Martin Fisher

Well, shipping is included and Shanghai is ~7,250 miles from my doorstep; so the price isn't a big surprise.

http://www.aliexpress.com/item/New-arrival-ceramic-tea-strainer-free-shipping-hot-selling-special-sale/1670912390.html?spm=2114.40010308.4.65.u9Hokr I'm tempted!

I follow a once a month or once a week cooking routine for many of my meals. Sous vide has made it easier and more convenient in many ways.

I snagged it. It appears to be formatted quite well for the Kindle. I'm looking to give the chicken with mustard a try sometime soon.

For a limited time, from April 3 to April 17th, you can get a copy of David Lebovitz' My Paris Kitchen for only $1.99 in the eBook format.

Someone please correct me if I'm wrong. I thought the point of the thread was discussing products that we, as individual forum members, find priced 'crazy.' It's obvious that SOME folks don't care about prices for various reasons. If my posts are off-topic I'll gladly delete them.

If they don't, they should. At the grocery I mentioned above, there are folks in the 'sushi' area adjacent to the produce section fiddling with vegetables and such all day long.

Chopped or spiralized to order would make more sense in several respects. The butchery department customizes at no extra charge. There's no good reason to gouge. BTW, chopped yellow or red onions were also $7.00 per pound!!!

I have nothing against sliced/diced/chopped or whatever vegetables per se, it's the PRICE (which is what I thought this thread is about) of some of it!!! I mean, c'mon, $7.00 for a pound of squash! And it didn't even look fresh! It's absurd!

It's about the same here. $6.59 for 8.5 ounces at the grocery I frequent the most,

Today's price-shocker at Wegmans, Elmira, NY Wegmans Veggie Noodles (spiralized zucchini and yellow squash)....a jaw-dropping $6.99 per lb!!!!! I'm shocked that there are folks who will buy it!!! Insanity!!!

I'm no pickle expert but the half-sours I'm accustomed to are definitely more green than not. As to the Ba-Tampte's, some seem to feel the same.... "First of all, do NOT buy these pickles if they look like the ones in the photograph here. They MUST be bright green, with none of the brownness shown in the photo or the olive-greenness of other supermarket pickles. These are essentially fresh cucumbers, and that's what they should look like. It's very misleading even to call these "pickles", because they're an entirely different product from anything else by that name - including other refrigerated pickles like Claussen and even other Ba-Tampte pickles on the shelf right next to these - and they require entirely different handling." Source: http://www.wegmans.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?langId=-1&storeId=10052&catalogId=10002&productId=352767

Olive Oil Blend. Ugh! One of our local pizzerias in has destroyed their food and reputation, in my opinion, by using a canola oil/olive oil blend in some of their products. I can't stand nasty canola oil in any amount! Yuck!

I'm growing it for the first time this year.

Buttercrunch is a favorite of mine. Developed by George Raleigh at Cornell University. And an All America Selection for 1963.

Yes. I don't know exactly when, where or why the 'aromatic' descriptor became popular but it's been around a long time. Source: The Universal Household Assistant: A Cyclopedia of what Everyone Should Know, A. L. Burt, Publisher, New York, 1884.

Yes! I agree!

@Panaderia Canadiense Thanks for sharing! I really enjoyed your blog!

I use sunflower lecithin softgels in lieu of liquid soy lecithin. It reheats nice and smooth.

The Field Skillet: Lighter, Smoother Cast Iron Nice idea but the price point is too high, IMHO.

Our closest store is about that size. I think it's a bit smaller than the store it replaced. 6-8 years ago Aldi closed the old store and built the current store near the entrance to the plaza Wal-Mart occupies.

I didn't say anything about 'higher' standards. Please re-read my post. I said 'different' standards. 'Standards' and the perception of 'quality' are subjective. I clearly said there's nothing wrong with folks having different standards and preferences. If folks are enjoying the food at Aldi and saving money...more power to them!!!! I don't consider my personal preferences superior or inferior to the preferences of others. They just are what they are!

I have friends and family who absolutely LOVE Aldi! I think it boils down to folks having different standards and preferences. There's nothing wrong with that. Folks like what they like!

I just compared a weekly ad from here (southern tier of New York State) to one in West Palm Beach, Florida. The ads/featured products...other than the alcoholic beverages in the Florida ads...are essentially the same. Even most prices appear to be the same.

I was there a couple times between Thanksgiving and Christmas; for cream and Kerry Gold Dubliner cheese. The stores here (relatively new stores) aren't what I would call dimly lit and not really dirty overall but there are definitely nasty spots! Nastiness you won't find in other local grocery stores.