To fuck or to cook?

[Adder]

Originally Posted by Fugee

This is why I wanted my new crock pot -- so I can prep the night before then put the stuff in the crock pot in the morning and go off to work knowing I'd have dinner ready when I come home.

Now, all you crock stars who've been using your crock pots once a week for years -- help me out with recommendations.

I learned on Friday that beef stroganoff is not ideal for the crock pot (even if you wait until shortly before serving to put the sour cream in) because the little pieces of meat cook so much they fall apart. It tasted OK but was like shredded beef with sour cream and mushrooms.

I have a giant turkey breast in the freezer I think I will thaw and fix in the crock pot -- any suggestions for yummy things to do with it?

Roast it instead?

Otherwise I have have tried slow-cooked turkey breast bbq-style with a dry rub including some or all of paprika, black pepper, salt, cumin, chili powder and maybe a little sugar. For this I would suggest larding it at least a bit with some bacon or salt pork.

I haven't tried it, but I tend to think everything is good braised in a little red wine (perhaps with some stock if you need more liquid) with herbs.

[Flinty_McFlint]

Originally Posted by Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)

I know. From exLMA in the joint to car-buying SO in two weekends.

Can buy me love? Me talk pretty one day?

[taxwonk]

Originally Posted by Fugee

This is why I wanted my new crock pot -- so I can prep the night before then put the stuff in the crock pot in the morning and go off to work knowing I'd have dinner ready when I come home.

Now, all you crock stars who've been using your crock pots once a week for years -- help me out with recommendations.

I learned on Friday that beef stroganoff is not ideal for the crock pot (even if you wait until shortly before serving to put the sour cream in) because the little pieces of meat cook so much they fall apart. It tasted OK but was like shredded beef with sour cream and mushrooms.

I have a giant turkey breast in the freezer I think I will thaw and fix in the crock pot -- any suggestions for yummy things to do with it?

Send it to me and I'l brine and smoke it for you.

[evenodds]

Originally Posted by ThurgreedMarshall

Questions: If you don't care about cars at all, why do you need a new one every year?

Why do you feel the need to tell us that your boyfriend buys you cars?

Why would you date someone who cares what kind of car you drive?
....

If a newbie wrote that, would you think the person writing it was or wasn't a douchebag?

All of this was relevant in the post to which I was responding, but allow me to clarify:

Last winter, I was thinking about buying a car. He thought it made more sense to have me drive his weekend car since he was paying for it whether it was being driven or garaged and he was only driving it one or two days a week.

Over the summer, I car-shopped for something quasi-independent from him. He wanted to "finance" it for me at no interest (other than airport runs when he traveled, which aside from when he left for sports-related trips with tons of gear, I did anyway). Ultimately, I passed as I did not want to make a long-term commitment to him financially, nor did I want him to expend additional money on my behalf to pick up a third car.

The lease on "my" car ends in March, so we will again be faced with my having to look for a car and him having to look for a car, which may end up being (1) a new weekend car that he buys/leases and has me drive primarily, (2) one or two new cars for him with me driving his current primary vehicle, or (3) my own car, separate and apart from him and not giving a shit what he does for a new weekend car.

He cares what kind of car I drive, if it is his car, and he wants it to make sense for me overall, even if it is just my car alone.

Originally Posted by Fugee

[Whatever his name is now that we're not calling him the LMA] is gonna buy you a car? No wonder you took him back -- I bet the chimney sweep wouldn't have. Lawyers are too cheap!

Eh, the car thing had nothing to do with it. He made it clear ahead of our break in September that he did not want to penalize me while he was figuring things out about our relationship, etc.

[evenodds]

Originally Posted by Adder

Roast it instead?

Otherwise I have have tried slow-cooked turkey breast bbq-style with a dry rub including some or all of paprika, black pepper, salt, cumin, chili powder and maybe a little sugar. For this I would suggest larding it at least a bit with some bacon or salt pork.

I haven't tried it, but I tend to think everything is good braised in a little red wine (perhaps with some stock if you need more liquid) with herbs.

I braise turkey regularly according to the Bittman turkey recipe.

[Adder]

Originally Posted by taxwonk

Send it to me and I'l brine and smoke it for you.

I can't believe that I forgot to mention brining it.

[ThurgreedMarshall]

Originally Posted by evenodds

All of this was relevant in the post to which I was responding, but allow me to clarify:

Last winter, I was thinking about buying a car. He thought it made more sense to have me drive his weekend car since he was paying for it whether it was being driven or garaged and he was only driving it one or two days a week.

