Recent Comments

From Drinks

3 American Rye Whiskeys You Should Try

The best value in rye is Wild Turkey 100 proof. For when you want to become a slobbering mess but have very little time to do it. And it tastes good too.

Lately it seems to be sold out everywhere I shop though.

See more comments by schmonsequences »

Recent Posts

From Talk

Worst food/drink trends

From Talk

What's your favorite uncommon soup recipe?

From Talk

Cablevision drops Food Network, do you care?

See more posts by schmonsequences »

Recent Favorites

From Recipes

Dinner Tonight: Sichuan-Style Chicken Noodle Soup

From Serious Eats

Recap: Top Chef DC Finale, And The Winner Is...

See more favorites by schmonsequences »

Recent Polls

From Serious Eats

schmonsequences answered "Fresh Nutmeg " to What Kind of Nutmeg Do You Use?

From Serious Eats: New York

schmonsequences answered "I prefer well-prepared coffee, but can do with generic stuff in a pinch." to How Picky Are You About Coffee?

From Serious Eats

schmonsequences answered "Drip brew" to How Do You Brew Your Coffee?

From Serious Eats

schmonsequences answered "Straight" to Straight or bendy, that is the question.

Recent Quizzes

From Serious Eats

schmonsequences got 33% correct on How Much Do You Know About Peanut Butter?

From Serious Eats

schmonsequences got 80% correct on How Much Do You Know About Barbecue?

From Serious Eats

schmonsequences got 80% correct on Meat Quiz

From Serious Eats

schmonsequences got 60% correct on Quiz: How Much Do You Know About Oysters?

See more polls and quizzes by schmonsequences »

Recent Comments

From Drinks

3 American Rye Whiskeys You Should Try

The best value in rye is Wild Turkey 100 proof. For when you want to become a slobbering mess but have very little time to do it. And it tastes good too.

Lately it seems to be sold out everywhere I shop though.

From Serious Eats

The Vegan Experience, Day 3: I'll Have That Without [X] Please

What have you done to deserve this punishment? You must be a very bad man.

From Talk

Last meal of 2011?

@ToveCatherine Same as you, minus the chips

From Serious Eats

Burger King's New French Fries: Thicker, Less Salty

BK is disgusting in every way.

I don't often eat fast food, but when I do I go to McDs.

From Talk

How many do you have, and what spices can you not be without?

I'm not going to count, cause then I'd have to organize them.

Favorites are aleppo pepper and sumac.

From Drinks

Homebrewing: Base Malt

I recently converted to all grain, bought a three keggle HERMS. Unfortunately I've been having some electrical issues with the equipment and haven't been able to use it much. Made a rye IPA that was great though.

Love the column Peter. Very informative.

From Drinks

Drinking the Bottom Shelf: Old Overholt Rye

Wild Turkey Rye. 100 proof. About $21. The extra octane makes up for the slightly higher price and the taste is so much better. I like rye though, not so much a bourbon fan, so if you prefer your brown stuff sweeter it's probably not for you.

From Drinks

From Behind The Bar: Thinking About Gin

What Wade said. Flavorings after distillation are just flavored vodka.

So what is vodka then? Since it can be made from various products, but claims to be neutral, it must be distilled multiple times and/or filtered. So if made from corn or barley is it still bourbon or "scotch"?

It's fun to try to come up with absolute definitions, but as long as it tastes good it really doesn't matter.

From Recipes

French in a Flash: Lentil and Sausage Soup

I love lentil and sausage soup. I make my favorite version with Mexican chorizo and leeks.

Now if only it wasn't 90 degrees out.

From Talk

Do you like to cook or be cooked for?

Both, but if I'm not the one cooking I'll at least be in the kitchen to offer a hand, and/or passive aggressive advice.

From Slice

Pizza Protips: Gluten and Water

Interesting, but what would be really helpful to me as a bread baker would be how much gluten to add to recipes with varied quantities of whole grain flour. Lately when I make a wheat or rye bread (with about 60 - 70 % AP white flour) I end up with a tacky dough that rips and I can't get a good stretchy, slashable outer skin.

If I want to use more whole grains, how do I still get good dough structure? Also, a long cold ferment makes the structure of whole grain dough even worse. I'm struggling lately, any tips?

From Drinks

Homebrewing Books: Yeast, The Practical Guide to Beer Fermentation

Do you have an opinion on liquid vs dry yeast? My local homebrew shop stocks mostly the wyeast liquid packs, so naturally that's what they say to use, but dry yeast is cheaper and I would guess lasts longer.

From Serious Eats

Ed Levine's Caloric Journey, Week 176: Do You Have Diet Clothes?

How tall are you Ed? You look 6'2", if not taller. If that's the case you're doing pretty OK, especially considering your job.

My measurement is the mirror buckle check. If I can see all of my belt buckle, all is good.

By the way, this, and anything Kenji posts, are my must reads. As a fellow beltline battler, it's good to hear the psyche others use to motivate (and justify).

