Rhino16 Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 1 hour ago, CAPE said: Aluminum has a high thermal conductivity, and the way the grates are designed allows for more uniform transfer of heat to the top. That too. Similar to the difference between a baking stone and steel I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAPE Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 12 minutes ago, Rhino16 said: That too. Similar to the difference between a baking stone and steel I guess. Sort of like a heat sink(typically made of aluminum), with the raised rails acting like the fins. In addition to the radiant heat transfer, there is also convection occurring as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scraff Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 Been a while since I’ve been in here. Had a 24 hour pass for Richmond, VA this past week. 5 breweries, 2 days. I got my fill for sure. Can’t miss spots include Triple Crossing, Veil, and the Answer. Ardent was great too, but not nearly as trendy. Fredericksburg has Red Dragon Brewing—absolutely a must stop for my fellow beer nerds. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toolsheds Posted July 12, 2021 Share Posted July 12, 2021 On 7/10/2021 at 7:53 PM, understudyhero said: That is similar to the Char Broiler Infrared Gas Grill setup I had a few years ago. It's all radiant heat so it should be more even as well. I have had 2 of the Char Broil "infrared" grills over the past 16 years. I have not burned any food at all with either of them. THe pnly problem is keeping them clean. you really need to break them down after each use, which can be a pain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattie g Posted July 12, 2021 Share Posted July 12, 2021 14 hours ago, Scraff said: Been a while since I’ve been in here. Had a 24 hour pass for Richmond, VA this past week. 5 breweries, 2 days. I got my fill for sure. Can’t miss spots include Triple Crossing, Veil, and the Answer. Ardent was great too, but not nearly as trendy. Fredericksburg has Red Dragon Brewing—absolutely a must stop for my fellow beer nerds. Sounds like an awesome whirlwind day! I've been to each of those but Ardent. I'm a big fan of TC, but hitting The Answer is cool because they still don't can their beers (and they're damn good). I've had a couple Red Dragon crowlers...damn good, as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vastateofmind Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 On 7/16/2021 at 7:42 PM, wxtrix said: next in my further adventures with the grill grates: grilled shrimp. i love these grates. Gonna check these out....and THOSE look amazing! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs.J Posted August 8, 2021 Share Posted August 8, 2021 Tex Mex Pork Chops with Seasoned Sautéed corn 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MillvilleWx Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 2 hours ago, Mrs.J said: Tex Mex Pork Chops with Seasoned Sautéed corn I would pay good money to have this at a restaurant. Wow! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxWatcher007 Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 2 hours ago, Mrs.J said: Tex Mex Pork Chops with Seasoned Sautéed corn Dear God yes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MillvilleWx Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 Going to be a bit of a long post, but plenty of great food and beverage pics. Wife and I went to Austin last weekend with her friend of 26 years surprising her (All set up) to join us for the food and wine festivities. We’ll start with our first spot at SLAB BBQ & Beer in north Austin. The food was spectacular, especially the brisket nachos which we devoured. I had their award winning rib sandwich and the wife had the OG Texas Brisket sandwich. Both very good. Next on the trip for great food ended up being Waffle House, followed by a 3 winery tour where the girls put down basically 16 shots or double shots of wine lol. They were feeling great! Vineyards were beautiful. This one was my favorite in Fredericksburg called Grape Creek Vineyards. In all, we came home with 6 bottles of the good stuff. Picture of their separate Sparkling Wine Tasting area on the premises. Was a great experience. Next up, the dinner at Perry’s Steakhouse in Center City Austin. 