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Culinary School Advantages

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I am curious as to how chefs and employers view culinary schooling on a resume, and if different types of schools hold more merit then others? (a community college applied science degree in culinary, vs a technical schools culinary diploma, vs culinary colleges/institutes)

Im interested in Jacob Burtons view on this but would love to hear others experiences with their own culinary schooling as well.

 

Explanatory podcast index?

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Is there anything, here, that clearly spells out what each podcast category is?

For example, because of the posting of an earlier podcast, I know that TCD means "The Complete Dish," but that category is nowhere to be found in the lists of podcasts.

Similarly, HCC is "House-Cured Charcuterie," but the top-of-the-page menu of podcasts isn't wide enough to show the "HCC," and is cut off after the dash.

Episode Request - Pasta

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Chef,

I've gotten some great basic info about pasta from the forums, and in your episode 5 podcast you mentioned pasta is very complex and would require it's own episode to address.  I'd like to second that motion.  I think it would be great to have an episode on pasta and the complexities us amature's probably know nothing about.

Thanks,
Lance

Food Science 101

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I think it would be great if a new video category was added for your Food Science 101 video series.  I had a little bit of trouble finding the video on emulsions this morning. :-) 

Sauce espagnole

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Working on my first sauce espagnole from my homemade veal stock. Yeah buddy... I'm psyched out of my mind about this. I can't over how good this tastes. Demi Glacé is next. How do I post pictures? I want to include one

My first full meal!!

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Usually when I cook, I cook only one dish out of the meal, and my wife takes care of the sides.  Well this night, thanks to all that I have learned I cooked a full meal by myself. (Well ok, the wife did steam the broccoli to help me out.)  The menu for tonight was Braised Beef Short Ribs over a bed of Mushroom Risotto with Steamed Broccoli.  The Risotto was fabulous, and the Short Ribs were pretty good.  The liquid never did reduce down and thicken up enough and we got tired of waiting. All of the podcasts have been great, and have given me more confidence in the kitchen.  Thanks Chef Burto

Brine

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In the future recommend a podcast on the science of brining. It's not easy to understand why if I cooking chicken breast and holding it hot in water drys the meat, but brining it in salt and water before cooking makes it juicy. Possibly a good food science video.

Smoking Points of Canola & Olive oils

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Recently I took the Saute & Pan Roasting quiz. Something strikes me as being a little incongruent. It is my understanding that olive oil blends have  higher smoke points than canola. Now I understand the added cost of using olive oil blends, but as far as food quality & flavor profiles go canola does not compare. Maybe I misunderstood the way your question was formed. Please explain to me how olive oil was an incorrect answer. Thank you Chef.

Why does Swai stick to every pan...unless using plenty of oil/butter?

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We discovered Swai at our local grocery store several months ago and have made it a staple of our diet.  My husband is from the south, loves catfish, and this is even more mild and versatile.
I watched the podcast of the Swai with a tomato buerre blanc - looks yummy!

Beef short rib problems

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I love beef short ribs. They're one of my favorite things to eat. I feel like when I make them, I can't escape the unavoidable greasiness. This time around I had an EXTREMELY light coat of oil, browned the short ribs in a pan. They browned beautifully on all sides. I did the carrots and leeks in the pan in some of the beef fat (poured off most). Deglazed with some red wine and beef stock. All into the crock pot, some herbs, dried mushrooms, etc. After the cooking time, I pulled the ribs, cleaned off a lot of the fat, did a quick pull to shred a little, and returned to the pot. 

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