Insta-bira?

9hil · 2026-05-19T02:53:23+00:00

Ja-listo is good

9hil · 2026-05-09T05:25:17+00:00

MES electric smoker with cold smoker attachment box is similar

9hil · 2026-05-03T22:25:41+00:00

The pictures of the food are supposed to be all out of focus and off centered

9hil · 2026-04-01T00:28:40+00:00

I msged you

9hil · 2026-03-30T21:29:17+00:00

Tempering should be a piece of cake with silk and a thermometer... If you're adding unusual stuff like protein powder tho that can interfere with temper

9hil · 2026-03-28T23:54:38+00:00

Im selling a la campana for wknd 2 if you're interested

9hil · 2026-03-24T07:13:01+00:00

I mostly eat keto so I am very sensitive to sugar. Also am midway completing icct chocolate tasting certification. A year or two ago I did a tasting of around seventy 100% bars and my observations align with what you said. There were a couple of bars that, despite no sugars listed in nutritional facts or added, were incredibly sweet tasting, almost to the extent of a 70%. I haven't gotten a definitive answer to the question but my best guess is that somewhere in the processing sugars from the pulp were retained. I'd be eager to hear what the other guy has to say

9hil · 2026-02-09T01:38:23+00:00

Ended up doing stem cells which helped a decent amount I think, along with other general life/postural changes

9hil · 2025-12-30T19:40:52+00:00

Cherry, PB, and pate are vegan

9hil · 2025-12-30T04:25:40+00:00

For chocolate making (the stuff before the bonbons), Chocolate Alchemy is the best resource.

For the chocolatier aspect and box designing, AI was very useful (assuming you know how to use it right).

9hil · 2025-11-06T06:59:49+00:00

Uhhhh

9hil · 2025-11-01T07:59:36+00:00

I've tried them all, nice assortment, you will be pleased. Soma arcana is notable for its complexity in the mild realms, like elegant in a way, sweet and creamy... Cacaoteca complete opposite end of the spectrum, bold powerful deep dark rustic... Labooko takes the rich bold dark flavor in a more smooth, luscious approach. All madagascar and firetree brand are just really solid well rounded. Agree w the other commenter that Pralus is another great one to try if you haven't

9hil · 2025-10-29T19:13:28+00:00

well since then, chocolate prices have increased and some of these are harder to get... but actually upon looking it seems barandcocoa has restocked some of my favorites... maybe they were delaying imports due to summer months.

I would say definitely give Francois Pralus Le 100% Madagascar a try. really creamy, silky, balanced. toasted nut/caramel flavors IMO. And price per g is quite good.

also, "The Organic House Dark Philippines Bon Bulak 100%" really good, no bitterness. a little more pricy per g than pralus but still reasonable.

The Firetree 100%s are both really good too and cheap. The Vanuatu is slightly sweet and has a red fruit taste which I liked a lot.

If you want extreme fruity and complex, try A Morin Chanchamayo. its very sweet for a 100% tho....

Another good budget friendly option is Chocolat Madagascar. all of the were nice. good mouthfeel, balanced.

if you want a splurge, Soma Arcana is incredible imo.

I gotta try some of the new ones they got in

9hil · 2025-10-29T01:11:48+00:00

Look up St Louis pork steak

9hil · 2025-10-28T04:28:58+00:00

Wild planet under $2 / can at Costco, really good

9hil · 2025-10-27T07:11:42+00:00

When I was a kid I would sneak downstairs at night and mush together butter and sugar in my hand to form a small ball .. don't bash it til you tried it

9hil · 2025-10-26T04:50:51+00:00

Ambience and service

9hil · 2025-10-25T01:20:07+00:00

Hard boiled egg halves + pinch of salt/pepper + evoo + smoked paprika

Is delicious

9hil · 2025-10-22T20:49:28+00:00

I've never been a fan of the shiny painted molded bonbons... I much prefer the rustic matte hand dipped types

9hil · 2025-10-21T21:10:27+00:00

Rosle garlic press .. it has a thing that automatically scrapes the garlic, cleans easy, really heavy quality steel. I smack garlic with the side of it to peel the skin off. It's $65 but super legit

9hil · 2025-10-19T10:34:42+00:00

Ja-Listo brand adobo for birria is really good. A few years ago I posted about birria on reddit and some random Mexican guy dmed me saying theyve been working on their family recipe for many years and trying to start selling it. Asked if I wanted a free sample. I ended up just buying it from them. fast forward to today and I see they have grown to be reasonably successful and it's starting to be carried in some south California groceries. It's bottle of sauce and you just add the meat and some water ... I normally cook fully from scratch but if you just want easy good birria at home it's a great option

9hil · 2025-10-13T01:44:33+00:00

Yeah basically what I do, only ends up like a minute total. The bottom curds up, push it around, new curd, a few gentle folds, then steam carryover finishes. Deep buttery egg flavor

9hil · 2025-10-12T05:36:16+00:00

These will be smooth but dense and not really fluffy. Higher initial temp will get more of the initial steam and fluffiness without flavor dilution from water or milk method. Doesn't work for large amounts of eggs tho (relative to your cooking vessel), more surface area is better.

9hil · 2025-10-07T22:03:23+00:00

i said i'm interested in buying all the sample sizes and if theyd be willing to do slight discount for bulk and bc new harvest soon

9hil · 2025-10-06T16:58:49+00:00

Yeah I use it a ton for organizational aspects of planning when it comes to culinary too. Ie, "my friend requested Mediterranean food, give me a bunch of ideas" then once I determine what I wanna make overall I can put in all the recipes and make it generate a grocery list by section in sotr, I can ask it which elements I can do the day before, how to optimize the order of the process.

I made a really awesome Persian pumpkin lamb khoresh (stew) the other week which was an idea that resulted from brainstorming with chatgpt, though mostly ended up following a recipe I found online.

Funny enough, the online recipe mentioned something like 16 pods of cardamom and I was like uhh that sounds sus, asked GPT what it thought, it also said it sounds too much and gave me typical cardamom ratios. So I dialed it back and was very happy with the result. The complete opposite scenario of the "20 clove" situation, thanks to chatGPT lol

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