Gotta question mid-recipe

[PAcanis]

Can you whisk eggs, milk, cornstarch and sugar and have it turn to cream?
Or does that only happen with cream?

 

[Barriehie]

I know you need heat for cornstarch to thicken. When heated in the presence of water the molecules absorb the water, swell, and burst releasing more molecules. Since starch molecules are large all these loose molecules floating around become entangled with each other, forming a web, and thickening whatever.

Temps below around 185 °F might not be high enough, depends on the quality of the starch, and temps over 212 °F can break the web.

 

[The Velvet Curtain]

It will turn to over thickeded custard, are you trying to make a patisserie creme anglais?

 

[PAcanis]

I know you need heat for cornstarch to thicken. When heated in the presence of water the molecules absorb the water, swell, and burst releasing more molecules. Since starch molecules are large all these loose molecules floating around become entangled with each other, forming a web, and thickening whatever.

Temps below around 185 °F might not be high enough, depends on the quality of the starch, and temps over 212 °F can break the web.

You nailed it.
I never noticed in the video where he transferred the pot from a counter onto (I'm guessing) an induction stove. And knowing that, I noticed a wisp of smoke.
I thought he was mixing the ingredients in a pot just because that's what he had.

According to my cheap infrared, it started to thicken around 160 F.

Wish me luck.

And yes, I see what I did there.
I didn't tuck the last disk under the first one I started with. Duh.

 

[Barriehie]

You nailed it.
I never noticed in the video where he transferred the pot from a counter onto (I'm guessing) an induction stove. And knowing that, I noticed a wisp of smoke.
I thought he was mixing the ingredients in a pot just because that's what he had.

According to my cheap infrared, it started to thicken around 160 F.

Wish me luck.
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And yes, I see what I did there.
I didn't tuck the last disk under the first one I started with. Duh.

Glad it worked!

 

[PAcanis]

I can't tell you how glad I am it worked.
The stupid video doesn't even tell you if it has a name.
But it looked good

 

[Barriehie]

People more into "I have a video!!!" than imparting all the useful elements. Kind of like leaving a page out of the 100 page schematic book of the obsolete 40 yo HVAC unit...