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Joe Bastianich is a collector of vintage, manual slicers (mostly Berkels). Great for prosciutto, other charcuterie, and some cheeses.

@weinoo Oh yeah . so what do they slice ?

Yes, something like this maybe:

Ckn Enchilada / purple potato/ pickled jalapeno/--sauce---ancho/cherry tomatoes/onion/garlic

@KennethT I was thinking along those lines. its massive , takes up a lot of room , in a dinning room that could b e tables . etc I agree it slices something but Id bet its not Boar's Head This is really something this isnt a slicer made in china .

I think it's a manually powered deli slicer.

Lidl is much better than Aldi over here. Far superior range of products, including great charcuterie, cheese and nibbles sections

Aldi , local now is a massive disappointment . at least locally the differences are colossal .

Im enjoying this show , for the second time Day of the Jackal https://www.imdb.com/title/tt24053860/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_day%20of part of Ep 9 takes place in a fancy hotel , by the water , Cadiz , or the like this apparatus in in the dining room . I noticed the wheel on it , so it might not be just for show human included in the snap for size : focus issues , not mine , att least in this instance another shot , showing the base. this looks substantial you turn that heavy wheel to do sometiing for sure.

Chicken scarpariello. There's a wing and a leg on my plate (Significant Eater gets breast meat, carved because I'm such a nice husband), potatoes, Italian sausage, cherry peppers, onions, garlic, white wine, chicken stock, parsley.

I saw those steroids at Trader Joe's last week! It's (TJ's) a wholly owned subsidiary of Aldi, if that makes any diff. Also, a Lidl (Aldi's main competitor) opened directly across the street from the Trader Joe's I shop at. Price wars! (Though I went into the new Lidl once, and never again). I don't necessary agree with this. Plenty of non-organic produce; probably moreso than organic.

It's more like the food I buy for other people rather than cooking for them.

As someone that HAS to eat gluten-free, I will add that TJs is one of the few brands/companies that doesn't capitalize on that fact. If a GF product costs more, its minimal, not astronomical. Their GF offerings are plentiful and really damned good. (allegedly their GF chocolate muffins are a hit with gluten eaters. My partner prefers some of their GF products over regular gluten products-english muffins being the biggest winner). My nearest store is 6 hours away and any time that I am near a store, I always shop.

Roasted Poblano chile and shrimp tacos, with shallot, garlic, cumin, Thai basil, cilantro, fish sauce, a shot of jalapeno salsa, and a little heavy cream.

Most of the things that generate the flavors I love are not expensive - onion, garlic, chiles, fish sauce, etc. So I doubt how we eat would change much. Maybe get jumbo lump crab meat more often . . .

Those photos hold up well! Posted here back in 2012: https://forums.egullet.org/topic/143137-max-use-of-watermelon/#findComment-1887219

I'd be able to afford decent steak, lobster, and legs of lamb again ❤️

I have no desire to eat anything other than what i eat now, so no change.

You have some weirdly shaped fruit down under.

I'd be eating Campari tomatoes , ignoring the price.

After thinking about it overnight, I don't know that my eating habits would change much (though my GF would certainly want lobster more often). If anything I'd probably splurge on a whole wheel of good Parmigiano-Reggiano, maybe. Probably a cold room for that and some other cheeses, as well as my pickles and some of the hardier things from my garden. And a kitchen renovation. But those aren't directly "eating." Honestly, I'd probably be spending more often on books than anything food-related (though given the cost of a kitchen reno, I don't know that I'd be spending more on books... just buying them more often).

Heading into spring fruit season in Oz

Ricotta Gnudi with Red Pepper-Salsiccia Ragu - one of those dishes were the flavors are spot on but the execution/texture wasn’t perfect. The gnudi barely kept their shape when briefly cooked in water and started to slowly disintegrate - not really sure what went wrong. The gnudi were made with drained ricotta, parmesan, semolina, egg yolks and nutmeg. For the ragu you puree grilled red peppers, tomatoes, walnuts, garlic, smoked paprika, red wine vinegar and olive oil and cook it with crumbled salsiccia. Finished with parmesan, walnuts and some basil