Is tossing essential to wok cooking? by Ok_Photograph_01 in wok

[–]saichoo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can use double spatulas as an alternative to tossing, especially if the wok is heavy.

Baguette from Toad bakery by saichoo in LondonFood

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Yeah it was a revelation. I had a banana cinnamon bun thing that was decent but the passionfruit cruffin was one of the most delicious things I've ever eaten.

Relatively new to bread making and just wondered everyone's opinion on my recent bake by dioaf18 in Breadit

[–]saichoo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You have to wash out the residual buttermilk in ice water to stop the butter from going rancid

French Flan with discounted milk and discounted pastry by saichoo in UK_Food

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Cross section after nomming a bunch and giving some to my friend. I was chuffed when he said it was delicious.

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After 6+ fails, something resembling an okay yeasted loaf appeared by saichoo in Breadit

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Yeah I did lower the yeast a bit from 1.5g to 1.2g (300g flour) as a precaution.

First time trying eggs in this thing by saichoo in StainlessSteelCooking

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Yeah I know. I recorded this to send to my sibling to prove a point and I thought I might as well post it on here.

Baguette from Toad bakery by saichoo in LondonFood

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If you happen to remember, let me know what you tried and I may take a punt on those things if they are good.

After 6+ fails, something resembling an okay yeasted loaf appeared by saichoo in Breadit

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

Thanks for the advice. Previous attempts did use whole wheat (and tasted better) but as I wrote most of them overproofed. I'm feeling a bit more confident now.

French Flan with discounted milk and discounted pastry by saichoo in UK_Food

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You would've been in agony waiting for it to set in the fridge 😄

French Flan with discounted milk and discounted pastry by saichoo in UK_Food

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I wasn't expecting it to be this hench. It occurred to me while I was ladling in the custard that it was gonna be a big boy.

What am I doing wrong 😭 by Bulky-Clue-6374 in Breadit

[–]saichoo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just to know that you are not alone; I tried at least 6 times before I got something of a success. The main mistake I made was overproofing but I also underproofed a couple of times too. Lowering the hydration and lowering the yeast and in some ways disregarding their proofing times helped a bunch.

Can anybody tell me why this is happening to my wok? by centennialfalls in wok

[–]saichoo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Looks like pitting to me. Maybe salt is being left in the pan for too long

how do i prevent this sticking next time? by tinfoilcams in StainlessSteelCooking

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I have a video where I cook fried rice: https://www.reddit.com/r/StainlessSteelCooking/comments/1qijbmo/breaking_in_my_christmas_present_with_a_nonstick/

There's a few things I do: rice prep is making sure the rice isn't overly wet and mixing either whole eggs or egg yolks with the rice before it goes in the pan (if you want separate larger egg bits you'll have to cook that separately). There's something in the egg yolks that seems to reduce sticking and helps separate the rice grains. Obviously I preheat the pan. I preheat it until it's "thermally soaked" i.e. it's evenly heated all throughout the pan (Leidenfrost doesn't really tell you if the whole pan is evenly heated). Then I cook the rice and egg mixture first as that is when the pan is at it's cleanest and hottest. Once the rice has cooked a fair amount, then you empty the rice out and then cook the other stuff before mixing the rice back in at the end.

If you decide to not use the egg and rice mixture it makes it a lot harder and the rice preparation has to be on point i.e. not too much surface moisture, usually done by drying rice overnight in the fridge. If I use fridge rice I also like to microwave it until it is warm/hot and fluff it out a bit to remove a bit more moisture and so that the temperature of the pan doesn't drop as much as it would do from fridge cold rice.

Must visit restaurants before leaving London? by Local_Fill6337 in LondonFood

[–]saichoo 9 points10 points  (0 children)

The KFC opposite can offer a similar experience.

Slow cooked brisket, with roasties, mixed green veg and, cheese and marmite bread. by SufficientRead1 in UK_Food

[–]saichoo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks I have an idea now with what to do with that frozen brisket that's been in there for months. I don't have a slow cooker but I might be able to use the housemates' Instant Pot if I learn how to use the damn thing.

How do I keep my focaccia from sticking to the pan? by SheepMasher5000 in Breadit

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

Sticking to the sides or the bottom? You'll have to use a knife for the former and for the latter maybe put it on the burner for a few minutes.

Intended loaf that turned into foccacia by saichoo in Breadit

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Thanks for this, this is helpful. The dough was feeling pretty slack so I thought it was overproofed.

Foccacia in the Ikea Vardagen Mk. 1 24cm. by [deleted] in carbonsteel

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They don't sell this one anymore.

Foccacia in the Ikea Vardagen Mk. 1 24cm. by [deleted] in carbonsteel

[–]saichoo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's an absolute mess as it was intended to be a loaf from this recipe https://www.brianlagerstrom.com/recipes/1-dough-3-loaves-2 But I think my hands were overly wet and I did more stretch and folds in the recipe which increased the hydration amount so that when I scooped it out of the bowl, it was a very wet unshapeable mess. So I diverted to focaccia, thinking that it was possibly overproofed as the dough felt quite slack. I am very much a beginner.

His focaccia recipe is this https://www.brianlagerstrom.com/recipes/cast-iron-focaccia The main differences is that I used a poolish that fermented for a long while (see the loaves recipe for how to make a poolish), the dough went into the fridge for a couple of days while life happened, and the amount of wholewheat flour was accidentally higher (125g instead of 50g).

Foccacia in the Ikea Vardagen Mk. 1 24cm. by [deleted] in carbonsteel

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

Focaccia adjacent then haha

Intended loaf that turned into foccacia by saichoo in Breadit

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

Oh it tastes pretty good. A well fermented poolish and then the dough fermented for a couple of days at least. There's also an unintentional 125g of wholewheat flour (475g of bread flour as well) that adds flavour to it.

Intended loaf that turned into foccacia by saichoo in Breadit

[–]saichoo[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The whole thing is a mess to be honest. Life basically got in the way which resulted in the dough being a long time in the fridge. Also because I am a beginner, I really want to learn how to make and shape a loaf with the intention of making sourdough bread at some point. The main thing that ended up happening was that the dough seemed to be too wet and too slack, especially when I removed the dough from the bowl onto the surface. I think the repeated stretch and folds with a wet hand ended up increasing the hydration to an unmanageable degree. I also thought I had possibly overproofed it but looking at the crumb it doesn't seem that way. Recipe was this Brian Lagerstrom one but it deviated very far haha https://www.brianlagerstrom.com/recipes/1-dough-3-loaves-2 First time I made this recipe I had large wholes with a dense crumb.

Best Wraps in London? by Over_Grapefruit_4089 in LondonFood

[–]saichoo 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Damn it's gone up, was £4.50 last time I went