This is a wonderfully delicious recipe from Chef Adrian Giese of Mastro’s Restaurant in Los Angeles. He enjoys cooking on his Caliber Indoor Pro Range at home, and wanted to share this porcini risotto recipe with you.
Place the slices of porcini garnish on a cookie sheet and drizzle with one teaspoon of olive oil. Season with salt and black pepper. Bake in the oven at 350º F for ten minutes with the fan on. Heat the water to a boil in a separate pan and set aside. In a shallow sauté pan, add two tablespoons of butter and two tablespoons of olive oil. Add the onions and chopped porcini; sauté until the porcini are soft and the onions are translucent and sweet. Add the rice to the pan and sauté for about three minutes or until it takes on a light golden color. Prepare 2½ cups of hot water. Add the first ½ cup of hot water to the rice and stir constantly with a wooden spoon until the water is mostly soaked up. Keep adding a ½ cup of water at a time until it is completely absorbed by the rice while you stir. Check the texture of the rice. If you prefer softer risotto, then add the last ½ cup of water. Once the desired texture and consistency is achieved, add the cheese and butter then salt to taste. Plate and drizzle with the remaining olive oil and garnish with the whole porcini slices. Risotto is best enjoyed as soon as it is finished. Bon appétit!
Ingredients: 1 medium onion, 1/8” diced 6 oz. porcini mushrooms chopped into 1/3” cubes (reserve a couple whole mushroom slices for garnish) 4 Tbsp butter 4 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil 1 cup Arborio rice 2 ½ – 3 cups of water ¾ cup finely grated parmesan Kosher salt to taste – about 2 tsp Fresh cracked black pepper
Haefele Design knows how to translate the needs and desires of their clients into their projects, which won them much praise from the NKBA and a first place 2019 Outdoor Kitchen award. When a sophisticated, forward thinking bachelor wants to entertain, he does so in an aesthetic that exemplifies his lifestyle. Haefele Design graduated from the “man- cave” and opted for a sleek, contemporary outdoor kitchen with a custom black finished Rockwell by Caliber barbecue as a focal point and a custom square black handle to match. The lid even included a custom gloss black porcelain coating.
This outdoor room is complete with two refrigerators, ice maker and a dishwasher. Cabinetry construction is unique, incorporating the use of unconventional high gloss solid acrylic doors, solid plastic carcass boxes and special non-rusting hardware. This kitchen is completely indestructible to weather and rough use.
The most unique and challenging feature was engineering the fully integrated handles in conjunction with the different hidden appliances. The side of the cabinetry run with the refrigerators required vertical hidden handles, whereas the opposite side has one horizontal handle at the top of ADA height appliances. Two different types of outdoor outlets were powder coated to match, allowing up to twenty USB cords to charge at a time.
The sink is black stone to match the black granite waterfall countertop, topped off with a black MGS telescoping faucet. At night, lights glow in the knee space as well as washing the textured, grey backdrop of a wall. For the full photos from this installation visit Haefele Design’s website here.
Golden Valley, MN (December 2019) – Caliber Appliances, makers of award-winning grilling products, proudly announces Ferguson as a new dealer of Caliber’s indoor and outdoor products. Thanks to our partnership with Caliber’s mid-west distributor, Shady Oak Distributing Caliber products are available at Ferguson Golden Valley, Minnesota and Omaha, Nebraska. Ferguson is the top-rated wholesale supplier of commercial and residential plumbing supplies, but has grown to be so much more to the homebuilder and design community. At Ferguson Bath, Kitchen & Lighting Galleries, you’ll find the largest offering of quality brands, a symphony of ideas, and dedicated consultants to help coordinate kitchen and bath projects. When you walk into a Ferguson showroom, you’ll appreciate the incredible quality of products ranging from lighting fixtures, kitchen and bath sinks, kitchen stoves, refrigerators, and many more home appliances.
Ferguson raises the bar for industry standards as the
top-rated wholesale supplier of commercial and residential plumbing supplies.
However, our expertise goes beyond plumbing. We are a diverse distributor that
spans multiple businesses including HVAC/R, waterworks and industrial. In the
past 65 years, we’ve grown from a local distributor to a
$18.4 billion dollar company with more than 1,400 locations and over
27,000 associates nationwide. Our associates provide expert advice and a range
of products and services our customers want to improve their construction,
renovation and maintenance projects. Providing world-class customer service
is a cultural belief that is demonstrated every day through our
expansive product selection backed by our knowledgeable associates.
