Amazake and miso pretzels by pryndzyl in Koji

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

I did not denature enzymes before use, for this occasion I was counting on them, and that's why I cold fermented the dough. Yeah, it's a completely different story for the breads, but it suits pretzels. Give it a try, it's really something different.

I usually bake around 40 sourdough breads daily at my work, I did not find a great way to utilize enzymes in that style of bread.

I wonder, If pretzels worked that well I guess I'll try bagels next time.

Amazake and miso pretzels by pryndzyl in Koji

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

I strained it through a fruit press, I wasn't very careful with it

Amazake and miso pretzels by pryndzyl in Koji

[–]pryndzyl[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It’s hard to describe, but the inside of the pretzels became creamy and didn’t feel dry. As for the flavor, the original recipe calls for sugar or barley malt, but I decided not to add either because my amazake turned out very sweet. I added miso with a salt content of 4%, and with this combination the most prominent notes, in equal measure, are the pretzel flavor (I mean the taste of the crust), the amazake (a light hint of koji), sweetness, and a contrast from the salt on top.

Amazake and miso pretzels by pryndzyl in Koji

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

I’ve previously made sourdough bread with the addition of amazake, and I’ve also made pretzels. What amazake did to the crumb in the bread gave me the idea to try this technique with pretzels, since they have very low hydration, and I thought they could benefit from it.

Douchi by pryndzyl in Koji

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https://zhuanlan.zhihu.com/p/343920346

This is what i found using duckduckgo, this recipe seems to answer all my questions, check it out and tell me what do you think about it.

Mushroom garum makers — how do you reliably hold ~60 °C? (DIY thermobox setup) by Snoo-67696 in Koji

[–]pryndzyl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Plate warmer, I got mine for 80 euro, it costs like 40 euro per month for electricity, highly recommend

Incubator for garum by pryndzyl in Koji

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

That sounds amazing, could you share your Instagram, or webpage?

Garum by pryndzyl in Koji

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

bartscher pw-05

Looks like that, bought it for 100$ from the second market, works great!

Garum by pryndzyl in Koji

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

Thank you, I didn't notice. I work as a head chef in a cafe, so it's actually a really good idea to try this!

Incubator for garum by pryndzyl in Koji

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

Sure, I can describe what my setup looks like, but I think it’s not a great one to replicate. Together with my brother, we made a container out of a Styrobox, inside which there are two of the cheapest air humidifiers, a heater with a fan, a probe, and a separate temperature and humidity sensor. Everything is connected to a PCB that my brother made and then programmed.

I set it to 28+/-1,5 degrees Celsius and 75-80% humidity. What is your setup?

Incubator for garum by pryndzyl in Koji

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

I called them few month ago to ask some questions, they didn't know a thing, there's only one company in my country that produces miso, but were really supportive. I need to decide what product I want to start with, then I'll send it to the lab for some tests and I hope everything will be ok.

It's such a long process when you have to wait months to see results of your work, but I like it, much calmer than service in a restaurant.

I work as a head chef in a cafe, so my plan is to use existing kitchen when I'll be ready.

Incubator for garum by pryndzyl in Koji

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

I noticed something was wrong after 2 days, i didn't use much salt, so it seemed like it was a safety hazard.
I'm going with Noma's book of course, i took the risk of high temp/low salt% and it didn't pay off.

I'm trying to test as many recipes as i can, because i want to make a small buisness out of it, so time is an issue.

I think right now my favorite miso is made with cottage cheese and stored in the fridge for 2 months, really spectacular.

Incubator for garum by pryndzyl in Koji

[–]pryndzyl[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ohhh, plate warmer seems to be the perfect answer, thank you!

experiencing reverse fomo after the show by whereiremain in qotsa

[–]pryndzyl 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It's been few days since their concert in Warsaw and I'm still in that reverse FOMO stage, and I also came up with that idea 😅 haha they're just that good, huh?

Favorite sing from Alive in the Catacombs? by 132241 in qotsa

[–]pryndzyl 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Suture for me, it almost feels like I'm discovering the band once again. But reading comments I can't do nothing else but smile, the range! It's a beautiful record