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The Chef's Press which Kenji and Serious Eats keep going on about looks excellent. I really want some. However I'm based in the UK and there does not seem to be any option to get them here other than to pay far more in shipping than I would for the items themselves. Does anyone know of anything equivalent which is more widely available? I've got an aluminium 'steak weight' which has a wooden handle and kind of stands in, however the stackability and flexibility of the Chef's Presses look much more useful.
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I think the consensus was “brick of your chosen weight wrapped in tinfoil” last time it got brought up
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Jun 9, 2021 02:16
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i got one of these a while back for about $5 and it works fine 
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1redflag posted:I think the consensus was “brick of your chosen weight wrapped in tinfoil” last time it got brought up yeah. the chef press is gimmicky stuff based on invented logic. like, look at the about page quote:The Chef’s Press was born out of true necessity in the tiny kitchen of Bix Restaurant down a secret alley in San Francisco, where Chef Bruce Hill was at the helm of the stoves. In a small kitchen like that, every second counts. The old cast iron bacon presses used by his cooks trapped steam and were too heavy for many dishes. In 2004, Chef Hill created The Chef’s Press – a weight adjustable tool that allows food to cook 20-30% faster, and is vented to release moisture, yielding better results with greater ease. i'm pretty sure trapping steam would make a dish cook faster, especially for something like bacon. i think just about the only thing that it might be a concern on is chicken skin, but chicken under a brick doesn't cook with the brick touching the skin. likewise i don't know what the presses would be too heavy for. kenji and the inventors have both posted videos of them using it on a grilled cheese but like... man if you need specialty equipment for a grilled cheese, something's going wrong. the adjustable length seems kinda nice but you can just get different sized/shaped weights for half the price (plus i don't like how the things actually stack when using it lengthwise - it looks like its making a sawtooth shape instead of something flat) idk, get it if you want. lord knows i've blown more money on dumber stuff than this. its not like its super pricey unless you're getting a bunch of them and whatever you'd pay in shipping
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Jun 9, 2021 17:32
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I’ve got a flat sided lodge one that works just fine, was about $30 CDN
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Jun 9, 2021 18:48
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Modernist pantry is giving away a free Pacojet Junior, worth $4000 new Name and email to join the raffle https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=n6TpBD4Qn4Q&feature=youtu.be
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Jun 24, 2021 00:08
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How quickly can it liquefy a mouse?
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Jun 24, 2021 00:41
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Thermoworks is making a BIG ANNOUNCEMENT at 8AM MT tomorrow. Presumably it is about whatever will succeed the Thermapen Mk4.
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Jun 24, 2021 01:28
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Thermapen Mark V Now comes in metallic colors An HD color screen Monthly financing plan
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Jun 24, 2021 04:09
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So fast it tells you the temperature before you insert it.
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Jun 24, 2021 04:24
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Discussion Quorum posted:Thermoworks is making a BIG ANNOUNCEMENT at 8AM MT tomorrow. Presumably it is about whatever will succeed the Thermapen Mk4. I really want it to be like an iPhone announcement.
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Jun 24, 2021 04:26
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obi_ant posted:I really want it to be like an iPhone announcement.
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Jun 24, 2021 04:27
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Steve Yun posted:Modernist pantry is giving away a free Pacojet Junior, worth $4000 new what in the good gently caress is this thing for
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Jun 24, 2021 04:27
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I think pacojets can make sorbet by shaving stuff that's frozen solid (ideally flash frozen but whatever). I guess you can make weird stuff and it's fluffy without having to whip air in while freezing it, so it's more flexible than traditional ice cream makers or something. I assume it works with lower fat content/sugar content too. mystes fucked around with this message at 04:31 on Jun 24, 2021 |
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Jun 24, 2021 04:28
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It’s one of those tools that is awesome because it can do things that nothing else can, but still has limited use because how many applications are there for that specific job? If it was a few hundred bucks I’m sure there would be tons of people experimenting with frozen savory dishes and poo poo but that price has to be tough for even a medium sized restaurant to justify.
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Jun 24, 2021 14:16
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They are pretty much required equipment in any fine dining restaurant. It's kind of a cheat to being able to make ice creams/sorbets that are easy to portion out without having to reformulate each recipe. You're supposed to be able to just pour a base liquid and freeze it solid into the container and be able to process it. Every place I ever used one we would still spin whatever ice cream or sorbet in the regular ice cream machine first then process it in the paco-jet before service as needed. Cleaning them is a huge pain and not cleaning them can lead to them getting broken to the point of having to be mailed off for service. One of the first things I do if I start at a new place with a paco-jet is to figure out where the cleaning attatchments got buried in the kitchen and give it a good deep clean. It's always gross what comes out of them.
