Ooo, finally someone spamming something that I want.
Ooo, finally someone spamming something that I want.
I'm assuming you just placed the order that came to my inbox. Thanks! Due to the holiday weekend I won't be shipping any orders out until Monday. I like to make sure the baklava spends as little time as possible being shipped so I hope this is cool with you. :) Be sure to let me know what you think once you receive it!
Ooo, finally someone spamming something that I want.
Wish I had money :( |
Is this for real? And baklava...ebay? Wat. :D
Get a job. Or have sex with nasty old men - problem solved. :lol:
You're doing it wrong.
It actually does travel well, but it's all in how you package it. I've had zero complaints about the packaging since I started. I seal the baklava in wax paper (basically by melting the sheets together), wrap that up in a plastic container, bubble wrap that, and then put it in a box. From there I make sure the box has enough packaging inside so there is very little movement during shipping. I've had friends take picture of what the baklava looks like once they received it and it looks identical and tastes great.
As for taste, baklava can be made a million different ways. Everyone likes to think their recipe is the best. I love my recipe, but that doesn't mean everyone will agree. You can't make everyone happy, although I haven't had any complaints yet. I'll just keep doing my thing.
I tried a couple methods. Surprisingly, the cheapest one worked--a clothing iron. I just clean any excess wax off the iron while it's still hot. I know it sounds primitive, but it works great and takes a lot less time than other ways.
I don't like nuts in my food...
I don't like nuts in my food...
hehehhe.
I don't eat anything sweet, sorry.
Dude. Do you just seriously hate your own life so much that you will not let yourself enjoy anything associated with humanity or life? If there were past lives you must have been the monk locked in a cell wearing a hairshirt and not speaking for 30 years.
Let go of the self-loathing and embrace life. Of course, for you, that would probably be the ultimate torture. :P
Your life is finite. Drink some sugary drinks, eat a meatball sub, watch a stupid movie, laugh, cry, live. The only consistent principle I can divine from your behavior on this message board is hatred of human happiness.
Oh god, this shit is good.
This makes me tingle in my naughty places.
This makes me tingle in my naughty places.
(http://www.mandrik.com/baklava/baklava-pan.jpg)
Oh god, this shit is good.
Oh god, this shit is good.
That's all the review I need, will be ordering some for the holiday dinner visit I think.
I can't order any more for awhile. I couldn't stop eating it. It's all gone.
There will be much naughty place tingling in your near future. :)
I think I have a new slogan for my "business." How does, "Civil disobedience never tasted so good" sound? :P
You put crack in it, don't you? I knew it.
I keep drooling over these pictures!
I keep drooling over these pictures!
Quit drooling, and just order some. :P
:D
Every time I talk to my wife about something she makes me do laundry. Or wash dishes. I'm somebody's bitch. :x
If my wife could reply she'd probably just tell you that I have cleaning OCD when it comes to MY kitchen. I work until 12:30AM, and usually go straight to bed when I get home, but if there are dirty dishes/pots in the sink I won't be able to sleep until they are clean.
She's not really a fan of baklava either. Guess that's a good thing since I don't have to worry about her eating all my profits.
OMG you are as crazy as me! If I cook dinner for the family, or a bunch of people, I won't leave the kitchen until I clean all the pots, utensils, and whatever else was used to cook the food. There is nothing I hate more than eating a great meal and then walking into the kitchen to a giant mess.
I also have a dishwasher, but I use that a lot. I still hand wash stuff all the time, too.
I wash so many dishes around here I had to start using gloves because my hands started getting all dry and cracked.
BTW, I think I gained 3 lbs from eating that baklava.
Russ told me he won't eat baklava from the internetz. :x
Russ told me he won't eat baklava from the internetz. :x
More for you.
Fuck, Shaw better make some more pickles. Miniscule sodium diet be damned.
John Shaw is busy with zombies. Do not bother him with your pickle cravings.
So that lasted a whole ten minutes. Expect another couple dozen orders from Defiance.
Dude, it was ridiculous. I have never had anything like that in my mouth.
I have had baklava from the store and have never been a fan. This shit was unreal. So gooey and fresh and delicious.
