Thermodyne’s hot food holding cabinets and slow cook-and-hold ovens are the ideal solutions for achieving consistent temperatures and moist, flavorful dishes for large gatherings. Here’s how Thermodyne can help you master Thanksgiving catering, along with a few recipe ideas that are sure to impress.
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Making marron glace is one of the sweetest and decidedly European ways to incorporate seasonal chestnuts into a meal. Most people who choose to get creative in the kitchen opt to include them as part of decadent dessert toppings or fillings.
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Because the expectations for private cooking and industrial cooking are different, the types of implements used are different, calling for different areas of expertise. From huge mixers to walk-in freezers to industrial-sized ovens, the types of tools used will have a direct impact on the quality and quantity of food you will be able to produce.
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We all know the joy of low-temperature cooking during the winter. First, there is nothing better than getting dinner prep out of the way early and knowing as you go about your day that your evening meal is slowly taking care of itself. Second, as your dish slowly simmers, it fills your kitchen with warm, comforting aromas all day long.
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If you know in advance that you will need to cook and hold food on a regular basis, then it is important to educate yourself how best to keep your food hot and fresh until it is time to serve. Of course, your method is greatly influenced by what sort of dish you are trying to keep hot.
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One way to keep at least our kitchens warm and fragrant is to consider stewing foods. One reason that stewed foods is a good for this is due to the nature of the ingredients involved.
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Every home cook, chef, or food service worker has their own favorite recipe for marinating. Whether it is vegetables, game meat, poultry, or a roast for the family Sunday dinner, a good marinate will enhance the meal.
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These ribs begin with being more or less braised in cola until perfectly moist and tender and then finished with a Caribbean style spiced Captain Morgan and Coke BBQ sauce.
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When confit time has finished the wings can be refrigerated for up to a week, the flavor will actually develop with time. When ready for service the wings will need to be crisped. This can be done by searing in a hot pan, under a broiler, on a grill, or in a fryer. Make sure to remove as much of the bacon fat and vegetable oil prior to the final cooking step. As soon as the have been browned/crisped toss with bacon marmalade and enjoy a truly unique and world-class chicken wing.
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Sous-vide (French for “under vacuum”) is not a new cooking method, but it has garnered at lot of attention recently, and has come to be associated with the type of cuisine produced by modern high-end restaurants on the vanguard of innovation. Basically, this culinary technique involves thoroughly wrapping or sealing a portioned food item (meat, fish, vegetables etc.) and submerging it in a carefully controlled water bath, where exactitude of water temperature and duration of submersion results in a precisely cooked product. This is achieved with a container of water, and a device to precisely heat the water and control its temperature.
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As Thanksgiving looms on the horizon, we contemplate not only what method we will use to cook our holiday turkeys, but what we'll do with the inevitable leftovers. If you are not in the mood to eat cold turkey sandwiches for the weeks following the big day, consider some of these slow-cooking favorites.
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Port Wine Poached Pear: Place wine, brown sugar, cinnamon stick, ginger, and clove into medium sauce pan set over medium heat. This recipe is great served with vanilla ice cream!
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It's fall again and that means recipes for fall. Here is a great recipe for an amazing Fall Spiced and Cherry Stuffed Pork Loin.
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