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			By Valefor.Slipispsycho 2012-07-18 19:05:40			
			
						
                     
                 
                Valefor.Annikahansen said:  »Valefor.Slipispsycho said:  »Pumpkin pie is socially acceptable always. Anyone who disagrees can get bent. pumpkin pie is grody 
It's so, so, SO good! 
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			By Bismarck.Cicada 2012-07-18 19:05:59			
			
						
                     
                 
                Wtf at your user avatar Narshe lol. its how I imagine Troy-kun's first time. 
 
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			By Bismarck.Dreadnot 2012-07-18 19:06:23			
			
						
                     
                 
                Valefor.Slipispsycho said:  »Finally.. I managed to cook fried chicken right.  
 
It's been the biggest nightmare to actually get right, it's always either still raw more or less, or the skin gets all crusty and burnt.  
 
Golden brown and crispy, but not crusty, skin and cooked all the way through.  
Nice man.  I have a very hard time cooking that myself.  how long did you cook it for?
 
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			By Shiva.Spathaian 2012-07-18 19:06:56			
			
						
                     
                 
                I know you are but still, wtf. XP                                     
                
             
                        
         
        
        
        
            
                
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			By Bismarck.Magnuss 2012-07-18 19:08:07			
			
						
                     
                 
                Valefor.Slipispsycho said:  »Finally.. I managed to cook fried chicken right.  
 
It's been the biggest nightmare to actually get right, it's always either still raw more or less, or the skin gets all crusty and burnt.  
 
Golden brown and crispy, but not crusty, skin and cooked all the way through. I saw an episode of Good Eats where he made fried chicken in a frying pan of all places. I personally don't like it, but I've grown less tolerant to fried foods as of late. So I guess I'm asking if you deep fried it or pan fried it.                                      
                
             
                        
         
        
        
        
            
                
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			By Odin.Liela 2012-07-18 19:09:17			
			
						
                     
                 
                Valefor.Slipispsycho said:  »She hates watermelon too. 
Watermelon is ok, but such a sticky mess. In all honesty, honeydew is cleaner, crisper, and better-tasting. 
 
Then again, I'm the nuthouse who thinks bacon is only meh, so my vote doesn't even count! Poor Annika though, sweet girl has no idea how delicious pumpkin pie is. ~.^                                      
                
             
                        
         
        
        
        
            
                
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			By Bismarck.Cicada 2012-07-18 19:09:35			
			
						
                     
                 
                You know.. I told Vyre I luved him yesterday and he goes.. "okies" Now that.. was so unexpected ; ; pfft                                     
                
             
                        
         
        
        
        
            
                
                    
                    
                    
                                                            
                                                    
                                                                            
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			By Valefor.Slipispsycho 2012-07-18 19:12:46			
			
						
                     
                 
                Bismarck.Dreadnot said:  »Valefor.Slipispsycho said:  »Finally.. I managed to cook fried chicken right.  
 
It's been the biggest nightmare to actually get right, it's always either still raw more or less, or the skin gets all crusty and burnt.  
 
Golden brown and crispy, but not crusty, skin and cooked all the way through.  
Nice man.  I have a very hard time cooking that myself.  how long did you have it in for? 8 minutes on one side, 5-8 on the other (8 for first batch, second was done in 5). 
 
Here's how I did it.   
First it soaked in spiced buttermilk over night in a gallon freezer bag. I intended to soak it for only an hour or two, but ***came up and I couldn't cook it last night.  
 
I used a heavy skillet, with oil deep enough to cover half the chicken, but not cast iron as I don't have one. A thermometer to monitor the oil temp, and I cooked it at a much lower temp than all the recipes usually call for. I let the oil hit 320 and then started putting it in, temp dropped to about 275, and I brought it back up to ~310 over the next 8 minutes while it cooked, and then flipped. Temp dropped to about 280 and I just slowly brought it up to 310 again, then maintained the 310-320 range until it was done. I used a thermometer to check for the chicken's temp, and even sliced one open just to be sure (I've been fooled by thermometers before) 
 
I've finally conquered fried chicken! D:! 
                                              
                                     
                
             
                            
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			By Cerberus.Draupnir 2012-07-18 19:14:44			
			
						
                     
                 
                Draupy! Where have you been?! 
Just been spending a lot of time with my gf in West Virginia at her parents place in bfe no internet and shitty phone service <_<;                                      
                
             
                        
         
        
        
        
            
                
                    
                    
                    
                                                            
                                                    
                                                                            
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			By Valefor.Slipispsycho 2012-07-18 19:15:32			
			
						
                     
                 
                Valefor.Slipispsycho said:  »Finally.. I managed to cook fried chicken right.  
 
