Anyone get anything good for the holidays? Cooking ingredients, equipment, books, etc?
I got some smoked maple syrup for my wife. I can def see using it in a cocktail.
We moved to Seattle from Houston a few years ago. I haven’t stop bitching about the Mexican food.
I got a tortilla press. I feel heard.
I got a shredding attachment for my stand mixer and am so hyped. My jaw dropped as I watched perfectly shredded cheese just fall into the bowl. It was my favorite gift hands-down.
I thought about getting one of these. Is the increased difficulty in cleaning these worth the convenience of having lots of shredded cheese? I will sometimes shred up to a pound of cheese at a time and it sounds nice to not have to deal with doing it all manually.
I found it very easy to clean. My wrists and hands are weak, so shredding was a real chore for my yearly carrot cake as well. I got a stainless one that can go in the dishwasher if you have one. I don’t have a dishwasher but found the attachment no more difficult to clean than a regular box grater. It also come with a pipe brush to get any little nooks and crannies. Overall it depends how much you hate grating. I hated it and therefore love my gift.
I got a salt blend from the various islands that make up Hawaii!
This Christmas has been pretty good for cooking stuff. Got a nice peugeot pepper mill, a thermoworks dot thermometer, and a nifty little Japanese salt box.
Status update: today I received a French style rolling pin and a CCK cleaver! I’ll be traveling for a week or so and won’t be able to cook very soon but I absolutely cannot wait to try these out.
