Recent content by Hammster

I grind round cuts and use it as meatballs or meatloaf.

A simple dinner tonight. Roasted chicken pieces and roasted root veggies. All to be enjoyed with some Pinot Grigio.

Weekly grocery shopping is done at the market/store. I like being able to handle and pick out the cuts of meat I want and the produce I want. I don't want someone else picking either of those things out for me. Plus, I also think the delivery charge from the grocery stores is a bit much. 2...

Corned beef and cabbage, as you can imagine. I used hard cider for the braising liquid.

This is what my pasties look like. I use the ever so fancy fork crimping method. And, they are always served with ketchup. To Fiona's question, we eat ours with knife and fork, but could easily be eaten out of hand if not cut open for a pic.

Top blade steak would be flat iron steak. Blade comes from the chuck which is the front shoulder area. Generally a tough cut of meat with lots of flavor. Best to braise or pot roast. Although, if you cut the line of gristle out of the center it also grinds nicely for ground beef dishes...

And why I wouldn't order steak at Red Lobster. If you have to ask me to do the chef's job, then I don't need to eat steak at your establishment. Just last night we had steak at a fine dining place here in Idyllwild. Not a word was mentioned or a question asked about doneness of the steak. And...

I have to disagree (only slightly, and mostly in jest). Mid rare is borderline overdone in my book. Blue to rare works for me. Although I wouldn't turn away a mid rare steak.

I believe restaurants allow the steak to rest in the kitchen. You don't need to let it rest when it comes to your table. If the server wants you to cut into it right away, it's to check if the doneness is to your satisfaction. What this really means is they don't trust the person cooking the...

That was what Amana called their first microwave ovens. Amana Radar Range. Great stuff. I second the nuke til nearly done and then finish in the oven method. It really cuts down on oven time. I do this all the time.

Thank you for clarifying your original statement which indicated that Artisan mixers don't have that feature. I'm interested in finding out which Artisan models don't have it. Do you have a link to a site that sells those or where I can get more info on those? Or maybe it is just older models...

This is incorrect. Just yesterday I used the meat grinder attachment on the front of my Artisan.

This is *exactly* why I grind my own beef. So I can have my burger as rare as I want it.

I put some Rancho Gordo Cargamento Cranberry Beans along with turkey stock, water, diced red onion, bell pepper, celery, and garlic and a couple bay leaves and pepper to taste, into the crock pot to cook for a few hours. In the meantime I've made some sausage that has rosemary, nutmeg, s/p, and...

Our stove has a timer as part of the clock function so I use it the most. I also have an old dial (twist) type timer, that doesn't require any batteries, that I use when steeping tea. Sometimes I use the stopwatch function on my cell phone too.