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Great article SE!! Thanks!

you're a funny dude, keep up the amusing posts please!

So sorry to hear that, our thoughts are with you.

unfrosted cherry!!! and I can't seem to find them anymore

The sunflower seeds grown in Spain are much larger than the ones we eat here in the States -- they are eaten using the same method described by jillybean, except with a little twist added after the second crack. Spaniards can consume massive amounts of the large seeds in a short amount of time -- it is also considered rude to leave the shells on the ground (I found that out quickly).

Mexican food in Barbados

I think I deep-fried some catfish in peanut oil in mine the first time I used it -- although deep-fried anything would be nice.

@semarr -- I noticed in the top picture of JKLA's How-To demonstration, that he had a bunch of raw wing pieces on a rack that appeared to be coated in a black material. I think I saw a similar product, advertised as a cookie-cooling rack, at Wally World, and wondered myself if it could be used as a baking rack.

JKLA -- any thoughts on this? I have looked at several stores, but can only seem to find stainless-steel/chrome-plated racks online. What was yours made out of? thanks!

@grampart -- well said, the max I think I'd tip for a bottle of wine with a high-maintenance cork is $30 (on top of the amount I'd already tip for the food service and other beverages). If it takes me one hour to drink said expensive bottle of wine, then the server just made $30/hr on that bottle of wine alone. Even if half that amount is divvied out to others, $15 to open a bottle of wine is pretty damn good.

You're my hero.

I don't like either cilantro or coriander -- I'd like to think it's because they're from the same plant, but they really don't taste at all like one another. I tried cooking several curries before I realized the coriander in them all made me dislike the dishes so much I had to throw them out. I'm honestly scared to make curry now, hopefully I get over it soon and just try to make some without coriander.

Cilantro tastes like soap to me.

sorry hippo, didn't think I was spoiling it for anyone since it's already shown, my apologies to you and anyone else!

Those DIY waffle makers are great -- when I used to do a lot of traveling for my job, I saw plenty of the type of breakfast spread you describe above (both in south and up north -- didn't travel out west, so I couldn't comment on that area). I would "treat" myself to the waffles if they were there (knowing that I was about to be outside working all day and would easily burn the calories), but it was nice to have cereal/apples/bananas to pick from as well.

I stayed at a Holiday Inn Express one time that was right across the highway from a 50's-style diner and decided to try that -- the grits were cold and the eggs came out cooked wrong, but at least the coffee was good. I stick to "continental" breakfasts when I have to eat at 5:30 am now.