Posts by AllanMcPherson

Michael, Thanks for the tips! I had not tried hydrating the gellan seperately, that seems very sensible. I am using a juice of red chard stems, so we are in the leafy green territory. I will check on the available calcium. I do have...

Hi PC, Yeah, the ratios I have tried were cribbed from Khymos. I was hoping for gellan because of the elastic quality of the gel, and its relative heat stability. I,think the trick will be use as little gum as possible, maybe using a...

[Hi there, I am trying to work up a gellan gum set sheet, like a crepe, based on reduced veg. juice. What I have so far is coming out slimy. I am working on a two percent solution. I have not added dairy, as I would prefer to keep a...

Something like a tartar Iworks really well as a first course. If you are thinking of something akin to tataki you can make that work. I will agree with the others that I would not follow beef with beef, however, it sounds like you are...

Yeah, I usually braise the legs at least.

I have seen many preparations for rabbit where it gets cooked at a rolling boil, not gently poached or anything. I have never had any luck cooking rabbit sous vide, it just turns the meat to mush. Does anybody know if there is...

Are we talking powdered or leaf gelatin, or naturally gelatin rich food? Or, I guess, submit what you will and forum members will determin who meets the theme best? This is interesting guys (and gals). Al

Brandon, Well, I think I covered where I am coming from in my previous post,and its not Kansas. I never gripped about poor quality of food from trucks, I am concered by the poor conception. I do not doubt that there are well executed...

Squirrel, Once again I am taking local experience and acting like its global. In this case I think the food truck "culture" that I am watching here in Halifax is directly influenced by outside media and trends from other cities. We...

I really want this food truck thing to go away. I smoked my fair share of pot in my teens so I get the idea, but seriously, nobody would shovle this crap down their throats if they were sitting down and taking the time to taste the slop...