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forms of chicken with vastly different amounts of fat

jwray (http://jwray.videosift.com) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:45:43 -0700

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Why do precooked forms of breaded chicken that you buy from a store typically have 3-5 times the fat:protein ratio of uncooked breaded chicken from the same store? The ratio is typically 1:1 or higher for the former, but I have seen as low as 1:5 for the latter.

Whatever they're doing that quadruples the fat:protein ratio, it's doing NOTHING for the taste vs. just plain baking the uncooked stuff.

- jwray

Fuck Appletinis

ponceleon (http://cooking.videosift.com/member/ponceleon) — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 19:51:38 -0700

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You know, fuck appletinis. It is really all about dirty martinis. It is a delightful drink. Salty, full of alcohol, and you get that little bit of food at the end.

Recently I had a blue-cheese martini which had blue-cheese stuffed olives. Absolutely wonderful.

Tonight I'm two dirty olive vodka martinis down, 4 parts vodka, 1 park olive juice (love you) and 1 part dry vermouth. Mix in the shaker with ice and throw into a martini glass with a bit of the olive juice and 3 olives.

Just felt like sharing.

I'm putting this in the cooking channel because it is all about the taste.

- ponceleon

What's Grating on you, Sifty??

SlipperyPete (http://cooking.videosift.com/member/SlipperyPete) — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 07:02:53 -0700

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Has Sifty succumbed to the might of his little brother, Gratey?

- SlipperyPete

Edeot/MrLips +25, Fjnbk +250, peggedbea+100, Rasch +666

dystopianfuturetoday (http://cooking.videosift.com/member/dystopianfuturetoday) — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 02:46:40 -0700

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Conclusive proof that Edeot is actually in the service of the siftbot.

No one could possibly get that many votes in a week without the help of that malevolent kitchen aid.

For the love of all that is holy, don't go to the links below and vote up all his stuff, not if you cherish anything that is good and decent in this world.
http://www.videosift.com/member/Edeot/queued
http://www.videosift.com/member/Edeot/pqueued
http://www.videosift.com/member/Edeot/published

Mr. Lips also went silver.

I'm sure he'd enjoy a little smoochy smoochy on his pq, if you know what I mean.
http://www.videosift.com/member/MrLips/pqueued
http://www.videosift.com/member/MrLips/published
http://www.videosift.com/member/MrLips/queued

Fjnbk, I baked you a cake, but left it out all night, and now it's crawling with Beatles. Sorry.

Um... YEAH! WOOHOO! Fjnbk gets a diamond. Just because Fjnbk got his channel ages ago doesn't mean that he shouldn't get crammed into this long ass congratulatory post as well. Nice work. Nice Channel.

Set FJBNK's PQ prisoners free.
http://www.videosift.com/member/Fjnbk/pqueued

He's throwing a party of his own here:
http://www.videosift.com/talk/Happy-Diamond-to-Me

And Rasch, the proprietor of the Rock and Roll Channel, gets 666 star points, which is ironic, given that Rock and Roll has often been linked with Satanism by the religious right.

Go vote up his killed and discarded queues:
http://www.videosift.com/member/rasch187/killed
http://www.videosift.com/member/rasch187/discarded

Erotic chef and object of unrequited sift-love, peggedbea also gets herself some gold. Sorry for the rush job peg, I'm just trying to finish this before thinker247 makes one.

You know the drill:
http://www.videosift.com/member/peggedbea/queued
http://www.videosift.com/member/peggedbea/pqueued
http://www.videosift.com/member/peggedbea/published

I think that's the maximum amount of congrats the title will hold. Party's over. You don't have to go home, but you can't stay here.

- dystopianfuturetoday

Taco Bell's NEW ContraceptiMelt

poolcleaner (http://cooking.videosift.com/member/poolcleaner) — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 10:43:29 -0700

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Taco Bell Launches New 'Morning After' Burrito

"Taco Bell officials are excited about the offering. 'In the past, before Roe v. Wade, young women literally had to 'make a run for the border' to terminate an unwanted pregnancy,' Taco Bell public relations director Grant Lesko said. 'But now, women can make that same run for the border at over 7,300 convenient locations right in their own hometowns.'"

"'We are in no way advocating any particular view on this most sensitive of issues,' he said. 'We simply want to offer this option. And, of course, we fully respect our customers who decide to carry their babies to term. In fact, I'd like to point out that Taco Bell offers a wide variety of non-contraceptive menu items that can provide the crucial nutrients—such as mild sauce, shredded cheddar and beef—that a growing fetus needs to develop properly.'"

