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i got roped into cooking for my wife's family coming in from taiwan. i love my new extended family, so i dont really mind. beef is $$ over there, and it is typical for american families to include it on the menu. i asked if i could just take them to a restaurant...but something about tradition. they have never seen my our home. tradition.

well. 11 people. forget where i am sitting them. Osso Bucco, with beef shanks. my le creuset pot is nowhere big enough. can i use my turkey roasting pan covered with heavy alum foil?. hell, i have a spool if stainless steel rebar tie-wire i could cinch it down tight with. is the pan heavy enough to smooth out the heat?

onlycafe? you there buddy?

cliff