Did you get any neat cooking related Christmas presents?

Got a copy of "The Professional Chef" :3

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>starts a new thread without checking the catalog
>posts a bunch of junk

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It's nonsense, but I'll try it out

Got an air fryer, can I do anything neat with it?

Yep, I got 50 pounds of bread flour, and two jars of jam (blueberry-jalapeno, apricot-jalapeno). The former was something I asked for, the latter, I have no fucking idea what I'm going to do with it.

>>7202895
Jam for all that toast you'll have :^)

>>7202895
F-fifty pounds?

I got a griddle, I've used it and cleans super easy so I like it

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I got some gizmo that supposedly will make me a perfect hard boiled egg faster than the amount of time it takes to boil water. It also claims to make omelettes, poached eggs, scrambled eggs.

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I got this, so when I'm drunk as shit (aka most nights) I can cook my pasta in the microwave without worrying about stuff boiling over

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I know it's not a top tier one, but I finally got a meat thermometer.

Side note, say I'm grilling a steak, how often would you check the temp? I'd rather not poke the hell out of it

i got a pasta maker, actually so much fun and super tasty, probs best gift

>>7202917
when you think it's done

>>7202902
I'll probably use it all before the end of February

>>7202917
A much better tool than most of the gifts in this thread. As for how often, honestly you'll only need to poke meat once or twice, you just use the thermometer to checking for doneness, common sense about time applies.

>>7202864
PLEASE tell me what vegetables with your spiral slicer cook well or not. Especially interested in zuchinni.

>>7202917

I've been asking for a thermometer with a cord that you can put in the oven and have a timer go off when it reaches the temp you set it for (or use to monitor beer brewing) for years.

But seriously, anon, you shouldn't need a meat thermometer to temp a steak.

>>7202864
A dehydrator, ice-cream maker, milk frother, some calcium chloride (with some calciumc lactate on its way in the mail), isomalt sugar, miracle berry tablets and a book about making the perfect cup of coffee (which I don't drink, at all); altogether a nice haul.

Already dried some apple slicers, and should have banana chips ready in the morning.

>>7202917
I have one of the larger versions, and it's breddy gub. The temperature is read close the point of the probe, unlike a lot of cheaper thermometers which use a larger part of the probe surface to relate temperature data, and it's pretty accurate and fast. I think the smaller one is a 2 degree maximum margin on the temperature reading, and something like a 5 or 6 second response time. In any case, it's a whole lot better than the majority of thermometers out there.
For a steak, do >>7202931 but err on the side of caution. You can always put the probe back in where you did the first time. In general, though, the less you need to mess with a protein, the better. You'll get better at estimating time and temperature gradients as you go.

>>7202945
It can be a helpful tool to dial in the right zone for steak doneness. He won't need to use it often, but it can be pretty helpful to put a qualitative thing (apparent doneness) to a number.

>>7202962

what do you do with frothed milk?

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I got a 12 piece Cuisinart cookware set. I just moved into my new apartment so I was very happy to receive this.

I didn't get anything, but my mom got a Gordon Ramsay cookbook. It actually has lots of nice recipes.
I thought I was getting an electric skillet from my aunt because my gift was wrapped and packaged in a skillet box, but it turned out to be a fucking winter coat. Could have been worse, but I was still bummed.

>>7203051
kind of hokey they include the lids in the piece count

I got a bunch of clothes that arent gonna fit, so Ill return them all this week and probably buy a few pieces of cookware and a winter motorcycle jacket like I actually needed

>>7203048
Use it for foaming stuff; so far I've made excellent chocolate milk with it, and I think it should do well on egg whites too.

Got a new slow cooker that isn't 40 years old like my current one

6 quart Dutch oven. I've been wanting one for a while and my sister delivered, now I'm just trying to decide what meal to break it in with. I'll probably do Swiss steak or a chicken.

Food related gifts, yes. Cooking related, no.
>Make homemade jam one year for gifts because I'm really into canning
>Every year since I've received storebought gifts of jam from the person I gave it to
I don't understand it. If it were anyone else I'd assume it was some sort of passive-aggressive sleight but it's my grandmother gifting me it.

One of those coffee makers that takes those capsule things. Plus a box of maybe a hundred or so of different kinds of the capsules.

Thanks, Mom.

>>7203677
maybe your jam was shit-tier and she wants you to have nice tasting things in your life.

