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Lady near me has a freeze dryer and selling dried veg She has freeze dried beets on Friend Discount for $12/lb Beets are $17.50 for 6.6 lbs at Costco Assuming beets are 6/7 water, and a pound of freeze dried beets represent 7 lbs of regular beets, $12 for a pound of freeze dried would be a steal. Am I mathing this right?
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Apr 12, 2023 07:37
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Do you live in Alaska to be paying $2.65/lb for plain beets? Are Costco’s beets organic or chioggia or something? I live in NYC and I’ve never paid more than $1/lb for plain red beets without the greens. I’m guessing she has a source around that price, or less if she’s buying in bulk.
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Apr 12, 2023 15:55
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Beets are $1/lb on sale in LA, $2 regular price, and that includes the fact that you’re gonna lose some weight to the greens and peel $2.65/lb doesn’t seem bad for nothing but the edible part of beets, also being shelf stable for a few months
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Apr 12, 2023 18:27
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https://www.tiktok.com/embed/7221195368317390122 Apparently the Oxo carbon steel pan is slick enough to slide eggs out of the box
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Apr 12, 2023 21:26
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Is there a reason anyone would want a years worth of freeze dried beets? Like you’re adopting a Mormon style prepper pantry? At no point have I ever not been able to buy beets on demand.
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Apr 12, 2023 22:14
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I make a lot of borscht and my freezer’s always full
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Apr 12, 2023 22:29
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Steve Yun posted:Beets are $1/lb on sale in LA, $2 regular price, and that includes the fact that you’re gonna lose some weight to the greens and peel
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Apr 13, 2023 01:31
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Steve Yun posted:I make a lot of borscht and my freezer’s always full love that stuff
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Apr 13, 2023 02:43
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SubG posted:Beet greens are edible; in fact, beets were originally cultivated for their greens and there are modern cultivars (like chard) that still are. I am never going to need as many beet greens as I am beets
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Apr 13, 2023 03:06
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 Oh my goodness, freeze dried veggies are so nice to eat The sweetness and sourness of the apples taste like they’re amped up Beets way sweeter than fresh, almost tastes like ketchup (she marinated them in vinegar) I wish I had $3000
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Apr 13, 2023 03:45
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SubG posted:Beet greens are edible; in fact, beets were originally cultivated for their greens and there are modern cultivars (like chard) that still are. Love the beet greens. I’ve just cooked them separately from the beet. Last time I got beets with quality greens on top they were excellent. A bit earthy in a good way, and also tender with a little green bitterness to it. Gotta throw out the ratty leaves and thoroughly wash thoroughly because they’re often treated not so well.
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Apr 13, 2023 04:59
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 Reconstitution of freeze dried apples: soaked up plenty of water, texture is soggy and mushy, but flavor is still pretty good and fresh. Starts turning brown again quickly after rehydrated. Beets also got soggy, but not as mushy as the apples. Weirdly, I think the flavor might’ve actually been better when they were freeze dried. At any rate because of the mushiness I would only use rehydrated produce in soups or other slop food like maybe oatmeal for the apples What else would be cool to ask the neighbor lady to freeze dry? Tofu? Sausage? Guanciale? She says high fat stuff like butter won’t work
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Apr 13, 2023 05:40
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There are all kinds of things you can do with pulverized freeze-dried fruits (or vegetables I guess) in baking. If you have the freeze-dried fruit, it’s super easy and brings a great fresh flavor without throwing off the consistency or needing a lot of manipulation. I did bananas in blondies, seedless raspberries in pastry cream, etc. People are just starting to get into using freeze-dried fruit, so there’s a ton of new ground to break, whatever you can think of. Wild blueberry sausages, why not Those of us without a helpful neighbor can reliably score some fruits (iirc apple, banana, mango, raspberries, blueberries, strawberries) in pouches at Trader Joe’s. Be sure you’re getting freeze-dried and not just dried! Anne Whateley fucked around with this message at 06:00 on Apr 13, 2023 |
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Apr 13, 2023 05:55
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Steve Yun posted:Beets are $1/lb on sale in LA, $2 regular price, and that includes the fact that you’re gonna lose some weight to the greens and peel If she's selling freeze-dried veg for income, there's a decent chance she has a deal with either a farmer or a produce vendor to buy in bulk occasionally - buying 100 lbs from a commercial vendor should be significantly less expensive than buying from your local grocery.
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Apr 13, 2023 16:30
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Can a fellow LA goon get the hook up? Looking for dried fruit to blitz up into a powder for adding to my sugar water when I go on bike rides.
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Apr 13, 2023 18:40
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PolishPandaBear posted:Can a fellow LA goon get the hook up? They’re in the valley, is that close to you
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Apr 13, 2023 19:04
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I'm in Culver City. So like 30-40 min without traffic?
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Apr 13, 2023 19:18
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I’ve asked if she’s taking on new customers, waiting to hear back In the meantime, a very positive Made In carbon steel pan review: https://www.tiktok.com/embed/7221564270419381546
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Apr 13, 2023 20:23
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Anyone used the T-fal or All Clad deep fryers with the build in filters and oil tanks? I rarely deep fry things because I hate the feeling of "wasting" oil so this has got me really interested, but I wanted some reviews. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxKh-GKUvu0
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Apr 13, 2023 20:51
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Steve Yun posted:
Your mistake was not using rum to rehydrate the apples, IMO. I’ve never tried it, but I just know it’s gotta be good.
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Apr 13, 2023 20:54
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We have a countertop dehydrator and honest to God dried tomatoes are straight up candy. Being in the house while dehydrating ghost peppers? Inadvisable
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Apr 13, 2023 20:56
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We dehydrate orange and lemon slices so we can toss them in tea and it's very nice.
