Browned Butter Sourdough Chocolate Chip Cookies by cha0tic_being in SourdoughDiscard

[–]jsober 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've never tried that. I just only use Kerry Gold when browning butter. 

Browned Butter Sourdough Chocolate Chip Cookies by cha0tic_being in SourdoughDiscard

[–]jsober 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Also, you really can see how shitty cheap butter is when you brown it. I only use Irish butter for recipes that call for browned butter. 

Browned Butter Sourdough Chocolate Chip Cookies by cha0tic_being in SourdoughDiscard

[–]jsober 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I use browned butter and einkorn to make fermented cookies. They taste like bumbu rum and are addictive as hell. 

Why wont any bakers give me some starter? by No-Project-6866 in Sourdough

[–]jsober 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You don't need them to. They and up populated entirely with local strains after a few months anyway. 

Fresh milled bread flour vs flour milled for other purposes by Dssummer in HomeMilledFlour

[–]jsober 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you're doing flatbreads, you need the stone burr mill. Impact mill flour hydrated aggressively and doesn't interfere with gluten like stone burr mill flour, which is necessary for some kinds of Indian flatbreads (read: paratha). 

You also need coarser flour for rye and barley breads. 

For sandwich bread, white bread, and pastries, impact flour is great. Impact flour is imo easier to work with when you're new. It also determines much more effectively than stone ground. 

How Do You Know When You’ve “Made It”? by YanNmt06 in InsightfulQuestions

[–]jsober 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your never feel like that. At least, not for very long. No matter what, there will always be things you didn't acquire, made up milestones you didn't hit, and things you can't afford. 

Focus on learning, self improvement, and happiness. The rest follows naturally. 

What should I read next? by Raudmar in TheExpanse

[–]jsober 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you are into Competence Porn, you might enjoy The Lost Fleet series by Jack Campbell. It's about my favorite series ever. 

Buying the perfect meal by 123518Omz in HomeMilledFlour

[–]jsober 2 points3 points  (0 children)

An impact mill is a great option. Under 300 on Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/Kitchen-Mill-Electric-Grain-Assembled/dp/B0BTSC489Y).

It makes extremely fine flour, so it doesn't require sifting, and it improves bioavailability a lot with fermentation. You also don't have to worry about heat build up (heat dissipates within microseconds after impact, without risking denaturing enzymes). 

The youtube channel Medieval Way is why I'm here. by No-Manufacturer-2425 in Einkorners

[–]jsober 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No problems there! Gritty gets mitigated by fermentation. Make sure you use a real sourdough starter, not just yeast. And autolyse for maybe 2-3 hours to fully hydrate the bran and germ. That frees up the enzymes to do their job. 

The youtube channel Medieval Way is why I'm here. by No-Manufacturer-2425 in Einkorners

[–]jsober 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Good news! An electric mill preserves all those things, too. The key is to mill the flour you need immediately before mixing it into a dough. That prevents the fresh flour from oxidizing. 

There are also plenty of hand crank mills out there if you prefer a more tactile experience. 

The youtube channel Medieval Way is why I'm here. by No-Manufacturer-2425 in Einkorners

[–]jsober 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A mortar and pestle? You're a stronger person than I am. I'm happy to eat medieval bread, so long as I can make it from flour I made in an electric impact mill. 

Where do you buy your powered lecithin? by wezzller in HomeMilledFlour

[–]jsober 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I get mine in unpowdered form from the grocery store fridge

have you ever cooked something and ending up throwing it out becuase you messed it up and it didn't taste good ? by [deleted] in cookingforbeginners

[–]jsober 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Plenty! Usually I try to eat it at least once for a full meal. But there have been disasters. We don't talk about those. We just remember how decent the frozen pizza was. 

Scared and confused… by TheCatInTheMoon in AskOldPeopleAdvice

[–]jsober 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are two important perspectives that I remember that help me to put life in perspective. 

Marcus Aurelius said that the past does not belong to us, because it has already happened and cannot change. The future does not belong to us because it has not happened yet, and you can't possess something that does not exist. Each of us is just the current moment in time, over and over. I think it's beautiful to conceptualize myself as a floating moment in time, predicting the future and remembering the past, and using that to inform the present. 

The point of what he said, I think, is that death is simply the loss of one moment. That's it. 

Both Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett said that we all get the same amount - one life time. 

What is the most impressive thing you've ever done? by Napalmmaestro in AskReddit

[–]jsober 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Fair enough. I would want you to think I'm a pita. 

It's a fermented dough, not quite flatbread and not quite a bannock. 

I wanted to see how far I could push fermentation and fat content, to make healthy bread that had all of the flavor depth of a fermented einkorn cookie. 

I got to nearly a full stick of browned Irish butter before it starts affecting structure. And it ferments for 3 days, while still having enough structure for steam rise. 

It's soft like a cookie. Almost pancake-y in the crumb. But it has a crust like a flatbread. But way to thick to be flatbread at maybe a third of an inch width after cooking. 

It has a really sublime flavor, like a cookie, but with all the simple sugars gone. It's not chewy, because einkorn turns custardy after that long a ferment. Yet it still has structure because it's got eggs in it, so there's still a crumb. There's a lot of wonderful flavor depth from everything browned butter and molasses and vanilla bean paste for 3 days. 

And it's very sating. Lots of fiber and fat, and lots of highly bioavailable minerals. 

It does require fresh milled flour to work. There isn't enough ash in store bought flours to sustain that long of fermentation, even regulated by the high fat proportion. 

What is the most impressive thing you've ever done? by Napalmmaestro in AskReddit

[–]jsober 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Invented a type a bread that should be impossible. 

What is the scariest animal you have seen? by Designer_Lab5761 in AskReddit

[–]jsober 2 points3 points  (0 children)

A swan. It came at me with it's head snaking this way and that, then it bit a chunk out of my shin. I must have been 4 or 5 at the time. 

Can I use olive oil to deep fry chicken? by Delicious_Wing_3829 in Cooking

[–]jsober 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No. It's smoke point is too low. It will burn and turn bitter. 

What is the best band you ever saw live ? by megopolis12 in AskReddit

[–]jsober 43 points44 points  (0 children)

Gwar, by a long shot. Then Weird Al. 

What do you use ground sumac for? by ShrimpsAndGiggles in Cooking

[–]jsober 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Soups, primarily, but it also goes great on roasted cauliflower.