I was a little skeptical about the price. This doesn't seem like much food for that much money. But, boy howdy. These puppies are DENSE and RICH. I couldn't eat more than one at a time, and as anyone who has eaten with me before can vouch, that is saying alot.
Should think about running an FTL ad for the holidays. They are pretty cheap.
Dude, it was ridiculous. I have never had anything like that in my mouth.
I have had baklava from the store and have never been a fan. This shit was unreal. So gooey and fresh and delicious.
I was a little skeptical about the price. This doesn't seem like much food for that much money. But, boy howdy. These puppies are DENSE and RICH. I couldn't eat more than one at a time, and as anyone who has eaten with me before can vouch, that is saying alot.
Should think about running an FTL ad for the holidays. They are pretty cheap.
I keep the price as low as possible. I've been down to Baltimore's Greek section & I see them charging $50-$60 for a full pan of baklava that looks like the crap you tried and hated. It's probably costing them $6-$8 a pan to make, but they charge such a high premium since it's not a common product. I'd rather sell a premium product at as reasonable a price as possible. I don't buy cheap ingredients because I'm not trying to make a cheap product. I only care about making the best. A full pan is 15" x 11" and I cut the pieces small for the very reasons you mentioned--it's rich & dense. I think a piece is around 1/2 an inch tall, but contains 54 layers. That's why one piece is so filling. :)
I've thought about maybe running an ad, but honestly I'm worried about too much business, lol. It's just me baking during my free time. Don't get me wrong, I know I can fulfill all orders people throw at me right now. I'm ready for it, and plan on skipping out on a lot of sleep. This is my first year doing this over a holiday season, and I'm planning on using the sales data so I know what to expect next year. I want to see how much work I need to put in this year & then look into expanding next year. I'll continue to sell year round, though. I'm having a lot of fun baking!
So that lasted a whole ten minutes.
Seriously, you could be the first millionaire baklava tycoon with this recipe.
You should sell it through your dad's diner. From what I can tell it would be an instant hit. I would buy some except the price is a little steep for me right now. It's killing me though, I need to make a few hundred bucks appear out of thin air by the end of the year, and I'm almost there.Seriously, you could be the first millionaire baklava tycoon with this recipe.
Thanks! I really do appreciate the compliments. With me already working a full time job, plus part time at my dad's diner on Saturday & Sunday morning, it's a lot of work doing the baklava thing on the side. But like I said, I enjoy it. I know I could probably take it further and some how turn it into my full time job, but I'm just not really sure how that could become a reality. This "business" is still only 4 months old, but I plan on trying to figure out ways to expand, which would include having a much better looking web site & possibly advertising.
I do bake at my dad's diner probably more than I bake at home. My dad's cool & is usually all done in the prep kitchen by the time I roll in. I have more room there & can bake multiple pans at a time. I'll be there a lot leading up to Christmas.
Finally got around to making a Facebook page for my baklava:Sweet. I want to order some as soon as I can economically justify it.
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Georges-Famous-Baklava/256410863288
Become a fan! =)
Just ordered some. Sounds delicious. :D
Just ordered some. Sounds delicious. :D
Thanks for the order, Lance! I don't ship Friday or Saturday because I want to avoid the extra day in the post office, but I'll send it out first thing Monday morning. Enjoy!
Rock on. Even though I haven't tried it yet, I think I'll order up some more for extended family christmas gifts. I trust BonerJoe's recommendation!
FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK.
That's all.
If you make enough money, maybe soon there should be a baklava.freetalklive.com ?
If you make enough money, maybe soon there should be a baklava.freetalklive.com ?
I'm thinking about it. I should talk to Mark to see what the costs would be for short term advertising, and then see how much that actually would benefit my business. It's one of those things I'm going to look into in early 2010.
