Posts by Luc_H

Hi Mr Cat, I am chiming in... (I would have answered sooner but I was busy yesterday and today to prep a 100 pers breakfast ... first time 100 for me... I am getting popular at my wife's work... I guess I will add catering to my...

I agree on the combination of BS, arrogance and self promoting schtick. About Jamie Oliver, I don't know the guy very well (neither many celebrity chefs for that matter) since I don't have the Food Channel at home. One thing that they...

Doc! That makes alot of sense be it a paddle spoon or a ladle. Actually, I think it would be easier to ladle out of a pot belly then a flat bottom since the shape accommodates the curved motion of ladling . Good aha moment! Luc

Artic char is also very fatty (with good fats) and tender, not flaky... yummy! Luc

even better! Luc

We assume that because we grow things in an organic way that bugs will take over the whole garden. As mentioned, crop rotation, co-planting, mechanical means and soaps are all good advice to know. Porkchops my advice to you is plant...

Hi Shel, citrus fruit freeze well. When thawed they release their juice readily. The outer coating i.e zest of fruits, being basically oil rather then water, serves are an impermeable vapour barrier so that citrus freeze well for...

Yes and no (a little). The main difference I see is woks are parabolic so that they concentrate intense radiant heat in the middle of the wok about 1 inch or so above the bottom. The pot belly is spherical so the heat will be less...

I can only speculate like most of you.... I like KYH explanation about round pots set in an eye of an oven... That makes sense. I wonder if this shape wasn't just an extension of a clay pot? or a limitation in iron casting technique...

Mr Cat Man, The dose makes the poison. I grant you that this subject is still inconclusive and debatable both ways at this time for me to pursue but Europe and US, I hope you will admit, have often different views on <undesirable...