Posts by ChefRay

It's not just an age thing. I get treated with the presumption that I won't tip well because I drink only water at certain restaurants. They need to get it straight; I drink water here because your tea sucks, I don't much like soda and...

You beat me to it. I look forward to frying turkeys at family gatherings just so that I can pilfer the tail before serving it.

That sounds delicious.

Karo is one of the few brands, for sale near me at least, that still produces pure corn syrups without any additives. Excellent stuff.

It was actually in Charleston. It was Chinar, if anyone else is interested. Great Euro/Indian menu.

I had a pumpkin curry at an indian-fusion restaurant and loved it.

I had to think on my toes a little to come up with a way to match pumpkin with a meat. It's so savory on its own when it's cooked.

It sounds like, once I get it down, honing a single bevel should be doable for me as there is no mirrored angle to match, if I read the above, very helpful BTW, instructions. That's the part, with western knives, where my twitch...

Just got done carving pumpkins with my nephews. They learned in school recently that pumpkin could be eaten and I was all too happy to oblige them when they asked how, other than in a pie, it could be prepared. I just got back from...

They sell it here. That's the stuff recommended in the repair manual. Use the scale remover first, then the sanitizer, then rinse like mad. Edit to add: A baby bottle brush helps also.