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This is a yes but. I used to make this recipe in our old house with a wonderful Thermador wall oven (electric). Never had a problem. Now we are living in another house where the previous owners installed an expensive Thermador range with a gas oven. To say that I hate the gas oven for baking is an understatement. I just inspected the nests after 20 minutes. They were brown and the top and crumbling. There goes my dessert for tonight. I wish I could say the same for the stove. I will give this recipe five stars because I've made it before with no problems. The oven gets no stars.<\/p>","CommentId":3,"DateRated":"11\/03\/2012 14:52","GUID":"e057329a8d1b49d5a0590cab4629ada4","MemberId":6952903,"Rating":5,"ScreenName":"Jan421","SubmittedDate":"11\/03\/2012 14:52"},{"Comment":"
this is such a nice recipe, quick and easy. I did find the ready made meringue nests, large and minis on a website called wishuponaplate(dot)com<\/p>","CommentId":4,"DateRated":"08\/15\/2012 19:04","GUID":"7a9511b8f0694d33bbe72e9fb1470272","MemberId":6817545,"Rating":4,"ScreenName":"luvmyhorse56","SubmittedDate":"08\/15\/2012 19:04"},{"Comment":"","CommentId":5,"DateRated":"01\/26\/2012 00:44","GUID":"82fda5946f944d38bc4d319bb54caf74","MemberId":6489113,"Rating":1,"ScreenName":"brittany0909090909","SubmittedDate":"01\/26\/2012 00:44"},{"Comment":"
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how far in advance can these be made<\/p>","CommentId":7,"DateRated":"","GUID":"5601215fdf5840f4968ca5d461dccd29","MemberId":2249156,"Rating":0,"ScreenName":"gayle bruce","SubmittedDate":"04\/03\/2009 21:34"},{"Comment":"
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