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  1. Amazon reviews are not very encouraging , even if they had free shipping : a 3 star out of 5 review : guess I lucked out !
  2. and there is : https://www.amazon.com/Fray-Bentos-Minced-Beef-Onion/dp/B00Y2WYAMQ/ref=pd_bxgy_2/131-5570512-5638352?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B00Y2WYAMQ&pd_rd_r=9fa70e6c-f644-4f5d-a355-fe8b21d8b6f6&pd_rd_w=FCIWD&pd_rd_wg=LEvOR&pf_rd_p=ce6c479b-ef53-49a6-845b-bbbf35c28dd3&pf_rd_r=84SND97MGWTNSMVVAZ3A&psc=1&refRID=84SND97MGWTNSMVVAZ3A both are in my Shopping Cart ! and one w just chicken ! Ooooops : delivery is not free , it more than doubles the price its not going to be that tasty did get a month of A-Prime free , but w an empty cart. *** sigh **** now I have to remember to cancel A-Prime in 30 days ! there's always something .....
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    heritage pork

    @Margaret Pilgrim wow , what fine looking chops ! they are Talking to Me ! @AlaMoi grass fed beef is mighty fine SV'd at least initially you can brown after cooking. use as low a temp as you can stand Im wondering if Heritage pork would also benefit w a swim in the SV bath. and then there is Heritage Turkey : https://www.marysturkeys.com
  4. @CantCookStillTry wow Id love to try one of those canned pies ! do you take off the lid and bake it in the bottom , so it rises ? I can see your fascination w it . I would have been fascinated too !
  5. im very uneasy going to the supermarket. there is a RocheBro near by https://www.rochebros.com and a TJ's not that far away. both have early senior hours and very well run. Monday @ RB 7 am Ive been the first in w no one behind me , and out in 6 - 7 minutes. Paradise ( not ) Lost TJ's is 8 am , and two or three ahead of me. Ill go next Tues. as my Wine Buds are there then , and have a few cases already stacked for me right by my personal check out lane. its not really rpersonally mine , but one WineBud is ready w the " stack " and one ready to ring them up. Im very fortunate to still be able to get my table wines from them one of which comes from FR. Im sure when they run out of it, there wont be any more for quite some time. TJ's has some very tasty prepared food. I would be able to cook close to a few of these items myself w all the ingredients , others I might surpass if I took this on but , through experience and TradeSchool Id be very unhappy if I get The C19. that's my excuse., but my attention span was waning well before C19. but I have a theory about this , and it comes from my understanding of Polio : also known as poliomyelitis : https://www.who.int/health-topics/poliomyelitis#tab=tab_1 Im old enough to have been vaccinated via an intial injection , and later a coated sugar cube. Ive also taken care of adults older than I am , in a children's hospital , as it was the only place that could dust off " Iron Lungs " the theory at that time was that physical therapy would help re-inervate the muscles. over time , a long time , it came to be thought that muscles only had so many contractions in them over their life time, no matter what. so , over one's lifetime , there are only so many meals you can make. that's my theory. pretty Odd , no ? maybe Meals-Making re-generates after some rest and recoup-ing. I hope so.
  6. Wine Helps. More Wine Helps More. one of my favorite soups is Bean w Bacon . Campbells makes a very decent version , and I add in granulated garlic and onion and Spanish Smoked Paprica ( all from Penzey's ) granulated is not powdered . and use a hand masher to get it more on the creamy side. Campbell's must have noticed my pending ennui , pandemic or age related. or both. the cans of BwB soup I initially got for several months needed a can opener ( from Target , via free 2-day ) I must have completely bought out Campbell's stock during the early pandemic now they come w a ' pull-tops ! ' really they do ! save me energy and time. go figure. but im pacing myself for a Blitz to RocheBro or Tj's thinking of making beef+pork meatballs , italian style : flat leaf fresh parsley , Parmesan-ish ( very small cubes ) eggs , Penzey's Tuscan Sunset https://www.penzeys.com/online-catalog/tuscan-sunset/c-24/p-319/pd-s ( for the hint of anise ) and then poaching the MB's in jarred marinara sauce SV @ 130 F for several hours individual large servings /bag. Ill splurge and get the jared sauce with crushed tomatoes as the initial ingredient , not tomato paste. big difference in the two types. then rest up for a few months.
  7. @md8232 looks like a fine deal , and about 1/2 the weight of the VP215. the Chanber also looks like it has more depth than the VP215 a nice feature if you are Vac'ing liquids. or marinating w/o needing a final seal. pair this w an Anova Steam Oven and you are out only $ 1,200 such a deal !
  8. @btbyrd "" cooking certain proteins in nonstick pans can produce tastier meat, as it gets covered with its own "fond" and browns more deeply. I wouldn't want to make a pan sauce in there afterwards though. "" "" I wouldn't want to make a pan sauce in there afterwards though. " Why not ? I do it all the time. """ the pan sauce is clearly going to be inferior in flavor to one produced in a pan that has more fond. "" no , not really , when the sauce goes on the meant in the end one always adds flavor to the fond for the sauce there is some flavor left in the pan , and thus the sauce is up to you in any pan do you make Soup out of the Pan fond sauce ? then OK, its a bit weak. b ut you pour it over the more mall airy meat and then that sauce adds to the total taste. "" These are real differences " I just dont think so. unless your eat each separately. """ not easy to remove cooking oil from a nonstick pan " and you added that oil , why ? "" I wouldn't want to make a pan sauce in there afterwards though. " why not ? too much oil that the pan never needed ? consider starting again , and you might be get q fine result or not.
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    Dinner 2020

