MEN ONLY THREAD part two

[farflight]

1 hour ago, Frost of the Gloaming said:

I love it when I accidently let one slip and almost gag myself and you start praying that no one walks by..... or when you think it's a toot and it turns out that you have to take a 5 minute break in between sets lmao; those deep early morning squats will do that to ya

 

At the gym I kinda think it is a relatively polite/civilized method of marking ones territory when you don't have a towel to put on the bench.....

 

"you don....oh god take your time!...what did you eat!"

 

P.S.

Didn't even know we had a "MEN ONLY" thread

 

[MissoulaSquatch]

Last week of bulking right now..made myself one of my favorite comfort foods..which happens to be high in fat (bacon, ham, heavy cream, half and half..all present and accounted for).  Based on the smell that has seeped into my walls these past few days, it's no wonder why I'm single still.  Worst. Farts. Ever.

[Tanktimus the Encourager]

3 hours ago, farflight said:

 

At the gym I kinda think it is a relatively polite/civilized method of marking ones territory when you don't have a towel to put on the bench.....

 

"you don....oh god take your time!...what did you eat!"

 

P.S.

Didn't even know we had a "MEN ONLY" thread

 

The original thread broke the internet. Once it got to so many pages (far less than this one has now) it was causing tapatalk to freeze, so they had to lock it down and start a new one. It's the reason Spezzy is the OP for this thread.

[Laghail]

4 minutes ago, Tanktimus the Encourager said:

The original thread broke the internet. Once it got to so many pages (far less than this one has now) it was causing tapatalk to freeze, so they had to lock it down and start a new one. It's the reason Spezzy is the OP for this thread.

Tank with the history, well done.

[Artinum]

The women have a whole forum to gossip in. The men have just one thread. Both seem happy with this arrangement.

I feel there's a gender stereotype in here somewhere but I'd much rather talk about...

 

Steak!

 

How do you guys like your cow? Rare, medium or ruined well done?

[Sloth the Enduring]

Artinum, I didn't know you were still around.

It seems like whenever this thread gets busy there's always a woman or two around anyway.

I usually go with medium, but the range I'm happy with is pretty large.

[RisenPhoenix]

Oh hey, this thread is being alive again.

 

I usually aim for medium.  The girlfriend makes fun of me as she likes it rare.

[Laghail]

27 minutes ago, Sloth the Enduring said:

It seems like whenever this thread gets busy there's always a woman or two around anyway.

 

Most likely @MissoulaSquatch. Never can trust those Montana nerds.

[Tanktimus the Encourager]

1 hour ago, Artinum said:

The women have a whole forum to gossip in. The men have just one thread. Both seem happy with this arrangement.

I feel there's a gender stereotype in here somewhere but I'd much rather talk about...

 

Steak!

 

How do you guys like your cow? Rare, medium or ruined well done?

I am satisfied if the cow has simply had the concept of a grill explained to it at some point.

[Frost of the Gloaming]

Rare, if it's not a least a little pink it's ruined

[farflight]

If someone orders a steak at a restaurant, the server should just bring them charcoal...or a salad

 

Without fail, when I was a waiter, when a person ordered it well done (after I died a little inside), they'd eat 90% of it, then complain it was burnt and demand a refund...

 

I order medium rare. If they get it right, I'm thrilled. If its a tad rare, easily fixed, if it comes out well done...somebody was f-ing in the kitchen and I'm getting a new steak

 

Tough life choice, if you had to give up one, which would it be....pig meat or cow meat? I think I'd just cry

 

[Laghail]

20 minutes ago, farflight said:

If someone orders a steak at a restaurant, the server should just bring them charcoal...or a salad

 

Without fail, when I was a waiter, when a person ordered it well done (after I died a little inside), they'd eat 90% of it, then complain it was burnt and demand a refund...

 

I order medium rare. If they get it right, I'm thrilled. If its a tad rare, easily fixed, if it comes out well done...somebody was f-ing in the kitchen and I'm getting a new steak

 

Tough life choice, if you had to give up one, which would it be....pig meat or cow meat? I think I'd just cry

 

 

Hah, I always dread getting a waiters perspective on life, but I promise I'm not a demanding customer. I think I actually do give up cow meat when money gets tight. Ground pork for close to $1.50/lb and pork chops at $2/lb? Always pork. 

[farflight]

Anyone know any good cow heart recipes?

 

Got one in me freezer...

