Posts by MichaelGA

Another tip - if you want your egg yolks to be centered in the eggs - shake the dickens out of them for 20 or 30 seconds before hard cooking them.   Worked at a buffet and the chef was rather particular about the yolks not...

tbh   ... i've been to Japan many times - I've eaten Kobe in many different forms.   Unless you are a massive lover of fois-gras and toro (any especially fatty foods) you should not order a Kobe steak... it is best...

Everything foodnfoto said is great advice!   Two things to add - take a multi-vitamin and make sure you have good shoes!

Quote: Originally Posted by amusee   it takes about 4 min in the broiler to come to mr + time to rest of course.    cooking steaks sous-vide is much gentler than other methods and therefore you don't...

None... it's a fad, just like mohawks, muscle shirts, mustaches and mullets.     All are easily changeable except a tatoo.   If you have to think about what you want to permanently put on your skin you probably...

Just use regular chocolate and put the flavouring into the liquid that you add.   No point in buying and using ginger flavoured chocolate when you can just add a bit of fresh grated ginger to the liquid part of the...

Quote: ground sage as fresh is hard to come by here in the middle of the desert     plant some - it's very hardy and loves the hot dry weather

For skinless / boneless - brine it then dry and velvet in a combo of rice wine and cornstarch.     Fry in small batches in 1/4" of oil in a large skillet - don't crowd the pan.      Once lightly browned...

Nice - thanks for sharing.   Wife's going to like that one as a special treat!

America's Test Kitchen Family Baking Book - lots of tips, hints and pictures.     Contains a bit of the science behind the 'why' am I doing this and a ton of simple substitutions.     None of the recipes...