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OT: canned Skyline chili

loco_engr
loco_engr Posts: 5,818
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just tried my 1st can of Skyline chili and couldn't help to notice a lingering different taste.
Kinda of a cinnamony flavor  . . .   
can anyone help identify this?
TY
aka marysvilleksegghead
Lrg 2008
mini 2009

Henny Youngman:
I said to my wife, 'Where do you want to go for our anniversary?' She said, 'I want to go somewhere I've never been before.' I said, 'Try the kitchen.'
Bob Hope: When I wake up in the morning, I don’t feel anything until noon, and then it’s time for my nap
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  • paqman
    paqman Posts: 4,923
    allspice

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  • paqman
    paqman Posts: 4,923
    check this thread: https://eggheadforum.com/discussion/comment/2549856#Comment_2549856

    @Botch posted this a while ago.  I tried the recipe and it is good.  Disclaimer, I have no clue what Skyline chili is supposed to taste like.



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  • saluki2007
    saluki2007 Posts: 6,354
    Skyline is know for their cinnamony flavor. 
    Large and Small BGE
    Central, IL

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  • RRP
    RRP Posts: 26,455
    loco_engr said:
    just tried my 1st can of Skyline chili and couldn't help to notice a lingering different taste.
    Kinda of a cinnamony flavor  . . .   
    can anyone help identify this?
    TY
    When you said "can" you really lost me, pal!

     BUT...then I remembered a recipe for Steak n Shake chili made popular back here in IL where it was "invented" in 1934 I believe. While I have never tried S n S canned chili I do have a knock off S n S chili recipe which in side by side "blind folded" tests is really the same thing! Want it?
    Re-gasketing the USA one yard at a time 
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  • alaskanassasin
    alaskanassasin Posts: 8,930
    Clove?
    South of Columbus, Ohio.


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  • SaltySam
    SaltySam Posts: 887
    My buddy had some cans sent to him while deployed to the middle east.  (Kuwait, so the term “deployment” is a stretch).  He was absolutely thrilled when they arrived.

    I figured if he was that pumped, this stuff had to be good. I asked if I could try some, and he was hesitant to say the least. It took a small miracle for him to part with any.  He brought a can to the dining facility and poured it over spaghetti noodles.  He poured maybe three tablespoons of chili on to my helping of noodles. 

    It was everything I could do to not waste it.  I can eat just about anything, but not this. I equated it to cinnamon meat on spaghetti. The thought of having it five way, or seven way (cheese and onions, I think) made it even weirder in my head.  

    Sometimes regional food appeals to few outside that region.  I get it.  I like chili (with beans) served with cinnamon rolls.  No one outside of the midwest likes, or even understands that combo.  You don’t mix them.  It’s just a side dish. 

    And now reading over my comment, it is incredibly ironic that I love chili and cinnamon rolls, but cinnamon chili on spaghetti noodles was nauseating.  

    Weird. 

    LBGE since June 2012

    Omaha, NE

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  • loco_engr
    loco_engr Posts: 5,818
    RRP said:
    loco_engr said:
    just tried my 1st can of Skyline chili and couldn't help to notice a lingering different taste.
    Kinda of a cinnamony flavor  . . .   
    can anyone help identify this?
    TY
    When you said "can" you really lost me, pal!

     BUT...then I remembered a recipe for Steak n Shake chili made popular back here in IL where it was "invented" in 1934 I believe. While I have never tried S n S canned chili I do have a knock off S n S chili recipe which in side by side "blind folded" tests is really the same thing! Want it?
    sure Ron, post it so everyone can see it
    aka marysvilleksegghead
    Lrg 2008
    mini 2009

    Henny Youngman:
    I said to my wife, 'Where do you want to go for our anniversary?' She said, 'I want to go somewhere I've never been before.' I said, 'Try the kitchen.'
    Bob Hope: When I wake up in the morning, I don’t feel anything until noon, and then it’s time for my nap
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  • Botch
    Botch Posts: 17,370
    @loco_engr, I was stationed at WPAFB in Dayton for four years, and ate at Skyline maybe twice a week.  Yeah, its junk food, but I loved it.
    I've had a couple shipments of the canned variety, along with every intranetz recipe I could find, and nothing seems to match the original (a TDY to Dayton in, what, 2002? reinforced my memory and confirmed my suspicions).
    Sometimes, you just have to return to the Source.   :|

    “All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence, and then success is sure.”

