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Another meal ruined. Photos below depict why I have never been satisfied with my particular gasser. All of the potatoes were done over the same heat setting for the same duration. I only turned a few to check before the flip, and they were those cooking the least quickly. As you can see, the variance in cooking across a single potato side can differ wildly. Has been this way since the day I got the grill. I suspect the tolerances for the gas holes in the burner tubes are the culprit. The hot spots are unreal.
Luckily, the rest of the meal was quite good. Jalapeño brined chops and some raw broccoli salad.
Have had a lot of other issues with the grill. The grate for the infrared side burner burned through right quickly and some of the metal components rusted almost immediately. The starters also died within months of purchase, though the company sent me replacements. Still a hassle. -
Ozzie_Isaac said:
It is nothing fancy, a Shi Ba Zi Zuo 8-inch chinese kitchen knife. I have always been curious about the usefulness of the Chinese style kitchen knife. Since I have started cooking a lot of chinese dishes and eatch a lot of YouTube videos on the subject, my curiosity got the better of me. The knife os very light (considering what ot looks like) and surprisingly balanced. Looking forward to spending some time with it. I am soaking it in instant coffee to try forcing a patina. I have never tried that before, and I am not impressed by the results. The blade may have some sort of clear coat pr something. I washed ot well prior to soaking for 2hrs, but it did not get as dark as I expected.GrateEggspectations said:@Ozzie_Isaac: Nice looking piece. What brand and blade material? Are you soaking it in soy?
cut alot of onions with it, that seems to start the patina quicker. if you slice it into the onion and leave it over night the rings will show up
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@Ozzie_Isaac: Mustard also apparently good for forcing a patina.
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Ozzie_Isaac said:
It is nothing fancy, a Shi Ba Zi Zuo 8-inch chinese kitchen knife. I have always been curious about the usefulness of the Chinese style kitchen knife. Since I have started cooking a lot of chinese dishes and eatch a lot of YouTube videos on the subject, my curiosity got the better of me. The knife os very light (considering what ot looks like) and surprisingly balanced. Looking forward to spending some time with it. I am soaking it in instant coffee to try forcing a patina. I have never tried that before, and I am not impressed by the results. The blade may have some sort of clear coat pr something. I washed ot well prior to soaking for 2hrs, but it did not get as dark as I expected.GrateEggspectations said:@Ozzie_Isaac: Nice looking piece. What brand and blade material? Are you soaking it in soy?
Looks stainless steel? Coffee soak a carbon steel.
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Lol! I'm an idiot. Apparently it is clad in stainless. Just went and re-read Amazon description. Could have sworn Kenji Alt-Lopez said it was Carbon steal. That explains the poor/no results. Please ignore my ineptitude.alaskanassasin said:Ozzie_Isaac said:
It is nothing fancy, a Shi Ba Zi Zuo 8-inch chinese kitchen knife. I have always been curious about the usefulness of the Chinese style kitchen knife. Since I have started cooking a lot of chinese dishes and eatch a lot of YouTube videos on the subject, my curiosity got the better of me. The knife os very light (considering what ot looks like) and surprisingly balanced. Looking forward to spending some time with it. I am soaking it in instant coffee to try forcing a patina. I have never tried that before, and I am not impressed by the results. The blade may have some sort of clear coat pr something. I washed ot well prior to soaking for 2hrs, but it did not get as dark as I expected.GrateEggspectations said:@Ozzie_Isaac: Nice looking piece. What brand and blade material? Are you soaking it in soy?
Looks stainless steel? Coffee soak a carbon steel.
