Posts by BubbaGourmet

In my humble opinion, the only decent salmon dish that can be cooked from solidly frozen fish is Smoked Salmon. The indirect heat slowly thaws the fish as the prolonged smoking period (about 15-20 mins. longer than normal) enhances the...

Amen Mezzaluna! I also want to thank you for your service and let you know that we support our troops and all that you are doing! God Bless!

I MAY have one potential suggestion. Reality is that at some point in time, EVERY business has to raise prices. One advantage in the restaraunt biz is that you typically know it is coming in advance. Perhaps about 30 days before such an...

Actually, Marmalade, I DO generally check with them before going. Our store gets a truck 5 days a week so I can get them pretty readily. In point of fact...the distributor is more likely to be out things I want than the grocer.

Not from a chef but from the FIRST Mrs. Luciano Pavorotti "For a better plate of spaghetti...THEN he might leave! For another woman? Never!"

Just as a point and in no way meant to offend. Many of my friends are actual chefs ( as opposed to what I am...a cook...there is a difference) and I love and respect them enormously. However, I will say that in most of them I see a...

The truly saqd part is...HE doesn't get it!

Rita; Just went through it again yesterday. Wanted some bone- in pork loin roasts to turn into crown roast of pork. Food service rep wanted $4.99 lb. Showed him a grocery ad...1.77/lb. Had to spend a precious half hour explaining...

Here in NC we have noted the dramatic rise in food costs as well. In fact, pork is very popular here and we produce a lot of it, but we seem to pay about 20% more than people in other states do. The farmers tell me that they aren't...

Hi all! I am the Bubba Gourmet and I love to answer cooking questions, give recipes and the like. I am looking forward to interacting with other members of this forum.