@rotuts agreed. Catch and release with barbless flies is the way to go.
But the occasional dinner fish is no sin either.
Lots of trout around you up there. And trouts don't have the covid.
I used to use Costco a lot.
But then their steaks weren't as tasty. And pandemic checkout lines stretched the length of the store.
Its been a while since I've been in.
But I need a few big chunks of their parm reg which is good cheese at a decent price. Their aged gouda is nice too. And Henry likes their bully sticks.
Usually earlier in the day. But for big meals, like thanksgiving, I'll make the gravy the day before. ( I don't make dripping-based gravies, typically I use seasoned turkey stock (from last year's bird) thickened with Wondra).
Meats I cook SV and sauces...
Tri-tip and a chili/coffee/maple syrup sauce
Flat Iron and NY strip need no sauce for me
Turkey breast (smoked or not) makes a nice salad with slivered grapes and pickled red onion
Smoked pork tenderloin with a light lingonberry sauce
Pork loin with apple/mustard/chicken stock sauce
eta....Shrimp SV in butter/sherry vinegar/pimenton, which then becomes the sauce...served w grits or on toast
Great post.
I'll start the SV to be done shortly prior to guest arrival. Usually it can hang out in the bag through cocktails without suffering. Usually I sear it after SV, but you could pre-sear.
Typically I make a sauce earlier out of whatever stock or stock concentrate I have. SV juice (which I keep frozen from a past SV) sometimes form a denatured protein scum when you heat to make a sauce. This can be skimmed prior to adding starch or Wondra for thickening. Then I'll put it in the SV to stay warm.