How practical for the amateur cook is the massive Modernist Cuisine cookbook? I whirled some peas to find out
Posted 02.04.2011 at 12:07 pm
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As I may have mentioned, I have lately developed a bit of a thing for pea butter. Not some sort of pea-infused dairy butter, but the real deal, the pure green fat of tender garden peas laboriously isolated and concentrated, and spread on toast. I first had it when I was visiting the Modernist Cuisine laboratory/kitchen in Seattle last month, and now I very much want more.
How practical is the high-tech 50-pound Modernist Cuisine cookbook for the amateur cook? Can I make my own pea butter? Here's what I tried.
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Nanospecs
I can't help myself. This modern method is for whirled peas in our time.
anybody know an easier way to make this?