9AM?
Yes, my wife does have one of those really fancy japanese stones to sharpen knives.
But the one I got is nice... it has adjustable guides and lot of grinding belts and motors and timers and flashing LEDs and has to be plugged to the wall. It just takes likes fifteen minutes with a guide and three type of belts to truly sharpen a knife.
And you can drink scotch whiskey without running the risk of cutting yourself.
My family back in the old country... they took the store knives to a professional grinder. The guy had a shop with all kinds of spinning wheels, loud electric motors and all kinds of sparks and grinding noises all around. But I think he had to be careful not to drink too much espresso and definitely no vino until he was done for the day.
Going to BA24? It's only a 12 hour drive for you...
Yes, my wife does have one of those really fancy japanese stones to sharpen knives.
But the one I got is nice... it has adjustable guides and lot of grinding belts and motors and timers and flashing LEDs and has to be plugged to the wall. It just takes likes fifteen minutes with a guide and three type of belts to truly sharpen a knife.
And you can drink scotch whiskey without running the risk of cutting yourself.
My family back in the old country... they took the store knives to a professional grinder. The guy had a shop with all kinds of spinning wheels, loud electric motors and all kinds of sparks and grinding noises all around. But I think he had to be careful not to drink too much espresso and definitely no vino until he was done for the day.
Going to BA24? It's only a 12 hour drive for you...
Found it, good night. We get up awfully early around here.
I bet we are up no later than noon.
Tony, I beg you, do not respond to this post. Send me a PM at the worst. I want to hear about your latest escapades in the cured/smoker department.
You caught me. I am actually posting from the other side of the planet.
Count me in.
No. They use language I don't understand. I get enough of that with my own family-in-law.
Reason I asked -- my son got one out of the dumpster and gave it as a wedding present to an unsuspecting couple. I guess they are very useful for middle-eastern foods.
We've been nursing a falling apart food processor for the last few years* so finally took the plunge and got a new one. Annoyingly over the years the crud to useful tool ratio has gone completely out of control so you now need to have 3 bowls not one, but they can all be stored in the garage now I have one. After much umming have gone for a Magimix** to see how that survives our use cases. Of course it doesn't fit where the old kenwood went so a re-arrangement of the kitchen was needed.
Onto testing it out. The hardest workload for a processor in our house is hazelnut butter for 'I can't believe it's not nutella' so made a batch of that. Seems to work and kids are happily spreading the resulting glorp onto their toast. We shall see if this holds out as long as it's predecessor.
*plastic on main spindle had cracked so you couldn't push the blade on all the way. I was all for cutting off the cracked part and applying epoxy to hold the rest of it together but the boss wasn't having it
** chosen mainly due to being the cheapest model with a thermal cut off on the motor. The others we looked at all needed a 30 minute cool down after 4-5 minutes of running which is too low duty cycle
Onto testing it out. The hardest workload for a processor in our house is hazelnut butter for 'I can't believe it's not nutella' so made a batch of that. Seems to work and kids are happily spreading the resulting glorp onto their toast. We shall see if this holds out as long as it's predecessor.
*plastic on main spindle had cracked so you couldn't push the blade on all the way. I was all for cutting off the cracked part and applying epoxy to hold the rest of it together but the boss wasn't having it
** chosen mainly due to being the cheapest model with a thermal cut off on the motor. The others we looked at all needed a 30 minute cool down after 4-5 minutes of running which is too low duty cycle
Shells and fresh meat sauce. Nothing wrong with over ripe tomatoes a potato masher can't fix. Super easy comfort food, the sauce is just a bunch of whole chopped tomatoes rendered down, then mashed, with red onions, pork tenderloin, mushrooms, garlic, spinach and Carolina Reaper powder added.
Usually I'll use a micro plane for the cheese, but the mandolin was already out. I just need a little practice finishing the shells in reducing watered down sauce, so the sauce is thick again when theyre ready
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Usually I'll use a micro plane for the cheese, but the mandolin was already out. I just need a little practice finishing the shells in reducing watered down sauce, so the sauce is thick again when theyre ready
When #1 son was born (40+ years ago) we had been making baby-food with a Foley Mill. I got so irritated doing it by hand that I went to Macy's on the way home from work and bought a Cuisinart, lugged it home on the Long Island Rail Road. I think it was $300 back then. It got us through 3 sons but finally the spindle cracked and had to get a new one after ~30 years. The new one was the same price.
Had a Sunbeam stand mixer from my grand-mother which finally burned out. My mother got me a stand Kitchen-Aid at an estate sale. It finally bit the dust but the replacement was probably less expensive in real dollars than the original.
