Thread: anyone play this cooking game

On Tue, 3 Jul 2012 04:17:57 -0700 (PDT), pamjd <[email protected]>
wrote:

> I ran accross this game on craigslist and was curious so I googled
> it. Seems it comes in 3 cusines. I thought I would check and see if
> anyone attened any such game. I think with the right people
> ( probably not invite hard core food snobs) but with some adult
> beverages it could be a hoot.
> http://www.funagain.com/control/prod...duct_id=000923 any
> experience????

No and I don't know anyone who does things like that. The people I
know may cook together in the kitchen, but they don't make a
competition out of it. It doesn't sound like fun to me... but I don't
like cooking competitions, I don't even enjoy watching them on TV.

--
Food is an important part of a balanced diet.

"sf" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> On Tue, 3 Jul 2012 04:17:57 -0700 (PDT), pamjd <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>> I ran accross this game on craigslist and was curious so I googled
>> it. Seems it comes in 3 cusines. I thought I would check and see if
>> anyone attened any such game. I think with the right people
>> ( probably not invite hard core food snobs) but with some adult
>> beverages it could be a hoot.
>> http://www.funagain.com/control/prod...duct_id=000923 any
>> experience????
>
> No and I don't know anyone who does things like that. The people I
> know may cook together in the kitchen, but they don't make a
> competition out of it. It doesn't sound like fun to me... but I don't
> like cooking competitions, I don't even enjoy watching them on TV.
>
I don't like cooking competitions, either. I used to like watching Hell's
Kitchen but that was years ago. I won't invite people into my house to
cook. I don't care how many adult beverages they drink. I've been to some
cookouts and that's fine. But turning it into a cooking game, nope.
Teaming up to cook where *I* pay for all the ingredients is a no go.

Jill

On Tue, 3 Jul 2012 12:03:36 -0400, jmcquown wrote:

> "sf" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]..
>> On Tue, 3 Jul 2012 04:17:57 -0700 (PDT), pamjd <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I ran accross this game on craigslist and was curious so I googled
>>> it. Seems it comes in 3 cusines. I thought I would check and see if
>>> anyone attened any such game. I think with the right people
>>> ( probably not invite hard core food snobs) but with some adult
>>> beverages it could be a hoot.
>>> http://www.funagain.com/control/prod...duct_id=000923 any
>>> experience????
>>
>> No and I don't know anyone who does things like that. The people I
>> know may cook together in the kitchen, but they don't make a
>> competition out of it. It doesn't sound like fun to me... but I don't
>> like cooking competitions, I don't even enjoy watching them on TV.
>>
> I don't like cooking competitions, either. I used to like watching Hell's
> Kitchen but that was years ago. I won't invite people into my house to
> cook. I don't care how many adult beverages they drink. I've been to some
> cookouts and that's fine. But turning it into a cooking game, nope.
> Teaming up to cook where *I* pay for all the ingredients is a no go.

Talk about self-centered, sheesh.

I don't see the game as practical unless you somebody distribute the
ingredient more evenly. I see one team ending up with all the meat,
another team ending up with all the veggies, and then another with all
the spices/condiments.

-sw

Sqwertz wrote:
>
> I don't see the game as practical unless you somebody distribute the
> ingredient more evenly. I see one team ending up with all the meat,
> another team ending up with all the veggies, and then another with all
> the spices/condiments.
>
> -sw

This is exactly why I like the show "Chopped" on the Food Network. Each
person gets the same exact ingredients to start with. That's the only way
for a fair competition.

And I find it interesting to see what they all do with the (usually) strange
combination of 3-4 ingredients.

G.

