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  1. lurkingdirk

    Gravy's Cooking Thread

    Today I am smoking a huge slab of salmon. To be served with an enormous fruit salad, some grilled asparagus (they're in season), and saffron rice pilaf. Finish with home made blueberry ice cream. It's good to have family in town, it gives me a reason to cook like crazy.
  2. lurkingdirk

    The Fast Food Thread

    Report back, good sir. My kids want to try them, but I haven't enjoyed anything McDonalds for the last few visits.
  3. lurkingdirk

    College Football 2017-2018 Season

    Wow, this seems provable, and what the hell should be the response? No chance to compete in division 1 for 6 years to ensure not a single one of those motherfuckers can be still playing. Totally dismantle the program, kill all the staff, let them start over, watch them like a hawk.
  4. lurkingdirk

    Gravy's Cooking Thread

    Repeated a recipe tonight, and it's great. I can't remember if I posted it here. It's super simple, and it's a great summer meal. Grill some chicken - just brush on olive oil and sprinkle salt and pepper. Then, grill either peaches or slabs of pineapple. Give them a nice sear. Put a bed of...
  5. lurkingdirk

    The Fast Food Thread

    Has anyone tried the MinuteMaid slushy things at McDonalds? I'm curious.
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    Home Improvement

    Nice. I need to find that deal. Possibly this summer, likely next, I'm going to build my dream outdoor kitchen.
  7. lurkingdirk

    Gravy's Cooking Thread

    I'm sorry, I didn't take pictures, and there is not a scrap of brisket left. You'll have to settle for my regular meat. So, this preparation was different than I usually do, and I think I like what I usually do better. Packing the salt/brownsugar/etc. mixture around the meat and then baking it...
  8. lurkingdirk

    The Fast Food Thread

    Bullshit. You use cottage cheese.
  9. lurkingdirk

    Gravy's Cooking Thread

    My brisket is prepared. Did it a little differently - 48 hours in the sous vide at 154, then coated it with a brown sugar/salt/mustard coating and put it in the oven at 250 for 4 hours. Nice, hard crust now. I may post pictures when I cut it open if I can control myself.
  10. lurkingdirk

    Coffee Thread

    Epoca 3-Cup Stovetop Espresso Maker
  11. lurkingdirk

    Coffee Thread

    Why not try espresso? About as much caffeine as a cup of coffee with 1/4 the liquid, so even if you don't like the taste, easy to choke down. If you're insistent on trying coffee options, that seems like a good start. Another thing to try to see if you like the flavour is to stir some hot...
  12. lurkingdirk

    Marriage and the Power of Divorce

    This explains quite a lot.
  13. lurkingdirk

    Home Improvement

    Oh, well, if that's the case, I'd likely do it for them, too, and leave a note/card that says something like "I had free time and took care of some of the worst spots on your deck so you and the kids can enjoy it this summer." I misunderstood, and thought they were going to redo the deck soon.
  14. lurkingdirk

    Home Improvement

    Probably wise. And if they're planning to redo the whole deck, why bother?
  15. lurkingdirk

    2017 NHL Playoffs Thread

    Well fuck.
  16. lurkingdirk

    The Fast Food Thread

    Find out who ordered that shit and take a dump on their desk before they get in tomorrow morning.
  17. lurkingdirk

    2017 NHL Playoffs Thread

    This is really fun hockey to watch, but if Crosby is involved in a game winning goal, I'm going to mail him a shit sandwich.
  18. lurkingdirk

    Marriage and the Power of Divorce

    Well now the tinfoil hat makes perfect sense. Probably had a larger one for his other head.
  19. lurkingdirk

    Guys with ass-hair problems.

    This sentence reads like poetry. Your eloquence made me shed a tear.
  20. lurkingdirk

    2017 NHL Playoffs Thread

    Edmonton vs. Ottawa would have been a glorious thing.
  21. lurkingdirk

    Marriage and the Power of Divorce

    I pulled three of my kids out, watched the other two get cut out. It was all kinda gross, but my wife is hot, and I still wanna go there.
  22. lurkingdirk

    Guys with ass-hair problems.

    Cold water after a scalding coffee enema. Obv.
  23. lurkingdirk

    Guys with ass-hair problems.

    I just keep my pressure washer in the bathroom to take care of business. Does that make me better than subhuman?
  24. lurkingdirk

    2017 NHL Playoffs Thread

    I don't think my blood pressure can take a game 7.
  25. lurkingdirk

    2017 NHL Playoffs Thread

    Yeah, Ottawa showing some signs of life here.
  26. lurkingdirk

    2017 NHL Playoffs Thread

    The Goalie Interference call was pretty bullshit, and keep in mind I am really pulling for Ottawa to win here. So Ottawa tied it up. I'm quite surprised. They are having the hardest time getting anything put together. It's so frustrating. This team is good, but tonight they're meh. We'll see...
  27. lurkingdirk

    Gravy's Cooking Thread

    There's a lot to discuss in this post, so I'll break it down. Others have told me the same, and we have a place near by that can do it on the cheap. That's a plus. I have an RO filter already, and our water comes from a very good well. We have great water. And I like carbonated water with...
  28. lurkingdirk

    Gravy's Cooking Thread

    Damn. Now I want brisket. On a different note, anyone have the soda-making thingie? The stuff you can carbonate water and such with? We're thinking of getting one, but wanted to hear what you folks think.
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    Guys with ass-hair problems.

    Three seashells, right?
  30. lurkingdirk

    Guys with ass-hair problems.

    Coins are better?
  31. lurkingdirk

    2017 NHL Playoffs Thread

    Nashville starting to suck...
  32. lurkingdirk

    Parent Thread

    Yeah, but now that my kids are potty trained, I don't have to pick up their shit in a bag and carry it home when we're on a walk. They're free to shit in anyone's yard, and they're responsible for it.
  33. lurkingdirk

    2017 NHL Playoffs Thread

    I'm thinking Nashville gets it tonight.
  34. lurkingdirk

    Parent Thread

    I don't want to brag, but all my kids are potty trained. My youngest is 9.
  35. lurkingdirk

    Marriage and the Power of Divorce

    Did the women in the pornos at least resemble your wife?
  36. lurkingdirk

    Marriage and the Power of Divorce

    Oh, you elusive fox!
  37. lurkingdirk

    Marriage and the Power of Divorce

    Didn't mean to make you uncomfortable. I'll ask an easier question. Butt stuff?
  38. lurkingdirk

    Home Improvement

    Shit, man, drop 1/2 in of sand, compact it, put patio bricks in there. Make a nice pattern, they'll never move because they have that solid foundation and water will drain away under them perfectly.