Posts by crane

I was just curious what types of different methods people used. At the restaurant I worked at in Indianapolis, the pastry chef would make candied hazelnuts in the oven using a small amount of egg whites. I never got a chance to ask...

What does anyone else do?

I've done a search and some people seem to think that putting them in sugar is a good idea. I would think that storing them is a tightly sealed plastic bag would be better than keeping them in sugar (in terms of keeping their moisture)...

I wish you good luck ShawtyCat. I applaude you for pursuing your goals. I think that the pursuit of goals is just as important as attaining them, and that failure comes from not even trying. It seems from a lot of posts that the...

I'm a little nervous about putting forth my thoughts. But here goes... I am not defending anybody, and I do think that people should be rewarded for experience. However, (to use a poor example) look at lawyers, they need to pass the...

How much of a difference does everyone make between an undergraduate degree at a regular university or liberal arts college, and a culinary degree? In a general sense, not just in ability to work in a kitchen.

We just had our new oven put in the other day. We had to 86 (to use the so recently debated term) our old oven. It just kept blowing out. It was actually supposed to be on all the time. Its called an AGA. It was nice especially in...

FOR THE LOVE OF GOD!!!! Of all the things that anyone could do to themselves, why would you want to put a nail in your tongue. I just don't understand the percieved importance of trends (which is really what it is, people can't do it...

Good Idea! I think that I'm going to try a really good porter or stout next. One with a lots chocolate notes to it.

What kind of variations have people heard of or made? I have done several searches, and it seems that a relatively basic recipe is: 3 cups flour 1 1/2 Tbsp. Baking powder 1 1/2 tsp. salt 1/4 cup sugar 1 12 oz. bottle beer 2 Tbsp....