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I discovered a new technique last week called Nitrogen Cavitation or Nitrogen Infusions, which allow liquids to absorb the flavor, and only the flavor, of something aromatic with a nitrogen charge. (Think basil, mint, coffee beans, etc…)
My thoughts instantly took me to what sorts of ingredients I would want only the flavor from and nothing more… obviously things with a high caloric count like chocolate, or… things that just aren’t good for you but taste heavenly… BACON! And what sort of liquid would I want tasting like bacon? Certainly not water, that wouldn’t be refreshing. Most definitely… WHISKEY!
Ingredients:
4 strips bacon, cooked completely
1 cup whiskey
1 N2O (Nitrous Oxide) charger
Directions:
Place 4 strips of bacon in the ISI Whip canister and pour in 1 cup of whiskey. Screw on the N2O charger, and the whiskey will absorb the bacon flavors without giving you those extra unwanted calories. Let the whiskey sit for about 15 minutes for the flavors to fully develop, then place in freezer for 5 minutes. Strain through a cheese cloth or fine mesh strainer to remove any bits of bacon remnants and enjoy!
Feeling extra frisky? Pour the Bacon Whiskey back in the ISI Whip, give it a CO2 charge, and presto… Carbonated Bacon Whiskey!
With the first of my Nitrogen Infusion experiments a success, I can’t stop thinking about how else I want to use this brilliant technique. Caramel Champagne anyone? Cinnamon Chardonnay?
CONCLUSION: The flavors are strongest after 20 minutes, and it’s definitely worth the wait!
More info at: http://breakingtheculinarymold.wordpress.com/2011/07/01/bacon-whiskey/
Would the extra juices from cooking the bacon slightly less than usual provide more material and lead to a stronger flavor, or just taint the liquid with grease?
And are there certain liquids which the chemical composition would make more/ less receptive to this process than others?
It holds a little NO2 charge that looks like a CO2 charge for BB/pellet rifles.
You put your cream, or what-have-you, in the charger and it works like a
can of "ReddiWhip'' whipcream.
Can be found in all kitchen/cooking supply stores, most major dept stores in the kitchen gadget sections.
Couple direct links: Whip-it $37 (http://www.webstaurantstore.com/whip-it-1-liter-professional-cream-whipper/407WHC32.html?utm_source=Amazon&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Amazon+Campaign)
iSi whip- $77 http://www.amazon.com/iSi-Creative-Polished-Stainless-Dessert/dp/B002H3NFNM/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1311614023&sr=8-2
And then you can choose whether you want to buy the CO2 chargers (to carbonate) or the Nitrogen Chargers. Interchangeable with the whips!
One of the purposes of web services like this is to set one on the path to knowledge, to stir the desire to investigate, discover and create.
It is helpful to know how to use basic tools and among the most basic and useful tools on the Interwebs is the Search function.
Use it early, often ... and a bit sceptically; What? Oh, just Google sceptically.
Google is run by God, and I am a disciple.
now i'll leave you to your god who runs google. wut..
The Internet is a rich sea of knowledge, and Google is like one of those fish finders - once you learn how to use it, you'll never have to rely on any single source for an answer. You were getting uselessly upset because you should have found your own answer.
I'm hopelessly hooked on finding my own answers because I was raised in foster homes, and never got an education, so I had to teach myself everything - and I still do. Sorry to insult your petulance.
(metaphorically speaking, i already know how to fish. off topic: i also know how to fish for real :D )
i also had to teach everything myself and i still do.
but for this one, i simply didn't have the time. it wasn't even that important for me to want to make the time, so i simply asked, thinking "mneh.. someone will answer and tell me.. if not, so be it :| i don't care" it was a simple unimportant curiosity.
it wasn't the case here, but sometimes i also ask stuff because i am simply to lazy to search for the answer myself. not because i don't know how. yes, you could say it's a luxury. or that i may be spoiled. so what?
...but a lesson in google searching was the last thing i needed :|
In other words, one would have to be extremely full of time to ask this question and wait for an answer. A person whose time was precious would have googled it.
It's fine if you don't google it. But please, don't then say that your time is precious when it would have saved you time to google. And especially don't spend even more precious time arguing how precious your time is when it's obvious that you wanted someone else to do your thinking for you, and you didn't mind waiting for an answer.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whipped-cream_charger
i clearly asked about "Nitrogen charger", because that's what the instructable asked for.
your wiki article is about "Whipped cream charger", not "nitrogen charger".
how was i supposed to know that "Whipped cream charger" was in fact, what i should be searching for instead?
i don't need the kind of responses you are giving, and especially not the way you are giving them. go and troll somewhere else.
user "illuminatis" was very kind and explained it all to me in a few words in a private message. thanks.
I actually bought the Whiskey Stones at Sur la Table.
Maybe someone out there can put up a Instructable for this or a similar project?
This is what I have heard explained several times to people who complained that Whiskey Rocks don't actually cool the drink hardly at all or keep it cold.
I have no experience with them, personally. I'm not into shoving rocks in my drinks or whiskey itself, for that matter. I just wanted to find out how they made it bacon flavored.
This was really educational and I'm already checking out where to get the materials. Many many thanks!
And secure it or the kids will try to "huff" it.