Goal for this knife was as a trial piece to see if I like the style.They don’t want a population of citizens capable of critical thinking. They don’t want well informed, well educated people capable of critical thinking. They’re not interested in that. That doesn’t help them. That's against their interests. - George Carlin -
Ozzie_Isaac said:
Lol! I'm an idiot. Apparently it is clad in stainless. Just went and re-read Amazon description. Could have sworn Kenji Alt-Lopez said it was Carbon steal.alaskanassasin said:Ozzie_Isaac said:
It is nothing fancy, a Shi Ba Zi Zuo 8-inch chinese kitchen knife. I have always been curious about the usefulness of the Chinese style kitchen knife. Since I have started cooking a lot of chinese dishes and eatch a lot of YouTube videos on the subject, my curiosity got the better of me. The knife os very light (considering what ot looks like) and surprisingly balanced. Looking forward to spending some time with it. I am soaking it in instant coffee to try forcing a patina. I have never tried that before, and I am not impressed by the results. The blade may have some sort of clear coat pr something. I washed ot well prior to soaking for 2hrs, but it did not get as dark as I expected.GrateEggspectations said:@Ozzie_Isaac: Nice looking piece. What brand and blade material? Are you soaking it in soy?
Looks stainless steel? Coffee soak a carbon steel.
"I've made a note never to piss you two off." - Stike -
Buy 'em books, send 'em to school and they are still dumb as a box of rocks.JohnInCarolina said:Ozzie_Isaac said:
Lol! I'm an idiot. Apparently it is clad in stainless. Just went and re-read Amazon description. Could have sworn Kenji Alt-Lopez said it was Carbon steal.alaskanassasin said:Ozzie_Isaac said:
It is nothing fancy, a Shi Ba Zi Zuo 8-inch chinese kitchen knife. I have always been curious about the usefulness of the Chinese style kitchen knife. Since I have started cooking a lot of chinese dishes and eatch a lot of YouTube videos on the subject, my curiosity got the better of me. The knife os very light (considering what ot looks like) and surprisingly balanced. Looking forward to spending some time with it. I am soaking it in instant coffee to try forcing a patina. I have never tried that before, and I am not impressed by the results. The blade may have some sort of clear coat pr something. I washed ot well prior to soaking for 2hrs, but it did not get as dark as I expected.GrateEggspectations said:@Ozzie_Isaac: Nice looking piece. What brand and blade material? Are you soaking it in soy?
Looks stainless steel? Coffee soak a carbon steel.
I even took metal-ology classes, but I am no metal-ologist.They don’t want a population of citizens capable of critical thinking. They don’t want well informed, well educated people capable of critical thinking. They’re not interested in that. That doesn’t help them. That's against their interests. - George Carlin -
The thing I like about the cleavers is their wide blade is excellent for scooping up the chopped veggies to toss them in the wok. But I never did get used to the different hand position._____________
Tin soldiers and Johnson's coming...
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Here is the packaging with descriptions if anyone is interested. My Mandarin is a bit rusty, but the stainless knife isn't.
They don’t want a population of citizens capable of critical thinking. They don’t want well informed, well educated people capable of critical thinking. They’re not interested in that. That doesn’t help them. That's against their interests. - George Carlin -
Care to share the make of that gasser? The grid pattern looks familiar, but it's been a while since I looked at them.GrateEggspectations said:Another meal ruined. Photos below depict why I have never been satisfied with my particular gasser. All of the potatoes were done over the same heat setting for the same duration. I only turned a few to check before the flip, and they were those cooking the least quickly. As you can see, the variance in cooking across a single potato side can differ wildly. Has been this way since the day I got the grill. I suspect the tolerances for the gas holes in the burner tubes are the culprit. The hot spots are unreal.Luckily, the rest of the meal was quite good. Jalapeño brined chops and some raw broccoli salad.Have had a lot of other issues with the grill. The grate for the infrared side burner burned through right quickly and some of the metal components rusted almost immediately. The starters also died within months of purchase, though the company sent me replacements. Still a hassle.Bob
New Cumberland, PA
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Let’s just say that it is Canadian made (largely why I bought it) and set me back a few Gs. I’ll leave it at that, even in the face of speculation.Kayak said:
