kbkchooch
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I have had Capt. Harvey's cheesesteak like Louis , and many others over the years. Probably the best one I have enjoyed was from a place in the strip district of Pittsburg called Deluca's. A proper roll bulging with meat and Provolone cheese and onion. When I make my own I so, like Willie, like to add green peppers and hots. Damn, I'm making myself hungry!!A cheese steak has four ingredients: The proper roll, steak, onions, and cheese. NO green peppers! (sorry Willie). Three cheeses are the most common. Whiz, American, and Provolone, Provolone being the only "real" cheese in the bunch. Whiz and American are both processed cheese foods. This doesn't stop them from tasting good, but Europeans aren't used to the level of processing and chemical content in our food here in the states, and generally don't like either one. I have found whiz tastes the best, probably because it's the one I had first, with Provolone coming in second. American cheese is pretty tasteless to me (sorry Louis). It's what you put on your kid's grilled cheese sandwiches to get them used to the concept of cheese.A couple of important things about a proper cheese steak. The right roll is important. Soft and somewhat absorbent. Meat to cheese to bread ratio is key. The American and the Whiz melt into the meat better than the provolone, and I like the meat and the cheese incorporated into a gooey delicious mess. You should have to waddle away from the table if you've eaten a correctly made cheese steak. Some places in the Philly area will ask you if you want one "wid" or "widout" "Wid" means with marinara sauce. I tried one this way once and didn't care for it. Marinara belongs on pasta or pizza IMNSHO. Note: these are my opinions (at least the ones regarding tastes and what is correct) and are worth every penny you paid for them. Describing the perfect cheese steak or sub/hoagie/grinder/hero is like naming the most beautiful woman in the world. Ask ten guys, you'll get ten answers and lots of arguing! All that being said, my opinions are the correct ones!
Cheese Whiz belongs on a Kong toy for the dog to lick out. No human should have to endure Cheese Whiz or Velveeta for that matter.
And I am a heretic, as I do prefer mayo on my cold cut subs, with lettuce, onion, green peppers, banana peppers and hots!
After the morning chores including laundry, I headed to the train room and started cutting off flash on the resin parts. I did that for a couple of hours before deciding I had done enough (wearing a magnifying visor). I should finish tomorrow. One thing I don't like is that the stake pockets are molded on and not a separate apply. I will have to drill out the pockets with a pin vise CAREFULLY.
Now I'm hungry for a good hoagie and a cheesesteak!
