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scotsdude

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The price of the spice? Posted: 8/4/2009 9:52:30 AM
none really i have a fantastic supplier of spices at a great price my kitchen is full of all sorts :) what i do wish for is to go back to india to the spice market oh man drooollll

scotsdude

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and once again :) Posted: 8/3/2009 8:42:43 AM
yeah its all good ive had my nights out with freinds an stuff :) they come round often...mostly to eat my food lol

scotsdude

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and once again :) Posted: 8/2/2009 10:21:19 AM
i guess i should post up here relationship ended with my GF about a month ago she decided she was not happy here and went back to her own country and did not want me to go with her she said she did not love me enough to think it would work and didnt want to put me throught moveing to another country ect but the bright side is it dosent hurt much and i still remain positive and what brings me back to POF...the forums always such nice folks that hang out here and there always a good laugh :)

scotsdude

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Help Me Posted: 12/7/2008 2:09:45 AM
ill throw my hat in the ring here from my expereince and training over the years i can tell you a couple of things that can help you get a nice indian authentic taste to ur currys so here its is if you are makeing curry only use curry powder in very small amounts its abrasive and harsh to cook with it the recipie says 1 Tbsp use half that you will find out why later. in my veiw there are 4 main things that make a good curry onions/onion powder..tumeric..paprika..cumin add plendy of these to your curry as you are sweating off the meat that you are useing although those are 4 spices that you would use anyway most dont use enough and there curry ends up tasteing slightly blad like theres something missing now before you start throwing things in a pan ;) take all the spices you are going to use into seperate bowls or cups and add a little water this includes the curry powder as this is the best for it..and add a little water...dont drown them just enough to thin them out slightly but not make a paste (if you have trouble understanding this i can take pictures or a vid for you) this thining out will help start the breakdown of the powdery like texture of the spices because mose folk just throw it straight in the pan they burn/over cook the spices and some dont cook enough hence the powder like texture when your eating it..the water will stop this and also give the meat time to absorb the flavours of the spices it sounds like you will be putting alot of luqid into the pan and sometimes you are but add one at a time let them reduce slighty then add the next i can elaborate more and more on hints and tips but i think this post is getting a teeny bit big :S so ill end here one last thing..get some chineese five spice and add it at the end. A good pinch no more than that just before you put the lid on the pan to boil i also have a very secret spiced onion recipie but that dies with me ;)

scotsdude

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send me your love Posted: 12/5/2008 12:09:36 PM
redone looking for any tips on improvement im gettin alot of read-deleted lol

scotsdude

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send me your love Posted: 11/23/2008 9:53:37 AM
silence is good :P means all is A ok or is it the calm before the storm....gulp

scotsdude

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send me your love Posted: 11/23/2008 5:25:40 AM
lets have the brutal reviws....be soft :S lol seeing as the rules of 200 word minimum apply heres something that will get you thinking why is all the fluff you find in your bellybutton blue....hmm the mysterys of life

scotsdude

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Is cooking considered a gender role? Posted: 11/22/2008 11:12:17 AM
i dont think cooking is a gender role..well not these days in the past yes thats how it was seen...plus we know that us men are the better chefs :)

scotsdude

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and so it is over :P Posted: 10/18/2008 4:35:40 AM
aaaaaaand im back after a while off POF and the trade :P after some time off the trade ive somehow been reeled back in :S lol but im loveing my job im currently head chef for an oil firm and been offerd the executive position so its looking up :P but thought i would give this post CPR to say thanks for your words and it looks like some of you were right lol i owe you a drink ;)

scotsdude

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How to cook a really great steak? Posted: 3/14/2008 9:50:20 AM
ohhhh nooo i hate blue cheese really omg im gonna be sick thinkin about it :S a nice diane or some siple red wine jus will do me..not to much just enough to make you go ohhhhhhhhh baby :P

scotsdude

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How does one become a better cook? Posted: 3/14/2008 8:17:00 AM
i would start with the things that YOU love never mindthe tv or the books ect you cook for YOU so just think about all the diff meals you like or things you like to eat and branch out from there look up diff ways to cook them or something you can add and build on that but stick to the things you know and love to start with and as time goes on you will build more confidance in what you can do and you can add another branch to your cooking tree so to speak have fun :)