5 star all around. This was out of this world. View of the dining room we were seated. Now for the food and drink! First up, appetizers!! The bottom was the Perry’s Famous pork chop bites. A delicate, semi-sweet BBQ sauce with homemade applesauce on the base. The chops were outstanding. I need to get the full pork chop dinner, which they are famous for next time. The top is a Fried Asparagus with a hollandaise sauce type, topped with chunks of lump blue crab. Need I say more? Incredible start. My drink for the night was a tasty Pineapple and mango cocktail that included two top shelf combos of rum and vodka. The orange in the middle provided a nice citrus sweet to balance it all out. Was refreshing. This was a heavy pour of Dom 2018 which of course was outstanding. I love a good champagne. This was a pallet cleanser. We all got the filet with Perry’s own finishing butter. It was outstanding. Wife here in the photo got hers with a lobster tail and drawn butter. It was grilled and had that perfect texture off the grill. Coupled with the butter, she said it was fantastic. Her friend and I also split these beauties. Giant King crab legs with a drawn garlic and herb butter for dipping. The presentation was awesome, but the taste was even better. Actually the best king crab I’ve ever eaten. I could’ve eaten several pounds of that by itself lol Now for the appetizers. A quadruple fix for a king and queen. A roasted cream corn on the bottom left, truffle Parm steak fries on the bottom right, a steamed broccoli in a butter sauce at the top center, and a King crab Mac at the top left. All of them otherworldly. I would do unspeakable things for that mac n cheese again. Of course, there’s dessert!! This was mine. A Bananas Foster made in front of me, including the beautiful flambé and all. This might have been one of the best bites of the whole weekend. Loved it. I didn’t get a picture of the other desserts. Wife had a Bday trio of a small Creme brûlée, chocolate gnache, and orange marmalade cheesecake. Her friend had a huge Creme brûlée. Nothing was left, of course. Now for Sunday’s brunch! Went to a place called Carve American Grille. Unbeknownst to me, it is also owned by Perry’s, so this was going to be awesome, which it delivered. Fresh fruit, a carafe of a peach mimosa in this picture. Below is a duo of Filet Benedict’s that I actually need get myself next time we go. It looked spectacular and was confirmed by both my wife and her friend. Also, we have the Truffle Parm steak fries again, cuz why not!! I had a French Dip style steak sandwich topped with a fried egg, served with a side of au jus and crispy onion strings. That au jus was ridiculously good. For dessert, because of course there was…. A trio of deconstructed banana cream pie, chocolate mousse, and butterscotch bonino. We got a little more banana cream pie ones too cuz it that freakin good. Superb Oh, we also kept drinking at Deep Eddy’s distillery after we were done. Man, it was a great way to cap off a phenomenal weekend of eating and drinking. We finished with authentic Mexican enchiladas that day, but I never took a picture. Whoopsie! We had a blast and I highly recommend visiting Austin if you’re a food lover. It is the cream of the crop for Texas. We will 100% be back to try more places. Until then, we will reminisce on this adventure until next time! 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs.J Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 36 minutes ago, MillvilleWx said: I would pay good money to have this at a restaurant. Wow! 22 minutes ago, WxWatcher007 said: Dear God yes. Thanks to you both! These two recipes are actually very fast and easy to make. I just got fancy with presentation. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poolz1 Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 1 hour ago, wxtrix said: have y'all stopped cooking? last week I saw an interesting recipe for a tomato tart that i decided to make but without a crust since I wanted something easy. the bottom layer is smooth dijon mustard, shredded or shaved hard cheese (here shredded parmesan since I didn't have a whole piece on hand to shave), and a paste of basil/garlic/olive oil. it smelled incredible as it was cooking, too. Looks fantastic...we are overloaded with tomatoes right now and Ive run out of ideas. Will certainly give this a try. The dijon probably gives that a nice kick... I am curious how it would taste if the same layers were placed on a toasted baguette? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs.J Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 5 hours ago, wxtrix said: have y'all stopped cooking? last week I saw an interesting recipe for a tomato tart that i decided to make but without a crust since I wanted something easy. the bottom layer is smooth dijon mustard, shredded or shaved hard cheese (here shredded parmesan since I didn't have a whole piece on hand to shave), and a paste of basil/garlic/olive oil. it smelled incredible as it was cooking, too. That looks great how was it? Dinner tonight Chicken cutlets with peas and mushrooms over garlic mashed potatoes. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poolz1 Posted August 11, 2021 Share Posted August 11, 2021 Big thanks to @wxtrix for the inspiration. Probably went a little heavier on the parm and went with two layers of tomatoes. Basil flowers for garnish...outstanding dish! The whole family really enjoyed it. Served with grilled marinated beef, onions, peppers and zucchini skewers along with grilled rosemary potatoes. All veggies and herbs from the garden....minus the garlic. