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I have decided to go the route of home baking because my wife is an amazing cook because she is non rigid in her cooking. I however am a very rigid person when it comes to most things, understanding what I need to do exactly to hone a cylinder on my motorcycle or creating a clutch pack. This is where my cooking abilities come in, baking is more of a science than it is an art and exact measurements are required. This is where being an anal retentive person actually comes in handy. I am excited to experiment with baking and hopefully become a great baker and can share these experiences with my wife as well as having our cohort taste test hopefully more successes than failures. Having started college originally a biochemistry major I feel that using my originally science base brain towards baking will be great experience in learning. This experience will also bring me closer to my family because as a child I was the helper in the kitchen for my grandmother, mother, and aunt when they would bake. This is something I would like to pass on to my future children because as I child I loved being their baking assistant, even though most of the time I was completing simple tasks (Granted child Bryan could not be trusted with anything complex in the kitchen.) I am super excited in following in my monarchs foot steps and learn more about the amazing world of baking!
After a long week of trying to come up with project ideas I was finally able to narrow it down to two. The first project idea is something I have been wanting to do for a long time which is creating sushi. I went to a friends house about a year ago and he had a full spread of various rolls and sashimi that was amazing. My second project idea is learning to bake from scratch. I was inspired to do so because my wife is an amazing chef but anytime we tried to bake it never really worked well. Also I get to bring in my attempts for all of the class to share! Option 1:
My first option came to me due to my love of sushi which I get most weeks when my wife and I go out for our date night. I have many friends in the restaurant industry that have made awesome creations at home and have encouraged me to learn. I know after a short time I won't be making amazing sushi (or sushi rice for that matter) but it would be great to learn and entertain friends or just make a special dinner for my lovely wife. 1. Where will I be able to find sashimi grade fish at a mostly affordable price? 2. Is there a certain type of company that makes great and affordable knifes? 3. Where will I get any additional ingredients that might only be available in certain stores? 4. How much vinegar is required to make sticky rice? 5. What is the best portal to learn how to make a sushi creation? (I mean for self learning not a class.) 6. Will I have the time to properly prepare certain fish with marinades traditionally used? 7. Who will be the first person to try my creations? 8. How will I allow my progress to be judged? 9. Will I use organic/wild caught fish or a normally farmed fish? 10. Will Jeff give me more points if I feed him said sushi creations? Option 2: When I was a child my grandmother, mother, and aunt all used to make massive amounts of Christmas cookies as gifts for friends and family. With my grandmother passed away and my aunt moving to a different part of California they rarely get to make cookies so I think it would be a great tradition for me to keep for my family. I will learn the basics of baking from scratch and then apply them next Christmas and give the cookies to my mother and aunt. 1. What basic kitchen tools will I need to bake these homemade creations? 2. Is there a certain brand of flour or yeast that works best for baking? 3. Will I want to stick to just creating cookies or will I want to branch to cake/pie as well? 4. Should I use recipes found online or use my families traditional recipes? 5. Will I need to purchase a stand mixer or some other mechanized device? 6. How will I judge my progress as a baker? (Probably with my fellow candidates and my wife) 7. Can I use margarine instead of butter when baking? 8. Whats the best sweet to create for beginning bakers? 9. Could I also bake dog treats? 10. Will Jeff give me more points if I feed him said baking creations? |
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