Yet Another Thread about Things That Go "Bang"
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shrug yes, well, that's your opinion. I've made bacon mac & cheese before (from scratch, similar to what you described, except I'm lazy so I just throw everything except the bacon in with the cooked & drained pasta, stir it up over heat until it's smooth and creamy, and crumble the bacon on top).
Mac & cheese is good, but not as good as bacon. Adding bacon makes it better, but not better than bacon.
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except I'm lazy so I just throw everything except the bacon in with the cooked pasta, stir it up over heat until it's smooth and creamy
hmm... that works, but the consistency of the sauce is different. it's hard work stirring, yeah but the end result is so much better!
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Adding bacon makes it better, but not better than bacon.
True of just about anything. I like to cook scrambled eggs in bacon grease. Of course, can't use all of the grease, that'll be too much, assuming you've made a reasonable amount. But enough that it all gets stirred in / absorbed by the eggs but isn't oozing grease. That's some good eggs, right there.
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Whenever I make bacon, I usually end up with 3x more grease than I need for the eggs. I take what I need for frying the eggs, then I drain the grease through a layer of cheese cloth into a mason jar. I keep that jar in the fridge. That way I always have bacon fat on hand to fry potatoes in. mmmm.
I do the same with duck fat (you get SO MUCH from one duck). I think I also have some lamb fat in the back of the fridge, though I'm not 100% sure of it's shelf life.
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OH and also, since I buy large roasts and primals to grind up into ground beef, I end up with a few pounds of fat and gristle. So I put it all into a large stock pot, and simmer it for several hours. Then let it cool (preferably in a large cooler with ice packs rather than the fridge).
The next day, it's separated. Underneath is all the collagen and elsastin (sp whatever), congealed into a broth base. On top is a thick hard layer of beef lard. You can just pick the top layer up in a single chunk-- though I'll shave the bottom off to get rid of any residual broth. (The lard will keep forever, but the broth will go rancid). I break that up and keep it in the fridge because it's impossible to get actual beef lard in my area. It makes for a fucking amazing addition to pie crusts.
The broth base gets used pretty much right away, to make soups, thicken sauces, and be the base for gravy.
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Now I just need to figure out how to get this shitty site to spit me out a RSS link...
Add .rss to the URL. Literally:
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Right; somehow my telepathy failed at the time I was looking at the site. It's so flaky sometimes!
I instead had to dive into the web debugger and grab the URL from the meta tag. PITA.
That said, it's not Reddit's fault, it's Chrome's for disabling the RSS code.
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Unpopular and unwarranted opinions that I hold: Bacon is way overrated, Mac+cheese sans bacon > Mac+cheese with bacon, Sausage links (
) > bacon.
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Sausage is just all the nasty bits of bacon that they wouldn't otherwise be able to sell, chopped up and mixed with spices.
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And more delicious.
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This one didn't go bang.
Man’s Facebook post about traffic stop goes viral
When the officer asked if he had any weapons, he told him he is a concealed carry permit holder and had a gun on his right hip.
So, I’m driving to my office to turn in my weekly paperwork. A headlight is out. I see a Tucson Police Department squad vehicle turn around and follow me. I’m already preparing for the stop.
The lights go on and I pull over. The officer asks me how I’m doing, and then asks if I have any weapons.
“Yes, sir. I’m a concealed carry permit holder and my weapon is located on my right hip. My wallet is in my back-right pocket.”
The officer explains for his safety and mine, he needs to disarm me for the stop. I understand, and I unlock the vehicle. I explain that I’m running a 7TS ALS holster but from the angle, the second officer can’t unholster it. Lead officer asks me to step out, and I do so slowly. Officer relieves me of my Glock and compliments the X300U I’m running on it. He also sees my military ID and I tell him I’m with the National Guard.
Lead officer points out my registration card is out of date but he knows my registration is up to date. He goes back to run my license. I know he’s got me on at least two infractions. I’m thinking of how to pay them.
Officers return with my Glock in an evidence back, locked and cleared. “Because you were cool with us and didn’t give us grief, I’m just going to leave it at a verbal warning. Get that headlight fixed as soon as possible.”
I smile. “Thank you, sir.”
I’m a black man wearing a hoodie and strapped. According to certain social movements, I shouldn’t be alive right now because the police are allegedly out to kill minorities.
Maybe…just maybe…that notion is bunk.
Maybe if you treat police officers with respect, they will do the same to you.
Police officers are people, too. By far and large, most are good people and they’re not out to get you.
I’d like to thank those two officers and TPD in general for another professional contact.
We talk so much about the bad apples who shouldn’t be wearing a badge. I’d like to spread the word about an example of men who earned their badges and exemplify what that badge stands for.
#BlueLivesMatter #AllLivesMatter
