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Lol thanks for the tips. I personally wouldn't clean it. I mean, if scrubbing it well with soapy water doesn't get it off then there's nothing there that will kill you, and it gives it character. But Mother doesn't like it. I may try to convince her otherwise. Worst case I'll buy her a new one and keep this for myself.
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Lanx
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oh speaking of fat chefs
2 years ago mario got metoo'd
he won
Mario Batali Found Not Guilty in Sexual Assault Trial (Published 2022)
The charges stemmed from a woman’s allegation that the celebrity chef groped her in a Boston bar in 2017.
pretty sure there hasn't been a case of a valid metoo, ever
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That's pretty awesome.oh speaking of fat chefs
2 years ago mario got metoo'd
he won
Mario Batali Found Not Guilty in Sexual Assault Trial (Published 2022)
The charges stemmed from a woman’s allegation that the celebrity chef groped her in a Boston bar in 2017.www.nytimes.com
pretty sure there hasn't been a case of a valid metoo, ever
He's honestly one of my favorite chefs. Just encyclopedic when it comes to Italian cuisine. I used to watch Malto Mario all the time, and was great because there wasn't an audience, but just him sitting there cooking for a few people and explaining the cuisine. You can really learn a lot from those old episodes.
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popsicledeath
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Got some cheap tri-tip "steaks" which just means random hunks, but they were so nicely marbled I almost thought they mislabeled them. Good timing as I got a charcoal grill after years without a grill.
Made two mistakes:
First, there was a particularly skinny, weird cut of tri-tip that I threw on the grill unseasoned for my dog. We do homemade food, including cheap roasts that he likes, but this was next level for him. So the couple times since that I've grilled he gets very excited thinking he's going to get fire grilled meats. Gotta be some primal, evolutionary thing, and I'm like me too, dog, so now I'm gonna have to start making small vacuum sealed scrap bags of meat to grill for him. He's worth it, though, the little shit.
Then, I used some grilled tri-tip to make beef and broccoli. Oops. Kinda broke beef and broccoli because it was so good I don't see how I can make it without grilled beef now.
Not sure how/why I managed without a grill for so many years, but I'm glad to have corrected the problem even if it's complicating some things.
Made two mistakes:
First, there was a particularly skinny, weird cut of tri-tip that I threw on the grill unseasoned for my dog. We do homemade food, including cheap roasts that he likes, but this was next level for him. So the couple times since that I've grilled he gets very excited thinking he's going to get fire grilled meats. Gotta be some primal, evolutionary thing, and I'm like me too, dog, so now I'm gonna have to start making small vacuum sealed scrap bags of meat to grill for him. He's worth it, though, the little shit.
Then, I used some grilled tri-tip to make beef and broccoli. Oops. Kinda broke beef and broccoli because it was so good I don't see how I can make it without grilled beef now.
Not sure how/why I managed without a grill for so many years, but I'm glad to have corrected the problem even if it's complicating some things.
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Lanx
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i used to get those cheap "scraps" that they package for "beef stew" for the doggo
popsicledeath
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Cheap? Around here they're usually double in price to the cuts of meat they're from because they're never on sale. Can't be that expensive to rough cut the stuff. And "fajita" meat was even more expensive, I guess because it was cut even smaller, but who want tiny bits of fajita meat? All so weird. Various flank steak or cross rib or tri tip all under $5 a pound and people paying $10 for "fajita" meat. Need to see if the Mexican grocery store does this because it confuses me.
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Yeah, no kidding. Flank and Skirt is typically around 10 per lb, which is nuts for what's supposed to be a cheap cut. I love both of them, but the days of finding them for sub $5 are long gone at least where I live.
popsicledeath
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Inland northwest. Close to enough ranching so beef prices have gone up slower? And not saying they haven't gone up, just slower.
And not much difference in supply even through Covid except steaks sold whole in bag or whatever they call it to cut rarely seem sold anymore. Two years ago got ribeye steaks that even after trimming ended up about $5 a pound. Have only seen one sale sold that way and was already $6.99 a pound whole in the bag.
