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Cooking & Baking

Major Nikon

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6. I can remember my dad making Wick Fowler's over 40 years ago

Reply to trof (Reply #3)

Mon Jan 6, 2014, 11:49 PM

Jan 2014

His kit became famous after winning the first chili cook off in Terlingua (they still have a chili competition there every year since). It's pretty big here in Texas.

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Chili con carne [View all] Major Nikon Jan 2014 OP

A happy accident I stumbled upon a few years ago... opiate69 Jan 2014 #1

I've seen a few different ways people impart smoked flavor into their chili Major Nikon Jan 2014 #2

1. Try breaking this up into paragraphs? 2. Try Wick Fowler's. trof Jan 2014 #3

I can remember my dad making Wick Fowler's over 40 years ago Major Nikon Jan 2014 #6

If you can find it, get a copy of "The Great Chili Confrontation". trof Jan 2014 #8

I've never read it Major Nikon Jan 2014 #10

Try Amazon. trof Jan 2014 #11

I like plain chili - pintos, corn, jalapenos, tomatoes, bell peppers, onions, etc. Meat on the side. pinto Jan 2014 #4

a handful of masa will give you a better thickener than tortilla chips, methinks. grasswire Jan 2014 #5

The reason I use white corn tortilla chips is because they are made out of masa Major Nikon Jan 2014 #7

Wick Fowler's 2 Alarm Chili Mix comes with a packet of masa. trof Jan 2014 #9