/ck/ - Food & Cooking

>>11669217
Pretty much any hard veg - roots and tubers and shit like that works very very well, especially with a roast or sear at the end and relevant herbs involved during SV cooking
Seafood is fantastic SV - it comes out exactly where you want it with no loss of flavour and offers textures normally impossible. I go with 20 mins at 50c for a normal sized filet (150-200g), then sear skin if desired (very quickly with a torch)
it is also a fucking great way to cook eggs (63c for an hour is my favourite

As well as using it as a cooking medium, you can use it for marinades (quicker and more effective/efficient), storage (spoilage bacteria are greatly hindered by low oxygen environments, and freezer burn is massively reduced)

>>11268156
I dunno if this is a dish used somewhere, but I like whipping the whites, and putting them in ramekins with the yolks suspended in the middle, topping with a thin layer of parmesan, then baking in the oven till whites are set and crisp/foamy, with the yolk somewhere between soft/hard boiled, a fair bit of black pepper and yr there

>>11179994
Ethiopian food is phenomenal, but making it properly is a great undertaking
The basis for most meals is njara; fermented teff flour pancakes, which you can do if you have the starter and whatnot and a lot of time
most of the preparations (kifto, doro wat etc.) are pretty simple for someone with an understanding of spices and how to cook
good luck kiddo

>>11142628
MSG is the concentrated essence of something that will trigger glutamate (richness/umami) taste receptors, and thusly is good;
adds richness and balance to bland foods in a way that few other ingredients can without adding another flavour or texture
bad;
is a shortcut to these flavours; a good cook will use the umami found in nature to enrich dishes
blurs flavours- the distinctions/nuances in food are less impactful and obvious when MSG is used
monodimensional; although we don't yet really understand umami/glutamate receptors, those hit by MSG are a narrow band, and plenty more exist and have a broader scope of interest for serious food

but hey
it works

>>9322741
>implying it's morally wrong to kill crystal meth addicts and dealers