Canned Chili

On Wed, 23 Mar 2011 11:57:59 -0500, Ema Nymton
wrote:


It's been a long time since I've purchased canned chili, but it's
usually Hormel, it's no worse than a can of Campbell's condensed
soup... sometimes when I feel like slumming I'll nuke Hormel chili
with a few tube steak. However a short time ago I bought two cans of
Walmart brand canned chili thinking it would be some national brand in
disguise... soon as I opened the can I knew I couldnt get past the
smell, Alpo smells better. I still have the one unopened can sitting
on my desk as a paper weight until I remember to bring it to a food
drive. I now have Wolf's brand chili on my shopping list so I'll look
for it next trip. Today all I ate were two bananas for breakfast,
then left to have my wisdom tooth extracted. It went well, after the
shots took effect it took the Eyetalian doctor all of 30 seconds to
pop it out. A very good doc, those Eyetalians are great at excavation
work. lol So far all I ate was my antibiotic and a pain pill, I doubt
I will be eating anything until tomorrow, and then it will be those
containers of plain vanilla ice cream I picked up while waiting for my
Rx... I also have containers of yogurt and tapioca pudding in the
fridge. I can't really think about eating tonight... thank goodness
for Hydrocodone. The thing that really pisses me off is that I'm
going to have to freeze those two ribeye steaks for a better time, had
I remembered my dental appointment was the next day I never would have
bought them.
 
On Mar 23, 8:00?pm, Brooklyn1 wrote:

It's pretty good, but the Chilli Man and Steak'n Shake brands are
better


I've been on that stuff for over a month. I quit using it except at
bedtime because I hate the way it makes me feel, so I just deal with
some pain during the daytime. Luckily it's getting better. Opiates
would never be my drug of choice for recreational use, but there are
some folks who like hydrocodone and don't like alcohol. Still, for
pain, there's nothing better. Sucks for you that you can't have any
cheap vodka for a while.


Frozen steaks aren't bad, but they're sure not as good as ones that
have never been frozen.

--Bryan
 
Never heard of brick chili. My mother never bought nor made chili in
any form and I didn't even know what it was til I left home. Now,
it's something I make about once a month - and like to toss in a T. of
cocoa powder.
 
On Wed, 23 Mar 2011 18:13:45 -0700 (PDT), Bryan
wrote:


I was debating with myself but finally the Hydrocodone won out... I
don't like taking it, for one I can't drink alcohol but even worse is
how constipating it is... last time I was living on a diet of
primarily All-Bran and Metamucil.


Ocasionally even I have to lower myself to TIAD. I even have a spiral
cut ham in the fridge that needs to be cooked soon. I froze the
steaks and will cook the ham this weekend. I bought a bunch of my
favorite cold cuts at Walmart yesterday too, a pound each of Di Lusso
Genoa and Di Lusso hard salami, and a pound of bologna (yes, I enjoy
bologna on white with swiss lorraine and spicy brown for brunch, much
more manly than those wussy breakfasts Andy salivates over), and a 24
ounce stick of Hormel pepperoni... why didn't I remember the tooth
extraction, now I'm torturing myself worse than having my tooth
pulled. In about an hour I'll be snacking on another antibiotic and a
pain pill before I turn in... I'm hoping for a better day tomorrow but
as I remember the last wisdom tooth extraction (about 15 years ago)
I'm not counting on it, I'll be very happy if I can eat that ham by
Sunday... heck I'll be happy if I can suck down vanilla ice cream
tomorrow, even ice cream doesn't sound too appetizing between hourly
salt solution swishings. On the bright side that's one less tooth to
brush and floss.

