Posts by Headless Chicken

Cloudy with an ash-look?!?! The only thing I can think of is that it may be a coco butter issue. Sounds like you didn't properly temper the chocolate. Somewhere along the line, it got too hot. Try tempering at the crack of dawn,...

Cookbooks that calls for items like truffle oil, madagascan vanilla beans, or cuts of alligator are nothing but coffee table books for guests to read for me. You really can't substitute ingredients and stay true to the recipe your...

At school, we used a large rotating oven. Not sure if its the best but I found it better then those stove top ovens, more consistant temperatures (less hot spots). Cost wise, it would be quite pricey I would imagine. I'm sure some of...

#1 requirement to be a good chef and any other job in this world is passion. Chefs must be able to take a lot of crap;criticism and long hours (mainly standing) to name a couple. To be able to take all this, you really have to love...

Possible under mixing?!?! A caved in middle (M problem) if I remember correctly was due to the lack of mixing or not enough leavening agent. Or, the oven wasn't hot enough, outsides of the cake cooked faster then the middle so the...

If it dosn't have to be a mango related garnish, try some fine chocolate design on top.

I would have really loved to have gone to this event http://www.goldmedalplates.com/ Its too bad tickets start at $400(can), thats my salary for 3 weeks :eek: I may, however, try for the Toronto Taste where Chef Higgins and possibly...

Chocolate Truffle Icing... equal parts chocolate + heavy cream + icing sugar (how much, I forgot, I don't have the recipe with me) + vanilla flavoring and alochol flavorings (optioal). Chop chocoates into chunks Bring heavy cream to...

Just curious about where everyone has been in their lives. After all, we can't stay within the ocnfines of our countries boarders forever. In my "short" 21 years I've been to; New Orleans just recently West Caribbean...

Though I don't think this place will ship them to you but I do hope it'll give you some place to start. I don't think they're...