    @weinoo such a shame. Im very sure there were PicoGrams of Fond and you tossed that Favo(u)r right out Back Then , why not Now , still looking into that Roman Candle
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    Dinner 2020

    @weinoo " I confess to using non-stick for these " wow. Ill stop right there , as Im Studying my Personal Beverage Selections sitting around bored , but safe , takes its toll I' try to fined a Roman Candle https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8h2hl8LbGMY on line , but its gong to be unlikely as as lighting a simple Candle just wont do it for this.
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    Breakfast 2020!

    @chefmd Breakfast of Champions !
  12. @paulraphael https://www.edgeproinc.com/manuals/EdgePro_Instruction-Manual_Professional.pdf pp 12 thinning. diagrams in the manual give non users a good idea of h9w them EP works.
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    Dinner 2020

    @Shelby I note your pasta choice : looks like Campanelle : https://www.barilla.com/en-us/products/pasta/classic-blue-box/campanelle this is one of my favorite shapes , not that I use a smaller Pot for the pasta , esp meat pastas for me that's a lot of TurkeyRagu from th iPot I made in the past.
  14. I went back and looked at the pic of the perforated pan : to my eye , the perforated pan is set in a solid bottomed pan that fits perfectly in a ASO slot , perhaps that pan comes w the ASO I see two lips on the upper set. but the implications of the lower pan imply the chicken roasting has drained into the lower tin-foiled pan so , who knows ?
  15. @Anna N "" warmth and the aromas "" indeed. I miss Indian food in restaurants a lot and ThaiNoodle's duck w green peppercorns. I(m planing a Lightning Strike at TJ's next week I hope I remember to get some of their Fz Indian , and Fz Naan cant make up for a good Indian Restaurant in-Situ but we live in challenging times. as I recall , you never found this beer in the GTA ? hope you get a frosty glass of this at some point and report back.
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    Breakfast 2020!

    @CantCookStillTry if those SM's came from McD the sausage they use DownUnder if very very different than UpHere those look much tastier than Locals. but I can see DU McD still cant melt the cheese.
  17. wonder who makes the perforated pan. wonder how long 3d parties will take to make pans for the Anova. it took a while for there to be CSO pans. but being larger , ASO pans may already exist, close enough here and there eG early adopters will be all over this I hope.
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    Breakfast 2020!

    @Nicolai what is the cheese w the purple-ish inclusions ? this one [edited]:
  19. thank you for sharing Indeed ,, some of us ( i.e. Me ) love window shopping at Food Emporia esp these days. A trip to Tj's or RBros is pretty exotic in my book these days. which is by choice. The Trip , that is . The Exotica is a bonus. hope I spelled that correctly. maybe next year some glasses for use w the iMac?
  20. @Dave the Cook for starters , the # 2 is fine. you wont use the 220 very much , and the grit from that will scratch your kknives make sure you use the 'tape over ' when you use the 2120 , if that sort of thing means anythings to you the # 3 has a 120 stone , again , not useful in the kitchen Id go w the #2 and add stones as you get more experience. you really dont need the 1,000 for the kitchen. unless you have Watanabe style knives. and watanabe style knives can get very very sharp w the newer very fine stones : 2300 and 4000 diamond stones. Ive had mine for a long time. I use a second stone of the same grit to keep the stones level rather than the grit system EP suggests. I had that initially and the grit gets on everything and can scratch a counter surface.
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    Dinner 2020

    @shain wow . very very nice. for a few seconds there , on the ' plumper ' versions thought you ran into a few New Virus' that's all me need ! they looked pretty mean. esp :
  22. a friend of mine has the CC manual three stage sharpener. it takes a while to get the new bevel angle from the CC gound into your knives. once yu do that , its easier and quicker to use. its better than some systems , once you realize the initial time investment required. its never going to get you the edge an EPro will but its cheaper and easier to use , and better than nothing.
  23. @weinoo interesterested in how this turns out fo you Ive been using EPro for a long long time. takes a few minutes , after seeing some fine EPro vids , to get the idea and , if you are not hassled when you set up and do several knives at a time very very therapeutic.
  24. Good for Kroger and good for you.
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    Dinner 2020

    @@Spork nice did you you wash the rice to remoce the ' rice powder ' on rice ?
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