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    #2012
    Recliner
    Registered Users Posts: 883 ✭✭✭Recliner


    Anyone any idea how to deal with too much pepper in a dish. Made mushroom soup yesterday and I threw in the remains of a homemade pepper sauce from the day before, which had a potent quantity of pepper in it.

    I thought that using it in the soup would mellow down the pepper, but no joy.

    It's edible, but it does burn the back of the throat a bit.



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    #2013
    TheKBizzle
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 503 Mod ✭✭✭✭TheKBizzle


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120982017#Comment_120982017

    Dilute it and add some potatoes would be a good start. The starch should absorb some of the kick from the pepper.



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    #2014
    Hotblack Desiato
    Registered Users Posts: 34,238 ✭✭✭✭Hotblack Desiato


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120971048#Comment_120971048

    You allergic to penicillin or something? 🤣





    (no I am NOT suggesting you should eat that! Impressive amount of 'fur' though.)

    Fingal County Council are certainly not competent to be making decisions about the most important piece of infrastructure on the island. They need to stick to badly designed cycle lanes and deciding on whether Mrs Murphy can have her kitchen extension.



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    #2015
    New Home
    Moderators, Arts Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 76,595 Mod ✭✭✭✭New Home


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120989761#Comment_120989761

    I don't know why people are so fussy - they gobble blue cheese, but as soon as they see a bit of blue bread, no way would they go near it. Talk about double standards!

    :pac:



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    #2016
    Planet X
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 3,935 Mod ✭✭✭✭Planet X


    Make pizza regularly.

    Read somewhere, a long time ago, about half strong bread flour and half plain flour. I normally use 100% strong bread. However today I did a 50/50 mix and what a difference it made. Less chewy base, as they say. A lot lighter. And it was. Will permanently change to this ratio now.

    Simple but a revelation……to me anyway.



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    #2017
    oscarBravo
    Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 28,792 Mod ✭✭✭✭oscarBravo


    I've used a 5:1 mixture of strong bread flour to wholemeal rye flour in pizza dough for a while now.



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    #2018
    New Home
    Moderators, Arts Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 76,595 Mod ✭✭✭✭New Home


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    Looks like a good idea for Halloween or for kids' parties.



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    #2019
    woodchuck
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 15,409 Mod ✭✭✭✭woodchuck


    Where is good for steak in Dublin City centre these days?

    I've eaten in FXBs and Darwin's in the past. I never had any complaints and would happily go back if the standard hasn't slipped.

    I had heard that featherblade is good, but I've never been.

    I also heard Hawksmoor being mentioned here recently, but again have never been myself.

    Where's good to get a nice bit of steak that's cooked properly (e.g. if you ask for medium rare, it's actually medium rare and not medium!) and a few nice sides and sauces. Bonus points if it's good value for money - I just don't want to feel ripped off if I can get similar food for a cheaper price elsewhere! I've no interest in cooking my own meat on a hot stone or any nonsense like that though :P

    Any advice would be great :)



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    #2020
    Gloomtastic!
    Registered Users Posts: 8,369 ✭✭✭Gloomtastic!


    Hawksmoor got a good write-up in today’s Indo but €130 for a steak! 😵‍💫

    https://m.independent.ie/life/food-drink/food-reviews/hawksmoor-restaurant-review-great-steak-and-killer-cocktails-in-dublins-buzziest-dining-room-but-130-for-a-prime-rib-may-be-too-costly-for-some/a83546781.html



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    #2021
    Gremlinertia
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Regional West Moderators Posts: 59,865 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gremlinertia


    Friend recommended Elephant and Castle, I've yet to try but I trust his opinion.



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    #2022
    The Nal
    Registered Users Posts: 12,588 ✭✭✭✭The Nal


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121021605#Comment_121021605

    Loved Featherblade

    Have had great steaks in all of below.

    Marco Pierre Whites

    Mr S (their chicken and piri piri type sauce is nicer though)

    Tomahawk

    l'Gueuleton

    Fire

    FXB

    Hawksmoor

    Bull & Castle


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121021618#Comment_121021618

    130 quid for 1 kilo of steak! The fillet (280g) is 42 quid. My ribeye was 40 quid.



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    #2023
    Hodors Appletart
    Registered Users Posts: 2,042 ✭✭✭Hodors Appletart


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121021618#Comment_121021618

    no cannabis, no?



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    #2024
    Dial Hard
    Registered Users Posts: 13,478 ✭✭✭✭Dial Hard


    Featherblade and Hawksmoor are both great, but very, very different dining experiences. Featherblade is definitely the one to go for if price is a consideration. Hawksmoor do €5 corkage on Mondays, which can take considerable sting out of the final bill, and a very reasonable express menu 6 days a week.

    I've never ordered a steak in E&C but I can't say it's a place I'd immediately think of as a potential good option for one.

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    #2025
    The Nal
    Registered Users Posts: 12,588 ✭✭✭✭The Nal


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121024535#Comment_121024535

    You could get 2 x rump steaks, 2 x fries and a bottle of wine in Hawksmoor for 100 quid. Its not as pricey as people are making out. Just don't buy the steaks by weight.



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    #2026
    Dial Hard
    Registered Users Posts: 13,478 ✭✭✭✭Dial Hard


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121024570#Comment_121024570

    Or the cocktails. (Which are excellent, to be fair.)



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    #2027
    The Nal
    Registered Users Posts: 12,588 ✭✭✭✭The Nal


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121024686#Comment_121024686

    Fantastic yep! Fair price no? 12-14 quid. Id a lovely spicy margarita before dinner and a great espresso martini after.



