JeanneCake

We had that very same Corningware kettle/teapot at home; I was allowed to use it to boil water to make instant oatmeal for breakfast before school. We had an electric range and it's probably still at home collecting dust in the garage. My mom won a microwave oven (when they were the huge hulking devices that were as big as a laser printer is now!) and then we just started heating water in a pyrex glass measure ...

wholesale pricing update as of tonight (when the distributors update their online pricing): large cage free 15 dz is now $69.72/case extra large cage free 30 dz is holding at $141/case for one distributor and $125 (!) at the one who is always higher than others. And Restaurant Depot is still leading the price war here at $185 for xlg 30 dz shell eggs....

I am hunting for Guittard's White Satin Ribbons to make modeling chocolate with and I cannot find it here (New England) anywhere. Is that distribution center in Dallas only do will calls or would they ship?

Wholesale prices are coming down. Of course, after I bought two more cases on Friday LOL 30 dz extra large white are today at $153 or $149 depending on who you buy from. A week ago they were hovering around $190. So this trend is good.

Host's note: this topic was split from Current Sales, Deals and Bargains (Part 2). The opening paragraph refers to that topic because of the corned beef bargains discussed at the time. sorry to make you repeat this if it was covered in the earlier 75 pages but, newbie here needs some definitions Point cut? Flat cut? is one better than the other? Red cure? Grey cure? (is this like the debate over red clam chowder or white clam chowder?) I might want to try to make a corned beef dinner this year....

Wholesale 30 dz extra large eggs were $120/case on Friday (I got two cases). By Sunday evening the price rose to $196. I had been planning on buying two more cases this week hoping to stretch my luck (at finding and buying at the lowest price) but now.... 🤷‍♀️ Liquid eggs aren't much cheaper Wedding season starts at the beginning of April. I had no illusions of being able to ride out the insanity til supplies were back to "normal" (I've been buying eggs since January, separating them and freezing the yolks (with sugar) and whites) but I can't absorb the cost at this rate and I'm anxious at just how high the price will go.

Welcome!

And, at AUI you can get small discounts if you spend $750 (6%) or $1200 (I think this is 10%); ask when you set up an account what category you need to be in to qualify.

I will try them as baked beans, thanks!

My bean box arrived today and I haven't opened it yet so I'm thrilled you shared your photo!! I'm so excited! Alubia Blanca, King City Pinks... the cranberry beans I'm sort of meh about but oh boy!

I was browsing online and came across this article: Dutch Sandwich about what I know as "sprinkles" (or the more colloquial Boston-speak: jimmies) and personally I don't find this at all unusual. I myself would go for chocolate! I've been known to eat bittersweet chocolate with a french baguette.... So if you grew up with this delight, tell us more about it: what kind of bread is traditional or your preference? Salted or unsalted butter (if that's an option)? Is it always open faced?

the milk chocolate chips might not be so delicious after all this time but the rest of the mix should be ok. you could sift out the choc chips and add the same quantity of fresh ones.

AUI is having a price increase starting March 1, just FYI

I know that @pastrygirl and @JimW have mentioned buying from AUI in the past - my rep told me today that there's a price increase happening on chocolate products coming March 1. She mentioned cocoa butter being the highest price increase...... maybe buy ahead for Easter, Mother's Day ....

if you are able to buy from Amazon, you can look for Amoretti flavorings there - they sell peppermint oil in small quantities (2 oz, 4 oz) and a little goes a long way and it lasts forever. You might also be able to find Boyajian oils on Amazon, they make lemon, orange, lime and mint and all are excellent. The mint oil will give you the best flavor IMHO.

If it's a commercial kitchen, is there a requirement to have the kitchen under contract with a pest control service? In our state/town, it is a requirement, and we have a monthly visit from pest control. You may want to use sticky traps along the walls (our pest control guy tells us that rodents travel along the walls, but I don't know why they do that. All the "tin cat" traps are placed along the walls in our kitchen). I've seen light bulbs that act as a rodent repellent so you might want to consider leaving a light on around the entrance(s) with one of these bulbs, or as @Maison Rustique suggests, the plug-in variety of electronic ones.

Today the egg prices from distributors went through the roof, so to speak. Now that cheapest price from a distributor is $81 for 15 dz large cage free eggs. It's $95 for a 30 dz case of extra large cf eggs. I decided I'm going to buy what I can, then separate them (which is what we use the extra large ones for) and freeze the whites and yolks (with sugar) in deli containers. A friend outside of Denver says eggs are hard to find there, the markets are sold out frequently. She was able to buy a carton of 18 eggs for $11.50 over the weekend.

blackberry and passionfruit are an amazing combination, just sayin'... one scoop each, in a bowl = heaven!

When our local fishmonger closed his shop, he started a home delivery service. One of the items he has (not always) is frozen clams meant for chowder or other recipes. Maybe your local fish shop has something similar?

I want to hear the conversation in the conference room about that tag line ..... some marketing intern is in for it!

I remember an advertising jingle that was local in nature (local being New England I think) from my childhood that went: 🎵 Brown eggs are local eggs, and local eggs are fresh! 🎵 so if you're a certain age to remember that little song, maybe the subliminal message makes you reach for the brown eggs!

One of my wholesalers has 15 dz large eggs at $39.15; a 30 dz case of extra large eggs is $69.40. These are "wholesale" not consumer-retail prices and this is the lowest price I can get out of the five distributors I buy from. My NY distributor is currently charging $140 for a 30 dz extra large eggs and I haven't bought eggs from them in months. Edited to add, I'm in Boston and buy from 3 local distributors, 1 broadliner (Gordon Food Service) and one distributor out of Deer Park NY

where did the name come from? are they soft/squishy or firmer (toward caramel)? Chewy?

Food Safety News is a periodical published primarily for the food industry; and has a "bias" (if you will) toward making sure that the readers (people in the industry) are aware of potentially hazardous practices that could impact the incidence of food-borne illness. The article specifically calls out iced tea. In a great many facilities, iced tea is served from a large (gallon+ size container), especially self-serve at a buffet style restaurant. The 8 hour limit is likely referenced because you're supposed to make sure things (work prep surfaces, etc) are cleaned and sanitized AT LEAST ONCE every 8 hours. One of the health inspectors at a facility I rented from routinely checked the cleaning schedule of the ice machines because people are notorious for forgetting to clean them and that's what she was going to ding the facility for. She didn't count on the caterers being exemplary practitioners of food safety and she even commented on it! Anyway, as mentioned, as long as you're brewing the tea properly (with boiling water) and using a clean vessel to boil the water in and a clean storage vessel (to store the brewed tea in) you should be fine.

Happy Anniversary @Shelby and Ronnie! Happy New Year everyone. Looking forward to a good year ahead with all of you and some wonderful food!