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All I use my steamer for is rice and veggies. It is awesome at making those. Oh and a tip from Aranna; Use good quality spring water for steaming it really does lend its flavor to the food. And by the same token avoid using city tap water at all costs... ewwww.
This depends on where you live. I've lived places where we bought water because the city water was disgusting, but I've also lived places where the city water is really, really good. Which is as much as I can really say without delving into politics. Water is kind of a big deal in politics around these parts right now. What with our state government poisoning a whole city and all....
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We have pretty good water where we are, go a few blocks over, where the winter icemelt drains into the water table and it's noticeably worse, ironically, it's the rich people getting screwed by this.
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I bought a pack of wax paper steamer liners when I bought the steamer. They are advertised specifically for keeping food off of your steamer, so I presume they won't melt.
Tamales might be the first dish I cook. The Trader Joe's frozen tamales I like list steaming as a cookig option, and I have some. Or I could cook chicken quarters. I have some that need using...
I would avoid steaming chicken or any other non-fish meat.
I find that steaming meat leeches it of its flavor, and lends fowl a chewy texture.
Chewy, flavorless chicken is not a good thing.
I'm *almost* with Aranna and Lynora here: The steamer is awesome for veggies, dumplings (OMG what it does for dumplings), and fish.
There are other, more complex dishes that only truly shine in a steamer (Chez Souvan in Santa Clara does an incredible banana-leaf wrapped salmon loaf).
But for plain old meat or tamales, I'd stick to a plain old oven. The extra humidity does such dishes no favors.
I find tamales made in the oven too dry. *shrug* Different tastes I guess.
Steaming chicken can work, but it's not the easiest thing to get right. Not something I have done often on account of the texture issues you mentioned. I've never steamed fish on account of being allergic to it and all, but steaming hot dogs works great. :)
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There really is no wrong way to cook hot dogs... That said my favorite way to cook them is grilled.
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Hot dogs are terrible, haven't eaten on in 26 years.
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Good news: we've scratched and clawed our way to 1 degree above zero.
Bad news: the sun is gone, so it won't last.
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There really is no wrong way to cook hot dogs... That said my favorite way to cook them is grilled.
Seconded. But there is no way I'm grilling in January. Hell, most winters it isn't even safe to go out on the balcony what with the icicles. Not so much yet this year, but I'm still not going to stand there and cook with -5 windchill. :D
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31 working hours until vacation.
It's a Monday.
I already want to hit my head against a wall.
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My neighbor is grilling right now.
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There's a reason I have a countertop grill.
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Not grill in January?!?!?
<Best Foghorn Leghorn voice>
"I have, I say I have my GRILL to keep me warm!"
Ditto the above on grilling Hot dogs. :)
EDIT- And while I DO have a counter top grill, for emergencies, I have not used it in 7 years, since I got a house with a gas line to the porch, and a grill that plugs directly into it.
NO more trips to refill the tank for me!!! :)
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31 working hours until vacation.
It's a Monday.
I already want to hit my head against a wall.
I had to stop hitting my head against the wall.
It wasn't making the Rassin-Frassin ignorance I deal with go away,...
and I was denting the cinder block wall,... :/
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My neighbor is grilling right now.
That's what I'm talking about, I'm not letting some silly thing like cold and rain ruin my cookout.
Hot dogs are terrible, haven't eaten on in 26 years.
Not a big fan of Hot Dogs myself, with the exception being Caspers. For the most part If i'm grilling meat in tube form It's sausage
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I bought a pack of wax paper steamer liners when I bought the steamer. They are advertised specifically for keeping food off of your steamer, so I presume they won't melt.
Tamales might be the first dish I cook. The Trader Joe's frozen tamales I like list steaming as a cookig option, and I have some. Or I could cook chicken quarters. I have some that need using...
I would avoid steaming chicken or any other non-fish meat.
I find that steaming meat leeches it of its flavor, and lends fowl a chewy texture.
Chewy, flavorless chicken is not a good thing.
I'm *almost* with Aranna and Lynora here: The steamer is awesome for veggies, dumplings (OMG what it does for dumplings), and fish.
There are other, more complex dishes that only truly shine in a steamer (Chez Souvan in Santa Clara does an incredible banana-leaf wrapped salmon loaf).
But for plain old meat or tamales, I'd stick to a plain old oven. The extra humidity does such dishes no favors.
Every tamale shop in Texas worth going to would be amused by your opinion on steaming tamales. As would just about every Mexican grandma I've ever met. ;-)
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Hey buddy! This is my town, back off the betties!
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Tammy's gonna turn Hell's Vengeance into Suicide Squad for Pathfinder.
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Every tamale shop in Texas worth going to would be amused by your opinion on steaming tamales. As would just about every Mexican grandma I've ever met. ;-)I bought a pack of wax paper steamer liners when I bought the steamer. They are advertised specifically for keeping food off of your steamer, so I presume they won't melt.
Tamales might be the first dish I cook. The Trader Joe's frozen tamales I like list steaming as a cookig option, and I have some. Or I could cook chicken quarters. I have some that need using...
I would avoid steaming chicken or any other non-fish meat.
I find that steaming meat leeches it of its flavor, and lends fowl a chewy texture.
Chewy, flavorless chicken is not a good thing.
I'm *almost* with Aranna and Lynora here: The steamer is awesome for veggies, dumplings (OMG what it does for dumplings), and fish.