There isn't a right or wrong way to make it, only the way you prefer. :)
There isn't a right or wrong way to make it, only the way you prefer. :)
If it were my company, the slogan would be "Your grandma's baklava sucks."
the greeks on my wife's side of the family can forget about getting any more of it just so that they can bitch about it while they eat it all. :x
the greeks on my wife's side of the family can forget about getting any more of it just so that they can bitch about it while they eat it all. :x
Sounds like pretty much all the Greeks I know, lol. My family on both sides was wondering why I didn't make any to give out for Christmas. I refused for the very same reasons. They all know how to make it, but they just wanted to nit pick my recipe.
the greeks on my wife's side of the family can forget about getting any more of it just so that they can bitch about it while they eat it all. :x
Sounds like pretty much all the Greeks I know, lol. My family on both sides was wondering why I didn't make any to give out for Christmas. I refused for the very same reasons. They all know how to make it, but they just wanted to nit pick my recipe.
Oh fuck that. I wouldn't put up with that. Are they making money off of their baklava recipe?
especially since you're a baklava baker. :)
especially since you're a baklava baker. :)
Seeing as how my first batch of baklava was baked from the recipe in the "Guide to Pern" book I received for Christmas as a teen, I'm not sure I should really be labeled with "baklava baker".
I did experiment with different recipes and mixes of walnuts and pistachios, spices and honey in my 20s, and came up with a couple of pretty decent official combos, which I'd make several times a year - but that was before births of children # 2 & 3.
especially since you're a baklava baker. :)
Seeing as how my first batch of baklava was baked from the recipe in the "Guide to Pern" book I received for Christmas as a teen, I'm not sure I should really be labeled with "baklava baker".
I did experiment with different recipes and mixes of walnuts and pistachios, spices and honey in my 20s, and came up with a couple of pretty decent official combos, which I'd make several times a year - but that was before births of children # 2 & 3.
especially since you're a baklava baker. :)
Seeing as how my first batch of baklava was baked from the recipe in the "Guide to Pern" book I received for Christmas as a teen, I'm not sure I should really be labeled with "baklava baker".
I did experiment with different recipes and mixes of walnuts and pistachios, spices and honey in my 20s, and came up with a couple of pretty decent official combos, which I'd make several times a year - but that was before births of children # 2 & 3.
Okay, if you eat it and Jizz still complains about baklava from the internet I'm throwing him out of second-floor bedroom window.
The crumbs in Joy's toaster are probably better than anything I could cook.:lol:
:lol:
(The crumbs in my toaster are from homemade bread.)
Just shared a piece of baklava with the Mr...
Delicious!
I love the soaked layers at the bottom of each piece. I'd like the top couple of layers to be a tiny bit drier & flakier, but don't think that's anything you've done. I'd bet that's being flipped over for a good part of the shipping. Because the top layers separate quite nicely when you're picking at layers of phyllo with a fork, trying to make yourself eat it more slowly, because the flavor is fantastic. They wouldn't come apart easily if they'd been completely soaked from the beginning.
I would expect thats a humidity issue in a sealed environment.
I would expect thats a humidity issue in a sealed environment.
That's part of it, but it wasn't just dampness, it was sticky honey... and the mailman had left it upside down on front steps, which is what made me think it probably spent a good bit of time like that on 2 days of travel.
Again, super tasty, so I'm quite happy with it. Only reason I won't be ordering as soon as this batch is gone is because I don't want to regain the 35+ pounds I lost several years ago.
I had a couple pieces I hid in the freezer last month. Ate one frozen and ate the other after thawing. They were both totally awesome in their own way. It's like the honey god spoojing his giant load in your mouth.
Think I should make up shirts that say "George's Famous Baklava" on the front and "It's like the honey god spoojing his giant load in your mouth" on the back? For Porc Fest? :P
I think a graphic depiction would be more effective.
You all convinced me to go and order some. I'm eagerly awaiting a tasty surprise in my mail next week :)
You all convinced me to go and order some. I'm eagerly awaiting a tasty surprise in my mail next week :)
Okay, now I'm gonna beat Russ up. He STILL won't agree to eat any.
You all convinced me to go and order some. I'm eagerly awaiting a tasty surprise in my mail next week :)
Okay, now I'm gonna beat Russ up. He STILL won't agree to eat any.
Meet me at the back of Costa's in Greek Town. :P
You all convinced me to go and order some. I'm eagerly awaiting a tasty surprise in my mail next week :)
Okay, now I'm gonna beat Russ up. He STILL won't agree to eat any.
