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The key with the manual defrost is moving lots of room temperature air through the freezer. The large amount of moving air is much, much faster than spot heat. I've done it with the hair dryer and a simple heat source. The floor fan is five to ten times faster. I was truly shocked the first time...

Pro tip: Set up a fan blowing air into the open freezer when defrosting. I have a small floor fan designed for drying wet floors. I tilt it up a bit and put it on high. Within two minutes the ice in the freezer is dripping. It seldom takes more than 30 minutes to melt all the ice.

Went to Meijer today with the intent of buying a boneless CAB New York strip roast advertised at $5.99/lb. Then I saw bone-in CAB "prime rib" for $6.99/lb. Grabbed the biggest one they had -- 8.5 lbs. I'm hoping that will be enough for 14 people. As to the naming, yesterday I came across some...

Can't make a recommendation since I don't have a FoodSaver, but I did notice last time I was in Costco they now have Kirkland branded FoodSaver bags.

Get off my lawn! 😖 I got a new car last year. It has adaptive cruise control, which is a new feature for me. I now typically set the cruise at the speed limit and let the car do most of accelerating and braking for me. Since starting this practice I've noticed a LOT of people who seem to drive...

The article suggested the same, but I don't see how that necessarily solves the problem. Elsewhere the articles says the heavy metals are coming from the soil in which the herbs and spices are grown. How many home gardeners have their soil tested for heavy metals? I grow some herbs. Some, like...

Since the term "prime rib" existed prior to the USDA grading system that labels the best grade of beef as "prime", it seems reasonable that "prime rib" be linguistically grandfathered. "Boston butt" doesn't come from Boston, so there is a lot of terminology related to cuts of meat that have...

I guess it's down to differences in the meat.

Did you have a TW probe in both of them? I have a hypothesis that over the course of a very long cook the temp probe will carry enough heat into the center of the meat to make a difference in the cooking time. Over an hour or two I suspect it doesn't matter, but stretch that to 12+ hours and it...

Some of those work aprons look very promising. The waxed canvas ones will probably allow stains to simply wipe off. Lots of pockets for thermometer, timer, phone, remote Smoke receiver, loops that would take a carabiner to attach a towel. Not to mention they're very manly looking. The one with...

How can they refer to 46" as "complete waist coverage" and in the very next sentence talk about expanding the waist with add-on panels? They apparently don't understand the meaning of the word "complete". I also have no use for an apron that starts at the waist and extends downward. I seldom...

Smoked chicken can make some awesome BBQ pulled chicken sandwiches. I can't find the recipe now but I got it from ATK. After smoking the chicken you pull it putting the smaller and uglier bits in a pile that you chop pretty fine. Then all the chicken gets tossed into a sauce and cooks down a...

I know you weren't being serious, but I recently watched a video where an expert in how the body digests and uses food explained that the calorie counts on food packages are not remotely as useful as the government would have us think. Turns out that even when adjusted for how much of the...

Recently I went to a local place that flame grills their burgers. The burgers are often considerably larger than the bun (I wish they'd just make them thicker). As a result, I took a bite that was nothing but burger. No bun, no toppings, just burger. I've found if you do that at most hamburger...

I didn't care for the breakfast blend. Not enough flavor for my taste. Have you tried their medium roast? Looks like they're calling it "Summit Roast" now. I've been curious but didn't want to end up with 120 of another coffee I don't really like. They should have a variety pack. I also wish...

Absolutely. I use my Thermoworks pocket model all the time in the kitchen, sometimes just to check the temp on reheated leftovers coming out of the microwave. So many times the bowl is rocket hot and the contents are still not even lukewarm. The thermometer keeps my fingers out of the food...

I meant cheaper models from the same company that makes the Thermapen. For most home cooks the accuracy of any of their models is fine. The only functional difference is the display and the response time, the latter of which is only a second or so faster in the most expensive models. It usually...

While the Thermapens are all excellent, they're also rather expensive. Thermoworks has a number of much cheaper models that have virtually the same accuracy and respond just slightly slower than the Thermapen. If you're interested in one, go direct to the manufacturer's web site. Do not buy from...

The Aeropress isn't that bad to clean up, but I've always thought the French press quite the mess. Coffee grounds stuck to the glass, stuck to the screen, stuck between the screen and the frame. A good cleaning means taking it apart and rinsing a lot of grounds down the drain, which I never feel...

The Keurig coffee is fundamentally the same as any store bought pre-ground coffee in terms of age because they have the same problem in that regard. You can partially solve this by buying direct from Peets. I'm sure they're K-cups are a bit older than their bag whole bean coffee, but I'm also...