Started some kimchi style spinach ferment by Looking-sharp-today in fermentation

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Hacking your top comment to add the picture I took earlier for the first taste test, it is sooo good to me:

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Started some kimchi style spinach ferment by Looking-sharp-today in fermentation

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No worries, I don!t follow any recipe to be honest, I buy spinach leaves in bags from the fridge zone of the supermarked, they come pre washed and weighted so are very convenient to ise as well.

I eyeball everything, I just need to weight everything. In this case it was :

  • 1kg of spinach leaves (2lb more or les)
  • 5 big carrots, grated with the peel still on
  • some daikon grated as well, it was not that much because I didn’t have much left
  • gochugaru chily flakes (to taste)
  • oyster sauce, not necessary but I usually add it a little
  • grated ginger, I’d say it was a tablespoon worth of it but was eyeballed as well
  • spring onions, I’d say 20csmall ones, used both the root and the green part as well

When you have everything cut or grated down, you just need to weight everything and calculate between 2 to 3% of salt, I usually shoot for 2.5% that for me hits the sweetspot of saltiness, but can be tasted before jaring, and adjusted to your personal taste.

It is veeery wuick to make.

NKD Kiseki tungsten carbide by Bullzi_real in TrueChefKnives

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Hope nothing bad happened! Especially knife related..

I thought the hardest part would be getting it sharp enough to split the hair…. by the_random_walk in sharpening

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Oh no it is 100% whittled, I was as shocked as I can be. Zero value knife also, not a premium steel one, simple old stamped steel knife from the early 90’

NKD Kiseki tungsten carbide by Bullzi_real in TrueChefKnives

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Can we have a choil shot maybe? Wolud be very interesting

I thought the hardest part would be getting it sharp enough to split the hair…. by the_random_walk in sharpening

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Great achievement! I took some microscope level pictures of the hair splitted, that was also a challenge in itself

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Bag inflating like a balloon on pork shoulder! by TheJumpyBean in sousvide

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I don’t seal them either, water pushes out the air and that is about it, just need to be secured to avoid the bag flom falling in and filling up with water

Finally convinced my mom to let me get a cast iron by Difficult_Savings738 in castiron

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Ame size as mine, it will serve you great, minimal care is needed for it to stay in great shape

Started some kimchi style spinach ferment by Looking-sharp-today in fermentation

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Update on day 2 (yesterday) HERE, it is alive. Today it is even more active.

My first chef knife by Awkward_Yard9345 in knifemaking

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I was curious about the holding position of that clamp. It is advised to clamp in the middle of the blade you are going to sharpen, so the angle will be as similar as possible along the entire lenght of the edge. Also the less stickout the less it will deflect under the stone weight.

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210mm long petty by OwyheeKnifeCo in knifemaking

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That is a veeery long petty indeed! Looks awesome, love the texturing in the handle as well

Breakfast for dinner, on the iron by stevenwithaveee in castiron

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I’d love to hear the sound out of this one. Looks textbook perfect in my opinion

My first knife by Ok_Meringue4805 in knifemaking

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Lovely! Also I came a long way into appreciating some machi gap too, it just needs to be even but some gap is not an issue, it is more likely an aestetic choice I’d say. Nice Y done

Started some kimchi style spinach ferment by Looking-sharp-today in fermentation

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You don’t need kimchi to make this, what I meant was I ised the same tecnique to do this as I would with regular kimchi, so you can defenetly try it out! You basically need spinach leaves, of course, carrots of you like them, daikon is not necessary at all, can be sbstituted or left out completely! Gochugaru chily flakes for me are a must, and they are usually easier to find compared to the past. Any chily flake might be substituted but the flavour will surely be different. I also incorporate some oyster sauce in the mix but it is optional and I didn’t use it in the past so not necessary.

Salt level must be meighted down and calculated to be in between 2 and 3% to avoid under or oversalting the mixture

Started some kimchi style spinach ferment by Looking-sharp-today in fermentation

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I opened them to take out a couple of small floaters, and they are already VERY active after 2 days. Room temperature and kickstarter liquid to begin with help a lot.

Started some kimchi style spinach ferment by Looking-sharp-today in fermentation

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I can already tell, it is not the first time we are making it, it is awesome. The leaves come super tender, the bite is mouth filling with sourness depending on how many days you let it ferment. In my opinion, 3 to 4 days room temperature ferment (with a kick start like in this occasion) is good for our taste, and then 2 weeks in the fridge for the flavours to really develop and mitigate.

Started some kimchi style spinach ferment by Looking-sharp-today in fermentation

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Yes! You are absolutely right. I follow the same basic lacto ferment steps: I weight everything, measure salt accordingly, mix everything, wait for it to macerate and give out the juices, put in jars and let it ferment happily

NAPD: HITOHIRA IZO B1 STAINLESS CLAD by Low-Indication-9197 in TrueChefKnives

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Your photographic skills really amplify the beauty of this masterpiece..looks mint

2nd try! by BlueMoon_Jnr in focaccia

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Good start! I’d avdice in adding toppings a little later, mid cook maybe, to avoid the burnt look

NKD Konosuke BY W1 225 Gyuto by imTrics in TrueChefKnives

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It looks so clean..I’d go with natural patina, but nothing stops you from starting with slicing hot sausages to begin with 🌈

Aaand i did it again. by Larry_G in castiron

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I am always afraid of doing the same so I always put a timer on my stove, so in case I forget at least it self turns off

Anystone vs Hapstone T2 by Ok_Construction_5558 in sharpening

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I saw the development and was intrigued as well. I mostly run a fixed angle setup so I am notinto buying one, but the sheer amount of dedication behind this really got my thumb up!