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    #2028
    Black Sheep
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 3,041 Mod ✭✭✭✭Black Sheep


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121024686#Comment_121024686

    I make Shakey Pete cocktails at home... A great 'modern' beer cocktail to try. The fresh ginger syrup is a bit of a pain but it's worth the effort.



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    #2029
    Black Sheep
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 3,041 Mod ✭✭✭✭Black Sheep


    I haven't eaten in the Hawksmoor in Dublin, so I can't comment specifically on it, but I've eaten several times at their London restaurants and have mixed views.

    Some of the best dishes they offer are little twists on things, the bone shins with marrow and griddled toast is brilliant, for example. The steaks are a safe bet but high quality steaks just aren't that hard to find anymore, I'm not sure the Hawksmoor has the appeal it did a few years ago when it first appeared in London.

    In Dublin, I wouldn't expect them to serve a better sharing steak than you'll find in places like Mister S, which has been doing killer ones for the last several years.

    I'm eating in Etto, tonight, and even they have a sharing steak for two, with sides, on the menu at 84 euro, and that's not really their style of cookery. I'd expect their sharing steak to be very well-executed.

    Shanahan's is also worth an honourable mention. It can feel a bit fussy and Irish American in a twee way, but I think they've been around long enough now, slinging out high quality steaks and that amazing cheesebread, that you'd have to say they are an institution.



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    #2030
    Dial Hard
    Registered Users Posts: 13,478 ✭✭✭✭Dial Hard


    The quality in Shanahan's has dipped appreciably, imo. I would always have said it was worth the splurge if you had a little windfall or whatever but the last two times I was there it was disappointing bordering on poor. Who knows, though, Hawksmoor's arrival may wake them up a bit.



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    #2031
    woodchuck
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 15,409 Mod ✭✭✭✭woodchuck


    Thanks for all the advice guys! I hadn't realised Hawksmoor do an express menu, that might be worth a try so :)



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    #2032
    Dial Hard
    Registered Users Posts: 13,478 ✭✭✭✭Dial Hard


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121025431#Comment_121025431

    €29 for two courses and it's available til 6pm Monday to Saturday. If you went on a Monday and brought your own wine you could have yourself a very nice meal indeed for a great price. Do as they advise and bring a Nebuchadnezzar 🤣



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    #2033
    Dial Hard
    Registered Users Posts: 13,478 ✭✭✭✭Dial Hard


    No corkage (on Mondays) on wines bought in The Corkscrew until November 30th.

    Screenshot_20230827_205914_Instagram.jpg




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    #2034
    woodchuck
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 15,409 Mod ✭✭✭✭woodchuck


    So we ended up going to Fire in the end for our steak! We had a lovely meal - the 3 course early bird. The steak was pretty good! And it's a lovely building and great service.

    However...

    Muggins here ordered a chocolate moussey thing for dessert. It was absolutely delicious! But I felt nauseous soon afterwards and ended up puking up my lovely 3 course meal while waiting for the bus. I stupidly assumed mousse was made using cream. I must've only ever had cheap supermarket chocolate mousse made of cream, because when I googled it, sure enough, proper mousse is made with raw egg 🙈 I have a food intolerance to egg (particularly undercooked egg) and my body reacted as if it was ejecting a toxin! I was mortified. People must have assumed I was drunk. I literally hadn't had a drop of alcohol, I just dared to eat dessert 🙄 I'm usually so careful too, but this time I was a fcuking moron 🙈

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    #2035
    the beer revolu
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    Oh, no, that's so unfortunate.

    Now you know, proper chocolate mousse has egg white, at least!



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    #2036
    woodchuck
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 15,409 Mod ✭✭✭✭woodchuck


    Yeah I like to learn my lessons the hard way 🙈

    We're heading out again this week for our anniversary, so hopefully I'll get to keep my meal down this time!



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    #2037
    odyssey06
    Registered Users Posts: 28,435 ✭✭✭✭odyssey06


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121118235#Comment_121118235

    My friend Basil Brush says he hopes next time woodchuck wont... chuck.

    "To follow knowledge like a sinking star..." (Tennyson's Ulysses)



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    #2038
    the beer revolu
    Registered Users Posts: 16,824 ✭✭✭✭the beer revolu


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121118680#Comment_121118680

    Would woodchuck chuck his dinner up? Woodchuck would, would woodchuck!



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    #2039
    Hotblack Desiato
    Registered Users Posts: 34,238 ✭✭✭✭Hotblack Desiato


    Maybe there should be an equivalent of a doggy bag for such a situation!

    Fingal County Council are certainly not competent to be making decisions about the most important piece of infrastructure on the island. They need to stick to badly designed cycle lanes and deciding on whether Mrs Murphy can have her kitchen extension.



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    #2040
    awec
    Administrators Posts: 53,506 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭awec


    Anyone tried the McSpicy burgers from McDonalds yet?

    I wouldn't have McDonalds regularly, wouldn't be top of my list of fast food, but the McSpicy is actually decent. Obviously it's the standard McDonald's quality chicken burger, but it's actually properly spicy!

    I was expecting the usual slightly-above-bland level of spice you usually get from these places but was pleasantly surprised to find it's genuinely hot enough to feel the heat.



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    #2041
    Mystery Egg
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 2,581 Mod ✭✭✭✭Mystery Egg


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121138148#Comment_121138148

    It's like a Zinger burger from KFC. But perhaps not quite as nice.



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