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  1. Gelatin does have to be heated. But you can pre set powdered gelatine to make a  gelatine mass. Bloom in 6x water to gelatine. Nuke to set or water bath. 

     

    Then when you use it just account for the water you use to bloom in your recipe. 

  2. Windrose farm out of Paso Robles comes down to the Santa Monica farmers market usually had at least a  couple types. I really think hardneck garlic varieties or what ever non commercial varieties you can find make the biggest difference. I picked up a couple heads of a Russian variety i can't remember the name of but the cloves are big and easy to peel. So good

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  3. Thought I'd pull these from the archives of anyone is interested.  Interviews with some of the Chefs mentioned 

     

    https://www.theringer.com/platform/amp/2019/3/14/18265299/momofuku-kawi-pre-opening-diaries-vol-1

     

    https://www.theringer.com/platform/amp/2020/6/8/21283768/looking-back-at-america-with-paul-carmichael

     

    Ps i was surprised how bad the fast food chicken place was. Maybe there was something missing in translation when it came to LA?

  4. On 8/9/2021 at 6:21 PM, liuzhou said:

    Scottish gin called The Botanist, which was rather good,

    Really excellent gin, St.George (Northern California) makes a similar concept Gin called 'Terroir' which is very good as well. I love Wint & Lila (Spain) as well but AFAIK they are not distributed in the USA any more :(

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  5. On 8/4/2021 at 2:14 AM, Vapre said:

    Got an email today saying porridge + puffs has been cancelled. The other 3 have already showed up.

     

    Well that's a bummer. I have the Sonoratown and really like it only a handful of recipes but they are good ones. I'm looking forward to picking up more in that series. Which are your favorites?

  6. 14 hours ago, ElsieD said:

    Or is it the sugar that is absorbed into the fruit.  What then, do you do with the juice?  Sorry if this is a stupid question.

     

    I'm sure @paulraphael will correct me if i'm way off but it sounds like the sugar is breaking down the cell walls of the fruit -leaching out a portion of the water in the fruit (which is most likely to freeze hard). I'm skeptical much sugar is being absorbed into the fruit with out it being cooked (like confit of fruit would for example) but i could be wrong. 

     

    And for the juice?! I would say use it to make a flavored Lemonade!  

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  7. 39 minutes ago, MokaPot said:

    Yes, I was thinking maybe try blanching the garlic first.

    That'll soften it up for sure! But to get that dark color i think you can just simmer in the liquid for a good 15-20 min on low then cool in the pickling liquid and it'll soften as it cooks anyway. 

     

    In any case I am curious see how it all turns out 

  8. 51 minutes ago, Tropicalsenior said:

    Maybe garlic pickles aren't exactly what I'm looking for. Has anybody ever heard of candied garlic?

     

    Maybe try simmering the garlic cloves in the soy/sugar/vinegar mixture as its reducing! 

     

    Btw i tried your pickle but with chile Serrano that I sliced up and they came out fantastic. I'm going to do another batch 

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