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About jacketwatch

  • Birthday October 20

Personal Info

  • First Name
    Larry
  • Gender
    Male
  • State
    Illinois
  • Country
    United States

Cruising

  • First Cruise Ship
    Splendor of the Seas
  • First Cruise Year
    2002
  • Cruises Sailed
    15
  • Days Cruised
    126
  • Favorite Cruise Line
    Celebrity
  • Favorite Cruise Ship
    Oasis of the Seas
  • Favorite Shipboard Activity
    Meeting people
  • Favorite Itinerary
    Caribbean - Southern
  • Favorite Port of Call
    Singapore
  • Favorite Port Activity
    Walking & sightseeing
  • Places I've Cruised To
    Western Med. x 2
    So. Caribbean X 2.
    Alaska
    Tahiti
    Baltic capitals
    Panama Canal
    NE/Canada
    Japan
    SE Asia
    Western Caribbean
    Holy Land
  • Last Ship Sailed
    Sapphire Princess
  • Last Cruise Date
    Feb. 2016
  • Next Cruise Ship
    Ovation of the Seas
  • Next Cruise Date
    Dec. 7 2017.

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  • Hobbies & Interests
    Besides vacations and cruising I like to play golf and dabble in cooking. I am a huge watch freak and have over 50 in my collection. For whatever reason I also collect jackets too, thus my user name.
    I am a huge WW II hx. buff, esp. the Pacific theater.
  • Music
    Mostly old school rock and roll though my tastes are broader than that but no rap.
  • Movies
    Some of my favs are:
    The Ten Commandments.
    The Godfather.
    Midway.
    Titanic.
    Anything about the Titanic I suck up like a sponge.
  • TV Shows
    History shows
    Travel shows.
    Law and Order.
  • Sports
    I like most anything but as for participation is golf.
  • Food
    My tastes are wide ranging and I always like to try anything ethnic. I love Indian food in particular.
  • Pets
    Allergies
  • Books
    I am not much of a book reader but love travel mags and suscribe to several. I have been reading "Samurai" by Saburu Sakai who was the leading Japanese air ace in WW II. Very interesting.
  • Quotes
    "I fear all we have done is to rouse a sleeping tiger and fill it with a terrible resolve."
    Adm. Yamamoto's statement after the Pearl Harbor raid. How true.
  • Occupation
    RN, now retired.

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  1. jacketwatch

    So I saw something this morning on the news. It featured a chef in a Chi downtown restaurant advising how to tenderize tougher cuts of meat like skirt steak. He said use a salt/citrus marinade for at least 12 hrs. or better 24, like soy and lime juice. I also read about and have used successfully rubbing baking soda in meat, about 1 tsp. per lb. for 1 hr. and then rinsing it off and I know thats worked well before so I did both. The proof will be tomorrow off the grill. :-)

    1. Sarge6870

      Sarge6870

      Larry, I've been using Italian Dressing for years to marinade steak. Works great and has a nice flavor. Just remember to use regular dressing and NOT the "lite" dressing because lite has a water base and won't adhere to the meat. The regular is an oil base but allows the spices in the dressing to stick to the meat and seep in slowly. Just remember to baste with a brush occasionally during cooking.

    2. jacketwatch

      jacketwatch

      Thanks for the tip Tim!!

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