Meet me at the back of Costa's in Greek Town. :P
You do know that place just burned down this week, right? I'm assuming you do ;)
http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/2025280,deep-fryer-costas-fire-020210.article
Also, Jizzy and Lindsey should come to my place to eat wonderful baklava once I get it...I'm close enough to Costa's :P
You all convinced me to go and order some. I'm eagerly awaiting a tasty surprise in my mail next week :)
Okay, now I'm gonna beat Russ up. He STILL won't agree to eat any.
Meet me at the back of Costa's in Greek Town. :P
You do know that place just burned down this week, right? I'm assuming you do ;)
http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/2025280,deep-fryer-costas-fire-020210.article
Also, Jizzy and Lindsey should come to my place to eat wonderful baklava once I get it...I'm close enough to Costa's :P
I got my baklava in the mail today. It tastes good: like honey-coated freedom. I had a hard time stopping myself from consuming it all tonight :D
Rancid? I had it sitting in the refrigerator and on the counter for a long time, and at no point did even hint of tasting rancid. And I know what the fuck that tastes like.
Some people are just huge review tools. Some are scam artists. They throw a shit-fit hoping to get extra stuff or a refund.
I stumbled into some crazy bitches review profile on Amazon one day [VIEW THIS PERSONS OTHER REVIEWS] and she musta had a thousand other reviews of absolutely normal shit. Just look around your house - mouse pad, lamp shade, bagel cutter, fucking everything you see, she bought it from Amazon and reviewed the fucker. *NOTHING* made this cunt happy. And everything somehow involved her sciatica. I wanted bread pans because we bake a lot of bread and I have sciatica so I have trouble getting the loaves out of the pan. Well, these bread pans suck, and I won't recommend buying them.
I'm sure her husband is down in the basement chipping a hole in the concrete floor.
I'm sure her husband is down in the basement chipping a hole in the concrete floor.
It's a cost thing, not a regulation thing. I haven't found a reasonable way to get baklava there within 2-3 business days, and I don't want it taking 7-10 days for $25+ in shipping charges. :(
It's a cost thing, not a regulation thing. I haven't found a reasonable way to get baklava there within 2-3 business days, and I don't want it taking 7-10 days for $25+ in shipping charges. :(
Perhaps you need a distributer willing to buy it in bulk (at bulk prices) for resale?
It's a cost thing, not a regulation thing. I haven't found a reasonable way to get baklava there within 2-3 business days, and I don't want it taking 7-10 days for $25+ in shipping charges. :(
Perhaps you need a distributer willing to buy it in bulk (at bulk prices) for resale?
That would be fantastic if I could find someone like that. It certainly would cut down on shipping costs.
My review
George's Famous Baklava: civil disobedience never tasted so good! (http://www.examiner.com/examiner/x-17122-SF-Muslim-Examiner~y2010m3d30-Georges-Famous-Baklava-civil-disobedience-never-tasted-so-good)
George - What's the average turnaround time right now? Trying to time my order so baklava arrives just in time for the 10th. Mr. Joy's a big fan - your baklava & a turkish coffee will make for a darn near perfect birthday breakfast.
George - What's the average turnaround time right now? Trying to time my order so baklava arrives just in time for the 10th. Mr. Joy's a big fan - your baklava & a turkish coffee will make for a darn near perfect birthday breakfast.
If you want it for the 10th, just order now & note that. I'll ship it out Wednesday, 4/7 to make sure you have it by 4/10 at the latest (probably will arrive 4/9).
BTW, BonerJoe & I met, along with digitalfour, a few weeks ago here in my hometown of York, Pa. We had a great time hanging out for a few hours. BJ & I decided to go into business together for Porc Fest and will be offering such awesome things as gyros, fries, greek iced frappes, baklava, and maybe more stuff. How does that sound to you guys? :D We're going to be set up in RV spot 13, which is close to the picnic pavilion. I'm pumped!
will be offering such awesome things as gyros, fries, greek iced frappes, baklava, and maybe more stuff.