OT: You only get to choose one condiment.

[Deepster]

Read my post above. the cook out food is just one example out of the eight. By the way, A dab of BBQ sauce on roasted vegetables is phenomenal.

And as long as I'm only hypothetically eating one condiment for the rest of my life, I hypothetically will never eat a salad ever again. Seasoned sautéed spinach sound just fine.

You said "I would never (nor would anyone I know, an observation of the 100s of tailgates and cookouts I've hosted/attended) put ranch dressing on a hot dog, sausage, or slow cooked meat in a sober state." Nothing in that quote would lead you to think about vegetables or any non-grilled food form.

I'm not going to try and sway anyone on the ranch dressing bandwagon, but I think some of the comments are short sighted. And is ranch a little bland? Sure. But try using only hot sauce or BBQ sauce as a condiment for one week. I bet you toss the bottle out the window by Wednesday.

 

[Dogdeacon]

Is a salad dressing a condiment?
If so why not even a mention for oil & vinegar or Italian dressing?
Seems like losing the ability to marinate could be the biggest unforeseen loss, you can make due with good steak or chicken, but you lose a ton of other interesting protein if you cannot use a marinade. I think it becomes a 3 way battle between Butter, Tomato Sauce & Oil & vinegar if the sauce pick governs prep-to-table-to-mouth.

So my question amounts to is the condiment choice the only option you have for putting on prepared foods AND for preparing foods or is it simply the only thing you are allowed to use in a 'dipping' or end-game situation? So you can order the pizza, but if you want to dip its gotta be mayonnaise or whatever.

Maybe specific examples would help, how can you prepare and eat the following;
Meats (i.e. can you flavor ribs with dry rub spices but not BBQ sauce?, Pork, fish all served dry?)
Starch (can you add tomato sauce to pasta, make rice/potatoes etc.. using butter but then cannot add the butter once its on your plate?)
Veggies seem to hammer this point home, if I don't choose butter can I never carmelize an onion again?

 

[Chin Diesel]

You said "I would never (nor would anyone I know, an observation of the 100s of tailgates and cookouts I've hosted/attended) put ranch dressing on a hot dog, sausage, or slow cooked meat in a sober state." Nothing in that quote would lead you to think about vegetables or any non-grilled food form.

I'm not going to try and sway anyone on the ranch dressing bandwagon, but I think some of the comments are short sighted. And is ranch a little bland? Sure. But try using only hot sauce or BBQ sauce as a condiment for one week. I bet you toss the bottle out the window by Wednesday.

It was a bit naïve on your part to start a thread knowing that your golf group came up with the wrong answer and then posing it as an open-ended question on this board.

 

[Deepster]

Is a salad dressing a condiment?
If so why not even a mention for oil & vinegar or Italian dressing?
Seems like losing the ability to marinate could be the biggest unforeseen loss, you can make due with good steak or chicken, but you lose a ton of other interesting protein if you cannot use a marinade. I think it becomes a 3 way battle between Butter, Tomato Sauce & Oil & vinegar if the sauce pick governs prep-to-table-to-mouth.

So my question amounts to is the condiment choice the only option you have for putting on prepared foods AND for preparing foods or is it simply the only thing you are allowed to use in a 'dipping' or end-game situation? So you can order the pizza, but if you want to dip its gotta be mayonnaise or whatever.

Maybe specific examples would help, how can you prepare and eat the following;
Meats (i.e. can you flavor ribs with dry rub spices but not BBQ sauce?, Pork, fish all served dry?)
Starch (can you add tomato sauce to pasta, make rice/potatoes etc.. using butter but then cannot add the butter once its on your plate?)
Veggies seem to hammer this point home, if I don't choose butter can I never carmelize an onion again?

I believe a case can be made for a dressing as a condiment. Ranch or Blue Cheese? With wings, dipping sauce, etc. Thousand Island on a Reuben or a burger? Sure. Do you ever use Italian dressing as a condiment? Or oil and vinegar? Not really.

And that's why I also feel that salsa qualifies (on hot dogs, on baked potatoes, to dip quesadillas into, etc.

 

[Husky25]

Disclaimer: I realize that my posts in this thread might seem a bit antagonistic, but they are not necessarily meant that way. I'm only having fun. There's still two more days until the next basketball game.

You said "I would never (nor would anyone I know, an observation of the 100s of tailgates and cookouts I've hosted/attended) put ranch dressing on a hot dog, sausage, or slow cooked meat in a sober state." Nothing in that quote would lead you to think about vegetables or any non-grilled food form.

Not that one. This one.

I'm not going to try and sway anyone on the ranch dressing bandwagon, but I think some of the comments are short sighted. And is ranch a little bland? Sure. But try using only hot sauce or BBQ sauce as a condiment for one week. I bet you toss the bottle out the window by Wednesday.

Sure you are. You said you came to a consensus. Consensus means everyone agrees or at least understands the rationale, and could be potentially persuaded to jump on the bandwagon. Just by you own admission that Ranch dressing is bland makes it a less ideal condiment to something else, whatever that may be. Also if one were to use any one single condiment exclusively for a week, whatever that might be, I would put money on them tossing the bottle by Wednesday.

Finally, the original rules state:

1) You can only use this condiment. You can't use it with other stuff to make other condiments (Ex: Ketchup + horseradish = cocktail sauce. The horseradish is a 2nd condiment.)

