I feel kind of awkward sitting here typing on this "blog" page...
I've always judged bloggers... called them nerds or other unsavory names. (It was always with a grin on my face in good fun! XD), but I've come to realize that a web log can be a great tool to grow in my experience/skills and get feedback and advice from people who comment on the posts.
As the name suggests, I'm a nerd boy who likes to hang out in the kitchen. I'm a foodie. I love to eat way too much and the things I love to eat are for the most part delicious and unhealthy.
As a foodie I plan trips, vacations, even just going to the next town around eating foods that are not available at home. I stay away from fast food as much as I can and look for Mom n Pop food joints especially places that are regionally/culturally themed that I don't have access to here in my home town. (Asian, European, Indian, etc...) I'm not picky and I'll try just about anything at least once.
All that being said... Times is hard, and I don't get to travel as much as I'd like. I live in a rural town in a rural state (Hey! We've got three stop lights in town!!! Pretty good for North Central Mississippi!) and our local restaurant selection is slim. Let me tell you... as much as I love them, one can only eat the same Chinese buffet, chip n dip Mexican, and hand packed burger joint over and over so much till it becomes too redundant for one's taste buds to handle. (one of the few downfalls of living in a small remote Southern town with no infrastructure =/...)
Living in this situation has driven me to begin a personal journey through the pots, pans, pantries, stove top, and ovens in the land known as, "the kitchen". I have begun a quest to train to be the best home chef in the world... I will battle blenders and food processors... Wield mighty weapons such as spatulas, and chef's knives. Make magical potions and powdered concoctions of spices, seasonings, sauces. Take journeys through the culinary techniques of the the Far east of Asia all the way to the American West. I hope to meet wise men and women along the way who can offer advice and expertise and I hope to one day be amongst their ranks.
All joking aside... One thing I have discovered when it comes to word of mouth cooking techniques and recipes is that there is as much ignorance and misinformation as an opening for an episode of Mythbusters. Whether its poking holes in a ribeye makes it more tender and flavorful allowing the seasonings to get inside the meat (which it doesn't... its provides the internal juices a way to escape the meat during cooking which makes the meat dryer and gives it a tougher mouth feel) or that basting a turkey introduces flavor (which it doesn't... the basting solution just rolls down the skin doing nothing for flavor and in fact making it soggier and less crispy AND the constant opening of the oven allows heat to escape making the cooking time take longer and making you waste energy and electricity that it takes to keep the oven heated)... you get my point? There's as many of these culinary untruths as there is sand on the sea shore. It is part of my quest to find the REAL TRUTH in the kitchen and to educate myself as well as others about the correct way to prepare the food to make the best food, and to get the most flavor out of every ingredient.
SO COME WITH ME ON THIS JOURNEY!!! Together we can tame the beasts of the kitchen and learn to prepare food fit for me!!! (or a slightly less important person like a king XD)
Farewell until next time.
-The Kitchen Nerd Boy
All that being said... Times is hard, and I don't get to travel as much as I'd like. I live in a rural town in a rural state (Hey! We've got three stop lights in town!!! Pretty good for North Central Mississippi!) and our local restaurant selection is slim. Let me tell you... as much as I love them, one can only eat the same Chinese buffet, chip n dip Mexican, and hand packed burger joint over and over so much till it becomes too redundant for one's taste buds to handle. (one of the few downfalls of living in a small remote Southern town with no infrastructure =/...)
Living in this situation has driven me to begin a personal journey through the pots, pans, pantries, stove top, and ovens in the land known as, "the kitchen". I have begun a quest to train to be the best home chef in the world... I will battle blenders and food processors... Wield mighty weapons such as spatulas, and chef's knives. Make magical potions and powdered concoctions of spices, seasonings, sauces. Take journeys through the culinary techniques of the the Far east of Asia all the way to the American West. I hope to meet wise men and women along the way who can offer advice and expertise and I hope to one day be amongst their ranks.
All joking aside... One thing I have discovered when it comes to word of mouth cooking techniques and recipes is that there is as much ignorance and misinformation as an opening for an episode of Mythbusters. Whether its poking holes in a ribeye makes it more tender and flavorful allowing the seasonings to get inside the meat (which it doesn't... its provides the internal juices a way to escape the meat during cooking which makes the meat dryer and gives it a tougher mouth feel) or that basting a turkey introduces flavor (which it doesn't... the basting solution just rolls down the skin doing nothing for flavor and in fact making it soggier and less crispy AND the constant opening of the oven allows heat to escape making the cooking time take longer and making you waste energy and electricity that it takes to keep the oven heated)... you get my point? There's as many of these culinary untruths as there is sand on the sea shore. It is part of my quest to find the REAL TRUTH in the kitchen and to educate myself as well as others about the correct way to prepare the food to make the best food, and to get the most flavor out of every ingredient.
SO COME WITH ME ON THIS JOURNEY!!! Together we can tame the beasts of the kitchen and learn to prepare food fit for me!!! (or a slightly less important person like a king XD)
Farewell until next time.
-The Kitchen Nerd Boy
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