It's been the biggest nightmare to actually get right, it's always either still raw more or less, or the skin gets all crusty and burnt.  
 
Golden brown and crispy, but not crusty, skin and cooked all the way through. I saw an episode of Good Eats where he made fried chicken in a frying pan of all places. I personally don't like it, but I've grown less tolerant to fried foods as of late. So I guess I'm asking if you deep fried it or pan fried it. That's what I did.. Fried chicken in the deep fryer is just a lost cause for me.. I've at least gotten close in skillet before, just never 'best of both worlds' (doneness, good skin). It's not a shallow pan though.. If there were a zombie apocalypse, it'd make a decent weapon if that's all you had. I had to pound on it for like a minute with a hammer as hard as I could to fix the bottom when it started to round out and get dangerous to have on the stove.                                      
                
             
                        
         
        
        
        
            
                
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			By Bismarck.Cicada 2012-07-18 19:15:41			
			
						
                     
                 
                Cerberus.Draupnir said:  »Draupy! Where have you been?! 
Just been spending a lot of time with my gf in West Virginia at her parents place in bfe no internet and shitty phone service <_<; Well that sounds fun. ^^ Are you back for good or just for a lil bit?                                      
                
             
                        
         
        
        
        
            
                
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			By Cerberus.Draupnir 2012-07-18 19:17:31			
			
						
                     
                 
                Right now for good but I live my life on a day to day basis so that could change >:D                                     
                
             
                        
         
        
        
        
            
                
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			By Bismarck.Cicada 2012-07-18 19:18:36			
			
						
                     
                 
                Such a rebel! :P Welcome back ^^. Did you guys get hit by that massive storm a few weeks ago? ugh I lost power for about 3 days.                                     
                
             
                        
         
        
        
        
            
                
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			By Cerberus.Draupnir 2012-07-18 19:21:51			
			
						
                     
                 
                That storm was amazing >___________________>;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; we was still in va when it hit but we left the next day to go up and check the damage up there and it was pretty bad we was w/o power for a week.                                     
                
             
                        
         
        
        
        
            
                
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			By Bismarck.Magnuss 2012-07-18 19:22:10			
			
						
                     
                 
                Valefor.Slipispsycho said:  »Valefor.Slipispsycho said:  »Finally.. I managed to cook fried chicken right.  
 
It's been the biggest nightmare to actually get right, it's always either still raw more or less, or the skin gets all crusty and burnt.  
 
Golden brown and crispy, but not crusty, skin and cooked all the way through. I saw an episode of Good Eats where he made fried chicken in a frying pan of all places. I personally don't like it, but I've grown less tolerant to fried foods as of late. So I guess I'm asking if you deep fried it or pan fried it. That's what I did.. Fried chicken in the deep fryer is just a lost cause for me.. I've at least gotten close in skillet before, just never 'best of both worlds' (doneness, good skin). It's not a shallow pan though.. If there were a zombie apocalypse, it'd make a decent weapon if that's all you had. I had to pound on it for like a minute with a hammer as hard as I could to fix the bottom when it started to round out and get dangerous to have on the stove. I was actually watching the second half of that episode on Youtube while I read your response to Dread's post, and you pretty much did exactly what Alton was suggesting. Like to the T. When it comes to fried foods, I'm usually not one to attack it. Well, I did make tempura that one night... which was awesome. Still, I'm guessing your chicken was da bomb. I never liked the Colonel anyway with his wee beady eyes...                                      
                
             
                        
         
        
        
        
            
                
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			By Bismarck.Magnuss 2012-07-18 19:22:37			
			
						
                     
                 
                Wibbles, Draupski.                                     
                
             
                        
         
        
        
        
            
                
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			By Bismarck.Cicada 2012-07-18 19:23:17			
			
						
                     
                 
                That storm was scary! I thought a tree was going to fall on my house. x.x It tore down a lot of power lines/snapped a few poles in half. I pretty much stayed in the pool the whole time >.> it was over 100. Its storming here today too :/ loud *** thunder.                                     
                
             
                        
         
        
        
        
            
                
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			By Cerberus.Draupnir 2012-07-18 19:26:06			
			
						
                     
                 
                No it wasn't lol the thunder the wind the lightning the rain was just amazing plus another thing was too >:D, and /flails arm at mag                                             
                                     
                
             
                            
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			By Bismarck.Cicada 2012-07-18 19:26:39			
			
						
                     
                 
                gross!  
 
