What Are you Eating Right Now?

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Heston wrote:
Purple Hayes wrote:
Heston wrote:
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Heston wrote: I consider myself a Grandmaster of the perfect scrambled egg, but I will cross reference with this slightly dubious recipe (fucking chives?). The stirring part is obvious, I've always stirred my scrambled eggs continuously. I will report my findings within the next month.
I learned from my mother, who used a frying pan, using a spatula to move the mixture back and forth. This recipe involves far more agitation, which requires the saucepan. I also haven't used olive oil before, and that really comes through in the texture and taste.
I've found a wooden spoon is better for manipulation of the egg mixture. I've always used a saucepan too, though the olive oil is a new one on me, I've always used best butter.
I consider myself a bit of a maestro when it comes to scrambled eggs too, can't let 'em settle in the pan for more than 10-20 seconds if you don't want shitty brown burnt bits, wooden spoon is ideal for this, as far as adding anything, all they need is a drop of milk, knob of butter and a sprinkle of ground black pepper, I also drain before serving, nothing worse than that eggy water stuff making your toast soggy.. :(
A true maestro wouldn't need to drain, he would have found the perfect consistency within the allotted cooking time.

You have a lot to learn, Grasshopper.
With this, there was no brown and nothing to drain. I don't have any but the most rudimentary cooking skills, and the results were fluffy, moist, and delicious.
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I think I'm egged out but I wanna try this. Ain't got no chives or creme freche or sour cream for that matter. Oh shit, never mind. :angry:

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Heston wrote:
Purple Hayes wrote:
Heston wrote:
Dr. Medulla wrote:
Heston wrote: I consider myself a Grandmaster of the perfect scrambled egg, but I will cross reference with this slightly dubious recipe (fucking chives?). The stirring part is obvious, I've always stirred my scrambled eggs continuously. I will report my findings within the next month.
I learned from my mother, who used a frying pan, using a spatula to move the mixture back and forth. This recipe involves far more agitation, which requires the saucepan. I also haven't used olive oil before, and that really comes through in the texture and taste.
I've found a wooden spoon is better for manipulation of the egg mixture. I've always used a saucepan too, though the olive oil is a new one on me, I've always used best butter.
I consider myself a bit of a maestro when it comes to scrambled eggs too, can't let 'em settle in the pan for more than 10-20 seconds if you don't want shitty brown burnt bits, wooden spoon is ideal for this, as far as adding anything, all they need is a drop of milk, knob of butter and a sprinkle of ground black pepper, I also drain before serving, nothing worse than that eggy water stuff making your toast soggy.. :(
A true maestro wouldn't need to drain, he would have found the perfect consistency within the allotted cooking time.

You have a lot to learn, Grasshopper.
I always drain just in case, can't always trust my eyes first thing in the morning :mrgreen:

Another top-tip is to use Soda Water with batter mix for pancakes, light and fluffy perfection...
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Purple Hayes wrote:Another top-tip is to use Soda Water with batter mix for pancakes, light and fluffy perfection...
A complete substitution or just partial? I'm intrigued by this.
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Dr. Medulla wrote:
Purple Hayes wrote:Another top-tip is to use Soda Water with batter mix for pancakes, light and fluffy perfection...
A complete substitution or just partial? I'm intrigued by this.
Straight swap, Soda instead of still water, I was dubious before I tried it but there's no doubt it works :mrgreen:
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Purple Hayes wrote: Another top-tip is to use Soda Water with batter mix for pancakes, light and fluffy perfection...
Does the application of soda water provide a seal?
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Talking of Top-Tips, the new Viz book, "30 years of Top-tips" is just out. They printed a selection in the Sun last week, I was in stitches, I may look for a link to it
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Heston wrote:
Purple Hayes wrote: Another top-tip is to use Soda Water with batter mix for pancakes, light and fluffy perfection...
Does the application of soda water provide a seal?
That requires salt water toffee.