Care to share the make of that gasser? The grid pattern looks familiar, but it's been a while since I looked at them.GrateEggspectations said:Another meal ruined. Photos below depict why I have never been satisfied with my particular gasser. All of the potatoes were done over the same heat setting for the same duration. I only turned a few to check before the flip, and they were those cooking the least quickly. As you can see, the variance in cooking across a single potato side can differ wildly. Has been this way since the day I got the grill. I suspect the tolerances for the gas holes in the burner tubes are the culprit. The hot spots are unreal.Luckily, the rest of the meal was quite good. Jalapeño brined chops and some raw broccoli salad.Have had a lot of other issues with the grill. The grate for the infrared side burner burned through right quickly and some of the metal components rusted almost immediately. The starters also died within months of purchase, though the company sent me replacements. Still a hassle. -
If Canadian dollars then a Broil King, if US dollars a Napoleon. Based on wavy grill and IR burner I lean towards Napoleon. I think Napoleons are super nice.GrateEggspectations said:
Let’s just say that it is Canadian made (largely why I bought it) and set me back a few Gs. I’ll leave it at that, even in the face of speculation.Kayak said:
Care to share the make of that gasser? The grid pattern looks familiar, but it's been a while since I looked at them.GrateEggspectations said:Another meal ruined. Photos below depict why I have never been satisfied with my particular gasser. All of the potatoes were done over the same heat setting for the same duration. I only turned a few to check before the flip, and they were those cooking the least quickly. As you can see, the variance in cooking across a single potato side can differ wildly. Has been this way since the day I got the grill. I suspect the tolerances for the gas holes in the burner tubes are the culprit. The hot spots are unreal.Luckily, the rest of the meal was quite good. Jalapeño brined chops and some raw broccoli salad.Have had a lot of other issues with the grill. The grate for the infrared side burner burned through right quickly and some of the metal components rusted almost immediately. The starters also died within months of purchase, though the company sent me replacements. Still a hassle.They don’t want a population of citizens capable of critical thinking. They don’t want well informed, well educated people capable of critical thinking. They’re not interested in that. That doesn’t help them. That's against their interests. - George Carlin -
I wondered about this when you mentioned the lack of patina, but the only SS clad CS blades I’ve seen have tended to fetch higher dollars, and you said this was “nothing fancy.” Didn’t take the time to look up the product.Ozzie_Isaac said:
Lol! I'm an idiot. Apparently it is clad in stainless. Just went and re-read Amazon description. Could have sworn Kenji Alt-Lopez said it was Carbon steal. That explains the poor/no results. Please ignore my ineptitude.alaskanassasin said:Ozzie_Isaac said:
It is nothing fancy, a Shi Ba Zi Zuo 8-inch chinese kitchen knife. I have always been curious about the usefulness of the Chinese style kitchen knife. Since I have started cooking a lot of chinese dishes and eatch a lot of YouTube videos on the subject, my curiosity got the better of me. The knife os very light (considering what ot looks like) and surprisingly balanced. Looking forward to spending some time with it. I am soaking it in instant coffee to try forcing a patina. I have never tried that before, and I am not impressed by the results. The blade may have some sort of clear coat pr something. I washed ot well prior to soaking for 2hrs, but it did not get as dark as I expected.GrateEggspectations said:@Ozzie_Isaac: Nice looking piece. What brand and blade material? Are you soaking it in soy?
Looks stainless steel? Coffee soak a carbon steel.
Goal for this knife was as a trial piece to see if I like the style.I like “tall” blades with deep bellies. Makes chopping safer and there is more ability to travel against your knuckles. -
$45 blade off Bezo's fledgling online bazaar. Was $30 for a long time, but Kenji mentioned it so price jumped up about a year ago. I am really digging the shape. Plan to put it to use tonight.GrateEggspectations said:
I wondered about this when you mentioned the lack of patina, but the only SS clad CS blades I’ve seen have tended to fetch higher dollars, and you said this was “nothing fancy.” Didn’t take the time to look up the product.Ozzie_Isaac said:
Lol! I'm an idiot. Apparently it is clad in stainless. Just went and re-read Amazon description. Could have sworn Kenji Alt-Lopez said it was Carbon steal. That explains the poor/no results. Please ignore my ineptitude.alaskanassasin said:Ozzie_Isaac said:
It is nothing fancy, a Shi Ba Zi Zuo 8-inch chinese kitchen knife. I have always been curious about the usefulness of the Chinese style kitchen knife. Since I have started cooking a lot of chinese dishes and eatch a lot of YouTube videos on the subject, my curiosity got the better of me. The knife os very light (considering what ot looks like) and surprisingly balanced. Looking forward to spending some time with it. I am soaking it in instant coffee to try forcing a patina. I have never tried that before, and I am not impressed by the results. The blade may have some sort of clear coat pr something. I washed ot well prior to soaking for 2hrs, but it did not get as dark as I expected.GrateEggspectations said:@Ozzie_Isaac: Nice looking piece. What brand and blade material? Are you soaking it in soy?
