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HanzoXHanzo t1_j6cmsl3 wrote

Reply to comment by CloudDweller182 in [homemade] crème brulée by MiniGnocchi

You could be cooking at too high of a temperature too. The lower the temperature the gentler the bake. But obviously if you have a big ramekin filled up most of the way, cooking at like 220-250F is going to take forever for them to set. But that's why creme brulee ramekins are wide and shallow. Quicker cooking at lower temperature, and a higher ratio of caramel to custard.

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HanzoXHanzo t1_j6cmlow wrote

Reply to [homemade] crème brulée by MiniGnocchi

Oh ye. I can see the vanilla bean in the bottom there. Hoo bebe. My dad buys this massive jug of vanilla paste every, like, 5 years cause it lasts forever. He just fills up little bottles every time he needs some more. And it's wayyyyy cheaper in the long run. I think the massive 1 liter jug was like $200 or something. Super worth. Vanilla extract, even the real extract, just tastes way worse after trying stuff with paste.

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HanzoXHanzo t1_j0tcvkc wrote

Reply to [homemade] rosemary filet mignon with pan sauce thick gravy by [deleted]

For future reference, a filet mignon is a piece of meat cut from the tenderloin of the cow. Which is a really long cylindrical shaped piece of meat that tapers off at each end. So a filet mignon is either a cylinder shape as well or a cone shape if it's the end piece of the tenderloin.

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HanzoXHanzo t1_ixmr8md wrote

Reply to comment by Hanginon in TIL that the color of an egg yolks is determined by the chickens diet by malte2505

J. Kenji Lopez-Alt did a test. He got a bunch of people, showed them different eggs before having them taste them, and they all unanimously agreed the more orange yolk tasted better and richer. Then he did the same test again, but with the people wearing blindfolds. The results got completely skewed and there was no winner. Now, maybe someone with excellent taste would be able to tell the subtle differences, but the average person definitely can't. Saying that though, visual appeal adds to flavor. So if a yolk is orange, it adds to your enjoyment and makes the egg taste better in your mind (which is why the first test had those results).

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