I tried the paper bag technique (not the actual recipe) yesterday and while I was very happy with how my pie turned out, I was really freaking out while it was baking. The smell that was coming out of my oven was appalling. I actually spent the entire hour that the pie was baking sitting in the kitchen to make sure that nothing untoward happened. I also made sure to have the fire extinguisher more close at hand than usual. I don't know if the smell was from the dyes that my grocery stores uses to print their bags or from the glue that they use to attach the paper handles (most likely the latter), but the chemical/plastic/burning smell, even with the exhaust fan running, was pretty awful. The pie was good, though. Btw PJ, just what is the best apple thing you've ever put into your mouth, as per last night's tweet? There was no link attached. Rocky, I agree - the bag can smell pretty odd... Glad it worked out for you, though. Darn, no link with the tweet? It's the Apple Upside Down Cake I blogged today... sorry 'bout that! PJH

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