The cooking thread and what are you having for dinner tonight beansnikpoh?

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  • MattFalle
    MattFalle Posts: 11,644
    elbowloh said:

    It's a Japanese sushi knife thing innit? We have one in our block, it's the one I use the most

    that's ya puppy. bit unwieldly until you get used to it but really nice to use.
    .
    The camera down the willy isn't anything like as bad as it sounds.
  • MattFalle
    MattFalle Posts: 11,644
    pinno said:

    He borrowed it from Rambo.

    compass in the top of the handle....
    .
    The camera down the willy isn't anything like as bad as it sounds.
  • hopkinb
    hopkinb Posts: 7,129
    I have 21 year old global chefs knife and a veg knife. Wedding presents from my first marriage. Also a wmf chefs knife which is heavier. Also an ancient carbon steel serrated flexible thing for bread. The trick is to keep the buggers sharp. Some others I don't use.

    Fällkniven DC521 bench stone. It'll even get a good edge on the global knives. It's not perfect, you could strop to a mirror finish with leather and a compound, but for cooking? Not worth it.

    Like my bike, I sometimes think of getting something "better", but I'm happy with what I have.
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,312
    I have a set of Smithfield's. They're pretty standard but work.
    I had a set of Sabatier and they got nicked...
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  • Wheelspinner
    Wheelspinner Posts: 6,692
    MF’s knife is a Santoku (?) type I think.

    Have a set of old Mundial knives and newer Global ones. Take them in once every now and then for professional re-edging as the home sharpening tends to eventually wreck it under my clumsy attempts.

    Also an old butcher’s cleaver in the cupboard, kept mainly in case of burglary intruders.
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  • MattFalle
    MattFalle Posts: 11,644
    I've got a few Sabatiers from the 50s that I got from my father when he started cheffing in Switzerland post war. Still mega after all these years.

    Apart from that, Padernos that we got on a deal - nothing to blow your socks off but they hold an edge well, cut v nicely, weigh lots, feel nice.
    .
    The camera down the willy isn't anything like as bad as it sounds.
  • seanoconn
    seanoconn Posts: 11,671
    I use a sharpening steel on my knives, never gets them as sharp as new but enough so they don’t slip.

    Minor bug bear about tv chefs sharpening knives, Ramsay etc, when you sharpen a knife it leaves a metal residue on the blade which I wipe off but the tv guys don’t bother. Metal in my food, no thanks. Interesting? 😃 No? Fine, I’ll go sit with hop in the corner 😔
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  • elbowloh
    elbowloh Posts: 7,078
    MattFalle said:

    pinno said:

    He borrowed it from Rambo.

    compass in the top of the handle....
    My bro had one of those, wire saw and matches stored inside also
    Felt F1 2014
    Felt Z6 2012
    Red Arthur Caygill steel frame
    Tall....
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  • itboffin
    itboffin Posts: 20,064


    Just the two pulled pork buns today
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  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,312
    Yay! It's ITB.
    Where tf haveyewbeen?
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  • shirley_basso
    shirley_basso Posts: 6,195
    Had swordfish steaks last night from new local fishmonger. Hubba hubba
  • seanoconn
    seanoconn Posts: 11,671
    Jersey royals are back!

    Pork rissoles with dill and half a squillion baby jersey royals with lashings of butter.
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  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,312
    seanoconn said:

    Jersey royals are back!

    Pork rissoles with dill and half a squillion baby jersey royals with lashings of butter.

    No other veg? Potatoes don't count in your five a day.

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  • seanoconn
    seanoconn Posts: 11,671
    Lettuce salad. Round lettuce, sour cream, sugar, salt. Not exactly sure how she makes it but tastes good.
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  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,312
    Interesting. If you could interrogate* her for more detail, i'd appreciate it.

    *Figure of speech.
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  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,312
    @hopkinb :

    Straight out of the oven (and no cheating) pasta bake with clean edges:



    This was accompanied by a side salad and will be finished off with a small fruit cocktail of Strawberries, Blueberries, Black grapes and lashings of double cream.

    If I get peckish later on it might be Rice crispies, Shredded wheat or cornflakes :)

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  • itboffin
    itboffin Posts: 20,064
    I had a pair of pesto fried eggs on toast this morning, a first for me and very tasty
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    Rule #12 // The correct number of bikes to own is n+1.
    Rule #42 // A bike race shall never be preceded with a swim and/or followed by a run.
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,312
    How does that work ITB?
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  • itboffin
    itboffin Posts: 20,064
    pinno said:

    How does that work ITB?

    a couple of scoops of pesto in a dry non stick frying pan once its hot crack your eggs in and fry as normal, the oils in the pesto are all you need.

    On plain toast or toast and avocado


    Rule #5 // Harden The Feck Up.
    Rule #9 // If you are out riding in bad weather, it means you are a badass. Period.
    Rule #12 // The correct number of bikes to own is n+1.
    Rule #42 // A bike race shall never be preceded with a swim and/or followed by a run.
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,312
    Seeing as i'm not a fan of the green Pesto, I wonder if it would work with Red.
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  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,312
    Beef pie, puff pastry, new pots and green beans. Dunno what it is about green beans but I love 'em.



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  • shirley_basso
    shirley_basso Posts: 6,195
    Fish tacos from Mob Kitchen. An excellent resource.


  • hopkinb
    hopkinb Posts: 7,129
    pinno said:

    Beef pie, puff pastry, new pots and green beans. Dunno what it is about green beans but I love 'em.



    I love them too. Do you like them done crunchy/squeaky, or soft?
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,312
    Squeaky.

    Fish Taco's?
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  • seanoconn
    seanoconn Posts: 11,671
    hopkinb said:

    pinno said:

    Beef pie, puff pastry, new pots and green beans. Dunno what it is about green beans but I love 'em.



    I love them too. Do you like them done crunchy/squeaky, or soft?
    Squeaky, salt, pepper, little butter, Parmesan and maybe some garlic.
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  • shirley_basso
    shirley_basso Posts: 6,195
    pinno said:

    Squeaky.

    Fish Taco's?

    Sorry what?

    Check them out on mob kitchen.
  • itboffin
    itboffin Posts: 20,064
    pinno said:

    Seeing as i'm not a fan of the green Pesto, I wonder if it would work with Red.

    I'm with you on that, in fact i used rocket pesto its much nicer IMO
    Rule #5 // Harden The Feck Up.
    Rule #9 // If you are out riding in bad weather, it means you are a badass. Period.
    Rule #12 // The correct number of bikes to own is n+1.
    Rule #42 // A bike race shall never be preceded with a swim and/or followed by a run.
  • itboffin
    itboffin Posts: 20,064
    Made myself a rather strange tray roast with what i had in the fridge and a cod filet, it tasted fine but lacked any umph, i forgot to add garlic but roasted radishes are a nice addition.




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    Rule #9 // If you are out riding in bad weather, it means you are a badass. Period.
    Rule #12 // The correct number of bikes to own is n+1.
    Rule #42 // A bike race shall never be preceded with a swim and/or followed by a run.
  • itboffin
    itboffin Posts: 20,064
    edited May 2021
    BBQ burgers and chips tomorrow in the pissing rain
    Rule #5 // Harden The Feck Up.
    Rule #9 // If you are out riding in bad weather, it means you are a badass. Period.
    Rule #12 // The correct number of bikes to own is n+1.
    Rule #42 // A bike race shall never be preceded with a swim and/or followed by a run.
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,312
    As a rule, I rarely add garlic to white fish. I think it masks the flavour.
    Except for fish curry with Fenugreek, Tried it?
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