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This episode is sponsored again by The Modernist Pantry which is giving away a free sample of the pre-hydrogenated gum when you listen for the code inside this weeks episode of Cooking Issues.
Guar and Blowtorches (25:34)
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Cooking Issues, Dave Arnold, Nastassia Lopez, Modernist Pantry, Meat Glue, guar gum, CI57, TIC gums, hydrocolloids, carrageenan, thickeners, aglomeration, pre-hydrated gum, super stretchy ice cream, Stiltsville, food fad, foodie, Mario Batali, Eataly, food lovers, Ssam Bar, Momofuku, DiPaulo's, Roberta's, making bread, long rest method, whole wheat flour, wheat gluten, Jim Lahey, no-knead recipe, Mark Bittman, no work bread, Cooks Illustrated, Kenji Lopez, long rise bread, iPhone, Neopolitan, blowtorch, Steely Dan, Peg,Download MP3 (Full Episode)
Raw Cacao
Cooking Issues Introduction: TIC Gums & Raw Chocolate Challenge (19:21)
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Cooking Issues, Heritage Radio Network, Dave Arnold, Nastassia Lopez, S. Wallace Edwards & Sons, Sam Edwards marbled ham, pigs are from Heritage Foods USA, American ham, Surry Farms, biggest problem in the US is the quality of pork, caller question:, TIC Gums, hydro-colloids, Saladizer®, making simple syrups with oils and fats in them, Gum Guru, raw chocolate challenge!, Dave will be eating only raw foods for a week, Dave hates welshers, is there such a thing as raw cocoa?, why preserve enzymes in food?, nothing against raw food people, 99% of stuff labeled raw chocolate is not in fact raw, Ben Ripple, Big Tree Farms, certified raw products, Dave will be doing extensive raw food research,Maillard reactions & Thai Red Lime Paste (11:07)
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email question, egg whites will brown after a while, Maillard reaction, baking soda, blended herbs break down from enzymatic reactions, adding baking soda to a green vegetable should preserve chlorophyll, Thai red lime paste, used in soup to preserve cell wall of bananas, http://www.shesimmers.com, calcium hydroxide, calcium strengthens pectin,Egg Substitute, Caramels & Dave's Writing Problems (10:59)
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what is an egg substite?, next question, cooking candies, the longer acid cooks it inverts the sugar, caramels, if the only ingredients are sugar and water then the final temperature is strictly a functino of how much water is in there, sugar is only one element that affects texture, Harold McGee, Keys to Good Cooking, if you have good raw food suggestions let Dave know!, Dave has a narrow point of view on everything, Dave is hard to work with when it comes to writing, balance between serving yourself and serving other people, what's the value in writing about the things you eat unless it's instructive?,Download MP3 (Full Episode)








