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I'm looking to get the parents a new carving knife for christmas and don't understand how to tell the quality. I looked at wusthofs as recommended in the OP but the prices range from 50-100 bucks. http://www.cutleryandmore.com/wusthof-grand-prix-ii/hollow-edge-wunder-knife-p126507 Is this a good pick?
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Kylaer posted:What should I put in my pressure cooker (7-quart Kuhn Rikon for size reference) if I want to make one or more small servings of something? Like, say I want to make rice and lentils separately. I was thinking two or three of those stainless-steel camping cups that are designed for cooking over an open fire like this would serve but I'm sure there must be something purpose-built. What would you all recommend? At the dollar store they have cheap stainless steel single-serving bowls, what's what I've been using, stacked on top of each other
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How do cook rice and lentils if you're doing both in a pressure cooker at the same time? Like, do you put in a few inches of water, then a bowl filled with rice & water to cook the rice, then on top of that bowl (or to the side, depending on the size of the bowls) you put another bowl with lentils & rice, then pressure cook for X time, then call it done?
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http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3381440&userid=0&perpage=40&pagenumber=29#post399579229quote:When I'm making my daal and beans, I like to also put a stainless steel bowl with rice (and enough water to cook it in), and float it on the beans. That way, I knock out two things at the same time, and have dinner done sooner. If my pressure cooker were a bit bigger, I'd be able to fit a second bowl atop the rice, and steam some veg of my choosing too. http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3381440&pagenumber=30&perpage=40#post399585779 quote:It's the method that my mother would use while cooking in India. Most kitchens in South India have two gas burners that are fairly small, meaning that you want to maximise your efficiency. So you'd put daal in the bottom, rice on top of that, a vegetable stewlike dish atop that, and then put the lid on the whole works. There are way too many soups to count that just involve dumping a bunch of veg into a pot, and letting them boil with a few seasoning items (herbs, ginger, bit of garlic, etc) and a bit of fresh grated coconut or coconut milk for creaminess. Steve Yun fucked around with this message at 01:08 on Dec 9, 2014 |
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Sub Harrison posted:I'm looking to get the parents a new carving knife for christmas and don't understand how to tell the quality. I looked at wusthofs as recommended in the OP but the prices range from 50-100 bucks. You should ask in The Kitchen Knife Thread.
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Steve Yun posted:http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3381440&userid=0&perpage=40&pagenumber=29#post399579229 Those were exactly the posts I was thinking of when I asked the question, haha. So I guess any basic stainless steel bowl will work, I'll pick up some and see which fit best.
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I have an Aeropress which owns for single cup coffee but I'm curious if there is a good similar method for more than one or two cups at a time, preferably one that has minimal grounds/sediment in the final brew.
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Gyshall posted:I have an Aeropress which owns for single cup coffee but I'm curious if there is a good similar method for more than one or two cups at a time, preferably one that has minimal grounds/sediment in the final brew. Like a French Press? They make those in small and large sizes, and I've had good experiences with those made by Bodum. Or is the vacuum /pressure part of what you are looking for?
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Dec 10, 2014 21:32
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Looks like I may be getting this rice cooker for Christmas: http://www.zojirushi.com/products/npgbc Gonna eat so much brown rice next year.
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Dec 10, 2014 22:11
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Stainless steel tiffin boxes.
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Asking for a friend, I have a mix of wooden and plastic boards I'm happy with, but for plastic cutting boards it doesn't really matter what you get, right?
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1redflag posted:Like a French Press? They make those in small and large sizes, and I've had good experiences with those made by Bodum. Or is the vacuum /pressure part of what you are looking for? Something that makes good rear end coffee with little to no grinds in the final product. Probably a french press. Any recommendations for good Bread storage?
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guppy posted:Asking for a friend, I have a mix of wooden and plastic boards I'm happy with, but for plastic cutting boards it doesn't really matter what you get, right? I really like these. They won't warp in a commercial dishwasher, the rubber grips actually work, and my employees really like the ruler on the board for some reason.
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Gyshall posted:Something that makes good rear end coffee with little to no grinds in the final product. Probably a french press. Step up to pour-over brewing and get a Kalita Wave 185. Should be able to produce 2.3-5 cups each brew with it and have a tasty rear end cup of coffee with 0 sediment.
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Chef De Cuisinart posted:I really like these. They won't warp in a commercial dishwasher, the rubber grips actually work, and my employees really like the ruler on the board for some reason. I have one of these, they work really well and are very tough.
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Thank you, I will pass on the recommendation.
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guppy posted:Asking for a friend, I have a mix of wooden and plastic boards I'm happy with, but for plastic cutting boards it doesn't really matter what you get, right? I like the ones restaurant supply stores sell. They're about 4 times as thick as the crap you buy in retail stores and are much less likely to warp in the dishwasher. You can also get them in any size and color, so you can do a red one for meat, green for vegetables, etc.
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Hello goons, I'm looking for a counter top toaster oven with convection cooking and rotisserie. Any recommendations? thanks
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r0ck0 posted:Hello goons, I'm looking for a counter top toaster oven with convection cooking and rotisserie. Any recommendations? thanks Breville Smart Oven priced around 249USD, sized for 6 slices of toast/13" pizza. Panasonic Flash Express at $149 sized for 4 slices, below that I've never researched. Neither of these have a specific rotisserie function I've seen advertised.
