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    Bean Question- To Soak or Not

    I got the Instant Pot for Christmas from my wife. My dear wife is deathly afraid of pressure cookers, she won't allow me to use the one I have, but because it is electric it isn't as dangerous, go figure, sometimes woman just don't think straight! I am now working my way through my recipes...
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    Bean Question- To Soak or Not

    I want to make bean soup in a Instant Pot, with Ham Hock, and a bag of beans. Do I need to sock the beans over night or rinse and dump the beans in the pot with the ham hock and water. I use the 8 hour soak method on the stove top for soup now, I want to try making soup in the Instant Pot. Any...
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    Ham steaks

    If they are ottoo thick, maybe 3/4" thick try grilling or broiler them. I use a barbeque sauce on them afther I flip them. A mustard based sauce really work on them. Good Lusk
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    Weird Reading Question about US libraries

    Most library's require proof of residence, driver license, apt. rental bill, something so they can contact you if you skip out with a book. I know you are not going to skip out with a book, especially since you are down loading the books, but they just want a physical address. Unless your...
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    Cranberry pear pie recipe

    I am looking for a to die for recipe for cranberry pear pie. The bakery we use to them from has closed, so now I am on the hunt for a replacement. Thanks for your help.
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    Have we become "groupies?"

    Buckytom as a former Scout Leader buy from Lodge, you won't pay the BSA mark-up. For those who haven't experienced it, there is nothing better then peach cobbler from a C I dutch oven at the end of a hard day on the Trail.
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    Do you cook with Aloe leaves?

    potsnpanties please let us know your ideas come out. I am really puzzled on the use aloe in cooking.
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    Do you cook with Aloe leaves?

    Lately I have noticed that my local grecery store has begun to carry Aloe leaves. Not the litttle petite one you grow in a pot on the window sill, but giant 3 footers! What to you cook that requires a 3 foot aloe leaf?
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    Sur-la-Table quality

    I am in the market for a 8 qt stock pot. I have been shopping around for the last few months. I was in Sur-la-Table today and saw that they were having a 40% off sale till Feb. 14. The 8 qt. pot was a good price but it weighted next to nothing. The All-clad 8 qt. weight a least 3 times as much...
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    Toaster Oven Advice

    I want to thank everyone's advice on this subject, I have reviewed the posts frequently, weighting the information and thoughts, I came to the conclusion that I was going to have to pay more then I originally wanted to get a better toaster oven. I finally ended up buying the Breville Smart...
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    Breville Counter Top Oven Question

    I purchased this oven to replace my toaster oven, I have found that this oven out preforms any toaster oven I have used. There is just one problem, when used on the bake setting it sets up an electronic harmonic pulse in the electrical system. I have had an electrician check out my circuit...
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    Too good to be true

    What does it do,why takes your money laughs all the way to the bank!!
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    Tri tip roast

    Try treating it like a sirloin tip roast. It's temp should be around 130-135 depending on how rare you want it.
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    Eggnog, Canadian Style :)

    I started reading this I just knew the Fod Police would show up. Beeen making this by the glass since I was a kid in the late 50's - early 60's.
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    What is your last experience in a Safeway store?

    Is it just me or are the aisles in the Safeway store getting narrower? I generally shop at the local Giant Food store, but do take advantage of Safeway sale prices, this week shank ham at $.99 a pound. Walking down the aisle to the meat section the aisles seemed narrower, as I passed someone...
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    Yellow Rice What Is It?

    The yellow rice I was referring to is made by Mahatna, there are others on the market, some sold as if they were to be Incorporated into Southern dish's. The rice is not cooked, and is yellow in color. I don't know if the raw rice has been coated to appear to be yellow or what they did to it...
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    The Ultimate Convenience Food???

    I saw the ad but didn't think much about it. Seems to me that they tried spray caned batter back in the 90's and it didn't fly then. Seems kinda dumb to me, by the time your griddle is hot, you can whip up a batch of batter, where is the time savings? Besides home made taste so much better.
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    Butchers/Butcher sites?

    Do you have a Shoppers near you? I saw Chelating, and tripe at the store in Crofton Md yesterday. Have you looked in Whole Foods or Trader Joe's? There is suppose to be large a large Whole Foods and Trader Joe's somewheres in Falls Church. Good Luck
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    Help Identifying Meat Grinders

    I was given a bag and told that there was a grinder in it. Upon looking at the contents of the bag I found 2 grinders with miscellaneous parts. the 1st is a Climax with number 51 cast on it. The disk is round with 20 1/4 inch dia. holes around the edge. The grinder appears to be cast iron with...
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    Looking for an Out of the World Hot Fudge Recipe

    Update on the Fudge recipe. Tried several Google recipes, but they weren't what I was looking for, too much like chocolate syrup. Compared those recipe with my Mother's and came up with this. 1 cup sugar 1/4 or less you just want to dampen the sugar 1 block unsweetened chocolate 2 TBS Karo...
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    Looking for an Out of the World Hot Fudge Recipe

    I am trying to reconstruct my Mother's Hot Fudge recipe Basically: 1 cup sugar pinch of salt White Caro 1 Block of semi sweet chocolate some water( sprinkle?) lump of butter tsp of vanilla Combine first 6 ingredients, stir over low heat to a soft ball stage, add butter the vanilla. It will...
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    Quick Fried Rice

    I was preparing a chicken stir-fry, decided I didn't want white rice, so I started a box of Rice A Roni. While preparing the vegetables I set aside the mushroom stems, some green onion, thin sliced carrot.red pepper , garlic and ginger. When my Rice A Roni was done I set it aside, the right...
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    Old Bay Revisited

    Watch your how much you use, as you will find out in experimenting, a small mount of Old Bay can easily over power.
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    South African Bobotie

    This looks very good, I am adding it to my to try list. Sounds like a really twisted meat loaf gone Indian. Thanks for the recipe.
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    What's on sale at your supermarket this week?

    I don't normally shop Safe-way because they are generally higher then our Mid-Atlantic chair Giant Foods, but for comparing sake I'll use their sale ad. Top Sirloin or Flat Iron Steak $4.99 per lbs beef brisket 3.99 whole chicken 1.49 legs or thighs 1.29 80/20 ground beef 2.99 tilapia 3.99 cod...
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