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Apr
14
comment How to imitate commercial fried chicken?
This helps a lot. I'm not necessarily trying to copy KFC or Popeye's, but I am looking for something that can get me in the right direction of something "commercial" yumminess. Thanks.
Jan
17
comment How to thicken bleu cheese dressing?
@Brendan - is cream cheese a typical ingredient in bleu cheese dressing? With some bleu cheese dressing recipes I found on the net, people would complain and say it isn't "real" bleu cheese dressing (and might claim it to be ranch dressing, etc.).
Jan
17
comment How to thicken bleu cheese dressing?
@Mong134 - was that a serious suggestion?
Jan
17
comment How to thicken bleu cheese dressing?
@Stefan - can you please elaborate on xantham gum?
Jan
10
comment Brining chicken wings
FYI: I tried a 3% solution for my wings. 3 hours was too salty. 2 hours seem just right.
Jan
10
comment Brining chicken wings
Just for clarification, the salt is 3-5% of the water, right? It's not, say, 3-5% of the protein weight or something else?
Jan
7
comment Vodka for crispy wings - substitute?
I'm thinking of this from a business/mass production point of view. Using Vodka would be considerably more expensive. Alton Brown's hot wings didn't use Vodka. He baked them -- and they did come out crispy. However, he also steamed them a bit to render the fat before baking. I didn't like the resulting flavor profile.
Dec
6
comment How to imitate commercial fried chicken?
Do you know of any additives to help prevent the "skin falling off the meat" problem?
Aug
11
comment How to imitate commercial fried chicken?
I've heard this technique, also. However, the suggestion was to use water instead of buttermilk. What about crackers? Would that help?
Aug
2
comment How do you cook a steak like those found in fine steakhouses?
+1 for dry age!
Aug
1
comment How to imitate commercial fried chicken?
The chicken itself was OK (maybe a bit under cooked, was still very juicy). It's the crust that was the problem. The pepper won't burn in the fryer?
Aug
1
comment How to imitate commercial fried chicken?
I used a temperature controlled deep fryer. Alton Brown says not to season the flour as that might burn; he seasons the chicken and then dredges it. I was cooking drum sticks. The Tabasco was in the buttermilk brine -- would that still have burned since it was covered with breading/batter?