I’ve made a ton of rouxs and for my taste, they always eat gritty to me.
Theyre definitely preferred when you want to bake it though.
That said, whenever I want something like that, I just fry up some panko for a topping for the stoverop version. It’s acrually an underrated topping for a lot of things, and keeps well in the cabinet after frying.
Second time making bagels with a pizza stone amd bagel boards. Not quite locked in, but I’m getting there.
Also: I’m pretty sure I’ve got an orange chicken replica figured out. The sauce took 20 different batches to perfect, and “seeding” the batter was a huge game changer.
Also tried Brian Lagerstrom’s brownies. Apparently he baked over 120 batches to perfect it, and I’ve gotta say … as a brownie connoisseur, these are by FAR the best I’ve ever had – I cant possibly recommend them enough.
I’ll have to try his brownies. I tried his French Toast recipe with Chullah bread and OMG. It really was the best french toast I’ve ever had. My fam could not get enough.