Search results

On the other hand 3 yrs ago TSA seized (and destroyed) from packed luggage a Japanese hori-hori (a narrow-bladed trowel). Yes, it did resemble a knife in the X-ray, but once removed from the suitcase it should have been recognized as a trowel. And it was in stowed luggage. No explanation, no...

And see what Dehillerin has to say.

Maybe start by checking with your airline? You can't possibly be the first one . .

Brownies are dog biscuits for kids. Can't be that much of a problem. By my count you've already got rid of one of them. Not asking how.

You can strop on anything. Coarse linen, old blue jeans. In "Lives of a Bengal Lancer" (1935) Gary Cooper strops his double-edge razor on the palm of his hand. I use and old leather belt, 48", loaded w/mink oil and held fairly slack. And prior to that I simply use my Zwilling 14" steel, now some...

Here's a fusion recipe well-like by my family. Sorry, no photos. Nonno’s Italo-Pakistani Spicy Pasta Ingredients 2-3 Tbsp olive oil 1 tsp spicy Italian seasoning (this I bought/buy in Italy. Replicate it [hopefully] by adding some red pepper flakes to standard supermarket Italian Seasoning) 1 lb...

"Turning Point," multi-part Netflix series on the Cold War. Excellent. "Ripley," also Netflix series. Shatteringl;y good B/W cinematography. Remake of the famous Patricia Highsmith tale.

Name and address, please?

35 yrs ago I met an old guy hauling butcher blocks out of Esposito's famous butcher shop on 9th Ave NYC. He was a freelance professional "block leveler" who served several shops--don't know how many. He lined up the blocks, fixed a light leveling framework to their sides, and proceeded w\a...

Some of these are pretty handsome, but frankly taking a natural process such as patination and turning it into an obsession via week-long bouts of lime-slicing seem a tad freaky to me. Do you imagine any professional chefs do this sort of thing?

Butter on almost all sandwiches is a must. Can be skipped if another condiment is slathered on, such as mustard before piling on the pastrami, or mayo as a foundation for a Club sandwich or BLT.

Butter on almost all sandwiches is a must. Can be skipped if another condiment is slathered on, such as mustard before piling on the pastrami.

Hush yo mouth, son! There are people on this thread who'll have you jailed for saying more knives - more clutter.

Mostly classical. My favorite to pump up my heart rate is Camille Saint-Saëns' "Organ Symphony." Impossible to play it too loud--outdoors. (Indoors, structural damage may ensue.)

Sometime it’s inspiration plus desperation: It was 6 AM and I was starving (always am, first thing in the morning). Attacked the icebox and found an egg, a couple of flour tortillas and a 6” x 1” strip of 3-day old chapli kebab. Put griddle on low heat, warmed kebab and tortilla thereon, then...

I'm a frequent pedestrian. I walk for pleasure and also to shop, see doctors, pick up stuff at the cleaners--all the sort of stuff many people pay delivery service for. And I'm walking every day, often for two miles or more. I find cars much easier to deal with. Traffic keeps their speed down...

You loaned it out? And got it back? So there ARE miracles.

Such a lot of pretentious sneering going on here. Fact is, Thun's soft half bolster is comfortable for long-term use. So far, only Misen has copied it (and claims it's unique!). My Pro 8" is 10 yrs old. Wide blade (2-1\4" at the heel) is great for sweeping food from board to pot. Frequent...

Buy 'm lomng and blouse 'em instead of rolling.