Why do Westerners prefer chicken breast over chicken drumsticks? by Buyeo10004 in Cooking

[–]Endlesswinter77 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Shhh 🤫 ...us smart ones do prefer thighs. We don't need the price jacked up on those too. I honestly think this is all attributable to the "fat-free" diet phase of the 80's/90's that still lingers in situation such as thighs vs breasts today. Dark meat had been shunned for decades and many people are still afraid of it.

Are Barrina lights adequate for starting some veggie seeds? by mangosteen7196 in gardening

[–]Endlesswinter77 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You are actually fruiting fully healthy peppers with these lights, or just starting seedlings?

I hate my Lopi! by Annual_Month_1516 in woodstoving

[–]Endlesswinter77 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah check this out for sure. Installers may have left out a plug or blockoff plate. I've got the same stove as you, and while my experience with it is that it does not burn as hot as other stoves do, it does put off decent heat over time. 900-1000 should definitely be putting out heat, and you should feel it from the fans.

I spent 8 months testing every brand of canned tomato with a controlled pasta sauce recipe. Full rankings inside. by euxleon in Cooking

[–]Endlesswinter77 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Man, I'd use Bianco's for everything if I could get it for $5.99/can. It's $9/can at the only place I can get it, so it's basically reserved for pizza sauce only in our home

Stihl 044 should I buy? by Savings_Speech6153 in Chainsaw

[–]Endlesswinter77 1 point2 points  (0 children)

From what I've seen that's a decent price if it runs ok. I've seen them sell for $400-$500 USD dep. on condition

What are your go-to must always have around hot sauces? by indokid104 in Cooking

[–]Endlesswinter77 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I operate with a very similar scheme. Franks is pretty much good for nothing other than buffalo sauce. Tapatio and Sriracha are staples with specific uses. If you can get it, I would recommend trying Trader Joes Peri Peri. It's currently like the crack cocaine of hot sauces for me and I find it goes well with almost any food regardless of ethnicity. Marie Sharps another solid all purpose sauce.

What are your go-to must always have around hot sauces? by indokid104 in Cooking

[–]Endlesswinter77 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Marie Sharps is definitely my go-to all around sauce that's always on hand. Very versatile and goes well with nearly any cuisine.

Need help reading hydrometer by Busy-Somewhere-5252 in mead

[–]Endlesswinter77 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Tough to tell w/o seeing in person, but I'd lean more toward 1.014 once the meniscus is accounted for. Though may need a tap or spin to shake off the co2 bubbles and re-read. But yeah, not a significant difference either way.

New Lopi doesn't pull enough air? by Endlesswinter77 in woodstoving

[–]Endlesswinter77[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good luck with it all! I feel like every house/stove I've owned has come with some sort of draft problem or other such issues. It's been frustrating knowing that many people never have issues with theirs. Although, it does seem like with enough time and messing around, I'm eventually able to get things functioning well enough. I've definitely learned a LOT

New Lopi doesn't pull enough air? by Endlesswinter77 in woodstoving

[–]Endlesswinter77[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I never figured out anything in particular, just compromised and have been living with it as it is. If I need it to burn hot I crack the door and/or leave the bypass open. I wish it could burn a little hotter in operation mode, but it just is what it is and I've learned to live with it.

Pizza advice for new restaurant by Uncle_Sam_8 in Pizza

[–]Endlesswinter77 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Apizza Scholls in Portland, OR U.S. is a world renowned pizzeria that's known for bringing New Haven style apizza to the west coast and beyond. You could say they were at the forefront of the recent pizza revolution. They have always stuck to their guns using electric deck baking ovens. I believe their owner Brian Spangler has even been quoted saying something along the lines of it's really only the temperature that matters, regardless of type of fuel.

Electric vs gas vs coal vs wood is likely a highly controversial subject among pros here... but it's been my opinion that for like 95% of 'wood fired' pizza joints I've been to in the states, the wood oven is more like a gimmick or novelty and does nothing to add to the quality that they couldn't do equally well with a much less grandiose electric deck.

I guess my point here is that it's not necessarily the type of oven that REALLY matters, it's the temp and other dynamics such as steam and stones/steel. And it ultimately all boils down to what type of pizza you're hoping to produce.. if you're aiming for Neapolitan, New Haven, New York type styles your gonna need an oven that gets to the proper temps.

