Foodies BS Thread.

Wow those sound like some awesome knifes! Do they sharpen them often? I've actually been looking for a decent knife sharpener for my girlfriend and I.

Here at work our Pastry Chef uses Japanese knives by Shun. She swears by them.

 

What methods do you guys use to cut onions with the least amount of tears possible?


https://youtu.be/ISPc20AyQaY

 

Wet the knife to help absorb some of the juice. Otherwise I just suck it up. I've been cutting onions almost everyday since 1990. 15 years in the food industry and now just a home cook but onions are used in almost everything in my world. Love em!

 

Hmmm, I'll have to try that method next time!!!!

 

Fishing goggles.

 

Haha, someone actually brought goggles for the shoot but we ended up not using them!

 

You hone knives, not sharpen.
Use a honing steel to put the edge back in alignment. Sharpening removes steel from the blade.
Use sharpening only yearly.

 

I learned something new today!

 

Yea!! And a very Good explanation here.

https://youtu.be/fU2mbWwVSXU

 

Well that was two minutes and forty-two seconds well spent! Thank you!

 

Has anybody tried these kinds of cheeseballs?

https://youtu.be/NFGNbDdKBRY

 

I am, by far, no chef! This was shown to me several years ago. It made sense and clicked in my brain. I promptly went out and bought a honing steel!

 

Cool!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zleVA9yxdm8

 

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...^^^... Deer meat for dinner ... cat meat for snacks ... that was a cool idea.

I have learned a lot about knife sharpening in the last few threads ... just need to learn to cook now ...
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The dog at 0:15!!!!

Again, not being a pro I dont know the exact terminology but I think because it's on glass, it doesn't remove steel. So is he actually honing then? And he is using the wrong terms? Idunno.

 

Pan fried Chinese sausage and rice. Used to heat the sausage with the rice as it cooked....then my buddy opened my eyes!

 

Yep.
I'll do that when I "touch up " a blade.
Also, If you ever see the old school ceramic entrance tube used to bring a telephone drop wire into a basement, grab it. They are also excellent for touching up a blade.

 

the center of sodium gas filled lights in large buildings works too

 

I'm sorry, but I've thrown away all the photos of my ex.