The Foodie thread

[Bjornebye]

2 minutes ago, Lee909 said:

No bad thing. 

I have plenty of days meat free. 

Only vegan stuff I'm not keen on is the non dairy stuff. Couldn't be doing without butter, Yoghurt. It's just too high card for me. 

 

Doing a similar thing in some ways. Sorting to go back to gym. I work a 7/4-7/3 working shift so plan is gym and good food work days. Mostly soup, low carb shake and a bit of porridge to keep me full overnight. 

 

Then enjoy my days off with decent food and what I want days iff

I can't stand the vegan cheese but other than that I'm fine really. Flora Light is vegan now as standard and its as good as ever. Most people don't even know its now vegan. 

[Lee909]

Can't stand flora myself. Or any margarine awful stuff. 

[Bjornebye]

Just now, Lee909 said:

Can't stand flora myself. Or any margarine awful stuff. 

I just put up with it these days mate. 

[Rico1304]

I’ve got my little girl eating steak, she just demolished a fillet cooked medium.  

[lifetime fan]

2 hours ago, Rico1304 said:

I’ve got my little girl eating steak, she just demolished a fillet cooked medium.  

Good work. 

[Lee909]

Haggis with pan fried onion, apples bacon and thyme

Oh and some Highland Park Valknut

[Bjornebye]

Yeah I'm not opening this thread anymore. 

[Bjornebye]

Im still meat free. Im watching things like this instead of porn.

 

 

 

[Lee909]

Relistened to Medium Raw and I'm watching Mind of a Chef on netfliks. Jesus I miss Anthony Bourdain on my TV. 

[General Dryness]

4 minutes ago, Bjornebye said:

Im still meat free. Im watching things like this instead of porn.

 

 

 

Are you off cock as well?

[TheHowieLama]

10 hours ago, General Dryness said:

Are you off cock as well?

Off and on -- over and over

[lifetime fan]

Floyd with Gary Rhodes. 
 

 

 

[Lee909]

The mind of a chef

PBS 5 season series with various chefs. Really good and worth a watch. 

 

Just about to buy a shit load of new books and need some modertly priced knives if anyone has any suggestions. 

[General Dryness]

2 hours ago, Lee909 said:

The mind of a chef

PBS 5 season series with various chefs. Really good and worth a watch. 

 

Just about to buy a shit load of new books and need some modertly priced knives if anyone has any suggestions. 

Don't buy a set of knives because there'll invariably be some in there that you won't use. You won't need a boning knife if you don't do much meat, or a filleting knife unless you're buying whole fish. Better to buy them individually. A set of knives all the same brand looks nice, but its overkill for home use. And if it's a cheap set, they'll be shit.

 

Spend a decent amount on a chef's knife or a santoku as that's the one you'll use the most, then much less on a utility knife, a serrated bread knife, and a paring knife for veg. A palette knife is handy too, as is a steel. Go to a proper kitchen supply shop and ask questions, tell them what kind of cooking you'll be doing and they'll tell you what you need. 

[Remmie]

25 minutes ago, General Dryness said:

Don't buy a set of knives because there'll invariably be some in there that you won't use. You won't need a boning knife if you don't do much meat, or a filleting knife unless you're buying whole fish. Better to buy them individually. A set of knives all the same brand looks nice, but its overkill for home use. And if it's a cheap set, they'll be shit.

 

Spend a decent amount on a chef's knife or a santoku as that's the one you'll use the most, then much less on a utility knife, a serrated bread knife, and a paring knife for veg. A palette knife is handy too, as is a steel. Go to a proper kitchen supply shop and ask questions, tell them what kind of cooking you'll be doing and they'll tell you what you need. 

I love my Santoku knives,  I have a large and small one and use those 2 for 90% of my chopping.

[General Dryness]

5 hours ago, Remmie said:

I love my Santoku knives,  I have a large and small one and use those 2 for 90% of my chopping.

Its horses for courses mate, if you prefer an up and down motion (fnar fnar) when you're chopping, santokus are the ones for you. Whereas if you like a rocking motion, a chef's knife is the one as it has the curve along the cutting edge.

[Lee909]

Been working a few extra shifts last couple of months and just bought a load of cookbooks to get started on in the new year. Been filling up the spice cupboard last few days too, just a trip into London left to the big Chinese supermarkets and some of the Arab/Turkish and Indian areas for a few special bits. 

 

Anyway my Xmas gifts to myself

 

 

[lifetime fan]

Roast pork today. 
 

 

[Lee909]

Looks good

 

Been going my new books some great books in there. Really like the Joe Beef and Sean Brick one and Jerusalem. Honestly just wish I had more people to cook for sometimes as midst in my family are veggies. 

[lifetime fan]

On 08/12/2019 at 01:17, Lee909 said:

The mind of a chef

PBS 5 season series with various chefs. Really good and worth a watch. 

 

Just about to buy a shit load of new books and need some modertly priced knives if anyone has any suggestions. 

 

What channel is that on mate? 
Sounds right up my street. 

[Lee909]

Just now, lifetime fan said:

 

What channel is that on mate? 
Sounds right up my street. 

Its a PBS production on Netflixs

Just finished all 5 series it was brilliant, really inspiring stuff and had me buying a few of the chefs books, David Chow, Sean Brick, Joe Beef and Edward Lee

 

Its narrated by Anthony Bourdain 

[lifetime fan]

37 minutes ago, Lee909 said:

Its a PBS production on Netflixs

Just finished all 5 series it was brilliant, really inspiring stuff and had me buying a few of the chefs books, David Chow, Sean Brick, Joe Beef and Edward Lee

 

Its narrated by Anthony Bourdain 

I’ll definitely be watching it then. 

[Lee909]

You'll enjoy it I think 

 

I obviously meant David Chang not Chow

 

 

[lifetime fan]

On 15/12/2019 at 15:37, Lee909 said:

You'll enjoy it I think 

 

I obviously meant David Chang not Chow

 

 

Started it today - it’s great. 

[Lee909]

The change up of chefs by the season is great. David Chang is a fucking lunatic.