/ck/ - Food & Cooking

[Anonymous No.14299401]

got this bad boy today. already have a 12 inch skillet. progress feels good

[Anonymous No.14299511]

>>14299401
Nice

[Anonymous No.14299544]

>>14299401
Why do you think acquiring things is progress? How are you a better cook now?

[Anonymous No.14299551]

>>14299544
i have a pot that will last me the rest of my life.

[Anonymous No.14299560]

Use Barkeepers Friend.

[Anonymous No.14299632]

>>14299544
>Why do you think acquiring things is progress
Is having less and less things "progress" in your mind you dumbfuck?

[Anonymous No.14299843]

>>14299544
>it's you
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RhbRwWqSfA

[Anonymous No.14299852]

>>14299560
This.

>>14299544
Having a few pieces of quality cookware is very nice. Triple-ply (or more) stainless is truly top-tier, and doesn't get ruined like cast iron or nonstick. OP, if you are slowly acquiring these and looking for deals, keep an eye out for a 3 quart saucier with a lid. It's the best for vegetables.

[Anonymous No.14300035]

>>14299852
im probably going to get a saute pan next for the deglazing and broiling and a stockpot. 8 quart is around $300 though so that will probably be last

[Anonymous No.14300074]

>>14300035
>$300
where the fuck do you live lad

[Anonymous No.14300099]

>>14299401
>got this bad boy today. already have a 12 inch skillet. progress feels good
Well, grats anon.

>>14299544
>Why do you think acquiring things is progress? How are you a better cook now?
Get a life, hater, you don't project your own anti-capitalism woes upon a total stranger like that without someone thinking you are dumb as a rock.
It sounds to me like OP is adding tools to his kitchen picking out what he needs next to cook things he wants to cook, ie one item at a time, not opening a Macy's account and buying at once all the items he can't afford on credit or some assumption you'd likely run amok with.

>>14300035
>im probably going to get a saute pan next for the deglazing and broiling and a stockpot. 8 quart is around $300 though so that will probably be last
8 qt is pretty large!

[Anonymous No.14300132]

>>14299852
>>14299632
>>14299843
I didn't say it's not a nice thing to have nice tools. There are things I'd like to have, things I would be happy to finally obtain. But I would never characterize it as "progress" to acquire them. OP said "I got this shit, progress feels good". He didn't say "I got this shit and made blah with it and it turned out fantastic and I'm so happy to have this shit that enables me to make fantastic blahs which I wouldn't have been able to make as fantastically otherwise" or anything of the sort. Having purchased something is not an achievement. This is obvious and you're all faggots trying to contradict it.

[Anonymous No.14300193]

>>14299401
redpill me on whatever brand this is

[Anonymous No.14300199]

>>14299401
>a pot and a skillet
what were you working with before you got the skillet?

[Anonymous No.14300234]

>>14300099
>8 qt is pretty large
yeah but i do meal prep for /fit/ sometimes. i have a 8 qt T-fal POS, but yeah I'm debt free & super patient

[Anonymous No.14300239]

>>14300132
i meant progress in terms of my all clad collection and general kitchen items

[Anonymous No.14300246]

>>14300199
someone bought me a 6 piece T Fal set when I moved into my house 5 years ago

[Anonymous No.14300293]

>>14300246
6 quart enameled Dutch oven with a metal lid handle next? something really handy to go with cast iron is quality oven mitts

[Anonymous No.14300843]

God this guy today. I'm happy, especially considering the sweet deal i got on it.
Woulda prefered it in 8", but the 7" was LITERALLY 1/4 the price.

[Anonymous No.14301114]

>>14300843
bro i just order this it is badass

https://www.benchcrafted.com/magblok

[Anonymous No.14301121]

>>14299401
>uncoated metal handle
Get good nigga, I don't want to have to put on an oven mitt every time I move a pot.

[Anonymous No.14301140]

>>14301114
I just use a cheap ikea one. I only have 5 knives(1 8" henkles international chef, that new 7" zwilling, a 8" henkles international carving knife, a zwilling 4 star 4" pairing knife, and a shitty victorinox serrated utility knife) so its sufficient.

[Anonymous No.14301193]

>>14301121
handle doesn't get hot

[Anonymous No.14301210]

>>14301140
>metal on metal

[Anonymous No.14301248]

>>14299401
Post a picture of the on you've got with a timestamp, not a picture from Amazon.

