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pastry boxes
There’s probably a lot of places; I’m on Long Island so I’d go to Inter County Bakery supplies in Farmingdale around Rte 110, you probably don’t have to have an account. I’d guess there’s 100...
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Yummies over a Fireplace
I once copied a famous French chef and did duck breasts in the fireplace. Simply tie them up with butcher twine like a small roast, and leave the last piece coming off the meat very, very long. Tack this long string to the mantel...
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eye round roast?
it into thin slabs about 1/8" thick, then cut butcher's twine into pieces long enough to tie around the roast, enough of them to space about an inch and a half apart for the entire length. With these I tie the slabs of suet to...
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Porchetta in Boston?
the cavity with the extra pork and some sprigs of rosemary. Take the extra skin and wrap the exposed meat areas, and bundle the whole thing up with butcher's twine. Now you’ve got a nice pork football. Cook it in the oven...
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Standing Rib Roast.....Fat Cap or not????
usually call for the flap to be separated and pulled back....seasoned with kosher salt and pepper...or any other aromatics such as garlic or herbs....then folded backover and tied back together with butchers twine or the netting...
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Roasted Pork Shoulder Tastes Like Soap - Help!
check the netting...i noticed last year that my local market had replaced the traditional twine with some weird stuff that had lots of plastic fibers in it....i asked the butcher, and he shrugged...i removed it and retied the...
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Help! Do I need another pork butt for pernil?
You’re fine with that! All you need is some butcher's twine, and retie that thing up. What you got was a “sliced” pork butt. More than likely the butcher cut THRU the bone and stopped. The meat would cook up...
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Help with trimming lamb leg
and gristle-free. So I did.... and now I just about have a couple separate pieces of meat. Help! What now? Should I tie them back together with twine and cook as a tied roast?? Should I cook them separately? Fearing this courageous...
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How do I sharpen a sharpening steel?
Clean using the towel and salt method or using a piece of butcher twine on a regular basis. Yes, dsheldt, if it has ridges it is a file, and yes if you have the patience of Job and correct technique you can technically sharpen a...
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Chicken Thigh Fillets
Like chowser, I was thinking about a cheese stuffing. I do a goat cheese, sundried tomato, white wine, basil stuffing (how 1985!), roll them and tie with butcher's twine. I’ve also used drained ricotta. Or... marinate in a...
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good, uncomplicated squab recipe?
if butcher twine is unavailable) and place on cooling rack in a sheet pan (so air can circulate underneath),allowing sufficient space between the critters. roast in the hottest part of the oven until skin is dark and crackly,...
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Edible Pork Loin
of kosher salt, some pounded dried rosemary and two dashes of Tabasco and whisked that all together. Cut six lengths of butcher twine and tied up the meat at 1" intervals, then put it in the bowl and rolled it around in the oil...
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Osso Buco question
of the slice — think round plate with a circle in the center. Tie the shank around the outside edge, mathmetically it would be the circumference, of the shank slice. A single piece of (100% cotton)+/- 12" butcher twine...
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Panceta or Bacon?
I think that is the only diff. some recipes call for the pancetta for that rich pork flavor without the smokiness. You can much more easily make your own pancetta. Get a pork belly, some butchers twine and add some spices.
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Alternative to brined turkey - moist, not salty
chopped herb. Start seasoning slowly and test the farce by sauteing a sample patty. There are a few options for securing the ballontine. 1. Wrap in caul fat to secure the skin. 2. Tie off with butchers twine and roast . 3. Wrap...
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