- poolcleaner

In KOMMIE Russia, bronze diamond gets you!

kronosposeidon (http://cooking.videosift.com/member/kronosposeidon) — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 14:23:17 -0800

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No, the Cold War is NOT over, comrades. The Great People's Army of Glorious Soviet Siftalist Republics has promoted Comrade KOMMIE to Supreme Diamond Commander of Soviet Video Forces. For half of Five Year Plan Comrade Commander KOMMIE has been part of Grand Siftalists Forces, and now glorious rank of Diamond - Bronze Order of Lenin is his reward. We make celebrate of Comrade KOMMIE's promotion by make vote to People's Queue, make drink of People's Vodka, spit on capitalist pig Digg, and make congratulate his Glorious achievement.

Attendance is mandatory, under penalty of gulag, Glorious Re-education, and death.

- kronosposeidon

Yes, Pecan!

Krupo (http://krupo.videosift.com) — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 15:19:19 -0800

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This article about Obama's culinary tastes is hilarious.

"This month, Ben & Jerry's renamed its pints of butter pecan ice cream to the more timely "Yes Pecan," donating funds to an educational organization."
...
"Early last year, when the Obamas said pizza from Italian Fiesta Pizzeria in Chicago was their favourite, co-owner Patti Harris-Tubbs says people called her up to say, "I'll have whatever Obama likes." But Ms. Harris-Tubbs isn't sure which pie that is."

It goes on to talk about how to celebrate his inaugration with food, which sounded sort of odd.

- Krupo

Merry Christmas Happy Harradays

CaptainPlanet420 (http://cooking.videosift.com/member/CaptainPlanet420) — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 09:38:20 -0800

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Just wanted to set all our differences aside and wish everyone a Merry Christmas/Happy Holidays. It's been snowing a lot where I'm on vacation, so it's going to be a white Christmas yayyyyy! We're going to make like a 100 Christmas cookies, over frost them and listen to happy holiday music. May your days be merry and briiiiiiiiight...

- CaptainPlanet420

Anybody Have That Annoying Friend?

Ryjkyj (http://cooking.videosift.com/member/Ryjkyj) — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 10:41:13 -0700

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No, not that one.

I'm talking about the one that eat's REALLY SPICY food just to show how tough he is? As if not tasting your food at all is something to be aspired to?

Did you ever secretly wish it would be too much for him?

http://www.smh.com.au/news/world/chef-dies-after-eating-super-hot-chilli/2008/09/30/1222651028585.html

- Ryjkyj

Sift Up Vancouver 08 - Success!

djsunkid (http://djsunkid.videosift.com) — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 00:04:42 -0700

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For great justice! I was kind of there, but I was also kind of cooking. As mentioned earlier, tonight was the great Vancouver Siftup. I got to show off why I am the moderator of *cooking around these parts. I'll snip the rest of the pics, but... I really want to show everybody this one:

“Scallop Wrapped Bacon”
Nova Scotia Scallops, Artisanal Oyama Dry Cured Bacon, Grilled BC Matsutake Mushroom, Oven Cured Butternut Squash Chip

Yes, it may not look like much, but it was but one of twelve courses that I created for the Vancouver sift up.

Unfortunately, I failed to get pictures for all of them, so here is a placeholder image for the first course, or Amuse Bouche:

Thai Coconut Soup with Tempura Sunflower Sprouts

Smoked Duck Salad Roll -- Spicy Mango-Soy Dip

Pan Roasted Halibut -- Stir Fry of Wild Chanterelles

Seared Quebec Foie Gras -- Tomato “Brioche”, Salad of Green Olive, Almond, Mandarin Orange, Cherry Tomato and Frozen Grape

Salad of Heirloom Tomatoes -- Balsamic Reduction, Fresh Mozzarella “Crouton”, Thai Basil, Black Volcanic Salt

“Scallop Wrapped Bacon” -- Nova Scotia Scallops, Artisanal Oyama Dry Cured Bacon,Grilled BC Matsutake Mushroom, Oven Cured Butternut Squash Chip

Grilled Baby Romaine -- Spicy Eggplant and shaved Parmigiano-Reggiano

I'm sad that I didn't get a picture of

Grapefruit Sambuca Sorbet with House Candied Grapefruit Peel

Seared Lamb -- Maple-Tamarind Jus, Fiddlehead Tart

I was filming a video of the plating of the beef tenderloin, so I didn't get a good picture of the final plateup for:

Grilled Beef Tenderloin -- Rosemary-Thyme Potato Rosti, Roasted Baby Beets

Chocolate Sour Cherry Bread Pudding -- Macerated Okanagan Strawberries

Lavender Chocolate Truffles

That was a lot of work, let me tell you. Definitely the most elaborate tasting menu I've ever put together. Not everything turned out exactly according to plan, but lots of things did. I feel like I need to sleep for 3 days now.

It was great to meet Lucky, Charms, Zifnab and Fissionchips. It was dissapointing that Fedquip didn't make it, but maybe next time.

I want to go on at length about what worked, what didn't work, why I made some of the choices that I did for the menu, what I was happy with, what I felt needed improvement, etc etc etc.... but I'm too tired right now.

I will have to post more later.

Thanks for coming out!

- djsunkid