[Anonymous No.14301253]

>>14300843
>>14301248

[Anonymous No.14302804]

>>14301253
um, sure....
From left to right
5 star zwilling pairing knife
zwiling pro 7" chef knife
Mundial pairing knife(Pretty sure its just a rebranded henkles international pairing knife. Made in spain)
Henkles international 8" carving knife
Wusthof 8" carving knife
Henkles international 8" chef knife

I only really use the henkles international chef knife, though i'll switch to the zwilling pro 7" now.

[Anonymous No.14303524]

>>14301248
keep thread alive i will

[Anonymous No.14303627]

Hardware thread?
What's a good stand mixer and food processor. I want to use them both for pastries, so far I have being using a hand electric mixer for my home-baking and it is hell, I see that now is the time for me to get a Stand Mixer, then a food processor for more niche applications. I was going to go for Kitchen Aid but I realized that it was a self-imposed monopoly, I think there should be better stuff at a better price, so I wonder what I should get instead. I would want a semi-profesional mixer since I do sometimes produce for a lot of people, but I still must keep in mind that I am working on my house's kitchen

[Anonymous No.14303677]

>>14301121
But you can put the pot in the oven without melting or burning the handle.

[Anonymous No.14303767]

>>14303627
>I think there should be better stuff at a better price
I to believe in fairy tales.

[Anonymous No.14303777]

>>14299632
Fewer. Not less. I’ll go be gay somewhere else now.

[Anonymous No.14303829]

>>14303767
I mean what hes asking for isnt unreasonable. The competition could easily give kitchenaid a run for its money if they decided to maybe raise their prices(or cut profit) to put in better gears in their machines. Like, it isnt a secret, the reason kitchenaid ones are the best is because their gearing system is LEAGUES better than the competition, because the competition is ALWAYS cutting corners there... because i guess they're happy with the status quo.
If they just invested some of their profits in better fabrication for their gears and sent out a few review copies to influencers or even established places like consumer reports, they could up-end the entire market in a year or 2. For whatever reason they dont want to(And i legit dont know why, since some have decided to put more money into their motors or paddles or whatever, compared to kitchenaids, which still results in a shittier mixer cause the gearing system is what fails)

Same shit with blenders, btw... Vitamix's blade assembly is the biggest reason it stands above the competition. No one except blendtech tries to take them on there, even if the other companies have far bigger portfolios and markets. Oster and kitchenaid are far bigger companies that make more things and have capitol to absolutely dominate that segment, yet even their premium blenders that are made to go up against vitamix's are significantly worse. Its not like there's trade secrets in these things, a drunk youtuber(AvE) can disassemble one very easily explain what would need to be done to make one better than the other for marginal increase in production costs. For whatever reason, these companies dont want to do it. Not to sound like a conspiracy retard, but its almost like there's an agreement that certain companies wont get muscled in on/challenged, in their chosen market.

[Anonymous No.14303897]

>>14299544
>Why do you think acquiring things is progress?
Creating something of value and acquiring currency to then exchange for a durable good created by another craftsman is exactly what progress is, you worthless communist bug.
>How are you a better cook now?
Is a carpenter a better craftsman by accumulating tools like a band saw, drill press, or lathe etc? Have you ever used a tool you disgusting communist vermin?

[Anonymous No.14303907]

>>14300132
>Having purchased something is not an achievement.
Kill yourself before someone else has to, communist vermin. Go work in a factory and place your skull under a press or something.

[Anonymous No.14303947]

>>14303627
The Bosch Universal is on my list and may be better for your baking needs. It is supposed to be much better for heavy bread dough like peetzer. I have several Sunbeam and KitchenAid Mixers and the Bosch is next on my list.

I would also keep an eye out for a commercial grade KitchenAid or a Hobart N50. I have seen used Hobarts on. CL, OU, LG, and other online spots for the price of a new KitchenAid. ~$500 or so. And that would be heavy duty enough for all your home baking and should last a lifetime.

Pic related a 1996 Ultra Power I got off OU for $40, a month or so ago. I use it for tougher jobs and save my vintage mixers for things like cakes and icing.

[Anonymous No.14303959]

>>14302804
Be careful with those magnetic strips. Easy to damage the knives with those

[Anonymous No.14303969]

>>14303829
>Vitamix's
I just got this bad bitch for $75. I had to clean it up and boil the spigot and stuff, but it runs like a champ. It has a bent switch and a broken handle but I can get those factory parts off eBay for maybe $40... or use 3.5 inch drawer pulls for handles that cost a couple of dollars. The gaskets are all available online but I saved a lot of money fabricating them myself with materials from Hobby Lobby and Lowe's. Next on the list is fabbing up an oak tamper for it with my drill press and some oak dowels from Lowe's for under $10. which will give me enough material to make 3 tampers, and the other two I will probably sell online where the standard price is $20. I'll probably put them up for $15.

