OFFICIAL THREAD: General Cookery and Discussion

[venividivicibj]

One thing I like is that you can cook straight from frozen. So I'll buy a big pack of pork tenderloins (for example), half them, vac seal, and freeze. Then I can just pull out of the freezer, drop in the water bath for 90 minutes, and sear. It's enough for 2 with no waste.

I would do this if I had a chest freezer. As it is, not enough space.

 

[venividivicibj]

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From-scratch iron skillet pizza. Gives you a fluffy, bready crust with a crisp underside. Zero turkey involvement.

Do you preheat the skillet?

 

[Van Veen]

So my sous vide turkey was... interesting. It was definitely cooked, but it had a more firm, steaky texture than you'd expect from dark meat turkey. I think I needed to double the cooking time. (I did 2+ hours.) This was the year to experiment, though. (I tried a few more things with varying degrees of success.)

I was really happy with my turkey stock, and will definitely be making stock ahead in the future. I made the same stuffing recipe as last year. I thought it was mediocre then, but this year it was amazing just because I used homemade stock instead of better than bouillon. I probably made a post saying homemade stuffing wasn't worth the effort, but I take that back. It's all about the stock.

Other than that I am overstuffed and exhausted right now. The amount of effort making Thanksgiving dinner for 2 is the same or more than making it for a crowd, especially in a tiny 1970s starter home kitchen.

 

[Fueco]

Do you preheat the skillet?

I like this euphemism.

 

[Piobaire]

What great looking shanks. In the slow cooker for 10 hours.

 

[Omega Male]

Do you preheat the skillet?

No, you let the dough rise partially in the cold pan then top and bake at the bottom of a 450 degree oven.

 

[Piobaire]

 

[brokencycle]

Any recommendations for tea sources particularly chai? My wife really likes the Rishi chai.

 

[venividivicibj]

Any recommendations for tea sources particularly chai? My wife really likes the Rishi chai.

Ask in the design desiderata thread
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[Piobaire]

That stuff is all about ancient grandma ******* as near as I can tell.

 

[brokencycle]

Ask in the design desiderata thread
?

Not interested in 4-5 figure tea sets for hundreds of dollars for a single cup of tea.

 

[Omega Male]

Teacuck.

 

[beargonefishing]

Not interested in 4-5 figure tea sets for hundreds of dollars for a single cup of tea.

Pretense ain't cheep.

 

[Joffrey]

Teaplebe

fixed.

 

[Omega Male]

Housemade pastrami and poached eggs with broccolini, hot peppers, tomato relish and marcona almonds. Outside, in the sun, among the MILFs at Farmshop.