Check Out This Fucking Sandwich

[smoothlonghorn 83]

All this made me ponder how one would describe the infamous "Maid-Rites". Turns out (per their website) they self-identify as a "loose meat, fresh ground beef sandwich". Yeah, yeah, South Austin's mom, yada, yada, yada...

[jimmyjazz 45877]

38 minutes ago, smoothlonghorn said:

All this made me ponder how one would describe the infamous "Maid-Rites". Turns out (per their website) they self-identify as a "loose meat, fresh ground beef sandwich". Yeah, yeah, South Austin's mom, yada, yada, yada...

Was there ever a Maid-Rite in Austin?  We had one in my small south-central Missouri town growing up.  (It's still there.)

They were basically Sloppy Joe's without tomato ketchup, and they were delicious.

[Hank_Hill 18785]

1 hour ago, GreenspointTexas said:

Sigh




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The manicotti I had the other night was by far the worst sushi I ever ate

[Horn Draoi 254]

Only an average of 13 or so cases of trichinosis reported in the US each year—almost all from eating wild/feral hogs or bear.  Commercial pork? Zero to 1 (perhaps) every year.  I can’t stand burnt bacon.  Internal temp of 145 means death to the parasite.  

[Brisketexan 105039]

5 minutes ago, Horn Draoi said:

Only an average of 13 or so cases of trichinosis reported in the US each year—almost all from eating wild/feral hogs or bear.  Commercial pork? Zero to 1 (perhaps) every year.  I can’t stand burnt bacon.  Internal temp of 145 means death to the parasite.  

And undercooked bacon is stringy and chewy.  Gotta hit the sweet spot.  It can still be soft, but cooked more than that picture shows.  And it can be good all the way up to crispy, but not burnt.  There is a zone of Bacon Perfection.  Your bacon should reside there.

[Hank_Hill 18785]

13 minutes ago, Horn Draoi said:

Only an average of 13 or so cases of trichinosis reported in the US each year—almost all from eating wild/feral hogs or bear.  Commercial pork? Zero to 1 (perhaps) every year.  I can’t stand burnt bacon.  Internal temp of 145 means death to the parasite.  

Yes I know he clearly didn’t die from trich. He died from the flaming he received on the old site 

[smoothlonghorn 83]

1 hour ago, jimmyjazz said:

Was there ever a Maid-Rite in Austin?  We had one in my small south-central Missouri town growing up.  (It's still there.)

They were basically Sloppy Joe's without tomato ketchup, and they were delicious.

Doesn't look like it (primarily just Iowa, with other locations sprinkled throughout the midwest). For some reason, I thought they were more prevalent in Ohio (where I had family), but maybe those were similar "knock-offs". I would think Austin would have had at least 1 place that served something similar, maybe?

20 minutes ago, Brisketexan said:

There is a zone of Bacon Perfection.  Your bacon should reside there.

If I ever get "redlined" from a housing perspective, I hope my residence is in the Bacon Perfection zone....

[South Austin 52431]

46 minutes ago, Brisketexan said:

And undercooked bacon is stringy and chewy.  Gotta hit the sweet spot.  It can still be soft, but cooked more than that picture shows.  And it can be good all the way up to crispy, but not burnt.  There is a zone of Bacon Perfection.  Your bacon should reside there.

What's your secret for that?  I fry my bacon on medium heat and am constantly turning the strips.  Usually get the right combination of crispy and chewy.

[jimmyjazz 45877]

55 minutes ago, Horn Draoi said:

Only an average of 13 or so cases of trichinosis reported in the US each year—almost all from eating wild/feral hogs or bear.  Commercial pork? Zero to 1 (perhaps) every year.  I can’t stand burnt bacon.  Internal temp of 145 means death to the parasite.  

I cook pork chops and tenderloin to 137 F for a minimum of 20 seconds.  That's safe.  I'm not eating mushy bacon.  That's criminal.

[Brisketexan 105039]

Just now, South Austin said:

What's your secret for that?  I fry my bacon on medium heat and am constantly turning the strips.  Usually get the right combination of crispy and chewy.

I cook my bacon in the oven now.  Put the strips on a cookie sheet, put it in a cold oven, turn it to 425, and it's done the way you want in about 25 minutes -- don't need to mess with it till near the end -- you want to watch it closely, because it can go from not as done as you want to way-too crispy in a minute.  But seriously, the oven is the way to go.

[RMac5 1551]

Oven bacon here too. No skillet grease mess on the stove either. We line the cookie sheet with foil and go to town.

[Jack Straw 2954]

22 hours ago, wd40 said:

 

check out that fucking delicious looking sandwich - is that a (maybe hanger) steak bahn mi, or ... ?

