Are you a gifted cook?

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<p>I’m close to that. I try to keep up with washing all the pots and pans and utensils and cutting boards as I go. It’s the only way to not end up with everything in the kitchen dirty at the same time.</p>

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<p>This gifted cook says the other guys can clean up. We had rack of lamb with sauce (from Julia Child’s *The Way to Cook * my favorite of her cookbooks), pan roasted asparagus, mashed potatoes (not quite as evil as Zoosermom’s version), salad, apple pie brought by my sister-in-law from her mother’s recipe which is the world’s best apple pie.</p>

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<p>Mathmom:</p>

<p>We both turned to Julia. My cooking today:</p>

<p>Prime Rib roast roasted on the Weber grill
Horseradish sauce</p>

<p>Roasted asparagus
Julia Child’s hollandaise</p>

<p>Awesome meal. Best prime rib I’ve ever cooked.</p>

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<p>I got myself a Thermapen last year and it ensures fabulous meat. </p>

<p>We had a 7# prime rib w bone yesterday. Took out of fridge and let sit out an hour and center was still 43; 1cm from outside was 52. I completely agree w letting it sit out for a few hours. To quicken to warmup, I put it on the stovetop while dessert was baking and the interior rose to 50 in an hour. </p>

<p>I placed roast in 450 oven for 15 min, then turned down to 325 and left in until coolest internal temp was 115. Took out and let it rest for 30 min. Perfect. </p>

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<p>Used this recipe to crust the meat (used powdered cumin& coriander). Have used this several times& get results every time. </p>

<p><a href=“http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/giada-de-laurentiis/roasted-beef-tenderloin-with-basil-curry-mayonnaise-recipe.html”>http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/giada-de-laurentiis/roasted-beef-tenderloin-with-basil-curry-mayonnaise-recipe.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>nj–got hubbie a Thermopen for Christmas this year! He loves it.
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<p>“A gifted cook is one who cleans up everything after cooking and leaves kitchen in better shape after cooking than before beginning cooking.”</p>

<p>I’m gifted with a wonderful man who eats the food and then cleans up everything after I cook. Believe me, I’m grateful for that gift!</p>

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Getting back here belatedly, @interesteddad, the prime rib on the grill sounds delicious. I might have to try that for dh’s birthday. Do you have a recipe? Or general instructions?

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Agree that I’d love to read more about cooking a prime rib on the grill. Can you please share more about that? H is a willing griller or smoker (using a heavy ceramic smoker that does wonderful things to meats).

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@Hanna, it is a wonderful gift to have a partner who will happily eat whatever is prepared and be grateful, as well as cheerfully clean up after the cooking is all done. I have been blessed with such a wonderful partner as well! I do count my blessings!

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Thanks to everyone for their advice on my prime rib. It was great! The thermometer was key.