Text 35184, 116 rader
Skriven 2016-01-15 20:18:52 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
  Kommentar till text 35138 av Dave Drum (1:18/200)
Ärende: Restaurant Supply                                        [1]
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Hi Dave,

 DD> I got a little steamer on an on-line premium deal (Coke Rewards) that
 DD> I thought to use as a small rice cooker. HAH! It will steam eggs quite

 RH> We use the steamer basket insert that came with one of the pots we
 RH> bought a few years ago. Found another one in an AZ thrift store that
 RH> fits our camping cookware set.

 DD> I have one of those stainless steel "folding leaf" things that one can
 DD> use in the bottom of nearly any sauce pan, a Farberware double boiler

We have one of those things too. Handy when nothing else will work.

 DD> that has another top pot with a perforated bottom to use as a steamer

That's what my Calphalon steamer was. What we have now is a shallower
insert thing for a 4 qt T-fal pot.


 DD> and, of course three separate electro-steamers.

Closest thing I have to that is my rice cooker/steamer. It has a plastic
"basket" insert for steaming.


 DD> nicely, though. And a couple servings of vegetables. Oh, well. It was
 DD> basically free - and it nests within itself so doesn't take a lot of
 DD> cabinet space.

 RH> Space saving is nice, especially if the space is tight. I need to try
 RH> to rework the kitchen stowage here, then organise my sewing room. Both
 RH> areas are functional, but could be better on organisation for better
 RH> use of the space right now.

 DD> I have much more cabinet space in my new house than I have ever had
 DD> before. Including two "lazy Susan" undercounter corner cabinets. There

We don't have the lazy susan corner cabinet. When my parents redid their
kitchen in the late 70s, they put one in. I was never impressed with it.
We have a corner cabinet with a blind corner but it has an insert with 2
trays on runners in the corner. Front part has a pull out & slide away
storage unit on, making the whole cabinet useable without standing on
one's head. Steve put that unit in, after seeing the concept in action
at a home show. We've had more, and less stowage space but this is ours
to play with, modify, improve, change, etc.

 DD> is also a narrow (8" or so) undercounter cabinet that has a shelf
 DD> half-way between floor level and counter. Once I remove that shelf the
 DD> space will become useful for storing cutting boards and sheet pans.

We divided a cabinet for flat pan storage. My parents, in the same
kitchen remodel, put in the narrow cabinet for cookie sheets, etc. I
think it has a shelf also--one of these "what were they thinking of?"
additions, IMO.


 DD> I'm just curious to know the thought process that led someone to put
 DD> that silly shelf in there. I've no idea (and I have an agile
 DD> imagination) what it could have possibly been used for.

Your guess is as good as mine. (G)

 DD> I don't know what his chickens eat/scratch but the yolks are a nice
 DD> dark yellow. They will definitely make nice egg noodles .... as well
 DD> as bacon & eggs, etc.

 RH> We buy them at the farmer's market from time to time, definately much
 RH> better looking (and tasting) than 99.99% of what you get at the grocery
 RH> stores.

 DD> My Sunday Humphrey's ad offers a dozen jumbo eggs free with purchase
 DD> of $20 in other merch. And they are offering hamburger at $1.99/lb in
 DD> 10# bags - ground fresh daily. I feel a big pot of chilli coming on.
 DD> Bv)=

 RH> Sounds good to me. The Legion and Auxillary are having a pot luck this
 RH> Saturday; I need to get peppers to make some chili.

 DD> Chilies or bells? I like a bit of bell pepper in my chilli ..... right
 DD> along with the red chilies.

I have bells on hand, got some serrano, jalapenoes and poblanos. Don't
know what sort of combination of them I'll use but will go more for
flavor than for heat. I think I've got some cayennes on hand as well.


 DD> I just thought - when re-reading my comment above .... dried, ground
 DD> poblano is rightly known as ancho chile powder.   Bv)=   The basis for
 DD> most chilli spice mixes and many rubs.

 RH> It's one of my staples; I need to make a stop at Penzey's to replenish
 RH> my supply.


 DD> Thank you. Rubs aren't hard. Just tinkering until you get a mix that
 DD> you like and does what you want it to do.

 RH> I'll give this a try and see how it flies.

 DD> Give us a report. I'm always interested in how others use/enjoy my
 DD> recipes.

OK, hardest part will be the dried celery leaves as we don't go thru
that much celery.

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Catch you later,
Ruth
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... Get shopping while the gettin' is good!!!

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