[South Austin 52431]

40 minutes ago, Brisketexan said:

I cook my bacon in the oven now.  Put the strips on a cookie sheet, put it in a cold oven, turn it to 425, and it's done the way you want in about 25 minutes -- don't need to mess with it till near the end -- you want to watch it closely, because it can go from not as done as you want to way-too crispy in a minute.  But seriously, the oven is the way to go.

Yeah, but I like to scramble my eggs in some bacon grease after taking it out of the pan.

[Brisketexan 105039]

1 minute ago, South Austin said:

Yeah, but I like to scramble my eggs in some bacon grease after taking it out of the pan.

Then pour the grease into your frying pan.  Dude, I keep a jar of bacon grease in the fridge at all times.  Cook bacon on cookie sheet, pour grease into jar, have on hand for immediate or later use.  Profit.

[wd40 1976]

1 hour ago, Jack Straw said:

check out that fucking delicious looking sandwich - is that a (maybe hanger) steak bahn mi, or ... ?

it's an approximate bahn mi.  I butterflied and portioned out one of those small pork tenderloins, marinated it for a few hours in soy sauce, black pepper and crushed garlic, and cooked it on the grill pan.  my kids love pretzel buns so I went with that instead of a traditional baguette.

[futureman 22439]

[elfenix 34221]

On 5/13/2020 at 2:37 PM, Brisketexan said:

it can go from not as done as you want to way-too crispy in a minute.

es la verdad

[pch 1259]

On 5/13/2020 at 3:22 PM, Brisketexan said:

Then pour the grease into your frying pan.  Dude, I keep a jar of bacon grease in the fridge at all times.  Cook bacon on cookie sheet, pour grease into jar, have on hand for immediate or later use.  Profit.

Endorsed by moi and cardiac doctors throughout the state!

[Hank_Hill 18785]

1 hour ago, futureman said:

Not nearly as much mayo as I’d expect

[futureman 22439]

4 minutes ago, Hank_Hill said:

Not nearly as much mayo as I’d expect

picture angle.  it’s about 1/8” thick on that top bun

[Anastasis 23454]

Moderate mayo is acceptable as long as there is mustard somewhere else on the burger to compensate. 

[Anastasis 23454]

But no fucking ketchup ever. Unless you are under the age of 12. 

[Brisketexan 105039]

26 minutes ago, Anastasis said:

But no fucking ketchup ever. Unless you are under the age of 12. 

Exception: cheap fast-food burgers (I'm thinking McDonald's) wolfed down in the car when on a road-trip, when that's your only option, when you're throwing cheap food at a teenage boy, etc.  A squeeze of ketchup on all of their cheap burgers makes em go down ok.

[futureman 22439]

4 hours ago, Brisketexan said:

Exception: cheap fast-food burgers (I'm thinking McDonald's) wolfed down in the car when on a road-trip, when that's your only option, when you're throwing cheap food at a teenage boy, etc.  A squeeze of ketchup on all of their cheap burgers makes em go down ok.

always dug the mix of ketchup and mustard on the standard double cheeseburger at mcdonald’s and burger king.  both are solid options for cheap and disgusting fast food that is also delicious. 

[elfenix 34221]

mcdouble + spicy mcchicken is a go to a bit more often than i'd like to admit.

[futureman 22439]

27 minutes ago, elfenix said:

mcdouble + spicy mcchicken is a go to a bit more often than i'd like to admit.

in high school I used to order that and put the mcchicken patty on the double cheeseburger and crush it.  then eat the mcchicken bun with the lettuce and mayo for dessert. 

[elfenix 34221]

strangely, i've never done the mcgangbang

[futureman 22439]

mcgangbang is way too much bread.  just toss the cutlet on the burger and scarf the extra bun separate. 

[LW Goatman 1117]

I too save a jar of rendered fat. If you are surly 1% you can buy a tub of it at buccees.

[Wally Fairway 5539]

On 5/8/2020 at 5:13 PM, Jack Straw said:

if you can put it in between two pieces of bread and eat it, its a sandwich

 

On 5/8/2020 at 8:09 PM, futureman said:

is a hot dog a sandwich?

So really the question should be - Is a hot dog bun one piece of bread or is it two pieces of bread?

[Dutch 4465]

Another for #TeamOvenBacon.  Thick-cut bacon takes ~ 18 minutes at 350, flipping half way.  You need to eyeball it, though; I've found every brand of bacon cooks a bit differently. Helpful tip: line your pan with aluminium foil before cooking.  Not only does this allow for easy cleanup, but you can also use the foil to easily pour some of the bacon drippings into a pan for use in cooking eggs and the rest into a storage vessel of choice to reserve for future use (every house should have a reserve of bacon grease for eggs, cornbread, etc).

[Armybrat 40814]

My BLT at the Mirage Las Vegas... it also came with a side plate of bacon.

[futureman 22439]

1 hour ago, Dutch said:

Another for #TeamOvenBacon. 

discovering oven bacon changed almost everything about the way I approach bacon.  oven bacon is vastly superior.

