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In addition to a large paella with a matching large fire, you will notice on the above video, it may be a very good idea to have a wind screen for the fire. dcarch

For a 100 people you will need a good (huge) size paella (pan). You can go to any sheet metal fabricator and have them bend a sheet of thick gauge aluminum into a shallow rectangular pan of sufficient size. dcarch

The fact that the indentations are on both sides requires the blade metal to be thicker for some knives. I like thin blade knives better. I have also tried Teflon coated knives. No difference either. dcarch

Can you show a picture? Sometimes a properly plated dish is half the task. dcarch

I use a stove heating element. It is a 240V 2,000 watt element running at 120V, which makes it about 500 watts. It is impossible for it to burn out, with or without water. dcarch

If you do a search on YouTube on "knife skills", you will get a ton of skillful cutting, chopping, slicing, dicing -------- videos, all done without Granton edge knives, that include sushi preparation, Marin Yan's lightning fast chops. I do have one, I don't think the dimples on the blade make any difference whatsoever. Possibly making it more difficult on some types of food, because the design is the same as suction cups. dcarch

For those of you who are suffering with corner-phobia: http://image.made-in-china.com/2f0j00GjJQypYParog/Double-Bowl-Stainless-Steel-Kitchen-Sink-SD-903A.jpg dcarch

I have had female lobsters with roe inside many times, bought from regular supermarkets. Perhaps there should be some regulations that egg bearing lobsters are allowed to be sold if they are from a certified lobster farm. Lobsters lay several thousand eggs at a time. All they need is a few female lobsters with eggs in a tank with no predators. dcarch

Eat your heart out. I just passed by the big Korean store (Hmart) here in NY, got a package for $1.29 (1/4 lb) dcarch

Unless you can buy shares of traded stocks in their corporations, they are not public companies and they do not have to disclose their finances. I suspect Martha Steward makes more than many of them. dcarch

All these personalities are private individuals and not public corporations. They do not disclose their earnings to anyone. I would like to know where the information came from. dcarch

Sapidus – Very nice food pairing with the grilled chicken. Syzygies – beautiful bark on the ribs. Mm84321 – you keep raising the bar! Plantes Vertes – I would love to have a bowl of that aubergines stew. pastameshugana – I don’t believe that is your first smoke. No way! Kim – the Tamale Pie looks tasty-est, you misspelled “trashiest”. J Liuzhou – A seafood lover’s dream fried rice. Ann_t – irresistible lamb beautifully plated. Rico – BLT, L as in Lobster, very nice. robirdstx - Chicken Fajitas very well presented Baselerd – great plating. ----------------------------- - - - - - - - - - - - - - Come on what’s wrong with you people, don’t you know it’s soft-shell crabs season? :-) dcarch Sautee soft shell crabs on wild rice risotto Deep Fried soft shell crabs Also, Conch on home made spaetzle

I was at a friend's garden wedding. There was flying insects, bees, mosquitoes. The sun was burning everyone. Then in the middle it started to rain, pouring rain. Sorry I hope this is not too off topic. Contingency plans are important. Wedding party is not to be rescheduled last minute. dcarch

search "outdoor tape" on Amazon or eBay. Those tapes are meant to be extra sticky. None of these tapes are food grade. dcarch

What is the voltage for a commercial MW? dcarch

Another thing, typically moths are attracted to light, not pantry moths. dcarch

IMHO, traps do not work effectively for the following reason: Unless you can trap 100%, the remaining one pair of moth can lay about 400 eggs for the next cycle. You may be able to control the moth population, but traps may not eliminate moths completely. Furthermore, "---- Typically more moth larvae, eggs will already have been laid, and the pantry moth worms are ending their feeding stage and preparing to look for a mate to complete the pantry moth life cycle.----" dcarch

Don't know that I'd go so far as that; if you buy something uncontaminated, transferring it to a sealed container keeps it that way. I can think of just one occasion that I bought something put it in a container that sealed well, and found things hatched in it. The problem is you can't really tell if it's contaminated or not when you buy it. Some bugs, especially weevils, will not hatch unless the temperature gets pretty warm. I used to sell whole and milled barley, wheat, oats and corn. Corn was definitely the worst. But as has been mentioned, a day or two in the freezer will kill the eggs. Absolutely! Still, whether you have your pests trapped in a container or trapped outside of one, it does mean you have the problem isloated, and you can control their spread to uncontaminated food. My boyfriend once staggered home with about a dozen bags of spelt flour that were deeply discounted; he was delighted. I was... less so, since, when I looked at the bottom of the bags, found that every one was contaminated with wriggly little larvae (nope, he hadn't noticed). Well, since it was a gift, kind of, I couldn't throw it out, so I scraped off alll the visible fauna, put all the bags in a bin liner, and shoved it in the freezer for about a week. Then, I opened every bag, sieved it to remove remaining life forms, packed the flour in plastic tubs, and put it back in the freezer. I did use it all, although I never did get around to mentioning it to my boyfriend, the time never seemed quite right. With international import/export of food stuff, there must be thousands of new insect kinds we have to deal with. I have tried the freezer treatment (my freezer goes down to -9F) and it did not work. Oven low temperature baking is the only sure way for the food stuff I buy here in NYC area. dcarch

You are very lucky. Read the user reviews on Amazon you will realize you are lucky. dcarch

You like BBQ bugs? You can buy electronic bug zapper on ebay. Those that look like tennis rackets. They are cheap and surprisingly effect to zap bugs in flight. They are fun and very satisfying. I have one in every room. "POP!" smoke! and they are vaporized. Flying moths make future baby moths. dcarch

Don't know that I'd go so far as that; if you buy something uncontaminated, transferring it to a sealed container keeps it that way. I can think of just one occasion that I bought something put it in a container that sealed well, and found things hatched in it. Depends. Insect can find the smallest of holes to get in. Just opened a pack of new fresh bought Gold Medal flour. It was crawling with tiny bugs 1/3 the size of ants. dcarch

Sealed containers mean nothing. You need to put all your starchy material in the oven and bake at low temperature to kill off any eggs. Then put them in sealed containers. BTW, bay leaves do not work to keep them away. dcarch

I was kind of surprised at the heater they used considering the price of the SideKic. If it goes out again at least I know it's cheap and easy to replace. I have said from the very beginning that the heater used for this application will be a problem. It is not cheap if you have to keep replacing it. Especially if you are doing a 48 hour cook and it dies in the middle without you knowing it and you have to throw away expensive meat. dcarch

If you are good in power wiring and electrical work, you may like to consider this option: You can buy hot water heating elements cheap (Home Depot, eBay). They are generally high wattage and 240 VAC rated. However, if you run one at 120V, the wattage will be about 1/4 of the rated wattage. You can further hook up a diode and cut the wattage half again. Also, you can use a voltage regulator to adjust the wattage. The heating element will last forever. Mine is 5 years old. dcarch

That kind of heater will not last. dcarch