Good morning!!!!

[jbrumberg]

DABSGT- Knowing that Mark's is OK is decent proof that we are on a similar quest for finer "barbecue" in NE.

Ed- I learned to like that slimy stuff and then Wifey makes it somewhat less slimy in her Cajun "casseroles.". This time of year around here it is only available frozen. I think the fresh okra preps better (I do a lot of prep). Wifey makes a pretty decent gumbo and jambalaya. Gumbo file' is not that easy to get around here.

How does one really cook okra correctly?

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Ed, my Wife is from Harrisonburg. My best friend from HS moved there in 1984. Worked at one of the chicken processing plants. He called me and invited me down fathersday weekend.
Saw her at church, and met her at a church picnic after church at hillandale park.
We did a double date that evening, drive in movie. Saw "the natural".
Spent a lot of dates hiking in shenandoah national park.

Got married there in 1987, after she graduated from JMU.

 

[Ed of all trades]

JB, cut fresh okra 1/4" long and roll in corn meal. Fry in a hot pan stir often with a good amount of oil. Fry until brown and some will almost be burnt but not quite. That is the way we made it until I cut out most fats.

Buckeye, Check out the grocery store, Exxon and Hussies parking lots. Those are the most popular places. Sometimes at the shell station over to the side. Lived in H-burg for many years, mowed Hillandale and the other parks for a couple summers when I was in Bible Collage there.

Ed

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

So much to catch up on...
Rip, glad your wife is able to get a bit of walking done. Hope you get some rest soon.

CWB, you are always helping your neighbors. Would you like to move south?

Mental health. I've been fortunate, but have known some not so much. Count me in as 1 who wishes the state wouldn't have washed their hands of it. There are too many that should be in one that are walking the streets, often homeless. My FIL and MIL met while working at the state ward way back.

Prayers for RIP and wife, Randy, BEF and all those with ailments.

Eric, I too, saw the storm news after it passed over you and hit Germany.

Might get up to 65ish tomorrow, but also might rain too. Bleh. At least warmer, moist air is not as good conductor of flu virus as cold dry air.

 

[DABSGT]

jbrumberg, I will let you know when the Meriden Tiano's opens it will be better seating and easy off and on I91 make the trip easy for you

 

[jbrumberg]

DABSGT- Please keep me/us posted. My closest place in NY is now closed for the season as well. I really hope they reopen. That means a trip to Holyoke in the near future. I make decent ribs, but barbecued brisket still eludes me at home.

Ed- Thank you. Okra has a unique flavor. It really is good.

 

[riptides]

Well no bbq tonight. Too lazy. Maybe tomorrow.

Thanks for the kind thoughts Kyle. We are getting more mobile.

Ahhh Bridgewater. Nice italian restaurant downtown there. Favorite spot. That area has grown a lot over the years.

 

[jbrumberg]

"......... We are getting more mobile."- Riptides

That should be acknowledged. From immobility to something less so. An injection of life each time one makes it outdoors and with each step one by one. I salute you both and all who support this effort. My + thoughts, wishes, and prayers. - J

 

[txdon]

Had okra done in the convection oven tonight. Not great but good. How much different is an air fryer? Ed

Seems like I tried it once but it did not turn out as good as in the oven baked for about 45 minutes. I use the just okra in the frozen bag, defrost it, it is slimy when defrosted, then I put corn meal, paprika, onion powder, pepper, and salt and some Tony Chachere's spicy seasoning in the bag and shake till all the okra is coated. Then bake till almost crunchy. No fat.

 

[toppop52]

No. If no one was cooking with it and it was not plugged in and then it started on fire - even then it would not be spontaneous but closer. If you are doing something with it that it normally is suppose to do (cooking) and it catches on fire - something failed or it was an operator error - that is not spontaneous. In fact if electricity is involved it is not spontaneous - something failed.

Spontaneous fires have to have an oxidizer and a heat buildup. Examples would be a green hay bale or linseed oil soaked rags in an uncovered container.

Things happen spontaneous in life like " the audience erupted in a spontaneous applause", but when you talk in reference to the cause and origin of a fire the definition is very specific.

What part of the second paragraph was missing here? Every fire in the world has to have those.
The thing is, it doesn稚 make a tinker痴 d@mn to me, I don稚 have an air fryer, I also said I couldn稚 corroborate it, I was just trying to give those that have one, a heads up of a possible problem. By all means ignore it if you choose.



Qualifier, not mad with you, but frustrated that the point of my post was overlooked due to a disagreement on terminology. It could be a real danger, could be crap, who wants to roll the dice?