3 hours ago, DEagle7 said:

This is kinda how I do potatoes. Peel and cube them. Parboil in water with baking soda until soft and with fluffy outer coating. Toss in high temperature oil of choice (duck fat, bacon fat, peanut oil, sesame oil, canola etc) + salt pepper and herbs/spices of choice (usually garlic shallots and rosemary for russet, cinnamon nutmeg allspice and a bit of maple syrup for sweet potatoes). Roast at 425 until outside is brown and crispy.

Basically crispy flavorful mashed potato bites. 

Why with baking soda?

3 hours ago, TorontoEagle said:

 

I recall reading a story about sprouts, in the 80's they began to breed out the more bitter ones, as kids in general refused to eat them. As a result, brussel sprouts we have today are significantly less bitter than 30 years ago. As a kid, my parents would just boil em up, and you couldn't make them any more gross if you tried. Roasted though is the way to go. 

Imagine if you will what my wife had to endure every day during her year working in England for a horticultural arboretum and nursery.  Imagine you mother taking the sprouts she had just boiled and putting them in a covered steam table to "keep warm" for 2-3 hours until the dinner bell rang.  That was taking your gross and doubling down.

2 hours ago, FranklinFldEBUpper said:

We had a discussion at the game on Sunday about which coach they'd like to punch more. Payton, Arians, or Carroll. Those were the three choices. I think they're the obvious candidates. 

I chose Arians by the way.

Of course you could add the Cowboys' de facto coach to that list, and I would choose him 10 times out of 10.  Payton, Arians and Carroll combined aren't as punchable as he is.

9 minutes ago, mattwill said:

Why with baking soda?

Very sciency...

https://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.475.5781&rep=rep1&type=pdf

 

The short story is... the alkalinity breaks down the outer starches, which is why he called it fluffy.  And then when roasting, the fluffy becomes crunchy... and I am very excited to try this.

50 minutes ago, Iggles_Phan said:

You just McCant get enough of these puns, McCan you?  

Puns are as dangerous as McCancer

7 minutes ago, Iggles_Phan said:

Very sciency...

https://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.475.5781&rep=rep1&type=pdf

 

The short story is... the alkalinity breaks down the outer starches, which is why he called it fluffy.  And then when roasting, the fluffy becomes crunchy... and I am very excited to try this.

Thanks.  Russet potatoes or Yukon Golds?

1 minute ago, mattwill said:

Thanks.  Russet potatoes or Yukon Golds?

He said russet.

Doing my Mac (McCain) and cheese a day early:

4 hours ago, DEagle7 said:

Why not? I mean would you f--- with him even if you're a big bad NFL defensive linemen?

14 minutes ago, schuy7 said:

Doing my Mac (McCain) and cheese a day early:

Wait Mayo in Mac and cheese?

18 minutes ago, schuy7 said:

Doing my Mac (McCain) and cheese a day early:

Where's the cheese?   

 

And where's the second 'i' in "ingredents"?  

20 minutes ago, schuy7 said:

Doing my Mac (McCain) and cheese a day early:

Wtf, no cheese?? 

5 minutes ago, LeanMeanGM said:

Wtf, no cheese?? 

I’m still stuck on Mayo.  Bla nasty

That’s the sorriest looking Mac n Cheese I’ve ever seen. 

It's just a joke. 🤣 It's not even mine hahah.

28 minutes ago, schuy7 said:

Doing my Mac (McCain) and cheese a day early:

They can't even spell ingredients correctly 

1 minute ago, tuffstuff07 said:

They can even spell ingredients correctly 

.    I think I know what you were going for here... but it just slipped through your fingers...

Is anyone doing their turkey in the microwave this year? I heard this is the hip new thing. Quick and juicy.

23 minutes ago, Iggles_Phan said:

.    I think I know what you were going for here... but it just slipped through your fingers...

Yeah I fixed it lol

5 minutes ago, HazletonEagle said:

Is anyone doing their turkey in the microwave this year? I heard this is the hip new thing. Quick and juicy.

Probably beats Taco Bell.

I do get the bread crumbs though.  Kinda anyways.  I tried many time to incorporate bread crumbs in Mac & cheese for some dumb reason.  It never comes out right for me.  My best Mac and cheeses and fairly basic and delicious.  A little milk and a lot of cheese and line the dish with lots of butter and slightly burnt on top and bottom.   

3 minutes ago, Iggles_Phan said:

Probably beats Taco Bell.

Don’t say that bro.  Undercooked turkey is something you don’t want to play with 

1 minute ago, SNOORDA said:

I do get the bread crumbs though.  Kinda anyways.  I tried many time to incorporate bread crumbs in Mac & cheese for some dumb reason.  It never comes out right for me.  My best Mac and cheeses and fairly basic and delicious.  A little milk and a lot of cheese and line the dish with lots of butter and slightly burnt on top and bottom.   

Don’t say that bro.  Undercooked turkey is something you don’t want to play with 

Agreed... same goes for whatever Taco Bell is selling.

1 minute ago, Iggles_Phan said:

Agreed... same goes for whatever Taco Bell is selling.

 Bean and cheese burrito is all i can vouch for. I don’t know what their meats are made with though.