Thursday, October 17, 2024

Sandwichspace 34, 35, and 36

34

This one was two eggs, scrambled with sauteed spinach, mushrooms, and bologna. Focaccia bread, toasted. A couple rounds of bologna. The bologna was ok, 4/10. A couple slices of melted American cheese, 3/10. Neither American nor bologna was very good.


Appearance 3/10, pretty monsterous looking. The melted and browned cheese on top looks like a skin condition.

Flavor 4/10, not bad, but I could see the space for improvement. One shocker, I didn't really enjoy the sauteed mushrooms!

35

Another two eggs special, with sauteed spinach. Focaccia. I don't know if there was meat, so it wasn't too memorable if there was. Possibly a frozen sausage patty or two underneath. The flecks of red are from pepper jack, which was very nice, 7/10. 


Appearance 5/10. The egg was way too big. The sandwiches are getting uglier even as I zero in on flavors that I like.

Flavor 8/10, I really enjoyed this one. Maybe it's the pepper jack. Maybe I was just hungry. Pepper jack is certainly advancing to the final table.

36

Two eggs, sauteed spinach and mushrooms. The spinach was frozen, I thawed it in the microwave. The mushrooms were not a great addition, I think they may be voted off the island. Pepper jack back for another tour of duty. And sous vide chicken breast. I'm currently having a torrid love affair with sous vide, chicken in particular, though I have done a few steaks. I buy a pack of 8 breasts, season them, put them in quart bags, then freeze until I need them. They come out so perfect and moist sous viding them for two hours at 145 F that it's crazy. My desire to eat more chicken because it's healthier has always come into conflict with my desire not to deal with preparing chicken and handling raw chicken breasts for every meal. Also previous attempts to cook them either end up tough or at least dry, or boiling which leaves them painfully bland. But these I can package a weeks worth at one go and season them to boot. It takes a long time to cook, but it's just drop them in the water and wait, so it's very easy. Anyway, I sliced two sandwich sized slabs of sous vide chicken for this one and it was very good. 7/10.


Appearance 6/10 not a super huge fan of the pale white chicken breast appearance. Looks out of place.

Flavor 7/10 good sandwich, the bread was not quite right. 


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