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I always love when the forums get little namechanges.
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Nov 12, 2012 06:39
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Flash Gordon Ramsay posted:I'm FGR 
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Nov 12, 2012 07:33
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BTW food poisoning sucks. It's shooting out both ends and I'm seeing stuff from 8 hours ago. I blew my nose and food came out. 4 lbs lighter than I was an hour ago.
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Nov 12, 2012 10:49
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Nov 12, 2012 11:42
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Steve Yun posted:BTW food poisoning sucks. It's shooting out both ends and I'm seeing stuff from 8 hours ago. I blew my nose and food came out. 4 lbs lighter than I was an hour ago. That's all water. Speaking of which, it's super easy to get dehydrated during these episodes, so drink plenty of liquids!
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Nov 12, 2012 14:25
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I am at a leadership conference... I may have a meltdown. What I am hearing right now certainly is making my ears bleed.
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Nov 12, 2012 14:32
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Well, it's all water now that I ran out of food to throw up. Thanks for the reminder, I knew I was going to get dehydrated but I wasn't able to hold down any liquids until just now.
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Nov 12, 2012 14:33
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if liquid is coming out your rear end, you should probably put some liquid back in your rear end ~~enema time~~ 
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Nov 12, 2012 18:09
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mindphlux posted:if liquid is coming out your rear end, you should probably put some liquid back in your rear end Are you volunteering to assist?
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Nov 12, 2012 18:15
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I am trying to work out how much money I'm going to need for moving to Florida, and it occurred to me that I have no idea how much money I'll be spending on boring poo poo. What are American people's monthly outgoings (excluding food and rent)? I spend about a grand a month in the UK on council tax, water, electricity, broadband, TV license etc, and I was wondering what, roughly, I am going to need to set aside from my wages in the US...
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Nov 12, 2012 18:58
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Scientastic posted:I am trying to work out how much money I'm going to need for moving to Florida, and it occurred to me that I have no idea how much money I'll be spending on boring poo poo. Really, that'll depend on what town you'll be living in - it can be that close. Figure $65 for Internet, depending on a package you get, ~ 12 cents per kilowatt-hour for electricity, no TV license - though you might subscribe to cable (or not! Hulu and Netflix are pretty decent substitutes here, and will run you together around $15-20 a month). Tax will be dependent on exactly where you live, though you could look that information up online pretty easily. I know you said excluding food, but that'll almost certainly be less than what you're paying now, though not knowing your pay, I can't say whether the relative percentage will be the same.
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Nov 12, 2012 19:10
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Walk Away posted:Are you volunteering to assist?
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Nov 12, 2012 19:21
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Have any of you seen Jiro Dreams of Sushi? Good doc, kinda pompous. Lots of "We don't care bout money, oh and look at my new hot rod that goes 300 mph!", and talks of "Oh we only sell our rice to Jiro! No one else can cook it right!" But other than that, what I found most interesting was the time and care that the place put into seating, portion size, tempo, and they would even adjust plating for those that ate left handed. Oh, lots of sushi porn. And one young guy who said it took him months to learn how to make the perfect tamagoyaki and how he almost cried when he perfected it. To his benefit, the tamago they showed was absolutely, perfectly, smooth and beautifully colored.  Came away with loads of respect for the guy and a huge urge to save up and go try it out. :P Looking at that omelette... there are not any folds! They do not show how they cook it in the film other than Jiro's son using a couple of chop sticks to flip it. I wonder if they even fold it at all...
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Nov 12, 2012 21:00
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Zuhzuhzombie!! posted:I wonder if they even fold it at all... Tempering the eggs first would probably make this a lot easier but I don't know anything about the traditional method for tamago, apart from the fact it involves using a square pan. I bet you could make it a gently caress of a lot easier on yourself by doing the eggs sous vide before finishing them in a pan.
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Nov 12, 2012 21:47
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Video showed him flipping a largely uncooked top. I'm thinking maybe it's just a large, soft, omelette with careful attention paid to flip it at just the right time. Bagging it is probably a good idea beforehand as well. Maybe brush it with some mirin and soy sauce before browning each side.
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Nov 12, 2012 22:23
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SubG posted:I don't actually know, but I bet it's something like: pour, cook at a temperature where you're getting the bottom (in contact with the cooking surface) firming up while the top (not in contact) is near but under 140 F, fold so that half of the old bottom is now on top and the unset top is now folded into the center. If the two surfaces folded together haven't started forming curds there won't be a seam. When they brought out the sushi course at Nobu, the waiter described everything, and used the word "baked" when describing their perfect looking tomago, which struck me as a little odd.
