tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post4999755229623068969..comments2023-12-20T04:18:41.617-06:00Comments on The Hunting of the Snark: Contractually Obligatory Friday Filler PostSusan of Texashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00076915322771385454noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-64098955872709314742015-02-09T19:02:33.065-06:002015-02-09T19:02:33.065-06:00And she leaves out stuff. To get a good sear on be...And she leaves out stuff. To get a good sear on beef, you need to crank the stove high and let a cast iron pan sit on it for awhile--all of which is easy, yes. But then get ready for a TON of smoke, which your exhaust fan either can or can't handle.<br /><br />That said, I've been cooking for decades, so when we go out (which is seldom), I do want to get food I can't make myself. She's not wrong about that. The dry-ageing fridge seems excessive. And the sous vide is another matter. We recently got a sous vide kit for free and it's been sitting in the box, unopened.Mr. Wonderfulnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-57221395646920470022015-02-09T13:35:44.107-06:002015-02-09T13:35:44.107-06:00Thank goodness for Megan. Where would we all be wi...Thank goodness for Megan. Where would we all be without her explaining that we can cook this "food" thingies at home? Clever Pseudonymnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-13349275689340648682015-02-08T16:32:25.894-06:002015-02-08T16:32:25.894-06:00She could go on like this for just about any resta...She could go on like this for just about any restaurant meal. Any number of common dishes from mac and cheese to pad thai can be done at home, but the whole point is not to enjoy a meal you didn't cook hopefully cooked by someone with more skill. This just seems like bizarre effort to one-up a competent chef by investing in space taking gadgets. Like Mcardle I'm semi-vegetarian, although I'm less of jerk about it. I like a really well made steak once a year or so--I don't want to buy all kinds of stuff to make it (and possibly ruin it).Skinny Little Boy from Cleveland, Ohiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04360441752575669061noreply@blogger.com