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Title: Curry Christmas
Post by: Petrolhead360 on December 02, 2012, 08:52 PM
Hi all,

The other half is asking every 5 minutes what I would like for Christmas.

Any ideas from forum members as to what would be a good curry related Christmas gift.
Anything goes, just looking for inspiration.

Thanks for any comments.

Cheers, James
Title: Re: Curry Christmas
Post by: natterjak on December 02, 2012, 08:57 PM
One of these:


http://www.amazon.co.uk/Chefn-Garlic-Chopper-Extra-Large/dp/B002PEX600 (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Chefn-Garlic-Chopper-Extra-Large/dp/B002PEX600)


Title: Re: Curry Christmas
Post by: Geezah on December 02, 2012, 09:03 PM
How about a cooking lesson from a near by restaurant?
Title: Re: Curry Christmas
Post by: Micky Tikka on December 02, 2012, 09:06 PM
 I would ask to hire a curry chef for the day
so he could tell us all those secrets
Best Christmas ever  ;D
Title: Re: Curry Christmas
Post by: vinders on December 02, 2012, 09:06 PM
The cooking lesson is a good idea.

You can also get some gift ideas from here:

http://www.spicesofindia.co.uk/acatalog/Gifts.html (http://www.spicesofindia.co.uk/acatalog/Gifts.html)
Title: Re: Curry Christmas
Post by: Salvador Dhali on December 02, 2012, 09:42 PM
One of these:


http://www.amazon.co.uk/Chefn-Garlic-Chopper-Extra-Large/dp/B002PEX600 (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Chefn-Garlic-Chopper-Extra-Large/dp/B002PEX600)

I'm a gadget nut, and have had many such chopping products supposedly designed to magically transform your culinary life, and have yet to come across anything that beats this:

http://www.robertopiecollection.com/Application/images/Cuisine/Cuisine-300-lg.jpg (http://www.robertopiecollection.com/Application/images/Cuisine/Cuisine-300-lg.jpg)

This one was good fun though (if a little noisy): http://imageshack.us/a/img515/6863/choppergrid.png (http://imageshack.us/a/img515/6863/choppergrid.png)

But you can't beat the original!
Title: Re: Curry Christmas
Post by: Peripatetic Phil on December 02, 2012, 10:22 PM
I'm a gadget nut, and have had many such chopping products supposedly designed to magically transform your culinary life, and have yet to come across anything that beats this:

http://www.robertopiecollection.com/Application/images/Cuisine/Cuisine-300-lg.jpg (http://www.robertopiecollection.com/Application/images/Cuisine/Cuisine-300-lg.jpg)
Sadly mine eventually lost its edge, and nothing yet tried has succeeded in re-instating it :(
** Phil.
Title: Re: Curry Christmas
Post by: joshallen2k on December 03, 2012, 02:37 AM
It would have to be a tandoor...
Title: Re: Curry Christmas
Post by: jounetsu on December 05, 2012, 07:11 AM
I'm a gadget nut, and have had many such chopping products supposedly designed to magically transform your culinary life, and have yet to come across anything that beats this:

http://www.robertopiecollection.com/Application/images/Cuisine/Cuisine-300-lg.jpg (http://www.robertopiecollection.com/Application/images/Cuisine/Cuisine-300-lg.jpg)
Sadly mine eventually lost its edge, and nothing yet tried has succeeded in re-instating it :(
** Phil.

Have you tried a Japanese water stone Phil?  After years of never being able to get my knives really sharp I found these to be excellent.  Naniwa are the ones I got, though I suspect they're all similar.

I use a combination of 1000 & 5000 grit, finished off with a strop on an old belt.  After this even my cheapo knives will shave hairs off the arm, I know I have a bald patch!

Hope that helps,

Paul
Title: Re: Curry Christmas
Post by: Peripatetic Phil on December 05, 2012, 10:49 AM
Have you tried a Japanese water stone Phil?  After years of never being able to get my knives really sharp I found these to be excellent.  Naniwa are the ones I got, though I suspect they're all similar.

I use a combination of 1000 & 5000 grit, finished off with a strop on an old belt.  After this even my cheapo knives will shave hairs off the arm, I know I have a bald patch!
No, I've not Paul.  Is it one (or two) of these (http://www.naniwa-abrasive.com/product/sharpening_stone/index.html) ?
* Phil.
Title: Re: Curry Christmas
Post by: jounetsu on December 07, 2012, 10:46 PM
Have you tried a Japanese water stone Phil?  After years of never being able to get my knives really sharp I found these to be excellent.  Naniwa are the ones I got, though I suspect they're all similar.

I use a combination of 1000 & 5000 grit, finished off with a strop on an old belt.  After this even my cheapo knives will shave hairs off the arm, I know I have a bald patch!
No, I've not Paul.  Is it one (or two) of these (http://www.naniwa-abrasive.com/product/sharpening_stone/index.html) ?
* Phil.

Yea exactly those, naniwa super stones, 20mm.  The supers require only a sprinkling of water rather than soaking, not too hard to learn on- quite forgiving of mistakes unlike some softer composition stones.
Title: Re: Curry Christmas
Post by: Kashmiri Bob on December 18, 2012, 08:49 PM
My ideal list would include:

CR0 Masterclass (Vol.1)
BIR Style Cooking by Mick Crawford (Vol. 2)
A glass pressure cooker
CR0 t shirt. 100 % cotton (embroidered chilli logo)
Tandoor oven

Rob  :)
Title: Re: Curry Christmas
Post by: RubyDoo on December 18, 2012, 08:56 PM
How about an automatic onion chopping garlic peeler that prevents all hob top splatters and shuts up wife for 3 nights a week?  ;)
Title: Re: Curry Christmas
Post by: RubyDoo on December 18, 2012, 08:57 PM
Although my new combi drill I can smell under the tree could be good for pre drilling tikka before skewering.  ;D