The more things change
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pecuniumMuch of what I did in the Army was teach. If it wasn't formal classes (MOS acquisition, etc.) it was, "hip-pocket training", or things at the local level.
A lot of what I do online is teach. The seminars I've been speaking at (which includes the one in Monterey this next Saturday) is teaching.
And, it seems, I'm about to start teaching at work.
Sur la Table is two companies, one is retail sales of cookware, one is hands on classes.
I am scheduled to teach a basic knife skills class on 29 Nov. (The November Calendar shows the sorts of things we teach). That's the Sunday after Thanksgiving.
It's just what it says, basic. How to hold a knife, how to perform basic maintenance on it; perhaps some of the differences between styles.
It will also be basic cuts; vegetables, no meats; that's intermediate. How to julienne, how to dice; the difference between mirepoix and bruinoise. How to cut onions (which will touch on some of the other things onions are goood for).
How to most easily do bell peppers (and how to deal with hot peppers). We'll start a stock, and make a salsa cruda.
It's the cheapest course we have ($59), and you get a discount on anything you buy (IIRC it's 20 percent on most things, and 10 percent on electronics), which includes cutlery.
There are seats available. Right now there is one person in the class, and two people (Les, and CG) planning to enroll. Which, sadly, isn't enough to (quite) guarantee the class will go on. If it's not filled by Weds (because of the holiday), it will be cancelled.
So, if you have any interest; and are going to be in the Bay Area, this would be a good time to take a class, you can even enroll on line.
A lot of what I do online is teach. The seminars I've been speaking at (which includes the one in Monterey this next Saturday) is teaching.
And, it seems, I'm about to start teaching at work.
Sur la Table is two companies, one is retail sales of cookware, one is hands on classes.
I am scheduled to teach a basic knife skills class on 29 Nov. (The November Calendar shows the sorts of things we teach). That's the Sunday after Thanksgiving.
It's just what it says, basic. How to hold a knife, how to perform basic maintenance on it; perhaps some of the differences between styles.
It will also be basic cuts; vegetables, no meats; that's intermediate. How to julienne, how to dice; the difference between mirepoix and bruinoise. How to cut onions (which will touch on some of the other things onions are goood for).
How to most easily do bell peppers (and how to deal with hot peppers). We'll start a stock, and make a salsa cruda.
It's the cheapest course we have ($59), and you get a discount on anything you buy (IIRC it's 20 percent on most things, and 10 percent on electronics), which includes cutlery.
There are seats available. Right now there is one person in the class, and two people (Les, and CG) planning to enroll. Which, sadly, isn't enough to (quite) guarantee the class will go on. If it's not filled by Weds (because of the holiday), it will be cancelled.
So, if you have any interest; and are going to be in the Bay Area, this would be a good time to take a class, you can even enroll on line.
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Date: 2009-11-16 05:35 pm (UTC)I've had some success with, of all things, a couple of strike anywhere matches in my mouth. Not perfect, but a reduction. The theory is the sulfur compounds in the matches attract the mist from the onions.
Me, I think it's probably bunk, and more placebo than anything else, but hey, a little placebo in such cases is fine.
The real culprit, is your glasses. They trap some of the spray, and the concentration goes up. I am told the goggles are great, but I wear glasses and would forget to wear the goggles (and feel ridiculous).