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Around 1989, I worked in a ten story building, with a parking garage attached. I was looking out a window one day at the top of the parking garage, and had a really warped idea. A few weeks later, in the middle of the night between Sunday and Monday, a friend and I went to the top of the garage...

When I was a teenager (1970s), my family got an air popper. Made bone dry, chewy popcorn. I hope they have improved over the years. CD

I bought a jar of Orville Reddenbacher popping corn some time back, and popped it in an all-clad pan. Wow, it is so much better than microwave popcorn, and it is not a lot of work or cleanup. CD

There are so many names for seafoods around the US, and around the world. I regularly have to do a web search on fishies and other sea creatures, to discover, "Oh, that's a..." CD

Well, I only have 41 years experience as a professional photographer, so you are probably right. :rolleyes: I shoot Nikon, but mine are D4s. I can shoot them manually, but usually Use Aperture Priority auto (not f-stop priority). Depth of field is important when photographing cars. But, for...

Focus/shutter speed/aperture. As I mentioned, f-stop is a measurement, not a setting on a camera. Another nice thing on digital cameras is that you can see your aperture and shutter speed setting in the viewfinder, and make adjustments quickly without taking the camera away from your eye...

No, you can't manually control exposures on phone camera. 99-percent of phone camera users probably don't want to. CD

F-stops apply to both aperture and shutter speed... and ASA/ISO. Just as changing the aperture by "one stop," (one number on the aperture ring of the lens), doubling or halving the shutter speed changes the exposure by one f-stop. Doubing or halving the ASA/ISO also changes the exposure by one...

Grilled cheese panini and a bowl of soup. I say "panini" because I made it with a hard roll cooked on my panini press, instead of the traditional sliced white bread. CD

I'm a semi-retired professional photographer (and art director), and when professional digital cameras replaced film cameras, I was so happy. No Polaroid backs, no waiting for "chromes" to come back... I could see exactly what I shot instantly, and make adjustments on the spot. Now, digital...

Last week, like every time I stay with my sister for a week in Houston, I gained five pounds. Too much eating out. When I got home, I had some kind of GI bug, and didn't eat anything for one whole day, and have been drinking meal replacement drinks and eating soups and sandwiches in small...

Oh, I thought you were saying that it works better for broiling. I do still have the broiler that came with the oven, and it will go with the house if/when I sell it. I can see how it would be easy to chip, and how the flexibility of the steel would facilitate some flaking. CD

My ex-wife loved that kind of stuff, but she collected all kinds of stuff. We had a house full of antique "knick-knacks." that all went with her... I kept the antique furniture. :ROFLMAO: CD

I don't use my cast iron for broiling (on the rare occasion that I broil anything). I have hotel sheet pans from the restaurant supply store for that. CD

I have owned four boats, two of them sailboats. Oh, and a SeaDoo. I miss them. I really want to get another SeaDoo, because it is so easy to tow to the lake on a whim, and spend a few hours speeding around on the water. I used to tow it to work from time-to-time, and take off early on a weekday...

Just curious, what do you do with your okra. I use okra in gumbo, and love it cut, breaded and deep fried. Both of those are Southern staples. That's about the only way I like it. CD

Ah, my broiler pan from my oven is like that. I've never used it (in 23 years). I also have seen the blue version in camping gear in stores. My experience using my broiler is, "Almost there, almost there, almost their... burnt." CD

Anyone can start a thread. Pictonguy suggested a new thread, I suggest he starts it. CD

Wow, this thread took a major turn in a hurry. :ROFLMAO: CD

I can't imagine a grill that can't handle more than 400F. My Webers go over 400F regularly when I first get them started. Both gas and charcoal grills, but especially charcoal. I bought the oldest charcoal Kettle in 1995, and the gasser is a 2001 model. The flavorer bars in my gasser, which are...

I have mild peripheral neuropathy in my feet, due to other reasons. It is really only noticeable in bed at night. Walking around, I don't really notice it. I do get foot cramps from it, but can easily just curl my toes up and it goes away quickly. I take a B-Complex vitamin, and a separate...

I had never even heard of Granite Ware. It sounds rather fragile. CD

I don't know anything about Granite Ware, but my Le Creuset porcelain enameled cast iron has chips in it around the lips, and I don't worry about it. If there are sharp edges you could cut your finger on when washing it, you might want to use a little sandpaper to smooth them out, but I...

Smoked meatloaf is awesome. Meatloaf soaks up smoke very well, so a one hour cook at 350F is plenty. I use a 50/50 mix of ground beef and ground pork. No pan, I make a log, firm it up in the fridge, and place it on a small square of foil on the cooking grate, so smoke can get to it from all...

When I lived in Port Arthur (SE Texas), during a very heavy rain, crawfish would come up out of the ground in the yard. They left these mud mounds behind, that were lawnmower killers. CD