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Are the costco scallops wet or dry?
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Bob (this one) wrote:
> sf wrote:
>> On 1 Dec 2005 19:24:03 -0600, Bob Terwilliger wrote:
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>>> Reg wrote about large scallops:
>>>
>>> > Personally, I prefer them smoked gently at a gentle 180 F.
>>> > They come out with the a nice, soft texture like you get when
>>> > poaching.
>>>
>>> I was considering adding that to the post where I recommended
>>> poaching, because I figured smoking OUGHT to work, but since I've
>>> never had smoked scallops I didn't want to go out on a limb and
>>> recommend smoking. Given your recommendation maybe I'll give it a
>>> try -- assuming I ever see scallops as large as the OP described!
>>> IIRC the OP said that they were 2 1/2 inches in diameter and 1 1/2
>>> inches high, which is larger than I generally see around here.
>>>
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>> Do you think they were the real thing, or some of those fake scallops
>> discussed in another thread?
>
> <LOL> It just won't die... despite no one actually, verifiably ever
> having seen one.
>
> The scallops I buy at Costco are very large - some will be that size.
> I often do them fast and hot on a cast iron griddle. Center is still
> translucent and they're very tender. Lotsa butter.
>
> Pastorio
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Bob (this one) wrote:
> sf wrote:
>> On 1 Dec 2005 19:24:03 -0600, Bob Terwilliger wrote:
>>
>>
>>> Reg wrote about large scallops:
>>>
>>> > Personally, I prefer them smoked gently at a gentle 180 F.
>>> > They come out with the a nice, soft texture like you get when
>>> > poaching.
>>>
>>> I was considering adding that to the post where I recommended
>>> poaching, because I figured smoking OUGHT to work, but since I've
>>> never had smoked scallops I didn't want to go out on a limb and
>>> recommend smoking. Given your recommendation maybe I'll give it a
>>> try -- assuming I ever see scallops as large as the OP described!
>>> IIRC the OP said that they were 2 1/2 inches in diameter and 1 1/2
>>> inches high, which is larger than I generally see around here.
>>>
>>
>> Do you think they were the real thing, or some of those fake scallops
>> discussed in another thread?
>
> <LOL> It just won't die... despite no one actually, verifiably ever
> having seen one.
>
> The scallops I buy at Costco are very large - some will be that size.
> I often do them fast and hot on a cast iron griddle. Center is still
> translucent and they're very tender. Lotsa butter.
>
> Pastorio