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I made a Special Dinner yesterday. Tuesdays are my new Special day : BetterCallSaul day : previously made TurkeyRagu , in the iPot , bricked and Fz. here it is slowly thawing in a pan w a lid. this version had mushrooms and Broadbent bacon ends ( desalted ) in it . powerful stuff. Pasta ( barilla Campanelle ) simmering in the Med. Saucier . I use just enough water to cover . you just have to stir it initially or it will stick together. gives more concentrated pasta water for adding to the final dish . Mise these days is not complicated : window-grown green onion tops , I still have a few going strong. and one beaten egg the egg i like to mix in w the cooked pasta before adding the sauce. ragu over the cooked and egged pasta the shrubbery I had , green onions Pasta re-adjusted w hot pasta water I saved. Dinner is served en-potte. this was soooo good , and enjoyed w a few glasses of TJ's table red. I didn't have any hard cheese upstairs , but I think I have several vac'd hunks in FZB this was a very special meal for me. I spent several days looking forward to it , as Ill explain in another thread. enjoyed while watching Better Caul Saul S05E08 I got quite parched watching it. TJ's Red was very helpful in that regard. Ill be able to make this once a week for some time. don't know how long the Shrubbrey will hold out.

@Shelby what id give for an old fashioned style dessert like that ! 1/2 a roll ? maybe all the way up to 3/4's of a roll ?

@IowaDee "" I did notice that prices of everything have been creeping upward the last couple of visits. "" the supply chain is long. the increase's might not all be from the local market.

@MetsFan5 real deal tamales are a corn-masa dough m that has a fill-in in it its placed on a dampened cork husk and folded and steamed. you either unwrap the husk , or push the filling through the top and eat like a popsicle Im sure the canned tamales are husk less. the smooth side you see , is the masa dough can't really see the filling . which in this case might be a good thing the filling would be more expensive than the Masa I plan to make this at least once as soon as i can.

@StumptownGeek extremely fine work Im impressed by your results. Next Spring Ill look for something else. of course , if you are really interested in preventing "" macro crystals " chill everything before crystals begin to form to 33 F or 1 C still ....................

@ElsieD well OK sorting to continue to work on would you have the ingredients Id love a few of those right now.

ill suggest this , as Ive actually done it myself : slice your meat w a sharp knife of your choice on you take care of and enjoy using. about to 1/4 " or even a bit bigger , but not too much if you have a cuisinart I love my 11 cup Prep ++ make sure the Cuisinart blade is very very sharp you can actually sharpen it your self or maybe have one of those newer ones which were replacements , remember ? but very sharp. then put the meat on a sheet pan in the freezer , @ about 1/4 " chill for how ever long it takes to get very firm but not Fz. pulse small batches of this in the 11 cup ++ just for a few seconds. less is better and less in the bowl is better then return to the sheet pan in the Fz until very very firm again , and not Fz repeat until your get to the fine-ness you are looking for Why do this ? you can do a lot of meat , w some patience and the meat stays vey cold if you do it correctly and your finger tips will be OverJoyed and you can raise a glass w them in tact remember : take your time small batches , very very cold and very very sharp for the cutting edges. Q.E.D

@IowaDee Rudolph might already be in @Shelby 's freezer cant say if she pickled his nose , w serranos or jalapeños.

@Kim Shook that's an excellent point and a good review I noticed this some time ago , and try to remember thanks for refreshing out memory.

@Kim Shook I know exactly what you are talking about Ive never tried this concoction but Id love to in the future . Ive always been leery of canned chili w beans im not a purist on the chili , I recall the beans in the can w the chili were not properly cooked. one under cooked bean , kills the whole dish of course lots of cheese and i noted some fresh fruit : that balances every ting out ! congratulations

Id go w @liuzhou suggestion . mustard . dont put it in an iPot . the meat wil end up being very tender but the flavor of the meat will have been squeezed out into the stock. if you do SV , cut up the R into pieces that you can vac. coat each pice lightly in good quality mustard no salt mustard has salt and SV . 135 - 140 3 - 4 hours minimum you wont get growing of course , but it will be very tasty no I have not made rabbit SV. no rabbit to be had w/o great expense and a lot of fiddle faddle in my area. "" it tastes just like really really really good dark meat chicken. " rabbit with mustard goggle this

@Kim Shook dont give up yet ! once you solve your problems its a breeze to make your own pasta w or w/o egg. cheaper tastier and far more effective than Analysis or Psyhotherapy

@Toliver many thanks I really appreciate the URL's for embedded videos esp for Carbonara a very favorite dish of mine. thanks again.

