Logan D. Hurricanes Posted August 17, 2023 Report Share Posted August 17, 2023 The season finale of Crime Scene Kitchen had something interesting. Spoiler A cruffin... mash-up of a croissant and a muffin. I've never heard of them but they sound really good. I won't be making them myself, though. They seem a little labor intensive. And they were filled, not like this picture. mattingly and Cygnia 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan D. Hurricanes Posted August 17, 2023 Report Share Posted August 17, 2023 Looking for more information led me to find this. https://www.tastingtable.com/1271613/viral-cube-croissant-exclusive/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted August 17, 2023 Report Share Posted August 17, 2023 I'm hoping they do more savory bakes if they do a s3. Watching them squirm and whine about making quiches filled me with evil glee. Pariah and Logan D. Hurricanes 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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unclevlad Posted August 17, 2023 Report Share Posted August 17, 2023 17 hours ago, Logan D. Hurricanes said: The season finale of Crime Scene Kitchen had something interesting. Hide contents A cruffin... mash-up of a croissant and a muffin. I've never heard of them but they sound really good. I won't be making them myself, though. They seem a little labor intensive. And they were filled, not like this picture. Croissant dough is a ROYAL PITA, much like puff pastry dough. I've seen the instructions for puff pastry. I shut the cookbook and put it next to my signed Necronomicon..... But....yeah...if you make the crescent moon shape, then something like sliced in half, with a swipe of raspberry preserve or orange marmalade for each half, then a drizzle of ganache over the top....... I don't need a personal chef to do dinner, I need one to do BREAKFAST.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted August 17, 2023 Report Share Posted August 17, 2023 Homemade dumpling dough gives me fits. At least I can get premade wrappers for wontons/gyoza/momos, but I'm out of luck when it comes to trying to make har gow. At least my filling is good and I can adapt it to fried rice. Meanwhile, hoping to make actual homemade pie dough this weekend to see if I can pull it off for Thanksgiving et al. Winter though, I need to try making pierogi again. I owe it to my late grandmother. Plus, they actually appreciate pierogi here in Cleveland... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted August 17, 2023 Report Share Posted August 17, 2023 Trick with pie dough, from what I've seen, is keeping things COLD. You want to maintain small dabs of butter scattered throughout. I'll admit, I never bothered. Streusel toppings. Or pre-made crusts. I moved away from most things along these lines, but not here. Or...well, not to making my own. Pumpkin pie filling is a custard. It doesn't need a crust, per se. Apple? Streusel topping. Cheesecake...mmm, well, OK, a crust. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan D. Hurricanes Posted August 17, 2023 Report Share Posted August 17, 2023 I hate rolling out dough. If I must do a crust, I'll go store bought every time. I've seen several cruffin recipes using puff pastry, so I may give this a try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Cygnia Posted August 17, 2023 Report Share Posted August 17, 2023 1 hour ago, unclevlad said: Trick with pie dough, from what I've seen, is keeping things COLD. You want to maintain small dabs of butter scattered throughout. I'll admit, I never bothered. Streusel toppings. Or pre-made crusts. I moved away from most things along these lines, but not here. Or...well, not to making my own. Pumpkin pie filling is a custard. It doesn't need a crust, per se. Apple? Streusel topping. Cheesecake...mmm, well, OK, a crust. Fortunately, for my pumpkin chiffon pie, I blast together gingersnaps, sugar, pecans and melted butter in the ol' food processor and press in the pie pan for that before a quick 15 minute bake-off. Similar route for the cheesecake (using graham crackers). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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unclevlad Posted August 17, 2023 Report Share Posted August 17, 2023 Instant Pot was a major seller, but they made several common mistakes, it looks like. The company owns Pyrex, Corelle, Corningware, and Snapware (lids for Pyrex, storage containers)...can't figure Corning sold those cheap. And Chicago Cutlery. Anchor Hocking is big in the glass cookware market; Glad and Ziploc dominate the local grocery store shelves for plastic storage. And kitchen knives are a TOUGH market. And Instant Pots have a pretty darn finite market. I suspect they overbuilt, overexpanded. Guess what? The pandemic market was *great* for pressure cookers, but that's a demand bubble. It burst. EVERYONE is getting crucified with supply chain issues...I went to market earlier today, and practically fainted looking at the prices of some of the secondary meat cuts. Yeah, THAT MUCH higher than even, say, a month ago. So when the market for the Instant Pots wasn't there? Still have allllll that debt service to cover those acquisitions and production expansion. They also may have too many models; that complicates logistics, and raises costs somewhat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted August 18, 2023 Report Share Posted August 18, 2023 I have a crockpot and a dutch oven -- I don't NEED an Instapot. If/when my in-laws finally pass, we're getting theirs. There's a great restaurant supply shop here in Cleveland that I pick up items like baking sheets and the like at reasonable prices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Logan D. Hurricanes Posted August 18, 2023 Report Share Posted August 18, 2023 I love my Instant Pot, but I don't use it very often. Mainly because mom runs the kitchen (unless I have a special project) and she doesn't care for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted August 18, 2023 Report Share Posted August 18, 2023 I have an Instant Pot, but with only me? The things the IP does well, makes a heckuva lot. So I haven't used mine in quite a while. That said...I may just plan on using it a bit more often, as pork shoulder is still reasonable. Not much else is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Logan D. Hurricanes Posted August 18, 2023 Report Share Posted August 18, 2023 1 hour ago, unclevlad said: That said...I may just plan on using it a bit more often, as pork shoulder is still reasonable. Not much else is. I mainly used it for ribs. They work very well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Logan D. Hurricanes Posted August 23, 2023 Report Share Posted August 23, 2023 Now presenting (for some reason) the Condiment Cow! https://i.imgur.com/SLUz41S.mp4 tkdguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Logan D. Hurricanes Posted August 24, 2023 Report Share Posted August 24, 2023 Hmm, I'm not crazy about jalapeno on pizza, but that looks good. Just needs pineapple. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted August 25, 2023 Report Share Posted August 25, 2023 The World’s First Piranha Ramen Is No Joke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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