There are other, more complex dishes that only truly shine in a steamer (Chez Souvan in Santa Clara does an incredible banana-leaf wrapped salmon loaf).
But for plain old meat or tamales, I'd stick to a plain old oven. The extra humidity does such dishes no favors.
LOL. Totally my bad. I was thinking of enchiladas. Of COURSE tamales are supposed to be steamed!
My brain just works funny sometimes... like not being able to remember the name of parchment paper.
Don't get old! (Except you, Ragadolf! I need at least one person on these boards to stay older than me!)
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I'm not older than you. :-)
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Nobody is old, so very old.
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Tammy's got a name. :-)
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I'm older than all of you (physically, at least), so just hush up.
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I'm older than all of you (physically, at least), so just hush up.
If I win Powerball, you're getting full Leónization and all the Delta-grade cyberware you could want.
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So back in the day, I had a character, my favorite character, for Jade Regent. A Halfling named Tibbedo "Tibs" Dragontoe (CG Bard (archeologist) 8/ Fighter 1/ Eldritch Knight 2 when lost) that was lost during our flea invasion of 3 years ago.
Anyway, he had a twin sister I never got to tell much about...
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... Tammy, is that (evil) twin sister!!
Edit: frankly, I'm ashamed I didn't put it together until just 30 minutes ago.
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Also, for anyone interested, EA is giving away free copies of Bioware's Jade Empire via their Steam competitor/client, Origin.
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Afternoon, all. What did I miss?
Not me, but I'm back anyways.
Also talk of ages and cooking.
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I have the Steam version of Jade Empire. Haven't gotten around to playing it yet.
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I have been playing Sleeping Dogs. Jammed a thug's head into a speaker and smashed a fish tank with his buddy, then jumped off a balcony, smashing a dance floor on landing, and proceeded to swing a fish from the tank about like a club, sending thugs sprawling. 10/10 would play again.
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I also have the Jade Empire via. Steam freebie when I upgraded to game of the year dragon age inquisition but I want to finish at least one character through dragon age before trying it.
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I did two hours of German polearm practice
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Also, for anyone interested, EA is giving away free copies of Bioware's Jade Empire via their Steam competitor/client, Origin.
Thanks for the heads-up, I'll snag it when I get home. I don't think I have it on Steam.
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I took my kids out in below zero temperatures for sledding.
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I took my kids out in below zero temperatures for sledding.
Need things warmed up a bit eh.
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Also, for anyone interested, EA is giving away free copies of Bioware's Jade Empire via their Steam competitor/client, Origin.
Duh. Of course month after I bought it on GoG.
On the other hand... Origin... Ugh.
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Dracandros? Haven't I killed you years ago?
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I took my kids out in below zero temperatures for sledding.Need things warmed up a bit eh.
You call that a Fireball!
Now this is a Fireball!!
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AM BOTH INADEQUATE FIREBALLS.
NOW THAT AM FIREBALL.
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AM TELLING YOU, YOU NEED TO LET IT GO, AM GET REAL FOR 89.89 AND FOR LIMITED TIME, AM LET YOU SHAG ROBIN FOR EXTRA GRAND.
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12,652 missed posts.
damn
I hope everyone is well.
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AM TELLING YOU, YOU NEED TO LET IT GO, AM GET REAL FOR 89.89 AND FOR LIMITED TIME, AM LET YOU SHAG ROBIN FOR EXTRA GRAND.
You said let it go. You don't know how tempted I am to make an extended frozen joke.
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I work at a toy store, do your worst, at this point it just sounds like waves crashing.
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Hello there!
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12,652 missed posts.
damn
I hope everyone is well.
Wait, they didn't insist you start from the beginning.
They lied to me!!
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SNOW AM WHITE ON HILL TONIGHT, CASTYS INVISIBLE TO BE SEEN.
BATTY BAT SKY ISOLATION, AND BARBARIAN AM KING.
PAIZOS AM HOWLING LIKE STORM OF RAGE IN HEART
COULDNT KEEP IT IN BARBARIAN AM BAD AT KEEPING IT IN BECAUSE RAGE AM BASICALLY CLASS FEATURE, FOR SERIOUS.
NOT LET IN NOT LET SEE, BE GOOD BARBARIAN PAIZO AM PREFERRING BARBARIAN BE
CONCEAL, NO FEEL, NO LETTING KNOW.
BUT NOW AM KNOWING ANYWAY.
LET IT GO LET IT GO
AM STRENGTH CHECKING WAY THROUGH DOOR
LET IT GO LET IT GO
DESTRUCITY ARGUMENTS AM CHORE
BARBARIAN NOT CARE WHAT CASTY SAY
LET LONG REPLY TO POINT BY POINT REFUTATIONS OF ARGUMENTS GO ON
BARBARIAN AM ALWAYS WINNER ANYWAY
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This depends on where you live. I've lived places where we bought water because the city water was disgusting, but I've also lived places where the city water is really, really good. Which is as much as I can really say without delving into politics. Water is kind of a big deal in politics around these parts right now. What with our state government poisoning a whole city and all....All I use my steamer for is rice and veggies. It is awesome at making those. Oh and a tip from Aranna; Use good quality spring water for steaming it really does lend its flavor to the food. And by the same token avoid using city tap water at all costs... ewwww.