tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8605682472319082737.post7115762328071040739..comments2012-08-14T17:46:11.600-04:00Comments on After Service: Brown Butter Consommé Pt.2 ClarificationAdam Starowiczhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04929908316810026666noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8605682472319082737.post-48329207964741117132011-07-01T17:31:08.021-04:002011-07-01T17:31:08.021-04:00Apologies for digging up an old thread but I think...Apologies for digging up an old thread but I think I may know why your agar clarification didn't work for your stock; I did a few experiments myself and was unable to get a clear chicken consomme using the agar method: according to the Fat Duck website this is because by not defrosting in the fridge the fat (which is the main cause of cloudiness in a meat stock based consomme) doesn't stay solidified and left in the agar mesh. I wrote up the results of my experiments here if you're interested:<br /><br />http://foodblog.stefanovozza.com/?p=77Stefhttp://foodblog.stefanovozza.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8605682472319082737.post-74706563936848057772010-03-27T04:48:48.130-04:002010-03-27T04:48:48.130-04:00Stephanie,
Thanks for the suggestion! Your logic m...Stephanie,<br />Thanks for the suggestion! Your logic makes sense to me; I will have to do a side by side to see if a few inches of extra distance make a lot of difference. This consommé may have been cloudy for other reasons. If the difference is substantial, I will have to sacrifice more space in my freezer and fridge.(The space issue is why I didn't do it in a half-hotel in the first place)Adam Starowiczhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04929908316810026666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8605682472319082737.post-75462925454162163672010-03-27T04:23:29.913-04:002010-03-27T04:23:29.913-04:00i don't think it was a good idea to freeze the...i don't think it was a good idea to freeze the consomme in a qt. should have used a half hotel pan or something. the reason why it was cloudy was because the very top had to filter through and put a lot of pressure on the impurities as it came down and took some with it.<br /><br />--stephanieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com