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Dr. Teeth

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  1. Last week Mrs Dr Teeth, I think swayed by the “Farewell Tour,” advertising brought home a round of McRibs for us and the kids.   I hadn’t had one in 30 years probably.
     

    Ehh.   I think once I every 30 years is fine with me.   It wasn’t terrible, but there was really nothing to recommend it.   I think slopping a patty with BBQ sauce must have somehow been revolutionary back in the day.

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  2. 16 hours ago, Shelby said:

    Can you speed it up in the Instant Pot?

     

    Similar to how you can speed up beans?

     I guess I could have.   But I discovered my mistake before I opened anything for the corn and it was just the five of us due to some unforeseen circumstances.  And there was a ton of food.

     

    I love the John Copes corn, but it involves enough cream and milk that I can’t justify it as anything other than a once a year thing. (Hence my not knowing the recipe required presoaking)

     

    I had also recently seen a Curtis Stone recipe for spiced pork chops over creamed corn.   So I held off on the corn with a plan to have my once a year next week with some chops we have in the freezer from the last Costco pork loin.

     

    Just seemed a better idea than more leftovers.   
     

    But thank you for the help and for the mustard recommendation in the dinner thread.

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  3. Middle son and I made the two cranberries this morning.

     

    Youngest and I made the sweet potatoes.

     

    Brussel sprouts cut and in the fridge.

     

    Smoked turkey ready to go.

     

    Just need to make the mac and cheese with the oldest and the creamed corn with the middle one.

     

    Mrs Dr Teeth made the desert.

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  4. 37 minutes ago, blue_dolphin said:

     

    . I don't have the particular liqueurs you used


    This is greatly to your credit.

     

    I would assume coconut would work.   Coconut has a certain tendency to overpower, but so does the stuff I put in

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  5. On 11/22/2022 at 1:37 PM, Shelby said:

    You can't toy with us like that.  Recipe please :)

    Umm, ok.   Just remember you asked for it.

     

    1 1/2 cup pineapple juice

    1/2 cup brown sugar.

     

    combine in saucepan.  Heat until sugar dissolves.

     

    add 1 bag cranberries, washed and picked through.

     

    heat at low boil for 15 min.  
     

    remove from heat.

    add splash Captain Morgan (I have no idea why this was in my house to begin with) 

    add smaller splash Midori (see Captain Morgan comments)

     

    Mostly embarrassing that I referred to it as tiki inspired.    The parent cocktail isn’t tiki at all but more inexpensive cruise ship.   
     

    Also keep in mind, we usually do ham or smoked turkey.  Pineapple, brown sugar and melon all work with ham.

     

    Happy Thanksgiving

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  6. Smoked Turkey

    Mac and cheese
    Mashed sweet potato

    Cranberries in port (for me)

    Some god awful cranberry sauce that is a play on a tiki drink I came up with and now my wife and kids won’t let me stop making it

    John Copes creamed corn

    Brussel Sprouts

     

     

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  7. On 11/14/2022 at 8:09 PM, TicTac said:

    Bigger in this case, is (also) better.

     

     

    Eeehh.   I dunno about that.    I recently looked at ranges because we are in the process of a remodel.   I don’t think the 36” offers a whole lot more than the 30” range unless there is something very particular about the range top layout that appeals to you.  Up to 36” inches it’s just a larger, single oven.   And there’s usually a premium on the 36” range.  And hood.  Bigger ranges only offer a lot more if you have the space to go to 48” IMO.   If you did a field trip (which I think is the best step, nobody else on the site understands how you cook) and your pans weren’t crowded on the 30, I would personally go with the 30”, the minute you get to fooling with cabinets the money goes up rapidly.   Seems like a lot of expense for a not forever kitchen.

     

    At the risk of a very unpopular opinion I would look at other options in addition to the Bluestar before you buy.   I had wanted one for forever, but when it came time to buy, I looked at a number of sites that had them as the brand most likely to require service.   Yale appliance repair IIRC had their service rates at over 60%.   And Yale sells blue stars.  If you get a good one they are great, if not it’s a pain.    There is a thread here from a member who has had some trouble with his.   They are also no longer the only game in town for high BTU.

     

    But it’s your money.   I hope you enjoy whatever you end up with.

