Posts by RouxTheDay

I'm making a big pot of it this weekend with my own adaptations (basically, lots more vegetables to make it more of a hearty stew than a sauced braise). So I was surfing for recipes to see if there were any techniques or variations I'd...

12 hours??? In an oven? While you're not at home? Personally, I think that's WAY too long, even for chuck. I don't even do it in a slow cooker that long. And I wouldn't ever leave something cooking in an oven that long while I wasn't...

U.S. paper currency has been going through a redesign process for a while now... when the new $20 bill first came out, it took some getting used to, even for a world-traveller like me! Anyway, here's the official line from the U.S....

Um... food-related message boards? :p

Dunno whether the food trends in the UK mirrored the US, but a few things I remember are Fondue. Fondue restaurants. Fondue parties. Fondue sets. This reached almost frenzied popularity, at least on the West Coast. Catalina Dressing. A...

Here's a link to the document grant mentioned (thanks for that! I've been wanting it!): http://quicktips.cooksillustrated.co...5_Cookware.pdf Another good site is Consumer Search, which consolidates reviews of products from multiple...

Jason, if I understand where you're at right now, in terms of expertise and outfitting a kitchen, I'd try to read through all the information posted here. Much of it is admittedly excellent, but possibly a bit too far up the experience...

While I agree that it can be annoying to run across these abbreviations in modern sources, you need to recognize is that this is a VERY old style of notation. It's not laziness or sloppiness on the part of the person providing the...

One other piece of advice. If you don't already own a good, general cookbook, such as Joy of Cooking do go invest in one. Not only do they provide good, reliable, basic recipes, most of which rely on traditional herbs and spices, they...

Love your handle, BDL! Right up my alley... I was just noticing your trail of locations, and had to laugh. I think we may be ships passing in the night. I'm currently in South Orange County, but originally hail from Burbank, just around...