I hope you said thanks to gram-gram

Got a new stock pot with a lid that actually works haha.

A new spice rack with 20 slots, probably need a bigger one I have a ton of spices.

Some large Tupperware that I was in dire need of

A mortar and pestle which was probably my favorite gift. I love fresh ground pepper and it's much more floral when it's done with a mortar and pestle instead of a hand grinder.

>>7203732

Oh! And some sauce pots which I also really needed.

>>7202864
The only kitchen item I received was a large food mill, which I'd been wanting for awhile, for when I make tomato sauce and other sauces/fruit butters. Other than that, I didn't need a fucking thing for the kitchen. It's too small for all the kitchen supplies I have now as it is.

>>7202864
Stand mixer. I feel like I have unlocked a world of possibilities

Got a Hario Skerton and a bottle of Zyr as far as /ck/ stuff goes

Got a Boos maple cutting board. My gf's cheap bamboo board was splitting like crazy.

My first cast iron skillet which I was really wanting.

Three cookbooks and a knife skills book. The book is pretty basic but it does have some good info on breaking down poultry and stuff.

Sur la table gift card which i'll use to buy a new chef's knife and a kitchen scale.
>Recommendations on a <$100 8" chef's knife?

Got a crock pot. Never owned one. Going to try that pulled pork everybody raves about first

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My best friend got me an Oyster shucker for when I work charc at the restaurant we work in.

dope little wooden handle blade.

pic very related. thats it.

An ANOVA brand sous vide machine

A bottle of Glenfiddich 18

one of those giant ice cube silicone molds.

>>7202864
pizza stone, since I was having trouble getting my zas to not stick to greased aluminum

>>7204010
>one of those giant ice cube silicone molds.

Brought back the Death Star version of this from Japan.

>>7202864

I have money to spend on a wine course, but I'm not sure it's worth it.

>$600
>god knows how much in books
>travel and lodging in Philadelphia
>all for useless cert

Probably $2000 when all is said and done and for what? An Introductory Wine certification, when I don't work in and have no intentions of working in the restaurant industry.

I just want to geek out on wine for a bit. Anyone done this?

>>7204027

Also a ton of chili pepper and cumin. Cumin is all ground, chili pepper as well but also have a ton of whole chilis. This is basically a 10 year supply and I have no idea how the fuck I'm going to get rid of it.

>>7202864
1_ Brand new rice cooker that is programmable. Zojirushi 10cup masterrace.

2_ basmati rice and medium rice

>>7203683
nice nice. you used it yet?

Got a 3cup moka pota but not sure how to use it. First 2 cups came out burnt. I used a flour like grind and warm water

>>7204027

Sommelier here, it'll ensure you always have a job in the industry. That's about it unless you go all the way up to a masters level which I think all of 16 people in the world have obtained.

>>7204052
How does 1 person eat 10 cups of rice. You must be making a lot of sushi

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Got one of these bad boys.
Tried the scrambler, doesn't work (as expected). The only thing I can think of would be to get smaller eggs for the next trial.
Gonna try the cracker some other time. I have slightly more hope for the cracker, but not much. It'll probably fuck up the yolk and the shell will be shrapnel.

I also got Gingerbread men cookie cutters and a silicon baking sheet.

>>7204610

This.

I have a 5 cup Zojirushi (which I've yet to fill in over 2 years) and aside from the thing already taking up half the counter, one of their little cups is plenty of rice for two people as part of a meal.

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>>7204623
Too lazy to take a pic.

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Check out this sweet haul

>>7202864
Motherfucker OP
I have been pining for a spiral slicer for like half a year now!
Also everything else you got looks pretty sweet. Fucking jalapeno corer?? What the fuck.
And here I am with my goddamn shit Clever Cracker. More like Crap Cracker, amiright?

Got a chinois and some tawny port. drinking the latter now with some cheese and twin peaks

>>7204638
Post recipes.

>>7204638

>american library association top ten paperback

Fucking kids these day...

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>>7204645

Why not just spend 2 bucks on pic related?

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>>7204677

Alright buddy, are you ready to learn how to make Naruto Rolls?

Not really cooking so much as just food but I got a jar of surprisingly good pale ale jelly, some irish porter cheddar and a really good ash-rind goat cheese.

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>>7204677

It's a little discouraging isn't it? But weebs will be weebs.

>>7204706

Check out our leading man here, he knows he's getting some after she eats his Naruto Roll.

