I have had success defrosting frozen homemade dough in the microwave using the defrost mode. I have to watch it very carefully and not let it go very long since some parts can cook too fast and actually cook the dough. I let it go for a few seconds at a time and keep turning it. It is certainly less than ideal but has worked for me if I want to make a homemade pizza in a hurry.

Great recipe. Lately I have been using a pressure cooker for making broths. It is amazing how much flavor you can extrude from bones and vegetables in just an hour versus simmering all day. It actually takes out so much flavor from the meat and vegetables that they become tasteless so I strain them out and add more vegetables and meat at the end. I then typically pour the broth into a flexible silicone muffin tin and freeze it. They easily pop out into a ziplock for individual portions.

Good point. I usually precook a lot of food such as bacon/sausage and typically use the cooking equipment to reheat already semi-prepared foods. This is a pretty remote area we are going to and it has been my experience that the bears tend to avoid people more as compared to ones that live around established campgrounds. It is still a risk though. If we get a moose we could also be dealing with hundreds of pounds of fresh meat anyway.

I'm not usually a fan of Jerk seasoning, but i tried this last night and it was amazing. I used legs instead of thighs. I want to try this next with a slow roasted butterflied pork shoulder. Great recipe. Thanks

I know there has to be a better way to make hashbrowns than just shredding them in a pan with bacon grease. At home I usually cook the potato slightly first as well as rinse the shredded potatoes. Salad spinnners work great for drying them before cooking. I'd like to request for Kenji to tackle hashbrowns for Food Lab.

I had one of the best hot dogs I have ever had from a vendor in Hyde Park.

This recipe sounds great. Lately I've been tossing in a few chicken feet as well when I make stock as well as use a pressure cooker. It sounds gross but it really adds a great chicken flavor. The pressure cooker seems to really extract the collagen in a much shorter time as well.

Let us never speak of this again.

I basically use the same recipe but add caraway and toasted almonds.

bacon wrapped turkey

My electric griddle. Makes incredible steaks, burgers and large breakfasts.

Next time you are in the store look at the label....It doesn't say ice cream! Some of their flavors say "ice cream" such as vanilla and chocolate but the girl scout cookies and their candy bar flavors say something like "Frozen Dairy Dessert". After I noticed that I won't even try them.