Microwaved Breaky (scrambled eggs and pan roasted potatoes)

Do not stop reading after this off-putting title. Microwaving food has a pretty bad rep, but just because it is associated with heating up frozen dinners, popping corn kernels, making mostly everything put in them soggy or rubbery  and on top of that, the evil magnetron that lurks inside produces deadly radiation, it really doesnt […]

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Thanksgiving 2012

Brined a la Thomas Keller sous vide turkey breast in mushroom butter sauce with pommes duchesse. I’m sure there were some veggies somewhere in there as well haha! This recipe is a bit more technical and time consuming but the results are worth the effort. Preparation is key… “meez” it up! Two Step Turkey (Recipe […]

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cheese whiz!

this recipe yields a silky and smooth cheese sauce of your favorite cheddar cheese, or goat cheese, or pretty much any cheese…. or does it? experimentation should help us determine that, but this is a pretty good start: 140g cheddar 130g whole milk 5.5g sodium citrate Tried this from the mac&cheese recipe posted on the […]

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my new IC!

Not really new. Bought it second hand on eBay 🙂 Wanna get more sous-vide cooking guides and cool cooking how-to’s in your mailbox? You know what needs to be done! Email We never spam. You should only be getting updates when new content is posted on the site. We also respect your privacy. We don’t […]

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DIY immersion circulator

Here are some pics of the first immersion circulator I ever used. Built it form scratch based off a DIY project by Scott Heimendinger feature on his blog seattlefoodgeek.com   Ever since I built it, I’ve been introduced to a new understanding of how heat affects foods. Best 75 bucks I’ve spent. If you wanna […]

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Spherification testing

Sodium alginate and calcium chloride. Basic spherification. Amount of alginate was too high, need to test with half the percentage, I think I went up to 2% Wanna get more sous-vide cooking guides and cool cooking how-to’s in your mailbox? You know what needs to be done! Email We never spam. You should only be […]

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