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December 07, 2025, 12:56 PM
Beancooker
What did you make for dinner?
quote:
Originally posted by StorminNormin:
Bean cooker - that all looks amazing!!!! Did they smoke the Hungarian bacon or something to give color to the fat?


Yes sir. It’s pretty heavily smoked. The second pic, the brown line is the string it was hung on in the smoker.






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December 07, 2025, 12:59 PM
Skins2881
quote:
Originally posted by tatortodd:
I picked up a sous vide immersion cooker on a Black Friday deal.

Tonight is my first meal - 13 oz prime grade NY Strip cooked medium rare. Very flavorful and tender.



Almost feels criminal doesn't it? A well cooked steak with zero effort.


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December 07, 2025, 03:19 PM
tatortodd
quote:
Originally posted by HRK:
quote:
Originally posted by tatortodd:
I picked up a sous vide immersion cooker on a Black Friday deal.
Which cooker did you get, I have the circulator that goes in a pot and it's not really an effective method, requiring all kinds of bits to be added together.
I bought two items that were having black Friday sales:
  • 1000 watt inkbird for the circulator
  • everie sous vide container w/ lid, insulated sleeve, and interior rack
    quote:
    Originally posted by Skins2881:
    Almost feels criminal doesn't it? A well cooked steak with zero effort.
    Yes, it did. I started the sous vide before the Big Ten championship, and only active cooking during the game was the sear and plating.


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    December 07, 2025, 03:44 PM
    HRK
    quote:
    Originally posted by tatortodd:
    quote:
    Originally posted by HRK:
    quote:
    Originally posted by tatortodd:
    I picked up a sous vide immersion cooker on a Black Friday deal.
    Which cooker did you get, I have the circulator that goes in a pot and it's not really an effective method, requiring all kinds of bits to be added together.
    I bought two items that were having black Friday sales:
  • 1000 watt inkbird for the circulator
  • everie sous vide container w/ lid, insulated sleeve, and interior rack
    quote:
    Originally posted by Skins2881:
    Almost feels criminal doesn't it? A well cooked steak with zero effort.


    • Perfect, thanks
    December 07, 2025, 04:56 PM
    StorminNormin
    quote:
    Originally posted by Skins2881:
    quote:
    Originally posted by StorminNormin:

    Never heard of it or seen it, but they look like an awesome appetizer. Is that pizza dough? Do you add any pizza sauce before rolling them? I am guessing you cut the strips as you have the ingredients laid out and then roll it up? So many questions…lol. I would like to make this as a New Years Eve appetizer.


    I just used store brand premade pizza crust. No marinara sauce inside, just pizza dough, pepper flakes, oregano, salt and pepper. A few slices of provolone, a few pepperoni, BBQ chicken, or whatever your favorite pizza toppings (already cooked). Then a sprinkling of mozzarella or Italian blend cheese. Roll it up and slice in topping voids. Bake +/-400 untill it looks cooked. I flip them halfway through, but that's totally not needed.

    They are just a pepperoni roll or pinwheel, Crusties was a name given to them by college restaurant that would deliver these at 3am to drunk students. They would make a great appetizer, probably even better if you use your own dough, but I'm lazy. They were served (and should be) with marinara sauce and a house ranch dressing.


    I think this is awesome and will make some as a part of all the appetizers I make on New Year’s Eve! Thanks! I like the idea of then having marinara or ranch as a dipping sauce.



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    December 16, 2025, 05:08 PM
    StorminNormin
    I finally made homemade Hot and Sour soup. It came out good, but the broth is not as dark as from a restaurant so I think I need to also add dark soy sauce and maybe a little more black vinegar. I want to try to nail the way it is from my local Chinese restaurant. I had never used wood ear mushrooms before and they really do look like ears…lol!







