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Well, guess what showed up in my post today?? That's right!! Woo-Hoo!! Up close and personal. And, some ground ones, too? BONUS!!! So, don't be diss'ing USPS. My stuff arrived just fine, as did Aussie's package from me. I'm thinking that Bermuda Triangle overlaps GA!!!

No, that would be "Yummy Neua"!!

Nice!

It's happened to me before - LOL!

Glad you're enjoying it. Cheers!

@5698k I saw this article and immediately thought that you needed one of these grills! http://www.msn.com/en-us/foodanddrink/foodculture/this-giant-darth-vader-helmet-is-actually-a-grill/ar-BBA8bfC?li=BBgdrt0&ocid=spartandhp

Yes, I need help!!

Par-baking pizza crust is fairly common, especially if you are placing them directly on the grate without a pizza stone/steel. Cook the one side, bring it in, flip it, put the sauce & toppings on the cooked side and then put back on the grill with the uncooked side down to finish. Especially helpful if you have toppings with lots of moisture content - prevents the crust from getting soggy as the toppings cook.

I've not run into that label before, but it has all the right earmarks - 5 stars, 8 yo, Reserve Speciale. Mine looks like this. Maybe they have just changed label designs is all?? My guess is that it's the same.

Game On! Oh, and here's the rest of the pantry hoard.

Sometimes I can't find the 5-star and have to "settle" for the 3-star, which is still pretty good, just not as smooth.

I wasn't 100% bought in when I got mine, so I bought the refurbished model (also from Phillips) to save money. Only used it the one time so far, but if you didn't know it was refurbished, you'd never tell. https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B01ES6M8SS

I think that the red poppy is the universal symbol for those who have fallen in combat. The VFW sells them around Memorial Day every year.

Yummy looking pies, for sure, Charles!

I know the forks are your brand, but these work infinitely better for poppers! The only challenge is to not get peppers that are too big to fit in the holes.

Nice sear on that steak. Salad looks excellent, but the real judge was your daughter. Did she think it was "authentic" from her travels??

OK, gotta try that next! Did you do both cooks in the air fryer? When I do twice-baked, I cheat and do the first cook in the microwave (about 6-7 minutes depending on size), then the 2nd cook, with all the "goodies," in the convection oven - 425F for another 30 minutes.

Yes, pure coco char will be better for your baking. Almost no flavor. Chickens look great. What's the rub on them?

Will file that away for the House Divided on beef. I have some veal and bison ribs in the freezer. Could be worth a try on them, as well. If you can't get the other Plowboy's rubs there, we can add them to the next box.

Thanks for the nice words, Keith. Many of my friends think that I'm a snob, because of all my opinions about foods and beverages. And yes, I've dabbled in high end tequilas, too. And Caribbean rums (seek out 5 star Barbancourt from Haiti, just like drinking brandy!) Just started to explore Mezcals. I like their smoky character - very different from tequila.

Thanks for that tip, MacKenzie. I didn't know that there were 2 different kinds of palm oil. I'd only heard about the "bad kind." I'll make sure to look for the "raw red oil."

Similar to Charles, my pantry door rack is actually 6 levels - the top is for bags of dried chile peppers, 2nd is for packages of spices/spice blends/salad dressing mixes, 3 & 4 are BBQ rubs, 5 is more dried spices, and 6 is cleaning products/furniture polish and rags. Not to mention a box on the floor full of Lane's rubs and a plastic tub with Food Saver packs of other rubs (I like to buy in bulk, then sub-divide into 4 oz packs to preserve freshness - like I sent to Aussie). And, this isn't the full inventory in the pantry & kitchen cabinets either. I won't even list all the different kinds of salt that I have! Obsessive - Not Me!!!

Once I get through some other stuff in the pantry to make some room, I found many blends on their site that I want to try - some that I've had from other sources and liked, others that I've never seen before and looked interesting.

I'm a HUGE (make that YUGE!) Penzey's fan. But, given all the kudo's that World Spices gets, might have to dip my toes in that pool, too!