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@TicTac this is also what Ive found : "" MC2 harkens back to the original All-Clad Masterchef popularized in the 1970s, but with updated handles; the original Masterchef handles were rougher and more of a teardrop shape ""

out of curiosity only is there a significant difference between MC and MC2 ? if so , what did they change ?

Ha Ha Ha maybe now that ive been Vaxx'd ill get new glasses w an Rx for the iMac panade come out parade via what e ver via is Ha Ha again hope you chuckled a bit which is the point these day , those days and the days win the future. Wait ! i do get a parade in my kitchen from time to time it's MC , doing the Parade of the Figure 8 between my legs hoping for s Snack he is really accomplished doing it.

I know what a panade is , and what its purpose is when using ground meat(s). it prevents at least some of the meat from tightening up and getting tough. when I make a meat sauce ( conventionally , stove top ) i used a panade when the ground meat was at a ' grey ' point not fully browned. I used heavy cream , which I do not keep on hand. for a while Ive used full fat cream cheese ( which i freeze in ' lumps' to extend ' shelf life ) I mash the FFCC with milk if I have it , or cold water to get to the fat content point of heavy cream. these small , defrosted lumps are fine to add to a pasta sauce that uses wine , so creamy-ness . and that won't curdle back on point : when i make my Turkey + RedSauce Ragu ( which I freeze in blocks ) using an iPot , Ive done the same initially w the turkey , for extra tenderness. Ill be doing that today , w higher fat ground turkey which has taken me a long time to realize , probably is made from dark turkeymeat or not. the money line : w the much higher temps in an iPot Full Pressure , say 1 hour , narural release are the proteins so denatured that mush higher temp , that if they initially contracted ( panade or no panade ) at a lower temp , they would sort that out and become tender at the much higher temP so a panade would only be useful with this technique for flavor and body , not tenderness. I don't plan on doing the experiment w and w/o panade just yet but sounds like an interesting experiment for the future your thoughts and experiences ?

Ive always appreciated and looked forward to your trips. I used to spend summers in Arizona , dessert areas so appreciated the evening views and am continually surprised that Marco Polo enjoys the great outdoors , and returns for a comfortable and safe nap. thank you again.

@Franci nice. very nice , as usual would you please consider sharing Your Rx ? I did google it and Ik like to try this in ab * " pan in the CSO thank you

I don't wish to be contrarian .. I have two MC2's : a small and medium saucier. Its possible the MC version was superior in possible ways however , these came out , and were very new its possible Mc didn't make a saucier but this line , being new featured the saucier at a massive discount to generate interest in the new line. i got the small saucier for $ 19.95 , and there was an additional 20 % off. I think it was otherwise over $100 ++. later , the medium was on sale , 29.95 , and yes 20 % more off not BB&B as I had a slew of 3 mm copper from FR the sale got me interested. Im pleased they had the sale , or Id never have had a saucier. mine are pretty old, and doing fine. if Im not using my Fond-Less set, Im using these two does anyone know if MC series had a saucier ?

@TicTac you paid in CAD's ? always nice ! who is your banker or Exchange Artiste ? 100 CAD in my book is $ 77.98 ( USD ) do they have a web page ? DarkerNet is OK.

however , there is something un-appetizing w a Chicken Wire Garden "" Gulag or Stalag like "" there is plastic mesh netting , its a little more attractive I think it comes in green , I uses to use black excellent keeper-outer for birds. Iguanas ? might chew right through it.

P.S.: here is the Sale Ham from last week : it was tasty , and not very salty. no massive gusher of water came out of the bag when opened and today I tried these ; TJ's no longer has generic Triscuits , so Ill try these Ill let this cheese ripen in the cubed , and see hoe it compares to TJ's https://www.fooducate.com/product/Trader-Joe-s-Cambozola-Blue-Cheese-Triple-Cream-Soft-Ripened/C3701D60-9DC2-11E2-9B11-1231381A4CEA cheese is much better @ TJ's

went to Aldi this AM same fellow was ahead of me , already in the store just like last week. i was interested in thew 20 lbs bird seed. got one bag its similar to the Pennington's seed via Walmart, but a savings of $ 6 or even a little more. seems to have less sunfouwr seeds , not by much and more cracked corn. squirrels might be upset. as far as I can tell , very few birds get to the SFS ahead of the S's I got some sourdough bread for ham sandwiches , they only had one store brand. I can tell its going to be lacking . EM's and Eggs are a significant savings over Tj's

@Franci Id go back to your neighbors ask them what they have grown and successfully harvested. Iguana's might be tasty lightly roasted , w a bit of smoke.

