phoxx's Profile

Mine is a commercial machine. EmberGlo. It is belongs in a deli or restaurant. It is wicked good at what it does and I use it almost daily. It is also a BEAST and will not 'blend in' in a fancy kitchen. It exudes steam as it runs and, as such, has to be out in the open, not in a cabinet or confined space. They are north of $1k -I stole mine on eBay for a couple of hundred bucks. When the timer goes off on this thing it makes a buzz that will wake the dead! Loud for a commercial environment. I love it!

CFLs have not performed well for me in many applications. Besides the issues with heat, there is an annoying delay for them to produce full illumination when it is very cold - for example my shop or garage in the winter. The entire CFL switch over appears to be a case od good intentions getting ahead of the available technology. We are getting a marginal, in some cases unusable product shoved down our throats. Plus it appears from examining my stash of them that they are manufactured off-shore. What would T. A. Edison think?

You imply that HFCS has been demonstrated by unbiased testing and research to be harmful or worse than other sweeteners when used appropriately. In an overconsumption situation HFCS may be more effectively harmful but isn't this like worrying about what caliber bullet is used for Russian Roulette?

Confit - salted for a few hours, rinsed, cooked long and low in lots of oil and garlic. Since you shred it later with your fingers - it'll be an opportunity to find any stray shot in the meat.

Faith,
Interesting question. Don't pretend to know the answer. Wouldn't be surprised If the 'mother' organism was the same stuff an any vinegar and that balsamic 'mother' is the same critter as cider mother.

Kitchen can be full of surprises and mysteries. For example the time I prepared couscous, except it was sesame seeds! Both good things but not interchangeable.

Slightly off-topic. I have come to use a fish-cleaning, anti-cut glove with my mandolin. It is so tempting to not use the guard/guide that comes with them. I learned this the hard way, twice... Ouch! Those cuts seem to bleed forever and take weeks to heal!

Faith,
It comes in several 'flavors' - sweet, bittersweet, and hot.

Lentils pair well with rice. Can use in Indian dal dishes - or - think of cooked lentils as ground beef and use in taco filling. Lentils not only pair well with rice but they go well with Imagination!

Faith,
That bottle of asafoetida on the top shelf will stink up the whole spice department. I keep the asafoetida bottle inside a mason jar.