From Slice

Pizza Protips: A Different Sort of Peel

Fitting a 15" pizza on a 16" stone is a challenge for anyone, not just the inexperienced. The pros have the forgiveness of little or no drop off zone. I'd rather use a gadget that practice by throwing pizzas on my oven floor.

And yes, I have a Super Peel, and it works very nicely.

Very pretty loaf too by the way db.

From Serious Eats

Father's Day Giveaway: Win a Two-Pound Cowboy Chop

I could pander and say a ribeye, but for me it's still a porterhouse.

From Slice

The Pizza Lab: On Flour Types, Foams, and Dough

Sorry Kenji, not quite up to the normal high level of research. Hopefully you will post the scotch research you were doing concurrently.

See more comments by schmonsequences »

Recent Posts

From Talk

Worst food/drink trends

From Talk

What's your favorite uncommon soup recipe?

From Talk

Cablevision drops Food Network, do you care?

See more posts by schmonsequences »

Recent Favorites

From Recipes

Dinner Tonight: Sichuan-Style Chicken Noodle Soup

From Serious Eats

Recap: Top Chef DC Finale, And The Winner Is...

See more favorites by schmonsequences »

Polls

From Serious Eats

schmonsequences answered "Fresh Nutmeg " to What Kind of Nutmeg Do You Use?

From Serious Eats: New York

schmonsequences answered "I prefer well-prepared coffee, but can do with generic stuff in a pinch." to How Picky Are You About Coffee?

From Serious Eats

schmonsequences answered "Drip brew" to How Do You Brew Your Coffee?

From Serious Eats

schmonsequences answered "Straight" to Straight or bendy, that is the question.

From Serious Eats

schmonsequences answered "Cubed" to How Do You Like Your Ice?

From Serious Eats

schmonsequences answered "10-15 years old" to When Did You Learn to Cook?

From Serious Eats: New York

schmonsequences answered "Call over the manager and ask that the item be taken off the bill. " to How Would You Deal With Restaurant Error?

From A Hamburger Today

schmonsequences answered "Home ground, as much fat as possible" to What Lean-To-Fat Ratio Do You Prefer When Making Burgers?

From Serious Eats

schmonsequences answered "Yes" to Did you take home ec in high school?

From Serious Eats

schmonsequences answered "I buy seedless watermelon to avoid this." to How Do You Eat Your Watermelon?

From Serious Eats

schmonsequences answered "Chewy" to Do You Like Crisp or Chewy Bacon?

From A Hamburger Today

schmonsequences answered "Lump Charcoal" to Do You Grill Burgers with Lump Charcoal or Briquettes?

From Serious Eats

schmonsequences answered "Spicy" to What's Your Favorite Hummus Flavor?

From Serious Eats

schmonsequences answered "Big Night" to What's Your Favorite Food Movie?

From Serious Eats

schmonsequences answered "I don't cut my sandwiches" to How Do You Cut Your Sandwich?

From Serious Eats

schmonsequences answered "Sammy/Sammie/Sammich" to Which Food Term Bugs You the Most?

From Serious Eats

schmonsequences answered "Bud Light: 'Stranded' (Lost Parody)" to Which of These Was Your Favorite?

From Serious Eats

schmonsequences answered "Stew Leonard's" to What's Your Favorite Grocery Chain?

See more polls by schmonsequences »

Quizzes

From Serious Eats

schmonsequences got 33% correct on How Much Do You Know About Peanut Butter?

From Serious Eats

schmonsequences got 80% correct on How Much Do You Know About Barbecue?

From Serious Eats

schmonsequences got 80% correct on Meat Quiz

From Serious Eats

schmonsequences got 60% correct on Quiz: How Much Do You Know About Oysters?

From Serious Eats

schmonsequences got 70% correct on Quiz: How Much Do You Know About Cheese?

From Serious Eats

schmonsequences got 80% correct on Quiz: How Much Do You Know About Bagels?

From Serious Eats

schmonsequences got 70% correct on Quiz: How Much Do You Know About Sushi?

From Serious Eats

schmonsequences got 40% correct on Quiz: How Much Do You Know About Ramen?

From Serious Eats

schmonsequences got 75% correct on How Much Do You Know About Regional Sandwiches?

From Serious Eats

schmonsequences got 87% correct on How Much Do You Know About Beer?

From Serious Eats

schmonsequences got 40% correct on How Much Do You Know About Food TV and Its Personalities?

From Serious Eats

schmonsequences got 42% correct on How Much Do You Know About Chocolate Chip Cookies?

From Sweets

schmonsequences got 90% correct on What's Your Ice Cream IQ?

From Serious Eats

schmonsequences got 75% correct on How Much Do You Know About Cheese?

From Serious Eats

schmonsequences got 62% correct on How Much Do You Know About Food Preservation?

From Serious Eats

schmonsequences got 33% correct on How Much Do You Know About Condiments?

From Serious Eats

schmonsequences got 37% correct on Winter Vegetables Quiz

See more quizzes by schmonsequences »

About schmonsequences

Website:

Location:

About:

Favorite foods:

Last bite on earth: