Vaclav
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Does appear so - I'd never heard of it pre-Olive Garden myself though. (Plus, it'll be my first time making soup - honestly never made a soup besides opening a can in my life to date...)
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The 'brussels sprouts' gene: TAS2R38 | Anna Perman's Genetic Spaghetti | Science | theguardian.com
Covers the important points pretty well. It is amazing to me how much our genes influence our taste. For really obvious things we've made a lot of progress, but think about all the potential subtle interactions we're missing. We aren't even sure how much of taste is acquired vs genetic.
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Erronius
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I did mess up on the sausage I bought, I just grabbed some Farmland sausage in a red casing and thought nothing of it. I stabbed the heck out of them but still when I checked on them later they'd swelled to at least twice their original size and the casings were in tatters. I *STILL* didn't think about the casings though until I checked back a bit later after I turned the heat down a bit and half the casings had dissolved. I don't know what they're made out of but I am not gonna throw it out.
I thought potatoes/sauerkraut/sausage might be a good sick food (been fighting off a headcold and migraines) but on second thought that was another bad choice. I had thought about just stewing a chicken but ever since I was forced to kill and pluck hens as a kid I've been grossed out by the thought of even just prepping a bird to stew. Chicken necks/backs still gross me out a little - when family makes gravy or stock with those kind of parts I'm ok with it, I just don't want to handle that stuff.
I thought potatoes/sauerkraut/sausage might be a good sick food (been fighting off a headcold and migraines) but on second thought that was another bad choice. I had thought about just stewing a chicken but ever since I was forced to kill and pluck hens as a kid I've been grossed out by the thought of even just prepping a bird to stew. Chicken necks/backs still gross me out a little - when family makes gravy or stock with those kind of parts I'm ok with it, I just don't want to handle that stuff.
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I steam cabbage and smoked sausage on occasion. It makes for an alright lazy meal.
Adebisi
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So I had my first ever tasting menu at WD-50 and it was awesome.wd~50 Menus
My favorite was "SEA SCALLOP, BERBERE GRANOLA, CARROT, MARCONA"
From now on I want all my meals in tasting menu format.
My favorite was "SEA SCALLOP, BERBERE GRANOLA, CARROT, MARCONA"
From now on I want all my meals in tasting menu format.
Adebisi
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My wife and I did the 8 course degustation menu here:http://restaurantpatrickguilbaud.ie/menus
It was amazing and with every course being a complete surprise, it was an awesome experience.
BrutulTM
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The steaming is just to get some of the fat out of them so they will get crispy and not smoke up your kitchen. I can't see any reason doing it the night before would be a problem.
Masterchef auditions are coming up.... was thinking about trying out. Chance to win 250k and a book deal for 11 weeks of filming while cooking six days a week. Nothing if you lose. Apparently all the winners so far regret it due to the pressure of being in the public eye after their win. I can understand that, I'm not sure I want to be on TV, especially with the rights FOX to edit the show to make you appear any way they want. On the other hand 250k is a lot of cash, you get a ton of free cooking classes... seems like it might be a worthwhile experience. Anyone else ever thought about trying out for one of these shows?
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Thinking about going this route in a kitchen remodel. Thoughts on this range?
GE JGB870SETSS 30" Freestanding Gas Range with 5 Sealed Burners, 17,000 BTU Burner, 6.7 cu. Ft. Convection Double Oven, Self-Clean, Delay Bake and Auto Shut-Off: Stainless Steel
GE JGB870SETSS 30" Freestanding Gas Range with 5 Sealed Burners, 17,000 BTU Burner, 6.7 cu. Ft. Convection Double Oven, Self-Clean, Delay Bake and Auto Shut-Off: Stainless Steel
BoldW
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Depends on your kitchen and cooking frequency.
a) It doesn't look like this model is manufactured anymore, so you may want to check on parts availability, warranty, etc.
b) Only the one "power boiler" is 17000 BTU, which is fantastic. However, it is the only one putting out anything near that. The high output burner is 11000BTU and the rest are even less. The difference in heating and cooking between an 11000 and 17000 is going to be huge. If you're big on cooking, I'd recommend the small burners put out around 11-12k BTU, with the big boys putting out 15+. This is especially important if you use cast iron to sear your meats, and will reduce water-boiling time.
c) Check the dimensions of the pots and pans you normally use and measure the distances between burners. A lot of space-saving ranges will have 4 or 5 burners, but in reality you can only use two at any given time. My DCS has 11in off-center between front and rear burners, and 23in left/right (assuming not using center grill). I can pretty much use 2 20qts, and 2 9-10" pans and not have an issue. If you plan on entertaining or making multi-course meals, this will want to be a consideration.
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I thought about it. I am in no way good enough to compete in something like that, and also I don't think I have the ability to be a "food personality" so I don't think it would be worthwhile to even try for me. I would love to go on Chopped and force feed Scott Conant raw onions and improperly cooked pasta, though.
If you can even remotely hack it, you should give it a shot. Why not? The worse that can happen is you get turned down. And if you become successful we can all sue you for royalties. Win/win.
Hekotat
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You have to wear a shirt that let's us know it's you, something with a hoof would be divine.
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Make sure when you go (If you get accepted to even try out) that you have the ability to keep your dish warm for hours without it drying out or suffering to badly. You have to make your dish ahead of time and bring it with you and then you sit in like for 4-6 hours before they get to you. They say temp doesn't factor in to the judges tasting but I fail to see how it couldn't depending on what you make. They like to give an example of a person who had their soup freeze in a NY blizzard and they went on to win their audition but I feel that isn't a normal thing. Up to you on what you want to do. What I've seen some people do is bring camp stoves and prepare their food from the trunk of their car while friends waiting in their place in line. This is risky though because depending on where your audition is you may not have easy access to your car or police may get upset with you if you are preparing food like that in public.
Be aggressive when talking with people from the show and outgoing. Let them see you walking and talking with everyone else there as well. They don't want shy people or anyone that keeps to themself. You want to do things that will make you stick out and get you into the televised audition portion of the show. Your dish can be the best there but if you're not outgoing you may as well not even show up.
They then pick a large group from that and film them for the TV audtions portion and then they narrow that down to 15 and then eventually they take 1 or 2 people from that group to be on the early stages of the show.
if you decide to do it, good luck.
Be aggressive when talking with people from the show and outgoing. Let them see you walking and talking with everyone else there as well. They don't want shy people or anyone that keeps to themself. You want to do things that will make you stick out and get you into the televised audition portion of the show. Your dish can be the best there but if you're not outgoing you may as well not even show up.
They then pick a large group from that and film them for the TV audtions portion and then they narrow that down to 15 and then eventually they take 1 or 2 people from that group to be on the early stages of the show.
if you decide to do it, good luck.