Comments on: Take Back the Kitchen: 3 Great Meals to Impress a Date

By: Today’s Links August 18, 2010 | Studio 491

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By: Chef Kevin

Chef Kevin — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 03:52:18 +0000

Yes, I too would like to remind all men out there that the profession of Chef is a predominantly a male one. (this is true throughout recent history as well) I am not saying that women cannot be Chefs- (my wife is one as well) Men Can and Should Cook! Men take the lead in the kitchen! Cook good whole foods for your families and friends!

By: sire

sire — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 03:30:13 +0000

Also, chicken should be yellowish, not pinkish in colour (meat is tinted yellow if chicken are fed corn, and stays pinkish if they’re fed shitty feedstuff). Eggs should go right to the bottom if put in water, the fresher the egg the more it sinks. If the eggs are several days old, their tips go up. If a week old, they float. If two weeks old, you should do shopping more often.

By: sire

sire — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 03:24:25 +0000

For fresh fish, look for crystal clear eyes and red gills. Red gills mean one- or two-day fresh. Fish only smells foul after at least one week since dead (if kept refrigerated).

By: sire

sire — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 03:21:19 +0000

I still don’t get the “pancetta vs bacon” part. You can buy only the pancetta you’ll be needing, so you won’t have any unwanted leftovers, and that’s ok. But does that imply that you can’t buy the exact amount of bacon you want? Does bacon only come in bulk?

By: gil

gil — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:55:18 +0000

thanks for this post. i made the salmon last night, and it turned out delicious. it was the first big meal i have made myself. the directions were perfect.

By: Bob

Bob — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 20:25:20 +0000

…if you can figure out how to impress my wife, let me know.

By: kmetzaholic

kmetzaholic — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 19:11:20 +0000

This is an odd post to me – most of the people I know can cook well, and none but one do it for a living. Both my wife and I are avid cooks and we sometimes toss a coin to see who gets to do the dinner. Other times it is whoever did the food shopping or is inspired to take on the prep and serving. Often we share kitchen duties (but this takes practice and great communication skills so you don’t cramp each other’s style or techniques). We live in a semi-rural area with few good eating out options (and no kids), so perhaps that helped both of us to master putting good healthy food on the table every day.
But yes – ask your date what she does and does not like before surprising her with something she may not care for, regardless of the effort and execution…

By: Adam Garratt

Adam Garratt — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 21:59:15 +0000

In relation to the comment above, it is actually better to use a mix of butter and oil together, butter caramelises the fish, but the oil stop the butter from burning and tasting acrid and bitter.

By: Ian

Ian — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 17:54:23 +0000

for those of you who are concerned about burning/ruining salmon by searing it….i would suggest watching your heat (medium) and use 2 tbsp of butter instead of oil. this will prevent burning the oil (and your fish) and its easier to control your internal temperature (i prefer my salmon at a med rare).