BTW, Walmart sells better quality meats and produce depending on the
socio-economic make up of the store location, the Catskill store is in
a poorer hood, they don't carry the USDA choice beef. The Glenmont
store is located in a more affluent hood, they sell the USDA choice
beef as well as ungraded.. the USDA choice is $2 more a pound, and
just by appearance alone there's a big difference... I'd say Walmart's
USDA choice is also at the high end of the grading, those steaks I
picked can pass for prime. That location had much better quality pork
too, lovely whole racks of spareribs, I can barely wait for grilling
weather... in fact none of their pork was in saline nor was it in
those gross plastic tubs that makes meat look like it belongs in the
organ donor bank. I also looked more carefully in the produce
section, this store had very nice bok choy, napa, and even very fresh
looking ginger... got some of those oriental veggies too, and some
nice anjou pears and bananas, got a regular cabbage too... the
Catskill store doesn't carry any of those Oriental veggies. But now
I'm convinced that those who bitch about Walmart's meat and produce
quality live in a less affluent neighborhood. Both those stores are
pretty much equidistant for me... I will shop the Glenmont store from
now on.
 
On Wed, 23 Mar 2011 18:16:14 -0700 (PDT), Kalmia
wrote:


I've never heard of a chili brick either, but I think I'd rather not
know what it is.

--

Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground.
 
On Mar 23, 8:06 pm, sf wrote:
There's a Southern California family-owned company that has sold chili
bricks for many decades. Their other product is tamales. SoCal and a
few locations in Nevada and Northern California. You might give a
look in Smart and Final. Calledd XLNT foods, red white and blue
label. Best spiced/flavored ready-made chili I've found for when you
don't feel like making your own. -aem
 
On Wed, 23 Mar 2011 10:02:52 -0400, "Jean B." wrote:


No adult (including me) would like my mom's mom-style chili. Though
we certainly loved it as kids. Ground beef, beans, "chili sauce",
and... brown sugar. Not a tablespoon or so, more like a pound in a
two-gallon batch. Of *course* we loved it! It was sweet! :-p
--
Best -- Terry
 
On Fri, 25 Mar 2011 10:12:54 -0700 (PDT) in rec.food.cooking, Bryan
wrote,

What they are looking for - judging criteria from the CASI rule book
from their web site:

1. AROMA - Chili should smell appetizing.
2. CONSISTENCY - Chili should be a smooth combination of meat
and gravy.
3. RED COLOR - Chili should look appetizing.
4. TASTE - Chili should taste good.
5. AFTERTASTE - Chili should leave a pleasant taste after
swallowing.

Judges are whoever is recruited locally to judge, and they are
supposed to go according to the above rather loose criteria.
They could be anybody. Even I was shanghaied into being a chili
judge, once, years ago. Why would all those people be looking for
the same thing?

Again, I don't see anything there that points to the kind of
limitations you describe. Certainly nothing against fresh onions,
garlic, tomatoes, and particularly chilis if you want.

I also don't see, as someone else suggested, it being a contest for
the hottest. "Chili should taste good." That means to me, a chili
that I would want to make a meal of.

The biggest limitation I see is that you must start with raw meat on
the day of competition, and turn in your chili fairly early. If
your recipe calls for beef chuck braised and simmered overnight -
no go.

I can imagine it degenerating into what you describe, if nobody
cares differently. I don't imagine a bunch of chili heads not
caring. If it is that way, it's ripe for someone with more
imagination to bust things open.
 
On Mar 27, 12:40?pm, David Harmon wrote:

Read the winning recipes. Other than the meat, you'll see very few
fresh ingredients in any of them.

--Bryan
 
On Mar 21, 1:45?pm, ImStillMags wrote:

The Chilli Man is better than almost any I've had, especially better
than the tomatoey stuff so many people make.

--Bryan
 
On Sun, 27 Mar 2011 16:22:24 -0700 (PDT) in rec.food.cooking, Bryan
wrote,

So you're going to make me work. OK, I read the five most recent
winners. Other than meat and an occasional pepper, not a fresh
ingredient in the bunch. Yikes! Those were all from Texas, so I
looked at all the non-Texan recipes. Same deal. Canned broth,
powdered everything else, often with a brand name. :-( You got me.
 
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