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u/kaidomac · 2 pointsr/seriouseats

It's pretty fun, because (1) there are endless new toys to acquire (if you're into that!), and (2) it's actually fairly budget-friendly after you get the initial hardware out of the way (ex. KitchenAid mixer etc.)...I mean, a 50-pound sack of flour is like twenty bucks, and you can make a zillion loaves of breads & cookies out of that! I do get a few premium ingredients for specific recipes here & there, but mostly I just use run-of-the-mill ingredients & get really great results!

It's also really fun amping up both the quality of your results & the experiencing of your cooking & baking time. For example, I cook these amazing five-hour carnitas in the oven, which is one of the things that got me into using leaf lard (which then turned into other incredible things, like lard-based oatmeal cookies). But then the off-the-shelf tortillas were disappointing with those stellar carnitas, so I picked up a cast-iron tortilla press (for smashing, not baking!). I then combined that with a lard-based tortilla recipe and oooooh yeah that's an awesome combination of textures, flavors, warmth, and happiness, hahaha! So going down rabbits holes is quite fun with baking!

I do a lot with my 8-cavity mini-loaf pan, which surprisingly freeze well! Banana bread & pumpkin bread with sweet cream cheese spread, cornbread, chocolate chocolate-chip bread, the list is endless! I also bake excellent homemade Twinkies in various flavors on a regular basis. I was never an overly-huge Twinkie fan, but one of my favorite bakeries makes them in a million flavors with a million different fillings & coatings (chocolate-dipped, white-chocolate dipped & dark-chocolate striped, peanut-butter filled chocolate twinkies, raspberry cake coated with coconut, etc.). So endless variations are also quite fun with baking!

If you want to build up your skills on the more technical side, Bigger Bolder Baking is a fantastic website to check out. If you want a few top-notch (I'm talking like "WOW!") recipes to try out right off the bat:

  • Chocolate-chip cookies with this specific dark chocolate (only for very special occasions, because $$$)
  • Glossy fudge brownies with this specific pan ($$$ but will last forever) & this particular cocoa powder ($$$, but the economics actually aren't bad, once you calculate out the price-per-batch, haha!)
  • Sour-cream pancakes (without blueberries) - great way to test your Danish dough hook!

    You'll discover a lot of little tricks over time. For example, which those chocolate-chip cookies above, whipping the cream & sugar & butter & eggs into something that literally resembled whipped cream is a really great trick to know about...most people just stir those together until combined, but they will actually change color, texture, and consistency when whipped long enough! Side note, if you have a KitchenAid, I highly recommend getting a SideSwipe blade (available on Amazon, be sure to get the right blade for your mixer!).

    On that topic, I also recommend getting a coated dough hook & an 11-wire whisk. Wait until you try homemade marshmallows! (super easy with that whisk attachment!) When it gets cold out, I cut those bad boys into 2" chunks, skewer them, heat up some water for the delicious Stephen's hot cocoa powder mix, and then torch the marshmallows. That combination came out so good that I started hosting annual hot chocolate parties, lol!

    You can get as creative as you want to with baking, too...like with cakes, you can airbrush them, do drip cakes, mirror glaze cakes, you can torch the tops of cupcakes, make cake pops, the list is endless! Depending on what stage you're at in life, especially in my case as a working adult with a family, I don't get a lot of opportunity for creative outlets due to a lack of free time (and energy, tbh lol), but my family has to eat, and baking is a fun way to amp up your enjoyment in life by making cool stuff you can eat & having fun doing it!

    Plus pretty much everything is actually really easy, no matter how complicated it looks...you're just following someone else's step-by-step directions, that they have painstakingly figured out for you through probably dozens of iterations to get it perfect (as Stella did when perfecting her lacy brown-butter cookies!), and that mostly boils down to (1) mix stuff in a bowl, (2) bake it, (3) don't burn it, (4) let it cool down & "set". That little four-step process yields amazing no-knead bread, pan pizzas, twinkies, cookies, brownies, you name it!
u/drewd0g · 2 pointsr/seriouseats

Hey Kenji, thanks for doing this AMA! Big fan, the The Food Lab: Better Home Cooking Through Science is always open in our kitchen.

I’ve cooked your Deep-Fried, Sous Vide, 36-Hour, All-Belly Porchetta recipe several times and it’s awesome. My question to you is how can I translate this recipe & technique to a part of a lamb?

-Would Lamb Belly be the best cut for this? Or would I have better luck using a meatier part of the lamb like a boned out chuck or leg?

-For how long and what temp would you recommend cooking it for?

-For finishing, would I be better off in a blazing hot oven versus deep-fried due to the absence of the thick skin found on the pork belly.

Thanks for taking the time to answer our questions!

u/alienwrkshop51 · 10 pointsr/seriouseats

I'm a huge Kenji fan myself. I've cooked nearly half of the Food Lab book, and dozens of his recipes from the website, great stuff!

My thoughts on gifts

Lavatools PT12 Javelin

A Nice carbon steel wok

A good Dutch Oven

A torch for searing, or Creme Brulee

An awesome knife

Another awesome, but cheaper and well rounded knife

The list could go on, and on, and on....just some thoughts though.

u/britinsb · 3 pointsr/seriouseats

PAPST is a pretty common computer fan brand - I wouldn't worry too much about the brand.

