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You know you're awesome when you bust out the micrometer to systematize the rendering of perfect french fries.
by RevRal 16y ago
You know you're awesome when you bust out the micrometer to systematize the rendering of perfect french fries.
- joe_bleau 16y agoThat's actually a dial caliper, not an outside micrometer.
- RevRal 16y agoWell wither me toes, I've been calling them micrometers my whole life. Thanks!
- HeyLaughingBoy 16y agoNot only that, but it's a Starrett caliper: the kind of pricey, high quality tool that I drool over. ...and about the only interesting part of the article. I enjoy cooking and I love potatoes; I even have a dozen or so potato plants/tubers/whatever growing in the garden. But even I realized years ago that the key to good french fries with low effort is to buy the OreIda "fast food" fries and cook them myself in the fat of my choice. I've tried all the methods I read about and still the premade ones are better. Something I've never been able to say about any other food I cook.
- joe_bleau 16y agoMy dad the machinist prefers Brown & Sharpe or Fowler (depending on the particular tool) to Starrett. Styling mostly; it seems like Starrett stuff has the old fashioned look and typefaces, whereas the B&S has a more 60s clean and simple hi-tech look. I actually have the same model Starrett dial caliper pictured in the link.
- mark_h 16y agoIf you liked all that, you'd probably enjoy the tv show "In search of perfection" by Heston Blumenthal, which is all about optimising common recipes (supposedly in a manner reproducible in a domestic kitchen, although I'm often a bit skeptical about that part). The first episode I saw was on fish and chips too.
- goatforce5 16y agoWas it something like this? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWTy9fE48og http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWTy9fE48og
- j_b_f 16y agoGreat, I just lost like 20 minutes.