>>5436
Gelatin. They still use a non vegetarian version in a lot of countries, mine included.

>mfw my dad breaks out his Smothered Porkchops recipe

I've spent the last week or so fooling around with homemade jelly, and I've made some really fun discoveries (well, I'm sure lots of people already knew this stuff, but I'm a jelly noob. Also, it's Columbus Day today; it's only appropriate that I "discover America"!)

One: If you're willing to go slowly and test the mix as it cooks, you don't really need a recipe. I've made four suitable batches just by throwing in some sugar and pectin mix, pour a spoonful on a cold saucer, see if it's jelly yet, if not add a little more sugar and pectin. That means I can experiment with odd ingredients that don't have recipes, and more importantly, I can make a small quantity. I just want one or two jars, you see, and lots of recipes assume you want to make 10 jars.

Two: Since I'm only making one or two small jars, I can store them in my fridge, and skip some of the germ-killing food safety "boil it forever" stuff. It doesn't need to be flipping autoclaved, because it's not going to sit on a shelf for half a year.

Three: Damn, with a dose of citric acid, I can make it as sour as I want! OK, that isn't what everyone wants in a jam, I'm sure, but I made some lemon marmalade that's like a Sour Lemon Warhead. The grape jelly is good and tangy, too! Of course, it's also sweet, but it has a kick to it that almost brings tears to your eyes. It's exactly what I wanted!

>>5455
where does one buy citric acid?

I bought a baggie-full at the local health food store. Apparently it qualifies as a natural food preservative. I see that Amazon sells it, too.

Anyone have a recipe for wine brittle? It sounds interesting but I can only find (expensive) premade stuff.

I have decided that a single serve coffee maker would make a great xmas gift, but I don't know what kind I should get and where from.

Picked up a pomegranate yesterday... what the hell should I do with this thing? Honestly have no clue what to make.

>>5544
Most recipes require multiple pomegranates, to my knowledge. If you've just got one, I'd just eat it straight up.
If you wanna buy more, AB has some pretty sweet ideas as per norm.
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My aunt gave me two bags of frozen blueberries for some reason. Can they be used in place of fresh berries in recipes without ruining everything?

I bought four pounds of unsalted sweet butter from Costco.

It is time to get my bake on.

Oh Captain Morgan with cola, I fucking love you.

I fucking hate electric ovens.

/ck/ is very polarized about Guy Fieri, I learned.
What do you guys think about him.

>>5582
I miss them. I only have a terribad gas oven.

>>5599
His fashion sense is atrocious and his son is cute.

Don't really watch his shows so I've never tried any of his recipes, but they don't sound too absurd...I think?

>>5600
I guess I was spoiled by a good gas oven.

My current one does not maintain a constant temperature properly for some reason.

Hotlix, makers of candy-coated insects, have a webstore. Not sure when this happened, as I recall looking to see if they had one some time ago and found nothing. They've got one now though, and I'm sure as hell buying me some arthropod-based snacks. Been years since I've had any chocolate-covered bugs, and I have to try those salt and vinegar crickets. In fact I'll probably end up ordering at least one of everything.

>cheddar cheese popcorn seasoning
>it's essentially Cheeto dust in a shaker
...I am going to put this on everything.

Is Greek yogurt supposed to be fat-free? I only see that variant in supermarkets.

>>5610
No, but regular Greek yogurt has a lot fat in it, so fat-free is probably more popular.

I've been watching a lot of Anthony Bourdain's No Reservations, and aside from realizing I love that motherfucker, I've also determined I really need more more diverse foods in my life. His Japan episodes alone were enough to get my mouth watering in desperation. I've never thought I'd find myself yearning for stuff like monk fish and cow's stomach, but dammit I am.

The final episode of Good Eats aired tonight.

I am sad.

I've been drinking Earl Grey tea like a madman lately. I just can't help it, it's just so gooooood. Perfect winter tea.

>stay up several hours later than I intended while making fudge
>fudge refuses to set

I know there's enough uses for the stuff so that it's not a total waste, but still, I wanted fudge godsdammit.

>go to take drink from cup
>hit teeth

>>5621
Follow-up: after sprinkling in a half-teaspoon of confectioner's sugar to the still-liquid fudge, beating the tar out of it with an electric mixer, and stashing it in the fridge, I managed to get it to set... kind of. It ended up with a consistency of very thick frosting. Not the solid block I was tasting in my mind the whole time I was cooking, but still tasty.

>>5623
Ouchies.

Anxiety problems and a really busy schedule have made it very hard for me to eat, and as a result, I'm 20 lbs. underweight. I need some ideas on food I could eat in small portions, and ways to keep the weight on.

>>5654
I would try to find something small but calorie rich. Things like Fig Newtons are loaded with calories, but they're small and cheap. You can get 200 calories for less than a buck, and they're easy to throw in a bag for later (don't crush easily). Cliff bars are another good choice with more flavor variety, but more expensive.

However, if you want to put more weight on and have it not be just fat, eat/drink more protein and try to fit some exercise in your schedule. Drink some more milk and cheese, maybe some protein shakes. You don't have to go to a gym or anything; just do some bodyweight stuff like pushups or squats.

>>5599
Hate him, he's a homophobe, racist, and abusive to his own crew.

>>5669
I have heard none of those things! Elaborate?

So... this is just me throwing an idea out there... would it be possible to melt down sweets (hard gums, Haribo, that kind of thing) in a salle de bain or something like that?

>>5681
In a bathroom?

>>5682
I meant a bain-marie.

I finally got glazing onions down. Turns out the main ingredient is patience.

It's been far too long, old friends.

>>5700
Fucking love crunchy marshmallows.

>>In class
>>Somehow the topic of bacon comes up
>>Classmate: "Why does bacon taste so different than pork?"
>>Teacher: "Well, why does steak taste different than burgers? It's the same animal, isn't it?"
>>Feel like I am having a stoner moment of realisation here

>>5704
Because they're different cuts with wildly different proportions of fat, muscle, veins, sinews and cartilage influencing the overall taste? Also ground meat tastes wildly different due to greater surface area, so the roast flavor will be way more pronounced.

>>5705
that and bacon is smoked too so you're tasting more than just the meat

Why do the directions on gelatin and pudding lie so much? They're not cooled and set nearly as fast as the instructions want me to think. I wanted my delicious, soft dessert treats over an hour ago, dammit.

>Ghirardelli Sea Salt Soiree

Perfect Scrambled Eggs Breakfast
These scrambled eggs, good God. I didn't even include the creme fraiche, it was literally nothing but eggs, butter, salt, and pepper, but the way you cook them makes them into something else entirely. These don't even taste like scrambled eggs but they are very delicious.

>>5723
Seems tasty, but nothing I would eat if I was actually craving for scrambled eggs. I like my scrambled eggs as brown and rubbery as possible.

>>5723

It never ceases to amaze me how cooking things on lower heat with more attention ends up being better, yet totally against what everyone is taught.

Try it with everything. Rethink how you cook everything.

>when you see people cook a dish for each other that you previously cooked for them

Clams on the half-shell with some lemon juice and hot sauce.
Aw yeah.

Krabby Patties, Spongebob Squa…

I've started watching Kitchen Nightmares on Netflix streaming.
Running a restaurant seems HARD.

>>5731
I'm pretty sure running any business is.