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Here's a decent article about how to get the most flavor from beans... Epicurious

Those are all available from Cuisinart's parts page of the model number you own. Why the overthinking about this?

Actually, this has been discussed, though maybe not here. Something about concentration of flavors of both the bean broth and the beans as they absorb said broth, due to the much slower cooking and reduction of the broth, due to the fact that the cooking is not being done in a sealed vessel in a very short period of time. If you really want to see what the IP/pressure cooking is good at, make some chicken stock.

When you write "additional blades," are you specifically looking for spares or for some other type of blade (like what other type of blade?)? Because I would venture a guess to say that the best blades to buy for this machine are the ones made by Cuisinart.

"Soupy" rice with mushrooms, green beans, chorizo. I'd actually call this moist rice as opposed to soupy, but quite good when made with house-made stock and good Spanish saffron, amongst other seasonings. Salad like most salads we ate in Spain. They always have the sweet onion slices in them, as this one did. With butter lettuce, romaine, cukes, Campari tomatoes.

Or, to put @blue_dolphin's thoughts a slightly different way, you can always cook beans more if they're underdone, but you can't cook them less if they're overdone. Personally, I've taken to NOT cooking beans in the pressure cooker, but only on top of the stove, and after using the quick-soak method (which now I can't find, but I'm pretty sure I read that this method produced the best finished product).

Don't the leaves of perilla tend to have a more jagged edge than the Thai basil stuff pictured above?

As Rob said: https://kissthecook.net/products/melon-fork?variant=42027274633475&gclid=Cj0KCQiA2eKtBhDcARIsAEGTG42XAWP4ygoij7STjHCFR691gIZqvlu9cP8RZmCeOFAsG_3iqvsdtRsaAkHJEALw_wcB

https://www.bonappetit.com/story/what-is-thai-basil I'm sure @KennethT can tell us.

Polenta with sausage and gravy. Endive salad with an anchovy laced dressing.

That's good advice...for life too!

Perhaps I should have entitled it thusly: "Take Your Knives to This Truck!" These guys even sell some nice looking stuff out of their truck:

Made these 2 pizzas yesterday during the game (1). ON top, about a 9" round, baked in cast-iron frying pan, topped with Bianco crushed tomatoes (fantastic product), mozzarella, Parmiggiano, olive oil, and salt. Baked at 500℉ for almost 20 minutes. Bottom pizza was stretched thinner on a sheet pan as if it were focaccia, with olive oil above and below. Topped with a bit less tomato, oregano, olive oil, salt and Parmiggiano. Baked for about 10 minutes atop a baking steel. Both doughs were bought, as frozen dough balls of 250 grams each for $3 per, at the bakery across the street (Party Bus). Allowed to rest and rise in olive oil coated bowls, at room temp, until about doubled in size. Best frozen dough I've ever used.

Which chef? And why not?

Setaro calls these "maccheroncini." So... Maccheroncini alla marinara with feta and Parmiggiano.

I was also thinking of making this one. I like using 3 ingredients!

When I was a kid, I remember the knife sharpening truck would occasionally ride through our neighborhood. I think he clanged a bell (like the Good Humor Man, only louder) to let people know he was around. Indeed...https://www.nytimes.com/1997/06/29/nyregion/a-truck-a-bell-a-craft.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Q00.sHty.UHOlIPzjMvAZ&smid=url-share And...https://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/08/nyregion/thecity/bells-clanging-a-tradesman-comes-home.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Q00.vJL2.Lf4fh0k62IMD&smid=url-share I think back in those days, they sharpened everything using exactly the same equipment. So your lawn mower blade, pruning shears, and fancy knives all got sharpened on an electric wheel of some sort. Or even like this... Credit: Roger Viollet via Getty Images But lookie here as well...Knives Sharpened Like the Old Days — On Wheels From Eater, no less!

Nancy touched on any number of points you've touched on, @blue_dolphin . However, she did also say that in this book, she wanted to simplify stuff compared to her previous books. There was recognition that first editions of books will often have errors, generally in the editing; I think her recipes are very-well tested for the home cook. Then it was mentioned that stuff like matcha should stay out of baked goods, and that muffins in coffee shops look horrendous; enough for 4 people. Right away, I was on her side. They (Ruth and Nancy) talked about Cafe Fanny's blueberry muffins as being exemplary; and they contain millet (maybe one of the obscure ingredients people complain about on that fb group). I've already bought some millet and extra-large eggs; the blueberry muffins will be my first bake from the book. I'd say as an overall suggestion - this isn't a book for anyone who really doesn't want to read recipes and follow them carefully, or anyone who is afraid of getting their kitchen a little dirty. It's actually a real cookbook.

Bought two big bone-in rib pork chops at Ends Meat yesterday. Decided to do them a little differently, based on an idea from Bruce Aidells's Complete Book of Pork (eG-friendly Amazon.com link). Browned them first... Then finished in a braise of stock, mustard, shallots, white wine. After reducing the sauce, I added a couple of tablespoonfuls of sour cream, adjusted the seasoning, and plated so it would look like a crime scene... I get the much rarer portions near the bone (as well as the cap and the bone itself). Served with boiled, buttered and smashed yellow potatoes, and glazed carrots and string beans.

I hate when that happens!

Indeed - the other night, Significant Eater and I were having dinner at Ayada Thai. She took her first bite of a pork dish I'd ordered, and said: "This is pretty spicy!"

Went to a book talk last night with Ruth Reichl and Nancy Silverton. The "interview" (which was Ruth ostensibly interviewing Nancy (the two are old friends)) centered on Nancy's new book, The Cookie That Changed My Life (eG-friendly Amazon.com link). And I got one...

Last night, I tried something I've never tried before: Pan pizza - with a dough from Ken Forkish (overnight pizza dough). I didn't quite get the stretch I wanted; his recipe called for a 9" cast-iron - this is a larger pan, but the closest I had. It was very good, topped with smushed Bianco tomatoes, some shredded mozzarella, and Parmesan. (Here's a tip - don't touch the pan). Also did another flatbread at the same time, in a sheet pan, in order to stretch it further and make it thinner. Didn't use any mozzarella on the rectangular one, just tomatoes, oregano, and some Parmesan. Not bad...

Funny, I thought that was a 49ers' game.

We're all familiar with Marcella's famous (and famously easy) tomato sauce. Last night, I tried another one of her simple, yet fabulous techniques: Roast Chicken with Lemons. And boy, was it good. Since I was going with Marcella, I also made Julia's hash browns, from Julia and Jacques Cooking at Home. (eG-friendly Amazon.com link) String beans by Weinoo.