How to bake cookies- summoning TA

[OneMoreRep]

OMR, I worked in some very nice (not Michelin star or anything) restaurants while in college as a bartender.  I got to be friendly with some very good chefs.  One of them went on to be the executive chef at a very high end restaurant.  He has helped me with cooking over the years.

When he interviews any potential chefs, he has told me that he flat out tells them:  "I don't care where you graduated from, cook me 3 scrambled eggs."

Not one candidate has made him a palatable portion of scrambled eggs.  All overdone. 

It's not as easy as one would think. Adonis has a bunch of cooking secrets he shares every so often. When I employed his suggestions, my eggs actually had a great taste to them.

We have a number of members that are great with cooking. Our very own Princess is an excellent cook.

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[Princess L]

If we don't find out if Nomad's oven is correctly calibrated within the next few days, I believe a two week ban is in order.

You cannot build up the forum's expectations, recruit its foremost baking expert to lend his time (for free, I might add), and then just not respond.

That bastard is probably swimming in perfectly baked cookies right now, and enjoying the security of a perfectly calibrated oven ready for future use, but gives zero thanks for the effort.

I have not seen such an abuse of forum protocol and courtesy since Irongrip's request for advices on his home gym.

Yeah, a pretty crappy thing to do    He just might find out what happens when one breeches forum etiquette like that.  

Meanwhile, these are my fav (cranberry, white chocolate, macadamia nut), but a good choc chip or oatmeal raisin are close seconds.

[SilverSpoon]

It's not as easy as one would think. Adonis has a bunch of cooking secrets he shares every so often. When I employed his suggestions, my eggs actually had a great taste to them.

We have a number of members that are great with cooking. Our very own Princess is an excellent cook.

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Today I am having a "Friendsgiving" of sorts.  I am hickory smoking a 30 pound turkey that was brined approximately 36 hours.  I made Lahey no knead bread for all of the guests.  Making oyster, sausage and cornbread dressing (I never stuff a bird--I made the cornbread yesterday from scratch in a 15 inch cast iron skillet).

Having some champagne and beaujolais.

Wife made some oven roasted brussel sprouts, some bourbon smashed sweet potatoes and some bread pudding.

[Princess L]

Today I am having a "Friendsgiving" of sorts.  I am hickory smoking a 30 pound turkey that was brined approximately 36 hours.  I made Lahey no knead bread for all of the guests.  Making oyster, sausage and cornbread dressing (I never stuff a bird--I made the cornbread yesterday from scratch in a 15 inch cast iron skillet).

Having some champagne and beaujolais.

Wife made some oven roasted brussel sprouts, some bourbon smashed sweet potatoes and some bread pudding.

Sounds pretty good!  That is one big turkey!    Personally, I would've gone for 2 smaller birds (ie: double the parts - boobs, drums, etc.).

[The True Adonis]

Today I am having a "Friendsgiving" of sorts.  I am hickory smoking a 30 pound turkey that was brined approximately 36 hours.  I made Lahey no knead bread for all of the guests.  Making oyster, sausage and cornbread dressing (I never stuff a bird--I made the cornbread yesterday from scratch in a 15 inch cast iron skillet).

Having some champagne and beaujolais.

Wife made some oven roasted brussel sprouts, some bourbon smashed sweet potatoes and some bread pudding.

I do like Lahey's bread, but I feel that its been improved greatly.

Check out Ken Forkish's work.  If you don't already have his book, get it.  His pizzas techniques are also perfect and extremely easy for anyone to do. 

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[absfabs]

No lie.

I'm pushing 50 and True Adonis was the man that finally showed me how to properly cook an egg.

From soft-to-hard boil, sunny-side up, poached, omelet and even to that of baked eggs, the man knows his way around eggs.

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I bet you learned all kinda other fun things too!!

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let amos do it for you that's why he's famous...

brown cookies matter

[SilverSpoon]

I do like Lahey's bread, but I feel that its been improved greatly.

Check out Ken Forkish's work.  If you don't already have his book, get it.  His pizzas techniques are also perfect and extremely easy for anyone to do. 

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Thanks for the head's up!
I will buy the book for sure.

Is it all no knead?

[SilverSpoon]

I do like Lahey's bread, but I feel that its been improved greatly.

Check out Ken Forkish's work.  If you don't already have his book, get it.  His pizzas techniques are also perfect and extremely easy for anyone to do. 

videos

Also, I have modified Lahey's recipe base on my own experience.  He uses 100 percent AP flour, and I do not.

I use a mixture of bread flour and whole wheat.

Further, I double the recipe because my Lodge cast iron dutch oven is 9 quart.  I have modified times accordingly, and my friend, who used to work for the last decent bakery around here, says it is the best loaf he ever ate.  I have eaten more interesting loaves, but as far as a very good "all rounder", this is tough to beat.