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Jun 27, 2022 04:37
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obi_ant posted:This is "kinda" for kitchen stuff? But I meal prep into an Anchor 4-cup container. I've been unable to find a lunch bag for it that will hold 2 of them and maybe a little more that isn't obnoxiously large. Do you guys have suggestions? round or square container? insulated or non-insulated lunch bag?
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Jun 27, 2022 18:19
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My parents are getting an induction stove that's incompatible with the All-Clad cookware they've had for decades, so they're giving it to me. Holy poo poo! I thought I might freshen it up a bit first as some of it is blemished from everyday use: brown spots, discoloration, etc. There are a million different guides online to doing this, any suggestions on the best approach?
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Jun 28, 2022 05:15
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Barkeeper's Friend, just make sure it works on the material.
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Jun 28, 2022 05:48
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barkeepers will do a great job on it. use the powdered version, dont breathe it in when applying and disposable gloves are a good idea too
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Jun 28, 2022 05:55
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N-thing Barkeeper's Friend, that stuff is magic. But also double check the pans on the new stove. Many clad pans have enough stainless steel in them to work on induction eyes (and there are pads you can get to make any pan work). On the other hand, sometimes imperfections in a clad pan will make a metal screech when it's used on induction, so double check that as well!
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Jun 28, 2022 06:17
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They did the magnet test and it didn't work so they already bought all new pans. 
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Jun 28, 2022 06:21
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obi_ant posted:This is "kinda" for kitchen stuff? But I meal prep into an Anchor 4-cup container. I've been unable to find a lunch bag for it that will hold 2 of them and maybe a little more that isn't obnoxiously large. Do you guys have suggestions? Maybe a 6 pack cooler? Check internal measurements 
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Jun 28, 2022 08:22
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I end up volunteering to cook for friends and groups at parties, and I've been shopping around for a better cook surface than park grills and my 2-3 burner camping stoves. I've been considering one of those large blackstone flattop griddles, but I need it to be relatively easy (read: collapsable) to transport in a van or truck. Anything I should watch out for or look at?
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Jun 30, 2022 20:02
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Do you and your friends not own stoves? We're missing some important context here.
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Jun 30, 2022 20:21
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The implication is that parties happen outdoors at parks
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Jun 30, 2022 20:23
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Still not enough context. I've made briskets and ribs on campfires. Is the issue that they doesn't have the temperature control they need, there's not enough work surface? There are compromises when you have to cook outside a kitchen that buying a shitload of equipment won't fix. My immediate reaction without knowing the exact situation is to prep as much as possible at home and only heat things up/cook if you have to. So like make a bunch of food at home, put them in a catering tray, and heat them up on location. What you cook is obviously going to depend on what reheats like poo poo or doesn't need a ton of space to make on site. OP already has a camping stove so I'm assuming they know what kind of BTU output they're looking for. Having a camping stove is already going to be a step up over a park grill. It strikes me as entering a zone of diminishing return to move to a flat top from there. um excuse me fucked around with this message at 20:40 on Jun 30, 2022 |
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Jun 30, 2022 20:35
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This would be for cooking in parks and camping events with no/inadequate kitchens for the number of people (30-100). The issue I've run into is the size of available cooking surface for the amount of food I need to put out in a timely fashion, even with something as simple as burgers and hotdogs. A lid would be nice too, but not a dealbreaker.
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Jun 30, 2022 20:53
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anybody got strong feelings on potato mashers? just go buy whatever Oxo sells?
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Jun 30, 2022 20:58
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Empty Sandwich posted:anybody got strong feelings on potato mashers? just go buy whatever Oxo sells? my strong feeling is to get a ricer or food mill instead of a masher if you're going to be using it often enough to care (although that link has masher recommendations too)
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Jun 30, 2022 21:09
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hypnophant posted:my strong feeling is to get a ricer or food mill instead of a masher if you're going to be using it often enough to care (although that link has masher recommendations too) If you have room for the ricer or mill, that's your best bet for mashed potatoes. If you're limited on space and want to use it for other things, a potato masher is still great - I used to use mine (lost in a move) when making bulk batches of tomato sauce. I could get whole canned tomatoes and then mash them to the consistency I wanted, rather than getting diced or crushed tomatoes.
