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John Kuthe[_3_] John Kuthe[_3_] is offline
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Default My, this wood pulp is delicious !! Cellulose never tasted so good.

On Jul 10, 7:42*pm, Bryan > wrote:
> On Jul 10, 7:16*pm, John Kuthe > wrote:
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> > On Jul 10, 6:51*pm, Bryan > wrote:

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> > > On Jul 10, 5:49*pm, Sqwertz > wrote:

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> > > > On Sun, 10 Jul 2011 14:13:47 -0700 (PDT), ImStillMags wrote:
> > > > > Here's 15 companies that serve you wood pulp in their products.

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> > > > >http://www.thestreet.com/story/11012...d-pulp-never-t...

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> > > > It's all bullshit. *Cellulose is plant matter. *You eat it every time
> > > > you eat a vegetable. *Calling it wood pulp is just irresponsible
> > > > sensationalist reporting. *And posting it here just makes you as bad
> > > > as they are.

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> > > > Every time you eat an orange or an apple or a pear, you're eating a
> > > > tree. *Big ducking deal.

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> > > There's nothing at all wrong with microcrystalline cellulose, except
> > > that it gives the pre-shredded bags of cheese a less than ideal
> > > mouthfeel if eaten unmelted. *One of the nice things about Del Taco is
> > > that they grate their cheese freshly, in-store, so no microcrystalline
> > > cellulose. *I miss Del Taco since the franchise here folded two weeks
> > > ago.

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> > > > -sw

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> > > --Bryan

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> > I believe people who use pre-grated cheese are cheese grater-impaired!

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> It works quite well in applications where you're melting it, or even
> getting it really warm. *It's convenient, and is also sometimes REALLY
> cheap. *


Not usually cheaper than cheese by the lb though, unless it's really
old or overstocked.


> Oh, John, up until closing on Monday, Dierberg's has 4oz.
> cow's milk feta for $1.


$4 a lb. And I don't use feta cheese for anything I make.

> Speaking of cheese, I seriously like the Palermo's frozen pizzas:http://www.palermospizza.com/primo-t...n-sausage.aspx
> It's about the best pizza you can buy in St. Louis. *Since The First
> Federal Frank & Crust Co. went out of business, I haven't found a
> great NY style anywhere in StL.


I clicked the link. Cardboard crust? Nahhhh! I like my pizza with a
substantial crust. And nothing's compared favorably to the old FFF and
Crust CO, back in the day! That was GOOD crust! That crust was good
standalone!

John Kuthe...