I have not had snails ' in the manner of the French ' for some time. I did see some videos where you collected your ordinary Garden Snail then put them in a very large plastic container so they could ' purge ' them selves then , on to the cooking. all I can remember when I had them some time ago in FR and I do not suggest FR methods are THeBest but they are a style that is mighty tasty for me the snails came in a way cool special dish w a way cook SnailHolder so that was a fine Set-Up ! but it was all about the Sauce and the fresh FR Bread to mop that sauce up. the sails , themselves , just went along for the ride, as far as I can remember

electric knife to the rescue ?

if you were to soak these hams w several changes of water I think my Uncle used a large beer cooler then SV them ? or cut out hunks , soak w several changes of water the SV ? put some ice cubes in the bag --- easer to seal then SV ? freeze. thaw out in the refrigerator , then brown in the CSO ?

@Paul Bacino do I love stuffed shells ! yours look fantastic !

thank you Aldi Fans for your input. i noticed @ Aldi they have some refrigerated Salmon. I did not look too closely at it ut it looked very similar to refrigerated Salmon @ TJ's from Norway. Ive tried it in the past @ TJ's and as long as you look in to the ' back ' of the selection its a day or so fresher @ TJ's I liked it , given Im looking for a nice piece very close to the head. note salmon fat. I appreciate the comments on Fish @ Aldi what this Norwegean fish an item you tried ? Steelhead etc , Ill have to look for that. thank your for your input. cheers

My fond-Less set is fine I wonder if non-stick simply can't handle temps over 350 or so and then degrades faster @ 450 I take all reviews in , w a bit of skepticism

all the different units i looked into both Bev and Cuisi seem to have complains on how log the non-stick surface lasts.

its also cheaper @ Amazon ; https://www.amazon.com/Breville-BGR820XL-Smart-Grill/dp/B003SIN0BC/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=Breville+Smart+Grill+%26+Griddle&qid=1617549559&sr=8-3 but several reviewer's had significant issues w the non-stick surface after a year.

Aldi is really a fine complement to TJ's TJ['s has quite a few things I like that Aldi does not and Aldi has some very good sales. I got some of the Aldi large Eggs. they were $ 1.79 Id been getting extra large brown eggs , which were $ 3.25 the Aldi large eggs were exactly the same size as the extra large ( by weight ) I noticed they seemed larger than ' regular ' large eggs go figure.

I wonder why the Breville only has one ' ribbed ' platr thus you have to buy a second one id you want grill marks ob both sides of your item : https://www.amazon.com/Breville-BGR820RP-Smart-Grill-Ribbed/dp/B003SIFCMC/ref=pd_bxgy_img_2/131-5570512-5638352?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B003SIFCMC&pd_rd_r=029f9988-0b61-40f3-a6e2-7c282c4c1f34&pd_rd_w=YvinK&pd_rd_wg=ULr5J&pf_rd_p=f325d01c-4658-4593-be83-3e12ca663f0e&pf_rd_r=JQ4ZYP9CP5WR0Y6DJ88F&psc=1&refRID=JQ4ZYP9CP5WR0Y6DJ88F maybe not important ? it is very cool looking where did you order from ? Amazon has them stock did you find a better price ?

what do you think the final ' proof ' is ? that might be the harshness if its too high. although you really are hoping for someting ' home made ' a drop or two of Grande Marnier might be helpful understanding it Orange based.

I now examine the Aldi weekly circular with renewed interest ! as we all know , Ad's are a series of lies. misdirection , etc. so : Aldi Savers ( in Red ! ) ' savings on savings on savings ' however , some Aldi savers indicate what the price ' was ' and what it is now. [ ed: pls excuse . it's a slow day . sunny , warm in the back room , but cold outside ] in this week's circular ( in black for the price 0 there are items from Germany : ' Deutsche Kuche ' brand apologies to Duvel , can't remember the APPL key sequence for an Umlat I take it that the german items were a one time , large purchase at a value point , and when gone , gone. fine TJ's in California did this from time to time , etc they do offer this week , in black type a 20 lbs bird seed bag : " Heart to Tall Wild Bird Seed " : $ 6.99 I used to get 40 lbs bags at Walmart , and now get them from TheWall on line , as Walmart is not a place I might go to any time soon the price difference is : $ 6.00. nice. but nicer for me , I can deal w 20 lbs bags. I'll get one on Tues ( senior hours ) and see if there are significant difference from the Penningtons Walmart version Im guessing the sunflower seeds are the most expensive in the bag anyone get these bags ? of course , in my area the Squirrels eat most of the SSS before the cardinals arreive so ...................

there is also a very good chance the L upper square was rotated 180 degrees. is there a second prize ?