I’m the same mate, the missus is quite a decent cook but doesn’t really like doing it, but God almighty when she does it’s like the flying squad have raided the kitchen looking for blaggers, every bloody pot and pan is out.RaddyKovac wrote: ↑Tue Mar 21, 2023 12:23 am BBQ is a big blind spot for me, funnily enough!
But then in my 10 years with the missus, I spent most of it as the main cook, as I quite enjoyed it and she hates it. It stresses her out and she's like the Tasmanian Devil in the kitchen whereas I can do a full roast and you wouldn't even know I'd been cooking as I wash up as I go.
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BBQ and outdoor grilling is one of life's greatest joys. Its worth investing in a good gas grill, and spending one year figuring it out. You quickly learn the tricks such as grilling chicken at a low temperature (thighs over breasts all the time), blasting burgers on both sides at high heat, but for short bursts, tending to steak, and even using cast iron pans to cook veggies to accompany. All the while sitting out with a beer in one hand, and music playing on a good quality bluetooth speaker. Costco is great for meat, and sells it in quantities that do well for social BBQ's.
Also, a charcoal BBQ can be just as nice. Just be sure to invest in a good meat thermometer and you can regulate the temperature that way. Ribs and wings are best done that way.
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My brother has one of those Japanese Egg BBQs I can't remember the name of it but it's decent.Het-Field wrote: ↑Tue Mar 21, 2023 10:29 am BBQ and outdoor grilling is one of life's greatest joys. Its worth investing in a good gas grill, and spending one year figuring it out. You quickly learn the tricks such as grilling chicken at a low temperature (thighs over breasts all the time), blasting burgers on both sides at high heat, but for short bursts, tending to steak, and even using cast iron pans to cook veggies to accompany. All the while sitting out with a beer in one hand, and music playing on a good quality bluetooth speaker. Costco is great for meat, and sells it in quantities that do well for social BBQ's.
Also, a charcoal BBQ can be just as nice. Just be sure to invest in a good meat thermometer and you can regulate the temperature that way. Ribs and wings are best done that way.
Kamado Joe it's called. Can cook absolutely everything on it. Looks like a BBQ / Pressure cooker.
Anyone have any experience using one of them?
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Very efficient and versatile, but they’re expensive, very big and extremely heavy. Nice to use but I’d take the Weber One Touch over a kamodo any day.
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Baking/pastry is a lot less forgiving and you do have to get quantities spot on, and also the heat that your cooker actually gets to (rather than what the dial says) if it is leccy/gas may influence things.RaddyKovac wrote: ↑Mon Mar 20, 2023 10:29 pm I have no baking / pastry exp and follow my nose a lot.
Would thoroughly recommend this Be-ro cookbook.
https://be-ro.adareinternational.com/pr ... ecipe-book
It has loads of recipes for different types of cakes, pastries, pancakes, scones etc, and is a snip at £2.99. The wonderful missus jaye has had one for about 40 years and it’s invaluable.
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Youtube channels worth looking at:
Jamie Oliver - say what you like about the bloke, but his ability to show you a recipe, highlighting the important bits, is second to none.
Binging with Babish - makes a fair amount of silly videos, recreating stuff from TV and movies, but his "basics with Babish" channel is very good. A little like Jamie, leaves you with a good understanding of the key bits to ensure you get things right.
Brian Lagerstrom - has some excellent recipes, including some shortcut stuff, all very much based in the real world. Stuff like "I want a home made pizza, but forgot to make any dough this morning", so shows you how to make from scratch to serving in just over an hour.
The US channels (Babish, Lagerstrom) tend to use kit that you wouldn't consider traditionally British kitchen equipment, such as heavy cast iron pans. A lot of this stuff is relatively inexpensive, and can transform your cooking, so is worth considering. I picked up a cast iron pan last year, seasoned it as per a million other youtube videos suggest, and it's become a real staple for stuff - steaks, pan pizzas, fry ups etc.
Jamie Oliver - say what you like about the bloke, but his ability to show you a recipe, highlighting the important bits, is second to none.
Binging with Babish - makes a fair amount of silly videos, recreating stuff from TV and movies, but his "basics with Babish" channel is very good. A little like Jamie, leaves you with a good understanding of the key bits to ensure you get things right.
Brian Lagerstrom - has some excellent recipes, including some shortcut stuff, all very much based in the real world. Stuff like "I want a home made pizza, but forgot to make any dough this morning", so shows you how to make from scratch to serving in just over an hour.
The US channels (Babish, Lagerstrom) tend to use kit that you wouldn't consider traditionally British kitchen equipment, such as heavy cast iron pans. A lot of this stuff is relatively inexpensive, and can transform your cooking, so is worth considering. I picked up a cast iron pan last year, seasoned it as per a million other youtube videos suggest, and it's become a real staple for stuff - steaks, pan pizzas, fry ups etc.
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Italian food in general is a great place to start. Probably the first thing I learn to cook properly from scratch as a kid is bolognese. It's so easy to do it honestly irritates me to f*** when I see people stirring jars of Dolmio into some mincemeat.
That being said, people who can't cook and want to start doing things that are more complex than chucking a pizza into the oven, jarred curries are a good basic level to work up from, as you'll still need to seal your chicken first, cook rice (1 litre of water for every 100g of rice as any Chinese person will tell you) and toast up a naan bread.
That being said, people who can't cook and want to start doing things that are more complex than chucking a pizza into the oven, jarred curries are a good basic level to work up from, as you'll still need to seal your chicken first, cook rice (1 litre of water for every 100g of rice as any Chinese person will tell you) and toast up a naan bread.
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Totally agreedasnutnock3 wrote: ↑Thu Mar 23, 2023 11:36 am
Jamie Oliver - say what you like about the bloke, but his ability to show you a recipe, highlighting the important bits, is second to none.
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Milk or cream does make it taste really nice, the Italians do it too. Full fat milk or single cream is best.
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Now that would be interesting! :shock:
I'm probably missing something because I don't understand celebrity culture but what's the hate about? Surely anyone who makes cooking proper grub as accessible and easy as him should be congratulated. Didn't he try and raise the standards of school dinners? Bloke deserves an OBE or something.dasnutnock3 wrote: ↑Thu Mar 23, 2023 11:36 am
Jamie Oliver - say what you like about the bloke, but his ability to show you a recipe, highlighting the important bits, is second to none.
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Take your pick: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamie_Oli ... troversiesJennings wrote: ↑Fri Mar 24, 2023 2:36 pmI'm probably missing something because I don't understand celebrity culture but what's the hate about? Surely anyone who makes cooking proper grub as accessible and easy as him should be congratulated. Didn't he try and raise the standards of school dinners? Bloke deserves an OBE or something.
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like I said then, a complete tosser.dasnutnock3 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 24, 2023 2:56 pm Take your pick: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamie_Oli ... troversies
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Well... I personally have no beef with the bloke. Some of his business practices were/are a bit eyebrow-raising, but his efforts to improve the eating habits of the country should be welcomed without criticism. But he knows how to explain a recipe, that's for sure.
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