I made Gyros last night for my father-in-laws 77th birthday.

I've never cooked Greek food so I simply searched out a recipe on line -
alot of times I will read comments posted by others about the taste of
the recipe. The one I decided to go with was the recipe from the food
network by Emeril Lagasse - since I used the recipe almost exactly I
will just post the link to it...

http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/reci..._19507,00.html

It turned out wonderful.

My husband, while on deployment, went to Rhodos Greece - he said these
tasted very authentic.

It is defiantly something I will make again, although not too often
since Lamb is a bit more pricey than other meats (and really hard to
find here - which I found odd)

With dinner I served Hougue Genesis Merlot and also Catena Chardonnay
for those of us that prefer white wine

I served the gyros and for dessert an Oreo cheesecake

It turned out to be a wonderful meal - even my very soft spoken
brother-in-law complimented the meal

Roberta (in VA)

"Roberta" > wrote in message
news:85DQe.4669$dm.364@lakeread03...
>I made Gyros last night for my father-in-laws 77th birthday.
>
> I've never cooked Greek food so I simply searched out a recipe on line -
> alot of times I will read comments posted by others about the taste of the
> recipe. The one I decided to go with was the recipe from the food network
> by Emeril Lagasse - since I used the recipe almost exactly I will just
> post the link to it...
>
> http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/reci..._19507,00.html
>
> It turned out wonderful.
>
> My husband, while on deployment, went to Rhodos Greece - he said these
> tasted very authentic.
>
> It is defiantly something I will make again, although not too often since
> Lamb is a bit more pricey than other meats (and really hard to find here -
> which I found odd)
>
> With dinner I served Hougue Genesis Merlot and also Catena Chardonnay for
> those of us that prefer white wine
>
> I served the gyros and for dessert an Oreo cheesecake
>
> It turned out to be a wonderful meal - even my very soft spoken
> brother-in-law complimented the meal
>


That sounds delicious, but I do not believe it is an authentic gyro. Unless
I am mistaken, gyro is a mixture of finely ground lamb and beef with
seasonings that is formed into a large "meatloaf" then cooked and sliced
thinly. You may have seen them turning on vertical spits at gryo
restaurants.


--
Peter Aitken
Visit my recipe and kitchen myths page at www.pgacon.com/cooking.htm

Peter Aitken wrote:
> "Roberta" > wrote in message
> news:85DQe.4669$dm.364@lakeread03...
>
>>I made Gyros last night for my father-in-laws 77th birthday.
>>
>>I've never cooked Greek food so I simply searched out a recipe on line -
>>alot of times I will read comments posted by others about the taste of the
>>recipe. The one I decided to go with was the recipe from the food network
>>by Emeril Lagasse - since I used the recipe almost exactly I will just
>>post the link to it...
>>
>>http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/reci..._19507,00.html
>>
>>It turned out wonderful.
>>
>>My husband, while on deployment, went to Rhodos Greece - he said these
>>tasted very authentic.
>>
>>It is defiantly something I will make again, although not too often since
>>Lamb is a bit more pricey than other meats (and really hard to find here -
>>which I found odd)
>>
>>With dinner I served Hougue Genesis Merlot and also Catena Chardonnay for
>>those of us that prefer white wine
>>
>>I served the gyros and for dessert an Oreo cheesecake
>>
>>It turned out to be a wonderful meal - even my very soft spoken
>>brother-in-law complimented the meal
>>
>
>
>
> That sounds delicious, but I do not believe it is an authentic gyro. Unless
> I am mistaken, gyro is a mixture of finely ground lamb and beef with
> seasonings that is formed into a large "meatloaf" then cooked and sliced
> thinly. You may have seen them turning on vertical spits at gryo
> restaurants.
>
>

Actually, it depends on where you look as to what authentic gyro's are
made of. It does seem that for the most part, at least the sites online
that I found, say that it is the pressed minced meat you speak of. It
seems in the US that is almost exclusively what you find.

Some sites said that lamb is sliced thin and put on a vertical spit -
this is the kind that my husband had in Rodos when he was there last
month.

At any rate It was fantastic and everyone loved it

Roberta (in VA)

"Roberta" > wrote in message
news:OGFQe.4676$dm.357@lakeread03...

<snipped>

> Actually, it depends on where you look as to what authentic gyro's are
> made of. It does seem that for the most part, at least the sites online
> that I found, say that it is the pressed minced meat you speak of. It
> seems in the US that is almost exclusively what you find.
>
> Some sites said that lamb is sliced thin and put on a vertical spit - this
> is the kind that my husband had in Rodos when he was there last month.
>
> At any rate It was fantastic and everyone loved it
>
> Roberta (in VA)

Thanks for the info - it sounds great! I love lamb and will put this on my
list of things to try.

By the way, if you have a Costco near you, they have terrific Australian
lamb at very reasonable prices.

