Post by Arrianna on Mar 25, 2008 17:45:20 GMT -5
You've signed up for the RP, you've been introduced, the secret ingredient has been unveiled dramatically by the Chairman (or his nephew ), and you have posted the obligatory sprint for the ingredient and have your sous chefs prepping the food while you figure out just what the heck to do next.
Don't despair, better yet have fun!
It is actually a lot of fun to play a chef on the Iron Chef RPG's and anyone can do it. You just need to decide if you want to use the easy method or the detailed one. Either works just fine and you won't lose any "points" from using the easy way.
Either way Step one is exactly the same, come up with a menu. Be creative, do a google search for recipes or use one of these sites: (links)
All Recipes
Recipe.com
Recipe Source
Recipezaar
Epicurious
Cooks.com
My Recipes
Cooking.com
You need 3-6 dishes for an ICJ RPG or 5 even for ICA. Don't be afraid to try something unusual. Use the ingredient in a new way. Or just come up with something completely off the top off your head. You do get "points" for creativity after all.
Picked your dishes? Good, the hard part is finished.
Step two is to break up your "cooking" into 8-9 parts. Time is called in 5 minute increments. Your first 5 is used in prep and your mad scramble for a menu. The last 10-15 is used for plating. Sooo... now for the 2 different approaches.
Easy method: Break your dishes into parts of the menu and just tell them what you are making one piece at a time.
Make it as simple or detailed as you want. "Accidents" can be fun and break up the action. Also don't be afraid to change your menu as you go. The commentators can make some really good suggestions at times.
Detailed Method: Break down your recipes into their basic ingredients and techniques and chart about what time they have to be used when cooking.
For example you have 3 recipes; "A" needs to be pressure cooked for 40 minutes, "B" only takes 5 minutes to assemble and 10 to cook, and "C" requires 3 steps each taking about 10 minutes each. So you list it:
Step three: Plating. No matter which method you use this is where you try and impress them with your detailed plating. Since you don't have a picture and your budget is unlimited go for it. Shave those truffles over the top. Put several sauces on the same plate, paint them on if you like. Mounds of microgreens and little curly cues. Whatever you want, you got. Don't you wish we could cook like that at home?
Step four: Write up a description of your dishes that make them sound as delicious as possible. Remember they can't see your food (lucky for us) so do your best to make them droooooool.
Send the description to MA for posting after time is called.
Step five: When it is your turn to present either post the description you have already made or write a presentation to the judges (or both) including any instructions on how to eat your dish. Try and let 3 out of the 4 judges respond before presenting the next dish (or all 3 in ICA) but if it has been 24 hours since your last post go right ahead anyway.
After all that is finished you just sit back and let the judges tell you how great you did!
PS. Don't forget to keep an eye on the announcer thread for any questions from the floor. The floor reporter thread is also a great place to ask questions about cooking that you aren't sure of; how to deep fry an item or how something will turn out if you (fill in the blank). You can also volunteer any information there you want the floor reporter to cover as well.
Don't despair, better yet have fun!
It is actually a lot of fun to play a chef on the Iron Chef RPG's and anyone can do it. You just need to decide if you want to use the easy method or the detailed one. Either works just fine and you won't lose any "points" from using the easy way.
Either way Step one is exactly the same, come up with a menu. Be creative, do a google search for recipes or use one of these sites: (links)
All Recipes
Recipe.com
Recipe Source
Recipezaar
Epicurious
Cooks.com
My Recipes
Cooking.com
You need 3-6 dishes for an ICJ RPG or 5 even for ICA. Don't be afraid to try something unusual. Use the ingredient in a new way. Or just come up with something completely off the top off your head. You do get "points" for creativity after all.
Picked your dishes? Good, the hard part is finished.
Step two is to break up your "cooking" into 8-9 parts. Time is called in 5 minute increments. Your first 5 is used in prep and your mad scramble for a menu. The last 10-15 is used for plating. Sooo... now for the 2 different approaches.
Easy method: Break your dishes into parts of the menu and just tell them what you are making one piece at a time.
"I am making a brioche (bread) with mushrooms and spinach. The Spinach has been chopped and added inside and the mushrooms will be added to the top before cooking."
Make it as simple or detailed as you want. "Accidents" can be fun and break up the action. Also don't be afraid to change your menu as you go. The commentators can make some really good suggestions at times.
Detailed Method: Break down your recipes into their basic ingredients and techniques and chart about what time they have to be used when cooking.
For example you have 3 recipes; "A" needs to be pressure cooked for 40 minutes, "B" only takes 5 minutes to assemble and 10 to cook, and "C" requires 3 steps each taking about 10 minutes each. So you list it:
- Prep and start the pressure cooker recipe ("A")
- The first two steps of "C"
- The prep for "B" and begin cooking
- 3rd step for "C"
- Remove "A" from the heat and depressurize
- Plating
Step three: Plating. No matter which method you use this is where you try and impress them with your detailed plating. Since you don't have a picture and your budget is unlimited go for it. Shave those truffles over the top. Put several sauces on the same plate, paint them on if you like. Mounds of microgreens and little curly cues. Whatever you want, you got. Don't you wish we could cook like that at home?
Step four: Write up a description of your dishes that make them sound as delicious as possible. Remember they can't see your food (lucky for us) so do your best to make them droooooool.
Send the description to MA for posting after time is called.
Step five: When it is your turn to present either post the description you have already made or write a presentation to the judges (or both) including any instructions on how to eat your dish. Try and let 3 out of the 4 judges respond before presenting the next dish (or all 3 in ICA) but if it has been 24 hours since your last post go right ahead anyway.
After all that is finished you just sit back and let the judges tell you how great you did!
PS. Don't forget to keep an eye on the announcer thread for any questions from the floor. The floor reporter thread is also a great place to ask questions about cooking that you aren't sure of; how to deep fry an item or how something will turn out if you (fill in the blank). You can also volunteer any information there you want the floor reporter to cover as well.