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Amazon has the Slow N Sear for the Weber kettle on sale right now for $90 vs $130. It's a great price if you're in the market for one. I love mine and I think I paid full when I picked it up. Totally worth the money, though.

Slow ‘N Sear® Deluxe for 22" Charcoal Grill from SnS Grills https://a.co/d/5dUhtDB
I've seen Guga use something like this on YT but I really have trouble imagining this being worth the price unless you're eating steak like twice a week. I mean this is almost half the cost of a 22" kettle by itself (or a helluva lot more than half if you got the cheap model).
 

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I've seen Guga use something like this on YT but I really have trouble imagining this being worth the price unless you're eating steak like twice a week. I mean this is almost half the cost of a 22" kettle by itself (or a helluva lot more than half if you got the cheap model).
The benefit is if that's your only grill you can use it for both smoking as well as doing great searing on something quick. That's not to say that you can't do that with just a regular kettle rule but it really does make it easier. I posted tons of photos in the thread of me having used it. It really does get a fantastic sear specifically if you're wanting to get a charcoal / wood flavor, and the smoking ability with the water tray that's pretty fantastic for it turning a kettle grill into an all-purpose sort of deal.

I also only paid 60 bucks for my Weber kettle on clearance during the off-season, so I was happy to spend the extra money to get the slownsear
 

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So I blame Chysamere Chysamere for this

I've been trying to find actual katsu curry here, and both times all I've found are katsu don.

And even then, when I look that up online, it looks way more appetizing on the internet.

All I've been served so far is literally a pork cutlet on plain rice. Which is honestly bland AF

This is probably where Lanx Lanx can come in and laugh at me since he knows where I live, LOL
 

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So I blame Chysamere Chysamere for this

I've been trying to find actual katsu curry here, and both times all I've found are katsu don.

And even then, when I look that up online, it looks way more appetizing on the internet.

All I've been served so far is literally a pork cutlet on plain rice. Which is honestly bland AF

This is probably where Lanx Lanx can come in and laugh at me since he knows where I live, LOL
dude, just buy this
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SET OF 10】Go Go Curry Japanese Curry House (Medium Spicy)x 2packs; Pork Curry

buy some takeout rice (cuz i know you don't have a rice cooker)

get out your mallet and pound a pork chop, flour, egg and panko it

buy some nappa cabbage and you should make a pretty good dish,

i actually made it last night
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but w/ this curry roux
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i ran out of the the gogo curry, which is what you should use cuz it's already a sauce, just heat it up in water.

and yea i've been to a few places in overland park, nuttin, hell the jap restaurants are owned by koreans
 
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dude, just buy this
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SET OF 10】Go Go Curry Japanese Curry House (Medium Spicy)x 2packs; Pork Curry

buy some takeout rice (cuz i know you don't have a rice cooker)

get out your mallet and pound a pork chop, flour, egg and panko it

buy some nappa cabbage and you should make a pretty good dish,

i actually made it last night
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but w/ this curry roux
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i ran out of the the gogo curry, which is what you should use cuz it's already a sauce, just heat it up in water.

and yea i've been to a few places in overland park, nuttin, hell the jap restaurants are owned by koreans

RE: rice cooker

If you give me an amazon link to a good rice cooker, I will order one today
 

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RE: rice cooker

If you give me an amazon link to a good rice cooker, I will order one today
this was actually really good for 70bucks
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TIGER JBV-A10U 5.5-Cup (Uncooked) Micom Rice Cooker with Food Steamer Basket, White

if you wanna go baller, this is mine
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Zojirushi NP-HCC10XH Induction Heating System Rice Cooker and Warmer, 1 L, Stainless Dark Gray

i only have 1 criteria for any zoji, it has to say made in japan, i chose my model b/c it has the jasmine rice setting.

this one might be the cheapest made in japan model?
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Zojirushi, Made in Japan Neuro Fuzzy Rice Cooker, 5.5-Cup, Premium White

and then they have other models that are induction and pressure heat, but they cost as much as a ps5, so i mean there are limits to silliness
 
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this was actually really good for 70bucks
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TIGER JBV-A10U 5.5-Cup (Uncooked) Micom Rice Cooker with Food Steamer Basket, White

if you wanna go baller, this is mine
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Zojirushi NP-HCC10XH Induction Heating System Rice Cooker and Warmer, 1 L, Stainless Dark Gray

i only have 1 criteria for any zoji, it has to say made in japan, i chose my model b/c it has the jasmine rice setting.

this one might be the cheapest made in japan model?
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Zojirushi, Made in Japan Neuro Fuzzy Rice Cooker, 5.5-Cup, Premium White

and then they have other models that are induction and pressure heat, but they cost as much as a ps5, so i mean there are limits to silliness

Yeah, I don't need anything fancy, you know? I'll just get the first one.

I'm a redneck from KC, LOL. I don't even eat rice until I get in one of those moods, but then I'll eat a lot of rice-based meals. Usually in the winter
 
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Yeah, I don't need anything fancy, you know? I'll just get the first one.

I'm a redneck from KC, LOL. I don't even eat rice until I get in one of those moods, but then I'll eat a lot of rice-based meals. Usually in the winter
yea the top one even has an insert you can place on it while youre cooking rice to prep your meal like steaming chicken and brocc

you might as well add a 5lb bag of rice to your order
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any other time i'd say 9bucks for 5lbs is a rip off, but this is biden times, youre not gonna find $1 for a lb unless you buy in bulk and you'd get that at the asian grocer

you can also buy the same brand at walmart for the same price

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So I didn't notice at first, but the cost of that Gogo curry deal was more than the fucking rice cooker, lawl

I think you're right when you say that these are Biden times
 

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Erronius Erronius Lanx Lanx Is 100% correct on that yellow box Go Go Curry being amazing. I buy the identical brand here, but I get 60 single packs for $100. That amazon link is 20 x double packs for about the same, which isn't too bad considering it's imported goods. The packs are $5 in the stores and that is under that.

