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metrokitchen.com--anyone ever order cookware from them?
I ordered an All Clad 10" French Skillet from them on sale for $65 with free shipping about two years ago and had no problems with them. They sometimes have some really good sales.
How do you clean a pizza stone?
I just use sand paper and sand it down and then take a damp paper towel to remove the dust. I then let it air dry for a day or two. I haven't had a problem with it yet. I found it a few years ago and love it.
Curtis Stone to replace Kelly Choi as Top Chef Masters host
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Curtis Stone to replace Kelly Choi as Top Chef Masters host
Kelly also had a show "Secrets of NY", before "Eat Out NY". I thought she had a bit of a "just watch me pose attitude" and didn't seem to be interested in learning NY history. She'll probably wind up on LX-TV on NYC's channel 4 or NY Non-Stop. You know it's all style over substance.
Cast Iron Problem
The bottom of my new Lodge Logic cast iron pan is all rusted after it was placed on top of a pot that had water in it. The cooking surface is still good, just the bottom was rusted. I tried to get some of the rust out with salt and water, but now it looks stripped and stained. Can my pan be fixed? Or should I make my husband buy me a new one--even though he denies he put it on the pot with water?
Three Thieves - new wine show on Cooking Channel
I will watch anything with Joel Gott. He is such a great guy. On a trip to Napa, my husband and I were getting a snack at the Ox Bow, where Joel was having a "meet the wine maker" food and wine tasting. He overheard my husband and I toasting our anniversary and sent us over the free tasting menu. Joel also took the time and talked with us about where to go and what to do when we went down to San Francisco. He also gave us a free bottle of wine.
Pizza wheels
The sale of pizza dough at supermarkets such as A & P and ShoprRite, (not the Pilsbury dough either) and pizza stones at Bed, Bath, and Beyond and Williams-Sonoma make me think people making their own pizza at home is on the rise...no pun intended.
I can barely go one month without seeing a pizza recipe printed in a magazine or TV show.
I have a cheap OXO pizza wheel. It does the trick just fine. I use my cheap knife sharpener to keep sharp.
The decline and demise of professional food writing?
Unfortunately anybody with a computer and a remote interest on any subject can instantly be an expert if they have a blog. It's just not food writing. It's writing in general. Bad grammar is now the norm.
CHOW on NY1
I like the ideas I get from all the segments, but I'm kind of turned off by what I've termed the "square-eyeglass hipster experts." I also find that it seems like every place they go to is in either Manhattan or "comfy Brooklyn/Queens." They never seem to venture out of the trendy neighborhoods. I personally want to see them venture away from the L, G, and F trains. How about discovering a new place that is NOT in Williamsburg or Dumbo. There are many other wonderful neighborhoods and places to explore.
What do you HATE about your kitchen?
1) It's long, not wide enough for two people and a dog.
2) The "brand new cabinets" are not deep and I constantly have to tighten the screws on the door hinges,
3) It doesn't have counter space and the idiots that decided to put a counter right by the refrigerator and I can't fully open the refrigerator doors
4) the oven does not cook evenly and has been calibrated 4 times in two years-- my friend who fixes appliances called it "slum lord special Hot Point"
5) the floor has deep nooks and collects dirt like crazy.
6) The window was broken and doesn't have a screen or guard-- it was just recently fixed after 2 1/2 years of complaining to the landlord/coop board and super.
7) the giant hole under my sink to the pipes that my super made to look for a leak and still hasn't fixed it.
And that's just the kitchen....
NY1 Let's Eat
I haven't seen the Edible or Let's Eat reports yet, but today I saw my first Chow report. I don't know about anybody else, but I am tired of these rectangle-eyeglass wearing hipster types who use "toe-tah-leee" one too many times in their reports. I do love the Cooking at Home segments with Dan Eaton. He looks like he is cooking in a real NYC kitchen. I can't wait to make his chocolate crackle cookies.
Excellent Pies!
I saw a profile of them recently on the Cooking Channel. I pass by everyday on my way home from work and have never seen anyone in there. I have been curious about the salted caramel apple pie. The one time I attempted to go in, they were closed...on a Wednesday, 2 P.M.
My husband and I make jokes about how up until recently I thought it was a bar.
Michael & Ping's?
I had a Groupon for this place. Everything seemed really fresh, not the greatest, but good and tasty. I went there with my husband and mother-in-law, who happens to be the world's pickiest eater. She loved the beef with broccoli and moo goo gai pan, although she thought the wonton soup was pretty spicy. I also thought it was on the spicy side, but I enjoyed it. Unlike micki, I didn't think the portions were that small. We had leftovers for the next day.
BTW: I pass by 4 & 20 Blackbirds everyday and have never seen anyone enter or exit the place. Until I saw a profile on the Cooking Channel, I thought it was another (sigh) bar.
