On today's show Dave, Nastassia and the rest discuss food cults, including Tom Brady's Tomatoes and Djokovic's thrice-boiled nuts. Also, a call back to the Great Oat Rush of the 1980's. Plus: the joys of dealing with Amazon; Resources on Starch; Batch cocktail dilution; Salmonella Death Curves; and much more. Have a question for Cooking Issues? Send us a voicememo while we’re all social distancing or ask in the <a href="http://mixlr.com/heritage-radio-network/">chatroom</a>.  Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support Cooking Issues by<a href="http://heritageradionetwork.org/donate"> becoming a member</a>!Cooking Issues is Powered by <a href="http://simplecast.com/">Simplecast.</a>

The Choice is Obvious

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.