As for katsu, it's crazy easy to make. I personally prefer Chicken Katsu (You get both Chicken and Pork Katsu at Go Go Curry restaurants when you get the Major Curry which looks like this:

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and Chicken Katsu (Video) チキンカツ link seems pretty reliable. You literally only need these ingredients:

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Your Katsudon should look like this:

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The pork should have softly cooked egg all around it and there should be plenty of onions and a hint of sweet sauce.

Or you could just go to New York/Boston which has actual Go Go Curry shops.
 
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Erronius Erronius Lanx Lanx Is 100% correct on that yellow box Go Go Curry being amazing. I buy the identical brand here, but I get 60 single packs for $100. That amazon link is 20 x double packs for about the same, which isn't too bad considering it's imported goods. The packs are $5 in the stores and that is under that.

As for katsu, it's crazy easy to make. I personally prefer Chicken Katsu (You get both Chicken and Pork Katsu at Go Go Curry restaurants when you get the Major Curry which looks like this:

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and Chicken Katsu (Video) チキンカツ link seems pretty reliable. You literally only need these ingredients:

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Your Katsudon should look like this:

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The pork should have softly cooked egg all around it and there should be plenty of onions and a hint of sweet sauce.

Or you could just go to New York/Boston which has actual Go Go Curry shops.
yea that was about the best deal i could find, theres a slower non prime option for like 10bucks less, still i've never seen gogo curry boxes anywhere, and they don't even have distribution, it's direct from japan.

btw i was pretty sure i paid out 18bucks in nyc for the same plate that was probably 800yen

i must be some sort of import/export issue w/ curry, i still remember being very pissed at tsa for confiscating my curry roux when i came back from japan

it is napa cabbage they use right?
 

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yea that was about the best deal i could find, theres a slower non prime option for like 10bucks less, still i've never seen gogo curry boxes anywhere, and they don't even have distribution, it's direct from japan.

btw i was pretty sure i paid out 18bucks in nyc for the same plate that was probably 800yen

i must be some sort of import/export issue w/ curry, i still remember being very pissed at tsa for confiscating my curry roux when i came back from japan

it is napa cabbage they use right?

I know it as Spring cabbage, but not like I see them prepare it. The problem with bringing the packs into the US is that the curry contains meat, and you're not allowed to bring products with meat in them into the US. It's the reason instant Ramen imported to the US from Japan sucks ass. "Cup Noodles" notoriously suck in the US but they are amazing here.
 
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I know it as Spring cabbage, but not like I see them prepare it. The problem with bringing the packs into the US is that the curry contains meat, and you're not allowed to bring products with meat in them into the US. It's the reason instant Ramen imported to the US from Japan sucks ass. "Cup Noodles" notoriously suck in the US but they are amazing here.
this?
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does not look familiar at all
 

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So yeah, lets spend $200+ to cook a $1 worth of rice. Sounds like a great deal. Fucking asians and their stupid rice.
 
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this?
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does not look familiar at all

I think that's the stuff, those look kinda sad though. I usually see them like this. They're often depicted in anime too.

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Nice and white and juicy inside. Great raw with sesame dressing

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So yeah, lets spend $200+ to cook a $1 worth of rice. Sounds like a great deal. Fucking asians and their stupid rice.
at the end of which it tastes like nothing and has the same nutritional content as white bread


rice isnt people food. I've written beofre about how much bland foods rustle my jimmies. Rice is the ultimate bland food, the most tasteless of the tasteless. Its offensive that its served as food.
 

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My rice cooker cost $20 at Walmart 20 years go. It just has one button on it (the make rice button). I'm sure that rice aficionados would find something wrong with it but to me it seems perfect every time.
 
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rice aficionados

Just say 'Asians', LOL

I think that's the stuff, those look kinda sad though. I usually see them like this. They're often depicted in anime too.

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Nice and white and juicy inside. Great raw with sesame dressing

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I mean that looks like traditional green cabbage (the 'hard' stuff) but I'd have to hold some in my hand to see if it's softer while looking the same.

Fuuuuck, now I want some cabbage.

I come from a long line of German immigrants and I miss cabbage and sauerkraut. We grew a lot of cabbage as a kid and we made our own sauerkraut a number of times. But it's just kind of died off. I remember my folks making Americanized versions of German dishes and it's just one of those childhood memories now.

Sausage/pork with mashed potatoes and sauerkraut....I miss that so much

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I love sauerkraut. This used to be my favorite but I have lost my source for it.

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Just say 'Asians', LOL



I mean that looks like traditional green cabbage (the 'hard' stuff) but I'd have to hold some in my hand to see if it's softer while looking the same.

Fuuuuck, now I want some cabbage.

I come from a long line of German immigrants and I miss cabbage and sauerkraut. We grew a lot of cabbage as a kid and we made our own sauerkraut a number of times. But it's just kind of died off. I remember my folks making Americanized versions of German dishes and it's just one of those childhood memories now.

Sausage/pork with mashed potatoes and sauerkraut....I miss that so much

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Same here. German family. Grew up eating cabbage all the time because it's cheap and last forever in the fridge. Wife e doesn't necessarily care for it, but if I make it she's got to eat it.

New Year's is coming up and I always do Cajun Black eyed peas and rice, smothered cabbage, and fry some catfish fish or do some pork chops. I think I got a ham floating around in the freezer that I might do this year as my protein component.

As much as I enjoy the Black eyed peas and whatever meat we make, the cabbage ends up always being my favorite.
 
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