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Lazarus Bocanegra

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  1. 2 hours ago, Jimbaround said:

    This may sound ridiculous, but if you went with the Griddlemaster could you drill a smallish hole in one corner with a grease trap underneath... or something like that?

    Definitely thought of that.  The weber grease trap is under the top left of the grill, so I thought I could drill/cut a hole above that corner and just let the grease drain into the grill trap.  But it sure seems dumb to have to spend $200+ and then have to cut a hole when I could spend ~$300 and have a whole new toy 

     

  2. I was a short order cook in a former life, and have always loved cooking on the plancha.  After spending Christmas week at my inlaws cooking on the griddle top on their indoor range, I've started down the rabbit hole.  My current setup is a Weber Genesis 330 NG and large BGE.  Have considered the little griddle, and the griddlemaster pro insert.  Little griddle grease management seems stupid.  Griddlemaster grease managment is non-existent. I would lean towards the griddlemaster and just leave it in the Weber in place of the grates, but the only way to clean the grease is scoop it up with a spatula?  There's a video on their youtube where the dude cooks a bunch of bacon and then spends a minute scooping burning hot bacon grease into a stainless mixing bowl.  Ain't nobody got time for that.  Plus, the price of a griddlemaster is perilously close to a 36" blackstone without any accessories.  One way or the other, this is bound to happen

    DDD - what did you wind up doing? 

  3. nog went in the fridge on Sunday.  An appropriate first use for the kitchenaid mixer we picked up off the local buy/sell group.  

    Based upon the amazingness of just drinking that last little bit of leftover nog in the mixing bowl, no way any of it lasts past christmas

  4. 2 hours ago, Nice Guy Eddie said:

    Yes, some groups are determined to make Houston a bike-able city whether people want it or not. And while I can’t back this up with facts, the main problem I see with bicycles and cars are bicyclists refusing to follow traffic laws such as stopping at stop signs or lights.

     

    yawn.  In my estimation the biggest problems is drivers killing bicyclists with virtual impunity in this city 

  5. We did a trip in '10 to Madrid.  Stayed in the Roommate Hotel Plaza Santa Ana.  Used Madrid as the base of operations and did several day trips - El Escorial, Segovia, Toledo.  Went to the bullfights, watched a lot of futbol (it was during the Mundial), and hit up all of the major museums in the city.  One of the lesser-trafficked museums is the Museo de las Americas, where they keep the plunder of the empire.  It's up to you whether you want to do the cross-country adventure or keep it local and live like a Madrileno for a bit.  We chose the latter, and while I'd still like to see Granada, it worked out great for us.  

     

     

  6. On 1/29/2020 at 5:49 PM, Caddox said:

    I love when stuff like this happens, like a free show during your dinner. Meatball idea is a really good one. Since I’ve made that post I’ve decided I like coltivare more than enough to go back. Great spot. 

    since I made that post I went last night and had meatballs.  $6 per meatball and it's worth it 

     

     

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  7. On 1/11/2020 at 11:39 PM, Caddox said:

    Went to Coltivare tonight. Really great. 

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    The Caccio e pepe was very good. Certainly no complaints, but we both agreed we like Vespaio's version slightly better. 

     

    next time add a meatball or two.  Step the game up.  It took me years to figure that out.  

     

    Also, a couple of visits ago we were seated next to a young couple who were arguing because the girl had checked a text from some other guy during dinner and the dude was raging at her throughout the meal. I was completely oblivious to the whole thing until numnuts slammed his wine glass down on the table hard enough to break the stem.  What was really funny though was that the waitstaff very coolly and professionally appeared within moments with a replacement glass.  When numnuts stormed off, we tried to ask the girl if she was okay, or needed help, but she noped off and went and caught an uber with the dude. 

    /csb

     

     

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