Most of us here watch them. Julia, Jacques, The Bam Man and The Perv.... But, have they ever really been of any real influence? Have you ever really learned anything from these folks. Perhaps I should ask, have you ever really changed how you cooked something because of what you saw on these shows.
I certainly have. I thought about this as I was cooking scrambled eggs for my breakfast, this morning. I used to cook scrambled eggs like the old greasy spoon frycook. Hot and fast! Slightly browned and dry as a bone. No wonder US eaters love ketchup on their scrambled eggs. No more. I learned from julia how to cook scrambled eggs like the French do it. Low and slow and with nothing added. It's probably the single biggest change I've made in my egg cooking over the years.
The difference is astounding. I discoverd that adding milk to eggs just makes them watery. Not better tasting, not an improvement in texture, just watery. If you cook your scrambled eggs like most Americans, the water leaches out and you continue cooking until it evaporates and it leaves the eggs almost drier than if you'd left the milk out. Also, cooking them hot and fast kills the rich flavor of the yolks. The French method preserves the luscious rich texture and flavor of the yolk. It almost seems to enhance it, like you were enjoying a Hollandaise sauce. Vive la France! ...at least for eggs.
Most of us here watch them. Julia, Jacques, The Bam Man and The Perv.... But, have they ever really been of any real influence? Have you ever really learned anything from these folks.
My mother has. For years I've been telling her things such as "Never put your tomatoes in the refrigerator", and "It's fine to salt meat before you cook it". But she never believes me.
And then one day I'll see some tomatoes on the counter at her house and I'll ask her about it, "Oh, Sandra Lee says to never put tomatoes in the refrigerator."
Grrrrrrr.
No matter what I tell her about cooking/food, she won't believe it until she see's it on FoodTV or PBS. It pisses me off to no end that she'll believe Emeril and Sandra Lee (of all people), but nothing I've been trying to tell her for 15+ years.
My mom took me to a baby-sitters house, the baby sitter put me in a high-chair. She served me an egg and put ketchup on the top of it. Mon Dieu! I can still remember that horrible taste. In fact, I'm getting nauseous thinking about it 68 years later!
I often wonder who the people might be that like ketchup on their scrambled eggs -- speak up!
Most of us here watch them. Julia, Jacques, The Bam Man and The Perv.... But, have they ever really been of any real influence? Have you ever really learned anything from these folks. Perhaps I should ask, have you ever really changed how you cooked something because of what you saw on these shows.
Probably the most significant day-to-day influence was fresh garlic (technically not fresh, but whatever) and freshly-ground pepper.
Brian
-- If televison's a babysitter, the Internet is a drunk librarian who won't shut up. -- Dorothy Gambrell (http://catandgirl.com)
My mom took me to a baby-sitters house, the baby sitter put me in a high-chair. She served me an egg and put ketchup on the top of it. Mon Dieu! I can still remember that horrible taste. In fact, I'm getting nauseous thinking about it 68 years later!
I often wonder who the people might be that like ketchup on their scrambled eggs -- speak up!
I ate ketchup on scrambled eggs until I went to college, and I was too embarrassed to do it there. I did it for the reasons described by notbob.
I have subsequently learned to cook scrambled eggs, although since I don't stir them much while cooking I usually think of them as "wrinkled eggs". When they just start to set, I draw the spatula through them and make big wrinkles in the curd (and run some of the unset egg down onto the pan). When that has set, I flip them over and turn off the heat, letting them finish on the residual heat of the pan.
My mother has. For years I've been telling her things such as "Never put your tomatoes in the refrigerator", and "It's fine to salt meat before you cook it". But she never believes me.
And then one day I'll see some tomatoes on the counter at her house and I'll ask her about it, "Oh, Sandra Lee says to never put tomatoes in the refrigerator."
Grrrrrrr.
No matter what I tell her about cooking/food, she won't believe it until she see's it on FoodTV or PBS. It pisses me off to no end that she'll believe Emeril and Sandra Lee (of all people), but nothing I've been trying to tell her for 15+ years.
heheheh that's kinda a cute post for Mother's Day!
Most of us here watch them. Julia, Jacques, The Bam Man and The Perv.... But, have they ever really been of any real influence? Have you ever really learned anything from these folks. Perhaps I should ask, have you ever really changed how you cooked something because of what you saw on these shows.
