College Cooking: Lab version

[jyoni]

Does this need its own thread? How many people are down for it? If there's too little interest we can just fuck around with it among the main discussion.

dismalfuture will probably run circles around anyone who even tries, but that's not the point. Low cost variety made with as much free shit as possible, plus a little competitive spirit, is the name of the game.

First up, let's have an extended love affair with sandwichmakers (skillets okay too). Freeform, do what you want. I'll probably make something tonight but I'm cool with a deadline of a day or two if there's interest.

The only rule so far is no purchased condiments.

[jeepster]

lol I am sandwich master maybe I'll play, I tend to forget my camera when I make things these days.

[jyoni]

Do it...the condiment restrictions will get some new ideas cooking in your head.

[jeepster]

when you say no purchased condiments, does that mean I can't use condiments in my fridge, or does it entail that I have to create said condiments?

[Akira]

It means neither, raid your local fast-food or cafeteria

[jyoni]

Yes, stuff from fast food joints, cafeterias, etc. If you can find enough packeted/free stuff to create a hollandaise or something, that's cool. In fact that would be top-tier craft.

Cheese is kind of borderline. I've seen free shredded cheeses and parmesan packets, but not often enough to disqualify it if you buy it.

[headcoat]

I thought there was gonna be pseudo, lye, and glass beakers in this thread.

disappointment.

[sawn-off chef]

fuck you kids i made the first food thread in the trash, i am the original.

[jeepster]

oh, so you're talking about making sandwiches out of pre-existing foods? like this kinda concept? : http://www.fancyfastfood.com/

[skiniks]

no, you have to steal condiment packets, spices, etc from fast food joints and incorporate them into your dish. but sorta like that website, except the costs are to be as LOW as possible.

[sawn-off chef]

i can make a bowl of delicious ramen for 32¢ with egg.

[newaesthetic]

Do I count it if I can get food from work for free?

[jyoni]

If I had a lab I would cook in it, Walter Bishop style. Yes, Scott M is the clear originator. Skiniks has it right, but sure, you can use or convert leftovers Jeepster. Cool site btw. Yes, newaesthetic.

Well my first attempt was a flop. Mayo was an easy grab so I figured I'd try an off-the-cob elotes concept. I cooked it with prefab grilled chicken and jack cheese in a tortilla instead of bread.

Ingredients. I wound up passing on the hot sauce and jalapenos cos the sauce tasted like shit, and the jalapenos must have been sitting in the bath of liquid at the gas station for weeks. Rancid things.

The other free stuff: Mayo, canola/olive oil blend, butter, salt/pepper, chili flakes.

Ready to cook. Here's where I decided on cheese. Good thing too cos these need a sea of it and could have used twice what I put in.

A few minutes and voila, disappointing elotes/chicken sammich.

It wasn't all that bad, but frankly you could fry up a quesadilla with a giant ear of elotes on the side, save some work, and have a much more satisfying meal.

I bought ten bucks worth of stuff, which would net about ten sandwiches (2 pockets per sandwich), so a buck each.

[jeepster]

should fuckin fried that shit after you made it

would've saved it.

[jyoni]

damn...that would have improved it immeasurably. Had the oil packets to do it too.