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No! No! Love fruit cake!!
Vegetarian pasta thickener?? Add canned garbanzo bean water??
My mother worked for a place in Shreveport, LA called Wilson Wieners and their main item was the red linked hot dogs. This was back in the 60's. They just called them wieners. lol
On the frozen dairy, I appreciated this question because in the winter when our fridge is full we use the "Midwestern Freezer" aka the back porch and the extra gallon of milk always tastes weird once we bring it in and it thaws.
So at my grocery stores (Indiana) the hot dogs are always a pack of 8 and the 99¢ buns are a bag of 8, but all the 'nicer' buns are a bag of 6. We always buy the buns that are in 6 count bags, but it's not a huge issue for us because we always store hot dogs in the freezer and just break off the ones to eat when we want them, so we don't worry about them going bad or anything. We use to the hot dog buns for egg salad and other sandwiches so we don't worry about them spoiling either.
Edited to add: Putting ketchup on a hot dog is grounds for execution.
More Keith, less Dan.
Dan is so much fun, I ❤ his subtle humor so much. I often forget he is giving me expert tips as a HIGHLY trained culinary scientist. I learn so much about food/cooking from these little segments.
Mr. Dresser is diligently plugging the ATK and Cooks recipes and people when answering the questions, it is not subtle. 🙄
FOR HOTDOGS: You gotta try "korean carrot salad" with just mustard.
Very popular slavic "fast food"
Redondo. Well known Hawaiian brand. Super bright red. (I don't like them, but they are huge here.)
Late on watching this, but want to say, when we were stationed in MT during the first gulf war, our chapel did a cookie lift to the people deployed. We put clean clear trash bags in boxes, packed the cookies in zip bags, and filled the boxes with plain popcorn as packing. We heard back that the popcorn packing was a huge hit, and was eaten with as much enthusiasm as the cookies.
Okay, honestly, veggie hotdogs are amazing! Lite Life changed their recipe recently and they were crud. Then, even more recently, they changed the formula back. They're tasty without that fake smoke funk. The company sent us some coupons because we complained! I love them with simple yellow mustard, ketchup, and onion.
I wish ATK would do vegan baking with vinegar and baking soda as a replacement for eggs. I make a super moist cornbread with that method.
if olive oil gets hard when refrigerated will oil get bacteria when kept out?????
Both handsome men but I like Keith way more but I’ve a question?Why does he always wear pink shirt?
Maine hot dog is at Frans on route one, her family run hot dog stand is an institution. Order with the home made 'hot sauce'.
That's one pair I'd love to menage-a-chefs. Thank you!!! 😛
A friend in the Finger Lakes area makes amazing fruitcakes that have rehabilitated that lowliest of holiday baked goods. Best vinegar recipe: Cornell Chicken. Best hot dog: Ted's (they use Sahlen's Red Hots with natural casings) grille their dogs over charcoal in Buffalo.
In Denmark they have hot dogs with red casings, too (røde pølser). So maybe it's some imported Scandinavian tradition or vice versa.
DAN why are your eyes darting to the side all the time? lol
For anyone wanting to ask a question: I couldn’t find any contact info on ATK website, which is what was mentioned on another of these videos. I did find one on cooksillustrated.com.
I'm actually an expert on hot dogs in Los Angeles. There is science to natural casing hot dogs. The best way to heat them is steaming. As the temp rises, the pressure inside the dog builds, so when you take the first bite, the casing snaps and shoots spicy hot dog juices into your mouth. The first bite is an explosion of flavor. Collogen casings aren't nearly as good.
I'm sorry I should have said young men. I'm 62yrs years old. You're youngsters.
Oooooooooh we love both these boys.
You two are great. Lots of information and laughs as well.
I'm wondering why they changed calling hot dog rolls to buns now?
10:18 — person in a "basic" apartment with "nothing more than a microwave-vent" asks how to cook a steak. I don't know what a "microwave-vent" is — unless she has almost zero ventilation in her kitchen…??? This should have been made crystal clear, but as it wasn't, I wonder how helpful was the answer "how to sear a steak in a frying pan w/o making much smoke if you only have a microwave oven." I guess the "basic" apartment has a stove??? Meh.
Make my own vinegar…. so I guess I'm one of "THOSE " people. LOL. Easy. Plum, apple, orange, raspberry currently on counters. Fun
Lol, Are you one of those people.
I need a stainless steel cookware set, light weight, affordable, what do you recommend? Would it be weird to own a mix match set. I found a brand name 'Laroma' yet can't seem to find a set. The 3qt. Sause pan was lighter than cuisinart which I liked. I currently own a Rachel Ray set that to me is heavy. Please help. Thank you