--
Peter Aitken

Peter Aitken wrote:
> "Roberta" > wrote in message
> news:OGFQe.4676$dm.357@lakeread03...
>
> <snipped>
>
>>Actually, it depends on where you look as to what authentic gyro's are
>>made of. It does seem that for the most part, at least the sites online
>>that I found, say that it is the pressed minced meat you speak of. It
>>seems in the US that is almost exclusively what you find.
>>
>>Some sites said that lamb is sliced thin and put on a vertical spit - this
>>is the kind that my husband had in Rodos when he was there last month.
>>
>>At any rate It was fantastic and everyone loved it
>>
>>Roberta (in VA)
>
>
> Thanks for the info - it sounds great! I love lamb and will put this on my
> list of things to try.
>
> By the way, if you have a Costco near you, they have terrific Australian
> lamb at very reasonable prices.
>
I do have a Costco near me - is there a membership fee like at Sams
Club? Is it reasonable and worth it?

Roberta (in VA)

If you can find Greek Yogurt to use, everything will be EVEN better. I
do not know where you are but I can buy it at CENTRAL MARKET and I
would bet WHOLE FOODS would have it.

Rosie

"Roberta" > wrote in message
newsNFQe.4677$dm.2005@lakeread03...
> Peter Aitken wrote:
>> "Roberta" > wrote in message
>> news:OGFQe.4676$dm.357@lakeread03...
>>
>> <snipped>
>>
>>>Actually, it depends on where you look as to what authentic gyro's are
>>>made of. It does seem that for the most part, at least the sites online
>>>that I found, say that it is the pressed minced meat you speak of. It
>>>seems in the US that is almost exclusively what you find.
>>>
>>>Some sites said that lamb is sliced thin and put on a vertical spit -
>>>this is the kind that my husband had in Rodos when he was there last
>>>month.
>>>
>>>At any rate It was fantastic and everyone loved it
>>>
>>>Roberta (in VA)
>>
>>
>> Thanks for the info - it sounds great! I love lamb and will put this on
>> my list of things to try.
>>
>> By the way, if you have a Costco near you, they have terrific Australian
>> lamb at very reasonable prices.
>>
> I do have a Costco near me - is there a membership fee like at Sams Club?
> Is it reasonable and worth it?
>
> Roberta (in VA)

There is a membership, $35 a year I think. We find it worth it.


--
Peter Aitken
Visit my recipe and kitchen myths page at www.pgacon.com/cooking.htm

Peter Aitken wrote:
> "Roberta" > wrote in message
> newsNFQe.4677$dm.2005@lakeread03...
>
>>Peter Aitken wrote:
>>
>>>"Roberta" > wrote in message
>>>news:OGFQe.4676$dm.357@lakeread03...
>>>
>>><snipped>
>>>
>>>>Actually, it depends on where you look as to what authentic gyro's are
>>>>made of. It does seem that for the most part, at least the sites online
>>>>that I found, say that it is the pressed minced meat you speak of. It
>>>>seems in the US that is almost exclusively what you find.
>>>>
>>>>Some sites said that lamb is sliced thin and put on a vertical spit -
>>>>this is the kind that my husband had in Rodos when he was there last
>>>>month.
>>>>
>>>>At any rate It was fantastic and everyone loved it
>>>>
>>>>Roberta (in VA)
>>>
>>>
>>>Thanks for the info - it sounds great! I love lamb and will put this on
>>>my list of things to try.
>>>
>>>By the way, if you have a Costco near you, they have terrific Australian
>>>lamb at very reasonable prices.
>>>
>>
>>I do have a Costco near me - is there a membership fee like at Sams Club?
>>Is it reasonable and worth it?
>>
>>Roberta (in VA)
>
>
> There is a membership, $35 a year I think. We find it worth it.
>
>

If I can go and walk around, see what they have and see prices I plan on
looking into this. I have heard alot of good about Costco (most of it
here lol) Had a membership to Sams but really found prices weren't
better (at least not on food) unless you bought in true "BULK"...I
personally wouldn't use 50 pounds of peanut butter before it went bad
*G* So I let the membership lapse...

ROberta (in VA)

rosie wrote:
> If you can find Greek Yogurt to use, everything will be EVEN better. I
> do not know where you are but I can buy it at CENTRAL MARKET and I
> would bet WHOLE FOODS would have it.
>
> Rosie
>

I am not near either store ... but I will keep my eye out for it - thank
you

Roberta (in VA...but not any of the whole foods cities)

"Peter Aitken" > wrote in message
.com...
> "Roberta" > wrote

>> I do have a Costco near me - is there a membership fee like at Sams Club?
>> Is it reasonable and worth it?

> There is a membership, $35 a year I think. We find it worth it.

I used to enjoy a trip over there a couple times a year, stock up
on this and that, then one year it was $45 a year, that seemed to
just cross the line for me. Still, you can save a lot of money
shopping there, especially if you have a family. It's a little tougher
if it's just shopping for two.

They do have very good meat; that, I miss.

nancy

Nancy Young wrote:
> "Peter Aitken" > wrote in message
> .com...
>
>>"Roberta" > wrote
>
>
>>>I do have a Costco near me - is there a membership fee like at Sams Club?
>>>Is it reasonable and worth it?
>
>
>>There is a membership, $35 a year I think. We find it worth it.
>
>
> I used to enjoy a trip over there a couple times a year, stock up
> on this and that, then one year it was $45 a year, that seemed to
> just cross the line for me. Still, you can save a lot of money
> shopping there, especially if you have a family. It's a little tougher
> if it's just shopping for two.
>
> They do have very good meat; that, I miss.
>
> nancy
>
>

I feed 5....is it similar to Sams? better? I "did" Sam's and found it
wasn't worth the money...

