JoNorvelleWalker

The steepest island I ever hiked was Scarp. Can't say there was much food to be had there though. One kind woman invited me for milk warm from her cow. Others shared tea and biscuits. The inhabitants thought that I was English. They had never seen an American before. English people speak funny anyhow. Thank you, @BonVivant for your travelogues. They are most appreciated. And I have to say I envy you.

I used my CuisiPro less than an hour ago. I recommend it highly. (eG-friendly Amazon.com link)

I have two Kumatos sitting on the cutting board to become tonight's dinner, along with bread and cheese.

https://dulcesdelarosa.com.mx/en/home/ De la Rosa manufactures their Mexican marshmallows from gelatin. The pink color is Red 40, otherwise known as E129 -- banned in Denmark, Belgium, France, Switzerland, Sweden.

And when were marshmallows vegan? Peeps, for example, are made from pork.

My first ever, ever in my life attempt at baking a batard... The victim on the right minds me ever so much of a scull.

What's wrong with E120 which Mexicans have been producing for millennia?

@BonVivant, thank you, as always. Question about the low dining tables: is there any accommodation for rickety old people, of which I understand Japan has more than a few? Or does a lifetime of excruciating culinary contortion prepare little old ladies for pain traditionally reserved for Samuri seppuku?

Still tasted good though! My complaint with Campbell's is they've discontinued too many soups I like, such as pepperpot and chicken mushroom chowder.

Among living room, dining room, and kitchen I have twenty something cutting boards. Never yet have I been attracted to Boardsmith. To each of course their own. Brooklyn Butcher Blocks makes nice ones: https://www.brooklynbutcherblocks.com

The Aspen is funnel shaped. From the pictures the Hario appears to be funnel shaped. What makes the shape of the Aspen all wrong? Granted there are differences. The Aspen has a restricted opening at the bottom of the funnel which (again from the pictures) the Hario does not. The Hario filters seem to be smooth sided, whereas the Kalita filters for the Aspen have a wave pattern on the sides: (eG-friendly Amazon.com link)

I seem to have outed myself.

Experiments continue! Since last I wrote I've acquired an Aspen pour over dripper: (eG-friendly Amazon.com link) It looks like the Aspen is similar to, if not identical with, a more expensive product Fellow offers: (eG-friendly Amazon.com link) I wasn't sure what to expect with the Aspen but keeping all other variables the same I thought the Aspen coffee was more than good. Better than the quite satisfactory result I obtained from the Japanese ceramic filter. And with much less mess and clean up. (Though I'm still pleased with the oilier coffee I got from the ceramic filter.) The next day I brewed I forgot to put the pitcher on the scale to weigh the water as I was pouring it over the grounds. The result was less water, even better coffee, and much stronger. I'm delighted with my little Aspen and I gave it a correspondingly exuberant Amazon review. The Aspen accepts Kalita 155 paper filters, which are not all that expensive.

Something beeped. In my technologically not so simple life I have countless devices that speak to me. Many culinary but others not. This was a new sound. Perhaps you can see where this is going. When I finished my last batch of tacos al pastor I neglected to turn off the BBQOVN thermometer. It had been dutifully recording my cookery for 192 hours. Somewhile into tonight's tacos al pastor the charge on the battery exhausted. Who knows when dinner will be burnt or ready. Meanwhile I enjoy my margarita. Perhaps another.

Why do you do this to us?

I do not have a V60 dripper. I have Bodum.

I see the V60 filters come in at least three sizes, bleached or unbleached, tabbed (whatever that is) or untabbed. If I were to try them which would you recommend?

Worse -- with the metal and plastic Bodum filter there is significant sediment and gunk left in the bottom of the cup. I don't think I'll be using that filter again. But if I do it will be with coarser grind.

The whisk itself is 1 3/4 inches. I have whipped whipped cream with the frothing disk of frother number 3. Frother number 4 seems higher powered but I've not had whipped cream since I got it.

Trying to change only one variable at a time, tonight I used the metal and plastic filter that came with the Bodium pot. There was still liquid left at three minutes so I let it drip an extra thirty seconds. Probably a mistake. The taste is kind of muddy with a note of sour. Not as good as last night when I used the ceramic filter.

I must add that I have only used a frothing disc to whip cream. I have yet to try the whisk attachment. I'd assume the whisk is for larger amounts than I would/should consume in one sitting.

The body is 6 5/8 inches and the whisk is 6 1/2.

Last night's dinner was tacos al pastor. The BBQOVN probe performed flawlessly. https://forums.egullet.org/topic/164739-dinner-2023/?do=findComment&comment=2408728

Last night was tacos al pastor from the Anova recipe. I followed the recipe except that I used 2 guajillo chiles rather than 2 lb guajillo chiles. I can only hope 2 lb is a misprint when specifying dried peppers. Also I used apple cider vinegar in place of distilled white vinegar, and I added an uncalled for quarter teaspoon of ground chipotle. I have a trompo pan* so I did not have to fiddle with the bamboo skewers. I made fresh corn tortillas for the tacos. The result was good. I am pleased. I had been planning this for months, probably years since I first saw the Anova recipe. I may be eating leftovers for weeks. Whenever I order pork in local Mexican restaurants I cannot chew the meat. In contrast this pork shoulder was juicy and a joy to masticate with my old teeth. If I live long enough to make tacos al pastor again I will leave out the extraneous ground chipotle, and I will wipe off as much of the marinade as I can when I stack the slices of pork together. Pork and pineapple is a tasty combination. *I confess I actually have two trompo pans.

(eG-friendly Amazon.com link) I'd say quick, but forgive me for not getting up and timing.