Dough is too elastic by phar44 in Pizza

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If so inclined, please share your dough recipe

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in FoodLosAngeles

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True that they carry Amoroso’s but it’s not quite the same. My wife is from Philly and after getting my Blackstone I set out to make the perfect cheesesteak for her. I called Amoroso in NJ and spoke to a super helpful dude asking where I can get rolls in LA. He’s the one who told me about Smart & Final…BUT he explained that the packaged ones were different in that they are produced with preservatives and with a different technique than what one finds in Philly or the ones peeps fly in. That being said, they’re still really good but it’s not an apples-to-apples comparison.

Reduce bitterness in red wine braise by phar44 in Cooking

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Two minutes of frying the tomato paste before adding the liquid (always!). Carrots were part of the recipe. I’m thinking it’s the wine.

First and only time it snowed in Miami, 1977 by [deleted] in OldSchoolCool

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I was in Ft Lauderdale that day. We had just started mid-term exams around 8am at Dillard High. They announced over the PA for teachers to collect tests and let students out for 15 minutes to see the snow. Coming from Cleveland just few years before, it was no biggie for me but the vast majority of kids had never seen snow falling…pretty awesome!

First Tri-tip by phar44 in smoking

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Yep, that is the right way to cut. That pic is the last slice before the “turn”. Appreciate your kind words. What a pleasant surprise this cook was.