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  1. During my college days

     

    I flew stand-by   SFO - BOS 6 times a year.  always got a seat , mostly one I picked.

     

    meal was Filet Mignon , and delicious.   Sometimes they gave me a second one  if they

     

    had extras.   after giving military in uniform first dibs.  economy class.  No officers.

     

    maybe my ratty old Navy Peacoat ( standard college uniform of the day ) had something to do

     

    with it.

     

    no wine , I wasn't 21.

     

    United during its Prime Years.

     

     

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  2. twice a year , the CocaCola Co.  offers 12 packs of many of their drinks, if not all

     

    Early Spring is one of the times , possibly Fall the second time.

     

    I recall 5 packs for $10.00 USD.     "" Must Buy 5 " my numbers might be off a bit these days

     

    but not by much :    don't know how much 60 cans of soda , sugar or diet , cost to make,

     

    ship , and distribute.  but the marketing is clear :  you must buy 5.  

     

    they want to get you addicted.  and the cost of the  lobbying to defeat a " Sugar tax " would make

     

    a dent , albeit a small dent in The Nation Debt .

  3. both work well

     

    just keep track of your times and temps.

     

    on the iPot , consider using LowPressure.

     

    and  in the iPot , Ive done 18 from the refrigerator , in a basket

     

    above the 1 cup of water , with the trivit

     

    and then plunged the basket in cold tap water etc

     

    and then dried the eggs when tap water cool

     

    and sued them for some time for

     

    egg salad , potato salad 

     

    etc.

     

    but that Red lined book , has been misplaced 

     

    yikes.

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  4. Of course . its size.

     

    Im sure they have finalized it

     

    but not for us.

     

    its durability   Im hopeful

     

    and then the non-sense about WiFi

     

    and a subscription 

     

    but Im hopeful .   a little wider and deeper , not too much

     

    but taller too for Bread.

     

    this I think they will miss 

     

    why ?

     

    they have centered on the " Foot Print "

     

    buit stll hopefull

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  5. Lemon Grass is something I Vac.

     

    its expensive and old , or just expensive if you can find a stalk or two that's reasonable 

     

    in the 'burbs.  at Ranch 88 in Aliston , its bundled , so you can't pic out individual stalks.

     

    each bundle seems to have a ' bad one ' but no matter.

     

    when peeled a little bit if necessary , and cut down to about 1/2 length I Vac in a single layer :

     

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    and freeze.   I take the stalks out one at a time or so , and reseal the same bag.  the above set me back about $ 2.00 

     

    I do the same for fresh ginger .  find a few very plump roots, trim off the little shoots  and vac the whole thing that way and freeze.

     

    take it out Fz and coarsely grate w the coarse CuisiPro Accutecc grater.  its very sharp and works well,  no freezer burn.

     

    the only drawback is the ginger is very difficult to slice in ' coins '  for SV or whatever you might want ginger ' coins ' for.

     

    ginger vac'd not puctured.

     

    Ill beg on the hunt for " blue ' ginger and galangal next trip

     

    what ' fresh ' herbs or roots do you vac and freeze then use Fz and reseal ?

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  6. It was my understudying way back when that the cans were processes at a high temp , thus the tubs had a more vibrant flavor.

     

    and how cool having several tubs in the back your your refrigerator !  remember Im an Oriental Jar PacRat !  I discard the

     

    two to more than two tubs in the back of my refrigerator when I got interested in this project.  I didn't look at the sell-by date , because ....

     

    here are the two Maaman curry pastes :

     

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    and the bag opened a bit and re-sealed in a VacBag and now in the freezer :

     

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    the plan being to open the secondary bag , and take out some of the paste to use from the primary bag , reseal the secondary bag and pop it back in the freezer.

     

    Im no expert , but both pastes were 1 ) delicious and 2 ) identical to my palate , both in salt and flavor.

     

    as Im not going to Run a large Thai Restaurant , it looking like it makes more sense to use the little cans , and come up w a freezing / vac plan for the smaller quantity

     

    Ill taste the two Panang's  at a later date.

     

    50 years from now , their may be some of the flat-bagged curry paste still in the freezer !.   I just wont be here to gloat at the tremendous savings I incurred !

     

    Ill go back to Ranch 88 or Formosa Market * near by and see what canned flavors they have.

     

    I wonder who I can dump some paste on , Vac's and frozen of course .

     

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  7. experiments continue :  Thai Curry Paste : Salt 

     

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    the cans were $ 1.65 each.   they may be cheaper at the Ranch 88.  the tubs were $ 3.99

     

    the items based on  their analysis are identical :  700 mg NaCl for the Massaman , and 570 mg for the Panag.  every thing else mentioned at the back

     

    is identical .   Coast : cans are 45 % more expensive !

     

    Ill open one or the other later today and at some to some rice Im going to have for dinner via the Rice-in-the-Bowl  iPot method.

     

    and report back on taste , pre-cooking.

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  8. if I end u[p using these bags , in spite of the NaCl

     

    I plan to cut the bag open just a bit at the top 

     

    use what I use

     

    then place that bag , flat , in a larger VacBag  , then vac and freeze

     

    Ill open the vac'd bag and take out what I need from the Fz paste , then re-seal in that same vac BAG

     

    Thats the current plan.   Im quite the Oriental Condiment PacRat.  I must have thrown out a zillion jars of

     

    mighty interesting stuff that was years old from my refrig.  Im trying a new plan

     

    later today , when two Oriental Markets in my area open, Ill get a couple of those ' cat food ' cans

     

    and compare them to the bags.  its been a disappointment that the tubs have so much salt.

     

    I should have realized this , but did not.

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