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>>7204717

>ham
>cheese
>nori

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Nigella realdoll

>>7204717
Christ. Start with boiling rice first.

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>>7204717

Someone gave me pic related, and I thought the recipes were disappointing until seeing your cookbook.

>>7204733

For what?

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>>7204638
>>7204681
>tfw I also actually own this

>>7204745
For whatever you feel like. If you're trying to teach people to make weeb food, and obviously it's a book for beginners of cooking. Then rice is such a staple that to me it's obviously the best place to start.

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>>7204733

Don't worry man I got you covered.

>>7204754

But you just flip the switch/push the button.

>>7204759
Are you so poor your rice cooker has only one button?

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>>7204756

Using the keyboard to keep the book open

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>>7204763

My rice cooker remembers the last setting used, so all you need to do after measuring and washing the rice is hit "cook" and listen to the music.

>>7204745

Yea all of these recipes are really simple but I understand this is a cookbook for kids. I just don't know why my sister decided to give it to me as a 28 year old man. But the thought is appreciated.

>>7204768
Coincidentally I own the 12 cup model of that cooker.

>>7204772

>12 cup model

That thing must be the size of a small car.

>>7204768

Rice cookers are such beautiful things. Could never go without one after owning one.

>>7204776
Yeah. I bought it before they came out with the 5 cup model. Wish I had waited.

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I made out pretty good, got On Food & Cooking and a sugar thermometer. The book is fascinating as fuck, it's got fifty pages just about eggs. I'll probably make a thread to post pages from it for people who don't have a copy at some point.

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>>7204688
Strip peeler? Yea, never thought of getting one of those. Thanks. I think I'll pick one up monday.

Other way I suppose would be to cut diagonal lines in the veg and slice with a regular peeler? But idk how well that would work. I'm an amateur.

Is the yellow handled tool in the picture a type of strip peeler? Haven't seen one that looks like that before. Pretty neat.

Also this thing looks pretty neat (pic related).

>>7204756

Why is everyone redfaced? Do they have fevers and are delirious with seeing talking cat things?

Got a cro/ck/pot

I didn't get anything for Christmas, and I feel kinda weird about it.
I don't really want or need anything, but you get that feeling of being left out when you don't receive something for Christmas.

Is this what growing up is?

>>7204882
Move in with a rich old lady. Shell give you gifts every week so long as you eat her pussy and throw her some dick once n a while

>>7204911
I have a fetish for older women, so this is literally my dream.
And I don't mean the "40-year-old pornstar MILF" type of older women, either... Like 60+ is my jam.

>>7204825

>is the yellow handled tool in the picture a type of strip peeler

Yeah, and more.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZFyNbJQbS0

I have an identical one but it just has a regular peeler blade.

For the price it's pretty good quality (as are many Thai knives).

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Some people gave me money so I went and bought this for myself.

>>7204922
Awww it's cute

>>7204645
The jalapeno corer looks pretty cool, but if it doesn't work as advertised I'll just carry it for protection.

That egg cracker looks cool, but I predict that it won't work well either.

I'm not really sure what to use the spiral slicer for.

Also pictured are flexible cutting boards from Amazon basics and flexible reusable sealing caps for bowls.

I didn't take a photo but I also got a few books by Alton Brown, which I'm happy with.

Got a spice rack, immersion blender, some kitchenaid attachments and a knife sharpener.

So far the sharpener is disappointing but it might just be that my knifes are to dull for a little hand held sharpener.

My first slow cooker! Also a new electric fry pan and a bunch of stuff for my baking, and a blow torch. Pretty stoked this year.

>>7202864
>knife sharpener

>>7204717

What the fuck.....

>>7203683
>those capsule things
The liquid jew.
I mean this absolutely literally. Coffee capsules are ridiculously overpriced.

>>7204825
Looks like a large pencil sharpener

>>7204706
Reading the first page and it's already haemorrhaging blood from my eyes.

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I received a baking stone and a measurement cup. I've never used a baking stone before so I'm not sure if it's something that works well or if it's just a meme. I'll give it a try the next time I'm making pizza.

>>7204825

you can see how badly it works just from the advertising shots themselves

>>7202909
Looks interesting, I've never tried to microwave pasta. I always wanted to try it in a kettle with the button taped down.

