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Originally Posted by Megatron96
Probably my bad. I should've used one of those smiley face thingamabobs to make it more clear I was ribbing you.
I'm one of those weirdos that really likes to cook though. I'd much rather cook just about anything from straight scratch than use a prepackaged mix; just how I am. Well, my dad put himself through college as a line cook/sous chef, and started teaching me to cook when I was 6 or so, so that probably had a lot to do with it.
I have gotten pretty intricate about how I'll make a sausage gravy in the past; went to a local farm and bought some wheat, took it to a guy who ground it for me (a real water-wheel mill which was kind of cool), traded for some milk at a local farm, and a lot of other kind of silly stuff just to see how different it would taste. Turned out that most of that stuff didn't make much difference in how the gravy tasted.
The fresh herbs can make a difference, but not all of them.
Fresh milk really only makes a difference if you drink it. Sometimes fresh milk tastes almost grassy, if that makes sense.
Same with eggs. Not that eggs have anything to do with making gravy. Just noticed that eggs straight off the farm/nest taste different than store-bought.
Wild pig tastes different than domestic, but some people don't like the taste of wild pig. Sometimes I decide that I want the taste to be more 'domestic' so I'll mix some store-bought pig into the wild to tame it a bit.
Anyway, like I said, wasn't trying to piss you off, just yanking your chain a bit. No offense intended.
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I hope it was clear that my response was more a slightly frustrated attempt to explain what I was saying [responding to DJLN] than actual offense.
I'm a pretty good cook as well. It's just that I have room for people seeking convenience, the same as people seeking authenticity. And it gets frustrating when I'm talking about convenience and people grouse about authenticity as well as when I'm talking about authenticity and people grouse about convenience.