Roberta (in VA)

"Roberta" > wrote in message
news:xwGQe.4687$dm.3365@lakeread03...
> Nancy Young wrote:

>> I used to enjoy a trip over there a couple times a year, stock up
>> on this and that, then one year it was $45 a year, that seemed to
>> just cross the line for me. Still, you can save a lot of money
>> shopping there, especially if you have a family. It's a little tougher
>> if it's just shopping for two.

> I feed 5....is it similar to Sams? better? I "did" Sam's and found it
> wasn't worth the money...

I can't answer that, I have never been to a Sam's. Maybe someone
else knows? I can only guess they are pretty similar.

nancy

"Roberta" > wrote in message
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> Peter Aitken wrote:
>> "Roberta" > wrote in message
>> newsNFQe.4677$dm.2005@lakeread03...
>>
>>>Peter Aitken wrote:
>>>
>>>>"Roberta" > wrote in message
>>>>news:OGFQe.4676$dm.357@lakeread03...
>>>>
>>>><snipped>
>>>>
>>>>>Actually, it depends on where you look as to what authentic gyro's are
>>>>>made of. It does seem that for the most part, at least the sites
>>>>>online that I found, say that it is the pressed minced meat you speak
>>>>>of. It seems in the US that is almost exclusively what you find.
>>>>>
>>>>>Some sites said that lamb is sliced thin and put on a vertical spit -
>>>>>this is the kind that my husband had in Rodos when he was there last
>>>>>month.
>>>>>
>>>>>At any rate It was fantastic and everyone loved it
>>>>>
>>>>>Roberta (in VA)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Thanks for the info - it sounds great! I love lamb and will put this on
>>>>my list of things to try.
>>>>
>>>>By the way, if you have a Costco near you, they have terrific Australian
>>>>lamb at very reasonable prices.
>>>>
>>>
>>>I do have a Costco near me - is there a membership fee like at Sams Club?
>>>Is it reasonable and worth it?
>>>
>>>Roberta (in VA)
>>
>>
>> There is a membership, $35 a year I think. We find it worth it.
>>
>>
>
> If I can go and walk around, see what they have and see prices I plan on
> looking into this. I have heard alot of good about Costco (most of it
> here lol) Had a membership to Sams but really found prices weren't better
> (at least not on food) unless you bought in true "BULK"...I personally
> wouldn't use 50 pounds of peanut butter before it went bad *G* So I let
> the membership lapse...
>
> ROberta (in VA)

There are only two of us and we have memberships in both BJ (in VA) and
Costco. Sams isn't that close to me and the times I've been there, they
don't even come close to BJ's & Costco (IMO). BJ's has some more up-scale
things than Costco in the way of food, so it's a treat for me to go there.
BJ's prices for books are higher, so it's a trade off.

Really, I only buy 2 jars of mustard, 2 jars of peanut butter, 1 jar of
olives, etc. I've never seen 50 pounds of anything except perhaps rice and
flour. (Yes, I know you're kidding!) We have found that with the type of
membership that you pay more for in order to get a percentage back, has
always paid for our memberships, plus some extra.
Yesterday we shopped at Lowe's and were comparing 3 faucets that we bought
at Costco within the last month. We saved a bundle. All three faucets
needed replaced and even though we might not have picked the particular
Costco faucets for our home, the money saved for quality faucets was way
over the amount of our membership.
Give it a try. It is not for everyone.
Dee Dee

"Roberta" > wrote in message
news:xwGQe.4687$dm.3365@lakeread03...
> Nancy Young wrote:
>> "Peter Aitken" > wrote in message
>> .com...
>>
>>>"Roberta" > wrote
>>
>>
>>>>I do have a Costco near me - is there a membership fee like at Sams
>>>>Club? Is it reasonable and worth it?
>>
>>
>>>There is a membership, $35 a year I think. We find it worth it.
>>
>>
>> I used to enjoy a trip over there a couple times a year, stock up
>> on this and that, then one year it was $45 a year, that seemed to
>> just cross the line for me. Still, you can save a lot of money
>> shopping there, especially if you have a family. It's a little tougher
>> if it's just shopping for two.
>>
>> They do have very good meat; that, I miss.
>>
>> nancy
>
> I feed 5....is it similar to Sams? better? I "did" Sam's and found it
> wasn't worth the money...
>
> Roberta (in VA)

