Where my fellow cooks at???

[shmenguin]

I have news for you: You’re gonna die. Stop treating food as if it’s medicine and you might just be able to enjoy life before the inevitable catastrophe that awaits us all.

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i agree with the details about eggs, fat and refined sugar, but that's a pretty silly statement.

[Hockeynut!]

Can anyone recommend a good popcorn popper? The microwave stuff just doesn't do it for me. This looked interesting.
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[blackjack68]

[pittsoccer33]

My old house had a gas stove and I got pretty good at popping corn in a pot on it.

-In a medium pot I put a thin layer of oil (I tried several different kinds) and a few kernels (3-5)
-I turned the heat up to about 60% on one of the burners and put the pot on (uncovered)
-when those few kernels popped I removed the pot from the heated burner, covered the bottom of the pot in kernels, and let it sit uncovered and cooling for 30 seconds
-then I moved it back to the heated burner, covered it, and listened for the popping to stop like you would a microwave bag

I've tried to do it on the electric stove I have now without as much success.

[tifosi77]

I see no point in an electric smoker, but that's just me.

IIRC Shyster has a smoker/roaster oven that he highly recommends.

Electric smokers are for people who like the idea of smoking, not necessarily smoking itself.

It's like the relatively inexpensive grill+sidebox smokers that I'm looking at; I smoke very infrequently, so I'm not going to lose my head if such a setup isn't the ne plus ultra of smoking. But that doesn't mean I won't bodge it a bit.

[Shyster]

I see no point in an electric smoker, but that's just me.
IIRC Shyster has a smoker/roaster oven that he highly recommends.

Electric smokers are for people who like the idea of smoking, not necessarily smoking itself.

No, they're for lazy people who don't want to constantly futz about with coals in order to maintain a constant temperature. Or people who have limited space.

I have an Oster Roaster Oven. It's basically a regular electric oven with two removable metal baskets for wood chips molded into the pan that does inside the oven.

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Add chips to the baskets, turn it on, and you get heat and smoke. Easy! Lazy! Not sure about burnt ends. You might be able to get them if you smoke without any added water. I smoked a pork shoulder with no added liquid, and you can see the result in this post:

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There was definitely some nice "bark" on that pork.

[columbia]

Have you smoked any chickens in that thing?

[Shyster]

Have you smoked any chickens in that thing?

The answer is now yes. I've done a couple. The first I used too many wood chips and the skin of the chicken came out way too smoky, although the meat was fine and had a nice smoky flavor. The next one I cut back on the chips and the result was much better. The instructions for the Oster say to add water or other liquid to the bottom of the pan, but I'm finding I get better results from smoking "dry" without added liquid.

[count2infinity]

I've never smoked anything... does the skin on chicken eventually crisp up? or does it stay pretty flabby? I place here smokes thighs, then deep fries them to crisp the skin and serves them as an appetizer with wing sauce for dipping.

[Shyster]

The skin doesn't get super crispy because the temperature isn't really high enough for that.

[columbia]

I've never smoked anything... does the skin on chicken eventually crisp up? or does it stay pretty flabby? I place here smokes thighs, then deep fries them to crisp the skin and serves them as an appetizer with wing sauce for dipping.

:drools:

[count2infinity]

It really may be my favorite thing in this town. They are really really good.

[dodint]

I have news for you: You’re gonna die. Stop treating food as if it’s medicine and you might just be able to enjoy life before the inevitable catastrophe that awaits us all.

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I was reading up on coconut oil and thought of your post.

There are hundreds of ways you can use coconut oil – in cooking, as part of your skincare routine, as part of flu and cold treatment, or to rub on cuts and bruises. I’ve put together a few examples of how you can use it. -http://eatdrinkpaleo.com.au/your-ultima ... ypes-uses/

[ville5]

Electric smokers are for people who don't want to babysit the wood as Shyster pointed out. They want smoked meats but want to do other things while it smokes.

[tifosi77]

Which brings us back to my point..... electric smokers are for people who like the idea of smoking, not necessarily smoking itself. The 'not necessarily smoking itself' bit refers to the tending of the coals, getting up four times through the night to make sure the fire's going, all that jazz.

[ville5]

I have news for you: You’re gonna die. Stop treating food as if it’s medicine and you might just be able to enjoy life before the inevitable catastrophe that awaits us all.

:thumb:
I'm gonna die....WTF???? You're post has caused me irreparable harm since I read that quote. I'm suing for mental anguish and emotional distress. Any LGP lawyer want a piece of this action?
However, I MIGHT, be willing to settle out of court. You might be able to persuade me with a bushel each ot sweet Georgia peaches and Georgia scrimps.

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[mac5155]

This is the best popcorn popping oil
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[count2infinity]

why?

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Edit: left it as a link because it almost made my computer explode when it was embedded and tried to run that video below...

[blackjack68]

Because this had already been done.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVdqwD_bcPs[/youtube]

[Letang Is The Truth]

i was expecting a rodent to eat that

[tifosi77]

'Avec Eric' will be back for a third season, starting this Saturday on Cooking Channel. The first two seasons were exceptional examples of how a cooking show should be, so I'm excited to see what they have in store.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9TmgFcH2Dno[/youtube]

[the wicked child]

How did I miss that he had a show on there?!

[tifosi77]

Yeah, I just found out about it today.

If you want to binge watch a 3-Michelin star chef doing a stand-and-stir cooking show with on-location shenanigans, all 23 of the episodes from the first two seasons are streaming at Avec Eric. Season 2, Ep 4 ('Becoming a Chef') has him demonstrating a salmon dish that I've shared in this thread several times. It's stupid easy to make, but packs a big flavor punch.

[the wicked child]

Nice. Bookmarked.

[columbia]

Older, but still relevant.

BACON SUCKS: CHEFS REVEAL THE MOST OVERRATED & UNDERRATED MEATS
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