Bojana

I find that my Vitamix (vita prep ) produces michelin star quality vegetable purees, excellent and very smooth hummus and good nut pastes. There are few tricks: -use small quantities, I fill it no more than 750 ml / 3 cups - use plunger to get things going, increase speed gradually - add liquid: cooling liquid, milk, cream, juice (fruit or same vegetable just juiced) but you cannot make good, smooth, creamy puree with too little liquid. add gradually - cook your vegetables to really soft, overcooked stage - if using roasted, add more liquid See how smooth my roasted pumpkin puree is in the attached picture

I do it with a vegetable peeler but it is very intense, labour intensive and the ribbons break. Just had an idea to stea my husband's drill and try a drill and peeler combo, until I get a suitable machine Afraid my knife skills are not there to do it with a knife

Yes Kerry. Except for the price tag, ouch!

Which one is that?

thank you but perhaps i was not clear.i want really long ribbons, that go several turns around an apple for example. I have a mandoline but that is for flat pieces, it cannot follow a curve and produce the length i need

I would like to make long, continuous ribbons of fruit and vegetables: apples, carrots, beets, turnips, potatoes etc. What is the best tool for the job? I was looking at Benriner Turning slicer but it seems it only creates a spiraling ribbon and I'd like a flat one. Any advice?

I made black sesame and hazelnut gelattos folliwing MC at home recipes. Super smooth, no issues, but you have to blend the nuts with all the liquid in the recipe. I have Vitamix Vitaprep 3

I plan to infuse cubes of watermelon, pineapple and cucumber with cocktail mixes (mojito, pina colada and gin tonic respectively) using vacuum chamber sealer and serve them as cocktails on a stick. How long ahead can I do it? I am concerned that at some point the fruit may get an off putting texture. I have to make 150ish of those so time is critical. Any advice is highly appreciated!

Nobody? Do you think using gelating at 1.5%-2% would work or would it break after thawing, even if the swirls are thin?

I have just made my new favorite ice cream flavor, roasted nori. I steeped roasted nori in warmed cream/milk mix, that I then used for my ice cream base. The flavor is very intriguing and works great in fancy plated desserts (I served it with rosemary shortbread, rosemary caramel sauce and atop of almond praline).

I am making cremeux based lemon cake and want to add blueberry swirl effect to it, made with blueberry coulis. What is my best bet to set the coulis so that it is freezable? I have tried with LM pectin but it was still flowing. Maybe I did not use enough pectin or did not get it to set right. Can someone advise, either on another gelling agent or how to do it right with pectin? I would really appreciate.

I have just made cremeux in sous vide bags, basically mixing all the stuff together and cooking at 82C for an hour. Then added some gelatin and emulsified butter in it. This was fruit juice based cremeux, works like a charm, super smooth texture.

Thank you pastrygirl. I need it to be freezable. Trying to figure out if chiboust is but I love the idea of hibiscus in reduced juice.

Hi, I am looking for a sliceable, freezable fruit cremeux or similar recipe to use as a filling for a cake. It can also be yolk free but I am after a creamy, smooth texture and nice fruit flavor. I want to make it from cooked rhubarb. Thanks for any pointers, Bojana

Reporting back. The time was extended from 45 min to 60, which was great. I sliced off few slices from the block and rubbed them with miso, mirin, and mix of spices: chilli, sichuan pepper, coriander, garlic, ginger. I shortly seared them and then smoked on tea, sugar and orange rind mix for 10 min. The rest I cooked in pressure cooker in soy, water, mirin, konbu, rice vinegar and ginger. I left some of pork belly in a biggish block and some sliced. After 45 mins, the meat was beautiful and tender. I cut the cubes from teh block and caramelized and crisped in the pan. The smaller pieces from the broth were chopped tartar style and mixed with some finely chopped quick pickles. We made a variety of tempura vegetables and beetroot yuzu puree/sauce. We glazed the meat with reduced broth. It was absolutely divine, pork belly three ways, crispy veggies and quick pickles with beetroot yuzu sauce. We won the challenge.