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Re:J. Kenji López-Alt is Seattle’s reluctant powerful food i... by hnick on Friday June 11, 2021 @08:04PM (#27480007)
If I may share a recipe, his par-boiled baking soda roasted potatoes are a simple but amazing addition to my kit.

https://www.seriouseats.com/the-best-roast-potatoes-ever-rec...

I doubt he invented it, but I don't doubt he tested and researched it exhaustively. For me it comes down to three things: the baking soda eating the exterior and making a "fluffy" (surface area) result, the infused oil for flavour without burning the herbs, and the placement on a bare metal baking tray for crisping.

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Re:J. Kenji López-Alt is Seattle’s reluctant powerful food i... by kasey_junk on Friday June 11, 2021 @11:14PM (#27481175)
Those are far and away the dish that people are most shocked at how good they are when I serve.

But they are work… for what amounts to potatoes.

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Re:J. Kenji López-Alt is Seattle’s reluctant powerful food i... by hnick on Saturday June 12, 2021 @02:08AM (#27482007)
Like most things, it's not the cooking work that bothers me (I find it relaxing), but the cleaning. It adds up to a lot more to clean (boiling pot, strainer, pan for herbs, strainer for herbs, etc). But that's not too bad since I can do all that while they're in the oven, and we have a dishwasher.

Definitely worth the effort for me, I probably wouldn't bother making roast potatoes any other way anymore.

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