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  1. Serious eats put them up there with Victorinox for similar quality knives, but for a lower price.
  2. I've got the rosewood version of their chef's knife and paring knife. Apart from the stink from the handles (took a bit to rid of it), they are good knives.
  3. Carbon steel for a lighter Cast Iron alternative. I've been happy with Matfer Bourgeat. But there are other good brands.
  4. Obviously, if you have the money for All-Clad, go for it. But if you're on a budget, Cuisinart MultiClad Pro or French Classic (pretty much the same, but made in France versus China), is excellent stainless cookware for far less than All-Clad. I started with a 13-piece set of the French Classic, and added several larger pieces. It definitely passes the test of being heavy duty enough to bludgeon someone to death, and I have no doubt it will last a lifetime. I don't see a huge difference between its quality versus the All-Clad D3 cookware I've used.
  5. A cucumber is a pickle which never got a chance.
  6. Who can say? There are no certainties in life, other than death, taxes, and the perfection that is liquid smoke.
  7. I don't know about that. This was more recently. But he definitely hasn't bought in.
  8. Separates for sure. 8" Chef's knife that feels comfortable in your hand. Paring knife. Boning knife. Bread knife. and/or 12" slicer. Honing steel. Kitchen shears. Something to keep the knives sharp. Good, thick, wooden cutting board is nice add on. No glass or bamboo. To that, if want to mix things up, you can add things like a nice, heavy, inexpensive cleaver, Asian, high carbon Chef's knife, a peeler, and a microplane. But the above should do you. It's 90% chef's knife, really. They have some blocks with the magents in them (and more space for the knives). We have a wedding gift knife block set that is for family and guests, which I try to keep reasonably sharp and may use if it's just a quick task. I have my own roll of decent knives, which I use, but is kept in a cabinet. It beats having to bird dog my family or anyone else who wants to beat up on the available kitchen knives. I've tried to make something like this work on paper, but no luck size-wise.
  9. Says the guy who argued hard against liquid smoke's being the key to Texas brisket.
  10. You sound like you cheered the loudest for Jet Pack Guy.
  11. One of my favorite guitar players. I've got some great stuff of his I recorded off the board at the Satellite Lounge in Houston when he was there with Soulhat as a trio with Mack McNab on drums and the bass player from the Ginge'bread Men (1998 or thereabouts). Two completely different shows, and both were absolute barn-burners. I need to dig those out of the CD box.
  12. Kevin also does their demo videos, which almost always make me want to buy something I don't need.
  13. If I were to advocate playing this game anywhere but in the Cotton Bowl during the State Fair, I fully would expect to be beat to within an inch of my life by Fletcher's Corn Dogs and waterboarded with beer from waxed-paper cups. I do not fear change, but I do not support insanity. This game is too special to mess with the venue or date relative to the State Fair.
  14. I need to go back and watch that one. Youtube has a good 7 minute highlight reel of the game.
  15. I cousin of mine is going to volunteer for a certain number of hours at NRG to be able to get in for some sort of standing room situation. I'm not sure how that works.
  16. Or beating OU in the Fiesta Bowl running a well-executed SOL play for the 2-point conversion. That. Was. Satisfying.
  17. https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/24448690/texas-aggies-declined-texas-longhorn-series-renewal-proposal
  18. Oh, I'd say it was pretty critical. An 11-2 Texas isn't getting into the CFP if everything else stays the same. But beating Alabama locked us in front of them despite our loss to OU. And their beating Georgia is the only thing that vaulted us from 7 to 3.
  19. A little credit. Used car salesmen serve a purpose.
  20. I think that's how much it ran me last time for a 3 month supply.
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