Posts by shahar

what about sweeter brines. honey, suger etc. just like with dry cure. Keep the balance of flavor and sweetes and spices(vanilla, star anise) the less flavorsome meats, like pork chops and porks loins. Also wouldn't sweet brines give...

What would be the best temp-time ratio for shellfish. Mainly lobster, shrimp, calamari? Low-long, high-short, other? Also what's the effect, if any, of additivies to the poaching liquid? Namely salt, suger, acididy/acridness?

Like anything sweet and sharp, pommegranetes syrup("dibs ro-mahn") goes well with fatty meat and/or game. Duck is yum, quails brushed just after getting off the grill, foiegras, venison, squab, etc. Add a few fresh kernels when...

New one, fresh from yesterday - the doorknob fell off. on the inside. had to get out the window. good guy, never happend before, one hour late. I let it pass. Sent the dishwasher slash handyman over to help him get back in his...

not as funny but actually works: seedy holland. Food process egg yolks. Drizzle some boiling water carefully and add your clarified butter(you always have some extra right) if that fails 14. Egg white hollandaise, extra...

So many opinions for fries! I wash them otherwise they can turn brown/grey after the blanching. Also prevent them sticking into potato clusters later. I use cold water, but I heard indians use warm water. Any body ever broke the cold...

Common mistake i've seen is sloppy flouring. You get uneven coating and places where it breaks. Work that flour in there, especially the inside of the rings. Shake excess off in a strainer. Fry. My favorite is 1:1 flour:corn mill. A...

I've done all manner of family meals and reached one conclusion. Hot dogs rule. Burgers too. I used to cook elaborate meals. Show off my skills, my seasoning. Nobody complained but no body showed the kind of excitement I saw when I got...

Just wanted to remind you guys, that all the techniques we whine about. The ones that lower variety and taste and prolonged shelf life etc. weren't just done in order to maliciously make more money. Those methods raised the productivity...

what's the weirdest reason one of your cooks didn't show up/late? One didn't showup on me for three days. Then the FBI came in, with grainy photoes and a story of three bank robberies. Done on an evening he was off!!! Didn't collect...