tony b Posted December 5, 2020 Report Posted December 5, 2020 4 hours ago, MacKenzie said: Could this be tekobo's ship arriving with her Xmas stash of KKs? That's almost as bad as the teasing we gave @bosco while waiting for his KKs to arrive. 🤣 1 1
tekobo Posted December 5, 2020 Author Report Posted December 5, 2020 (edited) 9 hours ago, MacKenzie said: Could this be tekobo's ship arriving with her Xmas stash of KKs? Ha. New sofa arrived from Italy on Thursday so that has kept us occupied and distracted me from waiting for KK angst. The ship has been hanging around at sea, not far from the port for days and was predicted to dock at 9am tomorrow morning. This morning the ETA at dock suddenly changed to 8 December. Oh well, the KKs almost certainly won't make it through customs and to me this coming week. Fingers crossed for the week after. COVID, Christmas and Customs. What could go wrong??? Edited December 5, 2020 by tekobo 1 2
tekobo Posted December 10, 2020 Author Report Posted December 10, 2020 Chocolate from these folk is truly delicious:https://pumpstreetchocolate.com I found them because of their sourdough and sea salt chocolate but have also enjoyed the rye crumb (tastes like a posh Crunchie) and The Husband loves the Eccles (a posh dairy milk with raisins in). I am not a fan of chocolate bars but I love these. One for the stocking perhaps? 2
Braai-Q Posted December 10, 2020 Report Posted December 10, 2020 1 hour ago, tekobo said: Chocolate from these folk is truly delicious:https://pumpstreetchocolate.com I found them because of their sourdough and sea salt chocolate but have also enjoyed the rye crumb (tastes like a posh Crunchie) and The Husband loves the Eccles (a posh dairy milk with raisins in). I am not a fan of chocolate bars but I love these. One for the stocking perhaps? Not far from us as it happens. About 30 mins. Approve of both of those choices. They do a library book that you should try - it's a bar of one of each of everything. Also worth trying is Fudge Kitchen. Their Dark Chocolate and Sea Salt is more like ganache than fudge. It's wonderful stuff. 1
tekobo Posted December 11, 2020 Author Report Posted December 11, 2020 7 hours ago, Braai-Q said: Not far from us as it happens. About 30 mins. Approve of both of those choices The reason I found them was the fact that Fergus Henderson uses their chocolate in his ice cream recipe. Going to try that out soon. In search of that perfect dark chocolate ice cream flavour that you get in Italy. 2
Braai-Q Posted December 11, 2020 Report Posted December 11, 2020 (edited) 4 hours ago, tekobo said: The reason I found them was the fact that Fergus Henderson uses their chocolate in his ice cream recipe. Going to try that out soon. In search of that perfect dark chocolate ice cream flavour that you get in Italy. If you're after chocolate recipes, I don't know if you know David Lebovitz (ex Chez Panisse), now in Paris. His book 'The Perfect Scoop' is probably my favourite ice cream book. I feel that knowing you like Amaro, you might like this: https://www.davidlebovitz.com/amaro-recipe-chip-stracciatella-milk-chocolate-chip-ice-cream/ My intention is to make this in the next few weeks: https://www.davidlebovitz.com/recipe-candy-chocolate-marshmallows/#more-48688 If you're after good quality chocolate, I'd recommend Callebaut. They do two versions of their dark, a 54% solids and a 70%. I think the 70% is a specific recipe application and would be good for the ice cream you want. I much prefer the 54% or the milk chocolate that they do. Here's a link: https://www.souschef.co.uk/products/plain-chocolate-couverture-5555 Edited December 11, 2020 by Braai-Q 1
MacKenzie Posted December 11, 2020 Report Posted December 11, 2020 1 hour ago, Braai-Q said: If you're after chocolate recipes, I don't know if you know David Lebovitz (ex Chez Panisse), now in Paris. His book 'The Perfect Scoop' is probably my favourite ice cream book. Yes, mine too. 2
tekobo Posted December 11, 2020 Author Report Posted December 11, 2020 2 hours ago, Braai-Q said: His book 'The Perfect Scoop' is probably my favourite ice cream book. Your favourite @Braai-Q and @MacKenzie endorses it too? That is enough for me. In pre-Christmas shopping cart. 2
MacKenzie Posted December 11, 2020 Report Posted December 11, 2020 @Braai-Q, the influencers strike again. 1 2
tony b Posted December 11, 2020 Report Posted December 11, 2020 Took that bait, hook, line & sinker!! 😄 1 2
Braai-Q Posted December 12, 2020 Report Posted December 12, 2020 On 12/11/2020 at 4:06 PM, MacKenzie said: @Braai-Q, the influencers strike again. I feel it's usually the other way round on this forum. @tekobo doing much of the aiding and abetting! 1 1
Braai-Q Posted December 12, 2020 Report Posted December 12, 2020 Just now, MacKenzie said: Payback, Braai-Q . Well, I have a 32KK's worth of cookbooks to persuade @tekobo to buy so that's one down. 5
Basher Posted December 21, 2020 Report Posted December 21, 2020 Does anyone have one of these?Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Braai-Q Posted December 21, 2020 Report Posted December 21, 2020 3 hours ago, Basher said: Does anyone have one of these? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk It's funny you should post this, I've been looking at these. They're spiritually linked to my bench grinder that I use for putting an edge on garden tools and sharpening mower blades. What's made me hesitant is that under power, small mistakes can become big ones quite quickly. I have expensive knives that I would be gutted if I damaged. I'm out of practice on a whetstone so generally use a Lansky to keep a consistent angle of attack on the blades but it can be a little fiddly but probably no more than getting a power tool out. If you get your hands on one or anyone else has any comments, be good to learn of your experiences. I know that @DennisLinkletteris a knife guy as well so he might have some thoughts. 1
jonj Posted December 21, 2020 Report Posted December 21, 2020 I haven’t seen this device before. I use the Tormek system for woodworkIng and other tools and Japanese stones for knives. 1
5698k Posted December 21, 2020 Report Posted December 21, 2020 I have the Ken onion version of the worksharp, it has adjustable sharpening angles. It does a good job, better than any other machine type sharpener. I won’t use it on my really good knives, but understand that I’m into extremely high end Japanese kitchen knives. For my good stuff I use a Russian device called a TS Prof. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk 2
Sir Bill Posted December 21, 2020 Report Posted December 21, 2020 2 hours ago, 5698k said: For my good stuff I use a Russian device called a TS Prof. Hi @5698k I have a set of Japanese whetstones, diamond hones etc but I have a problem with my right shoulder rotator cuff that really dislikes the repetitive action of hand sharpening and maintaining the angle, pressure etc. Which model do you have (I had a look at the website and there are two models and various sets).
5698k Posted December 21, 2020 Report Posted December 21, 2020 I have the KO3, plus I already had shapton glass stones for an edge pro. It’s incredibly precise, and super easy to get a crazy edge on your knives. I haven’t personally seen a blitz system, but I believe it’s limited to knives 200mm or less, most of my knives have are 240mm. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk 2
