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Hey Everybody…
So there was a theme party back in July or August that I went to. The theme was latin america… so we got together and made costumes and a video. That’s me on the left…
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George is the MAN!
Hey guys, Gizmo here.
I wanted to take a little time today, and write my first article for you guys. As a 23 year old bachelor, when it comes to cooking, simple is the best. But at the same time, I hate to settle for mediocre, therefore I wanted to talk about my recent discovery. It may not be new technology, but a surprisingly large amount of people have never experienced it’s awesomeness. What is so awesome you ask? Well let me tell you about the George Foreman Lean Mean Fat Reducing Grilling Machine.
Since I bought my Foreman, it has recieved substantial use, by all members of the Robscooking team. As mentioned earlier it is incredibly simple. Everything from setting up, to cooking to cleaning, your cooking experience is over in minutes. Operation is as simple as plugging it in. it takes only 5 minutes to heat up, and is ready to go. It’s that simple.Hamburgers, Hot dogs, chicken, steak, Sandwiches, and vegetables, all grilled in minutes. Since the grill heats evenly, there is no reason to move food around, and the clam shell design cooks evenly on both sides. This clamshell design both eliminates the need to flip food over as you would on a conventional BBQ or Oven, and also reduces the cooking time dramatically. Just place the food on the grill, close the lid, and you are good to G-O!
The cleanup is just as easy. Included in the box are two special spatulas designed for cleaning in the grooves of the grill. In reality, we have found that these are not the most efficient method of cleaning. What we have discovered is that after every use, simply wipe the grill with Paper Towels. Since the surface is teflon-coated, it makes for It’s that Simple!
Beyond the simplicity, the greatest attribute is that you don’t sacrifice on food quality as you would in a microwave. The food is cooked perfectly, without being soggy, or dried out. The design of the grill allows the fat and grease to flow down into a tray this makes the food healthy, while keeping in the good juices that you want in order to make the food taste great. Even frozen foods like chicken or fish sticks come out crisp and tastey. A favourite of ours is grilled cheese, George cooks them perfectly in two minutes.
As mentioned earlier, the sloped design adds one more bonus. It’s called the “Fat Reducing” grilling machine for a reason. The amount of fat and grease that drips into the tray even after something as small as a single hamburger is amazing. Just to think of the crap that you would be eating if you fried it in a regular pan makes me nausiated. and the best part again, is that you are not compromising flavour for health.
To sum it all up, George is the MAN! and on a side note, most people would assume that something with this degree of awesome would cost a small fortune. Well, that is just not the case. I picked up my grill for around 50 dollars, and that was NOT on sale. The simplicity, combined with functionality makes it a great addition to our kitchen, and I highly recommend it, regardless of your lifestyle. Whether you need a quick meal, or cook for the joy of it, the Foreman works great for all.
Gizmo
Confessions of a Terrible Soccer Player
I suppose the title of this post totally gives away what I’m going to talk about today. Background story to my rant: a few of my friends used to play together on a baseball team. The organizers eventually moved on and left the team to be headed up by a couple friends (Daniel, Rob, Daniel) and they realized that nobody likes baseball (that’s right, I said it!).
They started a soccer team and I totally got on board with that. We joined a GTA league where I learned to pretend to play right midfield, and where we proceeded to lose every game. That’s right, I lost the game. At first, I had a really good attitude about it, but then after a while it just got brutal… I even flipped out and got a yellow card in one of the games. The team had no chemistry, which I’m coming to understand is the most important aspect of the game.
I was sure it wasn’t “just me” and that our team was just brutal and disorganized. So the second half of our last game got rained out and postponed by a week, and unfortunately I couldn’t make it. My team won. Suddenly, maybe it’s me.
A month later I’ve signed up for fall soccer… indoor soccer at my local indoor field. It’s a great facility and the caliber of the players on the field is much higher, and it’s a completely different team of guys who have played their whole lives (except for me).
This is the point of my article today: We’re 7 games into the indoor season and we’re 0-7.
I’ve found out it’s not just me, and it’s not an issue of skill, because we have 5 or more “superstar” awesome players who can run circles around others on the field… it’s a disconnect between getting the ball to their side and making the goals.
What gives a soccer team chemistry? How can I work on ball control outside of the game (when it’s getting to be a nice generic Canada cold outside)?
Come on soccer people… tell me what to do!!! rob@robscooking.com
Next season I’m playing in a lower division…. seriously, having not won a single match after playing soccer for 7 months now I’m getting really frustrated and depressed