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  1. Ales use top fermenting yeasts and lagers use bottom fermenting yeasts. Lagers used to be 'lagered' or aged in cool caves for a few months before sale. Ales are almost always enjoyed fresh.

  2. Alton Brown weighs in. Scroll down a bit.

    So, if you don’t want to listen to me…fine. But before you pour 3-5 gallons of perfectly flammable hydrocarbons into that big, wobbly, top heavy pot on Thanksgiving morn, you might want to think about what other products around your home can be connected with the words “engulfed” and “flames”.
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    Gknl, yes, that's the firebox on the right. I own this same grill without the firebox and I cook or smoke large cuts on the left and burn the charcoal on the right half of the grill.

    This is a bit of a handicap, because I can't add charcoal without opening the grill. Basically, the side firebox gives you easier temperature control.

    Edited to make me sound like I actually speak English.

  4. Well, I don't know about anyone else, but I'd love to see some pics of the finished product.

    It's no sin to finish it in the oven. As you guessed, it's absorbed all the smoke flavor it's going to.

  5. However, my cat has been known to jump on my counters from time to time, which does not freak me out, so I'm sure I'm exposed to plenty of germs.  :blink:

    Now that would freak me out. I know where that cat's feet have been and what kind of diseases cats can carry. :shock:

    I use one polyethylene cutting board for raw meats and a wood board for cooked meats and vegetables. I don't worry much about pesticides on fruits and vegetables.

  6. Habanero Piri-Piri anyone?

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    My buddy Joe showed up with a bagful of Habaneros the other day, so I slowly simmered them in oil until they completely wilted, then strained the peppers out.

    Guess what Joe's getting for Christmas. :biggrin:

    It's hot. 3 to 5 drops in a bowl of mild chili is plenty. Too much for Mrs. Shiva, really hot for me, and just right for my friend chile-head Steve. He was wiping his eyes a lot, so I asked him if he was crying. "No, but my eyelids are sweating." was his reply. :unsure:

  7. Krispy Kreme's are different.

        They differ from Dunkin', in that *yeast* is added to the Krispy Kreme dough and then they are proofed for a short period of time.

        Krispy contends that this adds a more airy bite to the treat.

        Dunkin' does not have this addition.

    From Dunkin Donuts Website

    Glazed Donut

    Serving Size: 1 donut

    Calories: 180

    Calories from Fat: 70

    Protein: 3g

    Total Carbohydrates: 25g

    Sugars: 6g

    Vitamin A: 0

    Vitamin B: 0

    Total Fat: 8g

    Saturated Fat: 1.5g

    Cholesterol: 0mg

    Total Dietary Fiber: Less than 1g

    Iron: 4

    Calcium: 0

    Sodium: 250mg

    Ingredients:enriched flour (bleached wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), water, partially hydrogenated soybean oil, sugar, dextrose, contains 2% or less of the following: yeast, salt, maltodextrin, whey, soy flour, mono- & diglycerides, sodium acid pyrophosphate, baking soda, sodium stearoyl lactylate, soy lecithin, nonfat milk, cellulose gum, guar gum, propylene glycol, annatto, turmeric, sodium caseinate, natural & artificial flavor, gum arabic, potassium sorbate (preservative), xanthan gum, agar, carrageenan, citric acid.  

    Dunkin and KK make both cake style (the classic Dunkin {no yeast}) and yeast raised style (the classic KK) donuts.

  8. Holly's got most of it here.  It's to the point where I can get Krispy Creme Donuts at about 10 different neighborhood delis or supermarkets, and frankly I don't bother.  Why?  Because they aren't 1/10th as good as the specimens you get in a full service Krispy Kreme store.

    It's more then that they are warm, or sweet.  They are, in fact, only semi-solid--they literally melt when your mouth comes in contact with them.

    If you aren't having a Krispy Kreme within a few minutes of the oven, you shouldn't bother.

    I will say, however, that this is only true for the "original" variety--plain cake covered with glaze.  A few of the other donut varieties made by the franchise are reasonably good cooled off.  But the flip-side of that is that the "original" glazed is the only one that is truly a trancendent experience when "served" correctly.

    The "sweetness" a few people have noted is much less pronounced when the donut is fresh out of the oven, by the way.  When it cools you start to taste the glaze more than the batter, and that's most of the problem with it cooling.  Even warming it back up doesn't fix this.

    NO NO NO NO NOOO!!! :shock:

    No oven please, the true Krispy Kremes are a raised glazed fried donut.

    The real deal

    Buying baked donuts at Krispy Kreme is like ordering a chicken salad sandwich at Les Halles. It's just a waste of everyone's time.

  9. Here's a link to the decision. I find this to be the key part of the decision
    And the Court having determined that N.J.S.A 19:13-20 does not preclude the possibility of a vacancy occurring within fifty-one days of the general election;

    Dems Win

    Interestingly, it's a unanimous decision.

    The SCNJ always votes unanimously.

  10. While we're on the subject, can anyone ID this brand? It's my favorite santuko, and I'd like to buy other patterns made by this company (Gold? DP?).

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    It was a gift, hence my cluelessness. :blink:

    Obligatory guitar reference-- Les Paul in cherry sunburst (no, I don't play).

  11. now that i think about it, i made a mario batali linguini bolognese this weekend.  it tasted like boiled beef.  perhaps that's how they eat it in italy.  lesson:  add some common sense to any recipe you're following.

    From the show, the cookbook or the website?

    from the newest Gourmet, or F&W, or whatever one his mug plastered on.

    Tommy, this is Mario's hardcore Bolognese recipe. How does it compare to the one in the mag?

    I can personally vouch for this one. It's fabulous.

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