Comments on: Grasping for Air https://www.saltshaker.net/20070602/grasping-for-air Casting a little flavor (and a few aspersions) on the world of food, drink, and life Thu, 06 Nov 2008 00:59:10 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 By: dan https://www.saltshaker.net/20070602/grasping-for-air#comment-47196 Fri, 15 Jun 2007 19:43:47 +0000 https://www.saltshaker.net/20070602/grasping-for-air#comment-47196 I’m still experimenting with it to see if there’s a “best” ratio, the recipes they’ve given us in the classes seem to vary between about 3gm to a liter of liquid on up to 3gm to a half liter. For about a cup of liquid that I used on this foam I used roughly a heaping teaspoon and it held well. I imagine it’s also variable depending on what it is your trying to foam. I tried it this week with some almond milk and it required more in order to hold the bubbles – I’m sure there’s a chemical reason behind it…

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By: petrag54 https://www.saltshaker.net/20070602/grasping-for-air#comment-47045 Fri, 15 Jun 2007 16:12:36 +0000 https://www.saltshaker.net/20070602/grasping-for-air#comment-47045 is there a ratio that you use for the soy lecithin to juice?

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By: dan https://www.saltshaker.net/20070602/grasping-for-air#comment-43863 Mon, 04 Jun 2007 12:05:25 +0000 https://www.saltshaker.net/20070602/grasping-for-air#comment-43863 Unfortunately, I didn’t really get a chance to sit down and try the wines, though I have in the past. I’m a big fan of Sur de Los Andes. The Malbec and Bonarda Reservas are definitely at the top of my list – everything you’d want from either, and at a great value (at least here). I find both the Gran Reserva and the Infinito to be a little too “international” style for my personal tastes – not so much so that I’d say “no”, but just a bit over the top in the new oak and indistinct fruit world.

The foam turns out to be pretty easy – I used the technique that I talked about from our second night of class of coming up with a simple vegetable “juice” – in this case, I peeled a section of horseradish root and ran it through the blender with a cup or so of water, blended it for about 5 minutes, then let it sit another 10-15, and then strained it. Just before ready to serve, I added a spoonful of soy lecithin granules to it, which gives the bubbles some tensoactive strength, so that the foam doesn’t just immediately collapse again – and then used a hand blender to foam the liquid (half in, half out of the liquid to make sure a good amount of air gets incorporated).

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By: ksternberg https://www.saltshaker.net/20070602/grasping-for-air#comment-43729 Sun, 03 Jun 2007 17:21:15 +0000 https://www.saltshaker.net/20070602/grasping-for-air#comment-43729 Dan, how were the wines, and how did you get the air look into the horseradish? What’s the technique?

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