Thanks, PH. The missuz loves pancakes and is hooked on soda water (can't stand the stuff myself), so this'll be a neat experiment.
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Heston wrote:
Purple Hayes wrote: Another top-tip is to use Soda Water with batter mix for pancakes, light and fluffy perfection...
Does the application of soda water provide a seal?
Fuck knows, :huh: Can anybody with a chemistry O'level hazard a guess? Bubbles must effect the consistency in some way....

I haven't tried it with Yorkshire puddings yet, that could be truly spectacular..
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I just ate one of the newest burgers from Kuma's Corner - the Brujeria.
Brujeria
Cream Cheese and Chorizo Stuffed Jalapeno Popper, Cheddar Cheese and Charred Tomato Salsa
It was so rare a decent vet might have been able to save it. While I ate it, they were cranking loud, aggressive metal (as they always do). I literally wanted to leave that place and beat up some chump for no good reason. AAAAGGGGGGGGRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOO!

I think I'm slipping into a meat coma. Seriously, this place is wicked awesome. Best fucking burger place ever.

EDIT: ALSO had the VERY BEST CALAMARI I've ever had, AND one of the top five Macaroni & Cheese's I've ever had there.
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Wolter wrote:It was so rare a decent vet might have been able to save it.
:lol:

I think Murph came up with a great description of how rare something was a while back. This belongs with that. The great manly pastime: figuring out increasingly horrible ways to describe how rare something is.

My contribution: a steak so rare the wife and kids are still expecting it to come home.
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eumaas wrote:
Wolter wrote:It was so rare a decent vet might have been able to save it.
:lol:

I think Murph came up with a great description of how rare something was a while back. This belongs with that. The great manly pastime: figuring out increasingly horrible ways to describe how rare something is.

My contribution: a steak so rare the wife and kids are still expecting it to come home.
Silent Majority wrote:I want my steak so close to raw, that the cow's family are still praying for a turnaround.
Holy fuck I'm hungry right now but can't eat dinner until 10:30pm :angry:
Look, you have to establish context for these things. And I maintain that unless you appreciate the Fall of Constantinople, the Great Fire of London, and Mickey Mantle's fatalist alcoholism, live Freddy makes no sense. If you want to half-ass it, fine, go call Simon Schama to do the appendix.

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matedog wrote:
eumaas wrote:
Wolter wrote:It was so rare a decent vet might have been able to save it.
:lol:

I think Murph came up with a great description of how rare something was a while back. This belongs with that. The great manly pastime: figuring out increasingly horrible ways to describe how rare something is.

My contribution: a steak so rare the wife and kids are still expecting it to come home.
Silent Majority wrote:I want my steak so close to raw, that the cow's family are still praying for a turnaround.
Holy fuck I'm hungry right now but can't eat dinner until 10:30pm :angry:
If only burgers and steaks were made from horses I could say it's so rare Hoy might rape it.

Oh hell, I'll say it anyway...
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eumaas wrote:
matedog wrote:
eumaas wrote:
Wolter wrote:It was so rare a decent vet might have been able to save it.
:lol:

I think Murph came up with a great description of how rare something was a while back. This belongs with that. The great manly pastime: figuring out increasingly horrible ways to describe how rare something is.

My contribution: a steak so rare the wife and kids are still expecting it to come home.
Silent Majority wrote:I want my steak so close to raw, that the cow's family are still praying for a turnaround.
Holy fuck I'm hungry right now but can't eat dinner until 10:30pm :angry:
If only burgers and steaks were made from horses I could say it's so rare Hoy might rape it.

Oh hell, I'll say it anyway...
Top notch steaks are so good I often do try to rape them. It's a last resort to try to make more of it.
Look, you have to establish context for these things. And I maintain that unless you appreciate the Fall of Constantinople, the Great Fire of London, and Mickey Mantle's fatalist alcoholism, live Freddy makes no sense. If you want to half-ass it, fine, go call Simon Schama to do the appendix.

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