Posts by The Tourist

A series! LOL. Yikes, I hope I won't have to do homework in becoming a member here! Now, if I find out math is involved... I'm not off to a good start with my cooking. My wife just got back from a vacation she took with her girl...

Brass can sometimes be used to burnish mars and defects. I have a tinkers' hammer with a brass head and a brass punch for tapping blade tips (with a slight bend) or re-seating handle rivets. I have a steel unfluted 'steel,' but I can...

I wasn't going to even mention this, but I'm Chico. I'd like to mention a few things lest I be misunderstood. Yes, I enjoy sharpening. I find it relaxing. But in the past I've been criticized for joking about the word...

Thanks, PG. Any help is appreciated for a guy like me! My wife's been traveling a lot lately, and I have to eat my own cooking. I think that comment says it all. :eek:

Thank you, sir. I watch youtube almost daily, but purely for entertainment up until now. I'll report back after I have watched the video.

Thanks for the response. My "problem" is really oddball for you guys. I'm just not a food hobbyist. I think I could combine foods with a similar pedigree--like left over Asian food and a plate of rice and scrambled eggs. ...

Like a lot of married guys, I'm not the most adept in the kitchen. But the refrigerator is full of lots of food. Not just fresh food, but several cartons of left-overs from restaurants, as well as some tupperware. Rather than just...

I appreciate the welcome. I was born in Milwaukee, around the Florist/Silver Spring area. We moved to the Menomonee Falls area, where I went to high school. We do have a 'farmers market' on our Capital Square, but my SIL is more of...

Good morning, folks. I'm new here, and with an agenda. My wife is still working and I'm retired. If I don't learn to cook while she's out, I'll waste away to nothing! Right now, I'm the "cannot boil water" poster boy.