I'd save the price of the membership just on CHEESE!!
Dee Dee

Peter Aitken wrote:
> "Roberta" > wrote in message
> news:85DQe.4669$dm.364@lakeread03...
>
>>I made Gyros last night for my father-in-laws 77th birthday.
>>
>>I've never cooked Greek food so I simply searched out a recipe on line -
>>alot of times I will read comments posted by others about the taste of the
>>recipe. The one I decided to go with was the recipe from the food network
>>by Emeril Lagasse - since I used the recipe almost exactly I will just
>>post the link to it...
>>
>>http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/reci..._19507,00.html
>>
>>It turned out wonderful.
>>
>>My husband, while on deployment, went to Rhodos Greece - he said these
>>tasted very authentic.
>>
>>It is defiantly something I will make again, although not too often since
>>Lamb is a bit more pricey than other meats (and really hard to find here -
>>which I found odd)
>>
>>With dinner I served Hougue Genesis Merlot and also Catena Chardonnay for
>>those of us that prefer white wine
>>
>>I served the gyros and for dessert an Oreo cheesecake
>>
>>It turned out to be a wonderful meal - even my very soft spoken
>>brother-in-law complimented the meal
>>
>
>
>
> That sounds delicious, but I do not believe it is an authentic gyro. Unless
> I am mistaken, gyro is a mixture of finely ground lamb and beef with
> seasonings that is formed into a large "meatloaf" then cooked and sliced
> thinly. You may have seen them turning on vertical spits at gryo
> restaurants.
>
>

As most homes don't have a vertical spit, a variance in the cooking
method hardly seems out of line.

Please consider all the poor idiots that are getting mystery slices
nuked for their meals because the restaurant doesn't do either for cost
reasons and expediency.


jim

Peter Aitken wrote:
> "Roberta" > wrote in message
> news:85DQe.4669$dm.364@lakeread03...
>
>>I made Gyros last night for my father-in-laws 77th birthday.
>>
>>I've never cooked Greek food so I simply searched out a recipe on line -
>>alot of times I will read comments posted by others about the taste of the
>>recipe. The one I decided to go with was the recipe from the food network
>>by Emeril Lagasse - since I used the recipe almost exactly I will just
>>post the link to it...
>>
>>http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/reci..._19507,00.html
>>
>>It turned out wonderful.
>>
>>My husband, while on deployment, went to Rhodos Greece - he said these
>>tasted very authentic.
>>
>>It is defiantly something I will make again, although not too often since
>>Lamb is a bit more pricey than other meats (and really hard to find here -
>>which I found odd)
>>
>>With dinner I served Hougue Genesis Merlot and also Catena Chardonnay for
>>those of us that prefer white wine
>>
>>I served the gyros and for dessert an Oreo cheesecake
>>
>>It turned out to be a wonderful meal - even my very soft spoken
>>brother-in-law complimented the meal
>>
>
>
>
> That sounds delicious, but I do not believe it is an authentic gyro. Unless
> I am mistaken, gyro is a mixture of finely ground lamb and beef with
> seasonings that is formed into a large "meatloaf" then cooked and sliced
> thinly. You may have seen them turning on vertical spits at gryo
> restaurants.
>
>

As a follow-up, you are correct about gyros being a loaf of lamb and
beef. So Emeril's recipe is hardly "authentic." Ground lamb, ground
beef. A butcher can do the ground lamb up for you or, whip out the KA
and do it oneself.


jim

Nancy Young wrote on 29 Aug 2005 in rec.food.cooking

>
> "Peter Aitken" > wrote in message
> .com...
> > "Roberta" > wrote
>
> >> I do have a Costco near me - is there a membership fee like at
> >> Sams Club? Is it reasonable and worth it?
>
> > There is a membership, $35 a year I think. We find it worth it.
>
> I used to enjoy a trip over there a couple times a year, stock up
> on this and that, then one year it was $45 a year, that seemed to
> just cross the line for me. Still, you can save a lot of money
> shopping there, especially if you have a family. It's a little
> tougher if it's just shopping for two.
>
> They do have very good meat; that, I miss.
>
> nancy
>
>
>

I've never seen a Sams.

CostCo is a giant wharehouse of a place. They've got aisles of food on
one side. In the center is seasonal stuff...books, kids toys, colthing
etc... On the other side is stuff like TV's , digital cameras, pot and
pan sets etc. At the back is Meat and fresh produce and the bakery.
there's a pharmacy and a fast food restaruant in the front.

Grocery stuff is sold in extra large sizes, you gotta finda a box for
your stuff to carry home in and the cashier lineups are fierce and
almost as long as at Walmart.

On the whole I find Costco quality to be better than supermarket quality.
But their service sucks. A real thrifty shopper could find better prices
though (I'm not one of those). And there's no guarantee that the same
brandname item you bought there last month will be there this month or
ever again.



--
The eyes are the mirrors....
But the ears...Ah the ears.
The ears keep the hat up.

Well there is just the 2 of us and yeh, you gotta be careful buying at
Costco cause you can easily buy too much of something and it spoils.
That said, we keep our membership year after year and will continue to
do so. First we can depend on the quality. The prices are usually
lower but not always. We have to be careful of the quanitiy but with
careful shopping we come out ahead, especially when we use the
costco/amex card which gives us a rebate every year. Also the gasoline
prices are usually the lowest around. Safeway is close but not quite as
low usually.

