Archive for March 2019
Corned Beef cooking Time?">Corned Beef cooking Time?
Happy St. Patrick's Day. I need advice on cooking a 14 pound Corned Beef Brisket in the oven. a five pound is 4 hours, what is time for a 14 pound? Same???? Reading More May Cause Envy...
Read moreVegan Potluck">Vegan Potluck
I might be going to a vegan potluck soon (I'm not vegan) and am trying to think of something to make that is easy to transport and doesn't need to be kept warm. Homemade hummus is a possibility but seems a bit common. I was thinking of pitted...
Read moreCupcakes-freeze?">Cupcakes-freeze?
It's late Friday night and I am baking Smitten Kitchen's stout cupcakes for a St. Patrick's Day party Sunday evening. She says that they can stay in the fridge for a day, but longer than that, they get stale and should go in the freezer. I am wondering if I...
Read moreUnusual places to get good stock?">Unusual places to get good stock?
Anyone know of some good places / hacks to get stock in the city? I'm currently not disposed to make it myself and I would like to have a ready supply of the good stuff for any projects at hand. I am aware of gourmet groceries & butchers like Fleishers...
Read moreSide Dishes with Corned Beef and Cabbage">Side Dishes with Corned Beef and Cabbage
What side dishes are best with corned beef and cabbage? Reading More May Cause Envy...
Read moreClorox whip on outside of ZipLock">Clorox whip on outside of ZipLock
Hey folks! I brought a pound of mince beef from the store, and divided it up into three ziplock packs to store in the freezer. It was messy and I got raw meat on the outside of the ziplocks. In a panic i wiped them all down with the clorox...
Read moreNatural casing hotdogs">Natural casing hotdogs
I'm originally from the bay area of California and had a craving for home. So I got some casper’s hot dogs because I love the snap of the casing. I was just wondering, what does everyone think is the best way to cook, or I guess reheat really, hot dogs...
Read moreHow do you turn Baker's Unsweetened Chocolate into German Sweet Chocolate?">How do you turn Baker's Unsweetened Chocolate into German Sweet Chocolate?
Roughly add the weight of the unsweetened chocolate in sugar. Bakers Sweet Chocolate is 48% cacao (according to the the internet) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baker%27s_Chocolate So if you were melting a 4 oz. bar, add 4 ounces of sugar. That makes it a 50% sweet chocolate. Reading More...
Read moreHow do you turn Baker's Unsweetened Chocolate into German Sweet Chocolate">How do you turn Baker's Unsweetened Chocolate into German Sweet Chocolate
Went to the store today to purchase Baker's German Sweet Baking Chocolate for making German chocolate cupcakes and they only had unsweetened baking chocolate. Does anyone know how much sugar I need to add to make the unsweetened baking chocolate sweet chocolate for the cupcake recipe? Read more
Amercia's Test Kitchen episode "Sous Vide for Everybody" is online">Amercia's Test Kitchen episode "Sous Vide for Everybody" is online
If you've heard about sous vide cooking and want to learn more, the recent America's Test Kitchen episode "Sous Vide for Everybody" is available online: Features how to sous vide NY strip steaks and 167°F/75°C eggs (the best temp IMHO), as well as reviewing various immersion circulators. https://www.americastestkitchen.com/episode/615-sous-vide-for-everybody?fbclid=IwAR1Y68mcH9bnu57nCK9Kg7nuAZGDsA10gFfKLvsMdqJDeAXJ50A0AVT5RC4 Reading...
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