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Nov 12, 2012 22:27
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Would be difficult to get that browning on each side I think if it were only baked.
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Nov 12, 2012 22:42
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Zuhzuhzombie!! posted:Have any of you seen Jiro Dreams of Sushi? Good doc, kinda pompous. Lots of "We don't care bout money, oh and look at my new hot rod that goes 300 mph!", and talks of "Oh we only sell our rice to Jiro! No one else can cook it right!" But other than that, what I found most interesting was the time and care that the place put into seating, portion size, tempo, and they would even adjust plating for those that ate left handed. I've got that film in my instant queue, actually. I just can't bring myself to watch sushi porn when I can't get (decent) sushi without driving a few hours  . The utter lack of seafood is the worst loving thing about living in the middle of nowhere Iowa. On the bright side, I'm heading back home to New England for a long weekend/Thanksgiving trip. On Black Friday, my buddy and I are heading to the coast and just inhaling oysters, mussels, fish, and lobster and great local beer. I plan on eating six months worth in a day . I'm making the drive back west starting Saturday, so here's to hoping I don't run into a Steve Yun situation. That would make a long drive even worse.
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Nov 12, 2012 23:26
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Zuhzuhzombie!! posted:Would be difficult to get that browning on each side I think if it were only baked.
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Nov 12, 2012 23:45
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SubG posted:Yeah, but think less omelette and more of a pan-seared, less custard-y quiche. I could definitely see heat, fold, finish in oven. Like I said I actually don't know, but looking at the texture that's what it looks like to me. I've also noticed that in really good tamago like that, it usually looks (to me) like there's one side that's slightly more browned than the other. I suppose this could be the result of browning on one side, flipping, then browning the other, but it would also work out that way if you were starting with one layer then folding it. Pfft just cook it in a George foreman grill with the griddle plates in.
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Nov 12, 2012 23:47
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Probably easiest to float a pan in a puddler.
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Nov 13, 2012 00:44
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GrAviTy84 posted:Probably easiest to float a pan in a puddler. And I wonder how much of this is just me wanting to substitute method for technique; it also wouldn't surprise me if a master loving chef can just eyeball it and get those results with just a pan and a hob.
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Nov 13, 2012 00:52
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You could bake them in a combi-oven easily enough.
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Nov 13, 2012 02:00
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hey dino. so, I think I'm gonna go to india for my honeymoon. I was immediately like 'oh, I should ask dino whats up in india' but then I was like 'well let me research some first so I'm not just acting like a dolt and asking dino what is up with the entire gigantic part of the earth that is all of india.' I went to go buy a lonely planet since they're usually pretty good, but the reviews are godawful. I basically don't know anything about india other than a. this indian girl I met in bulgaria told me that I had to go to rajasthan re: my love of food, and b. india probably has some beaches and my girl wants to go to a beach. uhhhh, so what is up with india? (all of it)
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Nov 13, 2012 06:07
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Go to the part where they have the curry. I here that's pretty good.
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Nov 13, 2012 06:30
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My mom says there are a lot of brown people in India. Main wife loves India. She's done boating on Kerala backwaters which she thought was amazing. Parts of goa are good for beaches but others are very built up. I hear tell that Rajasthan is wonderful too. I've always wanted to go to a northern hill station/tea plantation.
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Really though India is a pretty cool honeymoon idea and very exotic. We're going to do an auto tour of the UK but then we're quite boring and tweedy when it comes down to it.
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Nov 13, 2012 13:10
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Mr. Wiggles posted:Really though India is a pretty cool honeymoon idea and very exotic. We're going to do an auto tour of the UK but then we're quite boring and tweedy when it comes down to it. If you get a halfway decent car and zip around country roads, that could be really fun. And pretty scenic too, I should think. Particularly in some of the more remote parts of Scotland. On both counts.
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Nov 13, 2012 13:27
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Eat This Glob posted:I've got that film in my instant queue, actually. I just can't bring myself to watch sushi porn when I can't get (decent) sushi without driving a few hours I live about two hours from the gulf coast and about 3 from New Orleans. Bout the only good thing living in this State is the food.
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Mr. Wiggles posted:Really though India is a pretty cool honeymoon idea and very exotic. We're going to do an auto tour of the UK but then we're quite boring and tweedy when it comes down to it. go to wales, the snowdon area is really pretty. we rented a cabin there a couple years ago, and not only was it a fuckin fantastic bargain (like 60-80 pounds/nt a night for a 2 story 3 bedroom house with fireplace and kitchen and poo poo), but the people were all really really nice and food pretty decent (for the UK) if you don't make it to wales, make sure you get up in the mountains in scotland - again some of the prettiest, most unique scenery I've ever seen.