Roberta wrote:

> Nancy Young wrote:
>
>> "Peter Aitken" > wrote in message
>> .com...
>>
>>> "Roberta" > wrote
>>
>>
>>
>>>> I do have a Costco near me - is there a membership fee like at Sams
>>>> Club? Is it reasonable and worth it?
>>>
>>
>>
>>> There is a membership, $35 a year I think. We find it worth it.
>>
>>
>>
>> I used to enjoy a trip over there a couple times a year, stock up
>> on this and that, then one year it was $45 a year, that seemed to
>> just cross the line for me. Still, you can save a lot of money
>> shopping there, especially if you have a family. It's a little tougher
>> if it's just shopping for two.
>>
>> They do have very good meat; that, I miss.
>>
>> nancy
>>
>
> I feed 5....is it similar to Sams? better? I "did" Sam's and found
> it wasn't worth the money...
>
> Roberta (in VA)

Roberta > wrote:

>I do have a Costco near me - is there a membership fee like at Sams
>Club? Is it reasonable and worth it?

Wife and I visited the local CostCo to check out whether we
wanted to renew our many-years-lapsed membership -- decided it wasn't
worth it, for us. The fee is now up to $40/year. Without
a membership, you can buy most things by paying a 5% surcharge.
So ... if you figure you'll spend $800/year at a Costco,
it's worth it.

Mostly, the selection of items didn't look that great
(but I wasn't interested in their meat department which I've
heard good things about).

Steve

On Mon, 29 Aug 2005 12:01:10 -0400, Roberta >
wrote:

>Peter Aitken wrote:
>> "Roberta" > wrote in message
>> newsNFQe.4677$dm.2005@lakeread03...
>>
>>>Peter Aitken wrote:
>>>
>>>>"Roberta" > wrote in message
>>>>news:OGFQe.4676$dm.357@lakeread03...
>>>>
>>>><snipped>
>>>>
>>>>>Actually, it depends on where you look as to what authentic gyro's are
>>>>>made of. It does seem that for the most part, at least the sites online
>>>>>that I found, say that it is the pressed minced meat you speak of. It
>>>>>seems in the US that is almost exclusively what you find.
>>>>>
>>>>>Some sites said that lamb is sliced thin and put on a vertical spit -
>>>>>this is the kind that my husband had in Rodos when he was there last
>>>>>month.
>>>>>
>>>>>At any rate It was fantastic and everyone loved it
>>>>>
>>>>>Roberta (in VA)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Thanks for the info - it sounds great! I love lamb and will put this on
>>>>my list of things to try.
>>>>
>>>>By the way, if you have a Costco near you, they have terrific Australian
>>>>lamb at very reasonable prices.
>>>>
>>>
>>>I do have a Costco near me - is there a membership fee like at Sams Club?
>>>Is it reasonable and worth it?
>>>
>>>Roberta (in VA)
>>
>>
>> There is a membership, $35 a year I think. We find it worth it.
>>
>>
>
>If I can go and walk around, see what they have and see prices I plan on
>looking into this. I have heard alot of good about Costco (most of it
>here lol) Had a membership to Sams but really found prices weren't
>better (at least not on food) unless you bought in true "BULK"...I
>personally wouldn't use 50 pounds of peanut butter before it went bad
>*G* So I let the membership lapse...
>
>ROberta (in VA)


You may go into Costco and look around. I believe you can actually
purchase items at a premium if you were not a member. It used to be
10%. Sam's has the same arrangement.
--
Susan N.

"Moral indignation is in most cases two percent moral,
48 percent indignation, and 50 percent envy."
Vittorio De Sica, Italian movie director (1901-1974

"Nancy Young" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Peter Aitken" > wrote in message
> .com...
>> "Roberta" > wrote
>
>>> I do have a Costco near me - is there a membership fee like at Sams
>>> Club? Is it reasonable and worth it?
>
>> There is a membership, $35 a year I think. We find it worth it.
>
> I used to enjoy a trip over there a couple times a year, stock up
> on this and that, then one year it was $45 a year, that seemed to
> just cross the line for me. Still, you can save a lot of money
> shopping there, especially if you have a family. It's a little tougher
> if it's just shopping for two.
>
> They do have very good meat; that, I miss.
>
> nancy
>

It helps to have a big freezer! And a big pantry!


--
Peter Aitken

"Nancy Young" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Roberta" > wrote in message
> news:xwGQe.4687$dm.3365@lakeread03...
>> Nancy Young wrote:
>
>>> I used to enjoy a trip over there a couple times a year, stock up
>>> on this and that, then one year it was $45 a year, that seemed to
>>> just cross the line for me. Still, you can save a lot of money
>>> shopping there, especially if you have a family. It's a little tougher
>>> if it's just shopping for two.
>
>> I feed 5....is it similar to Sams? better? I "did" Sam's and found it
>> wasn't worth the money...
>
> I can't answer that, I have never been to a Sam's. Maybe someone
> else knows? I can only guess they are pretty similar.
>
> nancy
>

We belonged to Sams up until a few years ago when we decided not to have
anything to do with the Walmart companies because of the way they treat
their employees. Compared with Sams, Costco definitely has better meats and
more "high end" stuff like crab legs, shrimp, fresh fish, imported cheese.
You need to know prices to shop there effectively. Most but not all things
are cheaper than elsewhere.


