Posts by SockpuppetDoug

The $100 tip reminds me of a story about Frank Sinatra.  He was a notoriously generous tipper.  The story has several variations but the one that I looked up goes like this:     Frank is in the parking lot of a top Las...

The second set of photos look much better to me, particularly the 4th and 5th photos down from the top where you can really see the variation of the pore structure.     Usually when you pour a concrete mix the top of the...

Dave,   I was just in SLT and the one near me was carrying a full line of Miyabis ("7000 Pro", I think - not positive on that).  This is the first time I'd seen them there.  I held one, chopped some celery. :)  It...

  Well, *I* think your piggy is cute.  And if it comes from a mould, they would have had to break it to get the form out, use a mould that assembled in pieces or use a latex/flexible mould.  Not impossible but a little...

  Everything KYHeirloomer said.     I like videos on youtube for cooking and technique since I can pause, backtrack and skip segments as many times as I like.     Some basic tutorials by Norman...

That wasn't really my point.  I don't doubt what Mark said.  And I'm not questioning your decision.  What I think is odd is that most kitchen knives that are used day in and day out are maintained at about...

Was that Chef Jacques Pic?  I pretty sure I read something about that restaurant just last week - a place that's been held through several generations.  Curious now...   +D.

Odd that Mark would say that.  He's given me some good advice on knives.  Don't know much about Moritaka but the Misono Sweden not only gets ridiculously sharp, it's also the easiest to sharpen of any of my...

DC - just following the recipe.  Will take your suggestion and add coconut milk instead of saliva next time.    to answer your question:  Don't really know your specific conundrum but I do know from...

durangojo:  Some organic items (especially meats) are just going to be considerably more expensive.  In my mind that says more about the integrity of conventional livestock practices than organics themselves.  When you...