For example on Amazon you can pick up a 120mm fan for $7.49:

https://www.amazon.com/ARCTIC-F12-Standard-Configuration-possible/dp/B002KTVFTE

Then pick up a 12V transformer for $10

https://www.amazon.com/CRJ-Power-Supply-4-Pin-Computer/dp/B071FNN9W7/ref=sr_1_fkmr3_1?keywords=case+fan+12v+transformer+kit&qid=1549654218&s=Electronics&sr=1-1-fkmr3

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Under $20 and you're good to go.

u/packtloss · 1 pointr/seriouseats

I ended up getting a lodge (cast iron) enameled dutch oven on amazon pretty inexpensively (It's 43% off right now) - And have been super happy with it.

I'm not sure how the pressure cooker would work, as this recipe calls for a bunch of time in the oven with the lid open a crack.

Let me know how it goes!

u/TheBraveTart · 11 pointsr/seriouseats

Ah! You're too kind. It's called BraveTart: Iconic American Desserts, you can find it at your favorite local bookstore via IndieBound, at Barnes & Nobel, or Amazon! Hope you enjoy!

u/Greg-J · 5 pointsr/seriouseats

I agree. I have this one and love it.

u/Bachstar · 11 pointsr/seriouseats

He's the culinary director of the blog Serious Eats. Used to work in the Cooks Illustrated test kitchen before starting out on his own. He's very beloved on Reddit, partly because he's often participating in community threads, partly because he's a fantastically detailed & process-oriented chef who helps you understand why it's important to do X step or use X ingredient.

Link to his book which is also awesome.

u/Katesfan · 17 pointsr/seriouseats

These are from the BraveTart cookbook. There’s a similar recipe on the website but it’s not precisely the same. They were delicious!

u/adamsorkin · 4 pointsr/seriouseats

I use one of these and I've been pretty happy with it. Not quite Le Creuset, but works just fine.

u/Clobbersaurus7 · 8 pointsr/seriouseats

Oops I did it again. Posted a recipe from The Food Lab that I can't find published online. So i guess instead of a recipe I'll implore you to buy the book because it's awesome https://www.amazon.com/Food-Lab-Cooking-Through-Science/dp/0393081087

Kenji did not pay or bribe me for this plug btw..

u/SocraticSquirrel · 11 pointsr/seriouseats

I got it on Amazon years ago, glad to see it's still there! https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00B5EE1IM

u/Fruchtfliege · 3 pointsr/seriouseats

I use this one: https://www.amazon.com/Stainless-17-1-inch-Adjustable-Vegtable-Slicer/dp/B004PBXD22
It's made in Germany by Rösle. Was surprised to see it on sale on Amazon.com. I can only recommend it, had it for years. Sharp V-shaped blade and a sturdy stainless steel build.

u/xenodius · 1 pointr/seriouseats

What makes it better than, say, this one? Both are 2-3 second response.

u/imawin · 1 pointr/seriouseats

FYI, you only need this much of an amazon link:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004PBXD22

u/WindWalkerWhoosh · 3 pointsr/seriouseats

Just FYI, you only need this much of an amazon link:

https://www.amazon.com/Stainless-17-1-inch-Adjustable-Vegtable-Slicer/dp/B004PBXD22

All the rest just says who did the search and a few other things.

u/Icouldbeanyone · 11 pointsr/seriouseats

Found it on Amazon 50% cheaper.

Definitely getting one of these.

u/kristinaeatsserious · 1 pointr/seriouseats

BraveTart: Iconic American Desserts available here, for those interested.

u/uid_0 · 5 pointsr/seriouseats

Go visit https://www.seriouseats.com.

Also, get yourself a copy of The Food Lab.

He uses the science to explain why recipes work. If you like to cook, it's almost mandatory reading.

u/bugzzzz · 3 pointsr/seriouseats

This is the minimum you really need, but at that point it's more effort than its worth:

amazon.com/dp/B004PBXD22

u/denarii · 1 pointr/seriouseats

I don't see the exact model I have for sale anymore, but I have a Lavatools Thermowand which is accurate and only takes 1-2 seconds. The model they're currently selling is on Amazon for $27.

u/ChrissiTea · 3 pointsr/seriouseats

To save any other British people the sudden disappointment I just felt - it's only 20% off on amazon.co.uk.

Still not that bad of a price though, I guess...

u/Darklyte · 2 pointsr/seriouseats

> new Bravetart Cookbook

> #new

ANOTHER ONE?!!#@! I MUST HAVE IT. You're not talking about this one, right?

u/sawbones84 · 8 pointsr/seriouseats

It's Stella Parks' baking book: BraveTart. She's the SE baking guru.

u/Brienne_of_Farts · 16 pointsr/seriouseats

This book is so good. I don't think the recipe is on the serious eats.

u/HyperCubed4 · 9 pointsr/seriouseats

I worked briefly as a butcher and, as a rule, I thought all minced beef was the same, aside from the fat content (I didn't say I was a good butcher). Eye of Round vs. Brisket? They're both extra lean, right?

Nope. After reading an article Kenji had wrote about the different kinds of beef cuts, I learned that I could make my burgers exponentially more flavourful by mixing and matching cuts.

Kenji knows what's up, and I'm heavily considering buying his book on Amazon.

No, this isn't a paid/undisclosed promotion... but if Kenji wants to throw a couple bucks my way, I won't say no.