Adam George

Lots of non drinkers on Serious Eats, it seems.

Did you get a good price? I'm in the UK, too.

If you literally have no decent knives, a block with a small number 5-6 knives and a steel can offer very good value. Especially at times of the year like now. I'm starting to replace my [really] cheap block that i got when I moved out fives years ago with individual Wusthofs for my specific needs, but truth be told I more than got my money's worth and I will keep the block, too.

PSA announcement and "What I got for Christmas": Awesome price on a 7inch Wusthof Santoku if you're in Europe http://www.edenwebshops.co.uk/en/pt/-wusthof-classic-ikon-japanese-cook-s-knife-7inch.htm I ordered on the 19th and it came on the 24th. Seriously impressed.

Excuse the terrible iOS photos, as I left my DSLR at my London flat, but I went home to my parents and cooked for a friend last night. I'm particularly proud of the scallops as I've never done them before. These were British hand dived scallops, with avocado purée, raw and pickled apple and radish. Next was duck breast (butchered by me. Very proud too) at 135f for three hours, then pan finished with crushed potatoes, horseradish creme fraiche, seared chicory, shiitake and enoki mushrooms and plum and tangerine jus.

I meant to try cold smoking some scallops last night, but left my smoke gun at work in the bar

You're a star, thank you very much for taking the time to do this!

Thanks for posting the total cost. I make that around £195 not including the £14 surcharge - which is very odd considering you're paying for international shipping and handling.

I love how that bottle says Artisan, Ultra Premium AND Small Batch. Busted Buzzwords.

That's actually the best thing about the cobbler.

Do a shot.

Sorry if it's impertinent to ask, but will you let us know the final price, all in when it gets to you. London Boy here is GASing for a circulator this side of Christmas.

Yes there is: 10:3:2 With a good, grassy Latin style white rum and 2:1 golden sugar syrup.

Are international users supplying their own power cord?

Great choice. Well done.

What a farce. I sent a message to info@waterbaths.com I've left a message on a thread on [saving]FaceBook and i will see if they respond there. Frankly I find $70 for shipping with no allowance for taxes a bit steep. I Fedex'd a Guitar across the Atlantic that arrived stateside in less than 20 hours (about 16 hours actually, thanks to the time difference) and it cost less than $70.

Which email address did you use?

Actually, I'm being harsh. It was only three days ago.

Double Rye is so good. A local bar and I banged through a bottle without them selling a drop!

When I lived on site at a holiday resort, we had apartments without proper kitchens. Just a microwave and fridge. My room mate brought with him a two sided George Forman grill that had the closing mechanism on one side, and a normal flat top grill on the other. We got much more use out of the open, flat side than the Forman closing side. And the non stick surface was brilliant and was basically wipe clean. It meant we could cook half decent food rather than rely on the microwave. I don't have anything from infomercials, but a Food Saver style vacuum machine is obviously on my wish list, as is a mandoline for finely cut garnish.

Still waiting for a response to my email.

The clue is the shape of the Ketel One vodka bottle! Indeed I used Ketel 1 Jenever. It's poking out behind the Ferrand there. It's less strong than Bols and less malty also. Having drank their Jenever first, and Vodka days apart at a tasting, it's incredible how much of the character of the copper still is present in the vodka and how similar the two products are. There's some legit heritage behind that brand. http://img.thewhiskyexchange.com/l/jen_ket1.jpg

Cheers mate. Still working mine out. It's good fun, though. Doe's Path is a good looking drink. I'll try that one out.

Oh shucks. Minus one eG cred.