Well she's got a De'longhi Micalite. Which as far as I understand it is a proper espresso maker. What difference that makes as to what kind of grind she needs I know not!
Price-wise I'd probably cap out at around £40, but would rather closer to £30. I plan on getting a few other bits and bobs too.
She needs something that's going to be able to grind beans very fine, and handle darker, potentially oilier roasts without clogging. Such a thing does not exist at that price point, but at double that price you'd probably want to look at a Capresso or a Bodum brand. Most of the lower cost electric burr grinders will not grind finely enough for espresso machines.
1. Buy electric, manual being too much of a timesink/ballache.
2. The required fine grind for good espresso means getting a decent burr grinder (as oppose to a blade grinder).
I'm too much of a cheapo saving up at the moment, so despite point #2 I'm gonna have to stick to my price range. It does seem at the very least that I can get a burr grinder rather than blade. De'Longhi even do one for about 35 squids, which will please the wife having everything match.
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The bread was a smashing success! My older brother wants me to make stromboli with it. My mom wants to do chocolate ganache filling. Needless to say, everyone loved it.
Personally, I think eventually I'm gonna try a cinnamon sugar version, maybe for breakfast on Easter or something.
Man, black friday / cyber monday is a thing here, but not thanksgiving
that sucks
I want turkey
all the time
oh by the way, here's a dumb question: how long does miso paste keep and, uh, how do you keep it? Ziploc bags? I've been getting back into cooking asian stuff, and unless I start having a bowl of miso every day, which, while it sounds appealing, is unlikely, I need advice
Shrimp paste is a similar issue, but I use that way too rarely to keep any in the house at all, I think
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I've got some brown (they call it white but it looks brown)miso I bought several months ago and it's just in the container I bought it in and hasn't grown fur or started talking to me.
But I have no real idea how long it's supposed to keep.
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Lost Salientblink twiceif you'd like me to mercy kill youRegistered Userregular
Man I dunno how long it lasts technically but I've kept miso around for months.
But I also always buy it in tubes or tubs, so ymmv?
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The bread was a smashing success! My older brother wants me to make stromboli with it. My mom wants to do chocolate ganache filling. Needless to say, everyone loved it.
Personally, I think eventually I'm gonna try a cinnamon sugar version, maybe for breakfast on Easter or something.
Challah? You need to make some French toast with that bread.
The bread was a smashing success! My older brother wants me to make stromboli with it. My mom wants to do chocolate ganache filling. Needless to say, everyone loved it.
Personally, I think eventually I'm gonna try a cinnamon sugar version, maybe for breakfast on Easter or something.
Challah? You need to make some French toast with that bread.
Yay I got back my cookbook, so I can finally name the thing I made with a friend recently: Bun Cha
what it is is a vietnamese dish, teensy tiny ground pork balls (with shallots, garlic, fish sauce and sugar) are grilled and wolfed down with a chicken-based broth, rice noodles, bean sprouts, lettuce and heaps of thai basil, cilantro and mint. Plus some vinegar/chili mixture and pickled radish&carrot
it's da bomb yo
Made some AMAZING turkey meatballs! I want to eat all of them.
Yassssssss
DAT. BROWNING.
The recipe for these actually calls for three types of meats, but I usually make it with just beef. I decided to healthify it a bit this time around and make it from ground white turkey meat, and once it's in pasta sauce it's honestly pretty hard to tell the difference! Every time I've used this recipe to make beef meatballs for other people, they've said "these are the best meatballs I've ever had", so I HIGHLY recommend you guys try it out! And like I said, the recipe is SUPER delicious regardless of meat type, so go wild. My one tip is to be mindful of how large you cut the onion - I've cut the onion in slightly larger chunks before, and although the flavor is still amazing overall, it makes the meatballs a bit more likely to fall apart.
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Two meals this week I'm proud of:
Pork chops, seared and then simmered in an apple juice and bbq sauce reduction glaze, with steamed broccoli and sweet potatoes. It's the sweet potatoes I'm most pleased with - I sliced them into discs, scored the tops and spread on a little bit of butter to give the salt, pepper, brown sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg something to stick to, and then roasted on a cookie sheet at 400F until they were cooked.
Next up, (store-bought, for now) gnocchi with crimini mushrooms in a garlic cream sauce with fresh grated Parmesan
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Those are some beautiful goddamn sweet potatoes. I crave.
Ok, anybody got any good healthy(high protein with veg and w/e) soup/stew/dish revolving around pork shoulder? Store me got it on sale for 88 cents per pound and I wanna grab some and make lunch/dinner for the next while. I am thinking of making it slow cooked then breaking it down into a soup with veg and bean, but I have not personally tried it. I have made slow cooked pork, but not the re-purposing.
