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Super Beef 3-way 30 hour sous vide eye of round, seared and thinly sliced, Boars Head white American, James River BBQ sauce, and Duke’s on a grilled HEB bakery onion roll. Tasted way better than the potato quality picture.

Sinking Line?

I'm living close to Reimer's now, but have never had much luck there for white bass. Can they even make it up that far with the current water levels?

Like dcbc mentioned upthread, I'm on year 2 of carbon steel pans in place of non-stick. They'll never be as slick as a new teflon pan, but I can use metal utensils, throw them in the oven, and cleaning them is a breeze. They're hunks of steel and will last forever.

Learn a clouser, wooly bugger, and dahlberg diver. Practice a lot. Ugly flies catch fish. As a pretty experienced warmwater flytyer, I still learn a lot from Gunnar Brammer and Kelly Galloup on YouTube.

@oSuJeff97 Necro-bump... any updates on how your slicer is performing?

I've seared just fine on electric. I use these: carbon steel or cast iron. Technique helps a lot as well. I've been on electric for 2 years; here's what I've learned: preheat the pan for 10-15 minutes on medium-high, move it around every couple minutes, crank it to high for the last 2-3 minutes, and leave it on high while I sear. Hmmm... preheating the pan in a 450 degree oven would work too. That would get the whole pan hot. I might try that next time.

Full convert to team 137 for ribeyes.

Gonna try the 137 club with a couple ribeyes tonight. I'm thinking 2 hours, quick ice bath, pat dry, and sear over lump charcoal.

Heading to game with my kids tonight. Tips on parking?

I guess Leyla's is going to the top of the list along with Tiger Stadium catfish.

We're in Sunset Canyon off of Trautwein.

They're up

Scale, gut, remove heads. Pan fry whole. To eat, remove fins and sort of filet them with your fork. The only bones you gotta watch out for are the rib cage.

Hays City Store was our standard, "I don't feel like cooking now that we're leaving Wimberly/Dripping/Driftwood" while we were house hunting. Has anyone done Suds Monkey Trivia on Wednesdays? Worth going?

Yeah, their fries were real good. I'm sure we'll be back; we've been there twice already. The only issue I had was my expectation on the super beef 3-way was too high. It's like ordering BBQ in MA, John Mueller (RIP) isn't manning that pit.

Yeah, we were indoors at Pieous. Haven't been to The Switch, how does it compare to the original?

Ok, my partner has moved down from MA and we've settled in Dripping. I didn't see a specific post, so lemme know your favorites. Where we've gone, limiting to roughly Nutty Brown to Henly: Natkhat Flavors - Indian food; don't really remember what we ordered, but it was good and the proprietors were friendly. Turcotte Butchers & Delicatessen - Really wanted to love this place. It is good not great. They have some New England roots and advertised a Super Beef 3-way... it didn't have an onion roll, it had yellow american, the meat was overcooked and sliced with the grain. I went again and got a cheesesteak that was a lot better. You can sit and get a beer and watch the game. Pig Ben BBQ - Got a brisket sandwich; think Pok-e-Joes or Bert's. Oak Creek Cafe - Is this the oldest restaurant in DS? It was decent, got a CFS with mash and fried okra, would eat again. Flores - The taco shack by the high school, not the chain tex-mex east of town. This place kicks ass, every taco I've had has been spot on. Red and green hot sauces are both delicious. Pizza Cave - Growing up outside of NYC, my partner is super picky on what is good pizza and what isn't, like me with BBQ. She thinks Pizza Cave is good pizza. Pieous - The pastrami kicks serious ass. The pizza was meh.

Other pics are on pages 26, 30, and 33 of the "Big Girls Who Swallow" thread. Plus a bonus gumbo pic on page 33.

American (Land O Lakes from the deli) on the inside. Robb Walsh sauce with some ground beef. Colby Jack on top. She dug them.

The first time I had my girlfriend over, I made cheese enchiladas... broiled them on individual plates Dart Bowl style. Then we watched the "Without Getting Killed or Caught" documentary about Guy and Townes. She's alright for New Englander.

Ok. In this year. New place with plenty of space and deer. Currently have 2 3'x5' beds prepped behind some fencing... hope it will be enough to deter the deer. Gonna plant some cold season seeds based on Natural Gardener's planting guide... Lettuce, green onion, bok choy, spinach, and beets. Started up Juliet, San Marzano, Early Girl, Jalapenos, and Ground Cherries indoors to plant as soon as I can. My Juliet from HEB last year yielded over 700 tomatoes and survived until this latest blast. Couldn't believe it.

We have our methods and moments; even if they aren’t necessarily sufficient.

Time to call the Tuscaloosa Airport to get Lanning paged??