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Jellymouth posted:I really really really hope they're right about the "put a bunch of garlic cloves between two bowls and shake the poo poo out of them to peel them" thing working. Can anyone else confirm? It work pretty well, yeah. It just doesn't save that much time unless you're doing 10 or more cloves at once.
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Apparently if you just throw vegetables and yogurt and a banana into a blender you can make a liquid that tastes of banana but is full of nutrients from vegetables. You know, for babies. Life hack??????
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My Lovely Horse posted:I thought poking a hole in the egg was something everyone learned as a child. Nothing qualifies as a lifehack if they sell devices made specifically for its purpose. What does poking the hole allegedly do? I've never heard of this, and the site that Cracked links to just says that "you will never boil eggs in any other way again".
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A FUCKIN CANARY!! posted:What does poking the hole allegedly do? I've never heard of this, and the site that Cracked links to just says that "you will never boil eggs in any other way again".
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Mar 16, 2015 00:16
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It prevents them from cracking open when being boiled. Not sure what the Cracked article says about it, i don't click links to that site.
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Mar 16, 2015 00:16
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Spoeank posted:That butter one is peak life hack. Use a microwave to heat butter but not by putting the butter in the microwave Reading the article, it links you to another article about how safe is to leave your butter outside the fridge. It really amuses me how they have completely forgotten about the rest of the world that doesn't live in a cool climate, a thing several people pointed out..only to be #lifehacked by other people telling them to leave their A/C turned on , ON the kitchen, all day long.
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Mar 16, 2015 01:30
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Don't have air-conditioning? Simply leave your fridge door open all day!
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If your kitchen is that warm leaving the butter out for 5-10 minutes before you need it should soften it up anyway.
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Mar 16, 2015 06:17
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pienipple posted:If your kitchen is that warm leaving the butter out for 5-10 minutes before you need it should soften it up anyway. But that wouldn't be a life hack. Leave it out? Seems complicated and time consuming. Need to melt butter? Here are some simple steps. (1) Just fill a pot with water (2) use your favorite blow torch to heat the water to a boil (3) simply pour the boiling water into a glass (4) roll the hot glass over your butter Voila! (5) the floor, a animal, etc
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Nononono that's not it at all! 1) Construct a footlong pulsejet engine in a kettle. 2) Immerse it in butter. 3) Set fire to your loved ones. 4) Enjoy soft (vaporized) butter. e: it even looks like a glowing steel crack bong jesus! Karate Bastard has a new favorite as of 08:58 on Mar 16, 2015 |
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Mar 16, 2015 08:54
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Karate Bastard posted:Nononono that's not it at all! don't forget to scoop out the bits of metal before you use your butter for whatever.
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The bowl one totally works and it is awesome if you use garlic regularly because you can do a couple bulbs at a time and keep peeled garlic around for a while in the fridge. Also, buy a loving butter dish
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My Lovely Horse posted:I thought poking a hole in the egg was something everyone learned as a child. Nothing qualifies as a lifehack if they sell devices made specifically for its purpose. Everyone I know has this thing. If you don't have one you might as well live in a loving cave.
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Mar 16, 2015 10:46
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A butter dish? What are you, some kind of consumer whore? I've got a perfectly good 3 year old shoebox I can use
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Mar 16, 2015 11:32
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*in Alton brown voice* Butter dishes are just another unnecessary unitasker in the kitchen. Instead of buying into yet another thing you'll only use for one purpose, try multitasking by storing your butter on the ground like a animal you piece of poo poo
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death .cab for qt posted:*in Alton brown voice* Butter dishes are just another unnecessary unitasker in the kitchen. Instead of buying into yet another thing you'll only use for one purpose, try multitasking by storing your butter on the ground like a animal you piece of poo poo http://youtu.be/wy1vLBf4CqI
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Sentient Data posted:A butter dish? What are you, some kind of consumer whore? I've got a perfectly good 3 year old shoebox I can use Put it on a seatless chair and you got yourself a grandma toilet.
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Sentient Data posted:A butter dish? What are you, some kind of consumer whore? I've got a perfectly good 3 year old shoe
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LoonShia posted:Actual garlic-based lifehack that makes peeling easier: Put the cloves into a glass of water for five minutes before peeling. After you remove the garlic from your glass, chug the garlic water for a tasty, anti inflamitory treat. Larry King approved!
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Mar 16, 2015 17:43
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Where I come from, we call that Italian Lemonade 
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HenryEx posted:It prevents them from cracking open when being boiled. Not sure what the Cracked article says about it, i don't click links to that site. Boiling an egg isn't that loving hard that you need to buy a gadget to prevent you from loving it up. It's probably the easiest dish in the world.
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Mar 16, 2015 19:52
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LIFEHACK: Immerse your eggs in boiling water so that any cracks will rapidly self-seal as the egg whites harden on contact!
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You guys are optimizing the entirely wrong end of the egg spectrum. Lifehack: PLEASE DONT SHOOT ANYONE! this is a dangerous project, please be responsible with this cannon e: Real life hack: take any concept, affix "cannon", gis, life now better. e2: proof, for doubters: * GREASE! * FISH! * LOVE! ...by your powers combined: #Lifehack! Karate Bastard has a new favorite as of 21:38 on Mar 16, 2015 |
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Karate Bastard posted:Nononono that's not it at all! Colin Furze gets an immediate pass on everything from me.
