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bio website lacasadelholandes.es
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My name is Hans Polak, I'm the owner, cook, dishwasher, maintenance guy and web designer at 'La Casa del Holandés' in Spain. My wife is the general manager, maître d', kitchen hand, cleaning woman and community manager.

I have a master degree in Cognitive Artificial Intelligence and specialized in Human Computer Interaction. That's the reason I choose GUI Junkie as my on-line personality (GUI stands for Graphical User Interface).

My wife is a psychologist.

Thanks to cooking.stackexchange I'm becoming a better cook, and, to give something back, I've posted a number of improvement suggestions at MSO, resulting in four (!) question bans in one year (these have all been lifted).


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comment Can you make popcorn in a pressure cooker?
+1 for Mythbusters :-)
May
3
comment Open Fire Paella - do I need to fry rice?
One important point is that individual grains coated with oil will not stick to each other. When paella rice becomes sticky, it's overdone.
Apr
24
comment Freezing bones for stock
Do read this article by Harald McGee, it's curious.
Apr
23
comment What can I do with white rice to go with fried chicken?
Welcome to the site, Geraldine. The question is closed at this moment (it can be reopened), so my comment is not really useful. We expect answers to be a bit more explicit. Browse some other questions and answers to get a feel for it. Enjoy.
Apr
22
comment Juice recipe recommendation engine to give me recipes based on the ingredients I already have?
Thank you for the answer and welcome to the site, Sarah.
Apr
22
comment Substitute to milk in coffee?
Welcome to the site, Fredy31. Look at this Q&A, for a substitute.
Apr
22
comment How can you reduce the heat of a chili pepper?
Welcome to the site, user17985.
Apr
19
comment Butter Substitutions in the Quiche dough
Ah, then I suggest you should change husband :-) Welcome to the site Imane.
Apr
16
comment Beer Batter - let it rest before using or use immediately?
SmartCookie, welcome to the site. Your answer lacks an explanation as to why that would be so. Please edit your answer.
Apr
16
comment How should I cook bacon in an oven?
Welcome to the site, babyduckmom. I see what you are trying to do, but the answer, as it stands, is not very good. Where do you put the parchment paper, how hot do you have your oven...
Apr
16
comment Does paneer have to be cooked?
Welcome to the site, Namita, but your answer does not address the question. 'Does it need to be cooked?' Please, edit the answer.
Apr
13
comment Any cheap ways to clean restaurant stainless steel fridge?
@rumtscho, I've also seen 5% solutions... I'm thinking about asking a question somewhere.
Apr
12
comment Any cheap ways to clean restaurant stainless steel fridge?
@rumtscho. I'm not a scientist, but here are some experimental results. I think it means that 0,5% does have an effect.
Apr
12
comment Any cheap ways to clean restaurant stainless steel fridge?
@rumtscho. I had... I'll try to find it. Anyhow, it's a base, and that's all the difference.
Apr
10
comment What is the best way to open a tightly fitted lid of a jar?
Marta, I place the jar upside down and gently use a bread knife.
Apr
10
comment What is the best way to open a tightly fitted lid of a jar?
@CraigCunningham, screwdriver & hygiene... need I say more?
Apr
10
comment Any cheap ways to clean restaurant stainless steel fridge?
I guess so... see this FAQ of a commercial product.
Apr
9
comment Why should you scrub/clean cast iron cookware with salt?
I think the question should have been more about the coating than about the cleaning. As in: Does the salt affect the coating positively? If an edit occurs to you to make the Q&A less silly, I'd welcome it.
Apr
9
comment Should you store cutlery upside down?
@SAJ14SAJ, knives and forks, eating utensils
Apr
9
comment Should you store cutlery upside down?
Sounds good to me