--
Peter Aitken
Visit my recipe and kitchen myths page at www.pgacon.com/cooking.htm

Jim Davis wrote:

> Well there is just the 2 of us and yeh, you gotta be careful buying at
> Costco cause you can easily buy too much of something and it spoils.
> That said, we keep our membership year after year and will continue to
> do so. First we can depend on the quality.

Costco's beef is far and away the best around. And the cheapest. I don't
know how they do it. Same for pork, lamb and chicken. Whole boneless
pork loins this morning were $2.09. Boneless, skinless chicken thighs
were $1.79. Boned, rolled and tied leg of lamb was $3.25.

> The prices are usually
> lower but not always. We have to be careful of the quanitiy but with
> careful shopping we come out ahead, especially when we use the
> costco/amex card which gives us a rebate every year. Also the gasoline
> prices are usually the lowest around.

Gas today at Costco was 2.34. Next cheapest I saw was 2.39, most over 2.45.

Pastorio

"Roberta" > wrote in message
news:_kGQe.4684$dm.3055@lakeread03...
> rosie wrote:
> > If you can find Greek Yogurt to use, everything will be EVEN better. I
> > do not know where you are but I can buy it at CENTRAL MARKET and I
> > would bet WHOLE FOODS would have it.
> >
> > Rosie
> >
>
> I am not near either store ... but I will keep my eye out for it - thank
> you
>
> Roberta (in VA...but not any of the whole foods cities)

If you have a natural food store near you, they oftentimes carry Greek
yogurt.

TammyM

"Bob (this one)" > wrote in message
...
> Jim Davis wrote:
>
>> Well there is just the 2 of us and yeh, you gotta be careful buying at
>> Costco cause you can easily buy too much of something and it spoils.
>> That said, we keep our membership year after year and will continue to do
>> so. First we can depend on the quality.
>
> Costco's beef is far and away the best around. And the cheapest. I don't
> know how they do it. Same for pork, lamb and chicken. Whole boneless pork
> loins this morning were $2.09. Boneless, skinless chicken thighs were
> $1.79. Boned, rolled and tied leg of lamb was $3.25.
>
> > The prices are usually
>> lower but not always. We have to be careful of the quanitiy but with
>> careful shopping we come out ahead, especially when we use the
>> costco/amex card which gives us a rebate every year. Also the gasoline
>> prices are usually the lowest around.
>
> Gas today at Costco was 2.34. Next cheapest I saw was 2.39, most over
> 2.45.
>
> Pastorio

Yesterday we went to Costco, Winchester. There is not a Costco gas station
there. We paid $2.499 yesterday at Hess, Toms Brook; same prices in
Winchester.
When we travel back and forth to CT, we stop at any Costco's for gas. Maybe
not a LOT cheaper, but ALWAYS cheaper. I don't know if this goes toward the
percentage rebate, but no matter; it's cheaper.
Yesterday I bought loads of zip-locks with coupons; I saved 33% off their
prices.

Peter, I try to get away from Walmart, too. I do my best. I still buy
distilled water there.
Dee Dee

"Dee Randall" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Bob (this one)" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Jim Davis wrote:
>>
>>> Well there is just the 2 of us and yeh, you gotta be careful buying at
>>> Costco cause you can easily buy too much of something and it spoils.
>>> That said, we keep our membership year after year and will continue to
>>> do so. First we can depend on the quality.
>>
>> Costco's beef is far and away the best around. And the cheapest. I don't
>> know how they do it. Same for pork, lamb and chicken. Whole boneless pork
>> loins this morning were $2.09. Boneless, skinless chicken thighs were
>> $1.79. Boned, rolled and tied leg of lamb was $3.25.
>>
>> > The prices are usually
>>> lower but not always. We have to be careful of the quanitiy but with
>>> careful shopping we come out ahead, especially when we use the
>>> costco/amex card which gives us a rebate every year. Also the gasoline
>>> prices are usually the lowest around.
>>
>> Gas today at Costco was 2.34. Next cheapest I saw was 2.39, most over
>> 2.45.
>>
>> Pastorio
>
> Yesterday we went to Costco, Winchester. There is not a Costco gas
> station there. We paid $2.499 yesterday at Hess, Toms Brook; same prices
> in Winchester.
> When we travel back and forth to CT, we stop at any Costco's for gas.
> Maybe not a LOT cheaper, but ALWAYS cheaper. I don't know if this goes
> toward the percentage rebate, but no matter; it's cheaper.
> Yesterday I bought loads of zip-locks with coupons; I saved 33% off their
> prices.
>
> Peter, I try to get away from Walmart, too. I do my best. I still buy
> distilled water there.
> Dee Dee
Continued:
After looking yesterday at Costco's Hummus and Tabouleh (and the price), I
just now finished making my own, as well as a cucumber raita. (The vidalias
I got there are still good.) My bulgar turned out fine this time; I did
nothing more than soak it (against DH's wishes to boil it), but I put plenty
of lime/lemon to kill all germs -- tee hee.
Dee Dee

