Recent content by bermuda_chub

In for three tickets. Such a cool act of generosity. Cheers.

Wow. Glad you’re OK!

Feel like this is a rite of passage: Thanks KKF!

I pickled a ton of fennel last September. Going to try it with this recipe. Thanks!

I used a carbide-tipped bit, but that wasn’t enough. The centre punch is a fine idea — wish I had thought of that. If and when I decide to realign, I’ll use one.

Laugh. At first it bothered me as well. Unfortunately, I discovered that drilling into stainless presents some leveling challenges that drilling into wood, etc. does not. My old Skil drill simply did not spin fast enough to drill a pilot hole without sliding a hair or so. Moreover, I learned...

When we moved back to NYC in 2018, we bought a place with a decent sized back porch that the previous owners had squandered: a few dying evergreens and lots of mosquitoes. Built a raised bed to soak up the standing water and control the mosquitoes, then planted out year by year. For edibles...

I had to doublecheck the conversion. Crazy.

Laugh. It would almost be worth it just to see my wife’s reaction.

Not terribly original, I know. Last spot on the rack reserved for one of Benjamin’s works. It’s like reaching the end of a New Yorker puzzle and realizing that the vacuum ate the last piece. Splinter in the mind. Cheers.

I grew one for eight years on my balcony in Hong Kong. It was Little Shop of Horrors when I finally gave it away.

So many incredible restaurants in Tokyo, but the only one that I reserve every time that I’m there is Kaikaya by the Sea in Shibuya.

Agree completely. Just took the set for a test drive with a couple of old Shun Ken Onions from the basement closet. Used the technique @HumbleHomeCook suggested and the results were pretty incredible: The Mummy Resurrected. Going to prep dinner with them for old times sake. There is...

These are all incredibly helpful. Relieved that I’m not losing my mind: there is a real legitimate division of techniques in sharpening. You can be a boxer or a brawler, but you can win either way.

OK, every third YouTube video that I’ve watched this month has been about knife sharpening and, while a few have been very helpful, in sum they’ve left my head spinning. I’ve always used a Norton 3 Stone oil system for my monthly sharpenings, but I am transitioning to a Naniwa diamond stone...