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacChump Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 48 minutes ago, wxtrix said: the first part of dinner on this 100F (literally) degree day: heirloom tomatoes, avocado, and onion in a red wine garlic basil vinaigrette. Lol. We are overflowing with tomatoes as well and I made this pretty much exact salad tonight but with some garlic expressions vinaigrette… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted August 13, 2021 Author Share Posted August 13, 2021 @MillvilleWx That looks great... probably spent a couple thousand for that delicious food lol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MillvilleWx Posted August 14, 2021 Share Posted August 14, 2021 5 hours ago, yoda said: @MillvilleWx That looks great... probably spent a couple thousand for that delicious food lol I actually came well within the budget I set. The dinner at Perry's was the most expensive, by far, but her best friend actually picked up the brunch the next day, so not too bad. All in all, it was a success and absolutely outstanding. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs.J Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 Coconut Curry Chicken from last night and Chicken and Bacon with garlic mashed potatoes from tonight. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs.J Posted August 28, 2021 Share Posted August 28, 2021 Beef Bulgogi bowl. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted August 28, 2021 Author Share Posted August 28, 2021 Looks really good @Mrs.J 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MillvilleWx Posted August 28, 2021 Share Posted August 28, 2021 52 minutes ago, Mrs.J said: Beef Bulgogi bowl. Oh my. That looks amazing. Kimchi looks fantastic 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vastateofmind Posted August 28, 2021 Share Posted August 28, 2021 I don't have much pic-worthy food during this late summer period, but by all means, keep the food porn coming, @Mrs.J and @wxtrix. I've tried to emulate a couple of your dishes posted earlier this summer, with mixed success. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs.J Posted September 2, 2021 Share Posted September 2, 2021 15 hours ago, wxtrix said: since it's been in the 60s now (heavenly), I made some satay sauce from scratch. so tonight's dinner is chicken satay with riced cauliflower and broccoli roasted with sriracha. Do you do your own cauliflower rice or buy it. I tried one time to make a cauliflower pizza crust and did not get all the liquid out. Did not end well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs.J Posted September 2, 2021 Share Posted September 2, 2021 It is fall, it has finally cooled down and the nasty humidity is at bay. Potato and onion soup! Super easy and oh so yummy. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs.J Posted September 21, 2021 Share Posted September 21, 2021 Soup season! Curried Chicken Soup 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poolz1 Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 Revival for the holidays! 8 Loaves of cinnamon swirl bread baked yesterday. Glazed orange rolls tomorrow. Standing rib roast Christmas day. My favorite cooking time of year. Tonight...spatchcock chicken in the oven. Broccoli, cabbage and herbs picked from the hoop house this evening. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MillvilleWx Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 4 minutes ago, poolz1 said: Revival for the holidays! 8 Loaves of cinnamon swirl bread baked yesterday. Glazed orange rolls tomorrow. Standing rib roast Christmas day. My favorite cooking time of year. Tonight...spatchcock chicken in the oven. Broccoli, cabbage and herbs picked from the hoop house this evening. That's it. I'm coming over 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poolz1 Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 9 minutes ago, MillvilleWx said: That's it. I'm coming over Gas it up and come on! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poolz1 Posted December 24, 2021 Share Posted December 24, 2021 @wxtrix Beautiful! That caldo verde looks delicious. Kale is tough (in more ways than one) but in a soup with a salted meat you can't go wrong. My first batch of 4 loaves... Nothing overly complicated. A sweet bread, jelly roll style with cinnamon and sugar. A family tradition taught to me by my mom. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MillvilleWx Posted December 24, 2021 Share Posted December 24, 2021 You guys are absolutely killing me over here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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