I was wondering...

originally posted by JasonA:
originally posted by SFJoe:
originally posted by MLipton:

*An interesting choice might be the Hester Blumenthal recipe that sears the roast with a blowtorch followed by slow roasting at 150F. I don't have the apparatus for that approach, though.
I saw a Blumenthal recipe once that kept the steak at something like 120 or 130F for 24 hours. Seemed like the perfect recipe for killing off your customers.

The Keller recipe for standing rib roast is similar, though not as extreme. I have tried it out and it is as foolproof as it is delicious.

That's quite a big baggie you need, if you are doing a whole rib roast.

The scary thing about Blumenthal for me is the cooking temperature was in the incubating rather than sterilizing territory. Is that true for Keller as well?
 
originally posted by Sharon Bowman:
Well, we know the results at Fat Duck, no?
Yes, was thinking of that.

I've always considered poisoning your guests to be a breach of hospitality.
 
originally posted by SFJoe:
originally posted by JasonA:
originally posted by SFJoe:
originally posted by MLipton:

*An interesting choice might be the Hester Blumenthal recipe that sears the roast with a blowtorch followed by slow roasting at 150F. I don't have the apparatus for that approach, though.
I saw a Blumenthal recipe once that kept the steak at something like 120 or 130F for 24 hours. Seemed like the perfect recipe for killing off your customers.

The Keller recipe for standing rib roast is similar, though not as extreme. I have tried it out and it is as foolproof as it is delicious.

That's quite a big baggie you need, if you are doing a whole rib roast.

The scary thing about Blumenthal for me is the cooking temperature was in the incubating rather than sterilizing territory. Is that true for Keller as well?

No sous vide required. Just the blowtorch and a 275 degree oven.
 
I thought the classic advice was Burgundy with beef, Bordeaux with lamb. Serving Cal Cab with steak is clearly nouveau monde.

Oh, and, as to the wine-friendliness of Beef Wellington: it's all in the duxelles!
 
originally posted by Ian Fitzsimmons:
Steamed steak was the original impetus for my ridiculous suggestion.

I thought that it might have been. Now doesn't the joke seem funnier now that you've explained it?

Mark Lipton
 
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