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  1. dls1

    Has anyone tried Stundenglass for smoking foods / cocktails??

    I got the original version of The Smoking Gun about made by PolyScience 10 years, and it works great for special applications. Used on a pitcher of Bloody Marys, and you've got an exponentially improved drink. The last time I used was a couple weeks ag when I was preparing some Chilean sea bass...
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    Calabrian Soppressata

    The sopressata looks great and it sounds like you nailed it perfectly. Nice job. Have you ever tried sopressa? Looking forward to your efforts with finocchiona. When it comes to Italian charcuterie, that's one of my top favorites.
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    Pecan Crusted Duck Patties with Cumberland Sauce, garlic wilted spinach, wild rice, Butter buns and side salad with strawberry vinegrette

    I'll definitely give the dish a go. It was wasn't mentioned in your write up, but I assume you removed the fat from the duck breasts. As I understand it, the sauce was originally developed to specifically be served wit cold venison. Just another one of those English fruit sauces in the same...
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    Pecan Crusted Duck Patties with Cumberland Sauce, garlic wilted spinach, wild rice, Butter buns and side salad with strawberry vinegrette

    That's a hell of a grand meal you've got there Keith, from start to finish, and the duck patties are exceptional. Cumberland sauce is one that I haven't had or made in years, or more like decades. If I recall correctly, it was one of those many sauces that was originally developed to mask or...
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    Calabrian Soppressata

    Looks great and sounds like it's on target time wise.
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    Catfish New Orleans...

    A couple nice looking meals, IS. Also interesting to me in that when I first made shrimp creole many years ago, I used the same recipe from John Folse. It was good but somewhat disappointing in that I thought the tomato sauce overwhelmed the dish. After that, I eliminated the sauce altogether...
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    Chorizo Need Replacement

    tallbm - Your experience is a bit different than mine. In Spain, the chorizo is prepared as fresh (fresco) sausage or cured (curado). The fresh can be prepared either in bulk form or in links, while the cured is, obviously, in links that are aged for an extended period of time. For obvious...
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    Lobster and Crab

    I'm a little late to this party, but that's a great looking trio you have there Brian. Was that all for a single meal or 3 separate ones. The lobster tails look good and I understand what you're saying about them being overcooked a little bit. I used to do them in the broiler also and learned...
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    Patty melt time!

    Great job, Steve. With the seemingly infinite variations or iterations of burgers out there the patty melt remains my all time favorite. Give me a medium rare burger with good rye bread, swiss and/or cheddar, caramelized onions, and Dijon or some other type of sharp mustard and I'm a very...
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    Calabrian Soppressata

    Looks great. How long in the drying chamber to hit your target? A couple months?
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    Looking at Ford 150's

    Can't help you with an F150, but if you're looking for something truly unique this low mileage modified 2016 F450 offers a solution to your towing requirements, and a whole lot more. Better hurry though. It's on an auction which ends today (2/25) so don't delay.
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    A Grilled Chuck Roast, by RS

    Another great job RS, and your voodoo looks spot on.
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    • Post #57
    • Forum: Beef
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    Eggs Trader Joe's

    You're kind of going in the right direction, but the facts you stated are off quite a bit. Aldi's origins go back to the early 1900s when a certain Mrs. Albrecht founded a small local store in Essen, Germany. Following WW II, her sons, Karl and Theo took over the store, changed the...
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    Eggs Trader Joe's

    That's a common misconception, but Aldi, as we know it in the US, and Trader Joe’s are independently owned and operated companies with no joint relationship. That said, there is a distant connection of certain descendant members of the family of Aldi's founder.
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    Sous Vide Steak

    Thanks, Jim Yea, it's a great car and I love it as well. It's a 2018 model that I got the same year as a CPO with around 3,500 miles. Outstanding performance and it drives like it's on rails. I've never had an issue with it but I'm starting o sniff around for a replacement since the warranty...
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    Sous Vide Steak

    I've cooked many steaks, chops, and even roasts sous vide from the frozen state without any issues. As a rule of thumb, I simply add 25% to the projected cook time had the item being cooked been thawed. You didn't mention the thickness or type of steak you cooked, but, for example, had it been...
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    Porkapalooza Indian Style

    Outstanding! Very nice job with the cook, and a great presentation, as well. We love Indian food at our house, and prepare it several times a month. The last time I did Vindaloo was around 3 weeks ago and it was prepared in a manner similar to yours with one exception. I was in a ethnic meat...
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    • Post #25
    • Forum: Pork
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    Calabrian Soppressata

    Looks great. I was wondering if you were going to press them and I see you are. Nice job, and I'm looking forward to seeing how you progress.
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    A Grilled Chuck Roast, by RS

    Beautiful looking roast, RS. Perfectly cooked. Nice job.
    • dls1
    • Post #14
    • Forum: Beef
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    Dukes Mayo

    Yep - Kraft invented Miracle Whip in the early 1930s during the Great Depression as a cheap alternative for mayonnaise for the folks who could no longer afford it. The Depression "officially" ended in the late 1930s, but the beat lives on for many.
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