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  1. Make sure that it puts out DC/ some will be AC Bud
  2. Find a "wall wart"( the things you plug into wall outlet to charge/power, stuff), at the thrift store that has the required DC voltage (and amperage) and use that to power your fan... Bud
  3. Ive been working through them for ideas , and using various recipes....They still amaze me, compared to the US cooking Mags.... And, it helps my French reading ,although I cheated a bit and bought a French/English Gastronomic Dictionary... Bud
  4. Its Not...Its flavoring Bud Edit to add there are no lactobacillus bacteria to change the sugars to lactic acid..
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    The Perfect Burger

    I agree, Store bought is ground very fine, when you grind your own and grind it much coarser it doesnt pack into a "hockey puck". And its easier to dust it with a bit of salt and pepper before the forming Bud
  6. I will suggest that you research USDA regs on trichnosis, and follow them to the letter...Wild pig is much different than domestic when it comes to that... Someone who is more knowlegeable than I will add to this I am sure... Bud
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    Ramps: The Topic

    Well,,, used some of our $24.99/ lb ramps...Worth every penny(dollar) ... diced, sauted, and served with sauteed fresh spinach.... Diced In scalloped potatoes with ham... A new flavor... Gonna do a mushroom ementhaller quiche with some diced/sauted. in it... Great stuff... Hope the ones I plant, grow ...But won't hold my breath.. The high dry Colorado plains don't have the dark woods with decaying leaves and moisture that are necessary. but will be a fun thing to try... Bud
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    Ramps: The Topic

    Just got some from local Whole Foods... Strange , but they were from Oregon, Thought they all were from East US hills... Anyway, they look and smell good. Gonna Plant a few and see what happens, (most likely nothing), and eat the rest. They were $24.99 a pound...Whew! Bud
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    Pizza Dough

    my Pizza dough recipe is .. high gluten flour 100% H2O 58.65% salt 1.5% yeast (active dry) .3% Olive oil 3% Mix ingredients in Ka mixer for 5 minutes with dough hook Put in 450 g batches in I gal plastic bags and place in veg bin of reefer. let sit for 4 or 5 days.remove from reefer and flatten dough in bags so you have a thinlayer of dough. Freeze. When you want to make pizza, remove from freezer 6 or so hours before using.(Depending on your Microwave, You can thaw it there...(need a really low setting on MW)But will still have to rise for couple hours. The dough will have risen(sp.) and be fluffy. form dough into suitable shape and make pizza... Bud
  10. years ago ,,My brother worked at a uniform supply company. He gave me a chefs jacket and the Toque as a humorus gift....I wear them to prepare holiday dinners from time to time....That is the only time..Fun.. Bud
  11. use it in place of the sour cream Bud
  12. look at Vitamin Cottage in their bulk section, I have been buying earl grey for$10 per pound. looked up their adress,its 7517 Campbell Road, Suite 500 Dallas, TX 75248 Good luck Bud
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    Salmon

    fillets, skinned ,presaltedfor several hours, seared on a bare cast iron grill pan or grilled on a very hot cast iron grated gas grill...Thats all.. Bud
  14. I found THIS Dont know if its workable or not??? Bud
  15. At the risk of being drummed out of EG I will confess.. .since it takes 25+ minutes to cook pasta here,. I cook a whole pound(usually DeCecco Linguini fini#7) in a couple of quarts of water , then take the resulting well drained, 3 pounds, and divide it into meal sized portions and place them into gallon plastic bags so they are in a thin layer, not a big gob, and freeze them.. The thin layer makes it easy to thaw under hot tap water and drain. Then off to the large fry pan, to toss, with garlic,pancetta,and OO. then the suitable grated hard cheese and egg yolks to finish... Bud
  16. going thru a big stack of 10 year old French food magazines, looking for some ideas for something different, to serve for a dinner with friends next week... Great stuff!! Bud
  17. I always skin the belly before cure /smoke. no problems...I Get it from local H mart, Korean super mkt. Now all I need is to use up all the skin I have in the freezer... Bud
  18. pax wins!!!!!!!!! Bud
  19. as long as its not covered with green, or other scary looking mold, its ok....You are not making dried/cured sausage at 40%drying loss... Bud
  20. Interesting subject... One comment I have is, all the timing is predicated on water boiling at 212º. Here, depending on the current barometric pressure water boils at 202º Very few folks are at sea level Pasta takes at least 20+minutes... Bud
  21. since 1LB of dry pasta, after its cooked, weighs three pounds, you need at least 2LB of water, or a tad under a liter, or about a quart...Not counting evaporation from the boiling. Bud
  22. I will weigh in ,(pun intended), Mortons Canning and Pickling salt is better than any of these. Its just salt, with no additives at all, its also very fine, and pure, so it dissolves easily. If you are doing a brine , you can use it without need to heat the water. If adding sugar , use ultra fine bakers sugar for the same reasons. Only caveat is that you need to use them by weight... Bud
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    Electric Knives

    They are great for cutting upholstery foam... Bud
  24. The way I eliminate these surprises is to weigh the meat, then decide how salty I want it ,and only rub on that amount of cure.Then let it cure long enough to all be absorbed. So if I have an "X" gram chunk, I rub it with 3.5% of its weight in cure. never fails... Bud
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