2) Remember this is breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks. If you choose something that's not versatile (Ex: A-1 sauce), you're sacrificing lots of meals without a condiment.

With what breakfast food, pray tell, does ranch dressing pair well?

 

[Dogdeacon]

I think you are right that salad dressing is a condiment (oil & vinegar is used to dip bread, veggies & tasty coating for toasted buns holding burgers, dogs etc..) and potentially losing salads is a big reason to veer towards ranch or bleu cheese or oil & vinegar with the latter being more versatile (assuming garlic or lemon is allowed since it doesn't change the nature like adding horseradish to ketchup).
But then with a salad dressing of any kind total carnage happens to pizza & spaghetti, ie. sub ranch for tomato sauce = no more pasta!

I think I'm picking butter because its so necessary for cooking and although it doesn't add much it makes nothing worse

 

[Chin Diesel]

I think you are right that salad dressing is a condiment and potentially losing salads is a big reason to veer towards ranch or bleu cheese.
But then total carnage happens to pizza & spaghetti subbing ranch for tomato sauce!

I think I'm picking butter because its so necessary for cooking and although it doesn't add much it makes nothing worse

I don't think there was a requirement to use the condiment on everything. So you wouldn't use it on pizza.

 

[Dogdeacon]

I don't think there was a requirement to use the condiment on everything. So you wouldn't use it on pizza.

Sure you don't have to dip it, but what's under the cheese?

 

[Husky25]

I don't think there was a requirement to use the condiment on everything. So you wouldn't use it on pizza.

The requirement was versatility.

Many wayward souls use Ranch as a dipping sauce for pizza. Papa Johns (as a demonstration of how sh_tty their product is) includes it in deliveries. At least they did about 15 years ago.

Tomato sauce can be both an ingredient (Pizza, pasta and meatballs) and condiment (Calzone).

 

[Deepster]

With what breakfast food, pray tell, does ranch dressing pair well?

For me? I live a condiment-less breakfast life. Occasionally some hot sauce on eggs, mostly when hungover but that's it. I'm not missing anything at all by going ranch and not using it for breakfast.

 

[Husky25]

For me? I live a condiment-less breakfast life. Occasionally some hot sauce on eggs, mostly when hungover but that's it. I'm not missing anything at all by going ranch and not using it for breakfast.

Fair enough.

In my opinion, by virtue of being made out of potatoes, BBQ sauce can be used with hash browns or home fries, if the mood strikes. So that is one more check in its side of the ledger for versatility.

 

[Chin Diesel]

That's why I chose guacamole (which is the correct answer).

If you want to mix it in with fried eggs, it'll mix with the yolk. You could put it in the center of an omelette. Some would even use on toast or a bagel.

Use it as a spread on sandwiches, burritos or tacos.

And it can accompany beef, pork or chicken.

It's viable for every meal and useable with veggies, breads or meats.

 

[Dogdeacon]

For me? I live a condiment-less breakfast life. Occasionally some hot sauce on eggs, mostly when hungover but that's it. I'm not missing anything at all by going ranch and not using it for breakfast.

Really...no butter on toast or scrambled eggs...plain bagels only...the breakfast sandwich is a dry situation?

Chin diesel must be from CA, they are wacky for Avocados there and I can see them mixing it in with pasta or having mashed potato guac.

 

[storrsroars]

I'm left wondering why August's earlier thread was "for 'adults' who use ketchup" and not "for 'adults' who use ranch dressing".

Ranch dressing is for 12 year olds. And no decent pizza crust requires a dipping condiment. C'mon.

 

[Chin Diesel]

Really...no butter on toast or scrambled eggs...plain bagels only...the breakfast sandwich is a dry situation?

Chin diesel must be from CA, they are wacky for Avocados there and I can see them mixing it in with pasta or having mashed potato guac.

Not from there but I've grown in to appreciating its versatility. If I was from California I would have said how good it is at accompanying a nicely grilled tri-tip or carne asada.

 

[Chin Diesel]

Really...no butter on toast or scrambled eggs...plain bagels only...the breakfast sandwich is a dry situation?

Chin diesel must be from CA, they are wacky for Avocados there and I can see them mixing it in with pasta or having mashed potato guac.

Not from there but I've grown in to appreciating its versatility. If I was from California I would have said how good it is at accompanying a nicely grilled tri-tip or carne asada.

 

[Dry Tortugas]

Tzatziki

 

[Deepster]

Really...no butter on toast or scrambled eggs...plain bagels only...the breakfast sandwich is a dry situation?

Chin diesel must be from CA, they are wacky for Avocados there and I can see them mixing it in with pasta or having mashed potato guac.

Why do you need butter on your toast if you have a nice runny egg yolk?

 

[BigErnMcCracken]

But try using only hot sauce or BBQ sauce as a condiment for one week. I bet you toss the bottle out the window by Wednesday.

How much BBQ sauce-appropriate food could one eat between Sunday and Wednesday that they could get sick of it so quickly. I'm dying to see what some of you eat week to week.

 

[Walker11]

I'm going to throw out a vote for garlic aoli. I don't use condiments for breakfast, and primarily eat roasted/sauteed meats and vegetables for lunch/dinner. This is not the most versatile selection but I don't have a diverse diet.

 

[BUConn10]

Sriracha or mayo.