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    Cooking on the Barbie Down Under

    in Australia & New Zealand: Cooking & Baking

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    Thanks all, for the great responses, which are a casebook example of one of the aspects that make egullet so informative.  The answer to the question is not a straightforward one, in the sense that people's experiences are so different across the country and in different families, but in reading people’s responses one starts to get a picture.

    "Flat or grill plate" or "griddle" was probably the word I was searching for in the first post!

    There was some mention of it, but I would have thought there would be quite a bit of Asian and/or Asian fusion cookery on the grill… 

    Wistful sidenote (and at the risk of going off topic):: I wish there were

    more Aussies and New Zealanders on the forum.  Language is no barrier, and the contrast and comparison between the U.S. and Australia is fascinating to compare in the context of food especially in view of both the similarities and differences in our national histories regarding indigenous cultures, early settlers and 20th century immigration from all over the world.  Is there a competing primarily Australian forum or has the word on Egullet just not gotten out yet?

    I thought I would add an Australian perspective to this great thread. :smile:

    Neither! I had a mate that liked to impress overseas visitors by cooking breakfast on a spade and yes you heard right. He was a plumber during the week and used his spade to dig holes. On the weekend we would often have a Barbie and if we had any guests from overseas, Ross would get out his trusty spade and place the base of the spade over some coals from the open fire. He would take great joy in telling said guests that, that’s how we have a Barbie in Australia. He would then start telling stories about how kangaroos can surf using their long feet as surfboards and their tails as a guide.

    Usually he would only put an egg and a rasher of bacon on the spade and it was never eaten but always amused the guests. Once the joke was realised out would come the cast iron skillet which would be used on the same bed of coals. It was always alot of fun having a Barbie with Ross :smile:

    Q&A -- Straining, defatting and reducing Unit 3

    in The eGullet Culinary Institute (eGCI)

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    that baby looks highly desirable.

    please sir, can i ask a question about simmering stock or am i too late? can i simmer in the oven (i've never tried it before)?

    I made my own stock pot with a tap out of a food grade plastic container [Hols 5 litres] and I bought a plastic tap to go with it. I cut a hole close to a corner [The corner is stronger] and about 2.5m from the base of the containers which was slightly smaller than the tap. I then fitted the tap to the container into the containers and tested it with some warm water to ensure it was leak proof. Make your stock as you usually do and once complete cool let stand to cool slightly before pouring the entire contents through a sieve or colander into the plastic container. Leave it on the bench to cool and let the sediment settle and the fat rise to the top. Pour off the beautiful clear stock into manageable containers ready for freezing. No fat, No sediment and the whole thing cost me about $5 dollars to make.

    The Most Seductive Fruit

    in Food Traditions & Culture

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    Raspberries.

    They have that dry, soft, almost fuzzy exterior.. But then you put one in your mouth and just the slightest pressure of your tongue is enough to crush the berry against your palate.. it explodes in your mouth with rubyred tart juicy-ness..

    Ohh you need another and another.. just one more.. and before you know it, you've eaten the entire punnet and there's nothing left to make the dessert you had planned for tonight's dinner.

    That's seduction.

    The word "punnet" was new to me!

    THANX

    SB :smile:

    We call them a Punnet in Australia. You go to the supermarket or fruitier and buy a "Punnet" of strawberries. In New Zealand they call them a pottle. I am from Australia but have spent the last 6 years living there. I always found that a strange word. "Pottle" weird :rolleyes:

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