To fuck or to cook?

[taxwonk]

Originally Posted by Sidd Finch

Well, that's the thing -- it is good when done by chefs. I've had sous vide food a numbe of times, including one truly memorable dish. It's not gray and tasteless when done right. The question is, does it translate to home cooking?

(BTW, no offense, but Wonk was a terrible guess for this. He's more of an old school chef. Try his brisket, it rocks.)

It's not gray and tasteless after you do something resembling real cooking with it.

Sous vide is a gimmick, only slightly less ridiculous than Grant Achatz and his "1st course" of bacon-scented air as you walk into the dining room.

[Fugee]

Originally Posted by taxwonk

Grant Achatz and his "1st course" of bacon-scented air as you walk into the dining room.

Bacon-scented air better be followed rather quickly with actual bacon or that is just plain cruel.

Walked into bacon-scented air at the grocery store this weekend because they were taste-testing a semi-local (aka Wisconsin) brand of premium bacon.

[Adder]

Originally Posted by taxwonk

I spent many a happy hour in my youth with my pocket fisherman.

uh huh. What's what they call it in Podunk?

[taxwonk]

Originally Posted by Adder

uh huh. What's what they call it in Podunk?

I'm not sure. Is it?

[Fugee]

Can anyone give me a good reason not to sign up for a crop share of $38 for 1 pound of morels?**

And if you can't, do you have any great recipes involving morels?

**Sadly, the Fugee Family Farm, though it has a bunch of woodland area in the back pasture, appears to have no trees that support the growth of morel mushrooms. Sad.

[Flinty_McFlint]

Originally Posted by Fugee

Can anyone give me a good reason not to sign up for a crop share of $38 for 1 pound of morels?**

And if you can't, do you have any great recipes involving morels?

**Sadly, the Fugee Family Farm, though it has a bunch of woodland area in the back pasture, appears to have no trees that support the growth of morel mushrooms. Sad.

Uh, $38.

[Fugee]

Originally Posted by Flinty_McFlint

Uh, $38.

Have you ever had morel mushrooms?

[Flinty_McFlint]

Originally Posted by Fugee

Have you ever had morel mushrooms?

No. I eat fast food all day.

[Sidd Finch]

Originally Posted by Fugee

Have you ever had morel mushrooms?

a pound is a whole lot.

[Fugee]

Originally Posted by Sidd Finch

a pound is a whole lot.

That's my biggest concern. I've never bought more than a 1/4 pound before.

[Sidd Finch]

Originally Posted by Fugee

That's my biggest concern. I've never bought more than a 1/4 pound before.

They don't last too long, I would think (I always use them right away). I'd pass, unless you have a big dinner party planned.

[Replaced_Texan]

Originally Posted by Sidd Finch

They don't last too long, I would think (I always use them right away). I'd pass, unless you have a big dinner party planned.

Yum. But I'm not sure what I'd do with a whole pound.

[Fugee]

Originally Posted by Replaced_Texan

Yum. But I'm not sure what I'd do with a whole pound.

You & Sidd have a good point. I may just have to get smaller amounts from the farmers market during the morel season. Last year I forgot about it until too late.

[Flinty_McFlint]

Originally Posted by Fugee

You & Sidd have a good point. I may just have to get smaller amounts from the farmers market during the morel season. Last year I forgot about it until too late.

Have you ever held a dinner party?

[Sidd Finch]

Originally Posted by Flinty_McFlint

Have you ever held a dinner party?

I get the sense she's one of those people who invites friends over and makes them do the cooking. She's weird that way.