Delayed Gratification

[Richmond B. Funkenhouser]

Spaghetti sauce is better with a little age on it.

 

[jpmcwjr]

Spaghetti sauce is better with a little age on it.

The best breakfast I had on a boat was S'getti and meat sauce, stone cold and delish from lunch the day before.

It might have helped that we were up all night due to a fouled anchor in unfamiliar waters. (Bahamas, onshore wind.)

 

[Sig]

I get the food thing, but ive never cared for the pipe thing.
I've done it plenty, and don't hate it, I just don't notice much difference.
And cigars are an absolute no for me. I know some guys like to DG cigars, but I'll toss them or won't light it if I don't have time.

 

[Sobrbiker]

I get the food thing, but ive never cared for the pipe thing.
I've done it plenty, and don't hate it, I just don't notice much difference.
And cigars are an absolute no for me. I know some guys like to DG cigars, but I'll toss them or won't light it if I don't have time.

Same here.
Cigars (when I bothered with them) were ok only if I’d cut off the burnt end and hadn’t mouthed the end badly.

 

[Richmond B. Funkenhouser]

I get the food thing, but ive never cared for the pipe thing.
I've done it plenty, and don't hate it, I just don't notice much difference.
And cigars are an absolute no for me. I know some guys like to DG cigars, but I'll toss them or won't light it if I don't have time.

I relight pipes. I'm all about not wasting good tobacco, but even I never relight a handmade cigar. They taste like ammonia.

As a matter of fact, I threw one away after just a few minutes on the 4th. I was grilling and the peanut gallery (my wife and mother) showed up out there and started complaining.

I hated to waste it, but I sure wasn't going to endure that ammonia taste to finish it later.

But people do this on purpose? That's wild.

I will relight a Black & Mild pipe tobacco cigar, but that's a different animal.

 

[Singularis]

Ummm, in my experience, French Fries suck the very minute they get cold. The buns on the burgers turn to stone overnight. The meat might be ok, but I don't think there's any actual meat in it.

Yes, but pop those day old fries (especially the sit down restaurant variety) in the air fryer, and they’re better than crack cocaine. Especially with mayo.

 

[Singularis]

I try to relight pipes if they’ve sat even for a couple days “for science” of course. But it is hit and miss for me. Really depends on the tobacco or how much is left in the bowl. But when it’s good, it’s good! Now, my best pipe smoking buddy thinks a pipe sitting for more than 15 minutes is fit for dumping out. I’ve tried to get him to see the light, but to no avail.

 

[jpmcwjr]

A lot depends on whether the tobacco near the heel is damp or not.

 

[khiddy]

I really enjoy cold hamburgers the next day, as long as any floofy toppings are removed (no lettuce, tomato, or pickles). A standard McD’s hamburger cold from the fridge with just the ketchup, mustard, and onion bits just hits right for me in the morning.

Sometimes I’ll swing by the McD’s of an evening just to buy a few to put in the fridge. They get wrapped in a paper towel and go in a ziploc to keep them from getting soggy as they cool but prevent the bun from drying out completely.

 

[thomasw]

Spaghetti.... the gravy/sauce always improves... not the pasta though

 

[irishearl]

Pizza, room temp!

Pizza cold out of the refrig for breakfast-even better.

 

[AroEnglish]

Fried chicken left out on the counter after dinner then eaten at 11pm or later.

 

[Kobold]

I really enjoy cold hamburgers the next day, as long as any floofy toppings are removed (no lettuce, tomato, or pickles). A standard McD’s hamburger cold from the fridge with just the ketchup, mustard, and onion bits just hits right for me in the morning.

Sometimes I’ll swing by the McD’s of an evening just to buy a few to put in the fridge. They get wrapped in a paper towel and go in a ziploc to keep them from getting soggy as they cool but prevent the bun from drying out completely.

Ha I thought I was the only one! I love a cold hamburger too. Reminds of when McDonalds was doing that crazy promo in the nineties and my dad would by sacks of hamburgers to put in the refrigerator for later.

 

[cosmicfolklore]

Now, my best pipe smoking buddy thinks a pipe sitting for more than 15 minutes is fit for dumping out. I’ve tried to get him to see the light, but to no avail.

I am done with trying to convince people that this or that is better than or worse than. Now, I just save the energy for folks that try to convince others that their "thing" or way is better, when I know different. Even then... sometimes it's just better to leave people in ignorance than to drag them kicking and screaming into a better world.

 

[HawkeyeLinus]

I was thinking about which tobaccos I enjoy even more when I finish the last of a bowl later on, sometimes even weeks later, and it got me to thinking...

Fried chicken is always better the next day, eaten cold, preferably while standing with the refrigerator door open in just boxers and washing it down with milk right out of the jug.
Chili and stews are always better the next day, after they've had time for all of the ingredients to meld together. reheated of course.
Even lasagna is better the next day.

Salads... not better.
hamburgers... not better.

What other things can you think of that are better the day after than fresh out of the oven or stove?

I like my fried chicken hot and cold, but hot and fresh my favorite. Cold always with milk, never out of the jug, lol.

Yep, chili and beef stew always better with more "age". Homemade soups the same.

I don't like my lasagne reheated - fresher the better with any pasta for me.

I love turkey on Thanksgiving but like it best cold, cut up on Friday and either as is or part of a sandwich with a healthy dose of kosher salt all over it at a minimum.

For me, most hot dishes are best fresh and not reheated or cold.

 

[karam]

Most braised foods taste better reheated, a lot of cooked meats too, examples:

• roast/BBQ pork, spit roasted lamb
• baked/braised beans
• stuffed peppers/tomatoes/zucchini

Boast/grilled beef and chips, sorry, French (or Freedom) fries lose 99% of their draw when they get cold.

 

[khiddy]

Ha I thought I was the only one! I love a cold hamburger too. Reminds of when McDonalds was doing that crazy promo in the nineties and my dad would by sacks of hamburgers to put in the refrigerator for later.

Golly, those were the glory days: 29¢ hamburgers on Thursday nights at my local McD's. I think that was the summer I ballooned up to a 2XL t-shirt. Still paying for it 30 years later!

 

[K.E. Powell]

I'm kinda amazed no one has made a David Carradine joke yet.

 

[cosmicfolklore]

I'm kinda amazed no one has made a David Carradine joke yet.

Please do... I don't know enough about him to make one.

 

[ThermionicScott]

I'm kinda amazed no one has made a David Carradine joke yet.

Talk about leaving us all hanging!