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Dec 16, 2014 04:29
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Any juicer suggestions for around $100-$150 range?
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Any Breville juicer in that range should be good.
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I keep melting grooves into spatulas because it's hard adjusting from an electric stove to a really powerful gas stove, and I keep forgetting I shouldn't leave them resting on the side of pans. Any recommendations on new plastic spatulas/spoons that aren't super floppy and might hold up to some heat when I forget again?
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Dec 16, 2014 23:24
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You can't go wrong with Matfer Exoglass. Safe up to 400F, and they'll last forever.
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Alternatively, I like using cheapo wooden spats and spoons
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Comic posted:I keep melting grooves into spatulas because it's hard adjusting from an electric stove to a really powerful gas stove, and I keep forgetting I shouldn't leave them resting on the side of pans. If you're looking for something a little more flexible (than Exoglass or wood) and still extremely heat-resistant, Get It Right makes great silicone spatulas: http://www.amazon.com/Get-It-Right-Ultimate-Spatula/dp/B00BJT61FE
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So uhhh is this a pricing error? http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000RRKQKA/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pd_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=2MDRJWD4NCR2R&coliid=I35ZP9URI414QT&psc=1  edit: It disappeared as I went to checkout 
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Dec 17, 2014 05:21
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Gorman Thomas posted:So uhhh is this a pricing error?
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Today's Amazon Gold Box deal is a whole bunch of KitchenAid stuff, including 6 quart Professional bowl-lift stand mixers, refurbished, for $179. If I hadn't just jumped on that Thanksgiving Newegg deal for $220, I'd be on this like a fly on poo poo.
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The Midniter posted:Today's Amazon Gold Box deal is a whole bunch of KitchenAid stuff, including 6 quart Professional bowl-lift stand mixers, refurbished, for $179. If I hadn't just jumped on that Thanksgiving Newegg deal for $220, I'd be on this like a fly on poo poo. Nice... now how do I send this over to my family to get this for me for Christmas...
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anyone have any recommendations for kitchen shears? I keep breaking the ones I get on chicken backbones. thinking about getting these http://www.chefknivestogo.com/rikish.html
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GrAviTy84 posted:anyone have any recommendations for kitchen shears? I keep breaking the ones I get on chicken backbones.  I would love a recommendation too, since I keep doing the same loving thing with my shears. Stupid cheapass plastic.
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Which ones have you guys been using
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The Midniter posted:
I've taken to spatchcocking with my boner. Whole lot easier than with shears.
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GrAviTy84 posted:anyone have any recommendations for kitchen shears? I keep breaking the ones I get on chicken backbones. I have a pair and they are wonderfully sharp and well built, the rubber dome is a great touch. Caveat for this recommendation: I haven't used them for poultry but they replaced a ~30 year old tres claveles that are of exactly the same form factor and have had zero issues with poultry. The geometry is solid and they're much "tighter" than your normal shears: think cutting rawhide with shears, normally they'll split open and not actually cut, these don't do that easily. For the record, these are the Tres Claveles that I replaced: http://www.aceros-de-hispania.com/3claveles-scissors/3claveles-scissors-400.asp?product=tres-claveles-400 Except 30 years older. deimos fucked around with this message at 19:57 on Dec 17, 2014 |
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I'd been using the normal lovely shears that come with any random knife set or whatever. Went through a couple of those, got sick of replacing them, then got these which shattered when I tried to spatchcock a turkey for the first time. Luckily I had a backup pair of lovely shears which somehow managed to get the job done. Haven't replaced them yet since I wasn't sure of the diminishing returns from spending more money on shears after those heavy duty ones snapped like a twig in a tornado, so I'd love some recommendations.
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The Midniter posted:I'd been using the normal lovely shears that come with any random knife set or whatever. Went through a couple of those, got sick of replacing them, then got these which shattered when I tried to spatchcock a turkey for the first time. Luckily I had a backup pair of lovely shears which somehow managed to get the job done. Haven't replaced them yet since I wasn't sure of the diminishing returns from spending more money on shears after those heavy duty ones snapped like a twig in a tornado, so I'd love some recommendations. yeah I used some shears that came with a Sabatier set, and some kitchen aid shears.
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Flash Gordon Ramsay posted:I've taken to spatchcocking with my boner. Whole lot easier than with shears. I dunno, my boner slips too easily. At least with scissoring you get leverage from both sides.
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GrAviTy84 posted:yeah I used some shears that came with a Sabatier set, and some kitchen aid shears. The Midniter posted:I'd been using the normal lovely shears that come with any random knife set or whatever. I've been using these Henckels shears, broke down a dozen chickens with no problems, feels pretty solid http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...6KNR03QEZJ2AS96
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GrAviTy84 posted:anyone have any recommendations for kitchen shears? I keep breaking the ones I get on chicken backbones. They are touted as being nearly indestructible by some of the posters on CKTG including someone who has been working in pro kitchens for 28 years. Normally a good pair runs you $15-$20 without a case and such, $30 is pretty drat cheap if they end up being as good as some say they are.
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 If they need to know anything about the code, it's from the "Thinking Moms' Revolution" Facebook page, which I haven't linked because it's a bunch of nutjob anti-vaccers. Cheap Vitamix though, so whatever.
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