Cooking and Dining

Postby **mac5155** » Fri Nov 04, 2022 2:37 pm

Remade the chili with the instant pot. It's good but crock pot chili is still superior.

Postby **NTP66** » Fri Nov 04, 2022 2:39 pm

Sounds like you should host a chili showdown party...

Postby **blackjack68** » Sun Nov 06, 2022 5:04 pm

Went to a house sale today and for some reason bought a virtually unused Ronco Showtime Rotisserie 6000TB for $20.

It’s old but it appears to work fine.

Now I gotta test the big *****. Anyone ever use one of these?

It’s got a brief timing guide on the side but no other paperwork.

SET IT AND FORGET IT!

Postby **Willie Kool** » Sun Nov 06, 2022 5:15 pm

Went to a house sale today and for some reason bought a virtually unused Ronco Showtime Rotisserie 6000TB for $20.

It’s old but it appears to work fine.

Now I gotta test the big *****. Anyone ever use one of these?

It’s got a brief timing guide on the side but no other paperwork.

SET IT AND FORGET IT!

https://www.libble.eu/ronco-6000-series ... al-774128/

Postby **blackjack68** » Sun Nov 06, 2022 6:05 pm

Thanks. That’s helpful.

Postby **Shyster** » Mon Nov 14, 2022 2:33 pm

I cooked a couple "triggering" meals this weekend. Started on Saturday with some nice pineapple and anchovy pizza. Delicious. Continued on Sunday when I made a big batch of the best kind of clam chowder: Manhattan clam chowder.

Postby **MalkinIsMyHomeboy** » Thu Nov 17, 2022 12:34 am

I’m in Chicago for the first time. I am sorely disappointed by the Chicago style pizza I’ve had. It all tastes like eating a wet phone book

New York pizza is the premier league and Chicago Style is an adult rec league

Postby **NTP66** » Thu Nov 17, 2022 6:38 am

Welcome to the reality that the rest of us have been in for a decade plus.

Postby **mac5155** » Thu Nov 17, 2022 7:42 am

Lou malnatis is the best but yeah I Agree. NY Style is superior

Postby **Viva la Ben** » Thu Nov 17, 2022 8:30 am

Italian beef over both deep dish and Chicago dogs.
Portillos is what my Chicago ppl have recommended.

Postby **mac5155** » Thu Nov 17, 2022 8:49 am

Yeah, portillos is worth a stop too. I still say when in Rome regarding deep dish but yeah. It's okay to think its not the best type of pizza

Postby **NTP66** » Thu Nov 17, 2022 8:52 am

Italian beef and Chicago dogs... don't need to add anything else to the list. Skip their pizza casserole.

Postby **tifosi77** » Thu Nov 17, 2022 11:39 am

Deep dish is (or at least can be) quite delicious. But don't f**kin' call it 'pizza' you basic f**ks.

Postby **Trip McNeely** » Thu Nov 17, 2022 11:48 am

If you guys want a really good frozen pizza, I absolutely recommend going on to Goldbelly and order Lou Malnati’s deep dish. For something quick, it’s awesome. It’s truly very good albeit sort of expensive (like 20 per pizza).

I always have some on hand when I don’t have time to make a real meal. They take like 35 minutes to cook but it worth it. Blows any other frozen pizza out of the water. Get the plain or pep though (the sausage is a little much imo)

Postby **tifosi77** » Thu Nov 17, 2022 12:12 pm

We get Lou's twice a year from Taste Of Chicago, which in this case is more or less the same as Goldbelly. (Although the only one I've ever really liked enough to spend money on is the sausage lol)

Postby **Dickie Dunn** » Thu Nov 17, 2022 12:20 pm

I love Lou's.

Postby **Trip McNeely** » Thu Nov 17, 2022 12:24 pm

We get Lou's twice a year from Taste Of Chicago, which in this case is more or less the same as Goldbelly. (Although the only one I've ever really liked enough to spend money on is the sausage lol)

Yea I think goldbelly just uses taste of Chicago

I’ve order Pequads, which supposedly is the best deep dishy style pizza, and it was garbage when frozen.

Postby **Trip McNeely** » Thu Nov 17, 2022 12:25 pm

I love Lou's.

Yea Lou’s I guess is technically deep dish but it’s not a casserole

Postby **Shyster** » Thu Nov 17, 2022 8:16 pm

Going to the Chicago area next week for Thanksgiving. There's both a Lou Malnati’s and a Giordano's within two blocks of my hotel. It sounds like Lou Malnati’s would be the better choice between those two?

Postby **MalkinIsMyHomeboy** » Thu Nov 17, 2022 8:17 pm

I just had Lou Malnati’s. You could tell it was high quality but Chicago pizza just ain’t for me. I recommend going there

Postby **meow** » Thu Nov 17, 2022 8:18 pm

Going to the Chicago area next week for Thanksgiving. There's both a Lou Malnati’s and a Giordano's within two blocks of my hotel. It sounds like Lou Malnati’s would be the better choice between those two?

Why not both?

Postby **tifosi77** » Thu Nov 17, 2022 8:28 pm

We had Giordano's in person (location near Millennium Park). It was way undercooked.

Postby **Shyster** » Thu Nov 17, 2022 8:34 pm

Going to the Chicago area next week for Thanksgiving. There's both a Lou Malnati’s and a Giordano's within two blocks of my hotel. It sounds like Lou Malnati’s would be the better choice between those two?
Why not both?

I'll only be in town for a couple days, and one of them is Thanksgiving day, so I pretty much only have one day for dinner.

Postby **meow** » Thu Nov 17, 2022 8:35 pm

Coward

Postby **mac5155** » Thu Nov 17, 2022 9:01 pm

Going to the Chicago area next week for Thanksgiving. There's both a Lou Malnati’s and a Giordano's within two blocks of my hotel. It sounds like Lou Malnati’s would be the better choice between those two?

I had both on my first (and only) trip to Chicago a few years back and Lou Malnatis was far superior to Giordanos.