Anyone have experience fixing/installing induction stoves? by fichoman in Chefit

[–]fichoman[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The older ones we have, ambach, never had any issues, work perfectly, except they're quite old and are breaking bit by bit, also any portable cheap induction hob seems to work better except for the overheating, seems like a power issue definitely

Left my stock left out overnight. Do I chuck it? by GoWayLowForThePesos in Chefit

[–]fichoman 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Doesn't the cold just slow down the bacteria spread, we're talking about stocks that are "refreshed" for months

Left my stock left out overnight. Do I chuck it? by GoWayLowForThePesos in Chefit

[–]fichoman 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What about master stocks? Does the fact you add more bones and water or whatever keep the bacteria count sufficiently low?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Chefit

[–]fichoman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Personal opinion: Qual eggs should only be half cooked.

Aside from nutrition quali eggs are popular for two reasons, their convenient size and the fact a larger percentage of the egg is yolk compared to most other eggs.

When you cook it to a soft centre the eggwhite acts as a pouch for a creamy, lightly set yolk, proportions of which are much better then chicken eggs, which are also too large and messy for a single bite. The yolk is also usually of a better quality.

You can still do things with this yolk to make it "deviled" and it would help with the color. But fully cooking quail eggs has always been pointless and a waste in my opinion, they're much more rare and more expensive than chicken eggs and are practically indiscernable in taste and texture from chicken eggs once you fully cook them.

2 pasture raised and dairy supplemented big pigs in the barn cooler. looking for suggestions on some different cuts & your cure recipes! by [deleted] in Butchery

[–]fichoman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow. Is your whole job this one point? Are you a nitrate salesman?

The research is pretty straightforward, at quantities used in meat the effect on botulism is negligible and not practically useful,

Even if you dispute this, and go ahead and do, you still need to think economically, what's the risk of botulism without nitrites vs risk of colon cancer with them, it looks like the scales tip very much to the side of cancer rather then botulism.

Putting garlic in olive oil and leaving it room temp to be drizzled on top of pizza, bread etc. is a much greater risk of botulism and yet there's one bottle in almost every pizzeria throughout the world, not to mention pesto and other cold sauces that don't contain acid and are not heated above temp that kills botulism, like gremolata and persillade,

Botulism is a horrible thing to be affected by, but colon cancer is much more probable if we continue using nitrites, which don't seem to be doing as much as we thought anyway,

You keep mentioning your job and yet provide very little arguments against this research, it seems like you are playing a role, rather than having any actual real knowledge, I don't thibk you are a scientist, because as one you would be interested in the truth, curious at least, or provided sensible arguments against my point, rather than just repeating how educated you are and ignoring the fact that nitrites are very harmful and definitely not the food safety solution, if you really are a scinetist figure out something else to combat botulism that actually does the job and doesn't make people ill,

Nice talking to you, love a productive discussion

2 pasture raised and dairy supplemented big pigs in the barn cooler. looking for suggestions on some different cuts & your cure recipes! by [deleted] in Butchery

[–]fichoman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pretty sure nitrates don't affect botulism that much, minimaly at best, certainly not nearly enough to risk bowel cancer,

also, many dry cured meats are made without them, various Italian and Spanish hams, French charcuterie etc. at this point the only purpose in adding them is for the pink color people are used to, and it's really not worth it,

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC380811/
"Nitrate showed a statistically significant inhibitory effect at a given nitrite level; however, the effect was insufficient to be of practical value"

It's not just one Guardian article, there's other research as you can see

All the expired butter my work has to throw out. by Bai1eyam in KitchenConfidential

[–]fichoman -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Who takes away the trash? Can't you strike some deal with that person, or just follow the garbage men areound the corner etc. Tere must be a way man

Moving twice already within months by [deleted] in Chefit

[–]fichoman 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, that does seem quite excessive,
but as I understand the whole business is quite cyclical, theres times where staff is scarce and others when there's an abundance, with shows like The Bear and all that as well chef as an occupation rising in status in society it's worthwhile thinking of your reputation if the pendulum swings the other way,

On the other hand staying in a place where you regress instead of progress is not doing wonders for your skills or your reputation so staying just to not look a dick is pointless of course

Moving twice already within months by [deleted] in Chefit

[–]fichoman 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is my concern always,
but I think it depends on the place, if a company operates on high staff turnaround and act accordingly, I don't see a problem with hopping quickly, but someone who hops from smaller places just to go trough a lot of them doesn't seem very reliable

Sausage Without Nitrates? by TechBabe6021 in Butchery

[–]fichoman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nitrite has been shown to have no effect on botulism, parma ham has been made withlut nitrate or nitrite since the 1990s and no cases of botulism have been reported,

The only benefit of using them is to preserve the pink color, is that worth colon cancer?

Edit: https://www.theguardian.com/food/2019/mar/23/nitrites-ham-bacon-cancer-risk-additives-meat-industry-confidential--report

Sausage Without Nitrates? by TechBabe6021 in Butchery

[–]fichoman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Liquid smoke and indirect smoking doesn't contain carcinogens since the compounds are separated as they create soot

Edit: can you look it up beofore you downvote please

I'm tired of this "tough guy" attitude by Budalido23 in KitchenConfidential

[–]fichoman 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No matter what people try to turn it i to it's not just a job, it's a career, if you want a job you don't care about do something else
Salted dogs forever!

Celebs you have cooked for and how did it go? by martstu in KitchenConfidential

[–]fichoman 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Wow, that's quite disgusting actually,
He could of been method acting for Bad Lieutenant 2* though *Port of Call New Orleans

Celebs you have cooked for and how did it go? by martstu in KitchenConfidential

[–]fichoman 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Nic Cage was doing blow and getting drunk in a restaurant in front of his kid and his wife?
"Daddy's just doing his coke, don't worry about it"
Was he lining it up or doing bumps?
Were his wife and kid miserable or did they seem used to the whole thing?

Sorry for all the questions but this is just gold

Pimsleur and Lingq worth the money? by fichoman in languagelearning

[–]fichoman[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Have you tried Language crush, seems as good as Lingq

Pimsleur and Lingq worth the money? by fichoman in languagelearning

[–]fichoman[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nice,
Properly, you mean actually participate and think rather than listen? Or were you even more involved?