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| 2611.1 | Bulgogi Cooker - Hard to find! | SCARGO::MAMOS | | Thu Oct 11 1990 13:02 | 25 |
| Recently my wife and I went to a friend's house for dinner - theme was
Korean/Asian. We had a delightful evening around the bulgogi cooker. It
was sort of a "fondu experience" where folk took marinated strips of
flank beef (recommended, although some people use round) and cooked
them over a dome as mentioned in the base note. The unit was
essentially a hibachi base (although this one was cast iron is the
shape of a pig) loaded with charcoal and covered with the lid out hosts
called a "ghangas khan hat" - hence the dome shape. This was very
effective. We had various dipping sauces also. This was on their back
porch/addition where the table was centered under two roof windows, for
obvious reasons.
The bulgogi cooker was a great conversation piece. However, they
admitted they have never seen them available for sale and the one we
were using was unique. They happen to buy it in two pieces when in
Thailand - the base unit simply as a hibachi; the top at a later time
in Japan not realizing at the time that it would fit the base very
well.
If you like bulgogi . . . it might be easier to go to a Korean
restaurant than try to hunt for a cooker. There's a good restaurant in
the Pinehurst section of North Billerica, Mass., if you are from the
area.
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| 2611.2 | trusty Bon Appetit | TLE::EIKENBERRY | A goal is a dream with a deadline | Wed Oct 31 1990 12:07 | 22 |
| Success! Bulgogi pans have been found!
In the classified ads in the back of my latest Bon Appetit magazine, I saw
an ad for The Oriental Supermarket - "everything you need for Chinese,
Japanese, Korean... cooking". (1-800-331-5318)
I called them up, and they don't have any of the pans, but they said they
would look into it. He called me back with information on three different
pans. Prices and general descriptions:
$18 - "brass" pan that looks like something a truck ran over.
(His description, not mine!)
$37 - non-stick coating
$58 - cast iron, with a piece of stone at the top, over a
plated steel drip pan.
From talking to my in-laws, there's no doubt in my mind that the $58
version is the way to go.
--Sharon
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| 2611.3 | cast iron | ROULET::ETHOMPSON | I`m the NRA | Sat Nov 17 1990 13:09 | 6 |
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As this the only note under cook wear and I also looked under cast Iron
came up with nothing I'll ask hear.
My wife is building a collection of cast iron cookie molds and I
was wondering if they can also be used for candies or chocolate?
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| 2611.4 | well, with reservations | FORTSC::WILDE | illegal possession of a GNU | Mon Nov 19 1990 11:57 | 12 |
| >> My wife is building a collection of cast iron cookie molds and I
>> was wondering if they can also be used for candies or chocolate?
sure, but the result will be a bit large for candy or chocolate...however,
a true chocoholic will only love the gift more...8^}
The only problem I can see is the need to make sure the pan is well
lined with heat-resistant foil or plastic wrap so you can
get the candy out...cast iron tends to have a grainy surface and candy
can fill in the cracks and really grab hold of the mold....candy maker's
nightmare.
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| 2611.5 | gee, uh... | PENUTS::DDESMAISONS | | Mon Nov 19 1990 15:26 | 10 |
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Re: .4
This may be a little naive on my part (or a lot naive), but couldn't
you just dip the molds in hot water to loosen the candy after it's
set instead of having to line them? If I'm out of line here, I
apologize. Forgive my ignorance.
Diane
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