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You haven't had the full US experience if you haven't burned your tongue on a stick-toasted marshmallow.

Here's his website http://atasteofhistory.org/chef-walter-staib/

We have a big old house with a kitchen fireplace that we cook in occasionally. The big trick is regulating the heat, usually by varying the distance from the flame. In a small FP this could be tough, esp if you don't have a big supply of small sticks to add to keep a fire at a certain intensity. I would probably have a trio of large-ish split firewood burning and a rack to support a dutch oven or cast iron pan about 2" above the wood. Heat intensity can be varied to a degree by adjusting the proximity of the logs. Walter Staib, who runs a colonial restaurant in Philadelphia has a weekly TV show on PBS that is all about cooking on a wood fire. I'd check it out on Hulu for tips. Cool show.

I'd see what the plannt's seeds grew into.

They will cater to the market of people with a lot of storage space.

Huang is all schtick, I think. Hipster Gangsta with a JD.

Love the twitter feud between Huang and Acheson.

Har, matey.

Tastes like bourbon?

Kind of like Patagonian Toothfish morphing into Chilean Seabass

How long, Dcarch?

So how do you pick the temp?

Portobellos are great. The word around Kennett Sq, PA ("mushroom capital of the world") is that they were always popular among the growers but a big-ass crimini mushroom (which is what they are) wasn't marketable. So t hey changed the name to portobello and things really took off.

I like a slightly sweet, somewhat crumbly cornbread that gets a nice browned bottom, which those who prefer SALTY cornbread must do without to a degree. Cakey cornbread is just yellow cake and has nothing to recommend it IMO. Typically I add Goya fine-diced jalapenos. I've added caramelized onions and fine diced canned tomato (that had most of the water squeezed out) to good effect. Charred corn kernels are nice too. Shredded cheese added during the last minutes on top is nice but doesn't store all that well.

HungryC you are free to eat whatever kind of cornbread you want. If you like it salty, by all means. I find that the sweetness plays well off of the food that I usually serve it with.

I rarely vacuum pack my SV stuff. The ziplock bag without the zipper hasn't failed me yet.

Reminds me of a place I'd go in Philly when I was in school in the 70s; Cuz's Little Italy. Great old school Italian place, a mob favorite. I believe that there were a couple of hits there. Loved the mussels.

Here's my cornbread recipe. It is not a cake-y bread, which is an abomination in the sight of the Lord. > 3/4 cup flour > 1 1/4 cup corn meal > 1/2 cup sugar > 1 cup milk > 1/2 cup oil > 1 egg beaten > 2 tsp baking powder > 1/2 tsp salt > > 1 1/2 tsp Chopped Jalapeno (maybe more)

Yup. My regular recipe. Makes enough for three people and one cornbread-eating machine. I bought this pan x2 and scrub it when needed http://www.amazon.com/Vollrath-5220-Aluminum-Wear-Ever-Heavy-Duty/dp/B0001MS400/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1382456962&sr=8-1&keywords=1%2F4+pan

I have the most excellent Breville Smart Oven (as discussed endlessly on various threads). Its big enough to use regular baking dishes that would fit on a 1/4 pan, so I don't have to scale any recipes. 12 big pieces of cornbread or au gratin potatoes for 6 are easily done. I cook everything on a foil-covered 1/4 pan which catches all the drips etc. So far all the crap that has gotten on the window has wiped off.

I bet sv is too small a market for them.

The cutting board accessory has heatproof feet and is good for the top on the BSO.

The extra rack might screw up the fancy heat flow they talk about.

A note about the convection oven...uncovered by andesenji elsewhere...when on convection and coming up to temperature the oven will say its at temp when it is 25 deg below what you set it for and then come up to the temp a bit later. Perhaps an overzealous engineer trying to keep us from incinerating out food. Things do cook quicker in the BSO even when not set on convection.

It's still an unsatisfying article. Being in the business section does not require incompleteness.