[Anonymous No.14303986]

>>14303959
are the wood ones ok? or is it mainly that the magnet might get weak and end up dropping the knives?

[Anonymous No.14304387]

what size saute pan would you guys recommend for my first/only one?

[Anonymous No.14304619]

>>14303947
>Bosch Universal
You mean this one?
I am more of a pastry guy, but I have made bread in stand mixers and noticed some of the smaller Kitchen Aid models struggling to knead even simple brioche, so it's good that you mention it since I do want to get into baking proper bread.

From what you are saying I suppose that my best option is the second-hand market? What should I look-out for since this is my first stand mixer and I am very ignorant when it comes to hardware

>>14304387
If you don't do much then 9-10in seems reasonable to me, a bit on the bigger side but I see it as future-proofing and letting you do more with your only pan.
Last moth I acquire a stainless steel 10inch pan and I absolutely love it, I am starting to regret wasting money on teflon pans because of how easy to clean and durable SS is. Next I plan on getting a small / medium SS sauce pan

[Anonymous No.14304645]

>>14304387
>>14304619
i meant quarts

[Anonymous No.14304862]

>>14304619
>I have made bread in stand mixers and noticed some of the smaller Kitchen Aid models struggling to knead even simple brioche
As the doughboy for my local pizzeria I found that even the commercial Hobart mixers aren't ideal for kneading dough. The funky design of the Hobart/KitchenAid style orbital mixer's dough hook does an okay job of the first and messiest step of the process... mixing the flour and water etc for the first rise, but I still kneaded the dough ball by hand after. The Bosch Universal seems to have a well designed dough hook that does a more thorough job incorporating the ingredients and is designed in a way to produce a larger amount while not overloading the motor and drive gears. You should check out some YouTube videos on the Bosch and Bosch vs KitchenAid.

Some things to look for as far as KitchenAid is concerned is the newer models are designed with a sacrificial gear so that the gear fails before the motor goes out. These can be replaced and you can do it yourself if you're handy. The older Hobart made KitchenAid models are said to be tougher, but at the cost of having weaker ~300 watt motors vs the ~600 watt big dogs they make now. I want an older Hobart made lift bowl mixer myself, and a K4B model with the horn and fin on the top to round out my personal collection. Pic related. I have several more not pictured. Old Hamilton Beach and Dormeyer's as well as KitchenAid and Sunbeam.

Also there are some lower end KitchenAid models that don't have a spring where the paddle locks into place and they make annoying clacking while the attachment bounces around when mixing.

[Anonymous No.14304967]

>>14304862
I will keep an eye out for the Borsch, not a big fan of the plastic attachments, but the food processor attachment seems to promise me to be able to kill two birds with one stone.

[Anonymous No.14305104]

>>14303897
>>14303907
Why are Americans so retarded? Is it the genetic pollution or the extreme brainwashing?
>Is a carpenter a better craftsman by accumulating tools like a band saw, drill press, or lathe etc?
How stupid are you? Are you actually saying he is, or if not, what's your point? If I'm a millionaire and one month into dabbling with carpentry as a hobby, I set up a fully equipped workshop, does that make me a better craftsman than a joinery wizard with a chisel and a handsaw? Obviously no, and that was my point. If you're saying yes, get help.
>Have you ever used a tool you disgusting communist vermin?
I love and respect the shit out of tools. I am also aware that tools are just that, and that having them does not change what I am.

[Anonymous No.14305426]

>>14305104
>t.has never worked a day in his life and doesn't own a single tool
You talk like a fag and your shit's all retarded.

[Anonymous No.14306129]

Literally my cookware goal is the 4 quart saucepan, the 10 inch skillet, and the 8 quart stockpot. All d3 or d5. Congratulations OP.

[Anonymous No.14306294]

>>14306129
i would really recommend the 12 inch skillet if you like bacon

[Anonymous No.14308231]

>>14304862

Have you tried the Ankarsrum Original? It's supposed to have tougher construction.

[Anonymous No.14308487]

>>14308231
No. It looks like another take on the Bosch design. They look good from the videos but are so expensive. If I were to spend $700 on a kitchen mixer is would be on a used Hobart N50. Those are tanks, and despite not being optimised for heavy dough it will still plow right through the worst part of the job. But I am nostalgic about old Hobart designs including their meat slicers and dish washers and my dream kitchen would be decked out with Hobart gear so I'm biased. You can get every part for those machines too, they are built to outlive you.