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It was sitting overnight in a sink of soapy water... I re-seasoned it. 550° for 3 hours in the oven with some peanut oil... That at least I hope would be pretty good.

if it was in the soapy water that long, you may need to do the seasoning again.... that soap can creep into the metal. nasty taste.

Doc
 
I might have to season it more than once? If that is the case I can. I wouldn't mind seasoning my other one also again.
 
howdy snarkers! been gone for a while and now decided to pop back in. A summary: have lost 28 pounds, went to Nicaragua for 2 awesome yet swiftly gone weeks, received my first (and I think only) Ratmandu (hope not to start a stink, seems like a nice knife but for the price I will stick to BKs) and tomorrow morning will run my first half-marathon!!! super stoked right now!!!
 
No this isn't the start of a kids book, I just have a pack of peppers that I want to pickle.

You can make it as simple or as complicated as you want... I like simple. When I pick fresh peppers, I just blanch 'em in boiling water to kill bacteria, but not actually cook them, process as needed (slice, seed, dice, whatever) and pack 'em in a jar with just enough vinegar to cover 'em. Salt is optional as far as I can tell. They don't even really have to be "canned"... typically they don't last long enough for that to be an issue in our house. But if you have a whole lot, sealing them in a boiling water bath doesn't hurt.

In other news, shooting and editing videos is a lot more of a pain in the neck than it looks. :rolleyes: Since we were talking about breaking perfectly good knives the other night, here's an excerpt...

[video=youtube;W4yItkfq2Ec]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4yItkfq2Ec[/video]
 
You can make it as simple or as complicated as you want... I like simple. When I pick fresh peppers, I just blanch 'em in boiling water to kill bacteria, but not actually cook them, process as needed (slice, seed, dice, whatever) and pack 'em in a jar with just enough vinegar to cover 'em. Salt is optional as far as I can tell. They don't even really have to be "canned"... typically they don't last long enough for that to be an issue in our house. But if you have a whole lot, sealing them in a boiling water bath doesn't hurt.
I was hoping you'd get in here James. I was thinking of adding in some garlic gloves too, but dunno how it would be. Any particular kind of vinegar? I have white wine vinegar, and/or some aged balsamic vinegar.
 
Someone posted this vid on the bK2 break thread at BCUSA. Lengthy, but good:

[video=youtube;2crhaLCglKo]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2crhaLCglKo[/video]
 
I was hoping you'd get in here James. I was thinking of adding in some garlic gloves too, but dunno how it would be. Any particular kind of vinegar? I have white wine vinegar, and/or some aged balsamic vinegar.

the garlic cloves would pickle too. those are really tasty.. yum

Doc
 
I was hoping you'd get in here James. I was thinking of adding in some garlic gloves too, but dunno how it would be. Any particular kind of vinegar? I have white wine vinegar, and/or some aged balsamic vinegar.

I just use plain white vinegar. I agree with Doc, garlic goes very well with hot peppers. Just slice it thin or crush it up, or else when you go to eating it you'll bite down on a whole clove and go "Yikes!" :eek: Pickling spices, onions, capers, peppercorns, all that stuff is optional. My sauce is the same thing, except I run it through the blender until it's fine and thin enough. That may require a bit more vinegar, depending on the peppers (thin-walled peppers like cayenne varieties don't have a lot of moisture in them, thick ones like jalapenos have more).

I imagine balsamic or cider vinegar would work just fine... whatever flavor your prefer. We make our pickled eggs with apple cider vinegar and sliced onions, and it's delicious. You just need the acidity to prevent bacteria growth. Salt helps with that, too.

Basically, pickled peppers and homemade hotsauce/relish are pretty hard to screw up :D Just keep fiddling with it until it tastes good to you. For instance, my last batch was too dang hot so I threw a bunch of cherry tomatoes and shredded carrots in there to sweeten/mellow it out. My wife is addicted to it now and uses some in her marinade pretty much every time she cooks chicken or pork.
 
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I need a good recipe that I can use to pickle a pack of peppers...

No this isn't the start of a kids book, I just have a pack of peppers that I want to pickle.

I have had some really good luck making candied pickled jalapenos... They are so so good. They are sweet, sour, and hot... they are perfect on a samich, or even just as an appetizer type thing. If you havent had them before, look it up and do it... Its just sugar, vinegar, some other seasonings to your liking. Let them pickle for a couple weeks then BAM. On a cracker, with cream cheese.. oh its good. There should be a couple recipes online, but I got the idea from some Amish that make them.

About adding the sugar, it also acts as a preservative, which is why some recipes call for it.
 
was like 24 here on tuesday, it was 81 yesterday.. temp gauge on my house says it is 87 right now.. supposed to freeze sunday night.. I am coughing my ass off from allergies. No wonder.
 
