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My review: CCK KF1402 Cleaver
Nice looking, how's it feel? Looks like an interesting store too
Far East Restaurant, New Haven, CT
what in the hay-ell is ants crawling up trees?!!!
Far East Restaurant, New Haven, CT
Oh yeah, I remember Far East. my grandparents would take us there once in a while, along with the place bagel mentioned on 34. I, however, remember Far East being in operation well into the 70s. My go to Chinese place was always China Wheel in Hamden or later on Wa Fu on Chapel in New Haven...And what was that place on York St called....coupla steps below street level, hmmm, memories. I've got to believe the crew at Far East is long gone
Help! I left the food on the counter overnight!
Do not screw around! Throw it out...it just ain't worth the consequences
HELP! finally have two nickels to rub together - buying a new range
Sturdy? 30+ years of use? Then avoid Viking (unless you want to be raped and pillaged by the service) and Wolf (unless you want a big bite taken out of your ass on purchase)...leave these to those who have more money than sense, and who must have a commercial looking tchachka for their poseur magazine kitchen. I hear good things about KitchenAid and GE, from both a value and a durability point of view, from what I've read, family members, and service techs.
Knife Sharpening: How Much is Too Much?
A coupla passes on the hone almost everytime I use a knife, maintains whatever edge is on the blade. Sharpening? Whenever I feel'em getting lazy....for me it's about every 3 months, depending on the type of steel. The german blades ("high carbon" stainless) hold an edge longer than my carbon steel knife
Emile Henri pizza stone - opinions?
Oh, I like the way it looks too...Heck, if I had the $$$ I'd have a Ferrari...but using tommy's sensibility, I drive a Honda
chex mix - hot and spicy
Ah! Thanks, I love it... I believe "ass" in that context is fine, seen alot worse
chex mix - hot and spicy
Hey Gula! Since I don't know you, your circle of friends, family, and am no potential threat to steal your thunder, can you at least share the heat component ingredients?
Captain Seas, 905 N. Colony Rd, Wallingford, CT
The Captain has been a favorite of mine since my area of operation keeps me away from Glenwood. I stop by for the dogs and burgers, and while not a seafood fan, I'm told it's fresh and not on the greasy side. I always wondered what it used to be, never knew it was an ihop
Benchmade Kitchen Knives
Come to think of it, I don't think Kershaw or Boker were well received as kitchen tools either.
Benchmade Kitchen Knives
I'll have to see one in person. I have 2 Benchmade pocket knives, and love'em...they're known for their fit and finish, feel and quality...it'd be hard to believe they dropped the ball on a kitchen knife
Electric smoker
Do It - the Cookshack is a nice unit, worth the money. My "other" smoker is an electric based claypot (Alton Brown), and I can always achieve the smoke ring. There's still some fiddling with an electric (mop, chips/pellets, flip), though nowhere near as intense as a fire-based unit
"Hitting" on the Waitress (server) Is it OK?
Go back some evening, have a drink at the bar, chat with the cute bartender...do NOT order a limp-wristy negroni. When you see your waitress friend, get her attention and just ask. That's it...no line, no angle, just you being you. If she declines, who cares, at least you have the hot bartender to look at, move on to the next chic...there's alot of'em out there!
Place to eat before show at Oakdale Theatre?
I second Michael's...also around the corner is Half Moon Cafe, Archie Moore's or even Westbrook Lobster down the road, if that's your thing. Oakdale is Oakdale, Meadows is the Meadows, always was, always will be. Nobody can keep up with this branding bullshit.
Smoker. Is it worth it?
Hey John....never used an offset, but I always thought the good ones, (Klose, etc) require the same tuning as a vertical (WSM), and once stabilized are good for a few hours, and were more efficient
Smoker. Is it worth it?
You've got to like doing it...tending the fire, basting, getting up early and keeping an eye on it all day. If you like to make your own stuff, you will enjoy the process. I'd say start with a weber smoky mountain (cheap buy in) then maybe move up to a good offset, or for me , a big green egg (still saving my pennies). I use my smoker about once a month, spring to fall
Video of a chef using chinese cleaver.
ah, the tree stump chopping block....buy or make? I can never get them to cure without splitting, no matter what wacky technique I use. My latest attempt is to saw the disc in thirds,and reassemble when dry (cheating a little, I know)
"A man's drink of choice , tells volumes of one's character"-- need help..
Yes...I hear adding the grape makes a good bbq sauce. Now straighten out your wrist, and belly up to the bar!
"A man's drink of choice , tells volumes of one's character"-- need help..
geeze, kage....I think warm milk is manlier that a punt e mes. Marmalade? WHAT?!!! Any dude ordering that should turn in his man-card immediately
"A man's drink of choice , tells volumes of one's character"-- need help..
yup, a nice G&T is a taste of summer, nice in the winter once in a while to chase away the cold weather blahs
questions on slow roasting "pernil" or shoulder in oven-
I've never tented or covered...raise the heat a to get a little crispness toward the end. I'm looking for the temp in the 160s, if it's 3 hours or 4 hours, so be it, following Bittman's method. Always comes out fall apart tender. Not exactly pulled, more chunky, sort of
Making Smoked Butt
Slices? Pork butt (shoulder)? Sounds more like brisket. Whether in the smoker or as pernil in the oven, my shoulder is always that lovely fall-aparty, shreddy succulence.
Need help on polishing knives, not sharpening
As far as I know, a sharpened knife does not diminish the value, but a polished one, removing generations of "patina" does in most circumstances. A buffing wheel is the quickest way to go...if you prefer to work by hand, start with 0000 steel wool, then polish with increasingly finer rubbing compounds...Mother's makes some fine products, along with Griot's.