Bob (this one) wrote:
> Jim Davis wrote:
>
>> Well there is just the 2 of us and yeh, you gotta be careful buying at
>> Costco cause you can easily buy too much of something and it spoils.
>> That said, we keep our membership year after year and will continue to
>> do so. First we can depend on the quality.
>
>
> Costco's beef is far and away the best around. And the cheapest. I don't
> know how they do it. Same for pork, lamb and chicken. Whole boneless
> pork loins this morning were $2.09. Boneless, skinless chicken thighs
> were $1.79. Boned, rolled and tied leg of lamb was $3.25.
>
> > The prices are usually
>
>> lower but not always. We have to be careful of the quanitiy but with
>> careful shopping we come out ahead, especially when we use the
>> costco/amex card which gives us a rebate every year. Also the
>> gasoline prices are usually the lowest around.
>
>
> Gas today at Costco was 2.34. Next cheapest I saw was 2.39, most over 2.45.
>
> Pastorio

ohhhh now that meat really does sound cheaper than anything around here
- even the military commisary.

ours doesn't have a gas station - I am definatly going to look into this
- thank you

Roberta (in VA)

"Bob (this one)" > writes:
> Costco's beef is far and away the best around. And the cheapest. I
> don't know how they do it.

Soylent Green is people.

More seriously, if I'm in an area with a Costco (we don't have one
even remotely near my house), the meat is (and has been since the
Price Club days) a good deal, and of good quality. The only warehouse
club around here (BJ's) is pretty marginal on food items like that,
however.

--
Richard W Kaszeta

http://www.kaszeta.org/rich

Stavo dormendo su un bancale di lambro quando il post di Roberta mi
desto'

> Some sites said that lamb is sliced thin and put on a vertical
spit -
> this is the kind that my husband had in Rodos when he was there last
> month.

That's what I always see here in Italy, and the moroccan, turkish,
pakistani or tunisian kabab shops sell that lamb meat roughly cut in
small pieces in a bread loaf, in the case of Doner Kabab, which is the
most common here in Italy. They just open the bread on one side and
put the meat inside, then some fresh undressed salad, red hot sauce,
white sour cream sauce (with herbs in it) and sometimes you also get
some vegetable fried balls, like vegetable meatballs without the meat
(BTW: how to say this?). Many also add fries to it, but I always tell
them to let the 'taters out, theyr presence is pointless to me. One
thing I like dmuch has been the sliced fresh tomato that a kabab shop
uses to add to the kabab, it's wonderful, expecially with many salad
and sour cream sauce.

> At any rate It was fantastic and everyone loved it

Sure, that's a very nice dish
--
Vilco
Think pink, drink rose'

Roberta > wrote:

> I made Gyros last night for my father-in-laws 77th birthday.
>
> I've never cooked Greek food so I simply searched out a recipe on line -
> alot of times I will read comments posted by others about the taste of
> the recipe. The one I decided to go with was the recipe from the food
> network by Emeril Lagasse - since I used the recipe almost exactly I
> will just post the link to it...
>
> http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/reci..._19507,00.html
>
> It turned out wonderful.
>
> My husband, while on deployment, went to Rhodos Greece - he said these
> tasted very authentic.

I'm sure it was wonderful, but it is actually anything but authentic.
In fact, it is not gyros at all. The very definition of gyros is
something rotated (on a spit). Gyros means "turn" or "turning" in
Greek. Below is what I posted a couple of times on how it is prepared
and cooked. It is not really a dish many people would make at home.

____________________Repost________________________ ___
Making real gyros is not simple, I have to say. Do you have the
necessary equipment (a vertical, slowly revolving spit, akin to a
rotisserie), at least? Correctly made gyros or döner kebap is
definitely not a trivial undertaking for a home cook and, if one aims
for a really good result, is a challenge even to a skilled, professional
one. Here's how it is made: Most of the meat is sliced, the rest is
minced. Then, the meat is marinated overnight in a mixture of onion
juice, oil, salt and pepper. Then, the slices are arranged on the spit,
with the tight spaces between them filled with minced meat. The whole
thing is tightly formed and slowly cooked on the rotating spit, with the
meat getting "baked" together into a tight whole. Gradually, as the
outside gets cooked, one shaves off some meat with a sharp knife from
top to bottom, exposing, little by little, the raw interior to the heat,
and continuing in this way until all the meat is cooked and shaved off.
The cooked meat is, of course, supposed to be served throughout the
rather long process, with the juice/sauce that collects underneath.
____________________/Repost___________________________

> It is defiantly something I will make again, although not too often
> since Lamb is a bit more pricey than other meats (and really hard to
> find here - which I found odd)

Gyros is also *very* often made with pork or a combination of pork and
lamb/mutton. It is also sometimes made with beef or chicken. The
Turkish döner kebab, which is basically the same thing, is usually made
with lamb or mutton, often enough with chicken, and occasionally with
beef. It is of course never made with pork.