On 7/3/2012 4:41 PM, Gary wrote:
> Sqwertz wrote:
>>
>> I don't see the game as practical unless you somebody distribute the
>> ingredient more evenly. I see one team ending up with all the meat,
>> another team ending up with all the veggies, and then another with all
>> the spices/condiments.
>>
>> -sw
>
> This is exactly why I like the show "Chopped" on the Food Network. Each
> person gets the same exact ingredients to start with. That's the only way
> for a fair competition.
>
> And I find it interesting to see what they all do with the (usually) strange
> combination of 3-4 ingredients.
>

I like the cooking competition shows. My whole family does. Not sure
why, but we all love FN. My sister one day bragged about her cooking,
then an hour or so later made some remark about knowing when her food
was finished by when the smoke detector went off. Her kids agreed and
added more comments. Lots of laughter about her cooking after that one.

"Sqwertz" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:lic4g8jun7m9$.[email protected]..
> On Tue, 3 Jul 2012 12:03:36 -0400, jmcquown wrote:
>
>> Teaming up to cook where *I* pay for all the ingredients is a no go.
>
> Talk about self-centered, sheesh.
>
There's nothing self-centered about it. If you want to use my kitchen, my
pots and pans and utensils, the least you can do is chip in for some of the
ingredients.

> I don't see the game as practical unless you somebody distribute the
> ingredient more evenly. I see one team ending up with all the meat,
> another team ending up with all the veggies, and then another with all
> the spices/condiments.
>
You're absolutely right, the distribution of ingredients is not practical.
This game is described as being about cooking an "Oriental appetizer, entree
and side dish". I, for one, don't really enjoy cooking Asian food. I do
have a killer recipe for Thai steamed dumplings. The recipe is on the RFC
web site but just for grins I'll post it again:

Kahnom Jeep (Thai Dumplings)

3 oz. flaked crabmeat
6 oz ground pork
6 large shrimp, minced*
1 Tbsp water
1/4 tsp garlic salt (I use minced garlic and add some salt to the mix)
1-1/2 - 2-1/2 Tbsp cornstarch
1 egg
1-1/2 Tbsp light soy sauce
1 Tbsp peanut oil
1/2 tsp pepper
1 pkg wonton wrappers

*Since I rarely just have 6 large shrimp lying around, I buy a bag of small
frozen "salad shrimp" and measure out what I need... no need to mince those,
either! Place shrimp, crabmeat and pork in mixing bowl. Blend in remaining
ingredients except wonton wrappers and mix together until firm (add a little
more cornstarch if mixture is too wet). Hold a wonton wrapper in one hand.
Place 1 Tbsp filling in the center. Fold the corners in to meet in the
middle, squeezing to close the top. Moisten fingers with water and gently
seal (I noticed last night they look like small whole heads of garlic when
done!). Place in a lightly oiled steamer basket. Steam (covered) over
simmering water about 25 minutes. Serve with dipping sauce (below).

Serves 4

Dipping sauce (or use whatever you like):
4 Tbsp white wine vinegar
2 Tbsp hot water
1 tsp sugar
2 Tbsp dark soy sauce
2 Tbsp thinly sliced ginger root

Blend all ingredients together. Let sit at least 30 minutes. Use as a
dipping sauce for dumplings.

Jill

On Tue, 03 Jul 2012 18:28:37 -0400, Cheryl <[email protected]>
wrote:

>On 7/3/2012 4:41 PM, Gary wrote:
>> Sqwertz wrote:
>>>
>>> I don't see the game as practical unless you somebody distribute the
>>> ingredient more evenly. I see one team ending up with all the meat,
>>> another team ending up with all the veggies, and then another with all
>>> the spices/condiments.
>>>
>>> -sw
>>
>> This is exactly why I like the show "Chopped" on the Food Network. Each
>> person gets the same exact ingredients to start with. That's the only way
>> for a fair competition.
>>
>> And I find it interesting to see what they all do with the (usually) strange
>> combination of 3-4 ingredients.
>>
>
>I like the cooking competition shows. My whole family does. Not sure
>why, but we all love FN. My sister one day bragged about her cooking,
>then an hour or so later made some remark about knowing when her food
>was finished by when the smoke detector went off. Her kids agreed and
>added more comments. Lots of laughter about her cooking after that one.

