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I agree. Chicken feet alone give not much taste. dcarch

Thank you very much. Fantastic blog! I guess I will be making travelling plans. dcarch

Actually, tasteless and without the ability to taste are not the same. dcarch

Just totally amazing posts, absurdly amazing! Outrageously amazing! rarerollingobject - Korean Fried Chicken wings, wings of glory! David Ross – wonderful plating, the cedar-plank roast salmon. Scottyboy – You have redefined what a burger ought to be with that kobe sirloin burger. The sous vide kobe sirloin is very elegant plated. EatNopales – Very nice duck eggs with watermelon radish quelites. djyee100 - I have never made pork that way with lemon, but that look so nice that I will have to give it a try. Dejah – I wish you had taken a picture of the wind-dried Chinese meats (duck, sausage, bacon) and salty fish sandpot rice. It sounded so wonderful. ChrisTaylor - Steak, roast potatoes, roast mushrooms, roast tomatoes, everything looks perfectly done. Panaderia Canadiense – I always like your recipes. The Encocado de Corvina looks very sophicticated. Very interesting Cachos. Xilimmns – What a great salmon dish to introduce yourself here. Welcome. Dakki – Love your rustic style. Nice plating of Tacos de Tripa. gfweb – Delicious filet cooked for one. You treated yourself well. Lemon flavored cauliflower and bell pepper. Sous vide ribeye steak Tomato from the garden with avocado salad. dcarch

Pressure cooker for 45 minutes will probably amke that very good eating. dcarch

Wouldn't that freeze you tongue? dcarch

How about Hollowweenie? dcarch

I have seen machines that will make perfect spherical ice. dcarch

Really? A $500k watch should be a magnificent work of art and engineering that will last a lifetime. This is . . . $5 ice spheres. It's like a $500k Swatch. A swatch keeps better time. dcarch

Why is that anymore ridiculous than a $500,000 watch? dcarch

Green tomato pizza! dcarch

"----I only forage very obvious mushrooms, chanterelles, lobsters and matsutakes,--" And morels? dcarch

You may have only one chance to find out. dcarch

"---You don't need a dehydrator to dry mushrooms.---" Spokane air can be very humid. dcarch

Has anyone tasted distilled water? 100% pure distilled water tastes very funny. dcarch

There is also nitrogen, chloriine, etc in water. You can make heavy water. dcarch

I agree with slkinsey. That's the whole science there. It really boils down to convenience. For me, I microwave as much as water as I need each time. I don't reboil water in a kettle. Why? Sometime ago I discovered a cock roach in the water, after I drank the tea I made with the reboiled water. Actually, the tea was not bad at all, as I recall. dcarch

buy a dehydrator if you don't have one already. I would buy the entire inventory and dry them. dcarch

By some degree of crowding, you significantly reduce surface of the meat exposed to air. This will reduce radiant heat(sensible heat) loss, convective heat(sensible heat) loss and evaporative cooling (latent heat) of surface moisture. dcarch

A peltier cooler/heater can go from 45 F to 150 F depending on ambient temperature and the size of the box. With a digital temperature controller, it would seem to me that tempering chocolate should not be a problem dcarch

I am amazed how good (some) canned crab meat is. Almost like fresh crab meat in taste and texture. They recommend refrigerate them, even they are in unopenned cans. dcarch

A Thermoelectric Cooler/heater Peltier device can be bought for under $5.00 An aquarium temperature controller is about $20.00 Add a $5.00 fan You can have a proofing box that keeps accurate temperature from cold to hot, or a chicken incubator, or a yogurt maker or -------- To keep humidity, just put a wet towel inside the box. dcarch

I don't know what you would do if you want to proof your dough at a low temperature on a hot 95 F degree day. Some people feel that lower temperature proofing gives a better tasting bread. It is much better to buy a personal refrigerator/warmer that uses a solid state device (Very inexpensive on eBay), and run it thru a pid or an aquarium temperature controller. You can proof your dough from 45 F to 140 F. dcarch

Duct tape the chicken on a highway and let a few trucks run over it. Sorry. I would do what djyee100 suggested and add a table spoon of good wine. dcarch

In nature, left alone, all animals die in extremely painful and horrifying ways. After being chased relentlessly, then eaten alive a little bite at a time, in front of your friends and family. Animals raised, slaughtered and consumed by humans are the very lucky ones. dcarch http://www.edge.org/3rd_culture/myhrvold_lions07/images/lions%20bringing%20down%20buffalo.jpg