General Chat Thread II

fryup

Jam - what's best to make jam set...gelatine, pectin something else?

the beer revolu

Spon Farmer wrote: »

I've googled this a few times but I only find people with the same question and no solution.

Is there a way to cleanly and neatly remove the transparent film for both plastic and foil trays on food packages?

I was just opening a Cully & Sully herb pie. No way it would peel off and I even put it in the oven for a minute.

All packages are impossible and it says the instructions to peel, not cut.

Just something I need to know.:rolleyes:

There's usually one corner designed to pull from.

New Home

fryup wrote: »

Jam - what's best to make jam set...gelatine, pectin something else?

Pectin.

phormium

A lot of jams set with just the sugar as they have enough pectin themselves unless of course you're making some sort of an uncooked or low sugar one. If you need extra pectin the jam sugar is handy as it's already added.

New Home

Or apple cores or the peel of a citrus fruit (incl. the white part) wrapped and tied into a muslin, or a chunk of quince.

RasTa

https://twitter.com/higginsbutchers/status/1276868851158974464

I see that sold out in an hour. Would anyone pay it?

Dial Hard

RasTa wrote: »

https://twitter.com/higginsbutchers/status/1276868851158974464

I see that sold out in an hour. Would anyone pay it?

I think you've just answered your own question.

RasTa

Dial Hard wrote: »

I think you've just answered your own question.

I'm talking about normal people.

Spon Farmer

RasTa wrote: »

I'm talking about normal people.

Who is normal?

Spon Farmer

the beer revolu wrote: »

There's usually one corner designed to pull from.

Yes they always have that but most times the film just will not peel

Lady Haywire

Spon Farmer wrote: »

Yes they always that but most times the film just will not peel

Then just pierce it with a knife & pull it off in pieces?

Spon Farmer

Lady Haywire wrote: »

Then just pierce it with a knife & pull it off in pieces?

Why would you bother to respond to a question you have not bothered to read?

Lady Haywire

Spon Farmer wrote: »

Why would you bother to respond to a question you have not bothered to read?

I did read the question, but I can't see why you wouldn't just cut it. It's removing it either way. Cutting it doesn't automatically poison the tray the food is in.

Spon Farmer

Lady Haywire wrote: »

I did read the question, but I can't see why you wouldn't just cut it. It's removing it either way. Cutting it doesn't automatically poison the tray the food is in.

Are you sure you read my original post?

Because you clearly don't get what I'm asking. And I don't know why it all bothers you you so much.

Lady Haywire

Spon Farmer wrote: »

Are you sure you read my original post?

Because you clearly don't get what I'm asking. And I don't know why it all bothers you you so much.

I merely asked why you wouldn't just cut it. Most people would do just that if it didn't peel, like a lot of them don't.

Gloomtastic!

I was in Higgins on Friday. Amazing place. €6 for two sausages is all I could afford. (They were large sausages mind)

Dizzyblonde

fryup wrote: »

Jam - what's best to make jam set...gelatine, pectin something else?

You definitely need pectin, and if the fruit doesn't have plenty you'll need jam sugar. I was actually out hunting some down this morning - Dunnes and Supervalu didn't have any but I eventually got it in Tesco.
I made raspberry jelly rather than jam because the seeds in jam drive me nuts.

Spon Farmer

Lady Haywire wrote: »

I merely asked why you wouldn't just cut it. Most people would do just that if it didn't peel, like a lot of them don't.

Read the post.

Lady Haywire

Spon Farmer wrote: »

I've googled this a few times but I only find people with the same question and no solution.

Is there a way to cleanly and neatly remove the transparent film for both plastic and foil trays on food packages?

I was just opening a Cully & Sully herb pie. No way it would peel off and I even put it in the oven for a minute.

All packages are impossible and it says the instructions to peel, not cut.

Just something I need to know.:rolleyes:

Spon Farmer wrote: »

Read the post.

So you refuse to cut it off because the instructions say to peel it off? I'm really not understanding your reasoning here or am I missing something.

New Home

It's the same as "resealable" packs that aren't.

Spon Farmer

Lady Haywire wrote: »

So you refuse to cut it off because the instructions say to peel it off? I'm really not understanding your reasoning here or am I missing something.

