I was just thinking when I saw the new everything bagel topping mix in your catalog how I would like to try to make bagels. So I was glad to see this post. But I don't have a round rack to fit in a pan on the stove. Can I put them on a cooling rack set in a half sheet or roasting pan with with boiling water in it in a cold oven ? Like I do when I proof cinnamon buns? Would I leave them steam for 2 minutes as long as the water was boiling when I put it in? Alissa, I don't think boiling water will stay boiling in a cold oven, without a direct heat source. Do you have a big canning pot, or something similar, that you could put a vegetable steamer in? Or maybe you could rig something up in the microwave? Otherwise, maybe you should just stick to boiing (2 minutes on one side, 1 minute on the other)... PJH

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