What did I cook this weekend.....

[podz]

Of course, your suggestion of a shot of vodka is too enticing to pass up; I'll have to try it (would good bourbon also work?). But I'll also have a carton of cold milk handy along with the key to the liquor cabinet, just for backup.....

Sure, bourbon would be just as effective as vodka if not more due to being even higher ABV in some cases. Basically, the stronger the ABV, the more effective it is on dissolving the oil to which the capsaicin is bound. They don't sell anything above 60% ABV here in Finland, but you in the states could even down a shot of Everclear, for example, if you ate a naga and got into real panic mode.

Water is absolutely the worst thing you can drink to try to relieve a chili pain. Milk isn't much better because it's about 95% water. Beer is effective, for example, against a jalapeno but does nothing against a naga because there's not a high enough alcohol to capsaicin ratio. Basic chemistry - oil and water don't mix.

 

[podz]

One expects that the long hydrocarbon tail will make capsaicin less water soluble than vanillin. This is indeed the case. Capsaicin is insoluble in cold water, but freely soluble in alcohol and vegetable oils. This is why drinking water after munching an habanero pepper won't stop the burning. A cold beer is the traditional remedy, but the small percentage of alcohol will not wash away much capsaicin. For relief from a chile burn, drink milk. Milk contains casein, a lipophilic (fat-loving) substance that surrounds and washes away the fatty capsaicin molecules in much the same way that soap washes away grease.

You really should attribute your quotes ;-)

http://antoine.frostburg.edu/chem/senese/101/features/capsaicin.shtml

That page is full of so much misinformation that I don't even really know where to begin... Capsaicin is not a neurotoxin in mammals. In fact, it is very likely to be the only substance on this planet that can save your life when you're suffering from acute, late stage botulinum intoxication (the most acutely lethal neurotoxin known to man), otherwise known as botulism, and the BoNT polypeptides have already entered your cells (after which case, the typical antisera treatments no longer effective). To put that in plain speak, if you get botulism, you'd be doing yourself a big favor to eat as much as the hottest chilis you can find, especially if the symptons have been going on for a few days before you sought initial medical treatment.

In addition, capsaicin molecules don't contain fat, they contain a fatty acid. There is a very important distinction between the two.

I tried, but sadly, I am unable to find a single peer-reviewed article that supports the idea that casein would be a TRPV1 (the vanilloid/capsaicin receptor) antagonist.

 

[Cheesy_Goodness]

No pic yet, but last night I put together some granola with spent grain from a brew this past weekend. Needs a bit of tweeking but overall not a bad taste.

 

[BUCKNUTS]

You really should attribute your quotes ;-)
.

Wasnt claiming it to be mine I'm just lazy. I don't need a study to verify for me that dairy products help to extinguish the fire of capsaicin because as I already stated I eat hot food all the time and I use milk products when the heat is overwhelming. The anecdotal evidence of my own experience is sufficient for me.


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[paulthenurse]

Can we agree that our posts on HBT don't need to be in APA format? Pretty please?

 

[hunter_le five]

Meh, milk has never done diddly for me, I always wondered how it helped anyone else. It just makes me want to vomit from drinking so much milk on an already unsettled stomach.

Water of course is terrible. Beer has always been my go-to, but even then it's only marginally effective. The best I could ever come up with is beer + eating something else not spicy. I've heard sugar helps, but never tried it.

I think I'll try an experiment this weekend with a glass of bourbon and some of my bhut jolokia (sp?) hot sauce, as I'm intrigued by some of podz's posts. Never tried liquor before.

 

[hunter_le five]

Can we agree that our posts on HBT don't need to be in APA format? Pretty please?

Agreed, but quoting large blocks of text without so much as using quotation marks, a quote box, or providing a link - it is just deceptive, whatever the reason or intention. It is generally assumed that whatever text you put in these posts are your words, unless you indicate otherwise.


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[BUCKNUTS]

Can we agree that our posts on HBT don't need to be in APA format? Pretty please?

In order to avoid the sort of laziness that I am known for I think it's for the best that we do. At the very least we should be citing references in the footnotes. We'll start this with someone else's post lol


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[Melana]

Why not just put the hyperlink to the source right before the quote? easy peasy?

Now, back to the food pron. Please.

 

[paulthenurse]

As Thenurse (2014) stated in his treatise regarding proper use of reference material and avoiding plagerism, "Look, you pretty much know that there was no way that THAT guy came up with that idea on his own. C'mon! Really? He's hanging around here all day, talking smack to the rest of us. There ain't no way that that idiot ever put two cogent thoughts together and produced a declarative sentence that actually meant a thing. So don't get your panties in a bunch about it."

Thenurse, P.; Homebrewtalk.com. 'Look what I cooked for dinner.' 8/13/3014 p. 124

 

[BUCKNUTS]

As Thenurse (2014) stated in his treatise regarding proper use of reference material and avoiding plagerism, "Look, you pretty much know that there was no way that THAT guy came up with that idea on his own. C'mon! Really? He's hanging around here all day, talking smack to the rest of us. There ain't no way that that idiot ever put two cogent thoughts together and produced a declarative sentence that actually meant a thing. So don't get your panties in a bunch about it."

