I’ve tried some fish at lower temps like 122, and I’m not a fan. It can have a slightly raw look and feel to it. Even through it is fully cooked, it can be unnerving. It would be fine with a nice heavy sear, but sometimes I like to sousvide fish then chill it immediately to have on a salad.

I’m down for some sous-vide lobster rolls.

Chefsteps tested this and their taste testers could not tell the difference when cooking from frozen vs fresh. The general rule of thumb was to just increase the standard cooking time by 1.5x

Good idea. I was using foil but it would end up tearing after a few uses.

I’ve had one of these 10 packs sitting in an emergency prep wishlist I made a while back, and they’re about the same price as usual. Maybe $0.30 cheaper...

I’ve had one of these 10 packs sitting in an emergency prep wishlist I made a while back, and they’re about the same…

After you call the doctor

I’ve been wanting a carbon steel wok for a while. Alton Brown did a segment on how to pick a good one, but most of that info probably doesn’t apply to standard pans.

Yeah! Learned this after booking a trip to Banff for an early summer vacation. Can’t wait!

Also look into the Discover It card. They do 5% off at Amazon regularly, and also do discounts at other retailers as well. You get to pick your cash back discounts every quarter.

My “Discover It” credit card has been doing 5% off Amazon for quite a while now. You just have to sign up for the discount every quarter.

I leave the ends long and wrap tie them with ribbon to it looks like a tootsie roll.

I took these two photos handheld and stitched them together in PS. Probably use around 30 photos each. http://jessescroggins.zenfolio.com/p880113136

Now I just need a video on how I can get my neighbor to watch this video without them thinking I’m a jerk.

‘Tis the season for Fruit Cake!

I could never stand egg nog, but Alton brown has a slow cooker egg nog recipe that looks delicious.

There’s a famous photographer who shoots insects with a 28mm flipped backward with extension tubes. I can’t think of his name right now.

Yes, exactly. The Yongnuo 50mm f/1.8 is a steal at only $50. Then you can even use this method with a prime lens and get the effect of having a full frame or medium format camera.

That’s worth the money, but I’d still recommend a prime lens to someone first over software.

I’ve seen this method used more for shooting landscapes. I saw a guy make an awesome rig for shifting his camera around during panoramas, all while keeping the image sensor on the same plane, it was impressive.

You can also steal nicer lenses, but I wouldn’t recommended it. Gimp is a good option.