  8. 3 hours ago, Anna N said:

    No wonder. Have you looked at some of the prices?

    My mother-in-law was suckered into spending a fortune on so-called waterless cookware in the 60s. 

    I stand by my cynicism of the  value of extremely expensive cookware which unavoidably burns carrots and sweet potatoes. 


    There is also a note on their site that it is their policy to never put their product on sale: everyone pays full sticker.   In the interest of fairness of course.

  9. 6 hours ago, JoNorvelleWalker said:

    I've been reading about Vermicular Japanese ironware.  Has anyone taken one for the team?

     

    https://www.vermicular.us/

     

     

    Always happy to be the first penguin off the ice flow and I revere Sean Brock (my proudest day, after wedding and kids born was when I found out we had the exact same regular order at Waffle House) who pitches them, but what exactly is this device meant to do?

  10. I’ve never tasted it.    Lucca Deli in San Francisco seems to still be open when I google it.  Did they just stop making the sauce?
     

    Failing some EGullet member with a fair amount of experience cooking Italian food having had it, I would suggest trying to find a clone online (I looked, no luck - but I’m not the best at such things) or calling them and begging for some clue.  Or asking you son to.

     

    Sorry I can’t be of much help.

  11. On 9/30/2022 at 6:48 AM, gfweb said:

    It seems horrible. As does this Argento person.

    I'm staying far from it.

     

    On 9/30/2022 at 2:57 PM, MetsFan5 said:
     

      I think all of this becoming public is a shame. He has a young daughter. 


    I’m sure it will make a ton of money.   I’m surprised both his ex-wives contributed to it.   They must have been very angry with him.   That his daughter will get to read about his hiring prostitutes and taking HGH and Viagra to date a woman who sounds like a terrible human being is just awful.

  12. Yeah, they are pretty upfront that it’s gas only.

     

    For me it’s 110 bucks for a new spaghetti pot.   Now, I can say safely that I will make 1000 more pots of spaghetti in my lifetime, but I’m not sure it justifies the expense, particularly when you factor in the cost of the divorce when I bring home another pot I don’t need.

     

    It will also be copied by every low end cookware manufacturer (chef’n, pampered chef) if it does work as advertised.

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  13. As I understand your questions: 

     

    1) Copper is more responsive than stainless, it heats and cools faster.   As far as getting hot slowly, I suspect that is more a function of the stove top than the pan.

    2) Agree with JoNorvelle 100% I suspect the composition of those pans are all close to the same.   I personally prefer copper core stainless to copper, as I find it easier to take care of.   Others on this site will vehemently disagree.

    3) all of those pans should be lined and would be non reactive.

     

    Welcome to egullet.   Would love to hear more about how and what you cook.

  14. On 9/14/2022 at 8:15 PM, heidih said:. You had ONE child and you are an expert.  Barf bag please.

    Agreed.   His shameless promotion of “Hungry Monkey,” alone should fate him to one of Dante’s higher circles of hell.   That book managed to make me like John Thorne’s work less.   And I revere Thorne.

     

    Also, has there ever been a NON kid friendly dumpling?   What next, kid friendly cupcakes?  

    On 9/15/2022 at 8:33 PM, FlashJack said:

     

    I like Kneji well enough. He brings good science and ideas.

     

    Only if you consider economics and other social sciences.   He would endorse anything if there is a buck to be made.

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  15. I usually look at pictures of Blue Dolphin’s food on this thread while eating a peanut buttter and fluff sandwich softened with my tears.


    These sort of meals only happen to me around the holidays when I need to work and Mrs Dr Teeth takes the little teeth to visit family.  This sounds like a “poor me” statement unless you happen to be familiar with having small children.   I mention this because it means there is usually the remains of a ham in the fridge.

     

    For me these dinners break down around 3 themes:

    1) Eggs:  Omelette, ham and eggs, egg sandwich, mi goreng with fried egg

    2) Pasta with oil based sauce: oil and garlic, +/- hot pepper, +/- parsley, +/- gobs of parm, +/- lemon juice, capers and inexpensive oil pack tuna.

    3) Pressed cheese sandwich: pimento cheese, cheddar with lots of Branson pickle

     

     

     

     

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