Tuned into the livestream today called "ARE AIR FRYERS ALL THE RAGE" and hopped around randomly. (Gotta love a title in all caps, missing its question mark, and about a topic no one cares about and that was barely discussed in the stream anyway.) Here are some things I caught:
Jack: A lot of boyfriends and girlfriends watch the show.
Where is he getting this intel?
Jack talks about his grandparents. Paternal grandma and grandpa always ate dinner with half a raw onion on the plate, which they would bite into like an apple. (I think paternal because he differentiates them from the grandparents in New York, where his mom [and long-lost half-sister] are from.)
I asked ChatGPT if there are certain communities known for eating raw onions like apples, and it said this is common "and respected" in the Middle East and in Georgia (as in the country near Turkey and Azerbaijan). Lol.
By the way, if you're from New Jersey, it ain't "new" anymore. You just call it Jersey, OK? If you're not from New Jersey, you always use the word "new." Go figure.
A statement aborted halfway between dumb comedy bit and worthless observation.
I have to tell you the best pizzas I've ever had were not from chains at all. The best is from a Ma & Pa place!
Jack Scalfani with precious gems of rare insight.
Those are the best. Hand-tossed. There isn't a part of your pizza that's missing cheese. There's not a big dough bubble. I don't want DOUGH.
My pizza science certification isn't complete yet, I grant you that, but dough bubbles mainly form because yeast makes gas as it ferments. This is natural. The gas gets trapped in the dough and it expands when when heated (i.e., when the dough is put in the oven), which causes the bubbles. That's pizza science, and mom and pop shops are not immune to it, nor would they want to be -- because, again, it's expected and natural. For certain kinds of authentic Italian pizza, those bubbles are adored.
But I guess because bubbles push off the sauce, meat and cheese from that square inch, they are bad.
Cauliflower pizza crust has potato in it as a binder, which completely makes it not healthy.
This will shock you, but Jack is an idiot and wrong: probably obsessed with Evil Carbs and only thinking of potatoes as unevolved french fries. Per the
Mayo Clinic:
In addition to carbohydrates — a needed energy source for your body and brain — potatoes contain a wealth of micronutrients. They're a good source of vitamins, minerals and fiber. As a bonus, potatoes are low in calories, contain no fat or cholesterol, and are sodium-free. They're high in vitamin C and potassium and are a good source of vitamin B6. A medium potato, about 5.5 ounces, contains only 145 calories.
I think whoever nails the best healthy crust will be the winner. I think it can be done!
Cauliflowers are healthy. Potatoes are healthy. And fucking
bread -- you know, the original pizza crust -- is healthy. This is why you are morbidly obese.
Jack says, "America is not the police of the world" and the U.S. should "let them fight" when it comes to Russia/Ukraine and Palestine/Israel. He thinks it's so funny when someone compares it to watching Godzilla and Mothra knock over buildings.
Someone in the chat chides him: "Can we keep the stream about food, family and fun, please?"
Based commenter.
Jack says that Tammy was a waitress, his first wife was a waitress, Charles was a waiter, and Jimmy was waiter.
Also he is shocked that Tammy got higher tips when she took her wedding ring off.
I think this timeline is bullshit. My guess is Jack once heard about the "ring off, better tips" phenomenon, was fascinated by it, and -- in typical weirdo narcissist fashion -- just lied so he could weave that neat little curio into his own life story.
Tammy graduated from business school in 1997 (according to the CWJ wiki, which looked at her LinkedIn profile). She and Jack married in 1998. So she was working waitress jobs with a business degree? During one of those most prosperous eras in the U.S. jobs market? When the "finance, insurance and real estate" sector, in particular,
was booming? An only child, from money, who already had accounting experience by that point? Nope. Don't buy it.
I'm a home cook. I'm not a trained chef. Do not call me chef. I've said that for years.
As if for years there's been this gaggle of adoring fans on YouTube and Twitter, fawning over Jack and shouting, "Chef! Chef! Chef!" Forcing him to dutifully -- nay,
graciously -- remind people he is but a simple egg-pickler.
Before we go, I know a lot of you are gonna go back to watching the NFL Draft, which I think Round 4 begins now. Yeah, I'm not watching. I haven't watched any of it I think some really good acquisitions were done. I think there were some good people.
Jack Scalfani, Knower of Sports!
Clean your grill. This is a great weekend. Sunny, not pouring rain. Get your grill ready because barbecue season's any day gonna kick off.
Doesn't he have like one or two dozen grills, which
@rubytintedchix was tracking and someone here said could be seen rotting in his backyard via satellite?