Steak is generally out of my budget now so don't follow prices and am almost out of my freezer stock. Sirloin was 4.99 and NY 5.99 recently, but pre-cut is always too thin and a bit spendy when I prefer rib eye if I'm gonna do steak.
Some Kroger distribution here, and while their meat isn't the best they seem intent on what are maybe loss leaders like 2.99 brisket, though it was 3.99 this last time, so raised or I misremembered 2.99.
I scour ads and buy bulk to freeze when cheap, so even locally people will say they never see a certain type of meat below a certain price, but they aren't waiting for sales or letting sales dictate what they get.
I mean, most people I know haven't changed their habits, boomers still driving around to check if stores have random things instead of looking or ordering online or consolidating trips, who complain most about gas prices. Gen Zers who didn't take the opportunity during Covid to learn to cook a single thing when they couldn't eat out every day now complaining about the cost of GrubHub or takeout. Millennials too out of it to even know they should be complaining about something other than video games.
Anyhow, tangents aside, unfortunately I know how to poor. And gas is higher here than many places and while house values are rising a lot of people seem to be abandoning yard care and maintenance which will hurt long term, so I suppose it all balances out.
And not much difference in supply even through Covid except steaks sold whole in bag or whatever they call it to cut rarely seem sold anymore. Two years ago got ribeye steaks that even after trimming ended up about $5 a pound. Have only seen one sale sold that way and was already $6.99 a pound whole in the bag.
Steak is generally out of my budget now so don't follow prices and am almost out of my freezer stock. Sirloin was 4.99 and NY 5.99 recently, but pre-cut is always too thin and a bit spendy when I prefer rib eye if I'm gonna do steak.
Some Kroger distribution here, and while their meat isn't the best they seem intent on what are maybe loss leaders like 2.99 brisket, though it was 3.99 this last time, so raised or I misremembered 2.99.
I scour ads and buy bulk to freeze when cheap, so even locally people will say they never see a certain type of meat below a certain price, but they aren't waiting for sales or letting sales dictate what they get.
I mean, most people I know haven't changed their habits, boomers still driving around to check if stores have random things instead of looking or ordering online or consolidating trips, who complain most about gas prices. Gen Zers who didn't take the opportunity during Covid to learn to cook a single thing when they couldn't eat out every day now complaining about the cost of GrubHub or takeout. Millennials too out of it to even know they should be complaining about something other than video games.
Anyhow, tangents aside, unfortunately I know how to poor. And gas is higher here than many places and while house values are rising a lot of people seem to be abandoning yard care and maintenance which will hurt long term, so I suppose it all balances out.
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i have a horrible green thumb and seem to only do well w/ grass, and i started planting 3 tomato plants (just bought 1 today to space it out), squash rasp and black berries.
the annoying part is weeding the garden i guess
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Put down grass clippings around plants. Keeps moisture in and keeps weeds from spreading massive like they do. At least thats what I do. It needs to be a good 2" layer though, not jsut a dusting of it, lol. You could also use that landscape fabric too.
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Lanx
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yea i reading about bagging clipping and using it as mulch, do i have to dry it first or i can put down fresh?
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popsicledeath
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Was gonna build some raised garden beds, but just too expensive. Basil and red/ripe jalapenos are all I really miss. Bell peppers too, but only because they're weirdly expensive. Have some random stuff coming up like taragon, raspberries along the edge of the front yard, chives. I used to make the excuse gardening took too much time, but now that I have the time my excuse is that it's too expensive.
Weren't you doing mung bean or something indoor? How'd that turn out?
popsicledeath
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Landscaping fabric tends to kill and starve the soil in my experience. Which kills weeds, but I haven't liked it except under rocks or decorative mulch. Spent a lot of time pulling that crap up from the previous owners because there were still weeds on top of it and the actual plants with holes were all being choked out. Now stuff is growing a bit wild, but at least it's starting to look alive again. Some people swear by the landscape fabric but long term it seems to do more harm. Looks great short term though.
Grass clippings or mulch and still having to do some weeding seems to work okay. Or layers of paper bag to temporarily block weeds for new plants to get established.
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oh yea the mung bean is easy cuz its literally entirely automatic, no sun, no soil, just maybe put half a cup of water after the inital 3 days and sprouts start sticking out of the container.