EDIT: or maybe some kinda of chili riff? Not sure. Ideas?
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Hey cooking thread! I just bought a 4qt Dutch Oven and I'm very excited to cook something in it. Anyone have any good recipes? I want to break it in!
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Just got a Vegetarian Chili going in the slow cooker. this evening going to cook some rice and Corn bread to go with it. I should have dinner for tonight and the next few days. I'm excited.
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Price-wise I'd probably cap out at around £40, but would rather closer to £30. I plan on getting a few other bits and bobs too.
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Satans..... hints.....
1. Buy electric, manual being too much of a timesink/ballache.
2. The required fine grind for good espresso means getting a decent burr grinder (as oppose to a blade grinder).
I'm too much of a cheapo saving up at the moment, so despite point #2 I'm gonna have to stick to my price range. It does seem at the very least that I can get a burr grinder rather than blade. De'Longhi even do one for about 35 squids, which will please the wife having everything match.
Thanks for the input everyone, much appreciated!
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also I drink p strong coffee? So I use about seven tablespoons a day I guess
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CHALLAH IN PROGRESS. DOUGH IS CURRENTLY RISING. WILL UPDATE FURTHER.
Yeah that was a schoolboy error
Edit: man, photobucket's mobile site is a dumpster fire.
I want to lick my monitor.
@Metzger Meister well done! Now, you slice some off, but a generous helping of butter, and then drizzle on some honey.
Trust me.
arrrgghh why do I not have any yeast.
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Also I second @lonelyahava 's suggestion regarding butter and a drizzle of honey. I remember having challah like that as a kid and it was the beeeeest
They've got gruyère and parmesan in them along with heavy cream and a bit of salt and pepper. They turned out really well.
Personally, I think eventually I'm gonna try a cinnamon sugar version, maybe for breakfast on Easter or something.
that sucks
I want turkey
all the time
oh by the way, here's a dumb question: how long does miso paste keep and, uh, how do you keep it? Ziploc bags? I've been getting back into cooking asian stuff, and unless I start having a bowl of miso every day, which, while it sounds appealing, is unlikely, I need advice
Shrimp paste is a similar issue, but I use that way too rarely to keep any in the house at all, I think
But I have no real idea how long it's supposed to keep.
-Indiana Solo, runner of blades
But I also always buy it in tubes or tubs, so ymmv?
"Sandra has a good solid anti-murderer vibe. My skin felt very secure and sufficiently attached to my body when I met her. Also my organs." HAIL SATAN
Challah? You need to make some French toast with that bread.
That's what I said!
I just found a recipe for some bacon risotto that is going on my list
-Indiana Solo, runner of blades
it's insanely rich but god it's gorgeous
coincidentally I will be in Milan for the holidays
(this dish was already on my must-eat list)
"Sandra has a good solid anti-murderer vibe. My skin felt very secure and sufficiently attached to my body when I met her. Also my organs." HAIL SATAN
fermented something paste, I think I remember, but what...
*internet search*
oh, soybeans, that's right
what it is is a vietnamese dish, teensy tiny ground pork balls (with shallots, garlic, fish sauce and sugar) are grilled and wolfed down with a chicken-based broth, rice noodles, bean sprouts, lettuce and heaps of thai basil, cilantro and mint. Plus some vinegar/chili mixture and pickled radish&carrot
it's da bomb yo
Yassssssss
DAT. BROWNING.
The recipe for these actually calls for three types of meats, but I usually make it with just beef. I decided to healthify it a bit this time around and make it from ground white turkey meat, and once it's in pasta sauce it's honestly pretty hard to tell the difference! Every time I've used this recipe to make beef meatballs for other people, they've said "these are the best meatballs I've ever had", so I HIGHLY recommend you guys try it out!
Recipe:
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/anne-burrell/excellent-meatballs-recipe.html
Pork chops, seared and then simmered in an apple juice and bbq sauce reduction glaze, with steamed broccoli and sweet potatoes. It's the sweet potatoes I'm most pleased with - I sliced them into discs, scored the tops and spread on a little bit of butter to give the salt, pepper, brown sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg something to stick to, and then roasted on a cookie sheet at 400F until they were cooked.
Next up, (store-bought, for now) gnocchi with crimini mushrooms in a garlic cream sauce with fresh grated Parmesan
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EDIT: or maybe some kinda of chili riff? Not sure. Ideas?
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