Victor

Vilco wrote:
> Stavo dormendo su un bancale di lambro quando il post di Roberta mi
> desto'
>
>
>>Some sites said that lamb is sliced thin and put on a vertical
>
> spit -
>
>>this is the kind that my husband had in Rodos when he was there last
>>month.
>
>
> That's what I always see here in Italy, and the moroccan, turkish,
> pakistani or tunisian kabab shops sell that lamb meat roughly cut in
> small pieces in a bread loaf, in the case of Doner Kabab, which is the
> most common here in Italy. They just open the bread on one side and
> put the meat inside, then some fresh undressed salad, red hot sauce,
> white sour cream sauce (with herbs in it) and sometimes you also get
> some vegetable fried balls, like vegetable meatballs without the meat
> (BTW: how to say this?). Many also add fries to it, but I always tell
> them to let the 'taters out, theyr presence is pointless to me. One
> thing I like dmuch has been the sliced fresh tomato that a kabab shop
> uses to add to the kabab, it's wonderful, expecially with many salad
> and sour cream sauce.
>
>
>>At any rate It was fantastic and everyone loved it
>
>
> Sure, that's a very nice dish


It sounds sooo good - I hope to travel someday mainly for the food lol

Your one question about the fried vegetable balls - I don't know of
anything like that here...we have vegetables breaded and deep fried, but
that doesn't sound like what you describe. I think fried vegetable
balls is about the best name for them lol

Thanks for your comments and descriptions

Roberta (in VA)

Jim Davis wrote:
>
> Well there is just the 2 of us and yeh, you gotta be careful buying at
> Costco cause you can easily buy too much of something and it spoils.
> That said, we keep our membership year after year and will continue to
> do so. First we can depend on the quality. The prices are usually
> lower but not always. We have to be careful of the quanitiy but with
> careful shopping we come out ahead, especially when we use the
> costco/amex card which gives us a rebate every year. Also the gasoline
> prices are usually the lowest around. Safeway is close but not quite as
> low usually.
>


Share with your neighbours! They pay us for the groceries so we aren't
losing out.

On Mon, 29 Aug 2005 12:19:55 -0700, "TammyM" >
wrote:

>
>"Roberta" > wrote in message
>news:_kGQe.4684$dm.3055@lakeread03...
>> rosie wrote:
>> > If you can find Greek Yogurt to use, everything will be EVEN better. I
>> > do not know where you are but I can buy it at CENTRAL MARKET and I
>> > would bet WHOLE FOODS would have it.
>> >
>> > Rosie
>> >
>>
>> I am not near either store ... but I will keep my eye out for it - thank
>> you
>>
>> Roberta (in VA...but not any of the whole foods cities)
>
>If you have a natural food store near you, they oftentimes carry Greek
>yogurt.
>
>TammyM
>

Trader Joes carries it too.

Christine

Bob (this one) wrote:
> Jim Davis wrote:
>
>> Well there is just the 2 of us and yeh, you gotta be careful buying at
>> Costco cause you can easily buy too much of something and it spoils.
>> That said, we keep our membership year after year and will continue to
>> do so. First we can depend on the quality.
>
>
> Costco's beef is far and away the best around. And the cheapest. I don't
> know how they do it. Same for pork, lamb and chicken. Whole boneless
> pork loins this morning were $2.09. Boneless, skinless chicken thighs
> were $1.79. Boned, rolled and tied leg of lamb was $3.25.
>
> > The prices are usually
>
>> lower but not always. We have to be careful of the quanitiy but with
>> careful shopping we come out ahead, especially when we use the
>> costco/amex card which gives us a rebate every year. Also the
>> gasoline prices are usually the lowest around.
>
>
> Gas today at Costco was 2.34. Next cheapest I saw was 2.39, most over 2.45.
>
> Pastorio

As long as one isn't being penny wise and dollar foolish, CostCo is a
deal. I can always come within a nickel of CostCo, so if I can drive up
to the other station and fill right up, but have to wait 20 min at
CostCo, I am way ahead of the game.


jim

In article >,
"Vilco" > wrote:

> and sometimes you also get
> some vegetable fried balls, like vegetable meatballs without the meat
> (BTW: how to say this?)

Felafel?

Regards,
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In article <xwGQe.4687$dm.3365@lakeread03>,
Roberta > wrote:

> I feed 5....is it similar to Sams? better? I "did" Sam's and found it
> wasn't worth the money...

We found Costco to be cleaner, nicer, have better quality and
sometimes even cheaper than Sam's, but I hear it depends on your
store/area/manager/etc.

Regards,
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Ranee replied to Vilco:

>> and sometimes you also get some vegetable fried balls, like vegetable
>> meatballs without the meat (BTW: how to say this?)
>
> Felafel?

It sounds like falafel would be *one* example of that kind of thing. Some
pakoras meet that description, too. There are fairly-common Thai recipes
for corn fritters and bean fritters. Vegetable croquettes would be closely
related. But maybe "vegetable fritters" is the best generic term.

Bob

In article >,
"Bob" > wrote:

> It sounds like falafel would be *one* example of that kind of thing. Some
> pakoras meet that description, too. There are fairly-common Thai recipes
> for corn fritters and bean fritters. Vegetable croquettes would be closely
> related. But maybe "vegetable fritters" is the best generic term.

Sure, but the guy was buying them at Greek and Turkish places it
sounded like, and they generally don't make Thai corn fritters or
pakoras.

Regards,
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