Posts by trooper

Quote: Originally Posted by julie and julia  i love cooking my favorite cook is julia child i love everything about her she was never afraid of anything i hope some day to be as good as her i love cooking its all i...

I like the difference in leadership styles between Irvine and Ramsay, and how they focus individuals.   Gordon is the old military a-type leader: Break them down and then build them back up in the image/form you want them to...

Broken tips are a fact of life but easy to fix. I just grind gently from the spine-side, back a few inches from the tip - and taper it in, as naturally-blended as possible.   As BDL says (Who I have elected as my go-to knife...

BDL, What do you think of the NeNox(sp?) knives?

Quote: Originally Posted by PrairieChef  "squaw candy"... ......... Really? Why not serve "n!gger toes" while you're at it, or maybe "wop burgers"?   On the...

Quote: Originally Posted by durangojo  trickle down effect? perhaps...okay, definately yes, but to what degree? and on a day to day basis?... take sous vide, for example..do you go to places that cook that way? i...

I just put together 24 Mason Jars of "Pre-made cookies in a jar" for a party - Mez in Plox all the way.

When I put my glasses on everything snaps into crisp techniColor - And I realize how bad my vision sucks. I can read everything fine between zero and 20 feet. I can't reach stuff 20 feet away, so I it's cool I guess. : /  

You have to look for a "Knife Shop" in your area. A Williams-Sonoma, BB&Beyond, Sur la Table - mostly have common knives; You want to go to a REAL knife shop - One that just sells and sharpens knives. What City/State do...

Quote: Originally Posted by Fraduf  Not that im pro american but from what ive seen and heard from my chefs, japenese knives are great but blade hardness and durability kinda sucks.... And not to mention the diffrent...