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All Things Considered => General Discussion--Food Related => Topic started by: urnmor on May 19, 2021, 09:07:32 AM

Title: A few cooks from the last few days
Post by: urnmor on May 19, 2021, 09:07:32 AM
A few things I made in the last few days.  Fresh strawberry jam  and  danish made in the my bread machine and saute chicken with my version of cheese potatoes

Title: Re: A few cooks from the last few days
Post by: pmillen on May 19, 2021, 09:48:29 AM
I may come knocking on your front door with a hungry look about me.  I'll pretend to be charming.
Title: Re: A few cooks from the last few days
Post by: Canadian John on May 19, 2021, 12:08:48 PM

 As presentation is ~ 5% of taste; this weighs in @ 100%, taste wise.
Title: Re: A few cooks from the last few days
Post by: Bentley on May 19, 2021, 01:22:12 PM
I keep seeing Scallops in everything!  Are the potatoes sliced like one would do for an Au Gratin?
Title: Re: A few cooks from the last few days
Post by: urnmor on May 19, 2021, 01:44:47 PM
I keep seeing Scallops in everything!  Are the potatoes sliced like one would do for an Au Gratin?
yes i just used my mandolin to slice them tot he same size
Title: Re: A few cooks from the last few days
Post by: urnmor on May 19, 2021, 01:47:19 PM

 As presentation is ~ 5% of taste; this weighs in @ 100%, taste wise.

My Dad always said we eat first with our eyes and that a good presentation makes bad food taste good and a poor presentation makes good food look bad. 
Title: Re: A few cooks from the last few days
Post by: Bar-B-Lew on May 19, 2021, 01:54:45 PM
I keep seeing Scallops in everything!  Are the potatoes sliced like one would do for an Au Gratin?

Sounds like you need to go get you some scallops somewhere
Title: Re: A few cooks from the last few days
Post by: yorkdude on May 19, 2021, 05:51:24 PM
Very nice, as others have said, presentation is very important and you nailed it.
Title: Re: A few cooks from the last few days
Post by: Bentley on May 19, 2021, 08:32:57 PM
I certainly mean no disrespect to your father and I have seen others from BBQ Competitors to Michelin Star Chefs say the same thing, but I cannot agree with at least the 1st part of this statement.  Bad food is bad food, no matter how pretty it looks.  And I have eaten food that looks like slop that tasted wonderful, so all I can assume is I do not eat with my eyes at anytime! 

Presentations is a beautiful thing and you and others do it very well on this site sometimes.  But it is also what turns an $11 dollar dish into a $42 dollar dish!  It has nothing to do with how good or bad a dish tastes.


My Dad always said we eat first with our eyes and that a good presentation makes bad food taste good and a poor presentation makes good food look bad.