Recent content by SmokeZilla

Never had a problem with CI on induction. Enameled CI has been scary but it works as long as you don’t overtemp it too quickly or go over about medium (~450F, max). On my gasser or sear burner I try not to go over 600F versus my CI that I take to ~800F with caution.

AlphaPapa, I won’t answer for RattleR but several Costco’s in my area have great short ribs. I like them more than the variety I can get in little Saigon (an area of Garden Grove, CA) because they don’t have as much fat. If your local store doesn’t have them, ask their butcher and he can cut...

I like to keep things simple. Ziplock freezer (or similar) bags with the name of the device on the outside has worked for me for years.

Perfect summary. And most people think the government is dumb. They also now have to file and pay more for Federal and State income taxes because their household income is above the minimum levels. They got what they wanted but don’t understand cause and impact. The big “gotcha” lives on.

CKeeper, I agree minimum wage changes are pivotal in understanding inflation. In Kalifornia they ‘naively’ increased the hourly rate for large ownership fast food restaurant workers to $20.00/hour. As soon as that happened, city bus workers who were only making ~17.00/hr complained because they...

I happened to visit my local Costco today and the prices haven’t changed much in the last 6 months. However, I had to say no to the the Louis XIII because it has become outrageously expensive, lol.

As an avid fan of Le Creuset’s products I offer the following caution. Do not speed heat (i.e., go from cold or ambient to any temperature above medium) without preconditioning the cookware/device. I had a high energy professional induction range and after about a year of use, I noticed my...

TheRicker, I know all Costco’s stock a little differently but I don’t think I have seen any “small” full packers. They typically range from 14-25lbs in my area. From a prep perspective, for a backyard trim you will lose about 12% and for a competition trim you will lose about 18-20%. That...

Not sure of the make and model of your induction range but I have found the 5 ply All Clad products and de Buyer are worth the tears. I have also used some left over pans from my Hestan grill and they worked fine except the internal temperature sensing circuits were a little wonky. Brands you...

Distilled1, I agree with your position. Unfortulately, vague claims like Stainless Steel bother me. There are over 150 grades of stainless and many overlap with each other. Ultimately, unless a seller specifies a type and grade, it is hard to determine what you have unless you want to use a...

I love my vertical stick burner (New Braunsfel Cast Iron over 40 years old) but I hate the fact that I can’t put 20lb full packers on the grates because of their size. That was one of my considerations when I picked my Bull. In contrast, you can hang a couple of turkeys or many slabs of ribs...

I recommend the Blackstone cast iron seasoning. It is not like a cooking oil and doesn’t attract insects. As an alternate, I use Grapeseed oil on some of my CI because it has one of the highest flash points for an edible oil.

I would start with names like RTisanal, RTNot4Me or RTFooledMe, and let it graduate from there to names like MyButtsHurt, Adler Titsoff, Amandalicks, Ben N. Snyder and it just gets worse from there.

It may not be popular with the faithful but if we keep picking the most profane name we can think of we can “break that dog from sucking eggs”, lol. Foreign names are even better as they will need to be translated. You didn’t get that tip from me.

Update. It was a good day to take the gasser out for a dance.