a thread full of my cooking misconceptions.

[archibaldcrane]

Lol, did Wop get banned for talking about high class living in a slightly not totally related thread again?

[Dantrag]

Think it had more to do with the other thread than this one. Something to do with kobe beef burgers being the closest thing to fast food he eats. Wonder how much he makes a year or how much cc debt he's in...

[Rocl]

He should have been banned for that ridiculous scarf.

[Maguspk]

Sure are a lot of people eating their steaks wrong in here.

[quannum]

Sure are a lot of people entitled to their own opinions in here.

[Coren]

I like to throw some sirloin in the crockpot with some mushroom soup and some cut up mushrooms and cook it all day then take that shit and make some mashed potatoes. Talk about fat assery but its tasty.

This, but also add french onion. Makes a damn good gravy.

[Skidz]

Think it had more to do with the other thread than this one. Something to do with kobe beef burgers being the closest thing to fast food he eats. Wonder how much he makes a year or how much cc debt he's in...

Does he work? Or is he living off a sugar-mama?

[isladar]

I think the worst misconception I've seen with regards to cooking is that complicated equals good. Really good (meat of choice) doesn't need to be fancied up. Good ingredients taste good; I break out in hives when I see people buying into pseudo gourmet bullshit, thinking if they add all these spices/flavors/whatevers it makes meals better.

Read the Joy of Cooking.

[Tokitoki]

Read the Joy of Cooking.

Funny you should mention it. I have mine right next to my computer. Although I did turn it so you could read it without the cover being too shiny from the light.

Spoiler for OMGWTFHUGE. Going to eat now dont feel like resizing at the moment.

Spoiler: show

[miokomioko]

Also, people need to occasionally experiment on their own to figure out what they think works with what instead of only going by some random internet recipe every time they cook.

I noticed that a lot of those high-profile chefs on that Anthony Bourdain special were very liberal with the salt... but when I came back from Europe, that was the first thing that irked me about meat back here in the states. It's salty as fuck... on top of being overcooked. I can't imagine how much they actually salt shit here if these culinary badasses are so generous with the sea salt on everything they cook. In fact, that's one thing you'll realize if you ever try to cut back on your sodium intake... everything is incredibly and unnecessarily salted here.

[Kerberoz]

If your pasta is sticking, you didn't use a big enough pot/enough water. That simple.

Stop using iodized, fine-ground table salt on anything other than french fries. It sucks. Kosher or sea salt onry.

I'm not going to tell someone not to order well-done, as long as I'm not paying for it, but I'm going to call them an idiot if they're murdering anything more expensive than a select-grade sirloin. There is zero difference between cuts once you go past medium. If you really enjoy well-done, consider eating chicken instead, because you probably just don't like red meat at all and only order it because you think you're "supposed" to like it.

[Chicomagiko]

I fucking love it when Wop posts. Everything he posts is relevant(screw the rules, i has money etc.).

[Uzor]

sui zhu rou is the bestest food ever. You should try cooking it sometime, it's great.

[ZarakiKujata]

Lol, did Wop get banned for talking about high class living in a slightly not totally related thread again?

One can only pray to Allah that this is the case.

[Alvein]

I think the worst misconception I've seen with regards to cooking is that complicated equals good. Really good (meat of choice) doesn't need to be fancied up. Good ingredients taste good; I break out in hives when I see people buying into pseudo gourmet bullshit, thinking if they add all these spices/flavors/whatevers it makes meals better.

Read the Joy of Cooking.

Absolutely true, I work behind a meat counter and sell Angus Choice grade ribeye and tenderloin steaks, as well as salmon and raw shrimp. Nothing worse than seeing people buy a bunch of marinades and sauces for a steak, fish or shrimp that already has fantastic flavor by itself. I always tell them to try a bite first without putting anything on, and then see if it needs something. Chances are, that a really good piece of meat will only need a dash of salt to make it delectable.

[Dantrag]

I think the worst misconception I've seen with regards to cooking is that complicated equals good. Really good (meat of choice) doesn't need to be fancied up. Good ingredients taste good; I break out in hives when I see people buying into pseudo gourmet bullshit, thinking if they add all these spices/flavors/whatevers it makes meals better.

Read the Joy of Cooking.

Salt and pepper go a hell of a long way.

Stop using iodized, fine-ground table salt on anything other than french fries. It sucks. Kosher or sea salt onry.

Well, you need the iodine, you can get hypothyroid if you don't have enough iodine so it's good to still have a balance between the two.

Also, people need to occasionally experiment on their own to figure out what they think works with what instead of only going by some random internet recipe every time they cook.

This, my stir fry is almost never the same. Either an extra spice or extra veggie or different meat.

I noticed that a lot of those high-profile chefs on that Anthony Bourdain special were very liberal with the salt... but when I came back from Europe, that was the first thing that irked me about meat back here in the states. It's salty as fuck... on top of being overcooked. I can't imagine how much they actually salt shit here if these culinary badasses are so generous with the sea salt on everything they cook. In fact, that's one thing you'll realize if you ever try to cut back on your sodium intake... everything is incredibly and unnecessarily salted here.

I hate when places put too much salt, a sprinkle is all you need. Fortunately the trend of drudging shit in salt seems to have faded.

[Tempyst]

Absolutely true, I work behind a meat counter and sell Angus Choice grade ribeye and tenderloin steaks, as well as salmon and raw shrimp. Nothing worse than seeing people buy a bunch of marinades and sauces for a steak, fish or shrimp that already has fantastic flavor by itself. I always tell them to try a bite first without putting anything on, and then see if it needs something. Chances are, that a really good piece of meat will only need a dash of salt to make it delectable.

Ugh, this this this. If you need to put sauce on a steak, it's a shitty steak.

[Daydreamer]

Ugh, this this this. If you need to put sauce on a steak, it's a shitty steak.

Agreed.

I currently work behind the counter at a high profile fish market. All the time people ask how to cook it, and my usual answer is "dust in flour (if on the stovetop), salt lightly, then broiil/bake/grill/whatever." They tend to look at me funny but I'm slowly winning customers over and am finally getting my own regulars.

Also people always ask "no pepper?" I wish salt and pepper weren't synonymous with one another. Yes, I like pepper on some things, but not everything, and generally not on fish. It just doesn't go well with most fish imo.

Imo salt is the only thing that should go on every single thing you make. Savory/sweet/whatever. Salting, when done right, makes things taste more like themselves. Pepper, does not, it makes it taste...like pepper, which doesn't have to be a bad thing, but again, may not always be what you want.

[Stumblingdrunk]

Lol, did Wop get banned for talking about high class living in a slightly not totally related thread again?

People cook uni because it is not fresh enough.

He was obviously banned for eating unicorns

[FNH]

Imo salt is the only thing that should go on every single thing you make. Savory/sweet/whatever. Salting, when done right, makes things taste more like themselves.

no thanks lol not everything needs salt.