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I prefer my meatloaf sandwiches cold and plain white bread with just ketchup. This is a very important step: You can make the sandwich as stacked as you want but its very important to slice the meatloaf thin and squirt a few drops of ketchup inbetween layers, and not directly on the bread unless you enjoy eating pink dough meatloaf sandwiches.

Yeah i suppose you can do that if you have par boiled potatoes on hand. I usually don't plan soups ahead of time. Almost always a day to day thing. Ironically, why do frozen french fries turn out so good.

Don't freeze any soups with potato. I learned the hard way.

I would definitely eat them noodles in some lo mein.

if using 1:1 and still too much liquid, is usually bad rice with too much moisture to absorb anymore liquids. Ive run into this with cheap supermarket rice of all types. I only buy rice from asian markets nowadays.

I prefer 1:1 ratio in the pressure cooker set for 3 minute with a 10 minute natural pressure release. Or if i want sticky rice, i prefer using my bamboo rice steamer. Which requires atleast 8 hour or overnight soak in room temp water then steamed.

Maybe its just me but i leave that dry aged outer layer on. It makes for great charring flavor.

Its addicting. I personally can't just eat one bowl. I go for seconds and thirds. A few tips for making really good ham and string bean soup. #1 do not use canned string beans use fresh or even frozen string/green beans works great. #2 Do not over cook the ham. When making the stock use the ham bone and all the fat trimmings. I like to basicly clean and cube the ham and use the bone and all the fat trimmings to make the stock/broth then at the last 20 minutes add the cubed ham and simmer for the remaining time. #3 Cube and boil the potatoes for 10-15 min and set aside and add along with the cubed ham at the last 20 min. ( i hate over cooked potatoes in soup.) Also, Ham base is a great way to boost flavor and salt. If you decide to use ham base (i recommend) do not add salt if a recipe calls for it. Kinda obvious but mentioning it anyway.

Bisquik mixed with half water, half vodka. bottom shelf of course.

PA dutch Ham and String bean w/potato soup. I can literally eat 2-3 bowls at a shot.

If you want to use a deep fryer, you can shape your hash browns and flash freeze, then dip in beer batter or you can use egg and breadcrumbs, then deep fry. I have done this many times. I like to mix in fresh diced jalapeno's in with the grated boiled potato and make what i just call popper sticks. So good.

Sometimes, its even better then when it was fresh. btw, my microwave is 1100w 30ish is about when the cheese is just about to roll off the sides. Its all about timing.

In my house leftover sausage gets sliced thin and goes on frozen pizza's. Or a sausage parm sandwich if we have steak rolls on hand.

I microwave for 30ish seconds to melt the cheese, then into the cast iron pan on the induction stove top to crisp up the bottom crust in less then 5 minutes flat. Best method ive ever tried and its quick.

I would like to know where the fries and tomato on the front of the package went?

I use your basic 3, onions,carrots,celery. But here are a few tips/tricks ive learned over the years. #1 If you like hot wings and make them often like i do, save the wing tips and freeze them to add for chicken stock. Its one of the best sources for gelatin and for me its free. #2 When you buy a head of celery seperate the stalks and cut the top section off (the section with the leaves) save the leafy section and freeze to use in making stock. Keep the stalks in a tall container filled with ice water, it keeps in the fridge for weeks and stays crisp, maybe even more crisp then when it was bought.

I will admit, i am a steak snob when it comes to done-ness. Med-rare or nothing. But i feel i am a hypocrite. I do enjoy(crave) from time to time a charred cardboard sirloin drenched in A1 steak sauce. But the main star in this dish is the A1, the cardboard sirloin is just the vessel. Juices in the steak prevent the A1 from soaking in, so carboard is a must. But lets be clear, carboard, not plastic.

Or buy one steak. Set one grill burner to high and the other low. Grill the steak whole for 7 minutes per side and one half will be well done and the other med rare. Make sure to grill with lid open.

I have had this problem when i was learning to make sauces. It took a long time wondering why my sauces were so bland. I learned from trial and error that #1 I was not reducing enough, and #2 the sauce was no thick enough to coat the meat. Sorry i dont have any pictures, but a simple google search will tell and show you a good reduction sauce should (thin) coat a vertical spoon and not fall off.

Your sauce is too thin. Reduce and thicken.

Try the double fry method i suggested. I use it for wings. I deep fry my wings for a total of 13 min but i fry for 7 minutes, then flash freeze then later in the day, or even weeks, i remove from freezer and deep fry for another 6 or 7 minutes. Still golden brown and crispy even drenched in buffalo sauce. I forgot to mention,and i am not sure how much this affects texture, but i use potato flour. Not starch. I also do not use any liquids. I use a salt rub to draw out moisture and suck in the salt. This makes the exterior wet and sticky to adhere the potato flour. I do not season the potato flour since the wings are already seasoned. This could be why i have such good crispy results.

Yeah but at that rate, you might as well just use pork shoulder, unless your using beef fat instead of pork fat. I know at least when i get a lot of deer meat i trim all the fat and discard and replace with beef fat. And i know a few family members that use a higher ground beef fat ratio and just add mixed ground lean pork loin for making meatloaf.

Not a fan of pork loin. Dries out too quick. Like Paul mentioned, I would use a meat tenderizer and pound them into cutlets and bread and deep fry for a few min for schnitzel. Top with some gravy, with a side of garlic mash and buttered corn.

I would pound them flat and wrap them in sliced pears, and apples and braise them in a white wine sauce.

rotuts, what was your soak time to desalt this brand of CB?