Posts by pohaku

If you are interested in Cleavers, you can try some of the house ware and kitchen goods stores on Mauna Kea street in China Town.  They have a more extensive selection of Chinese cleavers than you can generally find on line. ...

If you don't want to get the three stone set and the Idahone now, get the Bester 1200 and the Suehiro Rika 5000 and the Idahone.  On a new knife, you won't be using the 500 to do any reprofiling for quite some time. ...

Best, IMHO, is the Thermapen which takes 3 second readings and I believe is the fastest available.  Although they have been running a sale, it is still outside of your price range (@$79 plus shipping).  I like mine a...

Yup, Poha.  I used to grow them myself, until I discovered that a few vendors sold them in the farmer's market, briefly, in the fall.  So I buy a whole bunch when I can find them and make  jam.  You might check...

We finally had a hard freeze last night, so the garden is toast.  Squashes and root vegetables are now abundant. Had a golden kabocha squash the other night.  I tend to use the slow cooker a bit more in the fall and...

Well the pictures have really picked up this thread.  I'll have to get the camera out next time.   Simple food tonight.  Made a red sauce with hot Italian sausage and chipotle peppers this morning.  Made lasagna...

Quote: Originally Posted by RobSingh  Interesting approach to life. Medicine as the "fall back".   One of the interesting things about the US, as opposed to some other countries, is that if you work at...

No, my daughter is doing theatre and pre med.  Her side job, as she puts it, is scullery maid at our local wine bar and coffee shop.  She does prep for the cooks and does deserts.  I figure it will stand her in good...

We make all the midwestern desert standards: apple, cherry, pumpkin, pecan, and rhubarb.  Also make lilikoi (passion fruit), haupia/chocolate, and coconut from time to time.  Later this summer I will be up in Canada and...

The Mac Chef line and the Tojiro DP line are on the order of entry level J Knives.  No bolster in the case of the Mac, rudimentary fit and finish.  The Tojiro handle is a bit blocky - that puts some people off (I personally...