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Jun 30, 2022 21:11
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Oxo mill sorta sucks tho
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Jun 30, 2022 21:15
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Submarine Sandpaper posted:Oxo mill sorta sucks tho I dunno about that mill specifically, I got a winco mill from webrestaurantstore or one of their competitors and it's basic but solid. I did get the chef'n ricer for my mom a few christmases ago and it is very well built and easy to use - the gear really makes it easier than other ricers
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Jun 30, 2022 21:19
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Empty Sandwich posted:anybody got strong feelings on potato mashers? just go buy whatever Oxo sells? Yes. They’re all pieces of poo poo except for this one. ZYLISS Potato Masher, Stainless... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00VE3BAPG?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share
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Jun 30, 2022 21:26
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I hate the kind that have a short double handle like Oxo's, where your knuckles are in the mash and you're burning your hand on the sides of the pot. Gotta have a long handle, and as a bonus you can easily keep it in your utensil pot. I also strongly prefer the kind that has holes through a metal plate, rather than just a wiggly wire. Tl;dr that Zyliss one looks good to me
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Jun 30, 2022 21:29
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Brute Squad posted:This would be for cooking in parks and camping events with no/inadequate kitchens for the number of people (30-100). The issue I've run into is the size of available cooking surface for the amount of food I need to put out in a timely fashion, even with something as simple as burgers and hotdogs. A lid would be nice too, but not a dealbreaker. Dear Lord okay. That's bigger than the party I was thinking in my head (10-20 people). How much set up and break down are you comfortable with? Any solution to cater to that many people will be time consuming. Do you do this for free? At cost? For profit? The more you spend the more conveniences you can have. At a capacity for 100 people I'd almost recommend something you trailer in if you do this regularly. That's going to have the least amount of set up work. What kind of budget are you looking at? Things are going to get expensive if you insist on cooking on location. If I were in your shoes I'd just smoke a bunch of meat at home and reheat it there. I can smoke around 50 pounds of food in a single go which will feed 100 people and be reheated in an hour on any heat source. You could fit it all in a car too. I'll wait for budget before making recommendations because like I said I can smoke on an open camp fire so my flexibility is $ to $$$$$.
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Jun 30, 2022 21:30
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I use a mixer to mash boiled potatoes, am I overworking it or something? Just find it's easier.
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Jun 30, 2022 21:52
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gracias on all counts. generally I like the wiggly wire ones, but that one might have sold me on the other design. I hadn't even considered a food mill, and I suppose there's a lot I could do with that... e: I've used an immersion blender and if I'm not careful the texture ends up insipid. I hadn't even thought about a mixer.
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Jun 30, 2022 21:53
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VelociBacon posted:I use a mixer to mash boiled potatoes, am I overworking it or something? Just find it's easier. (My ideal: red potatoes, skin-on, chunky mash, with lots of butter, only a smidge of milk, roasted garlic, and scallions or parsley or thyme)
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Jun 30, 2022 21:55
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um excuse me posted:Dear Lord okay. That's bigger than the party I was thinking in my head (10-20 people). How much set up and break down are you comfortable with? Any solution to cater to that many people will be time consuming. Do you do this for free? At cost? For profit? The more you spend the more conveniences you can have. At a capacity for 100 people I'd almost recommend something you trailer in if you do this regularly. That's going to have the least amount of set up work. What kind of budget are you looking at? You're way overthinking my use cases and needs. I'm looking for that heat source that could reheat that 50lbs of smoked meat or be used to cook large amounts of bacon, or hot dogs, or burgers, or ground beef or whatever else you may need to cook on a grill or griddle. Trailer is not an option because I don't have a car to haul one nor the skills in hauling one. Something that I can drop the legs and 2-person lift into the back of a van or truck is my portability requirements. $500ish is my budget. 100 is also my theoretical maximum, but 30-50 would be my average. I'm tired of spending 2 hours small batching burgers on my stoves or an hour building a good bed of coals in one of those super huge campground grills. I want to bust out 100 grilled cheeses in 4 batches of 25 instead of 10 batches of 10. Then drop them into a doubled motel pan over some sterno.