Over the summer, I car-shopped for something quasi-independent from him. He wanted to "finance" it for me at no interest (other than airport runs when he traveled, which aside from when he left for sports-related trips with tons of gear, I did anyway). Ultimately, I passed as I did not want to make a long-term commitment to him financially, nor did I want him to expend additional money on my behalf to pick up a third car.

The lease on "my" car ends in March, so we will again be faced with my having to look for a car and him having to look for a car, which may end up being (1) a new weekend car that he buys/leases and has me drive primarily, (2) one or two new cars for him with me driving his current primary vehicle, or (3) my own car, separate and apart from him and not giving a shit what he does for a new weekend car.

He cares what kind of car I drive, if it is his car, and he wants it to make sense for me overall, even if it is just my car alone.

Gotcha. But after hearing all that, I say you take this sucker for all he's worth.

TM

[Fugee]

Originally Posted by Adder

I can't believe that I forgot to mention brining it.

Brining is a given for me.

[evenodds]

I am recently returning to coffee. I just bought a new french press because I like my coffee like I like my men . . . bold and strong with a great mouthfeel.

I am buying locally roasted organic beans, but I am curious as to whether there are better beans I could be buying or whether I am better sticking to locally roasted for freshness, etc.

Any recommendations?

[Flinty_McFlint]

Originally Posted by evenodds

I am recently returning to coffee. I just bought a new french press because I like my coffee like I like my men . . . bold and strong with a great mouthfeel.

I am buying locally roasted organic beans, but I am curious as to whether there are better beans I could be buying or whether I am better sticking to locally roasted for freshness, etc.

Any recommendations?

I use this pot each morning. I think it tastes better than my french press, though your taste may vary. No bitter flavors, and it looks neat. Coffee bean preference is pretty subjective, I actually like the big bags of coffee from Costco, the kirkland ethiopian or columbian or other varietals are good enough for me. Fuck you Eric Ripert, that's right, I said Costco.http://www.amazon.com/Northwest-Glas...ref=pd_sbs_k_1

[Replaced_Texan]

Originally Posted by Flinty_McFlint

I use this pot each morning. I think it tastes better than my french press, though your taste may vary. No bitter flavors, and it looks neat. Coffee bean preference is pretty subjective, I actually like the big bags of coffee from Costco, the kirkland ethiopian or columbian or other varietals are good enough for me. Fuck you Eric Ripert, that's right, I said Costco.http://www.amazon.com/Northwest-Glas...ref=pd_sbs_k_1

My boyfriend makes esspresso every morning with one of these. He's a coffee snob, but he's usually able to get his dark roast whole beans (usually Peete's or Starbucks) at Kroger, though he'll pick some up at Central Market or Whole Foods if we happen to be shopping in either one of those places, which isn't regular for us. Sometimes he goes over to the House of Coffee Beans to treat himself, but I'm pretty sure they're only Houston based. He hasn't liked the stuff he's gotten at Spec's, though he appreciates their Obama blend (a mix of Kenyan and Hawaiian beans). I'm not sure if any of the non-Smith street Specs have coffee.

My mom gave my dad one of these for Christmas last year, and the reviews from all resident coffee drinkers have generally been positive. You're pretty much stuck with the Nespresso coffee, though, if you go this route. It's generally pretty good stuff and there are lots of blends.

[Sidd Finch]

Has anyone ever made turducken? Or eaten it?

I have a curiousity about this food item, that borders on fascination and may even approach obsession.

What worries me about this is that I used to feel the same way(s) about redheads, and that didn't end so well.

[1436]

Originally Posted by Sidd Finch

What worries me about this is that I used to feel the same way(s) about redheads, and that didn't end so well.

Needed more salt than you anticipated? or too spicy?

[1436]

Originally Posted by Sidd Finch

Has anyone ever made turducken? Or eaten it?

I have a curiousity about this food item, that borders on fascination and may even approach obsession.

Andrew Zimmern had a show where he went to the supposed home of the turducken and showed the birds being deboned and sewn back together. He then sampled some from the restaurant next door.

It cured my fascination with the topic.

[Adder]

Originally Posted by 1436

Andrew Zimmern had a show where he went to the supposed home of the turducken and showed the birds being deboned and sewn back together. He then sampled some from the restaurant next door.

It cured my fascination with the topic.

It's a duck inside a chicken inside a turkey, right? Seems like it would be hard to cook, given that I would think the turkey (and the chicken) should cook for less time than the duck.