I finally left Cincinnati.

[Benton]

(10-06-2015, 08:53 PM)Vas Deferens Wrote: Its chili only by name regionally.  A sauce really.  Still one of the greatest things on planet ***** earth.  But yes, you are right, in comparison to what would generally be called chili, not even close.  

Not the first, nor the last time I anticipate, you and I have had this disco.  Probably about time for a classic Benton chili recipe thread on these boards.  Leaves are a turnin.

I've won chili cook-offs (local stuff, nothing to write home about). But chili is 90% about the smell. You throw in all your stuff and if it smells right, it almost always tastes right.