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Full Proof Thickened Egg Yolks: Electric Power Drill Hack
I bought a cheap milk whisk the other day with the thought of using it to thicken egg yolks. It didn’t have enough oomph to get through the egg yolks.
So I pulled it apart and in a shed meets kitchen hack I put the whisk part into my Ryobi electric drill driver.
A few bursts on a low speed setting and the yolks thickened beautifully. I was making Jamie Oliver’s Egg Mayonnaise so I added the rest of the ingredients and mixed everything a few more times. Magic!
Hope this helps or at the very least makes you laugh,
PK
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FoodHack: Bacon Cooked In Butter
Lots of people have strong opinions about not using butter when cooking bacon. However there so many ways to cook ‘perfect bacon’ that I might manage to stay out of trouble. Maybe 🙂 .
Last night I was in a rush so although I started cooking these bacon bits with just their own fat, I added a smidge of salted butter at the end to give them a nice red colour.
I waited to the end because the butter would have burnt if used from the start.
Enjoy,
PK
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FoodHack: Desalting Peanuts
So you just made something like PK’s Thai Beef Salad where the dressing has the perfect amount of salt already and you reach for some unsalted peanuts as a garnish. Oh no! All you have is salted peanuts.
Don’t worry this FoodHack will save the day. Take the required amount of salted peanuts and give them a quick rinse under the cold tap. Then dry them with paper towel (some people say you need to dry them in an oven but I don’t see the need).
Simple and it really works 🙂
Enjoy,
PK
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FoodHack: Desalting Salted Peanuts
So you just made something like PK’s Thai Beef Salad where the dressing has the perfect amount of salt already and you reach for some unsalted peanuts as a garnish. Oh no! All you have is salted peanuts.
Don’t worry this FoodHack will save the day. Take the required amount of salted peanuts and give them a quick rinse under the cold tap. Then dry them with paper towel (some people say you need to dry them in an oven but I don’t see the need).
Simple and it really works 🙂
Enjoy,
PK
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Cooking with Super Hot Chili Peppers
A chili expert on Facebook gave me this great tip as I am afraid of cooking/eating any of the super hots that I am growing. See my chili post series here.
He said suggested that I dry any super hot chili whole and store them away.
You then add a whole dried chili to the oil (that you are going to cook with) once it is heated in a pan. Once the oil is infused you remove and dispose of the chili itself and get on making your dish as normal.
Enjoy,
PK
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FoodHack: Cooking with Super Hot Chili Peppers
A chili expert on Facebook gave me this great tip as I am afraid of cooking/eating any of the super hots that I am growing. See my chili post series here.
He said suggested that I dry any super hot chili whole and store them away.
You then add a whole dried chili to the oil (that you are going to cook with) once it is heated in a pan. Once the oil is infused you remove and dispose of the chili itself and get on making your dish as normal.
Enjoy,
PK
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How To Microwave Pappadams
I love pappadams (or papadums) and with this FoodHack I can eat them anywhere , any time I want. Even at my work, that has no hob, with curry for lunch.
Grab some Maharajah’s Choice dried pappadams or similar and whack them in the microwave on paper towel.
One minute should do it but never take your eyes off them. Note: the second batch never seems to turn out as well and I think it is because of moisture in the microwave.
Enjoy,
PK
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FoodHacks: Microwave Mashed Potato
Here is another little trick you can use if your kitchen doesn’t have a hob or perhaps you need mashed potato in a hurry :).
Take a large potato, give it a scrub and poke a bunch of holes in it with a fork. Wrap it in a few pieces of paper towel so you have a tube shape.
Pop this in the microwave and give it about 3 minutes (adjust this time for your microwave). This will make the bottom half of the potato nice and soft. Flip the tube over and cook for another 3 minutes.
Take the paper towel off the potato (which will be very hot), pop the potato in a bowl and then cut into it with a knife.
A bit of butter, pepper and some mashing and you will have fluffy mashed potato.
Enjoy,
PK
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How To Make Mashed Potato In The Microwave
Here is another little trick you can use if your kitchen doesn’t have a hob or perhaps you need mashed potato in a hurry :).
Take a large potato, give it a scrub and poke a bunch of holes in it with a fork. Wrap it in a few pieces of paper towel so you have a tube shape.
Pop this in the microwave and give it about 3 minutes (adjust this time for your microwave). This will make the bottom half of the potato nice and soft. Flip the tube over and cook for another 3 minutes.
Take the paper towel off the potato (which will be very hot), pop the potato in a bowl and then cut into it with a knife.
A bit of butter, pepper and some mashing and you will have fluffy mashed potato.
Enjoy,
PK
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FoodHacks: Jalapeno Chili Powder
Make your own chili powder using your home grown chilis. You can mix different chili types together to get the heat you like or stick with one type like I have here. I used a mixture of green and red jalapenos for a medium heat level.
Simply slice the chilis, pop them into a dehydrator and turn it on low. You will know they are ready when they loose all of their sponginess and feel brittle.
Then add everything to your dry mixer and pulse in short bursts until you get the consistency you like.
Stored in a glass jar or plastic container along with a silica sachet, it should last for quite sometime.
Enjoy,
PK
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