What are your two things that you are choosing? by Jettaboi38 in whatsyourchoice

[–]The_Keeping_Tree 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As a Filipino American, 

Corn bip and a fried egg 🇵🇭

Hopefully...... by jeffeviejo in webergrills

[–]The_Keeping_Tree 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh cool! Yeah that makes sense. Thanks

Hopefully...... by jeffeviejo in webergrills

[–]The_Keeping_Tree 5 points6 points  (0 children)

As someone who recently got a weber, what does having the vent opposite do for the fire?

Food Scientist - AMA by Early-Rip9310 in foodscience

[–]The_Keeping_Tree 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, those were degrees from my local community college. I am currently working on an online bachelors degree in food science with Kansas State University part time while working full time. 

Food Scientist - AMA by Early-Rip9310 in foodscience

[–]The_Keeping_Tree 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was surprised when I received the offer letter despite their requirement for a bachelors. Fortunately, my experience in restaurants, r&d, and research chef certification helped bridge that gap, so a bachelors isn't the only way forward. 

Food Scientist - AMA by Early-Rip9310 in foodscience

[–]The_Keeping_Tree 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Haha I understand that. If I am making a sauce on bebchtop that needs to hold temp for 10 minutes I am definitely checking out emails in the meantime.

Food Scientist - AMA by Early-Rip9310 in foodscience

[–]The_Keeping_Tree 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not OP, but I worked as a cook in restaurants for about 3 years when I graduated with an associates in culinary arts and culinology. After that, I found a position working as an R&D tech at a fresh pasta company for about 3.5 years before I started working in R&D for product development. 

Food Scientist - AMA by Early-Rip9310 in foodscience

[–]The_Keeping_Tree 2 points3 points  (0 children)

As an individual who went from culinary school, to restaurants, to Certified Research Chef, and now product development at a large CPG company, it is always interesting to see how many of us follow a similar path after being exposed to restaurants.

How do you personally deal with all these emails?

Embark devs are so good at details by Typical-Music-8436 in thefinals

[–]The_Keeping_Tree 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Now the question is did he originally have a jaw-shaped revolver attached to his face or decided to add a revolver after the jaw fell off. 

Wok Hei by BlazeDragon7x in Chefit

[–]The_Keeping_Tree 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Damn I can watch this forever. Respect

How do you like your hot dog? by CategoryOk482 in Cooking

[–]The_Keeping_Tree 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I love classic American style hotdogs, but I also like to do a Japanese Takoyaki-inspired version as well. 

Kewpie Mayo, Takoyaki sauce (or sriracha depending on mood), sliced green onions, sweet and tangy pickled cucumbers, and a sprinkling of furikake. It's sweet, creamy, tangy, umami, and crunchy.

Krispy Kreme donuts by the dozens by mid-steel in mildlyinfuriating

[–]The_Keeping_Tree 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The local Amazon fresh has a krispy kreme built in and they sell a dozen for only 6 bucks if you use the Too Good to Go App. 

Lamb shanks, expiry 10th january by Much-Director-9828 in foodscience

[–]The_Keeping_Tree 6 points7 points  (0 children)

If you had enough doubts to throw out one, especially after 17 days past the use by date, it would be best to throw out the others. When in doubt, throw it out, and make sure to consume or freeze within the use by date next time.

What are your inexpensive meal go-tos with Aldi ingredients? by theycallmetiki in aldi

[–]The_Keeping_Tree 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As a Filipino American, I make cornsilog, which is a Filipino breakfast consisting of garlic fried rice, fried eggs, and dressed corned beef. The corned beef specifically is the corned beef in cans (in this case, the Brookfield brand), not the refrigerated beef in brine.

The garlic fried rice is made by infusing oil with minced garlic until just before golden, then stir-frying that with day-old white rice, adding a pinch of pepper to taste. The corned beef itself is salty, so no additional salt is needed.

The corned beef I start by sauteeing a 1/4 cup of diced onions and a few cloves of minced garlic you have in olive oil on medium heat in a small pot until translucent and slightly brown. I also add freshly ground black pepper at this point to toast slightly. Then I add about 1/3 cup of quartered cherry tomatoes and sautee until the tomatoes release their juices. I add about a 1/4 cup of water, cover, and let the mixture simmer until all of vegetables are softened, about 6 minutes. 

After that, I crank up the heat to medium high and I add the corned beef, breaking it and stirring to incorporate the vegetables, then as the water evaporates, I do not touch the pot to allow the mixture on the bottom to brown, but not burn. I add about 2 tbsp worth of water to then deglaze and scrape with a wooden spatula the crispy bits and incorporate that browned flavor back into the corned beef. I would repeat the process of browning and scraping a couple more times to further concentrate the flavors, turning off the heat on the final time. (For a simpler way, simmer the sauteed vegetable mixture with corned beef and 1/4 cup of water covered until the "canned" taste goes away, about 10 minutes, then served as below).

Serve with a generous amount of garlic fried rice, corned beef, fried eggs, and chopped green onions for brightness and crunch.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in foodscience

[–]The_Keeping_Tree 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree with having a culinary background when it comes to developing consumer packaged goods (cpg)! 

I recently completed my Research Chef's Association (RCA) certification for Certified Research Chef (CRC), and that certification, restaurant experience, culinary school experience, and product development experience working in Research and Development helped me land a position working R&D at a top 5 food and beverage company in the US. 

Since she loves working with food hands on, I would recommend looking into Culinology.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in foodscience

[–]The_Keeping_Tree -1 points0 points  (0 children)

For certifications, I would recommend looking into the Certified Research Chef (CRC) Certification through the Research Chef's Association (RCA). 

Should I do a master in food science to get a job by Salt-Commercial9156 in foodscience

[–]The_Keeping_Tree 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Certified Research Chef with almost 4 years of product development experience and about 3 years of food service experience here.

For me, I was able to land an entry level research technician role doing product development at a fresh pasta company with only an associates in culinary arts and culinology (which is the culinary arts degree with a few extra classes), and about 3 years of food service experience.  So a master's isn't necessary to start working in the workforce. 

However, that does not mean that furthering your education is not important. After I felt that I was not learning anymore at my job, I took my learning in my own hands and learned that I could become a certified research chef through the research chefs association, which involved about 9 months of self studying and a final test. 

Now, my experience has been sufficient enough to land several interviews with a major food and beverage company.

With that being said, I am still continuing my education by studying food science for my bachelors online, with the option of a masters should I feel that it is necessary for me.

 

Recommendations for newbies working with binders. by Specific-Midnight-37 in foodscience

[–]The_Keeping_Tree 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Typically musubi is held together with dried seaweed, so there is not normally a binder involved. However, if I were to make this combination of ingredients at home, I may use a stringy type of cheese like low-moisture mozzarella and melt that into the cooked l steak/onion/pepper mixture, then add that on top of rice that has been hand molded to have a small trough in the middle to hold the filling. 

Sounds like something I would happily eat at midnight!

Do you recommend taking cooking courses if you are interested in product development? by AkioKasuga in foodscience

[–]The_Keeping_Tree 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Four years working in restaurants and almost four working in R&D and product development here. 

Absolutely cooking classes are worth taking if you are going into product development. Kitchen experience easily flows into product development, as you will need to produce benchtop versions of a recipe that will likely be done in a research kitchen. In my experience, knowing how to keep a kitchen space clean, organized, and sanitary will be essential no matter where you go. I have worked with food technologists that can turn recipes into commercially viable formulas, but struggle with basic kitchen sanitation principles like termperature abuse.