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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

Surprised that no one has commented on the beautiful cabinet wood work detailing of that tomato greenhouse on the first page of this thread. Nice blogging so far! dcarch

Thanks Dakki. Terrible watermelon (not sweet) can be good for salads. Thanks SylviaLovegren. How well watermelon pairs with clams? Depend on how the clam sauce is made. Yes, You need to peel the skin off the rind, it is kind of tough. Nice video, Will , thanks. Shelby, I think 10 hours should do it in the dehydrator. It depends on how thick you cut the slices. Thank you all for great ideas. So many possbilities! dcarch

Make your own. Very easy. Get food grade molding silicone rubber and find a pattern you like. Mix the two part compound, next day you got your mold. dcarch

Summer = watermelon Do you know that watermelon is one of the most expensive summer fruits? Around here in NY they are about $0.65 a lb. Since Watermelon is 92%water, and considering throwing away the thick rind, it may work out to be $11.0 to $12.00 a lb, LOL! This is how I enjoy to the max almost the entire watermelon. I consider watermelon has three parts; First the sweet center. As you get closer to the rind it gets less and less sweet. Finally you have the throw away rind. I only eat or serve the sweetest center of the melon. I use the less sweet part for salads. You really don’t want a salad to be too sweet. I also use the not so sweet part to make crispy watermelon chips with my dehydrator. I highly recommend this. The crispy chips become very sweet because they have 92% of the water removed. They make wonderful snacks. The white/pink part of the rind is delicious cooked or pickled. Even the seeds can be turned into wonderful sprouts, but that will be another post, how to sprout watermelon seeds. I suppose you can make watermelon ice, ice cream, ------ What other things can you make wioth watermelon? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A few dishes I made for July 4th: dcarch Pan fried Cod and watermelon rind, beet stems Making crispy Watermelon chips Watermelon celery salad Pasta with clam sauce and sautéed watermelon

I have a 55 watt germicidal UV bulb which I use once in a while. I turn it on when no one is in the kitchen, and move it around after a while to avoid shadows. No chemicals needed to cover most areas. dcarch

I agree the person riding is taking the picture. The reflection in the sideview mirror shows the hand is posibly pushing the shutter on the handle mounted view finder of the helmet mounted camera. The other picture is the Tram system in NYC. dcarch

Or someone riding on the back of the motorcycle? Reflections does not seem to show someone is on the back. Photo seems to have deep depth of field, typical of helmet mounted cameras. Of course I can be very wrong. dcarch

Off topic? I have done this experiment a few times. Four identical bowls of dog food in front of a hungry dog, one bowl would be plated nicely. Made no difference to the dog. As humans, we do respond to food geometry visually, beyond taste. dcarch

And so it is. Who's in Tuscany? And someone in mid town NYC? On a motorcycle with a GARMIN ZUMO 550 MOTORCYCLE GPS RECEIVER, possibly a helmet-mounted camera? A man with rough hands? dcarch

And not far from your apartment. dcarch

Scottyboy - pork belly Foie sauce and black lentils looks sinfully good, should be made illegal. :-) Blether – I think I will copy your summer tomato soup, if you don’t mind. Kim – Amazing crust on your toad-in-the –hole. mgaretz – very juicy looking meatloaf. C. sapidus - Linguine Alfredo, green bean salad, sliced pineapple, and champagne mangos; what an interesting combination! menuinprogress – Thank you for introducing "Callo de Hacha". FrogPrincesse – most amazing lobsters! What did you do with the roes? Many beautifully photographed dishes such as the Black gill rockcod. Justin Uy – Very creative plating. Mm84321 – engaging drama on a plate. Tri2Cook – 20lbs of good perfect rib roast. robirdstx – Very interesting and tasty looking pizza. Douglas – Beautiful ginger-salt roasted beets from your apartment garden. SobaAddict70 – I would love to share with you that Spaghetti con granchio e pomodoro, and the Zucchini "pasta". patrickamory – Yes, sensational lamb. ----------------------------------------------- A few recent meals: dcarch Sashimi Ribs on squash Skate on risotto