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Too many great creations to comment on! It's the Olympics of the gastronomic world! Records are being broken on every taste frontier! Just a couple of very humble and cheap quick dishes. Pork Scrapple and Beef Scrapple. People ask me what is Scrapple? I said "Gray Slime". LOL! dcarch

Google translate inept at translating Chinese? I have no idea what you're talking about. ""King on foot, his hands hold two one stretch, a jitter rejection documented on two head cross left hand grip, right thumb and middle finger grasp the middle section into the other end, and homeopathic right outside the direction doubled stretch shaking in surface stretch long." Yep, I'll be a bad-ass noodle maker in no time now. I was told, with Google Translate in one language, the following translation from one to the other: The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak becomes: The wine is good, but the meat is terrible. dcarch

----------------Point taken about the kickstarter device being small scale and thus harder to market at low prices. In addition, a commercial product will need to have liability insurance, advertising cost, middleman cost --------------------. dcarch

It's like a balloon which helps the fish to float or sink by inflating or deflating. dcarch

There shouldn't be any problem. dcarch

No it does no damage to the tips, but you can alway put a piece of duct tape on the magnet. As one other post above stated, normal magnetic holders can scratch knife surfaces. I like this because the knives dry better and I can hang more knives in the same space. There is one "problem" with this rare earth magnet. It magnetizes your carbon knives. When you sharpen your knife, it picks up the iron filings and you have to wipe them away. dcarch

You may want to try this: Get some rare earth (Neodymium) magnets on eBay and glue them under the cabinet some place. These are extremely powerful magnets, capable of hanging your knives by their tips along. Better space saving than those magnetic bars you buy. Or you can salvage from your old hard drives. There are two rare earth magnets inside. dcarch

I think the place may be illegal construction. In addition to fire safety issues, I don't know you can file for a pemit in NY with no consideration for A.D.A. compliance. dcarch

Thanks everyone. Rice paper can be steamed, fried and deep fried, depending on the recipes. However, using a waffle iron, I may be the first one. LOL! It is so quick, easy using a non-stick waffle iron. dcarch

I was there, I left without eating. You have to pass the kitchen thru a long narrow passageway to get to a packed dining room. I couldn't see a way you could exit if there was a fire in the kitchen. None of the construction is fire-proofed. I did not see a sprinkler system. Tell me I was wrong. dcarch

Please tell me I'm not the only one seeing a Picasso here! I agree, very impressive creations, unbelievable diversity, artistic and skillful! ----------------------------------------- Sous vide rack of lamb dcarch

Rice paper is easy and fun to use. Whatever ingredients and leftovers you have just wrap it up. You don't always have to have a recipe. What have you made with rice paper? A few I have made: Beef Pancake Deep fried rice paper and garden tomatoes. Chicken “Dumplings” Spring Roll with Snow crab meat, on Squash and Black Rice dcarch

Ain't no body is going to mess with my maters! dcarch

Normal chemical agents are very effective; however, they can only work by direct contact. When you spray, I am not sure you actually can cover more than 80% of the surface area. All the surfaces between the droplets will not be sanitized. UV light is a very effective germicidal electromagnetic wave which is used in many laboratories, industrial and medical facilities. You can even get a UV module for you home A/C system. How effective is UV light depends on how powerful and how long you use it. Most UV wands I think are less than 10 watts of power. I don’t have any idea how much power is good enough, so I got myself a bulb that is 55 Watts just to be safe. Obviously you should not be exposed to UV light, so I use an extension cord to turn it on and off. The light should be portable so that you can move it around to minimize shadows. Also UV light can bleach certain materials. dcarch

Re: Bar Keeper's; bars used to have brass sinks, plumbing, counters, etc. I don't use any chemicals for cleaning. I clean with mild soap, then once in a while I use a 55 Watt germicidal UV light to kill all microbes, like they do in germ-free environments. dcarch

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Thank you guys, I know I can count on you. Now I know what to do. dcarch

Hello guys, please help me out. Got a couple of pounds of "Beef Chuck Short Ribs Boneless". Looks wonderful with marbling almost like Kobe. I have done short ribs many times before, but not chuck short ribs. What should I do with this? Timing? Temperature? Thanks. dcarch

After my "bare bone" experiemnt, I ate the marrow. It was pretty nice with most of the fat rendered out. To cut big bones yourself, this is how I do it: 1. Table saw with a carbide blade. 2. Wrap bone in plastic. 3. Cut. It is very easy and messy. dcarch .

Yes. I am surprised how many people actually shop there. dcarch

"How to become a cook?" Everyone has given you good advice. One more thing to consider: Professional cooking is hard work. if you don't have very good health, it would be very difficult to make it . dcarch

With Tax, that's almost $80.00 a lb. (NYC) dcarch

The idea is not to throw away the bones. I was in the store, I saw chicken bones for $0.99 a bag and chicken drum sticks for $1.15 a lb. I was wondering which can make more and better stock. So I decided to find out if bones have any taste. The pork bone stock I made does gel, but not very thick. That is probably from ther softer cartilage in between the joins. If you like gelatin, Go to an Asian market and get beef tendons. Inexpensive pure gelatin. I am also not sure if roasting bones gives you more flavor. Roasting cannot create flavor that is not there. I think roasting changes flavor profile of what is already there by caramelization. But if you go beyond and carbonization happens then you probably will be losing flavor because carbon is very stable. dcarch

Bones make wonderful stock. Pretty much everyone does that. You save all the bones; you buy bones to make your own flavorful stock. Really? Has anyone done this following experiment? I have always wondered how much flavor is actually in the bones. I bought some pork shoulders and saved the bones. I scraped all the meat off the bones, cut the bones in smaller pieces, and with just enough water to cover the bones and a little salt, I cooked the bones in a pressure cooker for one hour. Result? The stock is just rather tasteless salt water. There is some flavor from the marrow, but not worth that one hour of BTUs in cooking it. Anyone else want to confirm this result? dcarch

No. I don't think it is Code compliant. A roof is designed based on some establish weights and environmental assumptions. The Code never included requirement for a farm. I don’t think structural engineers would be willing to put themselves at risk by signing off structural load above the Code’s standards. You will need to get Landlord’s agreement. Who will be responsible for a leaky roof? Most roofs do leak. You will need to get insurance company’s agreement. Roof top may have difficulties meeting fire exits for the worker. Where do the workers go to the bathroom? New buildings can be designed to accommodate a roof farm, but the additional structural load is cumulative, in other words, every structural column all the way down to the foundation will need to be strengthened for the roof load. That is a lot of added cost to a building. I don’t think there are many existing buildings with elevators going to the roof. It is a lot of work not having an elevator to operate a farm. If I am in an apartment building, I don’t want to be in the same elevator with produce, fertilizers, etc. being transported. Plumbing for a taller building will need water pumps because water pressure may not be high enough. If I were the owner of the building, I would not allow a farm to use the drain system of the building. All kinds of stuff can easily clog up the drains. Who is to inspect if everything for a farm is anchored properly in case of high wind? I think a small roof top farm will increase urban traffic. Just my humble opinion. dcarch