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@blue_dolphin that chicken looks perfect . its pic is going into the Chicken p0rn folder. I have not roasted a chicken is quite some time . but who can forget the wonderful aroma a roast chicken fills the kitchen with ? I can appreciate the aroma of that one right now. out of curiosity , what does a chicken like that cost @ your farmers market ? Tj's had some bespoke chickens a while back I think . otherwise , its SuperMarket for me . not complaining , of course . Im pleased you are supporting ' Local '

Granton Knives , Sheffield , England . Thin , very high quality steel . hold edge . w the EdgePro , you can shave w these knives . https://grantonknives.co.uk/ get their catalogue . I have many others . not that expensive considering the craftsmanship and steel. all have Red Handles . very nice.

@ElsieD the next time you bake // tutbo roast a chicken , would you take a pick of the chicken in the oven ? how big a chicken ? how much room to spare ?

As mentioned earlier , similar , but now 2 baked potato dinner. smaller generic diner peas . I like peas this way. previous mushroom gravy ' enriched ' [ Chef-Speak ] w IDS CkStock. thickened w a little Wondra. Superb it all was.

this is what I sliced out of the above , to add to the mushroom gravy for tonight's MLDinner this is @ room temp. 68 F. ' straight up '

@Shelby everything looks so delicious. and when the discussion is Pizza , the answer is always @Shelby's Id die for that pizza , right now.

@liamsaunt Looking good , in this case , might not be tasting as good.

Meatloaf I haven't made meatloaf in quite some time. no idea why not . Mine ( multiple awards , year in , year out ) starts w ground turkey. in this area its StonyBrookFarms , 20 oz packs. I used two. add-ins : two exlarge eggs , large dollop of TJ's dijon , granulated onion, garlic and this time Spanish smoked paprika . I lived in Spain and love the stuff. usually I use Bell's seasoning Panade in the past was finely ground quaker oats. didnt have any so used TJ's ( hot ) oatmeal mix this technically might not be a panade , as i didnt mix the oatmeal w milk the mixture was quite wet . topped w generic de-salted bacon ( 3 hrs w multiple rinse seems to work ) sorry , iPone sometimes doent focus well not the fat // jus in the pan Generic peas , rinsed and soaked a bit ( MB no longer carries generic no added salt , but this turns out well ) Micro's 2 cup pyrex measuring cup // one can peas // pyrex top micro 3 -4 minutes until hot dinner day one delicious better picture , day two made mushroom gravy 1 lb brown button mushrooms , 1/4 to 1/3 bottle of both Tj's coastal Chard and Motif Cab table wine day two : those are bits of mushrooms on top of the ML , as I didnt thicken the gravy CSO baked russet , generic , Idaho . micro 5 min ( w fork holes ) then 425 F until very crispy butter . window green onions outstanding dinner tonight : quite similar , but two baked potatoes , and a dollop of IDS CkStock in the gravy. https://forums.egullet.org/topic/167917-cooking-with-a-countertop-indoor-smoker/page/11/#comment-2457920 delicious . easy ( in steps ) and many days worth of mighty tasty meals.

concentrated stock , from meaty chicken drumsticks , posted earlier. I had two Vac'd packs , 3 each , and 10 smoked let tips I also vac'd and froze decided to make smoked chicken ( dark meat ) stock. used 2 cups water in the iPot , my usual method , 1 hr HP , remove the bones , mash the meat up , 20 min or do more for the meat , then press the meat in the potato press. use the hot stock for the second batch , doing the same . chilled , defatted = 12 oz concentrated IDS CkStock. no seasonings whatsoever at this point. very tasty and nice concentrated flavor. Move Over More Than Gourmet. hope Stop&Shop has another $ 0.89 sale soon on those drumsticks. so easy to make 1 ) IDS 2 ) iPot. using the same hot stock for repeat. the above is 2 X. 3 - 4 X in the future , at the next sale. a Tbs of this , in the pan , is going to make whatever is in there 4 x better.

@Maison Rustique those massive meatballs on the home page of O.B. were talking to me .

@TdeV longer may over cook the filling go hotter for grill marks and try a very small amount of soft butter might give you better color not so much ' fat '

@TdeV I like the look of that sandwich . My PP is off // on so for deeper marks , either turn up the temp if yoy can , or leave it a bit longer. using mayo ( even very little ) will give you a sandwich that is a bit greasy buts quite tasty if you use just a little . in your case you might prefer w/o.

