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Seasoning

Bodhisattva said:
I love cooking shows. Top Chef. Iron Chef. Masterchef.

What is annoying beyond belief is the judges and chefs insistence on seasoning. Cooked perfectly "but it was underseasoned" :roll:

Why cant a chef use natural flavours. Artichokes are great. Just watching Top Chef and judges dinging contestant for not enough seasoning. Annoying.
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I think you're overlooking an option. Many times when preparing food people will try to season it (hey, it's their job to), but will not get a good proportion. So, it can be over-seasoned in that the seasonings are the only thing you can taste (I.e., the flavor of the food isn't tasted). It can also be under-seasoned in that the natural flavors of the dish overpower the seasonings used. In most cooking shows the judges know what exactly was attempted; they see or are made aware of the preparation. If a contestant tried to use seasonings that should add to the dish in a substantive way, but those flavors were overpowered by other flavors in the dish then it is legitimately under-seasoned.
 
"Artistic Vision" does not excuse either lack of effort nor lack of quality in the result.

A good producer produces a good result.

Simple as that.
 
Hawkeye10 said:
"Artistic Vision" does not excuse either lack of effort nor lack of quality in the result.

A good producer produces a good result.

Simple as that.
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Yeah... but a good result does not mean it HAS TO BE seasoned as certain Judge Chefs claim...
 
Bodhisattva said:
Yeah... but a good result does not mean it HAS TO BE seasoned as certain Judge Chefs claim...
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A good result has to have pleasing flavors as well as textures, so you are wrong.

Anyone who does not care about that stuff does not care about eating.

They are nutrient loading.

Or stomach filling.

Or dead.
 
SMTA said:
Like roasting chicken with rosemary and thyme inside, a little olive oil, salt and pepper outside.
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And covering the chicken with strips of smoked bacon for the first half of the roasting time. My kids used to fight for the last bit of bacon.
 
zyzygy said:
And covering the chicken with strips of smoked bacon for the first half of the roasting time. My kids used to fight for the last bit of bacon.
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Never heard that one - I'll be trying that next time! Way cool.

Bacon makes anything better.
 
SMTA said:
Never heard that one - I'll be trying that next time! Way cool.

Bacon makes anything better.
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It gets really crisp but melts in the mouth.
 
Hawkeye10 said:
A good result has to have pleasing flavors as well as textures, so you are wrong.
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Plain artichokes, unseasoned salmon or avocados have very pleasing tastes... so I am correct.

Anyone who does not care about that stuff does not care about eating.

Or dead
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When did this little thread about seasoning avocados turn into a life of death situation?
 
SMTA said:
Never heard that one - I'll be trying that next time! Way cool.

Bacon makes anything better.
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I would post a hilarious YouTube video about the amazing properties of bacon by a British comedian called the Pub Landlord but it contains f-words so I'd probably get into trouble here. I daresay a person could find it on the net.
 
SMTA said:
Never heard that one - I'll be trying that next time! Way cool.

Bacon makes anything better.
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Oh, that is a classic. Get chicken breasts and stuff it with something good and wrap it in bacon. Yum.
 
zyzygy said:
I would post a hilarious YouTube video about the amazing properties of bacon by a British comedian called the Pub Landlord but it contains f-words so I'd probably get into trouble here. I daresay a person could find it on the net.
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Basement and PM us the link...
 
SMTA said:
Never heard that one - I'll be trying that next time! Way cool.

Bacon makes anything better.
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Greetings, SMTA. :2wave:

:agree: Bacon is the last food I would ever willingly give up! :mrgreen: Chocolate anything runs a close second, though... :giggle1:
 
SMTA said:
Never heard that one - I'll be trying that next time! Way cool.

Bacon makes anything better.
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It's a technique that I learned in Belgium. It's called larderen, entelarder in French.
 
Bodhisattva said:
Plain artichokes, unseasoned salmon or avocados have very pleasing tastes... so I am correct.

?
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Fair enough, but anyone who serves me that stuff had better not expect me to appreciate my plate, cause anyone can do that, why do I need them?

So called experts need to bring something to the table.

Simple as that.
 
zyzygy said:
It's a technique that I learned in Belgium. It's called larderen, entelarder in French.
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I'll use the bacon nomenclature so I don't freak on the lard!!
 
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