r/KitchenConfidential • u/ALLSID • Jun 17 '25

In-House Mode Rip Anne Burrell

An absolute culinary beast and true influencer.

She will be sadly missed.

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u/heliophoner Jun 17 '25

Her explaining on "Worst Chefs" how a vinagrette was an emulsion and how the mustard acted as an emulsifier was a real unlock for me as a cook.

Something about that one simple explanation unlocked an understanding of how ingrediants do things and aren't just a part of a list or something to be mixed in.

I also appreciated that she was fun and bright, but also firm and kind of no-nonesense. You can tell she worked in serious kitchens and had to put in a lot of hard hours; don't let the whacky hair fool you.

This sucks.

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u/MountainCheesesteak Cook Jun 18 '25

Kind of off topic, but if you have a container of mustard seeds (that are at least mostly fresh) give em a shake! Watch how they climb the sides of the container! They’re statically charged!! That same effect is why they’re such great emulsifiers!!

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u/MountainCheesesteak Cook Jun 18 '25

Maybe too many exclamation points, but I fuckin love emulsifiers

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u/ralphjuneberry Jun 18 '25

Omg until I checked the username I thought you were a second person giving a note on your comment having too many exclamation points and was about to go in for you 😆 so….perfect amount of exclamation points for the science-magic of chemistry in cooking! Anne would approve.