Can this be used to make mini meatballs for Italian wedding soup?
785915
Yes, this scoop makes great mini meatballs, in fact thats what i bought it for!I also bought the larger size & use it for my cookies, they all came out perfect!each cookie the same size. Also when i use the smaller scoop for meatballs, all came out perfect.What ever you do, DONT roll the meatballs with your hands, It makes them too tight& tough.
785916
Sure. In my opinion this would be really handy to portion them so they can be uniform in size and eliminate you having to grab the raw meat and mess with getting it under your nails. However, you would still to roll it around in your hands to make it round and condensed into a meatball so it wont fall apart.
785917
Yes, this scoop makes great mini meatballs, in fact thats what i bought it for! I also bought the larger size & use it for my cookies, they all came out perfect! each cookie the same size. Also when i use the smaller scoop for meatballs, all came out perfect.What ever you do, DONT roll the meatballs with your hands, It makes them too tight & tough.
785918
I think technically yes, but I wouldn't personally recommend it. The strings in the meat tend to make the scooping of it rather odd. And they wouldn't come out very round without rolling them in your hands first. I guess it would be fine as a potioner, but wouldn't produce ready to go meatballs.
1426878
Yes you can, I have even seen some recipes for homemade spaghetti sauces online as well. Great machine!!
1577655
I use it for meatballs and think they are the perfect size. They aren't too big.
491764
It works awesome for water, hot chocolate, & broth. Not sure how thick your creamed soup is, so don't know if that would work or not. There is a set of larger holes (too large for cooked spaghetti) & a set of smaller holes. Just turn the lid to use whichever one you'd like!
1439377
I don't think that I would try it for hot soup. It is fairly small. I used it for carrots/celery/ranch dressing. I don't know how it would handle the temperature of soup.
238489
I have not tried it but I don't think it would work. The cheese and sauce would get all over the inside of the bag and be a mess. Probably not worth the effort. The microwave would be a better choice
1707993
The scoop would absolutely work for meatballs. Just remember to squeeze the scoop before dipping into the meat and you'll be good to go. I use the scoop to make cookies and the density of ground meat is less than cookie dough. Enjoy!
293883
Yes you can! You can also make cheese, raise bread, dry nuts, herbs, spices, even dry homemade pasta. It's great for making homemade dry soup mixes. It really is a wonderful machine. I am EXTREMELY happy with my purchase. Definitely worth the money! I did not buy the Paraflexx sheets, though. Parchment paper works just as good. I hope this helps answer your questions!
1288243
Yes you can! The mouth of this funnel is wide enough for a standard size meat ball!
2176723
Dear Betty, Yes, you can use ANY cookie, cake or brownie mixes. We make up a big batch in one day, freeze the cookies mixes in meatball sizes- double wrap, bag and freeze so the kids can bake any time they want with the mixes already made. I take out a meatball size frozen cookie dough the night before from the freezer and put it in the refrigerator. When the kids get home from school, the dough is ready to make into dime size cookies and bake. One day of making the dough and freezing, makes for many, many fun times baking for a few cents every time! I wrote about this in my review. Any mix, bag or home made dough can be frozen into balls for future baking any time! Maren Dear Betty, Yes, you can use ANY cookie, cake or brownie mixes. We make up a big batch in one day, freeze the cookies mixes in meatball sizes- double wrap, bag and freeze so the kids can bake any time they want with the mixes already made. I take out a meatball size frozen cookie dough the night before from the freezer and put it in the refrigerator. When the kids get home from school, the dough is ready to make into dime size cookies and bake. One day of making the dough and freezing, makes for many, many fun times baking for a few cents every time! I wrote about this in my review. Any... » Read More Dear Betty, Yes, you can use ANY cookie, cake or brownie mixes. We make up a big batch in one day, freeze the cookies mixes in meatball sizes- double wrap, bag and freeze so the kids can bake any time they want with the mixes already made. I take out a meatball size frozen cookie dough the night before from the freezer and put it in the refrigerator. When the kids get home from school, the dough is ready to make into dime size cookies and bake. One day of making the dough and freezing, makes for many, many fun times baking for a few cents every time! I wrote about this in my review. Any mix, bag or home made dough can be frozen into balls for future baking any time! Maren « Show Less
1691331
I generally use it for soup stock, but I'm sure it would be great for boiling lasagna noodles. It's very versatile
1070735
Yes, I think so. It is 10 oz. A big soup can like chunky is 12. So u can fit it all in except for a little broth. Add carrot sticks or some potato chips and good to go.
1853418
I have never done that but I don't see why not. Of course it would depend on cooking time. You would not want to steam something that would take longer than the pasta to cook. Know what ? I think I'll try it. Hope this helps. CW
1915673
Yes, it could work for cooking pasta. The holes might be a bit larger than some thin spaghetti, but it would still work pretty well.
1521471
As far as reusing them I would have to say NO since it is a thin foil it will lose its strenth and what nonstick that it has They just arent ment to reuse. But YES in the fridge for the mini cheesecakes is a wonderful idea and works well, they even hold meatballs in the fridge to set up after being formed before baking them. They are a handy item to be used for many things but again I would recommend against reusing them.
105035
NO! The mesh holes of the basket are way too big for spaghetti. You might be able to use it for Rigatoni or other large pasta shapes, but not long, thin noodles. For reference, the holes in the mesh are approximately 1cm wide, and a spaghetti noodle is probably only 2mm wide.
1023372
It would depend upon the diameter of your pan, but I do not think this would work unless you used a very wide pan and made your soup more shallow.