Reviewed: Feb. 13, 2012

Wonderful. So different than TX chili, and I personally prefer the flavor. The only changes I made were to halve the recipe and increase the cinnamon and chili powder. But those changes are not necessary. Great recipe. Thank you!

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marymac

Cooking Level: Expert

Living In: Houston, Texas, USA

Reviewed: Feb. 3, 2012

The flavor is dead on, amazing. The texture, as many have noted is not, but this is a very easy fix. Don't brown the beef. Cook the onions, then add the liquid and the rest of the ingredients, stirring it all together. Bring it to a boil, then add the raw beef, reduce to a simmer. Break the meat up very throughly with a spatula..it will clump if you don't. Cover and cook the suggested time, and this will be exactly as it should be.

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Jonesattack

Reviewed: Jan. 2, 2012

This was so-so. Tasted a little like Manwich (if I had to compare it to a flavour) - not a family favourite and won't make again. The cloves and allspice were a turn-off for us.

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MissKitty

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Jan. 1, 2012

Being a huge Skyline fan and living in Colorado, my wife made this for me tonight following the recipe for the most part. She had me taste it and the flavor was great but the texture was wrong (chunky) so I used an immersion blender. It worked great and made the texture just right.

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Yorkie

Reviewed: Jan. 1, 2012

LUV it. Nothing bad to say. This is an amazing recipe. Tru cincinnati chili... no, but the flavor is amazing and pretty darned close. Also, unless you are looking for a heart attack by cooking with the fat that comes with tru cincinnati - this is a great tasting recipe.

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Kabeach

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Cooking Level: Expert

Living In: Vincent, Alabama, USA

Reviewed: Dec. 29, 2011

4 1/2: really good, but heavy (cincy chili always is I guess). Need to add the beans to make it 5-way. Did the boil technique from the comments and added 2 cups beef broth twice. Other than that, followed recipe as is for boxing day dinner w/ family.

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CDPARSON

Cooking Level: Beginning

Living In: Tallahassee, Florida, USA

Reviewed: Dec. 26, 2011

tastes just like Skyline chili! The spices should probably be amped up a little. I'll double them next time.

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theidahopotato

Reviewed: Dec. 10, 2011

This recipe is the ultimate Tailgate chili. Its traditionally toped on spaghetti but we like it on hebrew nation hotdogs toped with cheese onions and tobasco hot sauce. My Boys literally beg me to make this every football get together.

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Patricia

Reviewed: Nov. 13, 2011

I used 1.25 lb ground turkey (browned in a skillet) and 2 cans of pinto beans instead of the ground beef. I know it's not authentic that way but I knew we'd prefer it that way and it's my kitchen. Also used 1/4 C chocolate chips stirred in shortly before serving. Mine cooked in a slow cooker for about 5 hours and it turned out really, really well! Just perfect. The cinnamon, allspice, cloves and chocolate were so good and subtle and everything just came together really well. Heck, I tasted it right after I put everything in the crock pot and it was good then too! I brought the chili to a potluck that had a noodle theme and it was different from all the other offerings (which were all Italian). Everyone else liked it too. Will definitely make it again. Next time I'll try boiling the meat but I'm still going to use ground turkey and pinto beans :)

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The Bunny Chef

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Fairbanks, Alaska, USA

Reviewed: Oct. 15, 2011

I didn't much care for this, but I'm not big on chili. My husband, however, loves chili, and he thought this was great. He went back for seconds and is looking forward to eating the leftovers tomorrow. I followed the recipe exactly with the exception of the overnight refrigeration. Instead, I just simmered it for a long time. I guess we will try the overnight refrigeration step tonight and see how the leftovers turn out tomorrow. :)

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