Cooking Issues

Boris Lopez's Combat-Style Cuisine

Today on Bagel Issues, Dave, Nastassia and The Rest answer a bunch of listener questions. Topics include: the mineral content of seltzer and how it affects perceived carbonation, how to improve the insulation of your oven, something about milk punch, and, for reasons I cannot recall, centrifugal birth machines. Plus, a listener question about bagel toppings launches Dave into an extended monologue on how to prepare home cooked salmon, and why hickory smoke powder is the secret ingredient.Have a question for Cooking Issues? Send us a voicememo while we’re all social distancing or ask in the chatroom.  Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support Cooking Issues by becoming a member!Cooking Issues is Powered by Simplecast. 

Tier Four Fig Farmers

On today's episode of Choosing Issues, Dave quizzes Nastassia and The Rest on everybody's favorite schnitzel, favorite candy, favorite cereal, favorite fruit to binge eat, favorite canned fish, and so on. Plus, it's a listener question blitz: milk- & fat-washing, air-frying, baking with steam, and many more. Plus, a well-researched critique of tee pee manufacturing and manual writing. Have a question for Cooking Issues? Send us a voicememo while we’re all social distancing or ask in the chatroom.  Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support Cooking Issues by becoming a member!Cooking Issues is Powered by Simplecast.

Stocking The Garage (feat. Frankie Celenza)

On today's episode of Sharpening Issues, Dave, Nastassia and The Rest welcome Frankie Celenza to talk about building your own batterie de cuisine (aka how to outfit your kitchen if you were starting from scratch). They rank the items they consider essential and cover tips like how to take care of your non-stick pans, recommendations for sharpening knives, unlikely ideas for wiring your house, and much more. Plus, Frankie shares stories from a low-temp class he took with Dave a decade ago, and Dave tries to recruit  Frankie for The Leatherman Run.Have a question for Cooking Issues? Send us a voicememo while we’re all social distancing or ask in the chatroom.  Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support Cooking Issues by becoming a member!Cooking Issues is Powered by Simplecast.

So Many Bad Words in Butchery (feat. Heather Marold Thomason)

On today's episode of Harvesting Issues, Dave, Nastassia and The Rest welcome Heather Marold Thomason of Primal Supply Meats, a whole animal butcher in Philadelphia. Heather fields a variety of questions from listeners on meat cuts, prices, USDA regulations, and more. Plus, Heather talks through her decision tree she uses when advising customers, and Dave repeatedly pitches Heather on meat glue.Have a question for Cooking Issues? Send us a voicememo while we’re all social distancing or ask in the chatroom.  Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support Cooking Issues by becoming a member!Cooking Issues is Powered by Simplecast.

What A Jagweed

On today's episode of Aging Issues, Nastassia and The Rest wish Dave a Very. Happy. Birthday.Dave and Nastassia fondly recall birthday parties past, and educate us on their fanciest easter egg treats: cascarones and panoramic eggs. Nastassia recounts her recent teepee ownership woes, and Dave struggles to say the word "carcinization."  Plus, questions and answers about food.Have a question for Cooking Issues? Send us a voicememo while we’re all social distancing or ask in the chatroom.  Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support Cooking Issues by becoming a member!Cooking Issues is Powered by Simplecast.