Fred McGriff's Top 5 Foodstuffs to Spend Extra Money On

agreed on #1, *jots* on #2

I can't imagine not using fresh garlic. heaven is one massive smashing and opening up a garlic echoing for an eternity.

  On 1/6/2012 at 5:37 PM, keltoi said:

i got £30 vouchers for a dept store i didn't know what to do with so on a whim i got a half decent chef's knife. previously we'd only ever had cheapo ikea knives. holy shit what a difference! cuts like a lazer! i can't wait to get home and chop stuff up and my knife skills have improved loads. got to be really careful though cos this thing could easily take my finger tips off.

yeah knives. everytime I use a good knife I think of the quote in commando about warm butter. I got a carbon steel knife for christmas. it took me about 5 minutes to chop the very tip of my thumb off. hilarisad. awesome knife though!

do you cook with the maldon salt or is it more of a finishing salt?

I finish with it-- but cook with it too, it's just that that flaky texture gets lost sometimes when you cook with it.

  On 1/6/2012 at 5:52 PM, tauboo said:

herbs

 

eyo

EYO, one for the..

TWO for the better green!

edit: i know some places that sell nice garlic paste, smashed garlic in garlic oil eh

it saves a man his nails yo

garlic nails :(

love garlic nails. can't step smelling my fingers when I have garlic nails.

garlic nails.

hey fred. you like foot i mean feet?

I'd like to mention the subject of high quality beverages:

Fentimans produce some of the greatest drinks on the market. They use traditional brewing processes (dating back over a century) to give us the sweet, sweet nectar that is Curiosity Cola, Victorian Lemonade, Traditional Shandy, and many other products.

Seriously, try to find a Fentimans drink next time you have the chance. They are well worth the extra money, with so many flavours and textures combining into a truly refreshing experience.

  On 1/4/2012 at 6:38 PM, Fred McGriff said:

  On 1/4/2012 at 6:25 PM, chimera slot mom said:

  On 1/4/2012 at 6:16 PM, Fred McGriff said:

4. Your favorite beverage. Whatever it is, water, beer, milk -- something that puts a smile on your face. You deserve an upgrade. Something that every time you take a sip, you'll think, goddammit, what a good day. For me it's water. I spend a little extra money on good sparkling water, and I wake up hard in the morning every day because of it.

 

I agree. Water is an underrated, amazing, intoxicating beverage.

 

By the way, are you sure you didn't forget bacon?

 

for me, bacons are like blowjobs -- even the worst quality will do

It is true that all bacon is delicious, with the exception of microwave bacon which I find very upsetting.

However one should not discount the joys of fine pork belly.

Observe:

I like to cut pieces from the slab about a centimetre or more in thickness and fry it on med/high until the outside is slightly blackened. The inside stays slightly rare so you get the best of both worlds, a delicious charred crunch with a soft juicy tenderness beneath.

  On 1/4/2012 at 11:18 PM, Zeffolia said:

I suggest you also get high quality coarsely grated horseradish

 

Do not buy the mayonnaise semen sauce they sell in plastic bottles.

 

Get the stuff in the glass jars.

 

It will increase your mastication experience while consuming a sandwich ten-fold

It is also unbelievably good on a freshly made burger.

Also, get the Modenese style of aged balsamic vinegar. Slightly sweeter, but also a more complex taste. Goes incredibly well with potatoes.

We finally bought all the spices to make our own curry paste, and our level of Indian cooking just went up five. Definitely worth the splurge.

The same goes for saving your bits & bones to make your own stock.

Good cheese tortellini. Tortellini is the pasta of gods.

i spend extra money on south african wines