Looks stainless steel? Coffee soak a carbon steel.
Goal for this knife was as a trial piece to see if I like the style.I like “tall” blades with deep bellies. Makes chopping safer and there is more ability to travel against your knuckles.
https://camelcamelcamel.com/product/B07QF7ZXQ8?context=searchThey don’t want a population of citizens capable of critical thinking. They don’t want well informed, well educated people capable of critical thinking. They’re not interested in that. That doesn’t help them. That's against their interests. - George Carlin -
My boy is finally almost big enough to touch the ground on the bigger razor motor cycle so I had to get a 3rd one. He is taking mine and I am making this one the fastest. About to cut out the top battery shelf so I can add a 4th battery and strap them together. The new 36v 800 watt motor should be here tomorrow and with 48v running to it should be around 3500 rpms. Changed out the controller to a 48v and changing the front gear to 13 tooth from 11 so should be able to get 25-30 mph out of it.
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Waking up at IU CANCER center thinking I'm victoriousFort Wayne Indiana
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Hope you are victorious too!MasterC said:Waking up at IU CANCER center thinking I'm victoriousThey don’t want a population of citizens capable of critical thinking. They don’t want well informed, well educated people capable of critical thinking. They’re not interested in that. That doesn’t help them. That's against their interests. - George Carlin -
Damn man, best of luck to you. Keep us posted.MasterC said:Waking up at IU CANCER center thinking I'm victorious"I've made a note never to piss you two off." - Stike -
Thinking of you and wishing you my best, friend.MasterC said:Waking up at IU CANCER center thinking I'm victorious -
Take no prisoners. Know you are victorious!MasterC said:Waking up at IU CANCER center thinking I'm victoriousLouisville; Rolling smoke in the neighbourhood. # 38 for the win. Life is too short for light/lite beer! Seems I'm livin in a transitional period. -
Goodbye BST, hello DST. With the Summer a distant memory it’s time to fettle the fourth dimension, that unprovable concept called time. ‘An extra hour in bed’ for me & @Eoin on Sunday so that farmers can get the hay in, or we can build more Spitfires - or something. Whatever, PL is back…
Saturday;
Leicester v Arsenal : thrills and spills here for a multi-goal-athon. 3-2
Burnley v Brentford : first season sensations Brentford still ride high. Burnley are being very Burnley. One goal thriller. Er, 0-1 although could be the reverse of that.
Liverpool v Brighton : 86 - 0 please.
Man City v Palace : as above, please not. (3-0)
Newcastle v Chelsea : questionable ownership derby #1 of many this season. Toon are still rubbish despite our flaccid attempt to beat them last week. 0-3
Watford v Southampton : well after last week’s unimaginable humping of Everton I’ve got to go with the horrible Hornets 2-1
Spurs v Man Utd : great time to host Ole’s clown squad after their shellacking last week 2-1
Stoke v Cardiff : chance to get the show back not he road as the Bluebirds on a hot streak of 5 defeats. @Eoin will want the Potters to show bounce-backability and nail this 3-0.
Sunday;
Norwich v Leeds : will Bielsa’s boys get under way at the Canaries? Probably 1-2.
Aston Villa v West Ham : double name double header - tricky to call as each team can’t decide if they’re actually any good or not. I feel the home side are on the slide and the Hammers are solidifying. 0-2
Monday;
Wolves v Everton : early season ‘Everton Cup’ play-off here as both have 7th place stamped across them already. Toffees on a losing run 2-1
There you go flag-fans, take a munch on those while you’re carving pumpkins and wearing Scream masks.