scotsdude

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How to cook a really great steak? Posted: 3/14/2008 7:58:06 AM
no crap no special stuff no BS pick your cut and weight...decide on a texture (rare for me) little salt little pepper and a nice hot pan NOT a griddle i know it looks pretty an all..but just a nice flat hot pan..the reason behind this is that you are sealing in all that wonderfull juices and flavours can make a sauce of your choice to go with it if you like..not too powerfull mind you cause then you could take away from the greatness that is simple tasty food just my veiw..enjoy :)

scotsdude

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and so it is over :P Posted: 2/25/2008 6:06:58 AM
thanx for all the replies guys they all make sense to me in my head i loved what i did and time away will be great i think. you defo gave me something to think about thnx :P

scotsdude

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and so it is over :P Posted: 2/24/2008 11:27:24 AM
after almost 10 years of my life i have given up the life of a chef to look at other areas i can work with hasent stopped my love of food..if anything it has increased it cause now i have more time to experiment :P so i pose this to you foodies with the rubbish money...awful hours...the heat and the stress...at the end of the day..is it really worth it :)

scotsdude

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Knives? Posted: 2/17/2008 8:26:27 AM
just go with what feels good in your hands what you feel comfertable with as a chef myself over the past 10 years i have picked up tons of knives but i have my faves so what ever you think is best for you (never liked globals myself but thats me ) :P happy chopping :)

scotsdude

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the one Posted: 10/19/2007 7:59:48 PM
Shes out there somewhere i can feel it its like a warm ray of sun on my cheek i can already feel her warm touch on the nape of my neck. my heart beats fond at the thought of her and i dream of her every night and think of her on every wake but i dont know who she is in my dreams she is faceless in my dreams i know that everything about here makes her the one but in my reality thats all she is just a dream.......

scotsdude

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do you consider yourself a good cook? Posted: 10/19/2007 3:36:55 PM
im 25 next month i started my 1st job at 15 as a commis chef in a restraunt here in aberdeen called the silver darling :)

scotsdude

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cooking with wine Posted: 10/18/2007 4:42:21 PM
cooking with wine dosent need to be hard if it dosent taste good dont cook with it if ur reduceing a wine when cooking always add a little drop after reduceing and dont reduce too far or it will be bitter if your makeing jus add half of the wine ur useing at the start and when it is made add the other half and cook it out and errrr mulled wine is nice too :)

scotsdude

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Strawberry flutes, sorbet glasses, etc.. Posted: 10/18/2007 4:35:32 PM
im kinda conffused cause im from the uk lol do you semi freeze the jelo like a sorbet...

scotsdude

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Plugging a watermellon Posted: 10/18/2007 2:58:45 PM
thats an awsome idea play nice and its called a prizien spoon that takes its name from the old french parisian spoon spoons from way back but there not hard to get forming from this idea you could always make watermelon sorbet with apple sourz and such that would be kinda cool

scotsdude

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do you consider yourself a good cook? Posted: 10/18/2007 2:54:48 PM
You Are an Excellent Cook You're a top cook, but you weren't born that way. It's taken a lot of practice, a lot of experimenting, and a lot of learning. It's likely that you have what it takes to be a top chef, should you have the desire... funny seeing as i really am a chef and have been for 10 years now lol

scotsdude

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Plugging a watermellon Posted: 10/16/2007 3:49:14 PM
get an apple corer and but dont go all the way to the middle u want about half an inch before the middle put a funnel in the hole and pour in the the booze leave it until it has sank in and pour in more make sure that the bottom of the funnel is not touching the melon as you want a smooth flow without blockages around depending on the size of the watter moelon depends how much liquid you can get into it before it A.rejects it or A. burst,s plug the hole tape it shut (like the post above ) place in the fridge and turn every hour for 8 hours

