I give them a wash and spin them out in my salad spinner. As far as I can tell they are clean and dry then. I know what they grown in.
I like that salad spinner idea.
I give them a wash and spin them out in my salad spinner. As far as I can tell they are clean and dry then. I know what they grown in.
I have alot of respect for him too.Have you read his biography?Great read!
He has more credentials than just about anyone and still found time and respect for Julia Child.I have his video series on techniques and it is good.His book and series with Julia is one of my faves.A real class act there and a greast artist to boot!
My favorite, too. I don't know anything about him except that he exudes a generosity that is decidedly missing from most celebrity chefs. His daughter was a guest one time on one of M. Batalli's shows, and she SLAMMED him for stereotyping her French mother as a fussy chef. The true legacy is the character of your children.
I wash mine under running water right before use. I have always done it this way and have never had a problem. Mushrooms are not as delicate as a lot of people think they are.
I loved the episode of Good Eats when Alton Brown proved that mushrooms don't quickly soak up a lot of liquid, as many people think. He started with a few batches of mushrooms, equal in weight. He brushed some, soaked some, and quickly washed some. I can't remember if there were any other cleaning methods used--I saw it a couple years ago. I can't remember the exact amounts, but if there was any weight difference, it was negligible.
Barbara
Sure, Kay. I like Chef Pepin, whom you rarely see nowadays on the Food Network and are more likely to see sometimes on a PBS channel. I like him because he offers to his tv audience, whereas most of the celebrity chefs on tv today, I think, force us to accept. But, I don't know anything about him.I sure agree with the the first two sentences Spork, but I'm scratching my head at the rest. Can you explain further?
don't fear the water.
Granpappy tole me da water is poysin
An older Irish gentleman ordered whiskey in a Scottish bar in Newfoundland. The bar tender asked if he wanted water on the side.
"Water, never touch the stuff. Fish _______ in it."
True story.
Don't eat them "raw in a salad"...they have no nutritive value that way. Cook them really well and they will be bursting with nutrition.t really depends on how I'm using them. Sauteed? I want them very dry so I just brush them. Going in a stew? rinse them. Raw in a salad? damp towel. DOes it really make a difference? Seems to.
An older Irish gentleman ordered whiskey in a Scottish bar in Newfoundland. The bar tender asked if he wanted water on the side.
"Water, never touch the stuff. Fish _______ in it."
True story.
The original line was taken from a W.C. Fields movie, who, when asked if would like some water, replied: "I never drink water because of the disgusting things that fish do in it."
Seeeeeya; Goodweed of the North