I bet sis has a smoke detector in her bedroom... what're the comments
when she sets that one off?

jmcquown wrote:
>
> "sf" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]..
>> On Tue, 3 Jul 2012 04:17:57 -0700 (PDT), pamjd <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I ran accross this game on craigslist and was curious so I googled
>>> it. Seems it comes in 3 cusines. I thought I would check and see if
>>> anyone attened any such game. I think with the right people
>>> ( probably not invite hard core food snobs) but with some adult
>>> beverages it could be a hoot.
>>> http://www.funagain.com/control/prod...duct_id=000923 any
>>> experience????
>>
>> No and I don't know anyone who does things like that. The people I
>> know may cook together in the kitchen, but they don't make a
>> competition out of it. It doesn't sound like fun to me... but I don't
>> like cooking competitions, I don't even enjoy watching them on TV.
>>
> I don't like cooking competitions, either. I used to like watching
> Hell's Kitchen but that was years ago. I won't invite people into my
> house to cook. I don't care how many adult beverages they drink.
> I've been to some cookouts and that's fine. But turning it into a
> cooking game, nope. Teaming up to cook where *I* pay for all the
> ingredients is a no go.
>
> Jill
"I" 4
"I've" 1
"*I*"1
"my" 1

The score is 7 in the Jill loves herself too much game! What a narcissist!

On Tue, 3 Jul 2012 19:03:54 -0400, jmcquown wrote:

> "Sqwertz" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:lic4g8jun7m9$.[email protected]..
>> On Tue, 3 Jul 2012 12:03:36 -0400, jmcquown wrote:
>>
>>> Teaming up to cook where *I* pay for all the ingredients is a no go.
>>
>> Talk about self-centered, sheesh.
>>
> There's nothing self-centered about it. If you want to use my kitchen, my
> pots and pans and utensils, the least you can do is chip in for some of the
> ingredients.

It's a _dinner party_ game, ferchristsakes. Do you invite people to a
dinner party and ask them to buy the food? Your obviously not the
sociable type to hold a dinner party so none of this applied to you
anyway.

But there's also the 80% chance you are one of the invited guests and
not the host. But you failed to take that into consideration when you
assumed the burden was all about "me, me, me". The discussion is
about the idea of game itself. Your greedily personalized it to
nitpick about how *you* don't want to have to pay for ingredients.

I repeat: Sheesh

> You're absolutely right, the distribution of ingredients is not practical.
> This game is described as being about cooking an "Oriental appetizer, entree
> and side dish". I, for one, don't really enjoy cooking Asian food.

And if you pulled your head out of you ass for just a second, you
would have seen there are different cuisines available - it was
mentioned in the original post.

ObGame: It's interesting to note that the game is 16 years old -
before most of the televised cooking competitions became the rage.
But supposing you do find someplace to buy the game, keep in mind the
instructions come on a cassette tape only.

-sw

"Gary" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]..
> Sqwertz wrote:
>>
>> I don't see the game as practical unless you somebody distribute the
>> ingredient more evenly. I see one team ending up with all the meat,
>> another team ending up with all the veggies, and then another with all
>> the spices/condiments.
>>
>> -sw
>
> This is exactly why I like the show "Chopped" on the Food Network. Each
> person gets the same exact ingredients to start with. That's the only way
> for a fair competition.
>
> And I find it interesting to see what they all do with the (usually)
> strange
> combination of 3-4 ingredients.

Yes in the beginning. But then they will do something unfair like leaving
only enough eggs for one person.