scotsdude

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Frying Steak Posted: 10/12/2007 5:02:15 PM
if your frying steak rest it afterwards eating it straight from the pan is a sin :( also if your not sure on how to know if its cooked the way you want it try this place your hand infront of u and spread ur fingers out like u have just counted to five now take your thumb and place it on your index finger like you were giveing someone the O.K sign now touch the fatty part of your hand just under your thumb it will be nice and soft thats a rare steak now touch your middle finger this is medium now ur ring finger this is well done and your pinkie this is dead (dead means cooked to high hell)

scotsdude

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Bread & Butter Pudding Posted: 10/5/2007 4:18:34 PM
after spreading butter spread some marmalade on there ;) and of course ur conna need a little touch of rum in it ;)

scotsdude

Joined: 6/19/2004

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If you could only have five.......... Posted: 10/5/2007 4:16:24 PM
as a chef i use all sorts every day but provideing i could use salt/pepper i would choose 1.paprika 2.saffron 3.garlic powder 4.cinnamon 5.aniseed stars the last 2 are for the kid in me i just love cinnamon and aniseed stars bring back some amazeing memories for me paprika because its a very versatile spice can use it in loads of things saffron...that sweet melt in ur mouth taste u get from it just can not be beaten and garlic powder and again its very versatile enjoy

scotsdude

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real chefs Posted: 2/20/2007 3:07:28 PM
im in the uk so not sure what ur talking bout lol but it SOUNDS like an ala king sauce with shrimp thrown in it :)

scotsdude

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Scratching and scratch marks. Posted: 2/18/2007 8:25:54 AM
bring it on i love it esp in the throws of passion when things are just getting explosive although there has been times when the sex was too good an shes gone a bit far makeing the scratches cuts :S

scotsdude

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real chefs Posted: 2/18/2007 8:07:34 AM
added a pic of me in my whites on my profile feel free to take a lookie loo :P any1 else got pics of themself in whites or jsut cooking in general :) edit one simple need was just reading ur big post there further up an got on to the point where u mention about being burnt up...i know the feeling was a point about 2 years ago i hit a brick wall..an i mean flat!! i couldnt think i couldnt cook i couldnt concentrate so i shoved in the job i had an jsut went for a walk...a long walk....1 year on i got my job back started clibing the ladder again the way i should have been doing...an now its a releif that im back on the ladder i can hold my head up and call myself a chef again :)

scotsdude

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real chefs Posted: 2/18/2007 8:01:32 AM
excuse the double post..and the crappy spelling im hungover :S

scotsdude

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Little things that........REALLY ANNOY YOU !! Posted: 2/18/2007 7:06:42 AM
peeps leaveing a mess on my bench at work...or generaly leaveing stuff on them lol apart from that im a pretty easy goin dude :P oh and when out on the bike cars who try to speed up when u overtake them.....wan****

scotsdude

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A life changing day for you Posted: 2/16/2007 4:21:16 PM
when i was 16 and lost my brother :( still cripples me to this day :(

scotsdude

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Your Fastest Orgasim. Posted: 2/16/2007 4:18:51 PM
bit of a goer myself but when i DIY can go as long or as short as i need to as for the ladies i find that useing my mouth always works faster for them ;)

scotsdude

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The worst pain imaginable Posted: 2/16/2007 4:07:01 PM
it would prob have to be breaking my femur in a motercycle accident and haveing to crawl out of the ditch in the rain an on to the road where i could be seen..only to relise when i woke up in hospital id lost part of my thumb too :S

scotsdude

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any1 know what happend to fishy finny Posted: 2/16/2007 4:03:43 PM
agree with the above comment she was a wicked lass :)

scotsdude

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does anyone understand why women jump from one man to the next to the next to the next Posted: 2/16/2007 4:00:13 PM
im wondering the same thing was seeing a girl we had feelings for eachother but cause we were takin it slow we werent acually a couple yet but she was still shaggin around an it peeved me off so im curious bout this Question too lol

scotsdude

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any1 know what happend to fishy finny Posted: 2/16/2007 3:58:00 PM
anyone know what happend to her was getting on v well with her sent a few emails had a good lugh with her in genereal when we spoke ...then one day she suddenly just vanished into thin air anybody have any clue bout what might have happend to her ?? :( wouldnt mind getting in touch with her again :)

