Comments on: The Science of Good Cooking https://gregladen.com/blog/2012/12/01/the-science-of-good-cooking/ Mon, 03 Dec 2012 15:50:43 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.6 By: ron https://gregladen.com/blog/2012/12/01/the-science-of-good-cooking/#comment-496419 Mon, 03 Dec 2012 15:50:43 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/?p=14625#comment-496419 Kimball is good in print (not so much in other media).
Alton Brown is tremendous in any media. His techniques and recipes are accessible to those who can follow directions. Mr. Wizard meets food. Fun for all ages.

]]> By: Meat Scientist https://gregladen.com/blog/2012/12/01/the-science-of-good-cooking/#comment-496418 Sun, 02 Dec 2012 15:04:02 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/?p=14625#comment-496418 Science also points to barbecue.
http://www.npr.org/2010/08/02/128849908/food-for-thought-meat-based-diet-made-us-smarter

]]> By: Vegan https://gregladen.com/blog/2012/12/01/the-science-of-good-cooking/#comment-496417 Sun, 02 Dec 2012 13:38:07 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/?p=14625#comment-496417 Science (and compassion) points to veganism. Don’t take my word for it, research it yourselves.

]]> By: MadScientist https://gregladen.com/blog/2012/12/01/the-science-of-good-cooking/#comment-496416 Sat, 01 Dec 2012 22:19:41 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/?p=14625#comment-496416 I mince my own cow for burgers because it allows me to control the quality – I definitely get much better burgers! A number of reasons include: (1) the meat is a good quality, slightly aged for a good texture and not too much moisture, (2) the fat is trimmed to be <10% as opposed to the 30-60% frequently rancid fat from the supermarket mince – even the so-called 'lean' and 'heartsmart' bullshit branded mince has far more fat than what I've got in mine.

It's a similar thing for pork sausages – roughly 10% visible fat is about the highest fat content you need in a pork sausage. The 50-80% fat you get in mass-market sausages and salami is just awful – when I was young we wouldn't feed such garbage to the animals, let alone humans. A good salami may have as much as 30% visible fat, but even that's on the fatty side.

Short story: mass-manufactured meat products are there to provide you with large quantities of low-quality high profit margin products because the supermarkets only exist to serve their customers.

]]> By: Truthspew https://gregladen.com/blog/2012/12/01/the-science-of-good-cooking/#comment-496415 Sat, 01 Dec 2012 20:24:13 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/?p=14625#comment-496415 I’ve been following ATC and Cook’s Country on and off for years. Between them and Alton Brown I’ve learned a hell of a lot of technique!

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