Thread: just wanted to share tonight's dinner with you guys..

Your right , you don't need a pressure cooker to can High acid foods but, you do for low acid foods meats etc. and a pressure canner does both. I am averse to clutter and living in a studio apartment space is a luxury so multi taskers are king in this castle.

Yeah, that makes sense.

Lehmans rocks ha ha...I'm also looking at European pickle crocks . Dangerous waters here folks ha ha ! Okay that being said I gotta go to the store,. I haven't eaten all day and I'm sitting here talking about food with you lot....the cat has eaten twice already but not Daddy ! Bon appetite !!

Originally Posted by Nightblade

That's what I love about this forum. If you get AD of any kind ,no one says "maybe you should think it over first" instead it's "let the Devil have his way with you ! hahahaha ! We'll see about that canner. Like I said it is expensive hahahahaha ! I do appreciate the support though. after reading about Cudarunner and 32t's grandmothers storing sausage patties and chops in fat I just about saw God and then I was reading Lehmans description about their canners and storing meats and such.....well let's just say the gears are turning for now.

And, as an apartment dweller in the middle of a big city I am out to prove that just because you ain't living in the sticks doesn't mean you can't still be somewhat self sufficient. In my interest in Russian culture for example I have learned that a lot of modern day Russians who live in the city actually make their own pickles and dried Fish(in their apartments) how old skool peasant is that ? And in these uncertain economic times I listen to the wisdom of the Depression era folks. They either stretched a buck or starved and that was that.

So...spend $200.00 on a pressure canner and make wholesome real food forever or continue spending dollars on over hyped pre-made this and that for the sake of commercialism that isn't near as tasty or substantial. My bet is on Grandma's sausage patties ha ha. Processed commercial food is out as much as possible. And your Confit is helping me with that thought. Could someone please pass the biscuits thank you very much !

Well im not trying to talk you out of the purchase but a few of those things you mentioned making don't really need a canning machine. I'm not sure what your living situation is like but $200 might get your foot in the door with a smoker. Think how liberating a whole side of smoked salmon would be. But in the absence of a smoker, gravlox is damn fine too. Make your own pastrami and rye bread. Throw on a home made half sour and a plate of German potatoe pancakes. You'll be craving that feast once a month. Or hell, get started with nothing but a case of Ball mason jars at Target or a good crock or jar with a lid for making some bachelors jam. I got a feeling you'd be into bachelors jam. There are some inexpensive options (says the man that owns a sausage press and is about to by a second professional ice cream maker), not as fun though. If you do, let it change your life. Develope new seasonal traditions and eating habits to make use of your treasures.

Originally Posted by OCDshaver

Well im not trying to talk you out of the purchase but a few of those things you mentioned making don't really need a canning machine. I'm not sure what your living situation is like but $200 might get your foot in the door with a smoker. Think how liberating a whole side of smoked salmon would be. But in the absence of a smoker, gravlox is damn fine too. Make your own pastrami and rye bread. Throw on a home made half sour and a plate of German potatoe pancakes. You'll be craving that feast once a month. Or hell, get started with nothing but a case of Ball mason jars at Target or a good crock or jar with a lid for making some bachelors jam. I got a feeling you'd be into bachelors jam. There are some inexpensive options (says the man that owns a sausage press and is about to by a second professional ice cream maker), not as fun though. If you do, let it change your life. Develope new seasonal traditions and eating habits to make use of your treasures.

I do eat seasonal have been for years. A canner or pressure cooker can presrve/can but also cooks. which is a plus.I'm just thinking out loud right now.I don't feel like yer talking me outta the deal hah.I make pickles all the time and cabbage too so I'm sure the jam would be good.I used to make yogurt and sourdough starter back in the day.I wasn't good with the starter. not conducive to me I guess ? This is more for long term storage as I already eat fairly naturally. No place for a smoker in this household hence the canner. Would if i could though a smoked carcass sounds good bout now as I still have not got out the damn door haw! Mason jars...I got too many ha ha. short,squatty,tall n fatt (with two t's) ! Lehman's - Search

Now, this right here is the perfect ticket for a bachelor in a studio in apartment. It multitasks and is not a huge bank breaker.
https://www.lehmans.com/p-8346-fagor...oking-set.aspx

That being said.I really just need the cooker and rack and lid magnet. Everything else I have so I may just look into pressure cookers which is what this essentially is.

Apologies for the thread Hijack guys as this got off to a more niche track. Sorry..

Thats totally cool. As a ex pat Romanian I like your style lol.

I reinforced tonight why I don't frequent fast food places. Tried a texas whatever from Burger King. Didn't taste worth a darn and cost me over $10. I did get a diet coke though!

On my way to work today, walking through a small park, I noticed two beautiful mushrooms growing. I knew them well, they are easy to identify and cannot be confused with any other mushrooms in our fauna. They are delicious, and I was thinking about them all day long at work, semi anxious that someone else would spot them and harvest them. On my way back home I grabbed them and cooked them up with a steak flambèe, a cream sauce, some parsnips and a little cauliflour.


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Dinner!