Posts by web monkey

Some people like to complain, either because it makes them feel like a bigger person, or because they want a discount or free food. There isn't a whole lot you can do about it, and it most likely had nothing to do with the steak. Terry

Does that happen a lot? I'm just a customer, but when I'm eating out, "Running out" of pasta is simply unacceptable, even if it means that you have to give the kid who sweeps the floor $20 and send him to the grocery store or...

It's a mixture of sodium chloride and potasssium chloride and is nothing you would use by choice. It was popular a few decades ago when doctors tried to manage hypertension by reducing the patient's sodium intake. Since the advent of...

Aside from the stuff everybody mentioned, Diamond and Morton Kosher Salt have different densities. It takes about around 25% - 30% more Diamond to make something as salty as Morton. The reverse is also true. If a recipe was created...

I'm also a little worried about turning fun into work. For now, I think I'll build the wood-fired oven, put it in the backyard and throw neighborhood parties when I feel like it. I appreciate everybody's input, but will probably not...

Actually, they were several different thoughts. The OP was ordering a set of stones, and just got some new Japanese knives, which led me to believe that he hadn't yet tried sharpening with the stones freehand, which is quite difficult...

Knifemerchant.com is great for knives and some cookware. There's an old guy who owns it (same guy always answers the phone, so I assume he owns it) and sounds like he's been cooking since the invention of fire. Sam's Club has a great...

Most of the sushi chefs I know keep their waterstones in a tub of water all the time, and pull out the finest one for a few strokes every now and then, and don't steel (or ceramic?) their knives. Also, if these are single-side edges...

Not good enough. At least around here, the Health Dept. said the church kitchens don't have to meet the same standards and wouldn't be acceptable. I can rent a place, but it would be cost-prohibitive. . I guess that's where we're...

Basil Pesto Garlic Pizza. and The Sashimi Salad @ Morimotos in Philadelphia (Sashimi, Tuna Tataki, Katsobushi Shavings & Shoyu Dressing) And if he wasn't full or dead, I'd get him a Gyro @ the NY State Fair on the midway. Can't...