OFFICIAL THREAD: General Cookery and Discussion

[WestLinn]

As someone who loves walnuts, I always feel disappointed by pasta with walnuts. I don't know why. Maybe I expect too much.

Pinenuts are an alternative, but pricey. I could go with slivered almonds too.

 

[WestLinn]

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the blueberry hedge is paying . this is the chez panisse cobbler recipe but we used buttermilk and added lemon zest .

A very nice cobbler but I cued in on the pan, is that a pampered chef? If so, Warren Buffet thanks you.

 

[double00]

A very nice cobbler but I cued in on the pan, is that a pampered chef? If so, Warren Buffet thanks you.

le creuset

 

[Fueco]

le creuset

This is StyFo, after all…

 

[WestLinn]

le creuset

You've angered Warren by using The Crucible.

 

[edinatlanta]

Pinenuts are an alternative, but pricey. I could go with slivered almonds too.

Costco sells a giant bag of pinenuts for like 12. I will never finish this bag. On top of that the Kirkland pesto is pretty good. At that price for the amount plus compared to what other store brands taste like it is absurd. No it isn't the best pesto but for dressing up sandwiches salads or putting on a Tuesday pasta night or you have a gf who loves pesto more than you it is phenomenal.

 

[brokencycle]

. No it isn't the best pesto but for dressing up sandwiches salads or putting on a Tuesday pasta night or you have a gf who loves pesto more than you it is phenomenal.

Lol like you'll ever know

 

[otc]

What I don't get is why the only place you can get decent Pesto is Costco. Outside of specialty stores, all of the other store bought pestos are downright awful. They are like sad shelf-stable bottles that cost $$$ for a tiny quantity that looks awful and tastes bland AF.

Maybe sometimes you'll see something better in a refrigerated endcap, but you never know when it will be stocked, it probably won't be that good (often those are creamy or some other BS), and it will be $10 for a 4oz tub.

And then Costco just constantly has shelves full of big jars of refrigerated bright green pesto.

It may not be the best pesto ever, but it is good enough that it stops me from ever bothering to make my own and ends up being by far the most common pasta sauce in our household. I know it uses mostly sunflower oil with just a dash of olive oil for flavoring, but otherwise it uses fresh basil, parmesan, pecorino, and actual pine nuts.

 

[double00]

Costco sells a giant bag of pinenuts for like 12. I will never finish this bag. On top of that the Kirkland pesto is pretty good. At that price for the amount plus compared to what other store brands taste like it is absurd. No it isn't the best pesto but for dressing up sandwiches salads or putting on a Tuesday pasta night or you have a gf who loves pesto more than you it is phenomenal.

fresh is easy enough to make , I doubt i'd ever go for jar pesto . maybe we'll sub walnuts next time ...

for potlucks sometimes we do a pesto cheesecake dip it's pretty good .

 

[edinatlanta]

What I don't get is why the only place you can get decent Pesto is Costco. Outside of specialty stores, all of the other store bought pestos are downright awful. They are like sad shelf-stable bottles that cost $$$ for a tiny quantity that looks awful and tastes bland AF.

Maybe sometimes you'll see something better in a refrigerated endcap, but you never know when it will be stocked, it probably won't be that good (often those are creamy or some other BS), and it will be $10 for a 4oz tub.

And then Costco just constantly has shelves full of big jars of refrigerated bright green pesto.

It may not be the best pesto ever, but it is good enough that it stops me from ever bothering to make my own and ends up being by far the most common pasta sauce in our household. I know it uses mostly sunflower oil with just a dash of olive oil for flavoring, but otherwise it uses fresh basil, parmesan, pecorino, and actual pine nuts.

They all have that odd musty acrid flavor.

 

[edmorel]

They all have that odd musty acrid flavor.

The pesto or the girlfriend?

 

[WestLinn]

fresh is easy enough to make , I doubt i'd ever go for jar pesto . maybe we'll sub walnuts next time ...

for potlucks sometimes we do a pesto cheesecake dip it's pretty good .

According to the wonks on my YouTube feed, it is properly made using a mortar and pestle, use of a blender is forboden. No specifications were given on what the mortar and pestle must be made of however, but I'm sure there are some out there that specify that it be made from some granite from a thousand year old quarry in Italy.

 

[Piobaire]

NGL, the Costco pesto is passable and we buy it a few times a year, but what I make after harvesting a bunch of basil from our herb garden is light years better.

 

[Fueco]

NGL, the dispensary stuff is passable and we buy it a few times a year, but what I get after harvesting a bunch of weed from our “herb” garden is light years better.

 

[double00]

According to the wonks on my YouTube feed, it is properly made using a mortar and pestle, use of a blender is forboden. No specifications were given on what the mortar and pestle must be made of however, but I'm sure there are some out there that specify that it be made from some granite from a thousand year old quarry in Italy.

I found ours , it's been awhile ngl .

tried it out on some toasted almonds



I can see ( well , smell ) the benefit of smushing things to release aromatics ... this one is a bit small , prob good for odd spices