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			By Valefor.Slipispsycho 2012-07-18 19:27:41			
			
						
                     
                 
                Well I do love Alton.. He should have much more of a time slot than he does.. He's influenced my cooking more than all the other chefs on FN combined.  
I didn't set out to copy him or anything though. I've been trying to get it right and experimenting over the years. I still have room for improvement, but the major things are there. I live in the south, there is no good reason for not being able to cook some good fried chicken. But up until today, I couldn't.                                             
                                     
                
             
                            
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			By Bismarck.Magnuss 2012-07-18 19:27:57			
			
						
                     
                 
                Oh, herro Narshe. How's the banana, buddy? :P                                     
                
             
                        
         
        
        
        
            
                
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			By Bismarck.Magnuss 2012-07-18 19:30:21			
			
						
                     
                 
                Valefor.Slipispsycho said:  »Well I do love Alton.. He should have much more of a time slot than he does.. He's influenced my cooking more than all the other chefs on FN combined.  
 
I didn't set out to copy him or anything though. I've been trying to get it right and experimenting over the years. I still have room for improvement, but the major things are there. I live in the south, there is no good reason for not being able to cook some good fried chicken. But up until today, I couldn't. Oh, he's way better than the rest, or at least that's my opinion. Not only does he tell you what works, but he tells you why and knows of the science behind the cooking, which is rare to find. I've tried a few of his recipes, but there are so many yet I haven't tried.                                      
                
             
                        
         
        
        
        
            
                
                    
                    
                    
                                                            
                                                    
                                                                            
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			By Bismarck.Dracondria 2012-07-18 19:31:05			
			
						
                     
                 
                Bananas?! 
                                             
                                     
                
             
                            
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			By Cerberus.Draupnir 2012-07-18 19:31:51			
			
						
                     
                 
                This day has drug by so much D:< I want to see batman damn you time!                                     
                
             
                        
         
        
        
        
            
                
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			By SSJAV 2012-07-18 19:37:47			
			
						
                     
                 
                Damn, she can take uh, a banana, deep.                                     
                
             
                        
         
        
        
        
            
                
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			By Bismarck.Cicada 2012-07-18 19:39:45			
			
						
                     
                 
                Uzu.                                     
                
             
                        
         
        
        
        
            
                
                    
                    
                    
                                                            
                                                    
                                                                            
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			By Valefor.Slipispsycho 2012-07-18 19:39:55			
			
						
                     
                 
                Valefor.Slipispsycho said:  »Well I do love Alton.. He should have much more of a time slot than he does.. He's influenced my cooking more than all the other chefs on FN combined.  
 
I didn't set out to copy him or anything though. I've been trying to get it right and experimenting over the years. I still have room for improvement, but the major things are there. I live in the south, there is no good reason for not being able to cook some good fried chicken. But up until today, I couldn't. Oh, he's way better than the rest, or at least that's my opinion. Not only does he tell you what works, but he tells you why and knows of the science behind the cooking, which is rare to find. I've tried a few of his recipes, but there are so many yet I haven't tried. Yeah it's much more helpful to know why I am or am not doing something, than just being told that I have to (not) do said thing. Then I can apply that knowledge to other parts of cooking that he didn't get to mention due to time constraints.                                             
                                     
                
             
                            
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			By Cerberus.Draupnir 2012-07-18 19:40:06			
			
						
                     
                 
                >_> I think I need to watch some true blood                                             
                                     
                
             
                            
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			By Bismarck.Moonlightespada 2012-07-18 19:41:28			
			
						
                     
                 
                money goes to bullets instead of alex. There goes that idea. :x level alch like i did no worry bout ammo then                                      
                
             
                        
         
             
    
    
        
        This is a thread that I found on another website I post at. It can be really really interesting. I thought it deserved a place here. 
 
Post your random thoughts for the day here, or anything else that intrigues you. 
 
For starters, is it possible to give constructive critism to someone who doesn't have a neck? I totally just walked by a girl who didn't. Someone isn't getting a necklace for Valentines day! 
 
And who decided black and white can't be colors? I want to say a racist. I really do. 
 
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