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  1. 14 hours ago, rotuts said:

    I  received a series of pictures documenting the Yodering of the RB :image_67508225.thumb.jpg.d129f242c86dec89073f93e824ce7195.jpg

     

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    probed and ready for the yoder

     

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    finished :

     

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    carved .:

     

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    the House preference ( 2 to 1 )  is for medium

     

    Im betting the fat trimmings will be gobbled up by the chef , when no one is looking

     

    tatting notes will follow I hope.

     

     

     

    Do they save any of it for you?

     

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  2. 10 hours ago, lindag said:

    Had my first of the season Tom and Jerry yesterday.

    I made it the easy way with premade mix from the grocery store.

    I added the hot milk, cognac, dark rum and nutmeg.  Absolutely delicious!

     

    What was in the premade mix?

     

  3. Batch 33:

    90g blanched Spanish almonds

    90g apricot kernels

    350g water

    280g sugar

    60ml Wray & Nephew Overproof

     

    This time I had cane sugar and I had limes.  All should be good for most of another month.

     

  4. The steepest island I ever hiked was Scarp.  Can't say there was much food to be had there though.  One kind woman invited me for milk warm from her cow.  Others shared tea and biscuits.  The inhabitants thought that I was English.  They had never seen an American before.  English people speak funny anyhow.

     

    Thank you, @BonVivant for your travelogues.  They are most appreciated.  And I have to say I envy you.

     

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  5. 7 hours ago, rotuts said:

    there are different types of grates.

     

    nor just in size

     

    but sharpness of the metal edges.

     

    Micopane 

     

    https://www.microplane.com

     

    is a style , that is almost razor-sharp.

     

    CuisiPro

     

    https://www.cuisiprousa.com/collections/customer-top-picks/products/cuisipro-silver-stainless-steel-4-sided-box-grater-9-5-746850

     

    uses this same technology for many of their items.

     

    make sure you understand the difference between this style

     

    and your GrandMa's stamped graters.

     

    you can injure your knuckles w the microphone style

     

    in a serious manner if not careful.

     

    I used my CuisiPro less than an hour ago.  I recommend it highly.

     

    (eG-friendly Amazon.com link)

     

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  6. 20 hours ago, liuzhou said:

     

    From their invention. Marshmallows take their name from the plant (Althaea officinalis) of the same name which was used as the gelling agent used in their production. This was replaced with gelatine (making them non-vegetarian) in the USA, the marshmallow plant being native to Europe and Asia. However, today they are usually made using gum arabic instead.

     

    Peeps still use gelatine.

     

     

    https://dulcesdelarosa.com.mx/en/home/

     

    De la Rosa manufactures their Mexican marshmallows from gelatin.  The pink color is Red 40, otherwise known as E129 -- banned in Denmark, Belgium, France, Switzerland, Sweden.

     

  7. 17 minutes ago, Tropicalsenior said:

    It's considered taboo now because vegans can't eat it.

     

    And when were marshmallows vegan?  Peeps, for example, are made from pork.

     

  8. @BonVivant, thank you, as always.  Question about the low dining tables:  is there any accommodation for rickety old people, of which I understand Japan has more than a few?  Or does a lifetime of excruciating culinary contortion prepare little old ladies for pain traditionally reserved for Samuri seppuku?

     

     

     

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  9. 2 hours ago, Tropicalsenior said:

    That reminds me of the Campbell's chicken noodle soup that we used to get when I was a kid. We used to have to take turns to see who would get the one piece of chicken that was in it.

     

    Still tasted good though!

     

    My complaint with Campbell's is they've discontinued too many soups I like, such as pepperpot and chicken mushroom chowder.

     

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  10. 2 hours ago, Robenco15 said:

    By a Boardsmith board and never worry about a cutting board again. I have 3 and they are all extremely well made and gentle on my various Japanese knives. I’ve had my 18x24 for close to 10 years now and it’s never looked better. It’s a forever purchase and worth the splurge IMO. 

