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Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


Cashmere - Mar 03, 2005 4:06:44 pm PST #3774 of 10002
Now tagless for your comfort.

Also, I'm the cast iron skillet's bitch. It's a pan, And a weapon. You really can't ask more from any kitchen utensil.

Mine was my grandmother's. It survived our house fire when I was in college. The one that burned the kitchen completely. We dug the skillet out and it cleaned up very nicely.


Cashmere - Mar 03, 2005 4:10:11 pm PST #3775 of 10002
Now tagless for your comfort.

Can anyone justify paying MSRP for a new Honda Odyssy? I've heard I'll pay invoice and I've never paid invoice on a new vehicle. The thought of paying invoice doesn't appeal to me.

But I really want one. We need the space.


Typo Boy - Mar 03, 2005 4:10:54 pm PST #3776 of 10002
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.

With lamb in particular, I find that the grill draining the fat away results in a much better tasting finished product - pans or skillets just end up frying it in grease and getting the meat oversaturated.

If you do want to cook lamb in a pan or skilet - cook with carrots, peas and new potatos. The peas and root veggies absorb the grease so:

1) the lamb is not greasy (and is flavored with the other stuff)
2) the carrots, potatos and peas are flavored by the lamb fat:

Everything is good. Not saying the broiler would not be even better - but I long ago decided no food goodie in the world is worth cleaning a broiler for.


Jesse - Mar 03, 2005 4:13:43 pm PST #3777 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Did anyone else misread the transition between "Paris Hilton" and "stick blender"?

Hee!


§ ita § - Mar 03, 2005 4:14:52 pm PST #3778 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

the carrots, potatos and peas are flavored by the lamb fat

But then there's the extra work of throwing them away.


Typo Boy - Mar 03, 2005 4:17:27 pm PST #3779 of 10002
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.

But then there's the extra work of throwing them away.
I've served large numbers with that dish - lamb chops, peas, carrots and new potatios flavored with onion, garlic, salt pepper, a tablespoon of red wine, two teaspoons olive oil and a mint leaf or two from my garden. Never had any complaints.


Scrappy - Mar 03, 2005 4:18:08 pm PST #3780 of 10002
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.

We have a great iron skillet, but if I want a sandwich where the filling is warm with yummy melty cheese, but the bread is toasted rather than fried, the Foreman is the way to go.


§ ita § - Mar 03, 2005 4:22:25 pm PST #3781 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Never had any complaints.

Well, there are two things -- if I'm trying to get rid of the fat, putting it in other foods I also eat doesn't count as success. If I'd been grilling, it would have disappeared. Second -- I don't like cooked peas and carrots, so I'd totally be tossing them.


-t - Mar 03, 2005 4:28:08 pm PST #3782 of 10002
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

a sandwich where the filling is warm with yummy melty cheese, but the bread is toasted rather than fried

I am, coincidentally, now eating such a sandwich, made by toasting the bread in the toaster and heating the meat and cheese in the microwave, then assembling.


Topic!Cindy - Mar 03, 2005 4:34:17 pm PST #3783 of 10002
What is even happening?

Also, I'm the cast iron skillet's bitch. It's a pan, And a weapon. You really can't ask more from any kitchen utensil.
Mine was my grandmother's. It survived our house fire when I was in college. The one that burned the kitchen completely. We dug the skillet out and it cleaned up very nicely.
Beautiful! I bet the house fire seasoned it nicely.