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GrillGrates™ for Gas BBQ

I see a lot of promotional or "paid" reviews on these, but not many first hand reviews. A quick search shows a handful of members using them. My last BBQ had Porcelain-Enameled Cast-Iron, new one came...

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How many cups of coffee do you drink first thing in the morning ?

Hi everyone like the title says. Personally I used to drink two cups first thing, but it was giving me the jitters. So now I'm down to one then a cup of decaff tea. Then about an hour later. If I'm in...

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Mediterranean diet?

Hello there. My Doctor recently suggested I look into the Mediterranean diet due to elevated cholesterol. I'm curious if anyone follows this diet (or similar) and has some "go to" dishes they could...

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St. Sue Annual Auction 2023

​We are Happy to announce that the 13th Annual 'Saint' Sue Moore Memorial Fundraiser begins October 19th 2023 and runs for 3 days. Remember, this will be our final year of the fundraiser (more info on...

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Roadkill Cuisine Is Cheap Meat (say What!!!) :-o

Anybody heard about this latest trend...Roadkill Cuisine? I don't think I'd try it unless there was 'not-ting' to eat or a Zombie Apocalypse. By Underknown - YouTube - 22 Jul 2022 "Eating roadkill is...

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Recommendations for a Chinese Cleaver

I'd like to try a Chinese cleaver. Looking for recommendations, prefer carbon steel, and at a price point that won't lead to huge regrets if I find it's not for me. TIA

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How Long Does It Take to Fix Dinner?

Recipes often list prep and cooking time. Usually they lie. In my experience as neither a hare nor a turtle at putting dinner on the table, it takes me roughly twice as long as the time listed. For...

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Mess Hall Acquisitions

Hey, we don't have an acquisitions thread yet! I'll start out. You know you make too much pizza when you stop by the local bakery and buy a 50lb (!) bag of high gluten flour:

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White Barbeque Sauce

I'm looking into this. Ganna have to give it a try. I need a recipe so I'm on the lookout.

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The Sprout 2023

Got our small garden plot tilled up. It’s only 10x15 but unfortunately the rest of our yard was the drain field for our now decommissioned septic system. In another couple of years I’ll have the soil...

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What's for Dinner - Recipe Edition

I figured it would be good to have a dinner recipes thread. Lots of good discussions in the "What's for Dinner" thread, but I thought it would be good to have a thread of just (or mostly) recipes. No...

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Olive Oil, Anyone?

I've been trying out various olive oils lately and have found some excellent ones online from Texas Hill Country (Chef's Blend) and Queen Creek Olive Mill's Balanced Blend, recommended by Ackvil a...

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Ahem…..Best Frozen Microwave Pizza?

I’m almost embarrassed to ask this but let me share why. My wife makes incredible pizza from scratch on Fridays, when I’m home. I am not home, rather on a contract, working long hours and sleeping in...

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Big Bib Gibson sauce order; what am I doing?!

Well, since The Count necroposted on my thread Gibson's BBQ sauces - a maybe Yankee's perspective -...

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Gibson's BBQ sauces - a maybe Yankee's perspective

I should clarify that I may or may not be a Yankee - I was born in Ohio, which is north of the Mason-Dixon line. I don't know if this counts as being a Yankee or not. I do have a relative who loved the...

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Oats - Overnight oats that is!

I was able to find a few Oats threads that were quite interesting: Let's Talk Oats! How to get oatmeal to be good..help.​ How do you like your oatmeal?​ Crockpot oatmeal​ I did not find a specific...

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What Are Stuffed Turkey Wings, And Where Did They Originate?

My dear Culinaries: I found this article (cuisine and culture), about a dish that's truly a Lafayette (3hrs SE as the crow fly's), Louisiana favorite & original. By Matthew Wilson - Daily Meal -...

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SOS? Not really

Looks like SOS, Tastes kinda Like SOS, but Sooooo much better than SOS can be. Creamed Venison Ham that my BiL made. No taste of venison at all. Tastes like a good ham.

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Beans on toast

Every once in a while I get a craving for the old British beans on toast. There’s two stores that stock Heinz beans locally. The price here in Northern California is crazy.

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Let's talk about Spam

Not the stuff that clogs up your mailbox. The stuff that comes in a pull-top can. Pork luncheon meat to you purists. When I was a kid growing up, Spam would occasionally show up on our dinner table,...

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