Category Archives: Food & Drink

Speaking of Refrigerator Doors

Posted on February 2, 2012 by Les Jones

McSweeney’s Internet Tendency: Submission Guidelines For Our Refrigerator Door. Special Note Regarding Robot Monkeys We are no longer accepting robot-monkey-themed work, be they drawings, stories, or whatever. We’ve had it up to here with robot monkeys. Yes, robot monkeys are … Continue reading →

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How Did Stainless Steel Appliances Get So Popular?

Posted on February 1, 2012 by Les Jones

How Did Stainless Steel Appliances Get So Popular? – Megan McArdle – Health – The Atlantic. I loves me some stainless steel in guns, knives, and lots of other things. It’s resistant to rust and it’s a continuous material – … Continue reading →

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Sous Vide Followup; Browning; Food Safety; Thermometers

Posted on January 25, 2012 by Les Jones

This is a followup on last week’s post on beer cooler sous vide (cooking meat in a plastic bag at low temperatures for long times in a beer cooler filled with warm water, then browning it at the end). Long … Continue reading →

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Beer Cooler Sous Vide Cooking

Posted on January 17, 2012 by Les Jones

This is what I’m experimenting with tonight. I tossed a 2 pound flank steak into a Ziploc bag, pressed out the air, and put it into a beer cooler with 140 degree water. I’ll monitor the temp and let it … Continue reading →

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Study: It’s the middle class, not the poor, who eat the most fast food

Posted on November 11, 2011 by Les Jones

Notwithstanding the stereotypes of the food nannies. Previously – The War on Food Poor People Eat

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The Elvis Burger

Posted on October 22, 2011 by Les Jones

I had the Elvis Burger at Hot Rod’s Diner here in Maryville-Alcoa. Angus Beef with sliced nanners and melted peanut butter. I don’t know if I’ll order it again, but I ate the whole thing and liked it. They have … Continue reading →

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Word of the Day – German Chocolate Cake

Posted on April 15, 2011 by Les Jones

I figured German chocolate cake was named for its place of origin. Sort of like French fries or the Texas titty twister. Nope. Contrary to popular belief, German chocolate cake did not originate in Germany. Its roots can be traced … Continue reading →

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“Is Sugar Toxic?”

Posted on April 14, 2011 by Les Jones

Good roundup of information by Gary Taubes

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Making food with a pH 14 ingredient

Posted on January 27, 2011 by Les Jones

Making pretzels with food-grade lye.

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Word of the Day: Sous Vide (Food)

Posted on December 1, 2010 by Les Jones

I had seen sous vide cooking on TV and wanted to try it, but didn’t know where to go. When I took my wife to dinner at Foothills Milling Company for her birthday last night I was thrilled to see … Continue reading →

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Char-Broil Oil-less Turkey Cooker is Great, May or May Not Replace a Deep Fryer

Posted on November 26, 2010 by Les Jones

I’ve been cooking turkey in a deep fryer for three years. I love the taste, but I don’t like spending 30 dollars for the peanut oil to cook a turkey. Too, I have a six and four year old, so … Continue reading →

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Talk to me about infrared turkey fryers

Posted on November 23, 2010 by Les Jones

I’ve used a turkey fryer for a couple of years now and love the flavor, but I’m already getting tired of spending 30 bucks on peanut oil to cook a turkey. Guess why I only use my turkey fryer once … Continue reading →

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New-to-me Cooking Blog

Posted on November 15, 2010 by Les Jones

Things wot I Made Then Ate by Ann Althouse commenter Chip Ahoy. He cooks even better than he Photoshops, but it was his food photography that won me over. He takes good pictures of the food and preparation and lots … Continue reading →

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Conversation About a Grilled Cheese Sandwich

Posted on November 7, 2010 by Les Jones

ME: Do you want a grilled cheese? SIX YEAR OLD KATIE: Yes, please. ME: Cool. SIX YEAR OLD KATIE: Make it dangly. ME: Dangly? SIX YEAR OLD KATIE: Yeh, cut it dangly. ME: … You mean diagonally? SIX YEAR OLD … Continue reading →

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Mike’s iron kettle campfire chili recipe

Posted on October 18, 2010 by Les Jones

I’ll personally vouch for how delicious it is.

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Guatamalan Sour Cream

Posted on October 12, 2010 by Les Jones

I bought some Guatemalan sour cream at the local Mexican grocery. Yeehaw that is some good stuff. Regular supermarket sour cream is a little tangy. This stuff is a mellow tangy mixed with complex umami flavors, like the way something … Continue reading →

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Everytime I eat Frosted Mini-Wheats I think of this joke…

Posted on September 2, 2010 by Les Jones

by a stand-up comedian: “See, today y’all got those cute little Frosted Mini-Wheats with the sugar on top. When I was a kid we had to eat the big ole bale a hay Shredded Wheat.” It’s funny ’cause Shredded Wheat … Continue reading →

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Word of the Day – Balut (Edibles)

Posted on July 29, 2010 by Les Jones

Wikipedia: A balut is a fertilized duck (or chicken) egg with a nearly-developed embryo inside that is boiled and eaten in the shell. Popularly believed to be an aphrodisiac and considered a high-protein, hearty snack, balut are mostly sold by … Continue reading →

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Brazilian Steakhouse Coming to Knoxville

Posted on July 7, 2010 by Les Jones

Says Carly Harrington. At Papermill and Kingston Pike in the former Amerigo building. No opening date announced. Love Brazilian BBQ.

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The Easy Way to Clean a BBQ Grill Grate

Posted on July 5, 2010 by Les Jones

I cleaned and painted the BBQ this weekend and replaced the burner. (Burners seem to last me about three years.) I scrubbed the grate, but it still looked rough, so I threw it in the oven and ran the self-cleaning … Continue reading →

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