Quarantine Canteen

[Cloned]

Have you tried wagyu steak before?

Probably not, but I'm not culinarily inclined enough to know if I have had it at some point.

 

[Llamamoto]

Quality of cut, or cooked properly? If it's the first, find a better place to get a steak. If it's the second, what typically happens is cooks either don't allow for resting, or the steak sits in the heat window while the other plates for the order are being finished. If I want your medium rare steak to reach you at exactly 120 degrees, I need to pull it off the grill at about 112 and allow the steak to finish cooking itself with the heat it is retaining. A lot of the people I've worked with don't seem to get this, and will cook the steak to 120, then wonder why it gets sent back as overcooked.

edit: To add to "why is it hard to get a good steak", another factor is that unless a restaurant is willing to eat a loss, it's tough to offer quality cuts at a price that won't make most customers balk. It's important to realise that for a restaurant to clear a 5-8% profit margin, they need to sell the food for a roughly 400% markup. Most restaurants do not achieve a 5-8% profit margin these days.

Is that temperature the same for burgers?

 

[Cloned]

@StupidGenius

You're a part-time superhero eh?

Another question if I may:

Which restaurants do you recommend, or which ones would you spend your money at?

 

[StupidGenius]

Is that temperature the same for burgers?

In the states, perhaps. You can make your own "undercooked" burgers if you take a cut of meat and chop/grind it into chuck before cooking it, as a fresh cut doesn't carry the same risk of illness as already-ground meats due to a massively smaller amount of surface area.

 

[Cloned]

Even Supergirl eats grilled toilet paper on a stick.

 

[ConnorMcMullet]

My eyes have failed me. Is she eating iced toilet paper or mashed toilet paper in that gif?

 

[Cloned]

My eyes have failed me. Is she eating iced toilet paper or mashed toilet paper in that gif?

She looks cute either way!

 

[StupidGenius]

@StupidGenius
Another question if I may:

Which restaurants do you recommend, or which ones would you spend your money at?

If you're looking for value, target independently owned, long-running places such as Route 99, or Kosmos in Leduc. You'll find a more consistent experience and better value than you would with a major chain like Moxie's, as they don't tend to try and reinvent the wheel and nickle and dime every penny of profit they can. A "mom-and-pop" sort of place might have to raise their prices once in a while, bu they won't roll it out at the same time they do a portion decrease, while ordering esoteric ingredients that can only be used for a single menu item they recently added to 'stay trendy'.

 

[ConnorMcMullet]

She looks cute either way!

The toilet paper? I agree.

 

[Cloned]

If you're looking for value, target independently owned, long-running places such as Route 99, or Kosmos in Leduc. You'll find a more consistent experience and better value than you would with a major chain like Moxie's, as they don't tend to try and reinvent the wheel and nickle and dime every penny of profit they can. A "mom-and-pop" sort of place might have to raise their prices once in a while, bu they won't roll it out at the same time they do a portion decrease, while ordering esoteric ingredients that can only be used for a single menu item they recently added to 'stay trendy'.

I'll have to try Route 99, it isn't that far from where I live so I'll give it a go ... after all this COVID stuff is over.

What about in terms of quality? The kind of places where you would prefer to spend half your pay check for a special occasion.

 

[Cloned]

The toilet paper? I agree.

Thankfully Supergirl can fly around the world and stock up on toilet paper.

(in reference to toilet paper)

 

[StupidGenius]

I'll have to try Route 99, it isn't that far from where I live so I'll give it a go ... after all this COVID stuff is over.

What about in terms of quality? The kind of places where you would prefer to spend half your pay check for a special occasion.

I don't frequent many of the higher end places in town, but we do go to Moose Factory on New Year's and they are consistently excellent. I worked for Pampa for their first year and a half, and felt that for the $50, you'd be hard pressed to find a better quality/quantity ratio in town, but that was almost a decade ago and I can't imagine rapid, agressive expansion paired with the skyrocketing price of meat wouldn't have taken a toll on their quality. A place like The Keg is like watching the Oilers beat the Flames 2-1 while playing like ass; you were excited at the prospect, you are satisfied with the result, but you're left wondering if perhaps things should have gone better anyways. The Harvest Room at the Hotel Mac is probably the only other 'high-end' place in town I have any experience with, but they're great if you want to have a salad you can't pronounce and feel pampered.

 

[Llamamoto]

I'll have to try Route 99, it isn't that far from where I live so I'll give it a go ... after all this COVID stuff is over.

What about in terms of quality? The kind of places where you would prefer to spend half your pay check for a special occasion.

For your date with Melissa?

 

[Cloned]

I don't frequent many of the higher end places in town, but we do go to Moose Factory on New Year's and they are consistently excellent. I worked for Pampa for their first year and a half, and felt that for the $50, you'd be hard pressed to find a better quality/quantity ratio in town, but that was almost a decade ago and I can't imagine rapid, agressive expansion paired with the skyrocketing price of meat wouldn't have taken a toll on their quality. A place like The Keg is like watching the Oilers beat the Flames 2-1 while playing like ass; you were excited at the prospect, you are satisfied with the result, but you're left wondering if perhaps things should have gone better anyways. The Harvest Room at the Hotel Mac is probably the only other 'high-end' place in town I have any experience with, but they're great if you want to have a salad you can't pronounce and feel pampered.

Holy crap, this post is like you read my mind, lol.

I agree with everything. Great analogy with the Keg, btw.

 

[Cloned]

For your date with Melissa?

How Supergirl prepares steaks:

 

[5 Mins 4 Ftg]

Fairly inconsequential, but it depends on what type of beans. Smaller, softer beans like navy beans can be heated on a higher flame, whereas a hardier bean like kidney or garbanzo do better on a slower heat. If your beans are in a tomato sauce, a medium heat will cook and soften the beans without scorching the sauce.

Damn. Thats a great reply! Thanks!!

 

[Morpheus]

Have had great steaks @ Coliseum Steak & Pizza for years.

 

[McDNicks17]

Are these exactly like Cadbury mini-eggs? Because there are some knock offs that don't taste very good at all. I'd love to find a massive bag like this for a decent price in Edmonton!

Not sure. I just tried to find a picture of the biggest bag of mini eggs I could find haha.

 

[McDNicks17]

I've been trying to spend my money at the few mom and pop places in town while they're still doing take-out.

I figure you can't go wrong helping them out right now while also saving the food I've got at home for in case I do end up with the virus and need to completely quarantine.

Had a burger the other night, curry and rice last night and pizza tonight.

 

[Cloned]

Stole this title from the Bruins board. With so many restaurants closed, we'll all be cooking more. Post some pictures of the meals that you make.

Should be a fun thread.

A fun collection of Supergirl cooking videos:

 

[The Head Crusher]

How Supergirl prepares steaks:

Wouldn't there be two burnt or scored sections vs an evenly cooked meat?

 

[The Head Crusher]

Is this a dirty joke being made by a teacher?! The humanity.

 

[Cloned]

Wouldn't there be two burnt or scored sections vs an evenly cooked meat?

She can control the heat distribution. Just don’t get into a staring contest with her.

 

[Cloned]

I thought teachers were supposed to be Puritan saints?

 

[The Head Crusher]

I thought teachers were supposed to be Puritan saints?

These are unprecedented times my friend