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Bricks are not something you can buy at Williams-Sonoma or Sur La Table, but possibly they should be, as they are incredibly beneficial in the kitchen. Both sellers are extremely experienced at making the once-affordable unattainable, and would probably end up selling “in your area sourced sediment weights covered in food-grade silicone” or something like that. They already offer $35 “grill presses,” which are simply elegant bricks with handles.
For starters, you can make chicken under a brick (or 2 bricks), but when youve completed that I think youll find that lots of meats take advantage of a little pressure up top. Bacon, for instance. A brick keeps your strips of cured pork flat while they fry, preventing parts from snuggling far from the pan, leaving you with bacon that is both scorched and raw. It can also assist you get a faster, more even scorch on a steak, slice, or thick hamburger, though I would not attempt it with a thin smash burger– that adheres to the pan just fine after a preliminary pushing.
A foil-wrapped brick is likewise convenient if you require to push tofu, or sandwiches, or anything that needs a little aid draining pipes or setting overnight. If a dish informs you to “weigh it down with soup cans” you can utilize your convenient brick. You can likewise utilize it as a meat tenderizer or stand-in mallet, which feels powerful. Try it. Just wack the shit out of something (a food) with a foil-wrapped brick. Neither your chicken breasts nor your pie dough will stand a possibility.
Bricks are not something you can buy at Williams-Sonoma or Sur La Table, however maybe they need to be, as they are very useful in the cooking area. They already offer $35 “grill presses,” which are simply expensive bricks with deals with. Bricks are helpful in the kitchen, specifically once you wrap them a couple of times in sturdy aluminum foil. For beginners, you can make chicken under a brick (or 2 bricks), but once youve finished that I think youll discover that numerous meats benefit from a little pressure up top. Simply wack the shit out of something (a food) with a foil-wrapped brick.
Bricks are helpful in the kitchen area, especially once you wrap them a couple of times in durable aluminum foil. If the foil gets filthy, simply replace it. What do you do with the brick once it is covered?
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What would you make with a kitchen area brick? Do you own an expensive grill press? Is it worth the increase? How much could one brick expense? 10 dollars?