>>7205320
They're Amazon basics non-stick silicon tray liners, not cutting boards.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/AmazonBasics-Silicone-Baking-Mat-Pack/dp/B00V5IM0EU

>>7204796
http://gen.lib.rus.ec/book/index.php?md5=891eb4e116ba6037f0298048b661c854

This appears to be the right book, although maybe a slightly different edition as it has an alternate cover.

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>>7204921
Damn son that looks groovy.
Found it on Amazon, will have to look into ordering one.
Thanks man!

>>7205320
>jalapeno corer
>for self defense
ABSOLUTELY SAVAGE

Spiral slicers I believe are mainly for making noodles out of vegetables, which is a great substitute if you eat low-carb like I do. Zucchini seems to be the most popular use.

I suppose you can also use it for making neat vege garnishes, if your into that sort of thing. Or to add some stuff/flair to salads, like spiral sliced carrot or some such.

Deep fryer and a pestle and mortar (Jamie Oliver branded but meh)

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not quite a gift, but a store was preparing to close down for repairs and i was there an hour before closing
The whole shelf of salads, pre-peeled veggies and diced fresh fruits was marked down to
one
fucking
cent
(pic is still in the process, the staff didnt finish putting new stickers on everything yet)
It was my healthiest christmas to date

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One of those nescafé dolce gusto things. I'm liking it so far.

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Nothing too crazy, the sausage kit I got for my dad tho.

My friend got my the Thug Kitchen cookbook too

>I'm a dirty vegetarian

>>7206228
Damn that looks like sex in a cup

>>7206171
thats pretty badass, but why wouldn't they just donate it? they could have taken a tax write off for the original price and made a ton of people really happy

>>7206171
damn nigga

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>>7205777
>>7205851
Kek yea
Maximum gimmick

>>7206241

Damn, before I got my Zojirushi that was the exact rice cooker I'd used for 10 years, and originally bought for around $10.

As long as you don't scratch the inside of the bowl those things are actually pretty solid, if you don't mind eating the not always that great finished product (often a mix of slightly mushy and burnt to the bottom).

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>>7202864
onion holder

>>7206290
lol

I got a xian chung plant. Its leaves can be used as a condiment.

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>>7206290

>onion holder

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I got a Zojirushi 3-cup rice cooker!

I'm really excited, I use my analog rice cooker every day. Rice is life.

>>7206341
why

>>7205875
Blocked in the glorious democracy of bongistan. It probably is that one though, it's a fairly famous book.

I might make a thread anyway, it'd be fun.

>>7202864
Local cider and perry from a market my brother was visiting. At least, I'm pretty sure it's actual perry since there's no printed labels on the bottles.
It certainly looks and tastes more like perry than the 'pear cider' shit that gets sold everywhere.

>>7204701
ahmed is that you?

>>7206360
Right now there is a super busy Japanese business man on the way to a super important meeting going "this is so convenient".

>>7204638
got a eurofags version of this

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Cuisinart's Allclad ripoff set of 12 good shit desudesudesu

>dat steampot

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Got a cookbook.

>>7207307

I would have been very happy to receive this one.

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>>7202864
This in a mocha brownish color.

Making oxtail stew in it now.

>>7205810
I love mine. You have to adjust the cooking times because it seems to cook stuff faster, but it makes great, crispy pizza crust and cookies.

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I got this cute cookbook with a set of dumpling presses, and a penguin bento rice-shaping kit
it cuts the seaweed sheets into the penguin's black areas

>>7202864
I got a v60 cone for making coffee. Still learning to use it properly, but I like the coffee it makes. Much weaker than my french press, but still a flavorful cup.

>>7207439
>celebrity chef
into the trash it goes

>>7204519
chefsteps has a pretty good video on moka pot useage

>>7206360
It's a gag box.

>>7204765
what the fuck

>>7207457
use espresso grind and bloom the coffee before pouring the rest of the water through

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Wooden cutting board from little sister. Dunno the quality but it came with a mineral oil tutorial and it looks good. Better than the stained plastic one we had!

>>7204638
>>7204706
>>7204717
>>7204756
>>7204765

This is the worst thing ever.

>>7206634

Alt download then

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/2461478/Docs/Harold_McGee-On_Food_and_Cooking_The_Science_and_L.pdf

>>7208703

Works pretty good but clean very well, the plastic allows easy mildew buildup.

>>7208703

I hope that was just a stocking stuffer.

People only buy those on a whim when walking through the grocery store.

>>7205646
Want to know how I know you're obese?