I certainly have. I thought about this as I was cooking scrambled eggs for my breakfast, this morning. I used to cook scrambled eggs like the old greasy spoon frycook. Hot and fast! Slightly browned and dry as a bone. No wonder US eaters love ketchup on their scrambled eggs. No more. I learned from julia how to cook scrambled eggs like the French do it. Low and slow and with nothing added. It's probably the single biggest change I've made in my egg cooking over the years.
The difference is astounding. I discoverd that adding milk to eggs just makes them watery. Not better tasting, not an improvement in texture, just watery. If you cook your scrambled eggs like most Americans, the water leaches out and you continue cooking until it evaporates and it leaves the eggs almost drier than if you'd left the milk out. Also, cooking them hot and fast kills the rich flavor of the yolks. The French method preserves the luscious rich texture and flavor of the yolk. It almost seems to enhance it, like you were enjoying a Hollandaise sauce. Vive la France! ...at least for eggs.
nb
I've learned a number of things, both from tv cooking shows and here on this forum. Using evoo and butter to saute is one, hot pan, then oil, then food and not disturbing it until it releases is another. Oiling the steak instead of the pan when panfrying steak. I learned how to stop the breading from falling off my chops and chicken etc. Memory fails me now to list many, but my cooking has changed in the last few years from watching cooking shows and reading this group. A big thank you to the whole group.......Sharon.
Most of us here watch them. Julia, Jacques, The Bam Man and The Perv.... But, have they ever really been of any real influence? Have you ever really learned anything from these folks. Perhaps I should ask, have you ever really changed how you cooked something because of what you saw on these shows.
I certainly have. I thought about this as I was cooking scrambled eggs for my breakfast, this morning. I used to cook scrambled eggs like the old greasy spoon frycook. Hot and fast! Slightly browned and dry as a bone. No wonder US eaters love ketchup on their scrambled eggs. No more. I learned from julia how to cook scrambled eggs like the French do it. Low and slow and with nothing added. It's probably the single biggest change I've made in my egg cooking over the years.
The difference is astounding. I discoverd that adding milk to eggs just makes them watery. Not better tasting, not an improvement in texture, just watery. If you cook your scrambled eggs like most Americans, the water leaches out and you continue cooking until it evaporates and it leaves the eggs almost drier than if you'd left the milk out. Also, cooking them hot and fast kills the rich flavor of the yolks. The French method preserves the luscious rich texture and flavor of the yolk. It almost seems to enhance it, like you were enjoying a Hollandaise sauce. Vive la France! ...at least for eggs.
nb
Something I've always done, instinctively, was to gently cook scrambled eggs, but I do use a bit of milk. If they are still moist when I take them out of the pan, the milk doesn't separate, in my experience....Sharon
Most of us here watch them. Julia, Jacques, The Bam Man and The Perv.... But, have they ever really been of any real influence? Have you ever really learned anything from these folks.
My mother has. For years I've been telling her things such as "Never put your tomatoes in the refrigerator", and "It's fine to salt meat before you cook it". But she never believes me.
And then one day I'll see some tomatoes on the counter at her house and I'll ask her about it, "Oh, Sandra Lee says to never put tomatoes in the refrigerator."
Grrrrrrr.
You're not supposed to put tomatoes in the fridge? Won't they get overripe if you don't..?
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Most of us here watch them. Julia, Jacques, The Bam Man and The Perv.... But, have they ever really been of any real influence? Have you ever really learned anything from these folks.
My mother has. For years I've been telling her things such as "Never put your tomatoes in the refrigerator", and "It's fine to salt meat before you cook it". But she never believes me.
And then one day I'll see some tomatoes on the counter at her house and I'll ask her about it, "Oh, Sandra Lee says to never put tomatoes in the refrigerator."
Grrrrrrr.
You're not supposed to put tomatoes in the fridge? Won't they get overripe if you don't..?
Jani (Who doesn't really watch TV chefs much)
Good Golly, NO! hehe Refrigeration not only kills the flavor in tomatoes, it also changes the texture and they end up watery tasting and mealy. Yuck.
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No wonder US eaters love ketchup on their
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scrambled eggs.
Where did you get that idea?
My mom took me to a baby-sitters house, the baby sitter put me in a high-chair. She served me an egg and put ketchup on the top of it. Mon Dieu! I can still remember that horrible taste. In fact, I'm getting nauseous thinking about it 68 years later!
I often wonder who the people might be that like ketchup on their scrambled eggs -- speak up!
