Producing and Refining Ingredients
 

I bought a vanilla bean and a large bottle of cheap vodka to make some vanilla for my cooking, when it hit me. What ingredients do you make at home instead of buying a finished product?

As I stated earlier, a vanilla bean fermented in vodka will produce vanilla extract. French dressing is mayonaise and ketchup. I could go on, but I encourage everyone to contribute.

Although I may be stating the obvious, no meth recipes please. Save drug conversatons for the sewers.

Sauces for cooking are always purchased somewhere since I'd rather just have them ready. Cooking alone takes up a good amount of my time. I think making some types of salad dressing may work at home though.

Depends on what I'm cooking. Some stuff is hard to find all ready and perfect. Like just a little while ago I needed seaweed stock. I also wasn't willing to drive an hour to go to the japanese store where they have it. So I just made it myself.

I do it when it's not convient to get something or when I need something and don't have it for whatever reason.

Hey ladies and fellas! List what basic ingredients you make at home, and how to make it. This is what I am driving at.



...I miss the kitchen...