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Butchers: Is there a need for them?

Thank you oliver, I will take you up on that. And sorry about Dog (the pig)!

josephtetro at 10:48AM on 10/10/08

Butchers: Is there a need for them?

Thank you all. My question was prompted by a never ending search for a nice cut. I have found a couple of shops but nothing near me (30 min min). With that said I do like the service and the quality (although limited) at my local Price Chopper. I live in a little New England town with a nice town green. The businessman in me was wondering if a shop here would stand a chance.

Thanks again and keep the feedback coming!

josephtetro at 7:52AM on 10/09/08

Ricotta Recipes Needed!

Ricotta brucetta

josephtetro at 5:08PM on 10/01/08

The Best Fried Chicken Recipe Ever?

Thanks jfahle, Very good to know! I fry very little so that was very enlightening

josephtetro at 2:27PM on 09/28/08

A Good Set of Knives

I have a set of.......get ready for this......Martha Stewart. I bought a set of 4 about 8 years ago. Forged stainless steel, Full tang & Riveted handles. Heavy and great balance. I was shocked when we found them but I have been very happy with the performance. They keep a nice edge that I maintain with a steel every few uses. I have added a serrated and carver over the years but these 4 are the core of what I use. The chefs is one of the most comfortable knives I have ever used. I also have a Henckel 8" chefs and 3" pairing knife that do not have near the heft or feel.

I guess you can find the quality and feel you are looking for without paying top dollar for a big name.

josephtetro at 2:18PM on 09/28/08

Serious Eats Stickers Need a Good Home

Sent my envelope this week. No art though....next time

josephtetro at 10:01AM on 08/27/08

The Best Fried Chicken Recipe Ever?

Can you use a counter top fryer instead of a pan?

josephtetro at 4:21PM on 08/25/08

Dinner Tonight: Bucatini ai Fagioli

I have been on a roll as of late. homade ricotta, roasted onion and bread salad, spit roasted chicken.... this sounds like it may be next on my hit list!

josephtetro at 5:05PM on 08/18/08

The Best Fried Chicken Recipe Ever?

I'd like to comment about something Dave Faris wrote: "Bacon, butter, AND lard? Come on. My cardiologist just had a heart attack hearing about this recipe."

Let me try to put Mr. Faris' fears to rest. In 1900 heart disease and heart attacks were so rare that the adverage doctor didn't know how to treat it.

In 1930, when the population of the US was 123,000,000 there were 3000 heart attacks deaths recorded. Which means the odds of having a heart attack that year was 42,000 to 1. In 1960 when the population of the US was 197,000,000 there were 500,000 heart attack deaths. Why? Answer: Diet. Everyone was using "Bacon, butter, AND lard" back in the 1800's with no heart disease as a result. It wasn't until after 1930 that everyone started using "heart healthy" vegetable oils and margarine, low fat this and low fat that. The result? The odds of dying of a heart attack in 1950 was about 3500 to 1.

Got Lard?

Jeff VT at 7:59PM on 10/17/09

The Best Fried Chicken Recipe Ever?

I was looking around for great chicken recipe and this one came up. I cannot wait till try it, but I was wondering. Would it be ok to freeze after soaking in buttermilk step? So I can just thaw and cook some when I want some. I know it probably won't be as good if you cook right away, but I rather be able eat chicken when I want without waiting 24 hours for preparing the food. I could see this be very helpful for families too. If you’re planning cook this chicken for them, because according to buzz on this chicken "More please" haha. Btw thank you Edna and Scott for sharing the recipe and the site too. For the healthy poster, who post on this chicken recipe and wanting to change it. It’s great you have chosen to live a healthy life style and chose to eat healthy, but why are you looking at fried chicken recipe? Here my motto. “Tis better to love and lost then have not love at all.”: by Shakespeare. Better to eat food and lose the weight then have not eaten the food at all.
Bonappetit
Cooking D

Cooking D at 6:56PM on 09/10/09

The Best Fried Chicken Recipe Ever?

I am cooking this tomorrow! Cannot wait to try it.
Come on people. Seriously have you not kept up with the current medical data out there? Lard is not bad!!! No transfats (you know those artery damaging things) Butter is not bad!!! I'll give you peanut oil, but Canola??? There is no such thing as a canola plant...It comes from the word Canada because it is a genetically engineered oil from the rapeseed plant. Our ancestors have been eating animal fats from the dawn of time,or at least fire :O) and if you check your statistics heart disease started to rise at the dawn of the industrial age i.e. refined oils! So, I think I'll cook me up some of this delicious sounding fried chicken cooked in lard, coconut oil, grapeseed oil or the butter from a non genetically modified cow! Bon Appetit!! :O)

gamiaof3 at 4:56PM on 08/28/09

The Best Fried Chicken Recipe Ever?

Ok ok. Enough with the lard comments! The idea is to enjoy this recipe once in a while. Not every meal! As with anything moderation is the key.....

southerngrill at 11:10AM on 08/02/09

The Best Fried Chicken Recipe Ever?

This cookbooks is awesome; rented it from the library! Really down home recipes in here.

Anything fried in lard is awesome, but I would save this type of recipe for a special event.

jlew911 at 1:56PM on 07/16/09

The Best Fried Chicken Recipe Ever?

