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Ikea, Sitram, Lodge carbon steel and vintage cast iron are all I use on my induction. That right there is a pretty wide price range. I haven't noticed performance issues other than the Ikea nonstick frying pans Trovardig (discontinued) take a bit longer to heat up.

If you love and hate yourself all at the same time, the Carolina Gold Bbq potato chips will satisfy. Mustardy, vinegary, a tiny bit spicy, crunchy, ridged chip. Whole bag, gone..............

OMG this! I have a 16 qt SS (Farberware? I think?). I used it to poach whole chickens maybe twice/thrice. And it now sits somewhere in storage. Maybe I should re-awaken it as a foot bath. Also, it is non-induction, which is the heat source I use most now. I also think I have an inherited aluminum 12 qt stockpot out there somewhere. Again, non-induction. 8-10 qt is my limit for stockpot size personally. I have a Fagor 8 qt pressure cooker that doubles as stockpot (induction friendly!)

Blanching the garlic cloves before pickling will keep the discoloration from happening. Blanching can also tame that bite of the garlic so your head stays connected. If you want it softer, you could try freezing the cloves, then defrosting before pickling, that should break the cell walls and make the cloves softer. Disclosure: I haven't done this, I only blanch before putting in pickling liquid. If you want sweeter less harsh, maybe use a sweeter vinegar, like balsamic or malt to pickle. Also, maybe just add some sugar or honey to the pickling liquid, couldn't hurt right?

Costco has got a limited time "Hot Buy" for an Anova sous vide kit. $149.99 USD. Shipping and Handling included if you choose to online order too. Looks nice.

Save me a seat at the bar. I can talk a blue streak.

That is civilized right there. Full stop.

If you freeze and then thaw the tough leaves, it should soften them quite a bit for additional cooking.

In the vintage ads, they appear to be mini-donuts, not the Krispy Kreme style size.

I have a Cybertruck order position. Maybe 2023-ish delivery, being hopeful. Hoping my current ICE car stays good until then. So, yeah, the Cybertruck will be my most expensive online order eventually. $$$$. And not a Amazon order either! 😎

Wow. I found "Tested Quality Donuts" by Mayflower and Downyflake had a pavilion at the 1939 New York World's Fair. So, essentially this is deviled ham, mixed with avocado and crushed nuts on a split sweet bread. Sounds like the next step in "Avocado Toast" for $15. Hipsters might line up for this while washing it down with their iced Kombucha lattes! Or is it make this and find 6-8 people you hate and serve it to them?

Thermopen(s) ordered. Man, aside from the Tesla forum, this forum costs me quite a bit of money.😃

The Blendtec has a cleaning cycle. It cleans better than I can do by hand.

I just made my creme mousseline in the Blendtec. Essentially sweet white sauce with eggs blended in. Came out great for me.

That page was just an example of what the jam looked like. I can't vouch for that recipe. It was normal jam sweet, not overly. But I did find out she added goji berries and pineapple also, which cut down on the white sugar additions I don't taste the other flavors strangely enough, just a mellow grapefruit flavor. I hate marmalade, so citrus preserves always make me suspect. This is not bitter.

I wish I could. They were a gift from a friend. It's not a marmalade, it's a jam made from red grapefruit. I don't know her recipe or technique. But it looks like this.

And pecans!

Bison meatballs with wild mushroom confit. A Red/White/Blue parfait; red grapefruit preserves, creme mousseline, and fresh blueberries with pecan meltaway cookie chunks.

SOS. Tart it up with mushroom powder, a touch of madeira or port, a dab of dijon, maybe a mashed-in anchovy. Spoon it over a choux . 1 pan meal, not a casserole. Many uses. Freezes nicely.

Whole Foods has a beer bar. I take returns to Whole Foods, I then have a great beer. There is no downside. UPS does not provide this service to me as of yet.

I had to send back 2 of the Prime Day purchases for a strange reason, the product description was wrong. ! ordered a hose fitting that was described and pictured as metal even on the package, but when it came it was plastic. The other was a mug that said it was silicone (I bought it for camping/roadtrips) and when it arrived it was ceramic. It was a nice mug, but wrong material. Hopefully 2 of these issues does not make a trend. I will say the new "drop off at Whole Foods" Amazon returns is painless and easy.

If that isn't a name of a noodle shop yet, it should be. Well done.

I did a fruit based ketchup/bbq sauce this week too. I had some dried fruit I wanted to use up (pineapple, wolfberry, black currant). First, I made a tisane of the fruits that I froze in ice cubes for flavoring drinks/cocktails. Next, I smashed the solid remnants of the fruits into a jar of white wine vinegar and let it sit for a few weeks. Then I strained the solids back out and used those in a ketchup/bbq sauce I cobbled together through looking at various fruit-based ketchup recipes off the web. The beauty was the fruit was used 3 times for 3 different things (tisane, vinegar, sauce) and the ketchup was sweet enough with the fruit, I didn't need to add more sugar.

I knew that truck driver seemed a bit squirrelly.

I've noticed this recently. I ordered some of my beloved Gardena brand yard equipment from Amazon, and I got free Prime shipping from Amazon Germany! At a cheaper cost than the equipment in the Amazon US. Something must have changed recently for Amazon Global ordering. So if you've ever wanted stuff from Amazon EU but were put off on the shipping price, look again. It may now have free Prime shipping.