Indian ladies abroad test mixers on dry whole turmeric, most break.
Ask an Indian friend for the 'approved' models.
Tagine type vessels are used here as heat and serve dishes, they usually break after one or two heat cycles, a disposable (but eco friendly) vessel.
Also used are plantain and other leaves, usually as is or stitched.
A search for 'Indian Leaf Plate' will be informative.
Ask an Indian friend for the 'approved' models.
Tagine type vessels are used here as heat and serve dishes, they usually break after one or two heat cycles, a disposable (but eco friendly) vessel.
Also used are plantain and other leaves, usually as is or stitched.
A search for 'Indian Leaf Plate' will be informative.
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Well the Indian lady in my house doesn't grind dried turmeric so not sure how that helps me make hazelnut butter.
Went to SuperU/UK equivalent would be Waitrose to buy 2 faux filet steaks for my birthday meal on Friday - it's the only local supermarket I will buy meat from. There was only a young girl on the meat counter. The knife she used was really blunt. Came back with another knife which she 'attempted' to sharpen with a steel, even the second knife wasn't really sharp. Some months ago I bought on Aliexpress 2 flat diamond sharpening plates/stones. I only use the 600 grade one because it makes sense not to let a knife get too blunt. I use water not oil. Much prefer this method.
Netto is a good value s/market in France. They always have 'giveaways' where you collect stamps - 1 stamp = €10 spent. Borreti is an Italian knife maker. I have never got around to shelling out for expensive knives. High carbon content with excellent ergonomic shaped handles - good handles are important, makes using a knife easier. 30 stamps for a chef's knife and a slicing knife and 20 for a small prepping knife. The latter 2 are the most use in my kitchen. Never slow in coming forward when I saw shoppers in front of me spending big I would ask if they wanted the stamps. So I ended up with all 3 knives having spent little. They are excellent knives and hold an edge well, a real pleasure to use.
Nowhere can I find a gas 5 burner hob with a depth of 60cms. I bought a cheap gas range in Spain - the oven was a joke and with a friend we cut away the hob and dumped the oven part. There are plenty of gas ranges available in France with a depth of 60cms but not an independent hob, which means I can't use 2 big pans at the same time a real PITA.
We had a big microwave that died after 14 years and it's not missed after I bought a brilliant Chinese MIUI air fryer. I find that I don't need a conventional oven. The air fryer came with rotisserie, a basket (i've never used yet) and 3 kebab steels. I bought a Klarstein multi oven - two elements didn't work rather than send it back to Germany (made in China) with a friend we took it apart, saw and corrected the problems but after 2 years the same problems appeared.
Now looking to buy another with stainless steel interior., there's a Ninja model that meets my needs - so air fryer/5 burner gas hob and a multi oven are all I need for cooking. When I feel lazy I use my coffee grinder to powder my spices.
Using a coffee grinder for spices is lazy? Mine is hand-cranked, bolted securely to outside wall, and good exercise. It, the kitchen knives, and microwave are coming up to their fortieth birthday.
Amazon 4:30am delivery, another kick at a hand held knife sharpener.
I had mine professionally sharpened, and they ignored my request for a 14° bevel, and sharpened my knives to 22°. Took about 20 minutes on my large knife to to sharpen and hone it to 15°, a lot nearer to its original bevel. Thats for the old Wüsthof; the others get the 20° treatment.
I had mine professionally sharpened, and they ignored my request for a 14° bevel, and sharpened my knives to 22°. Took about 20 minutes on my large knife to to sharpen and hone it to 15°, a lot nearer to its original bevel. Thats for the old Wüsthof; the others get the 20° treatment.
I have an eating disorder. My staple diet is nothing, unless you count medicinal nutrients. I typically fast for several days, then I collapse, and, not having any food in the house, nor energy to prepare a meal, I order a McDonald's delivery from Uber Eats. Usually a deal they might have on at that particular time that would usually last me about a week. But when it arrives, I end up scoffing the lot in about 90 minutes. Then repeat 😢
Sorry to throw shade.
Sorry to throw shade.
The only time I would spend money on someone else doing an edge is if I wanted a hollow ground.
Other than that I still wonder why anyone wastes valuable cooking time sharpening manually. Every year a new and improved one comes out and I just smile. I was there once and have not forgiven myself for waiting 20 years to buy a proper sharpener.
As far as grinding goes, I use a grinder for coffee and a blade spinner for spices. The two shall never meet.