     

    Among living room, dining room, and kitchen I have twenty something cutting boards.  Never yet have I been attracted to Boardsmith.  To each of course their own.

     

    Brooklyn Butcher Blocks makes nice ones:

    https://www.brooklynbutcherblocks.com

     

  11. 4 hours ago, Deephaven said:

    The $9 Hario is world's better than the Aspen.  I'd return it and buy what we recommended.  The shape is all wrong on the aspen.  Don't "upgrade" to the ceramic Hario either as it is way harder to manage thermally

     

    The Aspen is funnel shaped.  From the pictures the Hario appears to be funnel shaped.  What makes the shape of the Aspen all wrong?

     

    Granted there are differences.  The Aspen has a restricted opening at the bottom of the funnel which (again from the pictures) the Hario does not.  The Hario filters seem to be smooth sided, whereas the Kalita filters for the Aspen have a wave pattern on the sides:

     

    (eG-friendly Amazon.com link)

     

  12. Experiments continue!

     

    Since last I wrote I've acquired an Aspen pour over dripper:

    (eG-friendly Amazon.com link)

     

    It looks like the Aspen is similar to, if not identical with, a more expensive product Fellow offers:

    (eG-friendly Amazon.com link)

     

    I wasn't sure what to expect with the Aspen but keeping all other variables the same I thought the Aspen coffee was more than good.  Better than the quite satisfactory result I obtained from the Japanese ceramic filter.  And with much less mess and clean up.  (Though I'm still pleased with the oilier coffee I got from the ceramic filter.)

     

    The next day I brewed I forgot to put the pitcher on the scale to weigh the water as I was pouring it over the grounds.  The result was less water, even better coffee, and much stronger.

     

    I'm delighted with my little Aspen and I gave it a correspondingly exuberant Amazon review.  The Aspen accepts Kalita 155 paper filters, which are not all that expensive.

     

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  13. Something beeped.  In my technologically not so simple life I have countless devices that speak to me.  Many culinary but others not.  This was a new sound.

     

    Perhaps you can see where this is going.  When I finished my last batch of tacos al pastor I neglected to turn off the BBQOVN thermometer.  It had been dutifully recording my cookery for 192 hours.  Somewhile into tonight's tacos al pastor the charge on the battery exhausted.

     

    Who knows when dinner will be burnt or ready.  Meanwhile I enjoy my margarita.  Perhaps another.

     

  14. 11 hours ago, Pete Fred said:

    Egg custard tart...

     

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    This one is made with whole eggs, which means that it definitely tastes 'eggy'; a good thing in my book. I make another one that is really just a crème brûlée mixture in a tart shell; another good thing, just different.

     

    (Those striations on the custard, by the way, are where I hesitantly sliced with the knife. I really should be more bold for a clean cut when posting to eGullet!)

     

    Why do you do this to us?

     

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  15. 3 hours ago, weinoo said:

    For quite some time now, I've only used the real deal V60s or Kalitta filters. I've tried any number of "alternative" filters to brew pour overs, none of which I find satisfactory.

     

     

     

    I see the V60 filters come in at least three sizes, bleached or unbleached, tabbed (whatever that is) or untabbed.  If I were to try them which would you recommend?

     

  16. 6 minutes ago, ElsieD said:

    Thank you.  How big is the whisk without the stem?  Just the whisk itself?  You've whipped small amounts of cream with the frothing disc?

     

    The whisk itself is 1 3/4 inches.  I have whipped whipped cream with the frothing disk of frother number 3.  Frother number 4 seems higher powered but I've not had whipped cream since I got it.

     

  17. Trying to change only one variable at a time, tonight I used the metal and plastic filter that came with the Bodium pot.  There was still liquid left at three minutes so I let it drip an extra thirty seconds.  Probably a mistake.  The taste is kind of muddy with a note of sour.  Not as good as last night when I used the ceramic filter.

     

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