                  - Mark Twain 

    Ogden, UT, USA


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  • 500
    500 Posts: 3,184
    edited December 2020
    I love Cincinnati style chili. Saying “Skyline” is just referencing one restaurant. There are many restaurants in the Cincinnati area that all have a similar style. The Cincinnati style chili I like is best homemade and not from a can. If you have Pinterest, you can look at my board on the subject. Yes, there is clove and allspice, and even cocoa or dark chocolate in some recipes. I like the noodles over cooked so they are soft, then the chili, onions, lots of finely shredded cheddar; a 4-Way. And then eating is a technique itself. I like to cut through all the layers at once. Don’t mix it. Some oyster crackers and RedHot. Nothing better. 
    I like my butt rubbed and my pork pulled.
    Member since 2009
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  • Teefus
    Teefus Posts: 1,259
    In my mind Cincinnati Chili is to Chili as Taco Bell is to Mexican food. It's more of a meat sauce. I get that it has a huge following. No disrespect to those that like it but I'm just not a member of that club. 
    Michiana, South of the border.
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  • 500
    500 Posts: 3,184
    Teefus said:
    In my mind Cincinnati Chili is to Chili as Taco Bell is to Mexican food. It's more of a meat sauce. I get that it has a huge following. No disrespect to those that like it but I'm just not a member of that club. 
    True. I don’t think of it as what chili is traditionally made and tastes like. It is like a meat sauce for the spaghetti and cheese. It’s also great on a hot dog. Again , it gets mustard, onion, chili, and lots of cheese. 
    I like my butt rubbed and my pork pulled.
    Member since 2009
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  • OhioEgger
    OhioEgger Posts: 994
    SWMBO grew up in the Cincinnati area and before the pandemic had her Skyline fix once or twice a week. She loves it, and I've lived here long enough to at least tolerate it. The canned version is nowhere near as good as the "live" version IMO, and the other Cincinnati chili parlors are just as good in their own slightly different way.
    Cincinnati, Ohio. Large BGE since 2011. Still learning.
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  • fishlessman
    fishlessman Posts: 34,587
    im good with cincinnati chili, maybe a skyline lasagna for new years along with a traditional one. allspice, cinnamon, clove are kinda similar spices, the allspice is the one that lingers
    fukahwee maine

    you can lead a fish to water but you can not make him drink it
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  • 1voyager
    1voyager Posts: 1,161
    edited December 2020
    It's allspice and cinnamon.

    I worked in Dayton for a while and became hooked on Skyline. I agree that calling it "chili" is a bit of a stretch but I like it.

    Skyline with spaghetti, onions, cheese and a healthy dose of Tabasco is especially good for breakfast after a night of overindulging. (Not that I would ever overindulge.) A friend told me that it's equivalent to White Castle Sliders @ 2:00AM.  =)
    Large Egg, PGS A40 gasser.
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  • RRP
    RRP Posts: 26,455
    edited December 2020
    loco_engr said:

     BUT...then I remembered a recipe for Steak n Shake chili made popular back here in IL where it was "invented" in 1934 I believe. While I have never tried S n S canned chili I do have a knock off S n S chili recipe which in side by side "blind folded" tests is really the same thing! Want it?
    sure Ron, post it so everyone can see it

    Knock Off Steak N Shake Chili

    This recipe was posted in our fish-wrapper years ago. While it's not easily an "eggable" recipe this is for one of those off days. You'll swear it came from this restaurant chain founded in Illinois and now located in many other states.

    MOST IMPORTANT - NO SUBSTITUTES

    • 1/2 pound lean ground round 
    • 1/2 teaspoon salt 
    • 1/2 teaspoon paprika 
    • 16 ounce can of Bush's chili hot beans 
    • 1/2 can water 
    • 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin 
    • 1 1/4 teaspoons Spice Island chili con carne seasoning 
    • 1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper 
    • 1/16 teaspoon allspice 
    • beef tenderloin suet (optional fat but go easy on it) 

    Brown beef (and suet) in cast iron skillet chopping occasionally until done. During the browning add the salt, pepper and paprika. Add beans, scrape can well, and water. Stir in the remaining spices. Simmer over low heat 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. This chili is best fresh as it tends to thicken when refrigerated and seems to lose its oomph within a couple days. RRP

    I really think it could be "eggable" - replace the skillet with a cast iron Dutch oven and follow the directions.

    Re-gasketing the USA one yard at a time 
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  • TEXASBGE2018
    TEXASBGE2018 Posts: 3,831
    edited December 2020
    That lingering taste you are tasting is the taste of crappy hot dog sauce not chili.


    Rockwall, Tx    LBGE, Minimax, 22" Blackstone, Pizza Party Bollore. Cast Iron Hoarder.

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  • Neil Gunn
    Neil Gunn Posts: 93
    Love Skyline. but find that the frozen is better than the canned. It's available either plain or with spaghetti.
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