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    Whole Foods - store help

    I have a firend who is trying to start a food store that will carry spices,teas and natural foods. It will be in a small farm city (19,000 people as of 2000 census) I am curious as to what you would expect to be in a whole foods store. As of right now, i dont think meats are there. not...
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    ISO Hawaiian sweet rolls

    I LOVE the kingsman( i think thats the brand) of hawian sweet rolls. they come in an orange bag. Anyone have a recipe for these? thanx
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    ISO crispy waffles

    I just received my Christmas gift early, a new rotating belgian waffle iron. I have a question or two: What makes the waffles crispy on the outside but fluffy on the inside? is it the batter, iron or a combination of both? How do hotels make the belgian waffle batter? Also, i need a really good...
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    Thighs on the weber

    Smoked these on the weber indirectly for about an hour to an hour and a half. Use cherry chips cuz i was out of cherry chunks. One of the pieces got a very good dark color to the skin. It was perfect though cuz i love crspy skin. i removed the skin and sprinkled with my comp rub and then...
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    Why are rolls soooo hard to make

    Ok, i made a batch of "texas roadhouse" style rolls the other day. You know, the sweet yeasted rolls with honey butter. Well no matter what recipe i use for rolls, the tops get nice and golden brown BUT the tops are dry and hard, yet the inside is soft. How do i get rolls to come out nice and...
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    Whole wheat bread, help please

    Ok so i have a good friend who taught me to make 100% whole wheat bread. She adds honey,oil, instant yeast, rolled oats, wheat flour and wheat gluetin. It takes 10 minutes to mix it and we dont let it rise. We put it right in the oven and it rises on its own. awesome bread Ok so i wanted to try...
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    Friend's new music video

    Ok check this out. My friend Dave is a very accomplished piano player. Daves cello player who is very good was asked by one of Daves friends to accompany him in this video. YouTube - LOVE STORY (Taylor Swift) meets VIVA LA VIDA (Coldplay) - Piano Cello - by Jon Schmidt what do you think
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    ISO easy ham hock beans

    I have a fully smoked spiral ham left over from last weeks dinner. I need an easy recipe for ham hock and beans please. Preferably with allready cooked beans so it is quick and easy. Thanx Matt
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    Pickling question

    I have a recipe for pickeld eggs and i am wondering if i can use something else besides eggs to be pickled. For instance baby cucumbers or something here is the ingredients for the pickling brine cider vinegar sugar red peppers pickling spice thanx
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    My newest creation

    Ok here are my two newest creations for my smoker. I took a 16 oz Jimmy Dean sausage and flattened it to bout 1/2 inch thick and 4 inches wide. I then layered on some pepper jack cheese, sharp cheese, and rotel mix. I then rolled it back into a log shape and wrapped tightly in plastic wrap and...
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    ISO Southern style mac and cheese

    I had some southern style mac and cheese from goodwood BBQ restaurant. It was thick and tasty. Would like to know how to make a good southern style mac and cheese
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    It has begun

    I started about an hour ago with the smoke out. The mesquite lump seems pretty good. low smoke and no mesquite flavor yet. I am using 3 pieces of apple wood chunks and 1 hickory chunk. We will see how long i can get the fuel to last if i dont play with the smoker. I tend to treat the smoker...
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    Hardwood charcoal

    So i bought 40 pounds of mesquite hardwood charcoal today. The guy told me that it will NOT give my food that cat pee flavor like mesquite smoke can do. He stated that once a hardwood is turned to charcoal they all have the same flavor. Its the actual natural mesquite wood that can make food...
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    Which wood

    I am having a hard time trying to figure out what woods to use with what meats and spices on the meat.. For example, what wood would go good with italian seasoned pork shoulder. I say apple because apples go great with pork. BUT then also not all my pork dishes have italian seasonings. Also...
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    Dry herbs = how much fresh?

    So i created this awesome recipe for stuffed pork, BUT i always use dry herbs. So i would like to know how much dry = fresh. I use dry basil, oregeno and a 50cent bottle of itialian seasonings from walmart for my pork dish. I would like to use fresh leaves thanx
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    Question about wood fuel

    Ok so i checked out this new book from the library. WOOD FIRED COOKING. Here is my question. I thought that with smoking with wood, if it catches on fire it leaves a nasty bitter taste to the food. So why in wood fired cooking are they burning wood to cook the food. Wont that leave a nasty...
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    ISO School DC Electronics Report Help

    I received a 78% on my DC electronics final and i asked my professor if i could do some sort of report to make up two points. I have to write a two page report on electronic testing equipment. I am wondering if any one here has experience with either light duty or heavy duty electronic testing...
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    Odd tasting ribs

    So today i decided i want to smoke some ribs for my family since a few days ago was just a trial run. It was a bad day i tell you what. First off the charcoal was of poor quality. I used a full 18 pound bag of it in less than 3 hours. The temps would literally drop50-60 degrees in less than 10...
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    Smoked babyback question

    I need to fit 2 full racks of ribs in my brinkman gourmet smoker and the only way i can do that, i think, is by cutting them in half. I have heard rumurs that you are NOT supposed to cut the ribs before you cook them. Is this true? thanx guys
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    Brinkman smoker help

    So today i started up the brinkman gourmet smoker. I added a new temp gauge and a coal rack at the bottom of the smoker so the ash doesnt smother my charcoal. I read on some other forums that you can get a chimney full of caol to last up to 4 hours at around 250-300*F. Well mine lasts about 2...
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    ISO pampered chef Asian seasoning substitute

    Im trying to find a few seasonings that i can either buy for less than pampered chef or make myself. One of them is the asian seasoning mix and the other is the sweet and smokey bbq rub. Any help would be awesome. thanx
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    Like the new template

    So i guess in the last 3 months things have changed a bit here. I like the new site. Is there any new features i should be aware of? Thanx LT
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    Names

    Who is named after one of there parents? My middle name is my dads name..
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    I done did it

    I finally earned the first of the two certs for network security. Now i need to study for the exam and attempt to take it. 250$ for the exam..
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    Christmas Photos

    Here are some photos of me ol man. One as santa and the other on the Sleigh LOL
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