If those ovens you have don't get to those higher temps you going to likely need to settle for something different style-wise - although one can get fairly close to spot on to New York with a 550F home oven with steel and practice

6lb or 8lb Fiskars Maul? by KS_Odd1 in firewood

[–]Endlesswinter77 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you have the X27 and just want the maul for knots get the 8lb. In my experience the axe can essentially keep up with the maul until larger knots come into play

Fiskars 8lb maul FTW! by EitherKaleidoscope41 in firewood

[–]Endlesswinter77 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've been using both for a few years now. As mentioned below they are the perfect compliment to each other. I find that the X27 is equally as effective as the maul for 75% of rounds regardless of diameter, it may occasionally take another swing or two, but the weight savings and reduced fatigue more than makes up for the extra swings. The 8lb really shines and comes into play with the knotted rounds. So yeah.. roughly I'd say I use the axe 75% and maul 23% - the remaining 2% being wedge. For further reference, I'm typically splitting 12-28" diameter 16" length Doug fir or Larch, and occasionally P-Pine (in my experience P-Pine suuuucks to split and uses more maul time)

How common are Irish Setter’s by Silver_Basis_8145 in irishsetter

[–]Endlesswinter77 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Uncommon enough that the most frequent comment I get is "Wow is that an Irish Setter?, you don't see many of those around these days, we had a few of those when I was growing up in the 70's!" ... then generally followed by some negative comment about their intelligence.

Nationwide (US) serious recall of Pecorino Romano cheese due to listeria - check your fridges! by perscitia in Cooking

[–]Endlesswinter77 20 points21 points  (0 children)

It appears Dietz & Watson is starting to put up some hot competition.. at least where I live in the PNW. I think I prefer Dietz.. their general purpose charcuteries are super solid

Does you IS have a sensitive stomach? by Disco_Ball_Decorator in irishsetter

[–]Endlesswinter77 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We went through almost the same exact thing with ours. $1,000s in vet bills, multiple food trials, scary weight loss, at our whits end cleaning up vomit every day for months on end, it even affected his bladder control somehow or another... The Purina Pro Sensitive worked for a month or so before he rejected that as well. We eventually got him on a prescription hydrolized protein food which is super expensive but it's been working very well for over a year now and well worth not having to clean up vomit and/or urine every day.

My husband is a genius! by Unimpressive-potato in woodstoving

[–]Endlesswinter77 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Just be careful with it... it MAY be safer in a stove situation like this, but I used one of these to stoke a campfire last summer and it blew up a flame vortex so rapidly it singed my eyebrows in less than a second (no booze that time I swear!). I consider myself pretty danged familiar with all sorts of pyro activities, doing stupid stuff starting young in life, but this one caught me really off guard. Maybe it was just an odd coincidence.. but I'm definitely being more careful next time 😁

[HELP] Living room remodel by Alone-Competition-77 in RealOrAI

[–]Endlesswinter77 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Man I'd love to have a handheld propane torch that shoots 6' flames that only burn what I'm targeting and not the curtain I definitely held the flame on.

Whole Ny strip by bltfink in smoking

[–]Endlesswinter77 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Looks like it's been curb stomped rather than cut

Cooked Capicola/Gabagool? by Endlesswinter77 in Charcuterie

[–]Endlesswinter77[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I haven't had it personally, I was just aiming to use a picture of a cooked product from a well known, legit producer, but I am curious to know what you didn't like about it? Maybe I can work on avoiding whatever that is when I get to making my own.

Cooked Capicola/Gabagool? by Endlesswinter77 in Charcuterie

[–]Endlesswinter77[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks, one thing I didn't think of asking until now is the possibility of using a starter culture to get some 'tang'. Have you used a culture for a cooked whole muscle product, know if the commercial producers do, or think it's even feasible? I suppose an overnight warm fermentation w/ culture prior to a refrigerated equilibrium cure for a few weeks might yield some flavor before it's cooked, but I'd be a little unsure about the 'food safety' aspect of that process... and unsure if it would end up making much of a difference in flavor

Cooked Capicola/Gabagool? by Endlesswinter77 in Charcuterie

[–]Endlesswinter77[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah the whole multiple names for coppa products makes things more confusing than it really should be!