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[beardown07]

I love gluttonous holidays.

Just pounded some homemade mozzarella sticks.




If fried cheese is wrong, I don't wanna be right.

 

[beardown07]

 

[SlinkyRedfoot]

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I'd be a liar if I said I wasn't into the bourbon already.

 

[beardown07]

I'd be a liar if I said I wasn't into the bourbon already.

I had my first bloody at, like..10:30.

 

[beardown07]

@Edisto_Tiger


Those are amazing dude.


You HAVE to let them cool to truly experience it. My first 2 weren't near as good as the third.

 

[Edisto_Tiger]

@Edisto_Tiger


Those are amazing dude.


You HAVE to let them cool to truly experience it. My first 2 weren't near as good as the third.

They are outstanding. A little time consuming in the prep, wrapping the bacon en sech, but well worth it. Did you brush them with bbq sauce toward the end? That's the icing on the cake. So damn good.

 

[beardown07]

They are outstanding. A little time consuming in the prep, wrapping the bacon en sech, but well worth it. Did you brush them with bbq sauce toward the end? That's the icing on the cake. So damn good.

Absolutely. Caramelizes that shit up good.


Once cooled, that shit coagulates up and you clould slice up wedges if you wanted. They are pretty great

 

[beardown07]

They are outstanding. A little time consuming in the prep, wrapping the bacon en sech, but well worth it. Did you brush them with bbq sauce toward the end? That's the icing on the cake. So damn good.

It kinda reminds me of a bacon-wrapped meatloaf that I make. Candied bacon is the biz

 

[Edisto_Tiger]

Absolutely. Caramelizes that shit up good.


Once cooled, that shit coagulates up and you clould slice up wedges if you wanted. They are pretty great

I don't know how many people you cooked them for, but you'll be doing it again for everyone that had one. I did them at my dad's once for about 10-15 people and I can't get away from them now. Every time I go to his house it's "are you doing those O-Rings again? Please."

 

[beardown07]

I don't know how many people you cooked them for, but you'll be doing it again for everyone that had one. I did them at my dad's once for about 10-15 people and I can't get away from them now. Every time I go to his house it's "are you doing those O-Rings again? Please."

Just me and my wife lol....fuck company

 

[Edisto_Tiger]

It kinda reminds me of a bacon-wrapped meatloaf that I make. Candied bacon is the biz

I've smoked the "fatty" before. Pretty tasty.

 

[whywork2]

 

[beardown07]

I may not make it to ghe chiocken satay..lol..er' halftime for that matter.

 

[romeo212000]

Tried my hand at homemade wontons tonight. The filling was the shiz. They tasted pretty good, but they weren't the prettiest dumplings you ever saw.

 

[beardown07]

fuck I was drunk last nite. I don't remember the comment above

 

[beardown07]

Just topped a burger with one of those leftover onions @Edisto_Tiger



Might be the greatest thing evar

 

[Edisto_Tiger]

Just topped a burger with one of those leftover onions @Edisto_Tiger



Might be the greatest thing evar

I'll have to try that. That does sound damn good!

 

[SlinkyRedfoot]

In the spirit of posting pictures, I'll put up the two filets I made recently:

Take 1: On the stainless
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Take 2: on the cast iron
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Was definitely happier with the stainless steel in terms of crust, but they were also slightly different grades.

So, with the results I've been enjoying with the filets in the cast iron, unless I totally lazy the fuck out, I think I'm going to try burgers in the cast iron tonight.

I'll let you know how it turns out.

 

[Across The Field]

So, with the results I've been enjoying with the filets in the cast iron, unless I totally lazy the fuck out, I think I'm going to try burgers in the cast iron tonight.

I'll let you know how it turns out.

Nice! I'd be interested in your burger prep, too. That's one I used to play around with but haven't in years.

 

[SlinkyRedfoot]

Nice! I'd be interested in your burger prep, too. That's one I used to play around with but haven't in years.

Holy shit. Quite possibly the best fucking cheeseburger I've ever had.

The cast iron put a caramelized crust on the edge that actually crunched when I'd take a bite, but the center was soft and juicy. Really, really fucking good.

The #1 thing about making burgers in my opinion is being ridiculously gentle with your meat (must resist urge to joke...). I even ask the butcher not to wrap it too tight. I form the patties as gently as I can so that they're just barely keeping their shape - the searing either on a grill or pan will hold them together. This makes the burgers soft and "fluffy."

For last night's, I spread the ground beef out, aggressively salted, peppered, a small amount of garlic powder and then a few dashes of Worcestershire. I flipped the beef and did the same on the other side, then formed patties. More salt and a little more Worcestershire on the tops & bottoms of the patties, then I lightly brushed them with canola oil just before going into the pan.

It stunk the house up much worse than the filets due to all the fat burning, but they were so fucking good, I don't care.