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Author:  ivy [ Wed Dec 12, 2012 12:07 pm ]
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Entertaining viewing & reading!

http://www.americastestkitchenfeed.com/notes-from-cpk/2012/12/december-photos-from-vermont/
Author:  BeckyH [ Wed Dec 12, 2012 7:23 pm ]
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Well, he almost gets the idea.
Author:  Paul Kierstead [ Thu Dec 13, 2012 5:41 am ]
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There is a certain irony in CK complaining about too perfect.
Author:  ivy [ Thu Dec 13, 2012 9:03 am ]
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Quote:
There is a certain irony in CK complaining about too perfect.

His comments reminded me of damning with faint praise. Maybe a little jealousy mixed in too?!
Author:  SilverSage [ Thu Dec 13, 2012 7:42 pm ]
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ivy wrote:
Quote:
There is a certain irony in CK complaining about too perfect.

His comments reminded me of damning with faint praise. Maybe a little jealousy mixed in too?!


I thought the same thing when I read it. Coming from CK, I shouldn't be surprised.
Author:  Da Bull Man [ Fri Dec 14, 2012 8:59 am ]
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Kinda puts his overuse of superlatives in their place huh???

Checkmate! :roll:
Author:  jim262 [ Fri Dec 14, 2012 9:21 am ]
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CPK is certainly envious of the equipment in NM’s toy box.

Must-Have Tools for the Modernist Kitchen
1. Water bath
2. Liquid nitrogen
3. “Modern Oven”
4. Vacuum sealer
5. homogenizer
6. pacojet
7. vacuum pump
8. magnetic stirrer with hot plate
9. centrifuge
10. autoclave

Handy Special-Purpose Tools
1. ultrasonic bath
2. vacuum tumbler
3.blast chiller
4. smoker
5. freeze dryer
6.rotary evaporator
7.chilling water bath
8. vacuum oven
9. meat band saw
10. peristaltic pump
11. spray dryer
12. vacuum concentrator
Author:  Paul Kierstead [ Fri Dec 14, 2012 12:32 pm ]
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Hmm, I'd put smoker into the first category for sure (smoking is a pretty common stage in 'modernist' stuff), as well as dehydrator (missing from the list) which is also used quite a bit. Pacojet is not only fairly exotic, but mostly used for desserts, so unless your kitchen is making desserts, almost certainly in the second category.
Author:  Amy [ Fri Dec 14, 2012 1:35 pm ]
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Agree with you on all accounts. I've used a Pacojet extensively, but almost only for ice cream. Of course, they also cost about $4K.

Amy
Author:  jim262 [ Fri Dec 14, 2012 2:48 pm ]
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Paul Kierstead wrote:
.... as well as dehydrator (missing from the list) which is also used quite a bit.


It's on a different list that I guess belong in every kitchen and not just a modernist kitchen. To complete the gear guide....

Inexpensive but Invaluable Modernist Tools

1.digital scale
2. thermometer
3. pressure cooker
4. blowtorch, oxyacetylene preferred
5. lab sieve
6. foam-whipping siphon
7. hand blender
8. silicone mat
9. surgical forceps
10. meat tenderizer
11. dehydrator
12. vacuum desiccator
13. vacuum-filtering setup
14. vacuum jars
15. meat slicer
16. silicone molds
17. carbonator
18. skin-puncturing tool
19. pressure-filtering kit
20. coffee cold-brewing kit

Classic Tools for Modernist Cooks
1. induction cooktop
2. broiler
3 blender
4. microwave oven
5. stand mixer
6. milk shake machine
7. griddle (plancha]
8. deep fryer, commercial
9. wok burner
10. espresso machine, La Marzocco
11. espresso grinder, Mazzer preferre
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