Pot de crème without jars

Martin_212020

I made the pot de crème recipe from the sous vide beyond the basics class, recently... and used Kilner jars as in the recipe. The results were fantastic, so I'd recommend giving it a go! However, I'm wondering if I could I make them again, but instead use eg. ramekins wrapped in clingfilm? I don't see why not, but I don't want to make a batch and it go catastrophically wrong! Obviously air couldn't escape, but it could expand and the clingfilm would 'just' bulge up, right?

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brian_martin2001

I would be a bit cautious, maybe try it with just 1 at first, but our seems like it would work. Just make sure you wrap it securely, and use a few layers. Let us know how it turns out! Good luck!

coryhansen78

I've made flan in the past using the method you are inquiring about (before I bought some cute little jars). It should work for pot de crème. I used enameled cast iron ramekins and wrapped the s*** out of them and added a tight rubber band to each one for good measure. Worked pretty well - I did several at the time and did have just a little water seep into one, but it didn't completely ruin it.
Having said that, I now prefer using the jars - it's just quicker and easier for me.