You are indeed missing something.

Quite a bit.

Why not just let it go?

Spon Farmer

New Home wrote: »

It's the same as "resealable" packs that aren't.

I was going to ask about those later :P

New Home

Basically, you just want to say to the manufacturers "Stop lying to us!!!".

Lady Haywire

Spon Farmer wrote: »

You are indeed missing something.

Quite a bit.

Why not just let it go?

I'm just wondering why you don't just cut it like any other person would! It peels off grand that way, even if it requires five seconds more work.

sammyjo90

Lady Haywire wrote: »

I'm just wondering why you don't just cut it like any other person would! It peels off grand that way, even if it requires five seconds more work.

All they asked was if there was a way to do it the way manufactures are implying it can happen because it seems impossible. One peel off motion and comes off in one go.
I very much doubt they don't buy these packets because they refuse to cut into them

Faith

Mod note: Okay, enough of the bickering, please! It’s Sunday, the day of rest

Spon Farmer

New Home wrote: »

Basically, you just want to say to the manufacturers "Stop lying to us!!!".

No I'm not asking for the fall of civilisation.

I just want the dang film to come off.:):)

Loire

Hi all,

Never heard of making a curry with flour, adding some sugar or even straining through a whisk, but it was amazing!

https://www.redonline.co.uk/food/recipes/a32297503/wagamama-katsu-curry-recipe/

Gloomtastic!

An Irish food quiz!

https://www.thejournal.ie/food-ireland-holidays-visit-quiz-5138407-Jul2020/

Only 6/10 here

sammyjo90

Gloomtastic! wrote: »

An Irish food quiz!

https://www.thejournal.ie/food-ireland-holidays-visit-quiz-5138407-Jul2020/

Only 6/10 here

5 for me! Guessed a lot of them.
What in the name of god is fifteens? Never heard of it!

miamee

10/10 for me, I was even shocked at myself (a few were guesses).

the beer revolu

Gorgonzola sandwich as a special in a Dublin pub is considered knowledge of Irish food???? Really.
Never heard of 15s.

7/10
Not happy.:(

New Home

the beer revolu wrote: »

Gorgonzola sandwich as a special in a Dublin pub is considered knowledge of Irish food???? Really.
Never heard of 15s.

7/10
Not happy.:(

Ah, yesss. The famous veined cheese from the little village in the Wesht of Ireland called Gorgonzolagh....

rubadub

the beer revolu wrote: »

Gorgonzola sandwich as a special in a Dublin pub is considered knowledge of Irish food???? Really.

I thought it was a joke answer, as in an obviously wrong option.

Turns out it a bloomsday thing.

https://davybyrnes.com/history/

Mollyb60

sammyjo90 wrote: »

5 for me! Guessed a lot of them.
What in the name of god is fifteens? Never heard of it!

As far as I can tell fifteens are a NI thing. I've only come across them up here. They're condensed milk, digestives, coconut with marshmallows and cherries all smushed together. They're actually really tasty. My MIL makes great fifteens.

rubadub

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fifteens

Fifteens are a type of tray bake from Ulster. They are very popular among natives and ex-pats alike. The recipe calls for 15 of each ingredient, hence the name, and is typically composed of digestive biscuits, marshmallows, glacé cherries, condensed milk and desiccated coconut. The delicacy is traditionally offered with other tray bakes, buns or biscuits and is commonly enjoyed with a cup of tea. Fifteens are seldom found outside Northern Ireland and County Donegal.

sammyjo90

Ewww coconut and glacé cherries. Not for me thanks! It can stay a delicacy up there :pac:

the beer revolu

rubadub wrote: »

I thought it was a joke answer, as in an obviously wrong option.

Turns out it a bloomsday thing.

https://davybyrnes.com/history/

I decided it was a rubbish question so it was ok to cheat
I still got it wrong:mad::mad:
It's not even on their menu!!

I absolutely love fifteens.

The recipe is 15 crushed digestives, 15 marshmallows, 15 cherries all mixed together with a can of condensed milk, rolled into a sausage, coated in coconut, refrigerated, and then sliced.

They are divine.

I might make some tonight! Great recipe for "baking" with kids.