@Ann_T Fine looking dinner Congratulations.

The parking lot @ MyTJ's is ample. I do go early. it might not be so ample peak hours when Tj's is packed. It can get very busy . its the only parking lot where Ive seen people back in , sometimes several at a time. I asked some of the WineBuds I have there about that , they smiled and chuckled a bit.

@blue_dolphin there are quite a few prepared foods , Fz and refrigerated , @ Tj's that are worth a glance . w simple personal tweaks , they make a fine occasional quick meal.

TJ's is a unique sort of place . the staff are very friendly , and many get to know you. the clientele is also mostly friendly , but there can be a few that view themselves as ' especially entitled ' very few. but noticeable . no idea what they are entitled to . they just don't get to My Tj's @ 8 am maybe they are entitling themselves to Starbucks , for the 8 o'clock hour. makes perfect sense this way.

@AAQuesada Oh yeah . that's the one , for sure. looks like they have a mechanism that makes it easier to change , perhaps clean the blade and Red is best !

@Smithy very nice. fortunately my Tj's is 10 minutes away . unfirtynateky , they open an hour later , @ 9 am. no big deal , you say . the 9 am crowd is much more aggressive . Many park by backing in the parking slots if you are a regular @ TJ's , you know what I mean . maybe the 8 am group is still asleep. Id never go to Tj's on a weekend @ 9 am . 8 am was bad enough. they said '' summer hours ' but Im betting its a labor cost savings , as they close an hour earlier anyway , back to the CR's : I tried the fz tomato sauce , did not care for it but Im going to try it thickened a bit w the next CR.

@BaxterBaker that looks like a fine piece of beef .

So, one of these ? https://guide.michelin.com/us/en/catalunya/girona/restaurants?sort=distance

@Duvel that's an extremely interesting restaurant . Please point us in a direction to learn more ?

wood fired pizza oven ?

@TdeV if you dont eat it right away Id guess you have to freeze it.

@Smithy wow I tried to mean the TJ's stuff , was green , but very far from a GBP Poplano' s nice very nice

some things quite new to me : over on the Tj's thread , @JAZ, @Jacksoup, and @Smithy tried out the Fz chile rellenos . Ive never had a chile relleno. first off : Mex-tex did not arrive where I grew up ( SF peninsula ) until the mid-60's . there then was a spectacular Mexican restaurant in Los Altos called Estrellita's it was super. why wast a meal w a C.R. , which looked suspiciously like a stuff GBP ?. My mother made stuffed GBP a few times in the '50's , and they were awful . @C. sapidus uses poblano's in a variety f dishes . and the Tj's fz versions were quite good ,l out of the AF. I asked at MarketBasket re poblanos , and sure enough , they had them . I got 4 and was going to roast them over the gas burner on the stove. but i only had those thin plastic bags used for produce. then an advent : use Corning-ware ! I heated up some water in the CW in the micro , and used that I was going to use these in some sort of corn tortilla stack // melt. I had some CkThighs , that needed a home , and used some Campbells Cr of mushroom soup : No Added Salt in a pot with no ' i ' for a change I haven't used this pan in years . it's an outstanding pan , from BB&B's early days , on sale , also using a ubiquitous coupon. poblanos ( 4 ) diced chicken , saute then 180 F IDS 1 hour diced two cans Cr of mushroom soup ( not diluted , poblanos , chicken and a little freshly grated nutmeg . If its White , Nutmeg is Nice. brought to a simmer , temp turned down for an hour or so , to let the flavors melt together . I initially planned on the cheese that melted ,and maybe more mushrooms . glad I did not add those , as I probably forgot . Less is sometimes More. came out just the say I wanted. the proportions of what i had ( 4 poblano's , 4 ChThighs 2 cans CrMushroom ) were just right. my usual current Spinach // Rice base I was going to add a little butter to the rice when done in the FT-RC. forgot . as nice as butter w rice is , this was better in the end Less is More x 2 . creamy chicken and poblano w hints of mushrooms . I knew the mixture was going to be good. it was better than good . I tasted it ! some fresh Campari and window green onions . 5 stars for sure. less is more sometimes.