Shredded buffalo chicken, celery, onion, blue cheese in a lettuce wrap. I love everything buffalo chicken and a bit healthier option than with a tortilla wrap.
Shredded buffalo chicken, celery, onion, blue cheese in a lettuce wrap. I love everything buffalo chicken and a bit healthier option than with a tortilla wrap.
I love greens, loooooove greens. I have no problem with this, especially as an appetizer. Looks delicious 👌
That being said, here comes the but... I'm tired of seeing people act like you can replace a tortilla, taco shell or bread with a piece of lettuce lol It's not a replacement, it's not similar, it isn't just as good lol
^ I'm with you! I see people getting sandwiches in lettuce wraps. No way. Not this guy! Give me a nice piece of bread or I'm taking a pass. My wife made these out of nowhere or they probably would have been on a tortilla. But I did appreciate them and they were tasty little snacks.
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I eat some stuff with just lettuce and it can be very good.
^ I'm with you! I see people getting sandwiches in lettuce wraps. No way. Not this guy! Give me a nice piece of bread or I'm taking a pass. My wife made these out of nowhere or they probably would have been on a tortilla. But I did appreciate them and they were tasty little snacks.
👍 Like I said, I have no problem with it as a food, but don't pretend it's a substitute of equal value, because that's bullshit lol Don't piss on my leg and tell me it's raining lol
I use lettuce as a wrap at least once a week, usually twice, for ground chicken/turkey. Sometimes just make a bowl with brown/white rice, but it's nice to cut out some calories on an easy weeknight meal.
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I’m a lettuce lover too! On its own, on a sandwich, charred romaine with garlic and Caesar dressing...mmm.
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Never as a wrap though, except for Chinese food.
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Wrap up the tuna salad in iceberg. One of the few times I choose iceberg over romaine. (Boston Bibb over the others if available)
How do you normally cut? I tend to use a rocking cut, but apparently Japanese knives are thinner than western blades and that type of cut puts stress on the blade and can cause chipping. I've got one on the way so I've been looking into it lately. I think Miyabi's are on the thicker side but you might want to check it out. I definitely wouldn't cut through bones or lobsters with it though. Save that tough work for the thicker western blades.
Question on the knife - do you all use it primarily for slicing or chopping? Is it meant to be used one way or the other (or another)?
Cliffy's knife would be categorized as a Chef's knife. (right, Cliffy?) A Chef's knife is your all purpose knife which can handle just about any task. If you're going with one knife in your arsenal, defo get a Chef's knife. If you're doing a lot of butchering or making a lot of sashimi, you'd probably want to look into more task oriented knives.
It's not amazeballs, and it may be part of a pyramid scheme 😂 but I love my Cutco chef's knife. Knives that hold an edge also take a ton of effort to put that edge on. The surgical stainless steel is a nice medium ground, it takes an edge fast and keeps it a while. I have some old 1970's knives that are very full, but I can't get them to take an edge. They are some kind of vanadium steel alloy and it's too tough for it's own good.
We got a Wüsthof set for a wedding gift about 13 years ago. They've held up OK, even though my wife treats them poorly. Seeing how she has absolutely no regard for the "hand or block" rule, I don't think we'll be getting any nicer ones.
I use Global knives. I have a few different Global knives and have used them for 15 years now. I found the European knives (Wusthof, Henkel, etc...) to be heavier and the handle to be bigger. I don't have big hands, and the Japanese knives typically have narrower handles and are lighter. Less fatigue for me when cooking all day or doing a lot of chopping.
And I'll second Gamb's comment about Cutco. It is strange, because I bought one from a college kid who was a neighbor, basically to help him out with his sales. Cutco seems to sell through college kids and at those home shows, farmers markets, etc... I did it because I knew the kid, but it turns out that the bread knife I bought is a solid cutter, and has remained perfect since I got it. And I use it all of the time.
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deadendp said: The dogs were very pleased too!
I have no problem with this, especially as an appetizer. Looks delicious 👌
That being said, here comes the but...
I'm tired of seeing people act like you can replace a tortilla, taco shell or bread with a piece of lettuce lol
It's not a replacement, it's not similar, it isn't just as good lol
Don't piss on my leg and tell me it's raining lol
(Boston Bibb over the others if available)
Cliffy's knife would be categorized as a Chef's knife. (right, Cliffy?)
A Chef's knife is your all purpose knife which can handle just about any task. If you're going with one knife in your arsenal, defo get a Chef's knife. If you're doing a lot of butchering or making a lot of sashimi, you'd probably want to look into more task oriented knives.
Knives that hold an edge also take a ton of effort to put that edge on. The surgical stainless steel is a nice medium ground, it takes an edge fast and keeps it a while. I have some old 1970's knives that are very full, but I can't get them to take an edge. They are some kind of vanadium steel alloy and it's too tough for it's own good.
And I'll second Gamb's comment about Cutco. It is strange, because I bought one from a college kid who was a neighbor, basically to help him out with his sales. Cutco seems to sell through college kids and at those home shows, farmers markets, etc... I did it because I knew the kid, but it turns out that the bread knife I bought is a solid cutter, and has remained perfect since I got it. And I use it all of the time.