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Ask Me Anything (Office Hours)

Eric Wynkoop - Ask Me Anything (Office Hours)

This event was on Tuesday, June 13, 2023 at 11:00 am Pacific, 2:00 pm Eastern

Join Chef Eric Wynkoop in his virtual office as he welcomes all of your questions. This event was created for you and we encourage you to Ask Anything – from cooking techniques to co… Read More.

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Question:

Do you have any suggestions on how to replace some ingredients in recipes?

— Patricia Juliana Schroeder Radecke

Answer:

You know, the, the first question that I ask is ask myself, ask, ask you, is to think about is, you know, what is the function of the original ingredient in the recipe? And once we figure out what the function is, you know, how it, how it, um, acts, uh, in the recipe, then we can think about ingredients that might be a suitable substitute, keeping in mind that, uh, sometimes an ingredient will, uh, be replaced or, or can be replaced by a single ingredient. Um, but other times, multiple ingredients may be needed to replace a single ingredient in the original recipe, again, just depending on the function or functions of the original ingredient. Okay? Uh, and then the second thing I wanna mention is, uh, please keep in mind as we make alterations to, uh, recipes, whatever the change is, um, you know, whether it is an ingredient itself, uh, or a cooking temperature or a cooking time, uh, or a cooking method that we should expect changes to the finished product. Okay? That's gonna be a reasonable expectation. All right? Um, now, uh, back to, uh, the heart of the question here. Uh, I'm gonna suggest that you, uh, reach out to us if you have specific questions about our preparation. Uh, reach out to us at, uh, support@rroube.com, and that'll give us a chance to address your question one-on-one, because there are often, you know, uh, different nuances that are unique to your setting that should be addressed. Uh, and that's gonna be the best way to find, you know, some common ground that'll allow you to, uh, make what you wanna make, uh, or allow you to make what you need to make while still fulfilling the requirements of an assignment that you might be submitting for us to critique. Okay? And, uh, so when you do write in, um, you know, please include a, uh, a brief synopsis of the original, uh, situation and, um, what the issue is. Um, and you know, what you're, if it's, for example, if it's an allergy or, or you know, something that's significant in that respect, then, you know, let us know what those boundaries are so that we can understand, uh, you know, how far the playground extends, you know, as we try to choose, uh, or brainstorm with you appropriate substitutions. Okay? Um, so I look forward to a message from you at support@rouxbe.com. Thank you.
Eric Wynkoop

Eric Wynkoop

Director of Culinary Instruction

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