ABOUT CALIBER
Caliber Appliances is dedicated
to innovative design and superior engineering down to the smallest detail. Caliber’s focus on excellence in form and
function has led to award-winning status for their gas barbecues and
multi-function wood smokers and rave reviews in the market for its
restaurant-like food. Even famed designer David Rockwell chose Caliber to build
his newest line of grilling entertainment centers. Caliber delivers True American Luxury in
grilling with premium products that can transform an outdoor kitchen into a
commercial grade Culinary Center. The Caliber line of outdoor products includes
the Crossflame® Pro Grill, Caliber™ Pro Kamado Charcoal Grill and Smoker, the Rockwell by
Caliber™ Social Grill and Power Pro Dual Top
Burners. The Caliber Indoor Professional
Range and Rangetop series complements the outdoor suite of products. Caliber has been recognized with “Product of
the Year” awards and is the recipient of two Vesta Awards from Hearth & Home magazine along with a
Special Mention Architizer Award.
San Diego, CA (December 2019) – Caliber Appliances, makers of award-winning grilling products, proudly announces participation in Sam the Cooking Guy’s Holiday Giveaway! You can win a stainless steel Caliber Pro Kamado Charcoal Grill/Smoker, wooden shelves and cart, blaze basket, rib rack and cover as part of the giveaway. Caliber is also thrilled to have the Caliber Pro Kamado and Rockwell by Caliber Grill as part of the set in Sam’s cooking show. He’s cooked some amazing recipes on these grills that can be found here: https://caliberappliances.com/category/press/sam-the-cooking-guy/ In order to enter this giveaway you must follow the instructions in this video: https://youtu.be/ilMyY9tlqPU and enter by midnight on December 22, 2019. Winners will be announced on December 23, 2019.
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ABOUT SAM THE COOKING GUY
Sam quit a biotech job in July of 2001 to try his hand as the host of a travel show. But a month before a trip to shoot in Tokyo and Hong Kong, September 11th happened – and that changed everything.He decided to stick with TV, but switched from travel to cooking and eventually landed a twice-weekly 2-minute cooking segment on a local morning news program. The segments caught on and grew into a 30-minute show appropriately named ‘Sam the Cooking Guy’ – an irreverent mix of humor and easy-to-replicate recipes. It’s ‘reality’ cooking – in the sense that whatever really happens when he shoots, stays in the show. Eventually, Discovery Health came along and ‘Just Cook This! with Sam the Cooking Guy’ was born. Known for his ‘big in taste and small in effort’ philosophy, Sam has 15 Emmy awards, 3 cookbooks and a dozen visits to the Today Show, He’s also creates video content for companies like Chosen Foods, Bed Bath & Beyond & Bumble Bee Foods, And his casually understandable YouTube series continues his simple style, with 6-15 minute episodes.
ABOUT CALIBER
Caliber Appliances is dedicated
to innovative design and superior engineering down to the smallest detail. Caliber’s focus on excellence in form and
function has led to award-winning status for their gas barbecues and
multi-function wood smokers and rave reviews in the market for its
restaurant-like food. Even famed designer David Rockwell chose Caliber to build
his newest line of grilling entertainment centers. Caliber delivers True American Luxury in
grilling with premium products that can transform an outdoor kitchen into a
commercial grade Culinary Center. The Caliber line of outdoor products includes
the Crossflame® Pro Grill, Caliber™ Pro Kamado Charcoal Grill and Smoker, the Rockwell by
Caliber™ Social Grill and Power Pro Dual Top
Burners. The Caliber Indoor Professional
Range and Rangetop series complements the outdoor suite of products. Caliber has been recognized with “Product of
the Year” awards and is the recipient of two Vesta Awards from Hearth & Home magazine along with a
Special Mention Architizer Award.
J&W Outdoor Living is a full service exterior design company known for creating unforgettable outdoor living and entertaining spaces. Their capabilities include gourmet outdoor kitchens, fire features, hardscape design and construction services. They bring the comforts and luxuries of the indoors outside, and showcase a stunning outdoor kitchen in Fair Haven, New Jersey.
The cabinetry is by Urban Bonfire, known for their sleek and extremely functional designs. This particular outdoor kitchen includes tons of storage space, a beverage refrigerator, sink, soapstone countertops and of course the Rockwell by Caliber Social Grill as the focal point in this design. For more information on J&W Outdoor Living click here.
Chef Amanda Palomino is a seasoned chef. She joined PIRCH San Diego in their test kitchen over a year ago, and prior to that she battled it out in two seasons on Hell’s Kitchen with Chef Ramsay. Caliber was excited to have Amanda take the Caliber Indoor Pro Range on a test drive in anticipation of PIRCH adding this to their showroom. Chef Amanda seared salmon on the rangetop and also cooked it in the range at 425°F in the convection oven, and raved about the even heat of Caliber. She also baked two trays of chocolate chip cookies at the same time and couldn’t believe the evenness of the baking in the gas range, and said it’s better than the electric ovens she’s baked in that boast being the best.
Amanda also tested the quick boil of the 23,000 BTU burners and the 500°F simmer down capabilities and was very impressed. She additionally made a stir fry, and found no hot spots across the griddle. Chef Amanda is excited to have Caliber’s indoor range join their showroom floor at PIRCH.
