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Just whipped up some of my speshul carrot cake...

A good batch as I can feel it just from licking the spatula and mixing bowl.
 

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Just whipped up some of my speshul carrot cake...

A good batch as I can feel it just from licking the spatula and mixing bowl.
carrot cake is uber underrated.



anyone have any fish tips. I dunno what im doing lately. My fish is not "crisping" or flaking, its mushy or mushy-ish. Im laying it on paper towels, patting that thing dry, i dunno maybe i need to let it sit out or something?
 

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carrot cake is uber underrated.



anyone have any fish tips. I dunno what im doing lately. My fish is not "crisping" or flaking, its mushy or mushy-ish. Im laying it on paper towels, patting that thing dry, i dunno maybe i need to let it sit out or something?

My carrot cake is leaded.
 

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carrot cake is uber underrated.



anyone have any fish tips. I dunno what im doing lately. My fish is not "crisping" or flaking, its mushy or mushy-ish. Im laying it on paper towels, patting that thing dry, i dunno maybe i need to let it sit out or something?
Two things I can think of as a possibility. Marinating the fish too long. Not cooking at high enough temps.
 

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carrot cake is uber underrated.



anyone have any fish tips. I dunno what im doing lately. My fish is not "crisping" or flaking, its mushy or mushy-ish. Im laying it on paper towels, patting that thing dry, i dunno maybe i need to let it sit out or something?
How are you preparing/cooking
 

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lol no sorry the 60 was for the marinade. 60 minutes tops.......bake, 12-15min
reading fail

Marinate on fish, I'd probably only go 30 minutes, the piece that was probably too long especially if you had an acidic component, it was breaking down the fish, acid in juice is essentially cooking the fish, like ceviche (which is delicious)

I don't bake fish ever, I grill it or cook it in a pan on stovetop

Don't marinate too long, pat dry. I either grill it outside or in a pan, so baked fish is not my specialty, so kind of same concept

if fish is overcooked it turns into dry jerky, not mushy. I think issue is either marinated too long or there is too much moisture (not fully thawed if it was frozen, etc)




if not that, I have no clue
 

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carrot cake is uber underrated.



anyone have any fish tips. I dunno what im doing lately. My fish is not "crisping" or flaking, its mushy or mushy-ish. Im laying it on paper towels, patting that thing dry, i dunno maybe i need to let it sit out or something?
What kind of fish? Is it fresh?
 

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What kind of fish? Is it fresh?
cod, tilapia, mahi mahi

Umm one was
reading fail

Marinate on fish, I'd probably only go 30 minutes, the piece that was probably too long especially if you had an acidic component, it was breaking down the fish, acid in juice is essentially cooking the fish, like ceviche (which is delicious)

I don't bake fish ever, I grill it or cook it in a pan on stovetop

Don't marinate too long, pat dry. I either grill it outside or in a pan, so baked fish is not my specialty, so kind of same concept

if fish is overcooked it turns into dry jerky, not mushy. I think issue is either marinated too long or there is too much moisture (not fully thawed if it was frozen, etc)




if not that, I have no clue
lolol.

ahhh ok, i will give those ideas a try, thanks. Yeah if anything it was way overcooked, because i wasnt temp checking i was waiting for some flake, then thought, this has to be too long. Checked temps and they were wayyyyyy high, but mushy, so overcooked, but didnt turn to crap either........





side note, first cast iron skillet comes today, any startup tips.........
flash frozen, the other two were fresh, i ended up freezing them for later use.
 

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Oven Roasted " Stewing" Beef Fajita bowl with pace Salsa and homemade guacamole

Was Supposed to be Steak but we could find Flank Steak
 

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Did some backstrap for my birthday this week. I got the slicing knife off amazon two weeks ago and man, that thing is sweet!! Perfect thin slices every time.

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Finishing the last batch of briskets, braised in beef stock & red wine.....15 briskets....12 hours to braise at 225.....
 

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Sticky ribs

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Smoking a brisket for tomorrow. Should be a nice 16-17 hour smoke. 20210409_172841.jpg
 

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The GF is making Scallops fra diablo tonight. Too bad she's on another diet and so it's got some substitute for real pasta noodles. Too often these bitter vegetables really don't work. Don't replace white pasta with zucchini and expect nothing to change.
 
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