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    Texas Shopping

    in Texas: Cooking & Baking

    Posted

    Dallas -- Viking: sale with 15 % off previously reduced electronics; 40% off previously reduced clearance items; 20 % off some cast iron, cutlery, and all bakeware, whiteware, cookbooks, Emile Henry.

    Also trade in old pots and pans for 15% credit toward new, regular price cookware. And they'll donate your old cookware to a charity.

    Texas Shopping

    in Texas: Cooking & Baking

    Posted

    Look here for notices of deals, sales, unusual or rare items and other noteworthy things to buy in the Lone Star State. From cookware to wine to produce to meat, we'll do what we can to keep you in the know.

    If you find it first, let us know.

    Savarin Mold Style

    in Pastry & Baking

    Posted

    Everyone has their own tips and techniques which work for them--but I tend to agree with artisanbaker you're looking at at least a 20 to 30 minute kneading job. I wouldn't recommend doing these doughs by hand even once--wait until you get the K-aid to do baba, savarin and brioche.

    Steve, you convinced me. A refurbished 350 watt 5 qt KA is on it's way.

    Weber Charcoal Grills: The Topic

    in Kitchen Consumer

    Posted

    Throwing caution to the wind -- for now anyway -- I am sticking with my new Weber kettle. If it lasts more than four or five years, great. I added on several accessories -- the attachment that allow the lid to slide back, the grilling grate with flaps for adding fuel, the wire frames that contain the charcoal or wood to the right and left for indirect grilling, a tool holder and a warming rack. The rib rack and roasting rack will do double duty in the oven. I'll probably add the rotisserie later.

    Ready for the holiday. :rolleyes: I may have to smoke a brisket in the water smoker, too.

    Factory Refurb KA Mixers

    in Kitchen Consumer

    Posted

    Thanks for the info. I was still not certain, but went ahead and ordered it on Amazon -- $159.99 shipped for the 350 watt model in white (colors run about $230 if I recall correctly). I have no idea how old it is, but thought the 350 watt ones were better built and more durable from previous discussions here.

    Anyone know how long ago Hobart stopped making them?

    Please help with cannele recipe

    in Pastry & Baking

    Posted

    Thanks for the report, Elie. I had been passing those molds by at W-S, so I went by and picked up eight (55mm) today. (They also had a number of other pieces of pastry equipment on sale, and sometimes it was marked only on the invidual products rather than on the shelves, so it's worth picking things up to check. For example, I noticed a set of 6 non-stick barquetes for$7.99. and a large rectangular Kaiser Spring Pan for $25.)

    Bubble Tea

    in Coffee & Tea

    Posted

    Just had my first bubble tea. The guy at the shop (a former IT guy who was looking for something to do a couple of years ago) said that when he and his partner opened there were only five shops in the DFW area, and now there are aboput 20. I'll have to go back once to try the Durian Smoothie, but that's probably it for me.

    eGullet Event Idea: Coffee Cupping

    in Coffee & Tea

    Posted

    I arranged with Alan Geddie at the new Dunn Bros Coffee house in Addison (Dallas area) to do a cupping for our members. Thought that some of you might be interested in doing something similar in your part of the world. Here's the thread: Dunn Bros Coffee Cupping for eGullet

    Alan roasts on site and labels his coffee with the roast date, as you will see on the thread. The demo roasting and cupping is about a 1 1/2 to 2 hour event. I think that there will be more interest in this over time, so we may do this once every month or two. It's a learning experience that will make for an interesting discussion on the forum each time we do it.

    Food Media & News DIGEST: Texas 2004

    in Texas: Dining

    Posted

    Announcement

    Elie Nassar was doing such a great job with "Whine & Dine" and covering Houston Food media while Fifi was away for a while, that we invited him to join the eGullet Texas Media DIGEST Team. Elie will be the lead DIGESTer for Houston, and Fifi will be his backup.

    Thanks, Elie.

    Best Panini Recipes

    in Cooking

    Posted

    Thanks, Foodie3. What kind of panini grill do the rest of you use?

    This is a thread that makes my mouth water. So many delicious combinations. If anyone has come up with your own recipe for a panini, please contribute it to RecipeGullet.

    Popcorn Popper Roasters

    in Coffee & Tea

    Posted

    Thanks. I'll check it out. The variac at SM is $99! yikes! You could make a good argument for a dedicated roaster with that much add-on cost. But I'll look deeper. Maybe it offers more control than I understand at this point

    Digital Cameras for Food Photography

    in Food Media & Arts

    Posted

    Good points Ellen. Even though I had a good deal of self-taught experience shooting, the best thing I ever did to improve my photography was to join a small (6) group class that met weekly: lecture, critique of last week's assignment, and new weekly shooting assignment (72 transparencies per week minimum). We did that for about 15 months. A friend who could not load film into a camera was winning contests by the time we were finished, and I had a winning entry in two of the three contests I entered.

    Being your own tough critique is important, but it is very helpful to get feedback from others because you may miss something good of your own by being too perfectionistic. One of mine that appeared in American Photographer was one I had discounted because I thought to was technically lousy -- it was, but it still worked, something my instructor could see that I missed.

    Digital Cameras for Food Photography

    in Food Media & Arts

    Posted

    Glad you brought up warranties. I got conflicting information from two dealers (both brick & mortar), and ended up buying an add-on warantee. My understanding from both is that most digital camera problems are due to dropping it...and the manufacturer's warantee doesn't cover that. So I spent the extra bucks to protect me from myself.

    I don't know that I will use them, but the dealer I bought from also offers a fairly good selection of free courses after the sale (something they didn't even bother to tell me until they were putting everything in a bag for me to walk out the door). So it's worth looking carefully at your needs and the whole customer service package that comes with the camera. I may have saved a couple of bucks on the memory card by shopping around, but I didn't consider that to be a terribly big deal and didn't want to spend more time on it at that point.

    Digital Cameras for Food Photography

    in Food Media & Arts

    Posted

    In general a 256 card is a good idea, because it will encourage you to shoot without worrying about conserving images. I got a slow charger (overnight) and a faster charger (two to three hours) with an auto adapter to cover all situations. My understanding is that the long charge is better, but I could see that I would be in some situations where waiting overnight would not be useful. I end up with three sets of AA batteries this way, so the camera and two sets of spares fit in a very small Lowe's belt case, with the charging equipment in a second somewhat larger bag. I also added a fourth tripod to my equipment, thinking it's small size will be useful for tabletop, as well as other shooting --- on the premise that the best tripod is the one you will actually carry.

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