Quick Question About The Cook-In-Can Caramel
Decorating By whtrbbt420 Updated 27 Sep 2006 , 5:44pm by MSurina
If you can still hear the stuff sloshing around in the can, does that mean it's not done?
just for reference, it's been cooking for 3.5 hrs (very low, maybe too low) and I plan on using it in my fudge brownies later.
depends on how thick you want it............I made mine cooking it on low for 3 hrs......very low and it was about the consistency of sundae topping caramel and it was yummy.....I refrig. it and it made it thicker.......I would say if it sounds like a liquid it probably isn't done.
Not sure. I usually boil for 3 hours to get a nice spreadable carmel. When I shake the can that is ready I don't hear anything.
You could increase to a boil and give it an hour or so, open and see how it looks. Unfotunately you may need to use another method once opened if it is not carmel.
Thanks bunches guys! I think I'm going to let it go another 45 min-hour. It definately sounds "sloshy" but not as much as 2 hours ago.
ok I've got 2 cooking. Lets say I take them out, let them cool and open one only to decide I want it thicker. Can I put the other unopened can back to cook at a later time?
ooooh, I think so. It's SO thick that I never hear it anymore if the condensed milk can is shaken.
Did you use evaporated milk or condensed milk??
condensed. And I pray for the sake of my own embarrassment, that condensed is what I was supposed to be using.
It is! Sorry to have had to ask. (My friend boiled evaporated instead! )
Cool the can a LONG time before you open it up. I'd say at least 3 or 4 hours naturally cooling to room temp. It can rupture when you try to open it still hot. BAD burns!! 
I cool mine overnight on the counter just to be sure, but that's not always necessary for that length of time.
I just made mine for the first time yesterday. I couldn't wait for 3 or 4 hours to cool down. 
I put a can in a bowl with cold water running on it, and I opened it up in under 5 minutes. I just made sure that the can was cool when I held it in my hand.
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