Off for Labor Day (Day 16)
Had a nice long weekend at home with Rhys. He changes so much during the week while I'm gone!!! It's crazy! We've been doing Skype video calls during the week to keep my face fresh in his memory. Toddlers can be difficult to communicate with as they are very visual and don't like to talk on the phone much. Anyway....
More of the same today. But there was an interesting turn of events. One of my classmates, Jared, whom I chat with a lot, is pretty good in the kitchen. He has some good work experience, some previous classes under his belt, and is pretty smart to boot. So thus far, he's had no issues in class. I kind of like to watch what he is doing to make sure I'm on track with things.... Competitave? Me? No!?
Today we were chatting away and decided to help each other out while getting supplies and ingrediants ready for our lab. Thus, we headed down the proverbial hollendaise trail at the same time. He did the vinigar infusion, I got the eggs and spices. He boiled the water, I squeezed the lemons. You get the idea. With our eggs in the double boiler and butter in hand, we began to whisk. We both were concerned with the temperature of the butter. It seemed too hot. Chef Sara confirmed the butter was a bit warm and warned us to whisk fast or we'd be in trouble.
Whisk, whisk, whisk, whisk, slowly add the butter.
Whisk, whisk, whisk, whisk, slowly add the butter.
Whisk, whisk, whisk, whisk, slowly add the butter.
Add the butter bit faster now.....
Whisk, whisk, whisk, whisk, add the butter.
Whisk, whisk, whisk, whisk, add the butter.
Whisk, whisk, whisk, whisk, add the butter.
If nothing else, I learn from my mistakes (remember my episode last week?). When all the butter was gone, the result was great! My hollandiase turned out again, finally! But, poor Jared's didn't turn out. Poor, poor,Jared. What a funny turn of events. Even funner how after this happens to you, you try to explain how you've been successful before and this was the first time it's happened. I knew EXACTLY how he felt, defeated, deflated, and embarrased. Weird that you should feel that way, it's just a sauce.
Well, there is alway tomorrow and he can try again then.
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Do you know how many days we can keep the homemade mayo fresh in our fridge? thanks
ReplyDeleteWell, according to Servsafe guidelines fresh product is good for 7 days in the fridge (below 41 degrees). Cover it up good and you may be able to keep it a bit longer.
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