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August_West said:
Id believe that . And I was given a big useless hard cover for Xmas.

You want to know what a useful Kitchen appliance is?

A Deli Slicer.

amirite, @Deepster?
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We got a small,plastic slicer about 35-40years ago, friends laughed that it would never last. Still have it and still works fine. The slicing part is metal ( of course).
You would not believe how much meat one can get out of asmall roast.
 
Danzz said:
I have a list that I carry in my wallet including dosage and frequency that I keep up to date along with docs/ specialty and phone numbers. Like a lot of old guys I'm on multiple drugs (12) and I confused Lipitor with Lusinipril. Also carry a stent implant location card.
When you show up I'm ready. Just don't hit anything.
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Did a lot of tox work on lisinopril back in my days with Merck. Good drug - so is Lipitor (Pfizer). Good man and I promise I won't hit anything. I am getting on in years though and upper body strength is waning a bit, so do your self a favor and stay on the ground floor so I don't drop you down the stairs:)
 
August_West said:
Its a glorified rice cooker.
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Also have a rice cooker. It’s more like a rice cooker on steroids.

It’s great for stews, chilis, pasta casserole type dishes, also for making things like pulled pork, shredded chicken.

For ha-ha’s I made a burger in it the other day and was surprised at its edibility.

These “pot-heads” that go on Facebook to extol the virtues of how making EVERTHING in the Instant pot is better—are certifiable nut jobs.

And a deli slicer is on my “to get” list!
 
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JustbrewitMan said:
Who buys cookbooks anymore? Interwebs ftw
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I'm with you. I have about 60 cookbooks. I only look at two of them with any regularity (a Madhur Jaffrey and a Rick Bayless).

However, cookbooks are still good business... and InstantPot cookbooks are popular.

This week on Amazon: five of the top 20 best sellers are cookbooks, two dedicated to InstantPot. (Please don't look at the #1 seller).

Over the past 12 months, two of the top five best selling cookbooks were about InstantPot. The other three were Keto.

InstantPot is the Scientology of the culinary world.
 
August_West said:
Id believe that . And I was given a big useless hard cover for Xmas.

You want to know what a useful Kitchen appliance is?

A Deli Slicer.

amirite, @Deepster?
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Don't feel bad about the cookbook. I'm sure they meant well. Couple of years ago I got an Olive Garden gift card from a person who actually should know better.

As someone who doesn't eat a ton of sliced meat (I'd guess less than 100 actual slices of meat per year if you don't count pepperoni for pizza), how much sliced meat would one have to consume to make a meat slicer a useful purchase?
 
storrsroars said:
Don't feel bad about the cookbook. I'm sure they meant well. Couple of years ago I got an Olive Garden gift card from a person who actually should know better.

As someone who doesn't eat a ton of sliced meat (I'd guess less than 100 actual slices of meat per year if you don't count pepperoni for pizza), how much sliced meat would one have to consume to make a meat slicer a useful purchase?
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I shred lettuce on it.

Slice tomatoes at perfect diameter even slices

Slice Blocks of Cheese

Dice Celery.

and Slice Meat . So handy after a leftover roast.......... chicken, beef, pork, gasp even turkey.
 
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August_West said:
Id believe that . And I was given a big useless hard cover for Xmas.

You want to know what a useful Kitchen appliance is?

A Deli Slicer.

amirite, @Deepster?
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GAMECHANGER. Another batch of jerky coming in a couple weeks. Trying to score some venison too.
 
To expand on the jerky and question about what you use a slicer for?

Grabbed a 4 lb eye of the round, put it in the freezer until it was about 75% frozen. Sliced it on the slicer as thin as I could without it falling apart, then marinated it over night in teriyaki and chopped jalapeño. Smoked it at 160 degrees the next day.

For about 11 dollars I had the equivalent of about 40 bags of Jack Links and it was insanely delicious.
 
Edward Sargent said:
Did a lot of tox work on lisinopril back in my days with Merck. Good drug - so is Lipitor (Pfizer). Good man and I promise I won't hit anything. I am getting on in years though and upper body strength is waning a bit, so do your self a favor and stay on the ground floor so I don't drop you down the stairs:)
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I'm not allowed to die in the house because of a possible jinx. The driveway is fine but not the house.
 
Deepster said:
To expand on the jerky and question about what you use a slicer for?

