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Other than Brewing => All Things Food => Topic started by: nateo on May 31, 2012, 08:22:21 pm

Title: Food blogs?
Post by: nateo on May 31, 2012, 08:22:21 pm: Here are my two favorite:
http://www.seriouseats.com/user/profile/GoodEaterKenji
http://norecipes.com/
Title: Re: Food blogs?
Post by: erockrph on June 01, 2012, 11:28:30 am: Big fan of Serious Eats myself, although it's been a while since I caught up on my food blog reading.

Also a big fan of the kitchn: http://www.thekitchn.com/ (http://www.thekitchn.com/)
Title: Re: Food blogs?
Post by: nateo on June 02, 2012, 08:43:23 pm: Kenji is the only guy I regularly read on SeriousEats. Marc at NoRecipes is usually my go-to if I can't think of something to eat for dinner. His Kimchi Jigae recipe is so insanely good. We probably make it every other week or so.
Title: Re: Food blogs?
Post by: euge on June 03, 2012, 10:52:35 am: I like Kenji's approach on sausage grilling:

http://www.seriouseats.com/2012/05/the-food-lab-the-best-way-to-grill-sausages.html?ref=title (http://www.seriouseats.com/2012/05/the-food-lab-the-best-way-to-grill-sausages.html?ref=title)

I've found an additional approach where they'll initially get placed on top of the other meats grilling until they warm up and then they get direct heat towards the end. So I don't put the sausage on until everything else is nearly finished. About 20 minutes.
Title: Re: Food blogs?
Post by: nateo on June 03, 2012, 11:21:42 am: Much like brewing, in cooking it seems technique matters much more than recipes. I hate food blogs that just have a recipe and a finished dish. I love Kenji's blog because he shows you how to do it, how not to do it, and some of the reasoning behind it.

I also love Good Eats, Test Kitchen, and Cook's Country for the same reasons.
Title: Re: Food blogs?
Post by: euge on June 03, 2012, 11:25:03 am: I agree that technique is much more important than any single recipe. With technique(s) you don't need a recipe really. Just available ingredients.
Title: Re: Food blogs?
Post by: garc_mall on June 04, 2012, 10:59:48 am: I only use recipes when baking or when making a dish that I haven't made before. After that, I just run with my own palate and imagination.