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My ‘completely missing the point’ award of 2009 goes to the Japanese scientists who have now bred non-poisonous Puffer Fish.

Guys, the entire point of eating Puffer Fish/torafugu is?

Quite.

Summer Night, June 11th 2009

The properly hot summer nights have arrived in the Algarve, and so from now until the end of November every chicken, fish, spare rib and steak is a candidate for a fiery demise on the Rogi Castle BBQ.

Chilli-drenched recipes to follow as time and opportunity present themselves.

Chicken! Lamb! Cheese! Peppers!

Oh, yes.

“I’m always flabbergasted when I observe a cooking teacher with poor knife skills. Unfortunately, it’s all too common. I even occasionally observe a professional cook, even in France, with poor knife skills, although this is a less common occurrence. In my opinion, good knife skills are an essential component of being a good cook. And good knife skills are not particularly difficult for the average person to learn.”

Knife skills are a little bit easier to learn now, too, thanks to Peter Hertzmann’s excellent new knife skills section.

And, as ever with content on Peter’s À La Carte site, the information is not only interesting and useful but also beautifully presented. Well worth a look, then.

Oh, and since you asked, here’s a photo of my own professional knives.