Picked this up today

A Bark River Bravo 2 Necker. CPM-3V, with black G10 scales. I was going to get a wood handle of some type but I did not like the way the wood felt as opposed to the G-10. It was.....very expensive for such a small blade. I have no doubt it will be worth the money, however, my wife is going to freak out because I did not tell her I was going to buy it.

Here it is compared to the BK24 and BK11. As you'll be able to tell, the Bravo 2 is about the same length as the 24, and about 1/4 inch longer than the 11. Also, the Beckers have a bit more meat on them than the Bravo 2. I'm not sure I like that the screws are not inset in the handle. It will take some getting used to. Additionally, the Kydex sheath, while good quality, is very loose and the blade rattles around inside. Now the other BRKs I looked at, the sheaths were very tight but for some reason the Bravo 2 sheaths....well, they were not. I thought it might be a fluke with that particular sheath and asked to trade it out, however, all the Bravo 2 sheaths fit the same way....loose. I was way more than pissed about this considering the knife was damn near $200. Anyway, I kind of like it, I might keep it. But I may not.





I also looked at, and held the Bushcraft 2 with Micarta. That handle felt amazing, but if I were going to get that, I'd want just a bit more blade.

And last but not least. I played with a CRK small Sabenza with inlay, as well. I had never held one and wanted to check out that "super-awesome" (as celebrated by most) lock in. I can fairly say, I was not impressed with it. It's a nice flipper but the cost is outrageous. Further, for some reason I thought it would be more heavy duty like a ZT or Benchmade. Truth be told, it's quite flimsy. Perhaps I held a titanium one. It is not as beefy as I imagined and for this reason will always be a deal breaker.
 
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For the almost $200, I think I'd rather get a ratmandu or other knife. I might look to get one on the exchange if they are ~/>$75
 
For the almost $200, I think I'd rather get a ratmandu or other knife. I might look to get one on the exchange if they are ~/>$75

Yup. I have not used it to cut anything yet. I'm kind of having a bit of buyer's remorse at the moment. On the drive home I was thinking about the BK's or ESEE's I could have gotten instead.
 
Picked this up today

A Bark River Bravo 2 Necker. CPM-3V, with black G10 scales. I was going to get a wood handle of some type but I did not like the way the wood felt as opposed to the G-10. It was.....very expensive for such a small blade. I have no doubt it will be worth the money, however, my wife is going to freak out because I did not tell her I was going to buy it.

Here it is compared to the BK14 and BK11. As you'll be able to tell, the Bravo 2 is about the same length as the 14, and about 1/4 inch shorter than the 11. Also, the Beckers have a bit more meat on them than the Bravo 2. I'm not sure I like that the screws are not inset in the handle. It will take some getting used to. Additionally, the Kydex sheath, while good quality, is very loose and the blade rattles around inside. Now the other BRKs I looked at, the sheaths were very tight but for some reason the Bravo 2 sheaths....well, they were not. I thought it might be a fluke with that particular sheath and asked to trade it out, however, all the Bravo 2 sheaths fit the same way....loose. I was way more than pissed about this considering the knife was damn near $200. Anyway, I kind of like it, I might keep it. But I may not.





I also looked at, and held the Bushcraft 2 with Micarta. That handle felt amazing, but if I were going to get that, I'd want just a bit more blade.

And last but not least. I played with a small Senbeza as well. I had never held one and wanted to check out that "super-awesome" (as celebrated by most) lock in. I can fairly say. It was a nice flipper, but I was not impressed with it. For some reason I thought it would be more heavy duty. It is not as beefy as I imagined.

Very nice, I have liked the look of these guys, but have never committed to it. It is a very attractive looking blade. I like it, congrats man, hope the wife dont bop you too hard! lol. I have been really wanting to try out some CPM3V... From what I have seen it looks like it would be a really really good steel, and I would like to put some through its paces. Also been tempted by the GSO 4.1 in CPM3V, but I am not in love with the knife. I just really want to try some out! lol Congrats on the steel again man, happy for yah.
 
Hey guys, how are you all doing? Ordered an ESEE RC3PDT, with tan blade and green micarta scales, also with the glass breaker pommel, heard some good things about them so should be a good little knife to have.
 
Someone posted this vid on the bK2 break thread at BCUSA. Lengthy, but good:

[video=youtube;2crhaLCglKo]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2crhaLCglKo[/video]

Yeah, that dude gets it. :thumbup:


Anyway, I kind of like it, I might keep it. But I may not.
It's probably best if I don't comment too much on BRKT knives, except to say that there seems to be a healthy re-sale market for 'em. So if you decide you don't care for it, someone else likely will.
 
Waaaaay off topic here, but has anybody put a set of Skinner peep sights on their rifle? Been thinking about a set for a BL 22.
 
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