On Tue, 3 Jul 2012 21:45:10 -0700, "Julie Bove"
<[email protected]> wrote:


>>
>> This is exactly why I like the show "Chopped" on the Food Network. Each
>> person gets the same exact ingredients to start with. That's the only way
>> for a fair competition.
>>
>> And I find it interesting to see what they all do with the (usually)
>> strange
>> combination of 3-4 ingredients.
>
>Yes in the beginning. But then they will do something unfair like leaving
>only enough eggs for one person.
>

Often, one of the contestants takes all of one ingredient as a
strategic move. Sometimes it works, sometimes it backfires.

jmcquown wrote:
>
> "Sqwertz" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:lic4g8jun7m9$.[email protected]..
>> On Tue, 3 Jul 2012 12:03:36 -0400, jmcquown wrote:
>>
>>> Teaming up to cook where *I* pay for all the ingredients is a no go.
>>
>> Talk about self-centered, sheesh.
>>
> There's nothing self-centered about it. If you want to use my kitchen,
> my pots and pans and utensils, the least you can do is chip in for some
> of the ingredients.
>
>> I don't see the game as practical unless you somebody distribute the
>> ingredient more evenly. I see one team ending up with all the meat,
>> another team ending up with all the veggies, and then another with all
>> the spices/condiments.
>>
> You're absolutely right, the distribution of ingredients is not
> practical. This game is described as being about cooking an "Oriental
> appetizer, entree and side dish". I, for one, don't really enjoy
> cooking Asian food. I do have a killer recipe for Thai steamed
> dumplings. The recipe is on the RFC web site but just for grins I'll
> post it again:
>
> Kahnom Jeep (Thai Dumplings)
>
> 3 oz. flaked crabmeat
> 6 oz ground pork
> 6 large shrimp, minced*
> 1 Tbsp water
> 1/4 tsp garlic salt (I use minced garlic and add some salt to the mix)
> 1-1/2 - 2-1/2 Tbsp cornstarch
> 1 egg
> 1-1/2 Tbsp light soy sauce
> 1 Tbsp peanut oil
> 1/2 tsp pepper
> 1 pkg wonton wrappers
>
> *Since I rarely just have 6 large shrimp lying around, I buy a bag of
> small frozen "salad shrimp" and measure out what I need... no need to
> mince those, either! Place shrimp, crabmeat and pork in mixing bowl.
> Blend in remaining ingredients except wonton wrappers and mix together
> until firm (add a little more cornstarch if mixture is too wet). Hold a
> wonton wrapper in one hand. Place 1 Tbsp filling in the center. Fold the
> corners in to meet in the middle, squeezing to close the top. Moisten
> fingers with water and gently seal (I noticed last night they look like
> small whole heads of garlic when done!). Place in a lightly oiled
> steamer basket. Steam (covered) over simmering water about 25 minutes.
> Serve with dipping sauce (below).
>
> Serves 4
>
> Dipping sauce (or use whatever you like):
> 4 Tbsp white wine vinegar
> 2 Tbsp hot water
> 1 tsp sugar
> 2 Tbsp dark soy sauce
> 2 Tbsp thinly sliced ginger root
>
> Blend all ingredients together. Let sit at least 30 minutes. Use as a
> dipping sauce for dumplings.
>
> Jill

Sounds good to me! I've been thinking I could stuff mushrooms
with such mixtures.

--
Jean B.

On Wed, 04 Jul 2012 22:23:10 -0400, "Jean B." <[email protected]> wrote:

> Sounds good to me! I've been thinking I could stuff mushrooms
> with such mixtures.

It would be delicious. You don't even need to use the crab. Pork and
shrimp is a great combination... but you already know that.

--
Food is an important part of a balanced diet.

sf wrote:
> On Wed, 04 Jul 2012 22:23:10 -0400, "Jean B." <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Sounds good to me! I've been thinking I could stuff mushrooms
>> with such mixtures.
>
> It would be delicious. You don't even need to use the crab. Pork and
> shrimp is a great combination... but you already know that.
>
Yup. I am thinking of dim sum fillings and all sorts of other
things that could be done that way.

--
Jean B.