This week on Cooking Issues, Dave talks about his experience trying to make salt risen bread. Learn more about this yeast-less bread and why Nastassia can't stand the word SPORE. Dave also answers questions about fixing a Braun Thermomix, brewing raw beer and adding liquid to sous vide steak. This episode was brought to you by Hearst Ranch - the nations largest single source supplier of grassfed and grass-finished beef. For more information visit www.HearstRanch.com

Dan Woodske mixes bread, lemons, raisins, and water to make beer. Dan makes a Russian style of fermented beverage called kvass, and he's calling in to talk with Mary Izett and Chris Cuzme for today's Fuhmentaboudit! Dan wrote the book Kvass: History, Health Benefits, and Recipes for the Russian Bread Drink to spread the word about fermentable bread! Hear how the drink evolved based on health reasons. Learn why brewing kvass is much simpler in chemistry than brewing beer. Hear about some of the other crazy ingredients that can be used to brew kvass. Why is kvass so low in alcohol? Hear about the health benefits of kvass, and hear Dan's predictions about local beer markets. How should one incorporate fresh herbs into their brews? Find out on this week's Fuhmentaboudit! This program has been brought to you by Heritage Foods USA.

"If you have ever made soup at home, you have everything you need to make a kvass." [10:05]

"If you do one thing when you make kvass- toast your bread. It will make your life a lot easier." [12:45]

-- Dan Woodske on Fuhmentaboudit!

Can you make high quality bread with bread machine? This week on Cooking Issues, Dave Arnold and Nastassia "The Hammer" Lopez are talking low temperature, vacuum machines, and more! Find out if bone-in meat actually affects flavor, and learn if you can use your bread machine for low temperature cooking. What types of vacuums make for better food quality? Later Dave talks about the benefits of culinary school, and find out how to improve your culinary skills at home. How can you keep your leftover fried chicken crispy? Find out on this week's Cooking Issues! This program has been brought to you by Rolling Press.

"Theoretically, you could take a bread machine, externally control it, and hack the thing and use it as a low temperature cooker." [16:00]

"I think that the higher vacuums actually decrease the quality of the food." [26:45]

"You can learn to cook on your own, but it's very difficult to learn how to work in a restaurant on your own. You can learn that from working in a kitchen, or from culinary school." [38:45]

-- Dave Arnold on Cooking Issues