You're in front of the stove. Sugar is bubbling. (Scary.) You are attempting to make a caramel, and you have NO IDEA WHAT YOU'RE DOING. Worst part: Your computer is upstairs, meaning so is Google.
This is hard. Is it sufficiently golden? Oh, wait...is it burnt? [Heartbeat quickens. Hands start to tremble. Mouth gets dry.]
Take a sip of water (or wine) and snap a photo with your smartphone. Send it to the folks at food52. Then they--meaning the editors, the expert home cooks that are part of the site's network, and cookbook authors such as Dorie Greenspan and Mollie Katzen--can tell you if you've reached a "medium caramel" or not. That's because our friends at food52 just launched their Q&A service, a lightning-speed forum for the cooking questions, as a free iPhone app. And yes, there is an "urgent!" button.
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