This is basically my Grannies recipe. It was and is the absolute best fried chicken I have ever laid my lips on. Granny pulled the skin off and she put a little cayenne in the brine and the dredge and to make it spicy. I miss my Granny not only did she make the best fried chicken but also many other home no recipe treats. Her measurements were like :butter as big as a hen's egg, enough milk to make it wet, and things like that. Self taught and her own sense of measurement but a great cook and a greater lady.

gregmahan at 4:44PM on 05/23/09

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The Best Fried Chicken Recipe Ever?

just a short comment to louisey on "how good this internet system is", its so good, that I managed to get you so many links for the chicken recipe from Omars, you shouldn't have to ask "a friend", you have the entire world at your fingertips, its not rocket science...........just Omars fried chicken....please, Enjoy all the chicken from Omars you can muster up an appetite for..........the secret is in the
link below!

sweetlilbj at 12:42PM on 05/03/09

Serious Cheese: Blue Cheese 101

I have been staying in Buenos Aires and started eating Argetine blue cheese... I highly reccomend it with ripe pear and dry, red wine! It is so soft and tangy!
I am actually very surprised that nobody else mentioned the pear pairing before on this page. It is a heavenly couple!

susanworld at 6:31PM on 03/03/09

The Best Fried Chicken Recipe Ever?

Has anyone ever had the fried chicken from Omar Khayams in Manila? I had it in the mid 70s and have never had such wonderful chicken in my life. Do you have a friend from Manila that might know the secret?Lets see just how good this internet system is!

louisey at 4:29PM on 02/27/09

The Best Fried Chicken Recipe Ever?

I haven't anything against bacon or ham, but am a purist with regard to fried chicken. The lard is fine, but any excessive ham- or smokey-flavor is a bit too much, in my opinion.

shaogo at 12:50PM on 02/24/09

Butchers: Is there a need for them?

Well said SD Butcher. I have previously expressed my interest in at least improving my knife skills and learning to debone meat and fish with skill. I'd take a class in a heartbeat! Also, I wouldn't be opposed to seeing three men in a tub. Rub-a-dub-dub indeed! ;-)

PerkyMac at 4:11PM on 01/01/09

Butchers: Is there a need for them?

All this talk about Butchers... I am a Trade Qualified Butcher; yes the trade does exist but not in the US, here they are meatcutters with "certification" and I use that word as a toungue in cheek expression.

The trade of Butchery is dead. Although sad but it is a sign of the times.

I gained my trade in Australia (where all butchers are trade qualified). Starting out at the ripe old age of 16 and 80$, 7 days a week and required college education for 4 years with 6 years on the job training.

I have learnt all facets of the "trade" from slaughter to center of plate, breakdown of all carcasses including kangaroo!!

I have gained employment as a Butcher in San Diego and am to happy to pass on my experiences. I would like at some stage to faciliate formal Butchery education and am currently undertaking the investigations to do so.... It would be nice to see the Trade recognised again. I know that i would like to see the Bakers and candle stick makers return....

SD Butcher at 3:59PM on 01/01/09

The Best Fried Chicken Recipe Ever?

I posted a comment about my Thanksgiving dinner recently, and how I decided not to have turkey, but to try Edna Lewis's recipe for fried chicken. I said that the result was not that great, that it tasted just like any other fried chicken I've had. So I decided to go to this restaurant in Atlanta called "Watershed" who serves the Edna Lewis recipe chicken. I owe an apology to all the other bloggers. That was the best, most flavorful chicken. To top it off it had a light delicate crunch to it. I don't know what I did wrong when I tried Edna Lewis recipe, but I know one thing, it did not turn out like the chicken I had at "Watershed." Maybe I should try the recipe again.

jiffery at 11:03PM on 12/16/08

Seriously Delicious Holiday Giveaway: D'Artagnan Boneless Heritage Ham

Thank you for participating, and congratulations to our winner: royny23. Winner has been notified by email and also appears on our Contest Winners page.

Adam Kuban at 4:16PM on 12/15/08

Seriously Delicious Holiday Giveaway: D'Artagnan Boneless Heritage Ham

I just like bread. Put bread on it. Ham and bread. Bread and Ham. Bready. Hammy. Yummy.

Shanington at 4:14PM on 12/15/08

Seriously Delicious Holiday Giveaway: D'Artagnan Boneless Heritage Ham

i love it with spicy chipotle mustard, lettuce and swiss cheese

mjrosa69 at 4:06PM on 12/15/08

Seriously Delicious Holiday Giveaway: D'Artagnan Boneless Heritage Ham

Mayo, grainy mustard, gruyere and hopefully a wonderful slice or two of D'Artagnan ham that I won on toasted, seeded rye.

Annek at 4:03PM on 12/15/08

Seriously Delicious Holiday Giveaway: D'Artagnan Boneless Heritage Ham

Ham on dill rye bread with yellow mustard.

Gwenelle at 4:03PM on 12/15/08

Seriously Delicious Holiday Giveaway: D'Artagnan Boneless Heritage Ham

I love ham and swiss on toasted rye. Thanks so much for this yummy giveaway.

peg42 at 4:00PM on 12/15/08

Seriously Delicious Holiday Giveaway: D'Artagnan Boneless Heritage Ham

Just love ham, swiss cheese and some mustard on rye bread

cindyb at 3:57PM on 12/15/08

Seriously Delicious Holiday Giveaway: D'Artagnan Boneless Heritage Ham

ham and pickles

vergie at 3:56PM on 12/15/08

Seriously Delicious Holiday Giveaway: D'Artagnan Boneless Heritage Ham

i love ham on mine plus the mustard from honey baked ham. yummy!

dementeddoll at 3:53PM on 12/15/08

Seriously Delicious Holiday Giveaway: D'Artagnan Boneless Heritage Ham

Applewood bacon,swiss,roasted red pepper,cream cheese on 9 grain,Oh Yeah!

whitbord at 3:48PM on 12/15/08

Seriously Delicious Holiday Giveaway: D'Artagnan Boneless Heritage Ham

good rye bread toasted....then layered ham, swiss cheese, mustard, horseradish with mayo......maybe lettuce

chuchubi at 3:47PM on 12/15/08