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Jun 24, 2021 14:44
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Discussion Quorum posted:Thermoworks is making a BIG ANNOUNCEMENT at 8AM MT tomorrow. Presumably it is about whatever will succeed the Thermapen Mk4.  Thermapen ONE is now available for preorder! Reads in one second or less with more accuracy than the Mk4
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Jun 24, 2021 17:05
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I. M. Gei posted:
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Jun 24, 2021 17:08
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incredible, i never thought id see the day...
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Jun 24, 2021 17:23
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drat I never felt like I needed the slightly faster speeds from thermapens enough to justify the price tag but 1 second is actually enough faster that it would be a pretty big difference.
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Jun 24, 2021 17:26
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The battery in my mk3 just died and the battery door is refusing to open…
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Jun 24, 2021 17:28
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I mean I could then test every meatball for optimum doneness instead of just a representative sample, so that's nice Still going to use my janky $25 one until it dies though
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Jun 24, 2021 17:42
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I. M. Gei posted:
That's cool I guess but I've never felt the need for a faster thermometer than the mk4. Nice for folks who are buying a new one anyway, but I'll keep using my mk4 until it dies.
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Jun 24, 2021 17:58
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What the gently caress kind of ninja cooking poo poo are y'all doing where you need that? I'm gonna stick to my Thermapen from 2008? 2009? Something like that. It's not waterproof but it's amazing.
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Jun 24, 2021 19:07
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I have a classic thermapen I now use to check the temp of the water I run for my kid's bath, since I got a Mk 4 thanks to the backlit auto-rotating screen. Thermapen One sounds cool but it's probably more than anyone who already has a thermapen needs. Maybe one day.
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Jun 24, 2021 19:49
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I. M. Gei posted:
Lmao they named the fifth Thermapen the
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Jun 24, 2021 19:58
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2 therma 2 pen Thermapen 3 calibration drift ... Therma 7 ... Pen 15
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Jun 24, 2021 20:29
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BrianBoitano posted:Pen 15 Lmao
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No USB-C quick charging, what is this the 2010s?Arcsech posted:That's cool I guess but I've never felt the need for a faster thermometer than the mk4. Nice for folks who are buying a new one anyway, but I'll keep using my mk4 until it dies. Yeah same, if my Mk4 died today I'd buy another one off clearance. If those were gone I'd just buy a Classic.
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Jun 24, 2021 21:07
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BrianBoitano posted:Pen 15 I'd join this club
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Jun 24, 2021 21:22
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With the thermapen redesign opportunity they STILL dont have magnets in the back?
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Jun 25, 2021 02:56
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How else are they going to upsell you on the silicone case?
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Jun 25, 2021 04:18
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teraflame posted:With the thermapen redesign opportunity they STILL dont have magnets in the back? how do they work?
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Jun 25, 2021 07:04
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Can't tell if thermapen chat is genuine or sarcastic but now I have to look them up.
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Jun 25, 2021 17:58
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PageMaster posted:Can't tell if thermapen chat is genuine or sarcastic but now I have to look them up. They're pretty much the gold standard of kitchen thermometers. The new one is even faster which doesn't seem necessary because the old one were drat fast anyway. Still, I'm sad when I use mine now and have to waste 1 or 2 seconds waiting for it to finish its read that I could spend doing other stuff if I had the new one.
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Jun 25, 2021 18:04
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PageMaster posted:Can't tell if thermapen chat is genuine or sarcastic but now I have to look them up.
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Jun 25, 2021 18:09
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I am looking for some steamer baskets for pots, but it has to be the small triangular ones? Where you can have 3 or so in the same pot. Anybody know what to look for?
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Jun 25, 2021 18:41
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I give thermoworks stuff as gifts to family all the time. Anyone with a passing interest in home cooking can use at the very least a probe thermometer. I’d venture to say it’s the single best piece of equipment to buy to improve your food (particularly if you cook meat).
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Jun 25, 2021 18:56
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I. M. Gei posted:
Ok but does it finally have a magnet so I can stick it on my fridge?
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horchata posted:Ok but does it finally have a magnet so I can stick it on my fridge? Nope, gotta buy the $13 sleeve for that.
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