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<blockquote data-quote="Waterbizkit" data-source="post: 8967877" data-attributes="member: 6802604"><p>It's been ages since I've responded to thread on here. They usually move at a lightning pace for me given how infrequently I get here, but now I can jump in on the ground floor for once. More or less anyway.</p><p></p><p>I like to read, predominantly science fiction and fantasy, but I have a fair bit of philosophy and non-fiction science texts in my library as well.</p><p></p><p>Outdoors I like to hike, kayak, fish, and camp. I've done much less camping of late than I'd like, but I've managed to keep up with the other three by going to some decent local spots.</p><p></p><p>My culinary hobbies seem to be never-ending. I started by simply wanting to make more from scratch and learning to cook foods from various parts of the world you don't necessarily find readily in restaurants around where we live. At this point I've made dishes from a wide variety of places: Mediterranean dishes from Italy and Greece. Hungarian, Turkish, and Moroccan come to mind. Thai, Chinese, Japanese... including my own sushi. Some South American and Caribbean dishes, Mexican for sure. And certainly dishes from the UK, including my own bangers, from scratch.</p><p></p><p>I make my own sausages of various varieties as I just indicated with the bangers. Make my own ground meat by buying whole cuts and running them through my grinder for making burgers, meatloaf, etc. My pasta and breads are from scratch, including various stuffed pastas. Making tortellini by hand is a tedious process, but it's one of my wife's more frequent requests so I soldier on. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick out tongue :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" /></p><p></p><p>I recently picked up smoking my own meat as new addition to the repertoire. I've smoked chicken, turkey, and duck, all whole or in pieces. In fact our Thanksgiving turkey was smoked this year. I've done ribs, brisket, chuck roast, pork shoulder, and sausages. And it's all damn good. If it's not steak or burgers, it's getting smoked at this point.</p><p></p><p>My wife does most of the baking, particularly the sweets. I tend to do more breads and such. That said, I'm the one to make the pie crusts or puff pastry.</p><p></p><p>Then there's the beverages. I've always loved my coffee, but I've gone over the top with it in the last several years. I have two burr grinders, one of which is strictly for my espresso and the other for my pour over, French press, and cold brew. My beans are always fresh from a roaster and ground only when used. I've got kettle so over the top people think I'm ridiculous for having it, and my espresso machine while basic, has been modded significantly. It's also being replaced in the next year or so by one so expensive people have once again questioned my sanity.</p><p></p><p>The coffee spilled over, bad pun intended, into tea. My stupidly over the top kettle comes in handy there too. I've got at least eight varieties of loose leaf tea in the house at any given time now.</p><p></p><p>Lastly, the alcohol. I've never liked the term mixology, so I refuse use it in reference to my drink mixing hobby. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick out tongue :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" /> I've got all the paraphernalia you could need, which admittedly isn't much anyway, and our liquor cabinet went from being mostly empty and forgotten to stuffed full of various spirits and bitters. I make my own syrups from scratch, because of course I do. Luckily we still only partake on Friday evenings or when we're entertaining friends, so this particular hobby hasn't turned me into a heavy drinker.</p><p></p><p>That about covers it.</p><p></p><p>TLDR: I like to go read, go outside, and make food and drinks.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Waterbizkit, post: 8967877, member: 6802604"] It's been ages since I've responded to thread on here. They usually move at a lightning pace for me given how infrequently I get here, but now I can jump in on the ground floor for once. More or less anyway. I like to read, predominantly science fiction and fantasy, but I have a fair bit of philosophy and non-fiction science texts in my library as well. Outdoors I like to hike, kayak, fish, and camp. I've done much less camping of late than I'd like, but I've managed to keep up with the other three by going to some decent local spots. My culinary hobbies seem to be never-ending. I started by simply wanting to make more from scratch and learning to cook foods from various parts of the world you don't necessarily find readily in restaurants around where we live. At this point I've made dishes from a wide variety of places: Mediterranean dishes from Italy and Greece. Hungarian, Turkish, and Moroccan come to mind. Thai, Chinese, Japanese... including my own sushi. Some South American and Caribbean dishes, Mexican for sure. And certainly dishes from the UK, including my own bangers, from scratch. I make my own sausages of various varieties as I just indicated with the bangers. Make my own ground meat by buying whole cuts and running them through my grinder for making burgers, meatloaf, etc. My pasta and breads are from scratch, including various stuffed pastas. Making tortellini by hand is a tedious process, but it's one of my wife's more frequent requests so I soldier on. :p I recently picked up smoking my own meat as new addition to the repertoire. I've smoked chicken, turkey, and duck, all whole or in pieces. In fact our Thanksgiving turkey was smoked this year. I've done ribs, brisket, chuck roast, pork shoulder, and sausages. And it's all damn good. If it's not steak or burgers, it's getting smoked at this point. My wife does most of the baking, particularly the sweets. I tend to do more breads and such. That said, I'm the one to make the pie crusts or puff pastry. Then there's the beverages. I've always loved my coffee, but I've gone over the top with it in the last several years. I have two burr grinders, one of which is strictly for my espresso and the other for my pour over, French press, and cold brew. My beans are always fresh from a roaster and ground only when used. I've got kettle so over the top people think I'm ridiculous for having it, and my espresso machine while basic, has been modded significantly. It's also being replaced in the next year or so by one so expensive people have once again questioned my sanity. The coffee spilled over, bad pun intended, into tea. My stupidly over the top kettle comes in handy there too. I've got at least eight varieties of loose leaf tea in the house at any given time now. Lastly, the alcohol. I've never liked the term mixology, so I refuse use it in reference to my drink mixing hobby. :p I've got all the paraphernalia you could need, which admittedly isn't much anyway, and our liquor cabinet went from being mostly empty and forgotten to stuffed full of various spirits and bitters. I make my own syrups from scratch, because of course I do. Luckily we still only partake on Friday evenings or when we're entertaining friends, so this particular hobby hasn't turned me into a heavy drinker. That about covers it. TLDR: I like to go read, go outside, and make food and drinks. [/QUOTE]
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