DeaconCav06
Dickie Hemric
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Having the dedicated hood is great. One of my favorite features of our house. The other is the double ovens.
Having the dedicated hood is great. One of my favorite features of our house. The other is the double ovens.
my in-laws have an Aga stove and I fucking hate that thing. It looks cool in the kitchen, but I hate that you can't adjust the temperature at all and the ovens (all 4 of them at different temps) are pretty small. It's really hard to get something to simmer since the 2 stovetop burners are very hot. They love the thing but to me it's hella annoying to cook on.
They seem really cool in concept since they are always on, and they do look awesome, but I've wondered how they perform. I read some stuff about how they are not really good for home cooks. But it was a non-starter for us since we would have had to spend a ton of money to reinforce the floor since they are so heavy.
Here’s my coffee making devices.
Grind beans, stir with wooden spoon into simmering filtered water. Pour through filter in glass dripper as quickly as able (extraction is in the pot) into thermal carafe.
Makes very good coffee. You can experiment with beans, grind, time in the pot, degree of stirring, etc.
This is where I landed on the charcoal chimney. I was a firm believer in the cast iron skillet until I gave the chimney a go. A major key in getting a good crust on a sous vide steak is making sure it’s as dry as possible before searing. They come out of the bag pretty wet, so you definitely need to dry it off.
Do any of the sous vide folks use a vacuum sealer? I just use a zip lock. Have been thinking about getting a vacuum sealer but there are so many options to weed through at so many different price points.
this recipe came out excellent in my Instant Pot: https://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2020/03/pressure-cooker-butter-chicken.html
you broil the chicken while the sauce cooks which means you get some nice char on the chicken
another piece of equipment we have is a cheap blade coffee grinder for spices. I actually have another of the same model I use for coffee. I know a burr grinder would be better but I don't care that much.
this recipe came out excellent in my Instant Pot: https://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2020/03/pressure-cooker-butter-chicken.html
you broil the chicken while the sauce cooks which means you get some nice char on the chicken
another piece of equipment we have is a cheap blade coffee grinder for spices. I actually have another of the same model I use for coffee. I know a burr grinder would be better but I don't care that much.
Yes. You should finish almost everything you sous vide in a pan. I’ve found for steaks that the best way is to finish it over a chimney full of charcoal.