In this episode of Cooking Issues, Dave and Nastassia  go deep on the value of Charcoal Briquettes,  discuss the Social Contract between performers and their audience,  and give a solid shout out to <a href="http://oldlightning.com/">Old Lightning</a>'s pop-up in NYC.  Plus, a caller from Germany launches us into Octoberfest Fashion and dangerous methods for cooking pork. Plus plus, 18th century "adults only" apples and you get instructions for taking your Spinzall on an airplane.Have a question for Cooking Issues? Call it in to 718.497.2128 or ask in the <a href="http://mixlr.com/heritage-radio-network/">chatroom</a>.Cooking Issues is powered by <a href="http://simplecast.com">Simplecast</a>.

Episode 381: Every Animal You Never Wanted To Eat (w/ Harold McGee, David Karp, Arielle Johnson & Ed Cornell)

Dave Arnold, chef and inventor, answers listener questions on the latest innovative techniques, equipment, and ingredients in the food world. Each week on Cooking Issues, Dave solves your cooking dilemmas with his mile-a-minute stream of knowledge. Got a question on ike-jime, the Japanese fish killing technique? We got you covered. Hydrocolloids, sous-vide, liquid nitrogen? No problem. Have a question about pimping your oven to make great pizza? Give us a call. Occasionally Dave will invite special guest chefs, bartenders, authors and columnists to join the show.