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I'm concerned that the 8" blade may be a bit much for her. I know a 6" blade will work fine. Couldn't find a 6" model except for a utility knife. You are guessing. May not be true. For some, buying a knife is like buying shoes, got to try it out. Take her to a store and let her pick one. dcarch

What a beauty! Based on the look of the gas jets' design, I can tell the heating will be very even. I suppose it has pilot lights? Turn on each burner and see if you get all blue fire from each burner. If the flame is yellow, the gas jet/air intake will need to be adjusted. dcarch BTW, Welcome to Brooklyn. I was visiting friends in Brooklyn yesterday.

Pop-ups have a very little chance to compete with established businesses in NYC. Large pop-ups cannot be in large spaces, building owners seldom allow any operation without insurance certificates. Tenants can be evicted if they are found doing business in an apartment building. No one would be crazy enough to think of doing something like that in a coop or condo. dcarch

They are subject to the health inspector (at least, where I live they are). I don't know about fire exit regulations in grocery stores. But are they basing their inspections on restaurant rules or food retail rules? Supermarkets are retail, restaurants are Places of Assembly, different fire exit Codes. dcarch

I see prepared food, food cooked on premise sold and served in supermarkets. I wonder if they have to comply with laws for restaurants re. food safety and fire exit regulations. dcarch

"-------- Don't plant green heirloom tomatoes - it is hard to tell when they are ripe. You have to squeeze them every day when they reach the "right" size to determine ripeness. Annoying.-----" It is not that difficult to tell GWR tomatoes if they are ripe. The problem is finding them under dense foliage, which is good, because birds and squirrels can't find them either. Taste-wise they are amazing. 85% of my plants are GWR tomatoes. dcarch

Street food world wide, bed & breakfast world wide, how many are regulated by law? and how many people have died eating in those places? In this country where we so treasure freedom, we are chained by more laws than any other country. dcarch

If you see the parking lot is full, leave. Not only that you will spend half of a day waiting, you are going to get that only one shopping cart with one stuck caster. dcarch

This is a great reason. Zen moment?! Have you seen shoppers with cart loads of expensive cuts of meat, and paying with Food Stamps? Have you been behind someone at the cash register sorting out a hundred coupons? dcarch

Here is one, hope to give you an extra smile for today.* dcarch *Moderators, cartoons posted by me are all my own work No copyright issues.

Yes, even 1/2 minute if you have a high power microwave. Another thing I suggest for everyone. Get one of those insect zappers that looks like tennis rackets, you can zap then in mid air. It will take care moths, flies, mosquitoes, etc. A lot of fun to use. Bang, they are vaporized in mid air. The zappers are very cheap. Sometimes $3.00 at Haborfreight. dcarch

"Where do fruit flies come from?" Fruit flies come from China, Mexico, Brazil, Italy --------------------------------- We buy fruits and vegetable from all countries. There are probably many varieties. What do you do with the flies under the cling wrap? Here is what I do: A container with some fruit scraps, tomato works the best. Every couple of hours quickly put a cover on and microwave for one to two minutes. Use the same scrap again and again, the older the better. In a couple of days you will trap and kill all the flies in your area. dcarch

I apologize if I offend anyone. This may just be my superstition, not backed up by any real science. I seem to remember that studies have shown that women's olfactory senses are better than men's. Those times I went with a female to go food shopping , I had been amazed that she always can pick out better items than I could. dcarch

I have complete flexibility in SV and smoking, and I have done things many different ways, depending on the food and recipes. My smoker is electric, PID temperature controlled, hot/refrigerated, convection smoke, cold smoke generator, as well as humidified. It is also an indoor 4.5 cubic feet smoker. dcarch

I am never in a good mood when I shop. I always get mad at people who insist on squeezing every mango, avocado and tomato whether they intend to buy or not. I think 45% of fruit spoilage is from people squeezing. You can see the dents on the fruits. I am paying a lot more because of fruit abusers. So I go alone. dcarch

Ashen, Thanks. I am happy with my little Calamansi/Calamondin tree in a pot, It looks nice in the house with lots of oranges on it. I am also happy with my Meyer lemon tree and Yuzu orange tree. They are all in 5 gallon pots. They all have nice fragrant flowers to make the house smell wonderful. I highly recommend everyone to have these dwarf citrus plants, great for cooking. The shrimps were air dried in the refrigerator, not brined. Nickrey, thanks. The look of the texture and color of the chops is a result of at least two factors. They were marinated in sauce, You can see the gradient from brownish to red near the bone because the bone prevents the penetration of the marinade. The other factor was I used a freshly sharpened razor sharp blade to slice the meat. After reading the “Sharpening” thread, I gave the knife a hair-splitting sharpening. The sharp edge gave the meat a different light reflectivity to the meat fibers. dcarch

Sweet potato looks nice in the garden, flowers like morning glory. Leaves are kind of expensive at a farmers market. Grows very well in the garden, if you can keep slugs out. dcarch

I think I didn't make myself clear. :-) Absolutely true if you use a belt sander. You will mess up a good blade. I was wondering about wiping a few times on abrasive paper which can cause high temperature microns thick. dcarch

I certainly would not dispute the expert in their finding that "The peak temps measured, walked up to 2000°C for split seconds in the very surface (some microns)." My question would be how does heat effects the metal when it is only microns thick. Is it possible that it actually enhances the hardness of the metal? The rapid cooling by the large high heat conductance of the metal underneath is like oil quenching hardening. I don't know if such incredibly small amount of heat can have any effect. It is like when you comb you hair with a plastic comb, you can actually generate a million volts of electricity. dcarch

D-2 is a tool steel, I think it can take a lot of heat abuse, These D steels retain their hardness up to a temperature of 425 °C (797 °F). I agree, at some point, heat changes metal quality. dcarch

I have a couple of blades made of D-2 steel, which I think is a good steel for someone like me, who doesn't treat knifes with tender loving care. D-2 is kind of a semi-stainless and is heat hardened, in other words, it is not easy to damaged the edge by overheating. dcarch

Thanks guys. Pandan leaves imbues a very nice grassy herby flavor to food. Not a overwhelmingly powerful flavor. Pandan is used often for rice, so it works well with the purple rice. The surprise was the combination of Pandan and sweet potato leaves. Sweet potato leaves have a mouth feel like spinach, and an after taste like artichokes, that pairs well with the pandan flavor in a very interesting way. dcarch

They look overcooked to me. Not temperature wise, but time. The texture seems to have deteriorated, and my guess is that it was in there more than three hours. Lamb loin chops were marinated for a few hours, then bagged and frozen. A few weeks later, the bag, frozen rock hard went into the SV cooker at 130F directly, no thawing. 3 hours later, seared and served. Exactly the way I like lamb loin chops done. 4 hours SV for lamb loin chops for most people, IMHO, is not overcooked. As a matter of fact, for food, there is no such thing as overcooked if someone else likes the food cooked in certain way. I have a big problem with people who make fun of others if they want their steak well done, with ketchup on top. But I do appreciate your comment, and I thank you. Going to pour myself a glass of Opus One, with ice cubes. :-) dcarch

When you put a drop of water on the stone, and the water disappears into the stone, that stone will need to be soaked. Otherwise not. dcarch

Something like Chinese broccoli? I have a meeting in Union Square area next week. Will try to find some. dcarch