Fall off the bone ribs are gross and overcooked. They’re always mushy and usually a bit dry (relative to what properly cooked ribs should be like, that is). The best ribs maintain a bit of structure to the meat. They should be tender and come off the bone easily but the whole rib should not slide off the bone with one…

I don’t recall Pizza Hut being as ‘throwaway’ quality when I was growing up in the 80's. It was something we really looked forward to after little league games. We still loved our local slice joint but Pizza Hut was a legit meal option.

If you can get a low promotional rate loan on a used car, go ahead and finance it as long as you don’t mind the ‘inconvenience’ of having to execute a monthly payment. It’s a no brainer. Either you keep the cash and stay liquid for emergencies or you put the money in the market which should easily return more than the…

One idea for funding M4A would be to tax corporations since they would no longer have to fund a private plan.

What is the best place for information on M4A that isn’t ‘tainted’ by opinion pieces? Everything I’ve heard says that Medicare for all will be a massive net cost to the taxpayer/government because corporations are currently absorbing the majority of cost for private plans as part of their payrolls (my work uses an…

Having learned the (very) hard way...smoke gets overpowering quick. One of the most valuable lessons anybody with an interest in smoking will learn is that more is not better when it comes to smoke. Thinking of the buns alone is making my throat close up.

The paralegal who wrote up the contracts listed Free Solo by accident. 

Save for possibly The Mandalorian there don’t appear to be any ‘gotta have it’ options on there. I’m sure I’ll end up subscribing eventually but looks like it probably won’t be at launch.

I appreciate anybody who tries to bring scientific diligence and methodologies to the public but NDT seems fucking insufferable. Like he always has to be the smartest person in the room. His Star Talk interviews give this full display...he always has to get in the last word and to ‘one up’ the interviewee.

And they say that Sophie had to make the toughest choice.

LOL - somebody is showing their age. I think a disdain for unbalanced and over the top sandwiches happened to me sometime around 30 or so. Wait till you hit 40 - you’ll come to the realization that the baconing of everything is usually a mask for a poorly conceived or ill executed dish.

Map is fake...one cannot buy wine at gas stations in the Garden State. If NJ citizens do hate it, it’s because they cannot have it.

What are thoughts on coach or coach plus making a break for the first class bathrooms. I’ve never done it but admire those who brazenly welcome the prospect of being berated by the attendant.

While Toyota did an absolutely awesome job with Lexus and Audi/Volkswagen has done a nice job of creating distinct brand personalities, the Nissan/Infiniti split is absolutely the worst and most pointless base/luxury split ever. Neither provides any kind of halo to the other...they’re both crappy mid-level badge…

Does this mean that the Sixers have to stop using the version of their logo that has the star arrangement on it?

Similarly, the vegetarian options at restaurants tend to be the most calorie dense items on the menu.

The broth isn’t really there for the MSG. It actually helps to bulk out the sauce without making it too salty. Try to make this sauce with only soy & rice wine as the liquid base and the flavor is too overpowering. The MSG in canned broth is an ancillary benefit.

Much faster to braise than it is to roast at low temps. Water is a more effective conductor of heat. Oddly enough, this is also why the Texas crutch is a good way to speed up cooks on a smoker. Heck, meat generally stops absorbing smoke flavor once you pass an hour or so. Once you get a decent bark developed you don’t…

Unpack and put shit away in a hotel room? What are y’all, Rockefellers?

Things white people may not know...