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I keep strained bacon fat in an empty peanut butter jar in the refrigerator. It's great for frying breaded chicken tenders, greasing a loaf pan for cornbread and for basting the best ever sunny side up fried eggs. I'm totally going to try Donnie's suggestion for using it in place of butter when making my next grilled cheese sandwich.

My father's cousin Richard would spit roast a whole pig at a family get together once a year when I was growing up. Best. Q. Ever.

I consume peanut butter, ice cream and slices of Oscar Mayer bologna straight out of the container. Sometimes I'll put a slice of American cheese on a piece (or two) of bologna, add a bit of yellow mustard and a dill pickle slice, then roll it up like an enchilada. Reddi wip chugged out of the aeroesol can is good, too. Even unheated pork and beans from the can tastes surprisingly good.

My favorite burger is homemade. I start with about 6 oz. of 85% lean ground beef, seasoned with salt and pepper. It's grilled over charcoal and topped with cheddar cheese, a slice of tomato, yellow mustard, a couple of pickle slices and caramelized yellow onions. The kaiser bun is toasted as well. French fries and a root beer on the side make it complete.

The Food Network jumped the shark several years ago when they began to emphasize style over substance. I could never tolerate the the loud, talentless hack that is the Raytard, and Sandra Lee's show comes off like a parody of a real cooking show. Guy is a complete tool and the eminently face-punchable Bobby Flay's cockiness drove me away long ago. I'm glad to not be in the targeted FN demographic (i.e., I'm a not freaking moron) and don't care at all for the crappy reality programming which has taken over so many at one time very good channels. I prefer instructional cooking shows like those found on PBS, where I can actually learn something by watching.

Where's the Snooty Sauce? I know Flay is a pretty good cook, but there's just something about him that seems so face-punchable. He's toned it down a few notches since marrying Stephanie, but I can't forget what a swarmy jerk he was before that.

Definitely way. It's one of my ultimate comfort foods. Mashed potatoes topped with creamed corn served along with it complete the meal. Using Buddig chipped beef is my favorite ......

Porterhouse.

yellow mustard, pickles, lettuce, and a slice of tomato

Apples, along with strawberries, are nature's most perfect foods.