http://www.foodnetworkfans.com/forum/blogs/davebuoy/ Discussion forum for fans of Food Network. Chat about cooking, Celebrity Chefs including, Alton Brown, Rachael Ray, Bobby Flay, Paula Deen, Emeril and MORE. en Fri, 19 Mar 2010 01:50:46 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.foodnetworkfans.com/forum/images/misc/rss.jpg http://www.foodnetworkfans.com/forum/blogs/davebuoy/ http://www.foodnetworkfans.com/forum/blogs/davebuoy/31-eat-go-hungry.html Sun, 21 Jun 2009 20:41:01 GMT I'm so sick of people who say no one in my house will eat that. Then too bad, go hungry. when I cook it is a combination of what I can afford, and what I want. If I want to try a new recipe I do so. I'm pretty level headed when it comes to new things, I realize that there are exotic ingredients out there that require a taste for it.

For the most part I don't get wild with the experiments. I do try new recipes all the time but they must make sense and seem reasonable before I do.

Some people are just too damn fussy. These people can take a flyin leap and go hungry as far as I'm concerned.

I mean come on, I cook a nice steak for you and add tomato confit, but you think the tomato is too much? Too bad, go hungry, no one is twisting your arm.

I made mashed potatos with the skin on and you don't like that? Too bad, go hungry. I peeled them but made them with roasted garlic and you don't like that? Too bad, go hungry. I made the potatos with parm reggiano and you dont like them, too bad, go hungry.

It's really funny sometimes when I make something with a gourmet twist to it and don't tell anyone. They love it, and gobble it up. Then the next time I make it I tell them what I did and they won't eat it. Too bad go hungry.

Later, when you're hungry, I'll bet you eat it. ]]> Davebuoy http://www.foodnetworkfans.com/forum/blogs/davebuoy/31-eat-go-hungry.html http://www.foodnetworkfans.com/forum/blogs/davebuoy/29-new-chefs-knife.html Tue, 09 Jun 2009 02:53:27 GMT When I first got started about serious cooking I decided I needed a serious knife. I bought a 5" chefs knife at the grocery store. I thought I'd hit the jackpot for about $10. It wasn't long before I realized this knife was lacking. (about a week or two) So a month or two later bought a 7" calphalone santuko. Big improvement but still not right. It was more like a cleaver that I might chop bones with then a knife. Too thick of a blade for delicate work. A year later I was at an outlet mall which had a calphalone store and I held in my hand my first 8" chefs knife. The balance, the versatility, the thin blade for delicate work. It was beautiful and I had to have it. After using this knife for a year and a half it has finally dulled and needs to be sharpened. Sharpening it would work wonders but I, after looking a knives, have come to consider this a beginners knife.

I have researched knives and decided on a Shun. But which one? I first went to Williams Sanoma. They have all the lines save one. I love the classic, the elite, and REALLY love the Kaji. such a beautiful knife and high end. I looked at reviews on amazon and found complaints on the workmanship of the handle.

I then went to Sur La Table. While the Kaji is an exclusive to W/S, the Bob Kramer is an exclusive to Sur La Table. Both are the highest end knife Shun has on the market. Both knives are retail in the $400 range. Both stores sell it in the $330 range.

I've looked at and held both. My next chefs knife will be the Bob Kramer from Shun. This knife is un-freakin-believable. A thing of beauty that I feel will never have to be replaced.

I have a friend who is a store manager at Sur La Table out east. He will use his employee discount to get me the knife at $230.

I am about to go high end, and I can't wait. ]]> Davebuoy http://www.foodnetworkfans.com/forum/blogs/davebuoy/29-new-chefs-knife.html http://www.foodnetworkfans.com/forum/blogs/davebuoy/28-food-network-fans.html Sun, 07 Jun 2009 23:05:37 GMT Most fans of the food network are completely reasonable and normal people. There are those that are not. You know these people, they are the ones who... Most fans of the food network are completely reasonable and normal people. There are those that are not. You know these people, they are the ones who will steer any conversation to their favorite food star. Maybe they love Paula Deen, maybe they love Bobby Flay. It really doesn't matter who it is. If you know someone that seems to be obsessed with a food network star, they need help. They need to turn off the TV and find life outside the network. They need to cook on their own for a change. They need to know that life exists outside the food network.

This could be critical to their well being if they are a Paula Dean devote. They could be harming their health cooking her recipes with a gallon of mayo and a bucket of butter in every one. They, in a month, could triple their chance of hardening of the arteries. In a year, all bets are off. Please help them now. ween them from the show andteach them healthier cooking methods. Save your friends life. ]]> Davebuoy http://www.foodnetworkfans.com/forum/blogs/davebuoy/28-food-network-fans.html http://www.foodnetworkfans.com/forum/blogs/davebuoy/27-lurkers.html Sun, 07 Jun 2009 22:45:37 GMT I freakin HATE lurkers. These are people who are absolutly the lazest people in the world. They gleen all sorts of information and help, yet... I freakin HATE lurkers. These are people who are absolutly the lazest people in the world. They gleen all sorts of information and help, yet contribute NOTHING! They get recipes, instructions, real life insight and help to all sorts of things. Yet, they hide in the background, they take, and take, and take some more. They never give anything back. They never give insight to the recipe they just tried and how they improved it. They never give insight to the recipe they just tried and why it failed. These people are weasels. Yea, the worlds full of them. People on welfare while dealing drugs and making big bucks while sucking off the public nipple. People having babies for the sole purpose of collecting a larger welfare check. Lurkers are scum, plain and simple. These people are no different then those mentioned above. The contribute nothing to this board or any other, while they lurk and reap the rewards of whatever they need to learn.

Lurkers/Weasels, same thing in my book. ]]> Davebuoy http://www.foodnetworkfans.com/forum/blogs/davebuoy/27-lurkers.html