What's up for the weekend?

[El Presidente]

Saturday:  

 

1. Recover from hangover. 
2. Drive two hours to my youngest brothers farm for "Christmas in the paddock".  *reminder to take antihistamines as allergy to horses. 

Sunday:

1. sleep in
2. plan review with ken
3. Nudies prep for sale
4. movies. 
5. cook a big steak

[mprach024]

Saturday:

I don’t know

Sunday:

Watch Lions lose then I don’t know

[JohnS]

22 minutes ago, mprach024 said:

Saturday:

I don’t know

Sunday:

Watch Lions lose then I don’t know

Ummm...so the weekend promises many possibilities? 😉 😁 👍

[Texwrangler]

For the first time in ages I’ll be doing nothing and loving it. 
 

[mprach024]

17 minutes ago, JohnS said:

Ummm...so the weekend promises many possibilities? 😉 😁 👍

Have yet to receive my instructions 

[coug28]

Put the final touches on prep for Christmas Eve & Christmas Day dinner. Acquire Alaskan King Crab Legs to go with a nice Filet (Christmas Eve)…….get the salt brine purchased for the Xmas day Turkey. 
 

Oh…and watch Christmas Vacation for the 3rd or 4th time  (this holiday alone - a great background movie while doing other things) 

[Nevrknow]

Family coming from Nashville for the week. First time the son in law has been able to get off work for this in 12 years. 
 

2 packer briskets, 4 plate ribs, 4 pork bellies and 2 Boston butts for the smoker. 
 

Long days of sipping, cigars and telling lies. We love it. 
 

Added an hour to the drive home to get this. 😁. Clerk said we have 2 bottles. I corrected him. You HAD 2 bottles. 🤣

 

 

[anacostiakat]

Saturday - Take both dogs to the groomer and then pick them back up later.  A little grocery shopping after dropping them off.  Nothing else planned.

Sunday - Nothing planned.

[GolfT3]

@Nevrknow some serious steel there. Are you a carbon fan or are most of those stainless? I always find a way to convince myself I need more of both.

[Nevrknow]

3 hours ago, GolfT3 said:

@Nevrknow some serious steel there. Are you a carbon fan or are most of those stainless? I always find a way to convince myself I need more of both.

Mostly Japanese steel. AS and white. Just keeps an edge off Japanese natural stones forever. Stainless can’t even come close.

[cigcars]

       *House work  

[BrightonCorgi]

Been rendering leaf lard off a local pig our farmer friend gave me today.  So silky smooth and clean.  Leaf lard can be used as a butter or oil substitute and in several respects is healthier.

[RDB]

Love those knives, @Nevrknow. I am loyal to a Takamura 210 Gyoto with R2 core. Once you go special steel, it’s hard to go back…

My weekend involved a covid booster, rock climbing, and losing the argument with my partner that Die Hard was the right Xmas movie for our 8 & 11 year olds. 

[inter4alia]

2 hours ago, BrightonCorgi said:

Been rendering leaf lard off a local pig our farmer friend gave me today.  So silky smooth and clean.  Leaf lard can be used as a butter or oil substitute and in several respects is healthier.

Best pie crust ever. 

[Nevrknow]

57 minutes ago, RDB said:

Love those knives, @Nevrknow. I am loyal to a Takamura 210 Gyoto with R2 core. Once you go special steel, it’s hard to go back…

My weekend involved a covid booster, rock climbing, and losing the argument with my partner that Die Hard was the right Xmas movie for our 8 & 11 year olds. 

I agree. I have takedas, moritakas, itsuo, and Keijro dois among others but that takamura R2 surpasses the matsubara R2 for some reason. And costs less! 
 

My fascination came because I hated those bland ho wood handles. Hence my “nice blades” all have custom burl handles I made. The ones in that pic are the ones I let the family and guests use. 😂

Last count I have 78. I’m not going into the Japanese sharpening stones I have. That’s a whole diff argument for the wife to complain about. 😂😂

[ha_banos]

12 hours ago, RDB said:

Love those knives, @Nevrknow. I am loyal to a Takamura 210 Gyoto with R2 core. Once you go special steel, it’s hard to go back…

My weekend involved a covid booster, rock climbing, and losing the argument with my partner that Die Hard was the right Xmas movie for our 8 & 11 year olds. 

So what's the right movie?

Oh. Yesterday went to see mum. Which involved dinner, mums cooking 👍👌, figured out how to get Greek EuroNews YT live video onto her Kodi interface so she can easily find it ... I see phone calls about this coming....

Today supposed to go into town to have a pre Christmasy day. So far bad moods ensued because registering the new toaster guarantee online due to 'someone' having no patience with technology 🤭 this included kicking the empty toaster box because 'it' got in the way 🤫. It's not 11AM yet...

[RDB]

15 minutes ago, ha_banos said:

So what's the right movie?

We ended up watching Jingle Jangle, the Netflix thing with Forrest Whitaker. Bit of a saccharine overload, but the kids enjoyed it. Helped along by a nicely cellar aged bottle of Bollinger for the adults.

[BrightonCorgi]

9 hours ago, ha_banos said:

So what's the right movie?

Oh. Yesterday went to see mum. Which involved dinner, mums cooking 👍👌, figured out how to get Greek EuroNews YT live video onto her Kodi interface so she can easily find it ... I see phone calls about this coming....

Today supposed to go into town to have a pre Christmasy day. So far bad moods ensued because registering the new toaster guarantee online due to 'someone' having no patience with technology 🤭 this included kicking the empty toaster box because 'it' got in the way 🤫. It's not 11AM yet...

I have the same toaster for several years, but different color.

[ha_banos]

6 hours ago, BrightonCorgi said:

I have the same toaster for several years, but different color.

Yeah this is our third in over 25 years. They do last. The timer went on the old one and SWMBO doesn't do repairs ..

[BrightonCorgi]

6 hours ago, ha_banos said:

Yeah this is our third in over 25 years. They do last. The timer went on the old one and SWMBO doesn't do repairs ..

I don't think it does that great as a toaster.  Could use a louder bell or sound when it's done.  Looks cool.

[B44]

38 minutes ago, BrightonCorgi said:

I don't think it does that great as a toaster.  Could use a louder bell or sound when it's done.  Looks cool.

Take the plunge. Everything smeg I’ve ever bought is extremely well made. Hand blender is also a champ!

[ha_banos]

4 hours ago, BrightonCorgi said:

I don't think it does that great as a toaster.  Could use a louder bell or sound when it's done.  Looks cool.

Again, SWMBO likes how it looks.... Same concept with the kettle that takes too long to boil...

 

[BrightonCorgi]

13 hours ago, ha_banos said:

Again, SWMBO likes how it looks.... Same concept with the kettle that takes too long to boil...

Go figure

 

 

17 hours ago, B44 said:

Take the plunge. Everything smeg I’ve ever bought is extremely well made. Hand blender is also a champ!

Smeg from what I hear make a nice product line, but I am not much for the styling of their products.  There is a Smeg dealer across the street from my parents' house.

[ha_banos]

7 hours ago, BrightonCorgi said:

Go figure

Ha.

 

I stand by my theory there are only actually a few types of people.

[BrightonCorgi]

15 minutes ago, ha_banos said:

Ha.

 

I stand by my theory there are only actually a few types of people.

Any Burleigh pottery?