Is Taco Bell worth paying for?

[Doc Dutch]

I have one scar on each arm to prove that I was a Taco Bell fryer.

I have a 2.5 inch scar inside my arm teaching me how not to use a box knife opening a case of goods for Skaggs Drugs store about 1975 or 76.

13 stitches, the most I ever had at one time.

[AProudLefty]

This one didn't change much I think. Same as always. Good.

[AProudLefty]

I have a 2.5 inch scar inside my arm teaching me how not to use a box knife opening a case of goods for Skaggs Drugs store about 1975 or 76.

13 stitches, the most I ever had at one time.

Damn man.

[Doc Dutch]

Damn man.

Didn't feel a thing. It was a brand new razor blade. I was slicing the top of the box with one hand and steadying it with the opposite. I felt the touch and looked down to see I'd sliced cleanly through the top 1/8th or less of the skin. Hardly any blood.

[AProudLefty]

Didn't feel a thing. It was a brand new razor blade. I was slicing the top of the box with one hand and steadying it with the opposite. I felt the touch and looked down to see I'd sliced cleanly through the top 1/8th or less of the skin. Hardly any blood.

I lifted a big vat of hot oil to replace the fryer with filtered oil and apparently I felt a hot stinging sensation on both of my arms. AAAAAARRRRRGGGGH!!!

[Doc Dutch]

Lasagna is one thing that takes much time to prepare, and so little time to eat it. But damn, is it good

Not a big fan of Italian food, but I do love a good, meaty lasagna. Lots of mozzarella and ricotta cheese too.

[AProudLefty]

Had two big white puses

[Doc Dutch]

I lifted a big vat of hot oil to replace the fryer with filtered oil and apparently I felt a hot stinging sensation on both of my arms. AAAAAARRRRRGGGGH!!!

Holy Shit, dude. Burns were the worst.

[RB 60]

Not a big fan of Italian food, but I do love a good, meaty lasagna. Lots of mozzarella and ricotta cheese too.

Yep. And the noodles have to be cooked just right. My mother and the GF both make a killer lasagna, although the GF adds more ground beef.

[RB 60]

I lifted a big vat of hot oil to replace the fryer with filtered oil and apparently I felt a hot stinging sensation on both of my arms. AAAAAARRRRRGGGGH!!!

Being a machinist, I have more burn scars from hot flying chips that I look like I was a welder who never wore leathers. I had one burn fast to my nose and it left a nasty scar.

[Doc Dutch]

Yep. And the noodles have to be cooked just right. My mother and the GF both make a killer lasagna, although the GF adds more ground beef.

Mo' ground beef is mo' better.

Hamburger used to be cheap which is why we always had lots of lasagna and meat loaf growing up. Now it's almost as expensive as steak. Given the option, I'd rather pay a few cents extra and buy the steak.

[RB 60]

Mo' ground beef is mo' better.

Hamburger used to be cheap which is why we always had lots of lasagna and meat loaf growing up. Now it's almost as expensive as steak. Given the option, I'd rather pay a few cents extra and buy the steak.

I am a carnivore. My GF is an excellent cook and we eat a lot of meats, fish and poultry. I'll take a good seasoned steak, pot roast or (especially) a well prepared prime rib over a hamburger any day, but a good cheeseburger is also up there on the list.
She usually makes the big meals on the weekends and I cook during the week.

[Doc Dutch]

I am a carnivore. My GF is an excellent cook and we eat a lot of meats, fish and poultry. I'll take a good seasoned steak, pot roast or (especially) a well prepared prime rib over a hamburger any day, but a good cheeseburger is also up there on the list.
She usually makes the big meals on the weekends and I cook during the week.

Same here on a preference for meat over rabbit food.

Have you ever welded a smoker? I've helped others and have a 40 gallon water heater ready for conversion to a smoker on a trailer.

Something like this but reverse-flow preferred:

[RB 60]

Same here on a preference for meat over rabbit food.

Have you ever welded a smoker? I've helped others and have a 40 gallon water heater ready for conversion to a smoker on a trailer.

Something like this but reverse-flow preferred:

No, other than tacks, I never got into welding. My last job, I worked with a master welder/fabricator. I machined many of his welds, they were very consistent. He retired a year before me. He was as liberal as they come. We still stay in contact. He's a good guy, just politically misguided.
Myself I've always been fascinated by machining, especially on the lathe. I can make virtually anything the lathe I'm operating is capable of, and some it isn't.

I never seen a smoker with an electric heater, or one made from for that matter.

[Doc Dutch]

No, other than tacks, I never got into welding. My last job, I worked with a master welder/fabricator. I machined many of his welds, they were very consistent. He retired a year before me. He was as liberal as they come. We still stay in contact. He's a good guy, just politically misguided.
Myself I've always been fascinated by machining, especially on the lathe. I can make virtually anything the lathe I'm operating is capable of, and some it isn't.

I never seen a smoker with an electric heater, or one made from for that matter.

My welding is solid, but not pretty.

Electric start is fine, but charcoal and wood are the stables of a good BBQ.