Thenurse, P.; Homebrewtalk.com. 'Look what I cooked for dinner.' 8/13/3014 p. 124

Hey now I'm college educated! I was unaware that I had to use proper sentence structure, puncuation and grammar on a homebrewing forum. I've been out of the classroom for 25 years. Damn now I have to dust off my composition books or take a refresher course before I can post here agsin.


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[banesong]

No pics (sorry Cheezy), but I made a cold Zucchini soup for dinner last night. Well, lukewarm, because it was late and didn't have a chance to properly cool it.

Zucchini, chicken stock, basil, mint. simmer for a while. blend.

Cool, season with salt, pepper and an acid if you want. Serve with Ricotta.

YUM!

 

[Melana]

No pics (sorry Cheezy), but I made a cold Zucchini soup for dinner last night. Well, lukewarm, because it was late and didn't have a chance to properly cool it.

Zucchini, chicken stock, basil, mint. simmer for a while. blend.

Cool, season with salt, pepper and an acid if you want. Serve with Ricotta.

YUM!

YES! Acid soup trips!

 

[banesong]

YES! Acid soup trips!

I believe you missed the 'an'.

Besides, this is a great way to get your zucchini hating teenagers to eat zucchini.

As long as they don't see you cooking.

 

[Melana]

Just cook when the teens are sleeping.

 

[Homercidal]

This weekend we made grilled chicken coated in garlic butter and parmesan cheese.

I'd show you the pictures, but a hobo stole my camera.

 

[cheezydemon3]

This weekend we made grilled chicken coated in garlic butter and parmesan cheese.

I'd show you the pictures, but a hobo stole my camera.

I made lobster bisque, pan seared veal with truffles and marscapone cheese, a whole fried duck, 14 kinds of pheasant sausage, a whole cow and a whole triceratops, all for the f**king Queen of England.

What???

Why would I need to show you a picture?

 

[mattmmille]

So, my kids call me "Grammar Man", because I'm a stickler for speaking correctly and proper punctuation. I believe that a command of the language and writing skills will serve one well in life. I generally proofread for typos and misspelling when I'm writing. When I am among friends, however, I tend to relax and worry less about grammar and more about "talking" instead of "speaking". So, if ya'll gonna start callin' us out fer not usin' proper skills, as would be applied to an English Literature term paper in college, then I ain't gonna upload any more purty pitchers of grub...like this yummy meatloaf I made a couple of nights ago:

 

[paulthenurse]

And I never swear, I drive in the right hand lane, I help little old ladies across the street and I ALWAYS get the pan hot before I put the meat in, if ya know what I mean...

 

[BUCKNUTS]

And I never swear, I drive in the right hand lane, I help little old ladies across the street and I ALWAYS get the pan hot before I put the meat in, if ya know what I mean...

I'm exactly the opposite. In addition to being lazy I'm very selfish.

 

[headbanger]

I made lobster bisque, pan seared veal with truffles and marscapone cheese, a whole fried duck, 14 kinds of pheasant sausage, a whole cow and a whole triceratops, all for the f**king Queen of England.

What???

Why would I need to show you a picture?

Meticulously prepared a duck confit and roasted rack of lamb a la presidente for supper here on the hill tonight. I would have snapped a few pics but little John stopped in with a blunt and he seems to get nervous around cameras nowadays for some reason.

YEAH-UH!!

 

[paulthenurse]

He looks nervous:

 

[mcbaumannerb]

Nice Sconces!!!! And I don't remember that arch in your house, but how you gonna argue wit fotografical evidences??





Here is the triceratops I cooked!



I sauteed 30 lbs of garlic, 4 bags of onions, 43 celery stalks, 2 lbs of sage, 8 lbs of butter and 2 gallons of olive oil.



I made the mistake of first, shoving a rather large rosemary bush up his butt........you can see the look in his eye as he wakes up and takes a tentative step, before wondering what is in his butt.



After I caught him and trussed him, I made him swallow all of the onions and butter etc. and then deep fried him in my subterranian stainless fermenter.



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I trust that fermenter is in reality a coolship? And a triceratops lambic is next on the agenda?

 

[cheezydemon3]

 

[mcbaumannerb]

Made a cake for a surprise party at the neighbors tomorrow night.

***** WARNING *****
The following content is not suitable to diabetics.



4 layer devils food cake with dark chocolate mousse and mini morsels between each layer, frosted with a dark chocolate, cream cheese, whipped cream frosting.

 

[cheezydemon3]

Deleted threads and deleted posts?(triceratops) Really? FU*K THIS PLACE. See you all somewhere else!

 

[Pappers_]

Deleted threads and deleted posts?(triceratops) Really? FU*K THIS PLACE. See you all somewhere else!

I hope you enjoy your extra free time to pursue your hobbies.

 

[unionrdr]

Since it's been cooler around here lately & downright cold in the mornings, I made some potato corn chowder with fresh roasted bi-color corn. Loaded it up with sauteed sweet Italian sausage sliced up as well. Even better for breakfast!

 

[brewbama]

Pork Steak, Sweet Potato Medalions, and Glazed Pineapple












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[BUCKNUTS]

Pasta with cherry tomatoes, red onion, garlic, basil, chili flake, salt, pepper and a cup of the water the pasta cooked in.


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