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    December 16, 2025, 05:17 PM
    konata88
    Wow. Like I said, you got skills. Smile



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    December 18, 2025, 09:52 PM
    StorminNormin
    So just adding some dark soy sauce as well was the key! Now it looks and tastes just like from a restaurant!!! This was now perfect!





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    December 18, 2025, 10:09 PM
    konata88
    Honestly, while not sure how each tastes relatively, I think I prefer the lighter colored version. It's what I'm used to. But I'm both taste good.

    Have you tried Westlake Soup? If so inclined, I'm sure you could make it well given your experience w/ Hot Sour Soup (btw, it's always struck as a little odd why in english it's Hot and Sour but in chinese it's Sour Spicy (hot)). Hot being a little ambiguous.



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    December 19, 2025, 02:27 PM
    GT-40DOC
    Last night for supper was a quicky but good one. I fixed beef chorizo over grits with sausage biscuits on the side. It filled my tummy well!
    December 19, 2025, 02:48 PM
    WaterburyBob
    Also had a quick, easy meal last night - Bison burgers and tater tots.
    Tomato, onions and jalapenos on the burgers. Good comfort food.


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    December 19, 2025, 08:09 PM
    StorminNormin
    quote:
    Originally posted by konata88:
    Have you tried Westlake Soup?


    I have never heard of it, but I will look into it and try making it.



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    December 20, 2025, 06:42 AM
    Sig Marine
    quote:
    Originally posted by konata88:
    Thanks! Reads like a winner. I’ll try it out. I need to buy a bread pan.

    Cranberries - straight out of the bag? Or boiled and popped first?

    If I don’t have short, can I substitute butter?


    Many times you can substitute dried cranberries, “Crasins”, in recipes. Depending on the application, you can use them from the bag while other times you can cook them in orange juice to rehydrate them. I typically use them straight from the bag in bagels breads while rehydrating them for muffins.

    I would suggest trying each of the different methods (fresh, dried and rehydrated) to see which you prefer.


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    December 20, 2025, 09:12 AM
    V-Tail
    quote:
    Originally posted by StorminNormin:
    I finally made homemade Hot and Sour soup.
    Please publish the formula. Alternatively, you could publish your address. Wink


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    December 20, 2025, 09:17 AM
    StorminNormin
    quote:
    Originally posted by V-Tail:
    quote:
    Originally posted by StorminNormin:
    I finally made homemade Hot and Sour soup.
    Please publish the formula. Alternatively, you could publish your address. Wink


    THIS is the recipe I used.



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    December 26, 2025, 03:38 PM
    Skins2881
    Lamb fory Christmas dinner:







    Reverse seared over pecan before turning it up to finish it.


    Jesse

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    December 26, 2025, 04:07 PM
    konata88
    Dang, that looks perfectly cooked and mighty tasty.

    Did you apply some sort of mint or basil baste or marinade?



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    December 26, 2025, 05:13 PM
    Skins2881
    If I was a normal person that might be a good guess, but I'm not. It's some random hot sauce I picked up at the international market while waiting for an oil change. Never seen it before, but it's yummy.



    I probably should have read the ingredients before the impulse buy, got a little food coloring in it for no reason. It's Guatemalan.



    Oh and MSG Eek That's why it's so yummy.


    Jesse

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    December 26, 2025, 05:17 PM
    Blue Dog
    quote:
    Originally posted by Skins2881:
    Lamb fory Christmas dinner:







    Reverse seared over pecan before turning it up to finish it.



    That looks deeeeelicious. I love lamb
    December 26, 2025, 07:17 PM
    StorminNormin
    Jesse, that looks amazing!! I failed to take pictures of Christmas dinner or dinner I made tonight. I was too busy cooking. My wife’s parents are staying with us and tonight I made crispy beef tacos with Mexican rice with everything from scratch. Her parents are from Mexico and my wife is first generation American. They said my tacos were the best they have ever had anywhere or even how they make themselves. That made me feel good and I had told them to be honest and critical so I can learn.



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