Meat Marinade and Grills

[remaxrealtor]

J? I want cheesecake. No one makes it like you do.

Sorry, that's my mom-in-law, but you're soooooo right, her cheesecakes are to die for. She'll be tickled that they're well remembered!

 

[Ken King]

Sorry, that's my mom-in-law, but you're soooooo right, her cheesecakes are to die for. She'll be tickled that they're well remembered!

Okay, sorry. Are you R's wife?

 

[CMC122]

We went to a food show last year and Emeril put his 2 cents worth in about this. It seems that Triconosis(sp?) doesn't seem to be a problem any more.
I grew up hearing that it could kill you to eat pork with any pink in it, but I first tried it at Emeril's and I wouldn't eat in any other way now. But that's just me, I like my beef very rare as well. I HOPE we're a long way from the chicken deal!

I've been doing this for about 6 months now and the family is doing fine

 

[remaxrealtor]

Okay, sorry. Are you R's wife?

Yes I am. It's really nice to know there are other folks who miss the old place. He's been down once since it was torn down and I know it was hard on him, he grew up there. I still haven't gotten my nerve up to take the drive down. Lots of memories there.

 

[Ken King]

Yes I am. It's really nice to know there are other folks who miss the old place. He's been down once since it was torn down and I know it was hard on him, he grew up there. I still haven't gotten my nerve up to take the drive down. Lots of memories there.

I used to go there right after your Pop-in-law got the place in the early 70s when it was more rowdy rock-n-roll then anything else. I miss the heck out of the place, the great food, and your family. Uncle Andy and I shared birthdays, I'll never forget that long finger waving and his crusty "Aye, take a shot".

 

[remaxrealtor]

I've been doing this for about 6 months now and the family is doing fine

That's good to hear, I believe it was all just a rumor started by pigs.

 

[remaxrealtor]

I used to go there right after your Pop-in-law got the place in the early 70s when it was more rowdy rock-n-roll then anything else. I miss the heck out of the place, the great food, and your family. Uncle Andy and I shared birthdays, I'll never forget that long finger waving and his crusty "Aye, take a shot".

We sat around Saturday night and toasted to Uncle Andy. Wow there's a wealth of stories out of that place. It's a crime to not write a book!

 

[Ken King]

We sat around Saturday night and toasted to Uncle Andy. Wow there's a wealth of stories out of that place. It's a crime to not write a book!

From what I remember some of the stories were crimes.

 

[jazz lady]

Hubby and I owned Oakwood, so I still have an inside track on the Black Diamond. Lots of folks are still asking him to bring them back to St. Mary's, so it's a possibility!

Ah, so I know who you are now! I had gone there since I was a little girl. My mom remembers going to dances there when SHE was a teenager. I was so sorry to see the devastation wrought by the hurricane and was crushed when it was announced Oakwood Lodge wouldn't reopen.

F's Black Diamond was the BEST. If he evers decides to bring it back, let me know. Or just give me the recipe and I'll attempt to make it like him, but I doubt I'll come anywhere CLOSE to his.

 

[CMC122]

That's good to hear, I believe it was all just a rumor started by pigs.

 

[Kizzy]

Cheesecake I heard mention of Cheesecake.

 

[Agee]

Hey Remax

Hope the cooking ventures, home selling, and life is treating you well!

and

A friend!

 

[remaxrealtor]

Cheesecake I heard mention of Cheesecake.

I swear, my MIL makes a cheesecake that will knock your socks off!

 

[jazz lady]

I swear, my MIL makes a cheesecake that will knock your socks off!

If it was the "Jean's Cheesecake" off of Oakwood Lodge's menu, it was dynamite!

 

[remaxrealtor]

If it was the "Jean's Cheesecake" off of Oakwood Lodge's menu, it was dynamite!

I was hoping with desperation that she would make one for Mother's Day dinner at our house, then we recalled making the fatal error of insisting that the mothers do nothing for the dinner. I'll have to explain to her that the cheesecake is always an exception to the "don't bring anything rule"!

 

[jazz lady]

I was hoping with desperation that she would make one for Mother's Day dinner at our house, then we recalled making the fatal error of insisting that the mothers do nothing for the dinner. I'll have to explain to her that the cheesecake is always an exception to the "don't bring anything rule"!

That's a good rule to break. Her cheesecake was always the perfect ending to a meal...IF I had room for it. More than one piece made it home with me in a "doggie bag."

 

[Suz]

Tough cuts like flank, strip, round steak, etc. need some help in flavor department. Marinating adds this, and helps to tenderize.

Good aged beef, the tender cuts (tenderloin, fillets, rib eye, t-bone, porterhouse) only need S&P before cooking. Add a sauce on the side if you need addtional flavor.

And yes, Kwillia, I would consider Ketchup a sauce

On good beef we never marinate-nor do I use S&P on it prior to cooking. Salt draws the juice out-therefore making it dryer. If you insist on using salt prior to cooking then mix it with sugar-the sugar seals the meat. So I'm told. An old neighbor in Va. Bch did this but I have never tried it.

And MM-If you marinate you need to poke holes for the flavor to go deep into the meat uniformly......... JMO

 

[Agee]

Salt draws the juice out-therefore making it dryer.

JMO

S&P goes on just before the meat hits the heat. If you season a steak with salt, and don't cook it right away, the salt will draw out juices.

Thanks for the sugar trick. Never tried that.

 

[mainman]

And MM-If you marinate you need to poke holes for the flavor to go deep into the meat uniformly......... JMO

If you pokes holes all through a meat, the juice runs out while you are grilling.. I'm pretty sure I have read and seen this on cooking shows...:shrug:
Another little thing I remember reading you are not even supposed to cut a peice of meat for 5-10 minutes after removing it from the grill as it drains out that way too...

 

[RoseRed]

Another little thing I remember reading you are not even supposed to cut a peice of meat for 5-10 minutes after removing it from the grill as it drains out that way too...

Kinda like pulling the pop-up out of the turkey.