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Apr 13, 2023 21:05
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Arsenic Lupin posted:Being in the house while dehydrating ghost peppers? Inadvisable
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Apr 13, 2023 22:20
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Subjunctive posted:Your mistake was not using rum to rehydrate the apples, IMO. I’ve never tried it, but I just know it’s gotta be good. Well now you tell me after I ate all the freeze dried apples
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Apr 13, 2023 22:43
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Steve Yun posted:I’ve asked if she’s taking on new customers, waiting to hear back Is there any reason to get the Made In pan for 170€ of you can get the same size DeBuyer with a similarly fancy handle for 70€ or if you are fine with a straight handle for 50€? Seems very expensive for a carbon steel pan.
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Apr 14, 2023 00:35
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Eezee posted:Is there any reason to get the Made In pan for 170€ of you can get the same size DeBuyer with a similarly fancy handle for 70€ or if you are fine with a straight handle for 50€? Seems very expensive for a carbon steel pan. Made In is an American brand, manufactured in America - you're paying prices for importing, plus any associated tariffs or taxes. I own that Made In pan, and I'd be getting the De Buyer one given the price difference you're looking at. Alternatively, I've seen the Oxo carbon steel pans heavily recommended as well, those might be another option depending on local pricing.
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Apr 14, 2023 01:35
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Their website says it’s made in Sweden: https://madeincookware.com/products/blue-carbon-steel-frying-pan/12-inch-preseasoned And at $129 it’s $15 more than the similar size de Buyer pro pan: https://debuyer-usa.com/products/mineral-b-pro-fry-pan?variant=35068464005277
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Apr 14, 2023 06:43
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Chemmy posted:Their website says it’s made in Sweden: https://madeincookware.com/products/blue-carbon-steel-frying-pan/12-inch-preseasoned Huh, I would have sworn when I bought mine, the website claimed it was made in America. Wonder if I'm misremembering or if they changed manufacturers.
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Apr 14, 2023 15:40
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VelociBacon posted:We dehydrate orange and lemon slices so we can toss them in tea and it's very nice.
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Apr 14, 2023 15:51
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Shooting Blanks posted:Made In is an American brand, manufactured in America Just browsing their website, I'm seeing stuff coming from Italy, France, USA, Sweden, etc. I don't think they claim to be an all-American brand.
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Apr 14, 2023 17:40
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Taima posted:Making chocolate would be great- is there a certain recipe you prefer? Again I just don't know who I should be watching when it comes to this kind of thing. I have brave tart's book. I have the milk bar book. Idk that's basically it. I want to get into desserts though. No one recipe stands out, but once you realize how quickly and easily you can turn chocolate into perfectly tempered shiny and snappy chocolate covering <whatever you want> the fun never stops. Until the diabetes sets in.
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Apr 15, 2023 01:20
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Pasta machine. Anyone got strong opinions on size? I'll be getting an atlas anyway, so it's really a choice between the 150/180. The extra space wasted? The 150 constraining? I've a notion I can use this for other uses, as well. Mostly pastry. This unfounded? My pasta rolling is frankly garbage by hand but I'd be willing to put up with it if I would end up buying a unitasker. If pastry is fine though, I'm going ham.
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Apr 15, 2023 20:59
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Absolutely the 180. It’s a great product, great value, and absolutely the one you should get, but even it is going to feel smaller than you want.
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Apr 15, 2023 21:23
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I'm not sure how many cutters are made for the 180 size as opposed to the 150. If you're just rolling sheets then go for the 180 no problem though.
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Apr 15, 2023 21:28
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Who makes very good cutting boards? Like not just well-made with end grain and appropriate woods and feet that stay attached and NO loving RUNNEL and well-oiled to start, but also really attractive and with obviously talented craftsmanship? I am ready for our kitchen to have a new centrepiece. Let’s pretend that price is literally no object to start! I want my kids fighting over this when my will is read.
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Apr 15, 2023 22:32
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I'm pretty sure the woodworking thread is like 90% chopping boards.
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Apr 15, 2023 22:44
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Subjunctive posted:Who makes very good cutting boards? Like not just well-made with end grain and appropriate woods and feet that stay attached and NO loving RUNNEL and well-oiled to start, but also really attractive and with obviously talented craftsmanship? I am ready for our kitchen to have a new centrepiece. Let’s pretend that price is literally no object to start! I want my kids fighting over this when my will is read. There's a goon who ran an SA mart thread a year or three back who has a website they order out of now that are quite nice.
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Apr 15, 2023 23:07
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Nettle Soup posted:I'm pretty sure the woodworking thread is like 90% chopping boards. I will ask there! Nephzinho posted:There's a goon who ran an SA mart thread a year or three back who has a website they order out of now that are quite nice. I will search there!
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Apr 15, 2023 23:08
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Doom Rooster posted:Absolutely the 180. It’s a great product, great value, and absolutely the one you should get, but even it is going to feel smaller than you want. Cool, exactly the problem I expected. That'll be the one then. Nephzinho posted:I'm not sure how many cutters are made for the 180 size as opposed to the 150. If you're just rolling sheets then go for the 180 no problem though. Sheets. Looking it up, it's got cutters for fettuccine/tagliatelle included but they offer nothing else. I was just getting incredibly lazy and making pappardelle anyway, having any degree of control beyond a sheet and cutting it to shape myself is above expectation/desire.
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Kalsco posted:Cool, exactly the problem I expected. That'll be the one then. I have and love the 150 and have a few cutters for things like chittara and the motor for making large batches. If i was just making sheets and free cutting I'd totally have gotten the 180.
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