New LG Range

I bought my first range this week and it arrived today. I've been wanting a bigger flame for woking, center burner for griddle and bigger oven for Challah. I spent several days researching and found one that I really liked. It is the LG LRG3095, which has a big 17,000 BTU burner, 5.4 cu ft oven and proof feature.

My old GE range served me well for 13 years, but the burners were only 9,500 BTU. Honestly I didn't think 17,000 BTU would make much difference compared to 9,500, but it does. I also have a Eastman Outdoor Big Kahuna I use during the summer, which puts out 55,000 BTU. On the Kahuna, stir fry is literally less than 90 seconds for most veggies. For 2-3 lbs of meat, it's usually less than 5 minutes. In comparison, on my old GE range 2-3 lbs of meat would take about 10-15 min assuming it's completely thawed at room temperature.

I started a plain no knead loaf tonight with half King Arther and half einkorn flour I got from Jovial Foods. One thing I noticed immediately is the aroma of the einkorn flour was fragrant. King Arthur all purpose flour is good, but it doesn't have the aroma of einkorn flour.

The reason I decided to try einkorn flour was mainly due to the author of "Wheat belly". Before I watched the video, I hadn't really thought about modern wheat and how it differs from einkorn. After reading up on it and looking at people's response to einkorn, it got me thinking. I've had a chronic sore shoulder due to a high school volleyball injury. Basically I dislocated it a few times in volleyball and now I'm paying the price. When the weather gets cold, both shoulders snap, crackle and pop. It's not terrible, but I definitely feel it when I reach for things in the upper cabinet.

It's an experiment, I don't know if it will make any difference, but it's worth a shot. Assuming Gliadin protein really does what Dr Davis says, eating einkorn could make a difference. Some people report their arthritis went away after switching to einkorn. The down side though is that it's hard to avoid modern wheat. It's in every processed food product and most restaurants use modern wheat. Luckily we generally don't buy processed foods and try to focus on a balanced diet of rice, veggies, organic milk and meats. It's more expensive, but I prefer to eat foods that don't have artificial hormones and other junk in it.

I can't wait to bake the loaf tomorrow morning and see how einkorn tastes. If the aroma is any indication, it's gonna be good.