Illustrated Bites. Pink Orsy pictures at ErosBerry.com - the best Erotica online. Ketchup caviar? Hostesses are experimenting with dry ice, frozen foams and exotic jellies. How new kit from Lakeland could turn YOU into a molecular masterchef By Lydia Slater Updated: 23:57 GMT, 27 January 2012 Appliance of science: Lydia Slater makes the kitchen her laboratory Not so long ago, the culinary world was a relatively simple place. Ice cream was sweet and snail porridge the stuff of children’s nightmares. Suddenly a nation that thought experimental cuisine meant having pineapple on your pizza was introduced to the concept of ‘molecular gastronomy’. As showcased at Blumenthal’s Fat Duck restaurant in Berkshire (and on his subsequent TV outings), this branch of cuisine brought science out of the laboratory and into the kitchen, involving steaming bowls of liquid nitrogen and lists of chemicals that sounded more like a recipe for weedkiller than for a dinner party.
Consequently, while molecular gastronomy was fun to watch, it never really caught on in the home. But all that may be about to change. Could I be a convert, too? A piece of cake. Relishing it!
The Finger Test to Check the Doneness of Meat. Print Photography Credit: Elise Bauer There are two basic methods to test for how done your meat is while you are cooking it—use a meat thermometer, or press on the meat with your fingertips. The problem with the meat thermometer approach is that when you poke a hole into the meat with a thermometer, it can let juices escape, juices that you would rather have stay in the meat. For this reason, most experienced cooks rely on a “finger test” method, especially on steaks (whole roasts are better tested with a thermometer).
My mother has been trying to get me to test meat with my fingertips for years, and for years, being somewhat of a scaredy cat (won’t it burn my fingers?) I ignored, avoided, ran away from the idea. Then my friend David showed me up. Now the point of this story is not to embarrass David (though that would be fun, if it were even possible) but to encourage you, if like me, you’ve been shying away from trying this approach. MethodHide Photos Open the palm of your hand. Hello! Top 10 Things Every Budding Foodie Should Know.