Where do I locally get this item?

[Fuzz]

Originally Posted by Texas

Anyone know where I can get the Vietnamese dessert "Che Banh Lot" in Calgary? There used to be a place next to TNT on 32nd a long long time ago..

I haven't been to their new location, but Rau Bistro used to be very good, and look to have it on their menu:


https://raubistroyyc.ca/menu/

[Texas]

Originally Posted by Fuzz

I haven't been to their new location, but Rau Bistro used to be very good, and look to have it on their menu:


https://raubistroyyc.ca/menu/

Thanks!

[Wormius]

Anyone know where to get chain mail type pot / pan scrubber in Calgary?

No, I don’t feel like going to Home Depot to DIY one.

[DownInFlames]

Lee Valley.

[Wormius]

Originally Posted by DownInFlames

Lee Valley.

Cool. Thanks. I would never have thought they’d have something like that. I guess it’s for cleaning gardening tools or something?

[Jimmy Stang]

Originally Posted by Wormius

Cool. Thanks. I would never have thought they’d have something like that. I guess it’s for cleaning gardening tools or something?

They have a lot of cool kitchen stuff too.

[photon]

They have a lot of expensive cool kitchen stuff!

I was there and was going to pick up a garlic press.. sorry I don't need a $60 garlic press or a $220 mandoline!

They still have lots of cool stuff at decent prices though.

[Arsenal14]

Does anybody know where I can get a Toronto Blue Jays youth sized jersey with a custom name/number? I can find lots of sites selling adult sizes but nothing for youth (other than one somewhat dodgy looking website).

[Shazam]

Originally Posted by PaperBagger'14

Where can I find a top tier garlic press? The junk from Coop doesn't last or do the job well and I'd be hard pressed to spend $50 on a gamble from Amazon.

I have a Tupperware garlic press that works really well. They've redesigned it a bit but the basic mechanism is still the same.

https://www.amazon.ca/Tupperware-New...s%2C115&sr=8-3

Crossroads prolly has a Tupperware rep that can order it for you.

[Jimmy Stang]

Originally Posted by photon

They have a lot of expensive cool kitchen stuff!

I was there and was going to pick up a garlic press.. sorry I don't need a $60 garlic press or a $220 mandoline!

They still have lots of cool stuff at decent prices though.

For the amount of $15-20 garlic presses I have gone through over the years, I'd probably be ahead if I went with a $60 one!

Speaking of garlic and Lee Valley, I found myself with an excessive amount of garlic as my father-in-law got a deal somewhere (as old Italian men tend to do). So I got one of these so I could freeze it before it got too old:

https://www.leevalley.com/en-ca/shop...ray?item=HK325

I found it easier to eject all of the garlic into a different container once frozen (vs. doing it on an as-needed basis, plus I could then freeze a new tray to use up my gifted garlic stash). But I'm still using up those handy little cubes.

[photon]

Oh now that's a good idea. My wife bought a big bag of peeled garlic once but even in the fridge it grew mold so fast, FAR faster than we could possibly use it. That would have been super handy.

I tend to just mince it with a knife since I generally have a knife out for cutting other things.

[Jimmy Stang]

Originally Posted by photon

I tend to just mince it with a knife since I generally have a knife out for cutting other things.

Agree. I have moved away from using the press (unless doing a big batch to freeze). Why get another item dirty when it is so easy to chop a clove or two? Plus sometimes it is nice to have larger chunks, depending on the dish.

[Hack&Lube]

I'm lazy and just use garlic powder

[Wormius]

Originally Posted by Hack&Lube

I'm lazy and just use garlic powder

Shame him!

[Hack&Lube]

Originally Posted by Wormius

Shame him!

I don't even own or have ever used a garlic press. We never used garlic growing up.

[DownInFlames]

Originally Posted by Hack&Lube

I'm lazy and just use garlic powder

Garlic powder has its uses, like dishes where fresh garlic would be overpowering. I use it in chili.

You should do yourself a favour and get some fresh garlic though. It's so useful. Learn proper knife skills and you won't need a press.

[firebug]

https://www.costco.ca/kirkland-signa...100417873.html

Yes we are heathens but one of these containers of minced garlic lasts us all year.

We home cook nearly every meal and use garlic very frequently.

[aaronck]

I bought one of these bad boys- works great and is less than $60

https://www.amazon.ca/Vantic-Garlic-...1zcF9hdGY&th=1

[Wormius]

I think the laziest items I own is a hard-boiled egg slicer and a butter slicer, which portions out a 454g block of butter into 3 x 15 roughly equal sized portions.

[DownInFlames]

Originally Posted by firebug

https://www.costco.ca/kirkland-signa...100417873.html

Yes we are heathens but one of these containers of minced garlic lasts us all year.

We home cook nearly every meal and use garlic very frequently.

I'd be worried it would go bad before it all got used.