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Question to you, Eric: It looks like to me the Palate Smart Grill can only cook mostly flat meat such as steaks. Is that true? Can it sear the sides of a thick steak? Can it cook a chicken? Can it cook a whole rack of lamb? dcarch

Ideally, you should buy an extra blade, and keep one blade ultra sharp just for smoothies. Once you used the blade for hard stuff, like ice cubes, nuts, etc. it will get too dull for smoothies. dcarch

May be the blades have gotten very dull. See if you can find a narrow file to sharpen the blades. dcarch

Actually, there is a pump which circulates continuously the water inside a compartment. All the water will be exposed to UV germicidal light more than once. Not an expensive gadget. dcarch

I am not sure about my numbers. Doing it by memory. To cool one gallon of water from 212F (boiling) down to 40F will need 1,434 BTUs. Average home refrigerator can remove 2000 BTUs per hour. It really would not stress out the refrigerator that much by putting in hot stock in a refrigerator? ---------------------------------------------- Wouldn't it be a good idea if they make a UV liquid sterilizer for kitchen use, like the ones you can buy for aquariums fishtanks.? dcarch

Thanks! I have been told by others too. This year for some reason, all tthe tomatoes are very thick skinned. Still tasty, but annoying. So I peel them. This is the way I do mine: Put tomatoes in the refrigerator for about 30 minutes to an hour. Boil water. Next to the boiling water, a pot of ice water. Dip chilled tomatoes in boiling water for 5 to ten seconds. Immediately drop tomatoes in ice water. And peel. dcarch

Sorry to hear all the troubles you guys have been having. dcarch Yesterday's dinner

I am not one to make a negative comment about asymmetrical plating. Because I am guilty of having done one once myself. dcarch

I do have a lab vacuum pump, which I was going to do vacuum sputtering of telescope mirrors. I think vacuum sputtering can have interesting food applications. dcarch

Now that's disgusting, powdered eggplant, LOL!! Although eggplant powder can be used in eggplant ice cream. :-) dcarch

Thank you very much everyone. It is fun to play with food. Interesting that I don't have the space to rotate crops, and I am too lazy to keep the planting area clean, dead deceased plants piled on the growing area. So far I am lucky. I grew Roma last year, not this year. The sauce on the chicken is bell pepper, onion with leftover pineapple salsa. The squiggy line is red wine vinegar dressing thickened. Yes pickled daikon. dcarch

This is not to say what your are saying is not true. We all have different ways of using kitchen tools and appliances. I will accept and will not dispute that it has not work out for you. All I am saying is that the bamboo brush is used extensively in heavy duty commercial kitchens by the millions day in and day out. I will say further that it is used in many home kitchens as well. For them, it is a lot more than "I keep one by my decorative wok for hipster value" Don't forget, cast iron cookware and wok were first invented by the Chinese. dcarch

They are coming fast and furious. Tough keeping up with the garden. How much tomato sauce can you make and keep? How many tomatoes can you dehydrate? How are you dealing with the Solanum lycopersicum onslaught? dcarch With sous vide chicken breast With center of watermelon With watermelon rind

I am not so sure. Look again. It looks like the print belongs to whatever who did not have opposable thumbs. dcarch

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Sorry to hear that the bamboo brush does not work for you, even it works for millions of chinese restaurants. Including modern Chinese restaurant upscale kitchens. Like this one: Also sorry that yours have a habit of falling apart, even bamboo is stronger than steel in tensile strength. and water proof for building rafts. I am sure you don't cook as many dishes every day as the chefs in a busy Chinese restaurant. When using the bamboo brush, depending on how far up or dwon you hold the body of the brush, the brisltes can be very flexible or very stiff for scraping. dcarch

"asymmetrical" or the glorification of "negative space". I am negative on any plating by formula. dcarch

I will disagree with their recommendation. 1. A short handle will not give you more leverage in scrubbing. Very inconvenient, especially sometimes you scrub very hot pans and tall pots. 2. I don't think they tested durability. To test brush durability, it takes months. 3. Those short bundled bristles trap dirt like crazy and cannot be cleaned. ------------------------------ The very best kitchen scrub brush, IMHO, is in fact a cheap bamboo one, used in all Chinese kitchens. http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0082/1262/products/Bamboo_Scrubber_540x540_grande.jpg?v=1310353467 dcarch

Sure. "----accumulated flavor and seasoning" It seems to me they think seasoning is seaoning as in spices. Why wouldn't you want to strip away accumulated flavor? dcarch

I have done all kinds of bad things which they don't recommend to my cast iron cookware, I have been unable to damage the seasoning on my cookware. According to their adv: "Hudson XL chainmail scrubber is the ideal way to effectively and easily clean your cast iron cookware without stripping away accumulated flavor and seasoning" It seems to me they have no idea what seasoning is on cast iron cookware. dcarch

If you are going to make your own, chicken eggs will do, just smaller. dcarch

Fake because the container says "All Lotus seed paste". dcarch

Slash-and-burn farming is a method used by many cultures world wide. "Masting" is an interesting phenominon with nut trees. dcarch

Dumb dumb dumb idea, OK? Sushi fish are first flash frozen. I wonder what they would taste like if you dry the fish before they are thawed. The fish would be still very fresh, but crunchy and airy, and can be kept fresh for a long time. Canned sushi! Mail order sushi! --------- Possibilities, possibilities! I told you this is a dumb idea. dcarch

Some mooncakes are extremely expensive. I have seen $150 a can of four. People buy them as gifts. They are like $5,000 bottles of brandy. Isn't it true that there are many fake mooncakes made of sweet potato fillings, not lotus seend paste? dcarch