[Artinum]

19 hours ago, farflight said:

I order medium rare. If they get it right, I'm thrilled. If its a tad rare, easily fixed, if it comes out well done...somebody was f-ing in the kitchen and I'm getting a new steak

 

Tough life choice, if you had to give up one, which would it be....pig meat or cow meat? I think I'd just cry

 

I order medium-rare myself. I like them pink and oozing, but I'm happy with a medium, so if they overdo it... not a problem.

 

I could probably live without pig more than cow, but the cat would disagree.

[Frost of the Gloaming]

Honestly it's 6 of one and a half dozen of the other

 

if she was still around I would ask my Great Grandma, farflight; she grew up in an era where they ate everything

[RisenPhoenix]

22 hours ago, farflight said:

Anyone know any good cow heart recipes?

 

Got one in me freezer...

 

The advice I got was an acidic marinade, and then grill the sucker to medium rare.

 

It's freaking delicious.  Also shockingly lean and low calorie.

 

Also, if you shave it and sauté it with mushrooms, onions, and cheese it makes a really tasty Philly cheesesteak.

[The Most Loathed]

On 10/3/2017 at 4:26 PM, farflight said:

Anyone know any good cow heart recipes?

 

Got one in me freezer...

I heard that fava beans where good

 

 

Seriously though, the french do pretty good with organ meat but you're probably looking at thin sliced in a cast-iron skillet. Onions are a popular compliment.

 

[Nomad Jay]

To me, the level of doneness depends on the cut of steak. I like T-bones medium, ribeyes and sirloins rare.

 

Organ meat is seriously underrated, those I usually only get it with smaller animals. Those fools at the grocery store charge me less for the poultry and rabbits with the organs still in 'em. Giblet gravy, or just a quick snack while I'm cooking up a batch of something,

[Artinum]

3 hours ago, Nomad Jay said:

Those fools at the grocery store charge me less for the poultry and rabbits with the organs still in 'em. Giblet gravy, or just a quick snack while I'm cooking up a batch of something,

 

You've just reminded me of something I heard about turkeys on a podcast . They're usually provided here in the UK with the giblets in a little plastic bag, as some people like to use them for gravy (as you do) while some just want to chuck 'em.

 

But these giblets are clearly removed by machine, packaged separately and then dumped in a big vat somewhere so that packers (I'm guessing this bit is still done by humans) can put a packet inside each turkey. So it's highly unlikely that the giblets in your turkey are actually from the same turkey.

 

Just one of those weird things that no-one ever thinks about...

[Nomad Jay]

That's definitely weird. It also seems unneccesary somehow. All of the animals I buy have their innards still attached, but I'm also not living in the UK so things may be slightly different here. Then again, some of the animals I buy still have on average three-to-four pinfeathers still attached...

[Artinum]

Here's a fun one - do you keep eggs in the cupboard or the fridge? Most Americans would say the fridge - and they're right to do so. Most Europeans (including the UK) go with the cupboard - and they're right.

 

This is all from memory, so I might have the details a little off - don't quote me in anything official...

 

American eggs are washed, by machine, so they can get rid of all the feathers and crap that the eggs sit in. But the result of this is to also lose a thin membrane that surrounds the egg and keeps out the bacteria - so American eggs are potentially breeding grounds for all kinds of nasties, hence refrigeration.

 

Europe banned the washing of eggs. This keeps the membrane intact, which means room temperature storage is absolutely fine in normal conditions, and it also means the eggs are cleaner in the first place - it forces the chicken farms to clean up the roosts, because no-one wants filthy eggs. The chickens thus live in more sanitary conditions and everyone wins.

[Akura]

I live in Germany. On the egg cartno we have instructions like "Start refrigerating on date X. Stays fresh until date Y." I myself put eggs usually directly in the fridge, but that's actually kinda silly as a carton of 6 usually lasts 5 days max.

[Tanktimus the Encourager]

6 hours ago, Akura said:

I live in Germany. On the egg cartno we have instructions like "Start refrigerating on date X. Stays fresh until date Y." I myself put eggs usually directly in the fridge, but that's actually kinda silly as a carton of 6 usually lasts 5 days max.

Six eggs would last a day and a half in my house, only one day if my wife is also having breakfast.

[Frost of the Gloaming]

Six used to be one breakfast in our house

[Laghail]

My breakfast alone is 8-9 eggs, which is why lifting isn't a cheap sport heh.