"Can I be interesting you in some tacos this evening?"
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Posted on 10/09/2005 5:08:08 PM PDT by An American in Turkiye
Just got back from the Georgia National Fair. Ahhhh, the fair. The addicting aroma of deep fried oreos, bratwurst, Indian tacos, caramel apples, assorted meats on a stick, 5 pound baskets of cajun fries drowning in melted cheese, and turkey legs, all set amidst a background of electronic sounds permeating from the midway, people lugging around massive stuffed animals won from a carnie game, barns full of goats and horses ready to be judged, and the most important thing of all: the commercial vendors. Here, in the vast confines of numerous warehouses, hundreds of vendors set up shop, peddling anything you can imagine, from purses to cure all pills to jewelry cleaners.
P.T. barnum had it right: there's a sucker born every minute. And I am one of them. I shelled 10 bucks so me and my girlfriend could see a human spider, a human torch, an electrified girl, and the worlds smallest human. I knew it was a rip off, but a part of me loves the strange and bizarre, even if the human spider was just a girls head with styrofoam legs and the torch was a dude with a flame retardant suit.
However, I spent 1300 clams on new pots and pans. I know, it seems like way too much, but dang, that presentation was incredible! I don't have to cook with oil or water again? So I purchased said items. KITCHEN CRAFT, to be exact. And my question is: does any freepers out there own these cooking devices, and if so, what is your honest opinion of them?
Before I get ridiculed from the masses, please know that I am a very frugal individual, who does his research on things. ANd everything I have seen and read confirms that this is good quality. And yes, I saw this last year and have been waiting to purchase this year at the fair.
Ultimately, I would like this thread to turn into an honest review of products, whether purchased from fairs or not. So, does it work?
I got a bridge.....
is that a misprint, 1,300.00 or is it 130.00...if it's the former, did you get a years supply of food as advertised...
"Can I be interesting you in some tacos this evening?"
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No misprint. 1300 bucks.
No misprint. 1300 bucks.
wow, that's a lot of deermeat... by the way, i'm in the bridge business too... here's my card
After you read it and fall in love with it, spread the word.
Wow! and I thought I got ripped for paying 10 bucks for a life size hulk blow up.
Along the same line, I purchased a reusable heat pack at the Arizona home show two weeks ago. It is manufactured by QuantumHeat. The demo sold us. I forget the price. It was between $10 and $20.
The product is a small 3.5 X 5 inch [approximately] plastic bag of liquid. There is a "button" on the inside. The bag is normally at room temperature. Once you squeeze a button on the interior of the bag, there is a visible change in the liquid in the bag and it becomes almost too hot to touch in about 30 seconds. It stays hot for almost 45 minutes until it cools down.
It is recharged by boiling it in water and cooling to room temperature.
We have used ours four times. Three times it was used in an office environment where it would have been more difficult to heat up a normal heat pad.
I was thinking about going to the fair this month to buy a couple more.
Most states have state fairs.
American Indian. The best are found in Oklahoma, imo.
Never did buy something like that at the fair, but if it lasts, you've probably made a decent purchase, long-term.
I like to buy local, "made in the state" food products, to give my friends and relatives for Christmas presents. Often we just sample the items at the fair, and then take home the order forms to have them shipped directly.
okay so what is an Indian taco?
This guy was a satisfied buyer:
Dear Kitchen Craft:
I purchased the Kitchen Craft Basic Set in June of 2001 after watching a demonstration at the fair. I weighed 290 lbs. at the time and was very unhappy with what fast foods had done to my body. I was able to cook my meals at home in the same time it took to go out and get fast food or junk. By January of 2002 I weighed in at 215 lbs. without going on a fad diet. Just good food at home. At the first demonstration they mentioned the effects of aluminum on memory loss and that was me. I removed all aluminum from my diet, including pans and soda cans. My memory is back and clear.
When I was a kid, I spent a lot of the money I earned over the summer on some dumb toy at the Big E. It broke within a day, and I had no way to get an exchange/refund.
Never again did I buy anything not deep fried or with ice in it at a fair.
Sort of like a Mexican taco, only it uses a thick (1/4 - 1/2") fried flatbread instead of a tortilla. There are regional variations for ingredients and sauces. Beans are popular in Eastern Oklahoma, instead of meat, and Muscogee sauce does NOT taste like Mexican taco sauce.
Here's a basic recipe:
http://www.netcooks.com/recipes/Beef/Indian.Tacos.html
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