We HAVE differing opinions @ DC Kayelle? I thought we always agreed about everything around here.
I guess picking meat out of a lobster in England would be rated "difficult", but I bet it's an "easy" here in New England. Babies born up here come out with a bib on and a lobster cracker in one hand! I found it interesting that article never tells you how to remove meat from a tail. I know Florida lobsters don't have claws. Maybe the English variety get the claws but gave up their tales...
...I just thought it might be useful as a general guideline to offer here. Obviously any experienced cook would have no need to click on this thread!
I believe my post was calm, i.e. just explaining my situation. Debates can be constructive and yes, I really look forward to the lighter side of posts here.....Take it easy, creative - this is just how some of us joke around with each other. Some of our threads about certain cooking techniques go on and on for days as we debate the finer points at each opportunity You may not have encountered this yet, but it's a big part of what makes this place so much fun
Oh OK. I am on other forums (spiritual ones) and posting a link for a thread, without a comment, isn't misunderstood or found wanting. Will adjust accordingly here.Sorry if our teasing hit you the wrong way creative. Sometimes if a link appears in a new thread without any personal comment by the OP, confusion can ensue. I've seen that a lot in other forums. Maybe Kayelle and I were trying to be funny about differing opinions. Guess we'd better not quit our day jobs...
I looked at that linked list you posted. FWIW, I've been cooking for half-a-century. My Mom worked 1-9 PM once a week - I was 12. I started to dabble with "gourmet" cooking over a dozen years ago when we became empty-nesters. And like GCL, I usually learn something every time I look. Heck, when I open a search page I swear my browser thinks "ANOTHER cooking question?"
I have always viewed cooking as an art form. As such, it will always take new directions with everyone who does it. IMHO, there isn't and never will be any one "correct" way to cook anything. That is the reason I enjoy D.C. so much. There is always a new approach to preparing even the most mundane of dishes.
We really don't "know it all" in spite of the appearance that we think we do!
[snip- this is just how some of us joke around with each other.[snip] You may not have encountered this yet, but it's a big part of what makes this place so much fun
Personally, I think our take on how to boil water was our best.
I think you misunderstand. I am not upset. Just explaining myself. (Perhaps I need to use emoticons to convey this)? My language here was not the least bit heated - read it and see - so I am puzzled.Really Creative? You are making far too much of this. Let it go. We all appreciate the link you left and it will be used by lots of people in the future. I'm not sure what could have possibly upset you by any comments made. After all, you didn't compile the expert advice in all areas of cooking, right?
Relax. Have fun.