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I need a dozen plates for medium/large appetizer sized portions  "two ways." This is for home use. Any suggestions?
Quote: Originally Posted by CowtownBrewster  First off, I’m going to advocate my (biased) opinion for beer over wine for thanksgiving meals - the carbonation and hop bitterness help ‘scrub’ the palate far better than...
KitchenBoy, no offence is intended, but is English your first language?
Quote: Originally Posted by andrewbernst  Thank you for your reply. Your advice helped me confirm my "want list."  As a follow up, if I didn't want to get a 270 suji in the near future (reserving a like new 10.5"...
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Andrew, Consider working backwards, looking at how you cook and then selecting the best knives for the job.  As a home cook it's likely you'll expand your cooking repertoire and use more advanced cooking techniques based on your...
Sanita clogs are excellent.  With an additional email coupon I got the professional oiled for around $55 here:   http://www.sierratradingpost.com/s~sanita/
A line cook bought an Ultimatum and is not pleased with its edge retention.  Don't know about his sharpening abilities but he's big on the 19C27 steel used in Suisen so he expected a lot more.  It's a completely...
I'm an unpaid part-time intern at a fine dining establishment and the "Do it right not fast'' is a mantra.  With each new task I'm shown how to do it and given several examples of how it should look. I keep these at the edge...
ecm3, not that long ago I was seriously looking into buying a used high-end restaurant grade gas stove.  After tons of research it was clear even refurbished ones were potential money pits filled with never-ending aggravation for...
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