BaZmO*

Loire wrote: »

Hi all,

Never heard of making a curry with flour, adding some sugar or even straining through a whisk, but it was amazing!

https://www.redonline.co.uk/food/recipes/a32297503/wagamama-katsu-curry-recipe/

I made this tonight (result in the Dinner thread). Really liked, but as I mentioned in the thread, could do with being a tad sweeter I think and reducing the amount curry powder.

As for using flour. I remember when I was a kid (back in the 80’s!) my mam’s friend came over to show her how to make a Chinese style curry which was proper exotic back then. It was basically gently fried onions, to which a mixture of curry powder and flour was added, along with a pack of powered chicken soup and and cooked chopped up chicken. Not a million miles away from this recipe when you think about. We loved it as kids.

Dial Hard

Bought the Elephant & Castle box as a surprise for my folks, will go down and cook it for them tomorrow. The makings of 1kg of wings plus all the accompaniments, four bacon-cheese burgers and white chocolate & macadamia cookie dough. They left the bacon out of my box but I don't mind, I don't like it on burgers anyway.

Looking forward to it!

Gloomtastic!

Gone through three hand mixers in the last three months. Mixers are supplied with dough hooks but they're just not up to the job really. The last one, a Kenwood, was 450W and l thought it would be able but it started smoking the other day and black bits falling out of it. :eek:

Any recommendations? I was trying to keep it below €50 but that may be the problem.

oscarBravo

Gloomtastic! wrote: »

I was trying to keep it below €50 but that may be the problem.

Pretty sure that's the problem. Dough mixing needs a lot of torque which is hard to do reliably on the cheap.

I find it's therapeutic to knead dough by hand anyway, even though our mixer seems able for it. It's also a ten-minute workout, which can only be a good thing.

phormium

Not a hope will hand mixers deal with any amount of dough, those dough hooks are more of an ornament or suitable for a biscuit dough but not a yeast bread dough! You'd need a stand mixer and a strong one at that, I have a kitchenaid and a kenwood and prefer to do dough in the kenwood as it's hard on any machine and I'm not having it damaging my pretty kitchenaid

Ryath

Yea as the guys said you need a proper stand mixer. I tried my hand mixer dough hooks once and gave up after 20 seconds and pulled out my Kenwood stand mixer.

Kenwood chef Classic is not too badly priced. It's well worth it I think it makes baking so much easier and I quite like my mincer and food processor attachments too.

https://tommiekelly.ie/product/kenwood-classic-chef-km330/?utm_source=googleshopping&utm_medium=shp&utm_network=u&utm_mobile=0&utm_creative=435141217141&utm_position=&utm_random=17198489667090707916&gclid=Cj0KCQjwu8r4BRCzARIsAA21i_ARmxAF4MAO-_-D0iiS4chLKfnmuZlHRQtl4_d2ULvf0jTC6WtsYk0aAva9EALw_wcB&utm_campaign=shopping%20-%20roscommon%20(24)&utm_ad_group_id=80360&utm_campaign_id=332404&utm_prod_id=6217

Gloomtastic!

oscarBravo wrote: »

Pretty sure that's the problem. Dough mixing needs a lot of torque which is hard to do reliably on the cheap.

I find it's therapeutic to knead dough by hand anyway, even though our mixer seems able for it. It's also a ten-minute workout, which can only be a good thing.

I have a condition called dupres syndrome, which basically means my hands are f*cked, so no hand kneading for me. Mary Berry has the same condition I believe which is why she always got Paul Hollywood to do the bread kneading on GBBO. :eek:

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/dupuytrens-contracture/symptoms-causes/syc-20371943

Gloomtastic!

^ Having said that, I still managed to make this Sourdough beauty this morning without any kneading.

New Home

Now you're just showing off!

Dial Hard

The New York Times No Knead bread is excellent, just fyi.

Gloomtastic!

Dial Hard wrote: »

The New York Times No Knead bread is excellent, just fyi.

I used this recipe, primarily for the quantities.

https://www.kingarthurflour.com/recipes/no-knead-sourdough-bread-recipe

I did fold/stir it three times for the first three hours and left it overnight in the fridge overnight but I ignored the get it back to room temperature so leave it for 2/3 hours the next morning bit and stuck it straight into a hot pot.