Hey everyone. I stumbled across a deal on Woot where they're selling a Shun Elite 8" Chef knife for $80. I've heard that Shun knives are generally overpriced, but it seems like it's being sold for a pretty hefty discount (their "elite" knives, aka "reserve" go for about $300 on Williams-Sonoma)...
I love the blueberries you find in store bought pies and muffins, so I tried to make them myself. First I used fresh blueberries, which turned out to be more sour than sweet. I tried letting them sit until they seemed to almost go bad - no luck, still sour. So after hearing about how frozen...
There's some fuzzy black mold growing around the inside of the lid of the bottle. I cleaned it out and the maple syurp itself seems to be flawless. Should I trash it?
Well this is the first time my family's made turkey, so we don't have any experience... or equipment for it. My mom and dad don't want to buy a roasting rack, insisting that I can do it on the oven rack itself. It sounds ok to me, but I think we might be short-sighted. Do you think it'd be ok?
I'm just concerned about the taste. As for preparing and roasting, I'm a bit lazy, but I'm sure I can recruit my cousins to help me (and I have quite a bit of cousins).
Being from a Asian family, we don't know much about turkeys and Thanksgiving. This year I'm in charge of the food :chef:. Where do you guys usually get your turkey? My parents want to buy a ready-to-eat(or bake?) version from Ralph's or such, but I would think buying from a higher-end place, or...
I want to try making pizza, but it seems the only recipes around are the crusts. Can anyone post a recipe, or perhaps tell me how to make it? I've found crust and sauce recipe, but I'm clueless on the cheese, toppings, and actual baking parts :sad:.
There's a rescipe calling for "Golden Caster sugar" and "Light Muscovado sugar". I heard you can get this easily in Europe, but I can't find it here in California. Can I just use regular brown sugar? Here's the rescipe:
Billington's - Classic Chocolate Cake