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Title: Baked ziti tonight...
Post by: K Frame on April 07, 2018, 11:59:56 AM
Cold and crappy out, so that seems as if it's a good dinner.

Just going to throw it together, no real recipe.
Title: Re: Baked ziti tonight...
Post by: K Frame on April 09, 2018, 06:37:03 AM
Turned out rather well. I used 80% ground beef this time, normally I use either ground turkey or turkey sausage. I just don't eat much beef anymore.
Title: Re: Baked ziti tonight...
Post by: charby on April 09, 2018, 12:04:32 PM
I love baked Ziti. I usually use links of pork Italian sausage cut up for my meat.
Title: Re: Baked ziti tonight...
Post by: RocketMan on April 13, 2018, 06:36:57 AM
SWMBO makes baked ziti now and again.  Good stuff.
Title: Re: Re: Baked ziti tonight...
Post by: lupinus on April 13, 2018, 12:22:45 PM
I love baked Ziti. I usually use links of pork Italian sausage cut up for my meat.
As do I. I will typically roast or grill them first for flavor. Much better IMO they just using a pan on the stove top.

Sometimes I'll also go a little Greek by adding a bechamel/egg mixture to the top, as one would with pastitsio. I find it to be quite a nice addition.

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Title: Re: Baked ziti tonight...
Post by: K Frame on April 13, 2018, 02:22:27 PM
I normally add one egg to the ricotta cheese mix. That gives it a distinctively different mouth feel.
Title: Re: Re: Baked ziti tonight...
Post by: charby on April 13, 2018, 03:19:22 PM
As do I. I will typically roast or grill them first for flavor. Much better IMO they just using a pan on the stove top.

Sometimes I'll also go a little Greek by adding a bechamel/egg mixture to the top, as one would with pastitsio. I find it to be quite a nice addition.

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I really need to get a lp grill for that reason alone. I usually brown in a cast iron skillet, but flame charred adds a slightly different flavor.
Title: Re: Re: Re: Baked ziti tonight...
Post by: lupinus on April 13, 2018, 03:32:31 PM
I really need to get a lp grill for that reason alone. I usually brown in a cast iron skillet, but flame charred adds a slightly different flavor.
I find roasting to be the next best thing to a grill. Stick in in a 400 degree oven till brown and delicious. You're gonna be running it anyway,may as well really get it preheated.

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Title: Re: Baked ziti tonight...
Post by: K Frame on April 13, 2018, 07:55:10 PM
Try broiling.

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Title: Re: Baked ziti tonight...
Post by: charby on April 14, 2018, 10:08:22 AM
No, I need an lp grill to go along with my Weber kettle. Making up a list of excuses to spend $500 on a heavy duty lp grill.
Title: Re: Baked ziti tonight...
Post by: MillCreek on April 14, 2018, 01:31:25 PM
https://www.costco.com/Signateur-5-Burner-Grill.product.100382501.html

Ours is arriving next Saturday.  This will replace a Weber tabletop Q grill that I have used for far too long.
Title: Re: Baked ziti tonight...
Post by: K Frame on April 15, 2018, 07:42:30 AM
I had an LP grill for awhile, a second-hand one from neighbors when they upgraded.

Nice piece of kit.

I didn't like it. After the bottle of gas ran out, I went back to charcoal.
Title: Re: Baked ziti tonight...
Post by: charby on April 15, 2018, 08:46:43 AM
I had an LP grill for awhile, a second-hand one from neighbors when they upgraded.

Nice piece of kit.

I didn't like it. After the bottle of gas ran out, I went back to charcoal.

Why I want to spend a little more on a better lp grill.
Title: Re: Baked ziti tonight...
Post by: K Frame on April 15, 2018, 03:37:45 PM
I don't think I'd be happy with any LP grill. It's still cooking with dinofarts.