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How to Thin & Sharpen Tadafusa Knives!
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Intro
Natural stone basics
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RECIPES
Basic Pickling Brine
8 Parts water
8 Parts white vinegar
1 part salt
Sugar & flavourings as desired
Heat & stir until all salt is dissolved
Add vegetables to sterilized jars, top with brine, store in fridge or can in water bath.
Basic Lacto Ferment
Place fermenting vessel on scale, zero scale
Add all vegetables, top with water
Record final weight. Weigh out between 2% and 8% salt by weight, closer to 2% for softer, funkier ferments and more for firmer, saltier ferments.
Strain out water into bowl with salt, whisk until fully dissolved, then add back to jar.
Top with fermentation weight or cabbage leaf.
Ferment on the counter for 1-2 weeks, burp 1-2 times daily.
Store in the fridge once finished.
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Chapters:
0:00 Intro
1:30 Pickling
12:07 Lacto-Fermentation
27:25 Dehydration
29:38 Syrups n Seeds
30:23 Liquors
31:28 That's it!
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We'll be live Friday September 1 at 2pm MST. If you don't catch it live, the episode stays up forever!
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NOTE: We used a FLIR infrared thermometer that maxes out at 280C (shown in photos) but supplemented with a digital thermometer that goes up to 1500C.
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In this video, Mike is using two sujihikis:
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Chapters:
0:00 What's a sujihiki?
0:52 Breaking down a watermelon
5:49 Slicing a roast
11:07 Portioning steaks
14:43 Cubing raw meat
16:42 Breaking down a side of fish
20:23 Outro
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News! 0:00
Carbon Steel v.s. Stainless 8:12
Synthetic Stones 23:24
Natural Stones 56:12
Conclusion 1:13:50
Q&A Time! 1:17:30
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Find our friend Isaac at @saycheeseyyc on Instagram, or if you're in Calgary, pop by his incredible stall in the Crossroads Farmer's Market.
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Wanna start with the basics? Check out Owen's video here:
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Chapters:
0:00 Howdy Folks!
0:56 Shaved Radish
4:40 Radicchio
6:32 Shallot Brunoise
8:44 Onion Brunoise
10:38 Bell Pepper Fillet
15:30 Why am I doing this?
16:32 Chiffonade: Basil
19:19 Green Onion Curls
21:56 Avocado Fan
24:20 Great Wall of Avocado
26:17 Supremed Citrus
30:54 Peeling Cantaloupe
32:58 Eldritch Alien Appetizer
33:54 Butternut Squash
37:52 Garlic Smash
38:41 Go Forth and Impress
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Chapters:
0:00 An In-Law Sent Me A Knife
0:40 Sharpening Wheel Pt 1
8:50 Sharpening Wheel Pt 2
10:42 Whetstones
13:22 Strop / Test
13:46 Removing old handle
14:26 Adding new handle
16:12 All better!
16:45 We can fix it!
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Struggling with lighting your binchotan? Check out our video here: youtu.be/rdSlqj9_t98
Want to learn how to break down a chicken for yakitori? Lordy walks you through it here: youtu.be/f4qf_qvf4dg
Full tare instructions are in this episode of Sharp Knives Rock, starting at 8 minutes: youtu.be/GHWRQxJPItk
TARE (YAKITORI SAUCE) RECIPE:
1/2 cup sake
1 cup soy sauce
1 cup mirin
1/2 cup lightly packed brown sugar
1 charred/broiled chicken leg bones
1/2 bunch green onions (preferably negi)
1. Combine mirin and sake in a pot over medium-high heat, cook until alcohol evaporates.
2. Add the rest of the ingredients, simmer and reduce over low heat it until it thickens into a light maple syrup viscosity.
3. Pour into a tall glass or jar to dip skewers in 2-3 times mid-cooking to coat as a glaze.
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Chapters:
0:00 Hi!
0:21 Pre-BBQ Food Prep
1:20 Tare (Yakitori Sauce)
4:35 Grill Prep + Charcoal
8:29 Temperature Control
13:08 Cooking Things
17:48 Cleanup Considerations
20:05 Bye!
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Chapters
0:00 Intro
1:40 Sharpal Pull-Through
12:36 Ruixin Pro Swivel Sharpening System
24:52 Testing on Food
32:05 Final Thoughts
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NOTE: Today we're talking about the version of the kiritsuke that's essentially a flatter-bellied gyuto, not it's single-beveled cousin. Let us know if you'd like to hear more about the single bevel kiritsuke!
Mike is using the Masashi Shiroshu Kiritsuke 210mm: knifewear.com/products/masashi-sld-damascus-kiritsuke-210mm?variant=11560781700
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Chapters:
0:00 Intro
1:05 Horizontal Cucumbers
2:26 The Mighty Onion
4:51 The Mighty (Spring) Onion
8:05 The Pepper Roll
12:20 Prepping Fennel
16:40 The Parsley Mince
18:54 Ring the Bell
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0:00 Sorry Chef
0:34 Intro
1:05 Use Your Honing Rod
2:45 Mug Bottom
3:48 Mini-sharpen
7:18 Outro
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