I was making hollandaise wrong for 8 years until a line cook in Denver asked me why I wasn't using a double boiler.

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Wait, is that why my hollandaise always broke? I just assumed I was cursed. It's wild how one tiny tip can change everything, like @the_jana's uncle and the griddle thing. Makes you wonder what else we're all doing wrong without even knowing.

henryp403mo ago

Yeah the griddle thing is huge. My old man used to just slap burgers on a cold pan and wonder why they steamed instead of seared. Took me watching a cooking show to realize you gotta hear that sizzle right away.

quinna891mo ago

Buddy of mine used to cook his pancakes on a cold griddle too, always ended up with pale, doughy blobs that looked more like tortillas than flapjacks. He swore his grandma's recipe was just cursed until we timed it one morning and realized the pan barely hit 200 degrees after five minutes. Finally preheated the thing and suddenly his pancakes were fluffy and golden, thought he'd discovered a new religion or something.

the_jana3mo ago

My uncle ran a diner and never knew to preheat his griddle.