scotsdude

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dreams?? had a weird or funny one lately?? Posted: 2/16/2007 3:48:26 PM
i had a dream i was being chased by my boss in his car time to worry when u dream about work :S

scotsdude

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If you had a second chance at a lost love, would you go for it? Posted: 2/15/2007 6:17:46 PM
in a heartbeat!! i lost my true love my soulmate a few years back i tried to get her back but to no avail and to this day its like being kicked in the gut every time i wake up no doubt in my mind....in a heartbeat

scotsdude

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Quinoa Salad Posted: 2/15/2007 6:15:50 PM
Quinoa is coated with saponin, which will give it a bitter taste unless you wash it very thoroughly thats always a handy hint to remember :) also it has high oil content so store well in fridge or freezer :)

scotsdude

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real chefs Posted: 2/15/2007 3:13:02 PM
since i started this i totaly never expected this kind of outcome from the post it was just a general wondering :) and i dont belive how many peeps share the same passion as me its fantastic makes me love my job even more :P :P made me smile folks it really did i love u all :)

scotsdude

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real chefs Posted: 2/2/2007 2:47:33 PM
my kind of guys :P men and women after my own heart its great hearing about other peeps experiance of the culinary world the crazy insane fast hot sweaty dirty sordid life of the chef its fantastic an i wouldnt give it up for the world :P

scotsdude

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real chefs Posted: 2/1/2007 5:15:05 PM
being a chef myself im always curious as to who on these kind of sites also does this for a liveing post up if you are.. an how long an ..why u did it :P even the girls if ur a chef let urself be known as i have the utmost respect for any woman that works in a kitchen of men ;)

scotsdude

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RU THE NEXT TOP CHEF? Posted: 2/1/2007 5:11:10 PM
never watched it lol but im a full time chef an been cooking since i can remember lol

scotsdude

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If You Could Turn Back Time... Posted: 1/31/2007 1:40:45 PM
if i could turn back time.....id stop the break up of me and my fiance

scotsdude

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Exercise and Excercise Equipment Posted: 1/26/2007 4:02:24 PM
routine wake up...have orange juice and bowl of fruit salad go to work have a bowl of bran flakes or chicken omlette with pint of protein shake lunch time..usualy depends what im in the mood for...with fruit smoothie and creitine powder mixed in 2pm..go to the gym 10 mins on the cross trainer then work the weights on the muscle group im trying to build that day for half an hour...then onto the running machine 3 miles...onto the crosstrainer to cooldown..slight rest and some water back to the weight room plenty of sit ups and tummy crunches till i feel i cant take any more lol 10 laps of the pool...steam room...sauna...jacuzzi..shower by now its about 3.30/4.00..go back upstairs make myself some food have a little sleep back to work for 5.30 finish work at 10..go home..mabey some food (depends if i ate during work) an i do that EVERYDAY except a sat cause thats my rest day :P

scotsdude

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Making the lurrrrrrrrrrve........... Posted: 1/26/2007 3:47:43 PM
well i would agree there that if u have been together for a while and foreplay MUST be included if its "makeing love" or rammpit shagging cause me personaly love goin down on girls even if theres no return sometimes prob to much info there lol but its true for most blokes prob

scotsdude

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Making the lurrrrrrrrrrve........... Posted: 1/26/2007 3:18:09 PM
TOTALY my kind of woman!!! i am in agreement here :P PASSION!! over makeing love..when passion takes over and ur throwing eachother around YEAH!! thats good sex :P but when its planned and theres a rythm its kinda bland :S

scotsdude

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Kids Programmes Posted: 1/25/2007 4:06:05 PM
TRANSFORMERS!!!!! (old school) but i like to sit with my 2 year old neice an watch simpsons an such :P

scotsdude

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if jesus was alive today Posted: 1/25/2007 3:38:22 PM
he would be in hospital getting his 50th liver transplant (water into wine)

scotsdude

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Help! What should i do. Posted: 1/25/2007 3:35:55 PM
cant really comment on this apart from the personal space theres a female chef at work and she might aswell be attached to ur hip all fookin day long!! my god its like nothing u can imagine!! always around always on u!! ARGH!! as for the comment...well like i said im a chef thats all we do cook an be lewd lol

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