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Default Ground pepper vs. peppercorns?

On Thu, 25 Feb 2016 06:09:06 -0800 (PST), Cindy Hamilton
> wrote:

> On Thursday, February 25, 2016 at 8:43:01 AM UTC-5, Helpful person wrote:
> > On Wednesday, February 24, 2016 at 9:30:12 PM UTC-5, Dave Smith wrote:
> > >
> > > My wife does not like it when they come around and offer it before she
> > > has even tasted it. She has been known to ask them to come back in a few
> > > minutes.

> >
> > I agree completely. What would the chef think if I salted my meal without tasting it? Or poured ketchup on it? (A little extreme, however "it looks like it might need it".)

>
> I don't give a hoot what the chef would think. Why should I?
>

And he was saying that's the attitude they project when peppering
something Dave's wife hasn't tasted yet. Same thing with the parmesan
cheese they bring around. They get to you before you've taken a bite.

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