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Jun 30, 2022 22:00
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So like a griddle? https://www.campchef.com/flat-top-g...7xoCts8QAvD_BwE There’s a smaller one (the 600) which is $600
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Jun 30, 2022 22:29
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Sounds like Pit Boss is your solution then. $500 is not a ton of money for the capacity you want. But it sounds like a lid is the easiest compromise to make. https://pitboss-grills.com/grills/griddles/pit-boss-standard-5-burner-griddle Bespoke griddle lids are a thing for where you need them. ZBXFCSH Griddle Accessories 12 Inch Round Stainless Steel Basting Griddle Cover - Cheese Melting Dome and Steaming Cover, Best for Use in Flat Top Griddle Grill Cooking Indoor or Outdoor https://a.co/d/1tOYVT9 You also give up some portability. When you get into the $1000-1500 range you get commercial table top units which obviously don't come with a cart attached to them. They're also stainless steel and a shitload more flame control. um excuse me fucked around with this message at 22:37 on Jun 30, 2022 |
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Jun 30, 2022 22:33
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Empty Sandwich posted:gracias on all counts. I’ve had several kinds and I like the wiggly wire ones best. They’re easier to use on larger potato chunks and i think they work better for other tasks, like separating ground beef or sausage, or crushing tomatoes. Also they’re usually much cheaper.
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Jun 30, 2022 23:24
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um excuse me posted:Sounds like Pit Boss is your solution then. $500 is not a ton of money for the capacity you want. But it sounds like a lid is the easiest compromise to make. Pit Boss & Blackstone were the two brands I was looking at. I've used a blackstone griddle a few times and they were easy to work with, but none of their models I've been able to find in stores have legs that collapse. Wanted to check and see if anyone had any first-hand experience with what I was looking for. Thank you.
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Jun 30, 2022 23:27
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I would rather mash potatoes with my bare hands than use a wiggly wire.
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Jun 30, 2022 23:41
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I use an empty beer bottle to mash potatoes.
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I belittle and berate my potatoes until they mash themselves in an effort to please me.
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Jul 1, 2022 12:33
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I have a wiggly wire from my grandmother's kitchen and nostalgia keeps me blind to it's faults.
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Thankfully it has no faults
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Leon Sumbitches posted:I have a wiggly wire from my grandmother's kitchen and nostalgia keeps me blind to it's faults. This was my great grammys I've used it but don't regularly because its too short for the 5 pounds of mashed potatoes I make and consume daily. 
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I guess i never actually mentioned it but I bought one of the refurbished kitchenaid meat grinder attachments a month ago. It was in perfect condition but they for some reason sent me two of the smaller grinder plates so I had to have them send me the bigger one, which was very easy (I just chatted them and was like "you sent me two of the smaller grinder plates, can you send me the bigger one" and they were like "ok, done") but it was slightly annoying to wait for it to arrive. However, I finally got to try it and it's nice and I'm looking forward to lots more meat grinding.
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Another vote for the " plate with holes" masher. I use this: OXO Good Grips Stainless Steel Smooth Potato Masher https://a.co/d/avk87KE I actually use it more for mashing bananas and avocados but it's worked great for the handful of times I've used it on potatoes.
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Does anyone have a universal pot/pan lid they like? I have a couple of ~12" frying pans that I could use a lid for and all the lids I have almost but don't quite fit.
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There seem to be a million different types of vitamix blender and my eyes are glazing over trying to tell them apart. Are there any stinkers or are they all largely the same outside of bells and whistles?
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