Other girls may try to take me away
But you know, it's by your side I will stay -
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sweet babys ray is 1470 calories a day, maybe thats all he eats
fukahwee maineyou can lead a fish to water but you can not make him drink it -
“Team: I think if we put a bottle of barbecue sauce that is used on the smoking meats it will make me seem more human. Thoughts?”GrateEggspectations said:
"I've made a note never to piss you two off." - Stike -
I believe he has a BGE. He was spotted with a Baby Rays bbq sauce and a smoker running in the background in one of his meetings. He apparently caught some flack for it. So it's a play on the previous meeting.JohnInCarolina said:
“Team: I think if we put a bottle of barbecue sauce that is used on the smoking meats it will make me seem more human. Thoughts?”GrateEggspectations said:
"The pig is an amazing animal. You feed a pig an apple and it makes bacon. Let's see Michael Phelps do that" - Jim Gaffigan
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Wow @CPFC1905. These seem to be amazingly accurate predictions - with a couple of infinitesimally small exceptions.CPFC1905 said:Goodbye BST, hello DST. With the Summer a distant memory it’s time to fettle the fourth dimension, that unprovable concept called time. ‘An extra hour in bed’ for me & @Eoin on Sunday so that farmers can get the hay in, or we can build more Spitfires - or something. Whatever, PL is back…
Saturday;
Leicester v Arsenal : thrills and spills here for a multi-goal-athon. 3-2
Burnley v Brentford : first season sensations Brentford still ride high. Burnley are being very Burnley. One goal thriller. Er, 0-1 although could be the reverse of that.
Liverpool v Brighton : 86 - 0 please.
Man City v Palace : as above, please not. (3-0)
Newcastle v Chelsea : questionable ownership derby #1 of many this season. Toon are still rubbish despite our flaccid attempt to beat them last week. 0-3
Watford v Southampton : well after last week’s unimaginable humping of Everton I’ve got to go with the horrible Hornets 2-1
Spurs v Man Utd : great time to host Ole’s clown squad after their shellacking last week 2-1
Stoke v Cardiff : chance to get the show back not he road as the Bluebirds on a hot streak of 5 defeats. @Eoin will want the Potters to show bounce-backability and nail this 3-0.
Sunday;
Norwich v Leeds : will Bielsa’s boys get under way at the Canaries? Probably 1-2.
Aston Villa v West Ham : double name double header - tricky to call as each team can’t decide if they’re actually any good or not. I feel the home side are on the slide and the Hammers are solidifying. 0-2
Monday;
Wolves v Everton : early season ‘Everton Cup’ play-off here as both have 7th place stamped across them already. Toffees on a losing run 2-1
There you go flag-fans, take a munch on those while you’re carving pumpkins and wearing Scream masks.
You are off by 84 goals on the Liverpool-Brighton prediction - but you knew that.
And Arsenal don't have it in them to score 2 goals against Leicester.XXL BGE, Karebecue, Klose BYC, Chargiller Akorn Kamado, Weber Smokey Mountain, Grand Turbo gasser, Weber Smoky Joe, and the wheelbarrow that my grandfather used to cook steaks from his cattle
San Antonio, TX
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“Team: I think if we put a bottle of barbecue sauce that is used on the smoking meats and feed it to my cat it will make me seem more human. Thoughts?”JohnInCarolina said:
“Team: I think if we put a bottle of barbecue sauce that is used on the smoking meats it will make me seem more human. Thoughts?”GrateEggspectations said:
fukahwee maineyou can lead a fish to water but you can not make him drink it -
Enjoying a Friday afternoon trying to solve an actual technical engineering problem. Hydraulics + dynamics + software is always a good time, we’ll, most of the time. Reading the Friday threads like a tabloid between software builds.
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Engineer: this is exactly how much x we need and it will withstand y.FarmingPhD said:Enjoying a Friday afternoon trying to solve an actual technical engineering problem. Hydraulics + dynamics + software is always a good time, we’ll, most of the time. Reading the Friday threads like a tabloid between software builds.
Project manager: triple it and order it up.Large, Medium, MiniMax, & 22, and 36" Blackstone
Grand Rapids MI
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