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The difference between home cooks and professional chefs

Posted on September 1, 2015 by Burnt My Fingers

The other day I got pressed into service on a canning operation. My job was to peel 25 pounds of tomatoes and pass them on to be made into sauce. This required the set-up you see here: a pot of … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Steak American Pharoah

Posted on August 26, 2015 by Burnt My Fingers

Here’s my contribution toward the excess caused by the arrival of the Triple Crown winner to run in this weekend’s Travers Stakes. It was inspired by some ripe stone fruit and a tub of duck fat that was in danger … Continue reading →

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The problem with porterhouse (updated)

Posted on December 9, 2014 by Burnt My Fingers

I have been paid to cook steaks and paid to eat steaks and write about them, but until recently I had never cooked nor eaten a porterhouse. Finally, after producing some aspirational copy for this “king of cuts” I decided … Continue reading →

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The cure for watery steak

Posted on November 18, 2014 by Burnt My Fingers

I have been reading Steak by Mark Schatzker, in which the author searches the world for the world’s tastiest piece of beef. It is a quest I will admire, but not join, because I believe you should not have to … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Thai Beef Salad

Posted on August 14, 2014 by Burnt My Fingers

They don’t actually eat thai beef salad in Thailand, as I understand, since it’s primarily a vegetarian country. So treat this as a starter recipe and doctor as you like. The key is the balance of salty/sour/funky/spicy/bitter from the fish sauce, … Continue reading →

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