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Nov 13, 2012 20:03
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mindphlux posted:go to wales, the snowdon area is really pretty. we rented a cabin there a couple years ago, and not only was it a fuckin fantastic bargain (like 60-80 pounds/nt a night for a 2 story 3 bedroom house with fireplace and kitchen and poo poo), but the people were all really really nice and food pretty decent (for the UK)
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therattle posted:Main wife loves India. She's done boating on Kerala backwaters which she thought was amazing. Parts of goa are good for beaches but others are very built up. I hear tell that Rajasthan is wonderful too. I've always wanted to go to a northern hill station/tea plantation.
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Nov 13, 2012 21:05
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Clavietika posted:Do you have an alternate/secondary wife? It's an old forum joke
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Nov 13, 2012 21:14
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Clavietika posted:Do you have an alternate/secondary wife? check out the newbie.
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Nov 13, 2012 21:19
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The gang was so close back then 
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Clavietika posted:Do you have an alternate/secondary wife? If that gives you a pokemon headache, be glad that I don't discuss my personal life on here anymore. Anyway, just completed a test run on my curry desert for the ICSA. HOLY poo poo, it came out even better then I expected, might even give Mrs. Gunderson a run for her money.
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@Sciencetastic: My brother used to live in Jax. Mind you, this is going to be about 10 years old, but Florida hasn't changed that much. Florida has no local taxes. You'd only need to pay Federal tax, if anything. There is no TV license. If you choose to get cable TV, you get it. Else, just get Internet and Netflix. Internet here costs about $60/month. If you have a mobile phone, you can generally get an unlimited deal via t-Mobile or another similar company (Metro PCS, Boost Mobile, etc) for around $50/month for unlimited talk, text, and data. They don't require a contract. Boost Mobile will generally unlock your phone for free, as long as you use their service. Depending on where you live, you will pay anywhere between $650 - $800/month on rent. Rent in Jax will include water, sewer, and garbage. It generally won't include electric. Electric on an average 1 bedroom should come to about $50 - $100 a month, depending on how much you use. The water will taste like absolute rear end. You will need to buy a filter. If you're used to shopping at Tesco, just hit up your local Publix. They'll have the decent quality food. If you don't care about the quality, and just want plenty of it really cheap, find a Winn Dixie. They'll frequently have sales on various things. The VAT in Jacksonville is 7%. The biggest expense you'll run into is your car. Petrol isn't /that/ expensive, but insurance and the cost of the car itself can get prohibitive. Jacksonville has no reliable mass transit, and it is an enormous city. Everything is spread apart very far, and few things are within walking distance. Generally, free parking will abound pretty much anywhere you go, but you'll still be paying out the nose in car insurance and the like. @MindPhlux: For all that's good and right in the world, go to Kerala. Rajasthan is beautiful, but for beauty, and excellent food, and outstanding service, Kerala is tops. I'd suggest doing just one state, and really immersing yourself in it for the entirety of the trip. Trying to jet across the country can get tiresome, and you'll be so busy trying to experience everything that you'll end up not really having that much fun. You'll be able to see mountains, forests, ocean, rivers, lakes, everything. It's one of the most beautiful spots in the world, with the friendliest people, and the most delicious food. And I'm not even from there.
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dino. posted:The biggest expense you'll run into is your car. Petrol isn't /that/ expensive, but insurance and the cost of the car itself can get prohibitive. Jacksonville has no reliable mass transit, and it is an enormous city. Everything is spread apart very far, and few things are within walking distance. Generally, free parking will abound pretty much anywhere you go, but you'll still be paying out the nose in car insurance and the like. Compared to the UK, I can't believe that the car will be a worry.
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dino. posted:@MindPhlux: For all that's good and right in the world, go to Kerala. Rajasthan is beautiful, but for beauty, and excellent food, and outstanding service, Kerala is tops. I'd suggest doing just one state, and really immersing yourself in it for the entirety of the trip. Trying to jet across the country can get tiresome, and you'll be so busy trying to experience everything that you'll end up not really having that much fun. You'll be able to see mountains, forests, ocean, rivers, lakes, everything. It's one of the most beautiful spots in the world, with the friendliest people, and the most delicious food. Duly noted. I am actually pretty worried about jetting across the country and getting exhausted. I think we'll only have two weeks, so I was hoping for maybe 2 destinations at most with a week in each.
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