Uses for Olive Oil, and Bacon Fat Powder

Want to try powdering some fats (I mean, who doesn’t), and thought I’d start with olive oil and bacon fat. I’m not super great at thinking of use cases, and was hoping the ChefStep community could help!

What are some good meals/recipes to use with olive oil and bacon fat powder (though not together 😀)?

Thanks!

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Brandon_Byrd_40557

It's typically used as a garnish, though I must admit that I've never had an especially delicious version (either at home in my own N-Zorbit experiments, or out at a fine dining establishment). And I've never seen been well received on Top Chef or similar shows. So I've long wondered if this technique is actually any good or if it's just a gimmicky thing to have a powder on top of whatever. But as far as places to start go, bacon/olive fat powder would both work well over tomatoes. Maybe bacon fat powder on scallops? If you come up with a powder that tastes good, let us know the weight of oil and N-Zorbit you use... and if you find some good applications for that, let us know too!

FrankM_3301

I agree with @Brandon_Byrd_1254882. My experience with these powders has been similar. More of a wow factor. Having said, that my culinary partner and I have used them more with desserts than savory applications. He's more into it than I...and yes, bacon powder and olive oil powder with, for example ice cream. As I recall, I think the isi-infused lemon olive oil, powdered, provided the most significant flavor/aroma...likely because the infused oil itself is quite flavorful and aromatic.

tshewman

I can't say there's good "meals" per se, but you can have fun w/ some decent dishes. As an example as a starter course, I made a guacamole and infused the oil with it (works well) and had a stencil in the shape of an avocado, combined the nzorbit w/ the oil and laid it over the stencil to make a lickable placemat as a starter. See picture. The other one that I also do, is use the nzorbit with a caramel and make an edible snow when doing a table desert (similar to Alinea).