Yes Dante, I love my cooking shears - and it really bugs me when the family take them and use them for non-food things!
absurdfemme - coffee in beef stew is wonderful, it adds another level of something... so good. I also like to use guinness, or a nice stout.
If you haven't tried them yet, beef cheeks are wonderful for stew, they have just the right amount of marbling and connective tissue for all the planets to align and everything to fall into place (cooked at a low temperature for a long time, that is).
I have started using the low and slow method in the oven and swear by it. I gave away my crock pot - today's crock pots run too hot. I don't like cooking with them. I would probably go back to them if I found a vintage one somewhere.
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