I do? Seasoning your baking sheets can help food brown faster: https://youtu.be/hrufGZsP-jo Support my channel https://www.patreon.com/helenrennie My cooking classes in the Boston area: http://www.helenrennie.com FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/HelensKitchenCooking/ INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/helen.rennie/