Topic: Cooking Lessons with Az

[rallim]

I have really enjoyed watching the videos so much, that I have downloaded them from youtube on to my hard drive for easy access for when I start trying to copy the dishes plus I just enjoy watching them  . A big thank you to the guys and Az as I know you didn't have to document the lessons for us on video, but for your generosity, you did us all and the forum proud.

Regards

[George]

George, I'm meaning one is instructional, the other is 'fly on the wall'.

OK, I partially see what you mean, but there's only a difference because Chewy 'polishes' his fly on the wall video footage to make it instructional. Others have said they find the Az videos helpful, as in instructional. If nobody wants text/recipes added to the Az videos, then fine - it's something else we can disagree on.

[ELW]

A big thank you to the guys and Az as I know you didn't have to document the lessons for us on video, but for your generosity, you did us all and the forum proud.

It was the reset this forum needed. Cr0 was recipe after recipe, all in all from credible sources, but most people don't know how to cook them properly & until they do are wasting their time following recipe's in their current form..I know it's not the first time a bir kitchen has been visited, but its the credibility factor of the Fleet5 that make this bir report significant. most of it was just 'forum posts' until now.

Anything to report on the Bhuna jb? technique or ingredients?

ELW

[jb]

A big thank you to the guys and Az as I know you didn't have to document the lessons for us on video, but for your generosity, you did us all and the forum proud.

It was the reset this forum needed. Cr0 was recipe after recipe, all in all from credible sources, but most people don't know how to cook them properly & until they do are wasting their time following recipe's in their current form..I know it's not the first time a bir kitchen has been visited, but its the credibility factor of the Fleet5 that make this bir report significant. most of it was just 'forum posts' until now.

Anything to report on the Bhuna jb? technique or ingredients?

ELW

Well he added loads of onions and some chopped green pepper,more than any other dish that we cooked.It was cooked in the same way although Az did show me how to push the pan backwards and forwards while scraping it,you'll see what I mean in the video.It's interesting to note that he varied the amount of mix powder that went into every dish,not measured but he just dipped his chef spoon into the powder just so far judged solely by his eye.When we hopefully return(!!) I think the actual cooking of the mains,sides will probably be our main focus and they will be thoroughly documented. 

[ELW]

A big thank you to the guys and Az as I know you didn't have to document the lessons for us on video, but for your generosity, you did us all and the forum proud.

It was the reset this forum needed. Cr0 was recipe after recipe, all in all from credible sources, but most people don't know how to cook them properly & until they do are wasting their time following recipe's in their current form..I know it's not the first time a bir kitchen has been visited, but its the credibility factor of the Fleet5 that make this bir report significant. most of it was just 'forum posts' until now.

Anything to report on the Bhuna jb? technique or ingredients?

ELW

Well he added loads of onions and some chopped green pepper,more than any other dish that we cooked.It was cooked in the same way although Az did show me how to push the pan backwards and forwards while scraping it,you'll see what I mean in the video.It's interesting to note that he varied the amount of mix powder that went into every dish,not measured but he just dipped his chef spoon into the powder just so far judged solely by his eye.When we hopefully return(!!) I think the actual cooking of the mains,sides will probably be our main focus and they will be thoroughly documented. 

It was a hell of a lot to take in in 1 go. Now that the base is nailed, it leaves more room to maneuver. I often wondered if bir's had 'borrowed' the term bhuna implying technique rather than ingredients, for the menu, as everything seems to be bhooned at the start. You could be right on it there with the extra mix powder, as you know, a good bhuna is magic stuff, better than Madras imho
ELW

[Stephen Lindsay]

here here to curryhell and jb's retort to Victor's negativity - I can think of various landmarks on the forum since I joined and for me they are, in chronological order:

Panpot's Ashoka posts
jb's self financed lessons
The Taz posts
Albdulmohed's contribution to the site
and now the cooking lessons with AZ

I'm sure there are may other highlights that others will identify with other threads such as the contribution made by CA, CT and Mick and I wholeheartedly agree, but these are my personal favourites. If we were like a football team and had annual awards I would be nominating this thread as the post of 2012. Even though it is early days I think it will be hard to beat.

A very big thanks and don't like the negative minority of one get to you.

[PaulP]

Yes "Victor" needs to exercise his chuckle muscles now and again. I'd like to add Ifindforu to the list including CA, Mick, Chewytikka, Abdul Mohed and this visit to see chef AZ as the most important recent contributions to cr0.

Paul

[curryhell]

Thanks SL
The whole purpose of the "Fleet 5" as ELW has so aptly named us was to gain a real insight into the "mysteries" and "secrets" of a BIR kitchen.  But Az soon put us straight on that one  ;D. Five guys who have the same passion not just for the food but for the knowledge on how to cook it.  It could have been any 5 CR0 members as we all share that same passion (well, maybe except one .  We all went there with our own questions and our own idea of what we as individuals wanted to get from the day.  I am sure we all came away with more than we expected .  As a group effort, it worked very well and we're doing the best we can to pass on our experiences, observations etc, gleened during those precious hours spent in Zaals without leaving anything out.  As for the milestones on the site, I couldn't agree with you more on your choices and again recognition and acknowledgement to those individual who have contributed much to the forum over the years.
I would like to think that the "Fleet 5" experience will move the site forward and has ensured that stagnation doesn't set in as has occurred elswhere.  I hope we can follow this up with future visits to keep the momentum going.  It would be terrific if a rival team or teams appeared like the Manc 4 or the Glasgow 6 though .  I think there is a Fleet 5 second 11 in the making though
In the mean time we'll curry on singeing.

[loveitspicy]

I will post this - George you are a prick!! if you want to take it as an insult please do - Chewy's vids are great but they are filmed in a  different way and location -  not on the spot cooking when the guys were having a lesson both vids chewy's and guys are great - and i will say what others have said if you are such a demon in the kitchen lets see a fail safe cook every time recipe and please film it!! crikey me i thought you made a great job in trying to sort out spamers etc etc but this is laughable

well done to the lads for including ALL the information they learnt in the kitchen note taking cooking and filming

best, Rich

[George]

Five guys who have the same passion not just for the food but for the knowledge on how to cook it.  It could have been any 5 CR0 members as we all share that same passion (well, maybe except one .

So what do we have here? You and perhaps half a dozen (or more) others ganging up, as the cliche you are, on me as one individual, just because I refuse to idolise and hero worship you, as others have effectively done by using words like 'heroes' and 'legends.' JB was almost ordering me to follow suit.  I cringe. It all adds up to no less than forum bullying and you should be ashamed.

You can't even debate the subject of video editing and presentation with any rationality. But that fits the character of a bully, of course, so it makes sense from that point of view.