by Chef Todd | Jan 6, 2011 | fresh cooking
Even an American Idiot can learn there’s more than one method to poaching salmon. I’ve come to the realization that neither MTV nor Food TV are doing their jobs these days. MTV doesn’t play much music, and Food TV doesn’t teach anyone to cook. I’ll accept the...
by Chef Todd | Jan 4, 2011 | fresh cooking
I’ve said it before, “the Food Network is the MTV of cooking.” MTV used to play music, now they’re entertainment about music. Food Network is entertainment about food. They don’t teach anyone to cook. Last week, I was listening to my favorite band, Gin Blossoms on my...
by Chef Todd | Dec 23, 2010 | cooking basics
Cake mixing techniques are always more important than cake baking temperatures. I demonstrated this in an earlier blog by using a butter cake recipe to demonstrate the creaming method. This method combines butter and sugar to trap air, then uses egg yolks to form an...
by Chef Todd | Dec 21, 2010 | cooking basics
Butter cake recipes will always be disappointing if you don’t use the correct mixing method. While most people blame the oven for cake faults, the problem is not in the baking. The most common cake faults stem from mistakes made during mixing. Mixing methods are the...
by Chef Todd | Dec 19, 2010 | Cooking Classes, Members Only
I’m proud to bring you another Members-Only blog post, and this one comes just in time to make a fancy cake for the holidays. Chiffon Method is an advanced mixing method and one not used often in the home kitchen. But, with the method I’m about to reveal, you’ll be...