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death .cab for qt posted:*in Alton brown voice* Butter dishes are just another unnecessary unitasker in the kitchen. Instead of buying into yet another thing you'll only use for one purpose, try multitasking by storing your butter on the ground like a animal you piece of poo poo Alton Brown wouldn't swear 
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Pomp posted:Alton Brown wouldn't swear Oh I bet he does. Would love to see his outtakes. 
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I am beside myself with joy that this exists. Thank you for bringing this into my life.
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death .cab for qt posted:The bowl one totally works and it is awesome if you use garlic regularly because you can do a couple bulbs at a time and keep peeled garlic around for a while in the fridge. Have extra garlic? Store it covered in olive oil. The oil prevents the garlic from oxidizing, the garlic flavors the oil! #Lifehacksthatwillkillyou
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Caedus posted:I am beside myself with joy that this exists. Thank you for bringing this into my life. Do you have the book? I have the book, and even I didn't know about the videos.
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Not My Leg posted:Have extra garlic? Store it covered in olive oil. The oil prevents the garlic from oxidizing, the garlic flavors the oil! #Lifehacksthatwillkillyou Sadly, the resulting oil is so delicious I still do it sometimes. I do dunk the garlic in boiling water for a few minutes first, but I have no idea if that helps. It is really very delicious oil.
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bunnielab posted:Sadly, the resulting oil is so delicious I still do it sometimes. I do dunk the garlic in boiling water for a few minutes first, but I have no idea if that helps. That'll kill the bacteria, but the spores are really tough to kill. Boiling water doesn't go high enough to kill them. If you store the oil at room temperature while its infusing, the spores might reactivate, but if you store it below freezing, they should remain dormant. It's super iffy, though.
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Karma Monkey posted:Oh I bet he does. Would love to see his outtakes. I actually knew a guy years ago who worked on several episodes of Good Eats. He had told a bunch of us that Alton is just as friendly and knowledgeable off camera as he is on camera, except off camera, he swears like a motherfucker 
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blunt for century posted:I actually knew a guy years ago who worked on several episodes of Good Eats. He had told a bunch of us that Alton is just as friendly and knowledgeable off camera, as he is on camera, except off camera, he swears like a motherfucker This post has enriched my life in a deeply meaningful way.
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Centripetal Horse posted:Do you have the book? I have the book, and even I didn't know about the videos. Funny to actually learn something from this thread, I thought botulism was basically from unsafe canning or improper storage, I would have never thought of an oil infusion leading to the right conditions for growth but I guess it makes perfect sense since the garlic's in an oxygenless environment
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You can buy minced garlic in oil or water and it lasts for months and is sold in every store; I can't believe it's as dangerous as all that. Fortunately I don't cook with more than a clove or two at a time and I'm happy to just peel it like a normal person
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I don't get how the garlic bowl thing is even a hack. When I peel it I cut off the ends and peel off the skin. All of that goes onto a chopping board which I wipe away into the bin, and I'm almost definitely using the chopping board for something else anyway. With the two bowls you end up with two bowls which presumably need a rinse and a dry afterwards, and you have to get them out the cupboard and put them back. You'll probably need a chopping board for something too so you'll need to get that. I could just about buy that this is a life hack if it was used in a professional kitchen, but the guy who peels the garlic doesn't actually get the ten minutes he's saved back as his own time. He'll just be told to do something else and quietly peeling garlic is probably preferable. Sorry 
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Inco posted:That'll kill the bacteria, but the spores are really tough to kill. Boiling water doesn't go high enough to kill them. If you store the oil at room temperature while its infusing, the spores might reactivate, but if you store it below freezing, they should remain dormant. It's super iffy, though. Which is why you mince it fresh and slowly heat the oil up.
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Sentient Data posted:Funny to actually learn something from this thread, I thought botulism was basically from unsafe canning or improper storage, I would have never thought of an oil infusion leading to the right conditions for growth but I guess it makes perfect sense since the garlic's in an oxygenless environment Canning happens to be a hobby of mine. Right now, I have Honeycrisp apples, chopped pineapple, chili, and sweet-and-sour chicken in my pantry. Herb-and-oil recipes are a common source of home-canning illness. It's not just the anaerobic environment created by the oil, it's also the low acidity, and the fact that botulism is common in soil. The garlic bulb comes out of the ground covered in botusoil, goes into the nice oxygen-free, low-acidity oil environment, and people get sick. Many people think boiling is a cure-all, but at sea-level-or-less pressures, it doesn't even come close to getting the job done.
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I thought you'd get around that by adding a bit of lemon to the mix or just storing it next to the fuel rods, like you do.
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duckmaster posted:Sorry That's why it's a "hack". It takes way more effort than the normal way, causes more inconvenience and creates washing up. Buts it's different to the regular way, therefore it CHANGES YOUR LIFE COMPLETELY WITH ONE SIMPLE TRICK AND EVERYONE IS AMAZED.
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