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PING Jill: butternut squash question
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Takayuki typed: "cshenk" wrote: "Takayuki" wrote The knife I usually use, I've had since I was a teenager. I don't know how much it cost - it's hand made, and was used by my father before me, and he gave it to me, before I moved out, as he saw that I'd started to favor it when doing kitchen chores. Actually, this is something for my to do list - I have to see if the guy who made this knife is still alive, or if not, at least the son or grandson of that knifemaker, because no other knives feel right to me now, and I could use another one or two in different sizes. Grin, thats like me. I have 5 'perfect' ones and have had them for ages it seems. 1 long serrated one, bread knife. (I make all our bread in a breadmaker), Kmart 1 short thin sharp one, about 6 inch blade. Almost a fillet knife, Yardsale 1 heavy thick cleaver, got in Japan, hand made, bought new 9,000yen (85$) 1 long straight blade, seems I always had it, might have been Mom's? 1 short sharp but heavy duty, Don's mom's If you're like me, do you also find that nothing can keep you more occupied in a kitchen than chopping and slicing things? The knife is like a total bottleneck! Never mind $40, I would sell my soul for a knife if it could cut that time significantly. ' According to the late night advertisements, what you need is a mouli :-) Yowie |
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"Yowie" wrote:
In , Takayuki typed: If you're like me, do you also find that nothing can keep you more occupied in a kitchen than chopping and slicing things? The knife is like a total bottleneck! Never mind $40, I would sell my soul for a knife if it could cut that time significantly. ' According to the late night advertisements, what you need is a mouli :-) I have to watch more commercials, because mine is only good for Parmesan cheese, and for that, only if said cheese is fresh enough to still be fairly soft. |
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Yowie wrote:
On /Kitchen Chemistry with Heston Blumenthal/ (on Discovery Channel), Heston talks about sugars, starches (starch is a long, complex polymer of sugar), proteins, gels, crystals etc etc and just why some things need to be cooked in a certain way to bring out the best in flavour. being a chemist myself, I could only nod and agree, and now fully understand why my mashed potato has always tasted lousy. Since my only High Disctinction in chemistry was Food Chemistry, I really ought to have known! My favourite celebrity chef is, not coincidentally, Heston Blumenthal, mostly because he explains why he's doing something in terms of its chemistry, and even shows his disasters as well as his successes. Yowie (I'm not going to dissuade anyone from cooking their own, preferred, way. If you like your butternut soup done via nuking, then by all means enjoy it fully. Life's too short to argue about what *you* like, I only know what *I* like!) I also make other veggie soups by roasting the veggies in the oven first. Roast cauliflower soup, roast carrot soup, roast mixed vegetables etc. Gives a whole new level of flavour to the soup. -- Marina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. |
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Yowie wrote:
According to the late night advertisements, what you need is a mouli :-) I had to google that. OMG, they still make those things? I remember them from my childhood home. More to wash up, not much help in the kitchen, as I remember it. In the time you need to set the thing up plus the time to take it apart and wash it, you'd have cut the veggies several times over. But I'll admit I find cutting veggies therapeutic. If only Caliban would keep his nose out of the way. -- Marina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. |
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"cshenk" wrote in message
... "jmcquown" wrote I honestly couldn't tell you. I don't buy it this time of year because it's not in season. I only suggested the soup because of Matthew's limited diet at the moment. It seemed to fit the bill Sadly he's not allowed winter squashes yet. That doesnt come until he's allowed rice, potatoes, and other carbs. Yes, I read that later after he posted what he's allowed to eat. I just didn't think about squash being "starch". Jill |
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I have a very old one and it hs several "blades, very easy to use, but my
version is so old there is no plastic on it, Lee "Takayuki" wrote in message news "Yowie" wrote: In , Takayuki typed: If you're like me, do you also find that nothing can keep you more occupied in a kitchen than chopping and slicing things? The knife is like a total bottleneck! Never mind $40, I would sell my soul for a knife if it could cut that time significantly. ' According to the late night advertisements, what you need is a mouli :-) I have to watch more commercials, because mine is only good for Parmesan cheese, and for that, only if said cheese is fresh enough to still be fairly soft. |
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PING Jill: butternut squash question
the one i have you hold in your hand so not bad on the clean up... best for
cheeses and cucs and the like, Lee "Marina" wrote in message ... Yowie wrote: According to the late night advertisements, what you need is a mouli :-) I had to google that. OMG, they still make those things? I remember them from my childhood home. More to wash up, not much help in the kitchen, as I remember it. In the time you need to set the thing up plus the time to take it apart and wash it, you'd have cut the veggies several times over. But I'll admit I find cutting veggies therapeutic. If only Caliban would keep his nose out of the way. -- Marina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. |
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it can be something for him to look forward to, Lee
"jmcquown" wrote in message ... "cshenk" wrote in message ... "jmcquown" wrote I honestly couldn't tell you. I don't buy it this time of year because it's not in season. I only suggested the soup because of Matthew's limited diet at the moment. It seemed to fit the bill Sadly he's not allowed winter squashes yet. That doesnt come until he's allowed rice, potatoes, and other carbs. Yes, I read that later after he posted what he's allowed to eat. I just didn't think about squash being "starch". Jill |
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