Secret to cooking - TURN IT DOWN!

[patentman]

Originally posted by: Howard
Have you ever tried stir-frying your own food and wondered why it didn't taste like from a Chinese restaurant?

You mean, because the stuff you maek at home is not loaded with oil, salt and MSG?

 

[yuchai]

Chinese stir frys have such a bad rep around here, for good reason. However:

Yes, you can make a stir fry with quality meats.
Yes, you can make a stir fry that's not loaded with oil, salt and MSG.
Yes, it will taste better than the stuff you're thinking of.

I agree with the OP though that heat control is a big part of cooking. In the context of a stir fry it usually means high heat, but not always since it depends a lot on what your ingredients are.

 

[mjrpes3]

If she's dead, you sexed her too hard.

 

[Howard]

Originally posted by: spidey07

Originally posted by: Howard
Temperature control? What kind of control are we talking about when what you want is as hot as you can get?

And what the fvck is up with low-quality meat?

the pan is as hot as you can get, once you put something in it the wok loses a small amount of heat, but not much.

You still have to control the heat.

Low quality meat? I lived with a guy in college who consistently cooked chicky necks for his gourmet meal. Name one mainstream stirfry dish that includes a quality meat via a fast cook method without being killed by sauce?

I've never lived in an area without a Chinatown so I wouldn't know what you've experienced before.

 

[Suspicious-Teach8788]

Originally posted by: patentman

Originally posted by: Howard
Have you ever tried stir-frying your own food and wondered why it didn't taste like from a Chinese restaurant?

You mean, because the stuff you maek at home is not loaded with oil, salt and MSG?

you know, not all places are loaded with MSG

Maybe you go to the places like I see around town that feature $1.39 Chinese food and then $2.75 for 2 choices + rice. MAYBE then you get places that are loaded in oil and grease and you can also see the MSG on them.

Me? I spend a good $25 - $30 on 3 dishes of Chinese food from places that have a line out the door with ASIAN (mostly Chinese) people waiting for.

If you're Chinese and you know good Chinese food, you will be getting the good stuff.

I know how to cook too, maybe not that damn well, but I can make a few decent dishes and no I don't need to load down the oil and MSG.

And if you want to make Chinese food sound unhealthy, why is it that you don't see that many fat Chinese people and more so fat white people?

 

[Fritzo]

what, did someone burn your dinner and you came to this conclusion?

 

[txrandom]

Originally posted by: DLeRium

Originally posted by: patentman

Originally posted by: Howard
Have you ever tried stir-frying your own food and wondered why it didn't taste like from a Chinese restaurant?

You mean, because the stuff you maek at home is not loaded with oil, salt and MSG?

you know, not all places are loaded with MSG

Maybe you go to the places like I see around town that feature $1.39 Chinese food and then $2.75 for 2 choices + rice. MAYBE then you get places that are loaded in oil and grease and you can also see the MSG on them.

Me? I spend a good $25 - $30 on 3 dishes of Chinese food from places that have a line out the door with ASIAN (mostly Chinese) people waiting for.

If you're Chinese and you know good Chinese food, you will be getting the good stuff.

I know how to cook too, maybe not that damn well, but I can make a few decent dishes and no I don't need to load down the oil and MSG.

And if you want to make Chinese food sound unhealthy, why is it that you don't see that many fat Chinese people and more so fat white people?

I'm white. if I go to an Asian restaurant and see other white people, I usually leave. Only good Asian place is when all the customers are Asian.

 

[TruePaige]

Originally posted by: txrandom

Originally posted by: DLeRium

Originally posted by: patentman

Originally posted by: Howard
Have you ever tried stir-frying your own food and wondered why it didn't taste like from a Chinese restaurant?

You mean, because the stuff you maek at home is not loaded with oil, salt and MSG?

you know, not all places are loaded with MSG

Maybe you go to the places like I see around town that feature $1.39 Chinese food and then $2.75 for 2 choices + rice. MAYBE then you get places that are loaded in oil and grease and you can also see the MSG on them.

Me? I spend a good $25 - $30 on 3 dishes of Chinese food from places that have a line out the door with ASIAN (mostly Chinese) people waiting for.

If you're Chinese and you know good Chinese food, you will be getting the good stuff.

I know how to cook too, maybe not that damn well, but I can make a few decent dishes and no I don't need to load down the oil and MSG.

And if you want to make Chinese food sound unhealthy, why is it that you don't see that many fat Chinese people and more so fat white people?

I'm white. if I go to an Asian restaurant and see other white people, I usually leave. Only good Asian place is when all the customers are Asian.

Logical Fallacy. Upon your entry you degrade the quality of the restaurant by your reasoning.

 

[IGBT]

..especially when stir frying.