[irishtexan 11511]

On 5/13/2020 at 3:22 PM, Brisketexan said:

Then pour the grease into your frying pan.  Dude, I keep a jar of bacon grease in the fridge at all times.  Cook bacon on cookie sheet, pour grease into jar, have on hand for immediate or later use.  Profit.

I chicken-fry my steaks in bacon grease also kept in a jar in the garage beer fridge. 

[Brisketexan 105039]

2 minutes ago, irishtexan said:

I chicken-fry my steaks in bacon grease also kept in a jar in the garage beer fridge. 

Bacon grease is the base for a good cream gravy, that's for sure -- I'm pretty sure that's one of the 10 Commandments of Texas Cooking.

Dammit, now I want a CFS.

[Tailgate 3021]

On 5/13/2020 at 2:53 PM, RMac5 said:

Oven bacon here too. No skillet grease mess on the stove either. We line the cookie sheet with foil and go to town.

Ive heard this is good as well. How much grease do you get? Do you need a pan under the cookie sheets to catch any of it or does the foil grab it all? I will be trying this. Thanks.

[Brisketexan 105039]

7 minutes ago, Tailgate said:

Ive heard this is good as well. How much grease do you get? Do you need a pan under the cookie sheets to catch any of it or does the foil grab it all? I will be trying this. Thanks.

Use a rimmed cookie sheet, so the foil has a raised lip -- it catches all the grease.  And I get as much grease as I get in a frying pan, but without any of the blackened bits you can end up with.  I just let the pan cool a bit, pinch one corner of the foil to make a spout, and then pour the grease into my jar.  Couldn't be easier.

[jimmyjazz 45877]

13 minutes ago, Brisketexan said:

Dammit, now I want a CFS.

Waterloo Ice House has some Family Meals to go right now, and one option is chicken fried chicken (not steak).  Comes with gravy, salad, and two sides -- we did mashed taters and green beans.  $50 and unless your family's last name is "Watt" you can pretty easily stretch it to two meals.  (We did dinner plates and then made sammiches for lunch with the leftovers.)

Is it great?  No.  But it scratched an itch that I was not prepared to handle myself in the kitchen.  They also have catfish + tacos, fajitas + chips & queso, wings + sliders, all with 2 sides.

[Armybrat 40814]

48 minutes ago, Brisketexan said:

Use a rimmed cookie sheet, so the foil has a raised lip -- it catches all the grease.  And I get as much grease as I get in a frying pan, but without any of the blackened bits you can end up with.  I just let the pan cool a bit, pinch one corner of the foil to make a spout, and then pour the grease into my jar.  Couldn't be easier.

Mrs. Brat does the foil in the rimmed cookie sheet, but after oven baking she lets it cool down on the counter to congeal, then puts the paper towels (used to drain & dry the bacon) in the grease, wraps it up & puts it in the freezer for later disposal.

[Brisketexan 105039]

1 minute ago, Armybrat said:

Mrs. Brat does the foil in the rimmed cookie sheet, but after oven baking she lets it cool down on the counter to congeal, then puts the paper towels (used to drain & dry the bacon) in the grease, wraps it up & puts it in the freezer for later disposal.

[Not that Bob 735]

Bacon in a cheap ass aluminum (disposable) cookie sheet, outside on the grill. Take bacon out with tongs. Let disposable cookie sheet cool. Toss when grease solid, or pour in jar for later use. Almost zero clean up. 

[Armybrat 40814]

Lawyer’s innuendo does not compute.

[Steel Shank 9421]

 

[Dutch 4465]

2 hours ago, Armybrat said:

My BLT at the Mirage Las Vegas... it also came with a side plate of bacon.

Bacon : L & T ratio appears on-point. That's a mighty fine looking sammich.

[Jerry Callo 8694]

14 minutes ago, Armybrat said:

Lawyer’s innuendo does not compute.

I don't think there is any innuendo.  Disposing of bacon grease does not compute.

We have two bacon grease containers - jar for use cooking and can for dog food supplement.  

[Armybrat 40814]

Having 4 heart stent implants (even have one inside another) & two heart attacks so far, using bacon grease for cooking at the Brat household has been a nonstarter for two decades.

[Jerry Callo 8694]

1 minute ago, Armybrat said:

Having 4 heart stent implants (even have one inside another) & two heart attacks so far, using bacon grease for cooking at the Brat household has been a nonstarter for two decades.

I figured as much.  If you're eating turkey bacon, you'd better keep that to yourself.

[Armybrat 40814]

Hell no, none of that crap.

Applewood or Hickory smoked thick sliced ftw!

[Mitch Cumsteen 18547]

I'm probably going to get killed for this, but I microwave my bacon in a pyrex dish with a lid on it. No mess outside the dish, done in like 5-6 minutes. Comes out just about perfect every time. 

[futureman 22439]

3 hours ago, Steel Shank said:

wtf?  well done?