Songs with restaurant names in the lyrics
"Girls" by the Beastie Boys-- I can always make them smile
From White Castle to the Nile.
T-Day food prep injury count
2 burns on fingers--1 from cookie pan, 1 from hot sugar,
1 slightly sprained ankle from tripping over 14-year old dog in tiny kitchen
1 black and blue on knee from keeping glass bowl from dropping on floor because of 14-year old dog falling on me because it is hard for her to walk in tiny kitchen.
This was just from making cookies...I'm making my turkey tomorrow!
Barney's Foodie Holiday Windows
I'm not sure what to think...it is not Macy's
http://blogs.villagevoice.com/forkintheroad/2010/11/some_pictures_o.php?page=2
Key Limes
I've seen them at Union Market.
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Union Market
754 Union St, Brooklyn, NY 11215
Do Americans only have Thanksgiving dinner on the Thursday?
There was on in Brooklyn and in Staten Island. I think the one in Brooklyn was at Kings Plaza. My grandparents always went there. I always wanted to go with them. I never had the chance. From what I remember it sounded like a Beefsteak Charlie's (remember them?), with the all you can eat shrimp and salad bar. The one in Kings Plaza became a ChiChi's, then a Red Robin, after that Redheads, now it's an H & M.
Frozen Turkey????
My mother has a frozen turkey that she had since LAST Thanksgiving. She wants to roast it (not for Thanksgiving) so it doesn't go to waste. It's been in a freezer almost a year, how long can a frozen turkey stay frozen without going bad?
Food apps for Droid
I like the Food & Wine app, but I think I prefer Epi more. I can't wait to check out BigOven.
Any & All: Eat-in bakeries, Great beers, Inexpensive & atmospheric - Brooklyn
It may not be around Brooklyn Heights, but it's a 15 minute train ride. round December, I would say head over to Mona Lisa Bakery then walk it off looking at the lights in Dyker Heights. After that head down to the various bars in Bay Ridge--Salty Dog, Kettle Black, Wicked Monk. Start in the 90's and then work your way down. You won't be able to hit all the bars in 2 months, let alone 1 night.
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Mona Lisa Bakery
7717 13th Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11228
Kettle Black
8622 3rd Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11209
Wicked Monk
8415 5th Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11209
Favorite websites for purchasing cookware
Besides Amazon, Ebay, and retailers like Williams-Sonoma or Sur La Table, what are some of your favorite websites to purchase new pots, pans, and other kitchen accessories? I am constantly searching for the best prices, free shipping, and am curious who has the better deals.
If you could wear your food as perfume...
About 10 years ago the Body Shop had an olive oil and basil body moisturizer. It smelled as if someone spent their entire day in an Italian kitchen canning tomatoes. Every time I used it, had men coming up to me telling me that I smelled great. I think Coco Chanel got it all wrong....
Small Ice Cream Machine
Do you have a Kitchen Aid mixer? I have the ice cream attachment and I love it. It' also takes up less space than "another small machine." Personally I tend to shy away from Hamilton Beach. Everything I've ever owned by them, lasted no more than a year.
Supermarket "marketing" of Thankgiving items
Years ago, when I worked at a Stop and Shop, they would give a "Thanksgiving in a box" when you had spent X amount of dollars in a certain amount of weeks. Management had us encourage the customers to participate, even if they didn't want or need a pre-packaged Thanksgiving dinner. We took all the earned "unwanted" dinners and donated them to a local food pantry.
slicing and shredding: mini-processor or kitchenaid mixer attachment?
Personally, I hate my KA attachment. It sits in a drawer. I always have problems with it attaching and detaching it and when I do use it, I only use it for cheese. I have a mini-food processor attachment that came with my Cuisinart blender--that is my main workhorse.
Le Creuset wide vs braiser
You're not alone. I had a dream last night about how my neighbor downstairs, who only cooks using a microwave had a delivery of every item LC makes and I started to cry. It is mind boggling.
"Different, but not strange" - what's on your breakfast plate?
I used to work "A.M" drive in radio. At 9 A.M. the cafeteria would get a sushi delivery and my co-worker (now husband) would go down and get some California rolls for us. Technically it was lunchtime for us since we were already work for 4 hours
Fontignac vs LeCrueset
Thanks all, funny thing is I totally missed it in reading other posts I have saved "for research". That shows me for posting while exhausted.
Fontignac vs LeCrueset
I was in BB&B yesterday and came across the Fontignac brand. I have never heard of this brand, it said on the lid that it's made in France. I've been looking at the LC 5 qt oval, but the Fontignac prices are closer to my budget. Has anyone had any experience with this brand. Is it worth it or should I just save up for the LC?