Born in the USA. Dee Dee
My dad's friend Mike used to put ketchup on everything, including eggs. Mashed potatoes, chicken, green beans, you name it. Disgusting, if you ask me 🙂
On the other hand, a gal at his office puts grape jelly on her eggs. Now, I think I'd rather have to eat the ketchup, but still I'd prefer neither 😉
Most of us here watch them. Julia, Jacques, The Bam Man and The Perv.... But, have they ever really been of any real influence? Have you ever really learned anything from these folks. Perhaps I should ask, have you ever really changed how you cooked something because of what you saw on these shows.
Ever since I saw how Alton Brown cooks hamburgers, I haven't done them any other way.
Just the ground beef and salt. No egg, no bread crumbs, no ketchup, no other [censored]. Just the ground beef and salt.
My husband agrees that hamburgers are much better this way.
Ever since I saw how Alton Brown cooks hamburgers, I haven't done them any other way.
Just the ground beef and salt. No egg, no bread crumbs, no ketchup, no other [censored]. Just the ground beef and salt.
My husband agrees that hamburgers are much better this way.
I favor the Less is More category in a lot of things... burgers, pizza, salads. Especially pizza. My friend in NY calls combination pizzas "garbage pizza"...
Most of us here watch them. Julia, Jacques, The Bam Man and The Perv.... But, have they ever really been of any real influence? Have you ever really learned anything from these folks.
My mother has. For years I've been telling her things such as "Never put your tomatoes in the refrigerator", and "It's fine to salt meat before you cook it". But she never believes me.
And then one day I'll see some tomatoes on the counter at her house and I'll ask her about it, "Oh, Sandra Lee says to never put tomatoes in the refrigerator."
Grrrrrrr.
No matter what I tell her about cooking/food, she won't believe it until she see's it on FoodTV or PBS. It pisses me off to no end that she'll believe Emeril and Sandra Lee (of all people), but nothing I've been trying to tell her for 15+ years.
-sw
Reminds me of a Rodney Dangerfield "no respect" joke. I completely understand. I've dealt with this, too. Dee Dee
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Most of us here watch them. Julia, Jacques, The Bam Man and The Perv.... But, have they ever really been of any real influence? Have you ever really learned anything from these folks.
My mother has. For years I've been telling her things such as "Never put your tomatoes in the refrigerator", and "It's fine to salt meat before you cook it". But she never believes me.
And then one day I'll see some tomatoes on the counter at her house and I'll ask her about it, "Oh, Sandra Lee says to never put tomatoes in the refrigerator."
Grrrrrrr.
No matter what I tell her about cooking/food, she won't believe it until she see's it on FoodTV or PBS. It pisses me off to no end that she'll believe Emeril and Sandra Lee (of all people), but nothing I've been trying to tell her for 15+ years.
-sw
You let your mother watch Sandra Lee??? Your own Mother?! I'm aghast!!! What kind of a son are you? Orrrr... do you encourage her to watch? Just so you can snidely proclaim that you are the better cook! Yeah, I bet that's your deviously, evil plan! You should be ashamed of yourself, Mr. Steven Wertz, ashamed! Go to your room! And no internet for a week! You're grounded!
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Most of us here watch them. Julia, Jacques, The Bam Man and The Perv.... But, have they ever really been of any real influence? Have you ever really learned anything from these folks.
Crushing garlic a little to help get the skin off is the main one I can think of.
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Most of us here watch them. Julia, Jacques, The Bam Man and The Perv.... But, have they ever really been of any real influence? Have you ever really learned anything from these folks. Perhaps I should ask, have you ever really changed how you cooked something because of what you saw on these shows.
Take a very expensive knife. Place it parallel to a board with a clove of garlic between the two. Take heel of hand and try your best to bend your expensive knife.
This is the stupidest thing I have ever seen. Why not use that meat mallet that is used for banging things? What a bunch of primitive Pete's (you shop students know who that is) on the Food Network.
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Charles The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them. Albert Einstein
"Dee Dee" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
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No wonder US eaters love ketchup on their
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scrambled eggs.
Where did you get that idea?
My mom took me to a baby-sitters house, the baby sitter put me in a high-chair. She served me an egg and put ketchup on the top of it. Mon Dieu! I can still remember that horrible taste. In fact, I'm getting nauseous thinking about it 68 years later!
I often wonder who the people might be that like ketchup on their scrambled eggs -- speak up!
I saw a Japanese indy film called "Tampopo." I guess you could say it was about life in a bowl of noodles. Anyway, in one scene an omelet is expertly made, French style, slit open and topped with rice and ketchup that had been tossed in a skillet. Sounded awful, but I made one and it was pretty good.
Then there are the classic egg sandwiches which wouldn't be complete without ketchup.
