The fast show

GoodWatch · Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2009 8:30 pm Post subject: The fast show

Time is money. So we are being told. There's a new craze here: cooking has to be fast. A stew that has to simmer for hours is 'so last year'

No, use the content of a sachet and presto, 4 hours of simmering is reduced to 30 minutes. All for your convenience

No! No! No!

I don't want this, I don't need this, we don't need this. Do I actually have to believe that 'the public asked for this'? There are even chemicals that speed-up the ripening of cheese. Chemicals that mimic the effect of smoked eel or sausage

I like cooking. I like the fact that some dishes take hours to finish, like my favourite game pie. I don't want the content of bags that supposedly speed-up the process. I want my matured cheese to be 11 months old, not 1 month old but chemically treated to mimic the effect of those 11 months. Bugger off!

I'm sorry for this rant.
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Tools · Posted: Fri Nov 06, 2009 12:01 am Post subject:

Hot Pockets..............

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Lion · Posted: Fri Nov 06, 2009 12:09 am Post subject:

Frans, I agree some things are better when the time needed to complete a meal or aging a food item is better left to a natural procession. I believe we have enough chemicals in processed foods and going back to healthy foods is preferable!!!
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Carolina · Posted: Fri Nov 06, 2009 1:51 am Post subject:

Frans, no argument from me! We are a scratch bake, slow cook family here.

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jdc · Posted: Fri Nov 06, 2009 10:39 am Post subject:

my stews can take up to two hours. The only fast food I like is eggs and a medium rare steak - plus resting time of course. Food should be enjoyed not only in time spent cooking but time spent around the table enjoying and talking.
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Deep Sea · Posted: Fri Nov 06, 2009 12:21 pm Post subject:

I hear ya...27-days aged New York strips and rib-eyes. That's what I'm talking about!
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Lion · Posted: Fri Nov 06, 2009 1:00 pm Post subject:

Lisa · Posted: Fri Nov 06, 2009 2:27 pm Post subject:

Yep - unless you're talking about stir-fry or eggs... give me slow cooked any day! I have no use for gimmicky compressing of cooking time or aging of anything.... all in its own good time.... that's what it's all about.

A few years ago my mother in law said I should get a bread baking machine since I like to make bread. She just couldn't understand that the joy of making bread is in doing it by hand.
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Carolina · Posted: Fri Nov 06, 2009 3:19 pm Post subject:

Lisa, I just tried out this bread recipe this week. It came out really well!

http://alexandracooks.blogspot.co...an-bread-in-five-minutes-day.html
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