The best way to learn how to make pizza is to work in your favourite pizza place. I did and eventually got what it was. The dough varies from place to place and the sauce does as well but the main factor is to keep it as simple as a simple food is supposed to be. If you add lots of different...
Burnout
I had this with a nearly new Le Creuset frying pan that my wife left on the stove on high heat. The coating was called castoflon (I think). I was told that the pan was under a lifetime warranty but the coating was not.I took the pan to work (aerospace) and asked the painters if they...
Iron is the best, wether cast or bar. Needs to be thick to take and store heat to sear the food and give the marks you desire. Stainless and coated grills are not as good as a fully seasoned grill both for flavour and non sticking .
I was given a weber kettle grill some years ago and I agree they are great. So good that I used it for roasting joints in the winter. I left it with the property and I have been hooked ever since.
I agree they are a lot better than dried. I have used freeze dried herb in restaurants and it can be a life saver at times. Have you used the ice cube method before?
I used to make dog food when I was in my teens. We had 2 great danes that had extreme flatulence on commercial food. I would collect bandsaw dust from a wholesale butcher, this is from when they saw through the meat and bone and is a mix of both. I then added rough chopped root...
sharpening your knives
I see that this can be an issue for some.I have been sharpening knives this way since I first started cooking at home.I was taught by my grandfather who believed that you should be able to keep your tools sharp and ready for use. I was shown again by a very...
mash
If you get the potatoes cooked and dried properly it makes for easier mashing.No one seems to use mixers as they are used in mass catering. If you use the mincer attachment with the fine part in you get an electric ricer! You can lose some to the machine so is best when you make a lot...
A few minutes learning to care for knives can serve you the rest of your life. You need a whett stone (less than 1 ukp) and a steel (about 18 ukp) Place the whett stone one a cloth on your work surface with the rough side up. Draw the knife edge from heal to tip using equal pressure along the...
knives
I also use a Chinese Chefs knife/cleaver. These come in different sizes and quality but compared to my other knives are virtually free to buy. It is surprising how many things you can use one of these for. If in doubt about what suits you it can be good to road test as many types...
Thanks for your replies. You would think it would be easy to get great seafood here. The fishing industry is as bad here as most of the UK. There are a few boats still left here but they make very little money. Some restaurants take some of the catch. The ice machine here is not up to...