Cooking Issues
457 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 3 years ago - ★★★★ - 407 ratingsDave Arnold, chef and inventor, answers listener questions on the latest innovative techniques, equipment, and ingredients in the food world. Each week on Cooking Issues, Dave solves your cooking dilemmas with his mile-a-minute stream of knowledge. Got a question on ike-jime, the Japanese fish killing technique? We got you covered. Hydrocolloids, sous-vide, liquid nitrogen? No problem. Have a question about pimping your oven to make great pizza? Give us a call. Occasionally Dave will invite special guest chefs, bartenders, authors and columnists to join the show.
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Episodes
Episode 7: Jeffrey Steingarten
August 17, 2010 16:04 - 1 hour - 44.8 MBThis week on Cooking Issues Dave and Stassia sit down with Jeffrey Steingarten, Vogue food critic and Iron Chef America judge. A bevy of callers chimed in to ask about everything from the vegetarian potential of meat glue to how to get the most out of MSG (and the myths that prevent meeting that potential). Callers also wondered what equipment will get you the best juice and smoothie action and whether or not that food on Iron Chef was actually delicious or not. Don’t miss this chance to hea...
Episode 6: Miracle Fruit, Dutch Ovens & More
August 10, 2010 16:01 - 44 minutes - 30.7 MBThis week on Cooking Issues Dave and Nastassia spoke about the scientific wonders of Miracle Fruit, buying a Dutch Oven, cooking pasta as if it were risotto, fixing (and cleaning!) a refrigerated centrifuge from Ebay via a blood bank, plus a fascinating and brief history of the Tichborne Dole. This episode was sponsored by Fairway: like no other market. Photo 1: Mircale Fruit, Photo 2: The Tichborne Dole
Episode 5: Dave Wondrich
August 02, 2010 15:56 - 45 minutes - 31 MBCocktail journalist and mixologist Dave Wondrich visits Cooking Issues to enlighten listeners on the current state of the punch bowl, classic Dutch distillation, where to find the best mixed drinks, and what actually makes punch punch. This episode was sponsored by Whole Foods Market. Photo 1: Dave Wondrich, Photo 2: elegant “punch”
Episode 4: Peppers!
July 27, 2010 20:49 - 49 minutes - 33.9 MBThis week on Cooking Issues Dave answered an email question regarding arguably the most delectable (and until the discovery of the ghost pepper, the hottest) of all peppers: the habanero. The listener was intent on neutralizing the heat of a habanero without killing the delightful floral aroma or taste, and wanted to do so without the use of a roto-vap. Topics covered this week also included the science of cooling and distilling a cocktail, the benefits of buying restaurant equipment from fo...
Episode 3: Harold McGee
July 20, 2010 16:01 - 48 minutes - 33.6 MBThis week on Cooking Issues Dave conferred with science-of-food guru Harold McGee, author of The Curious Cook, On Food & Cooking and frequent contributor to a myriad of publications, food-related and otherwise. Together the dynamic duo solved a heap of listener queries ranging between the high and the low tech; the science behind and perceived taste of carbonation was discussed, the process of measuring meat marbling via ultrasound was explored, and the tricky art of keeping herbs fresh was ...
Episode 2: Cocktails
July 13, 2010 16:00 - 45 minutes - 31.5 MBThis week on Cooking Issues Dave discussed the best way to “pre-batch” cocktails and his scientific research into the difference between stirring and shaking mixed drinks. He also recounted a trip to Maine wherein, with the help of a twenty-pound monster lobster, he attempted to disprove the adage that bigger lobsters taste worse. Plus Dave describes the origins of the most exotic of all exotic meats (lion, badgers, and bears, oh my) and where you can purchase and consume manna from heaven. ...
Episode 1: Cooking Issues Debuts
June 29, 2010 15:24 - 49 minutes - 34.1 MBThis week, on the premiere episode of Cooking Issues Dave Arnold took caller’s queries and covered a wide berth of topics, touching on everything from dry ice and gin to brisket and french fries. Callers got the scoop on the best commercial vacuum sealers, how to tenderize tough cuts of meat, and how to cook using an induction unit (electromagnetic waves!). Don’t miss this new and exciting addition to the HRN team! This episode was hosted by Barterhouse: purveyors of the finest imported wine...