Haydn Posted October 28, 2018 Posted October 28, 2018 Sorry, d0nnivain, but hyperdecanting red wine is a perfectly legitimate practice. You can learn more about the process by just Googling the term (or read here). I use a regular decanter for nice wines because I like to taste the variations over time, but hyperdecanting is fine. The effect seems most pronounced (vs. decanting over an hour or aerating) in cheaper wines, like under $40 stuff. I wish i knew what this all meant. But i will use `Hyperdecanting` in future conversations. `My car won`t start` `Did you hyperdecant it?` 2
d0nnivain Posted October 28, 2018 Posted October 28, 2018 I understand that hyper-decanting can make a young wine age & therefore become better quickly but that assumes you bought something that will age well & you don't over do it. I just don't see people getting that right easily. I have a bottle of inexpensive pinot that I like well enough. I will try this with a glass just to see but I would never do this on a early date if I wanted to make a good impression. This 3rd date meal is not the place for trial & error. 1
Penguin_hugs Posted October 28, 2018 Posted October 28, 2018 I cooked for my BF on our 3rd date- mainly because I just couldn't wait to see him again and our next plans weren't for a few more days. So I invited him round for a meal, we had a ginger beer lamb dish, with vegetables. It looked fancy but it was basically just shoving everything in to a dish to cook for a while. Which gave us plenty of time for chatting and drinking wine on the sofa- which was basically my plan as I wanted to see him more in a home and private environment. And also because we'd just had a kiss on our previous date and I didn't think he would kiss me in public yet!
Happy Lemming Posted October 28, 2018 Posted October 28, 2018 Your girlfriend sounds like a lucky woman! (Besides the whole surgery bit) It was minor orthopedic procedure, all went well with the surgery and she is on the mend. We get along well... I think we are both lucky to have found each other. Hoping you have similar success!!
Author Veronica73 Posted October 28, 2018 Author Posted October 28, 2018 You call them `Chips` in the US. https://www.walkers.co.uk/crisps-range/walkers-crisps/cheese-and-onion No cooking needed! Just the thing after 8 pints..... Good luck again! So it’s just a cold sandwich with cheese and onion potato chips/crisps? With the chips/crisps actually in the sandwich, not on the side? Thanks again 1
Author Veronica73 Posted October 28, 2018 Author Posted October 28, 2018 I cooked for my BF on our 3rd date- mainly because I just couldn't wait to see him again and our next plans weren't for a few more days. So I invited him round for a meal, we had a ginger beer lamb dish, with vegetables. It looked fancy but it was basically just shoving everything in to a dish to cook for a while. Which gave us plenty of time for chatting and drinking wine on the sofa- which was basically my plan as I wanted to see him more in a home and private environment. And also because we'd just had a kiss on our previous date and I didn't think he would kiss me in public yet! That sounds like a great idea (something easy to cook that doesn’t require a lot of attention). It was minor orthopedic procedure, all went well with the surgery and she is on the mend. We get along well... I think we are both lucky to have found each other. Hoping you have similar success!! Thank you You seem very sweet. I hope I have similar success as well.
preraph Posted October 28, 2018 Posted October 28, 2018 You may not know his tastes yet, so keep it simple and something everyone loves: steak and baked potato and salad or spaghetti or lasagne and salad and dessert. Don't make something that wears you out. Don't be in there cooking more than another 15 minutes after he arrives, boring, unless he happens to enjoy cooking. 2
lana-banana Posted October 28, 2018 Posted October 28, 2018 (edited) I understand that hyper-decanting can make a young wine age & therefore become better quickly but that assumes you bought something that will age well & you don't over do it. I just don't see people getting that right easily. I have a bottle of inexpensive pinot that I like well enough. I will try this with a glass just to see but I would never do this on a early date if I wanted to make a good impression. This 3rd date meal is not the place for trial & error. We hyperdecanted an amazing aged Corison that was on its last legs and it was still incredible. You're not going to "go too far" with thirty seconds in a blender no matter how old it is. It's not rocket science. Whatever you cook, it should be something you feel good doing and something that expresses a part of your personality or history or inner self; you can talk about why it's meaningful to you or why you like to cook that particular dish. The goal is to be in your comfort zone, rather than stressed and frantic about something going wrong. Have fun and enjoy it. No good guy is going to change his mind over a fallen soufflé. Edited October 28, 2018 by lana-banana 2
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