damn, those pizzas look incredible. what a great gift from your lady.
everyone is killing it in the latest posts. everytime i come in this thread i leave hungry as hell.
We all know that the real gift was all the delicious pizza she would be eating, it was a gift for her more than anything.
Very much like skateboarding, I'm very into the fundamentals of cooking, stuff that people don't think about before putting stuff in a pot and can mean the difference between mediocre and good (not great yet) food.
I'm in Asia so Japanese curry is a staple in the household. Up until last week I would just toss everything in the Instant Pot (veges, meat, roux, spices, water) in, go out to skate for 3 hours and crack it open for dinner. The curry was definitely passable but very 1 note. After watching the Japanese chef's video I decided to be more deliberate about my cooking, browning my chicken and vegetables slightly in a pan before tossing them in the Instant Pot. The resulting flavors were much richer and I could taste the individual ingredients, could have done with a little less moisture (added a litle water when it was looking too thick) but that's an easy fix.
If any experienced chefs want to share some cooking fundamentals that all novices should know to elevate their cooking, that would be much appreciated. Never thought too much about what goes into a dish until I read Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat (
https://www.saltfatacidheat.com/) that made me conscious about what I was putting together.
1) Don't be lazy and sear your meat, unless you like the taste of dog food
2) Taste and salt, you can always add more but you can't remove it once it's added