Grabbed a 4 lb eye of the round, put it in the freezer until it was about 75% frozen. Sliced it on the slicer as thin as I could without it falling apart, then marinated it over night in teriyaki and chopped jalapeño. Smoked it at 160 degrees the next day.

For about 11 dollars I had the equivalent of about 40 bags of Jack Links and it was insanely delicious.
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Game changer
 
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Tomato's are heart healthy.

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superjohn said:
Is that good or bad? This stuff seems so simple but the more you read the more questions. You would think low is good but 30 is too low and 60 or more seems like too large a pulse pressure. Normally I wouldn't be at all concerned but I read a really low diastolic could mean stiffening of the arteries.
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Or...autonomic hypotension or aortic insufficiency. Do you have a heart murmur? You really need to get a workup by a cardiologist just for safety. It could all be a normal variant. I am reluctant to give advice, but I doubt the citrulline is the cause unless you are taking a massive dose.
 
Scene:
Your're walking down the street and you come upon an angry mob. Everyone's shouting. Mostly unintelligible gibberish. A few that you can sort of understand, seem to be shouting something about making a basketball team better by getting rid of its best player.

Real life:
you quicken your pace and try and get by them without making any type of eye contact.

The internet
you call then to order and ask for medical advice
 
August_West said:
I shred lettuce on it.

Slice tomatoes at perfect diameter even slices

Slice Blocks of Cheese

Dice Celery.

and Slice Meat . So handy after a leftover roast..... chicken, beef, pork, gasp even turkey.
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I do all that with a santoku knife.

The IP is great because my wife can't/doesn't cook. When I get home from work I'm hungry and Instant Pot is there to welcome me home. Did shrimp scampi last night for the first time. Shrimp was a tad overcooked but still tasty .
 
Dove said:
I do all that with a santoku knife.

The IP is great because my wife can't/doesn't cook. When I get home from work I'm hungry and Instant Pot is there to welcome me home. Did shrimp scampi last night for the first time. Shrimp was a tad overcooked but still tasty .
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How do I indicate I like the first sentence but not the rest of the post?
 
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superjohn said:
No, I don't really run at all. I'm 39 and 5'10 220 lbs.

I really like the systolic number but the diastolic concerns me a little.
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There are super athletes and genetically blessed people out there but Superjohn, listen I just talked to my daughter and son-in-law both doctors (not cardiologists) about your numbers and this is not to alarm you but an exam by your family doc is not good enough although maybe a start. They said get checked out by a cardiologist to be sure. Insurance will cover this usually. Get a referral from your doc for a cardiologist to work you up. If nothing is wrong then hooray you lost nothing. Maybe your numbers being this way are because things are good for you but if only on the outside chance that there could be something that needs to be treated go ahead and get checked out, and don’t let anyone talk you out of it. Don’t roll the dice on this.
 
While I don't want to further get away from the issues of Superjohn's blood pressure, there's a certain zen quality to sharpening your knife and slicing away at a roast for a bit of time to prepare jerky. I have a specific knife - and yes, this is humblebrag territory - that was bequeathed to me by a chef friend from Queens who passed in 2009, but assured me this knife had been used often in Jacuqes Pepin's kitchen where he used to work. It's a carving knife that could be confused with a bread knife, and has a pretty crappy plastic handle, but a blade that responds to sharpening on my Chinese stone like no other. I have an oven with a dehydrator setting. It works beautifully, if a tad noisy. My jerky process is ritualistic and quite calming. Not sure I'd get the same satisfaction with a meat slicer even if it's more efficient.
 
superjohn said:
I have some family history of heart disease and high blood pressure on one side of the family so high blood pressure is always a bit of a concern. My blood pressure is crazy low though like 90/30 and my resting heart rate is always low 50's. Certainly glad I'm on the other end and I've never had any hypotension symptoms- lightheaded upon standing quickly, dizzy, cold etc. I eat a normal diet and all I take in way of vitamins/supplements is a multivitamin sometimes and a vasodilator supplement before workouts. I weight train a lot, wondering if this has much to do with it.

I've read low blood pressure without any symptoms is not usually any concern but it just seems weird my BP would be so low. Even though I feel perfectly healthy the diastolic seems crazy low to me.
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Use a throw away username, but this is a good place to post medical questions:

Medical Questions
 
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