@blue_dolphin excellent points as a reasonably cheap introduction method , w all the drawback you have suggested it is a way to try to decide if home roasting improves your Personal Perfect Cup if it does , then based on Personal Economics one might move on to something more substantial or not

@TdeV excellent I hope you enjoy it. and the AP can roast to your desired roasting level. for some reason , i can't view imbedded videos so I am not albe to see SM clip. eveything about SM is top notch. wish I could figure out the imbedded problem , but dont want to fiddle w Adobeflash or other add-ons

this is my local MB: https://www.metrowestdailynews.com/news/20200404/grocery-customers-take-new-market-basket-policy-in-stride a really fine place , and owned and run by a family that understands Management , Staff , and Customers are really partners hope to go there in a few weeks , for their senior hours . 6 am.

@weinoo i do he same. then after a glass or two slowly enjoyed the pan sauce becomes less revenant. hard to make pan sauce w Progresso Italian Wedding soup which im enjoying today

i personally think its an Economic Issue what have you done w the model you already have ? think about this. if you feel the newer model will refine your use based on the newer controls ,then wait for a sale. you are still iPotting until then the display does not improve your final iPot'sx results but its quite true : "" Just looking for an excuse to get new kitchen equipment. "' and that's fine just wait for it to go on sale.

@KennethT Ive had similar Fz Bus from Ranch88 or more local small chinese / oriental groceries you are correct , no awards but you have them i sued to get fresh on BOS Chinatown , and they were spectacular. hope to do that again in the future. I doubt there is a Trader Joes near you but they have a few Fz " Thai " gyoza buns that are to die for. to pick up responsibly

a bit Ot : this same sort of pricing scheme happened to Turkey FZ before thanksgiving used to be you could get a decent [ sic ] Fz turkey for $ 0.49 or $ 0.;59 a bit later now only w a $ 20 purchase . way back when at S&S when they were $ 0.49 Id see people fill up their carts , and many were taken to foodBanks. MarketBasket has them from time to time for $ 0.69 no other requirement than paying and lugging them to your car. economics of grocery has changed and that was pre-Corona

there were no exceptional deals on CB @ Stop & Shop this year one package , @ $ 1.88 or so point w a $ 20 purchase. at MarketBasket , I picked up one point , $ 1.69 I didn't feel the urge to go into production . and tat was well before Corona.

tastes differ nothing beats canned peas for " Diner Food " must involve gravy and some sort of potato then pick one : Chicken , Turkey , Meatloaf , Hot RB sandwich etc

@weinoo ive always had trouble seeing embedded vids dont know why flashPlayer ? safari blocking this or that ? if possible would you add the original link ? YouTube I can see if its a YT link thanks love to hear what they say carbonara is one of my favorite.

why not a little comic relief ? https://japantoday.com/category/features/new-products/samurai-mac-burgers-arrive-at-mcdonald’s-japan and Japan , along w the rest of the world has its own problems just now I am pleased read """" The Wild Faction burger has been named the Roasted Soy Sauce Style Double Thick Beef, and it consists of two thick and juicy 100-percent beef patties, two slices of rich cheddar cheese, and a crisp sliced onion, sandwiched in a bun topped with poppy seeds. "" that at least the press release claims these burgers are Juicy might be a McD first.

indeed but Cold might be Colder in C. no fiddle nor faddle nor any guess work involved. now in Kelvin , the VBC might not seem to be such a good deal