Posts by deltadude

The challenge of becoming a good home cook is more the willingness to acquire the basic skills discussed in this thread and possibly a few additional attributes, to possess the skills alone is not enough.    A good or...

Quote: Originally Posted by siduri  I agree with everything deltadude except the roasting bag.  Mayb i just had it cooked in one by someone who didn't really know how to cook and it was not cooked right, but it was...

I can't keep quiet on such a wonderful tradition, it's our favorite family holiday, because everyone shows up for Thanksgiving, at least for our family.  I'm almost 60, and maybe out of those years only 3 or 4 were turkey-less,...

Hi, it has been awhile since I last read and posted on CT..  8/3/10  If you want to get to my subject go to bottom of post... In no particular order... ►Since that time I have bought a new house and moved (new to us, a...

BBQ grilled pork chops last night, oops and ran out of propane for the grill had to finish under the oven broiler.  First time I have run out of gas this summer, I have 3 LP tanks and usually use one and have a backup full,...

USP mineral oil, my brand says something Health, I didn't put my glasses on.  I called Boo's before I used it the first time and they said it was the right stuff to use.  I have had my Boos about 10 years.

My wife and I are trying to take advantage of the great buyer's market in real estate, we will know in the next day or two if our offer was accepted on decent house with a pool in the back yard.  While there is many projects...

Years ago I used to use a free version of NOW YOU'RE COOKING!   You can still try it for 60days free.  I tried several other applications Now You're Cooking was layed out the way I thought, so it was easy for...

For some unknown reason, my wife and I have always left ketchup off our burgers, we don't use ketchup on fries either.  Yet all of our kids like ketchup on their burger and fries.  I would rather have a fresh tomato slice...

I just saw last week on Good Eats, where Alton shows how to properly cut a beef tenderloin to get filets.  Costco occasionally sells the beef tenderloin, I have to give it a try.  I would love to cook a piece of buttery...