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FaradayCage posted:Continuing on the topic of my taco addiction... You can crush Doritos nacho cheese and cool ranch chips and paint them onto soft tacos with mole or enchilada sauce then put them upside down on the stainless steel holders and crisp them to make true Doritos locos tacos.
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Ordered the stainless steel. Leeroy Jenkins. Worth noting the All-Clad seconds/damaged packaging sale is on again. So...what are our thoughts on this sous vide circulator? https://homeandcooksales.com/index.php/sous-vide-immersion-circulator-stainless-steel.html I've had a food saver for awhile and came into tons of packaging. Starting to think I should give it a shot.
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swickles posted:Its 15 bucks, and you like tacos. Go for it. NOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!! no he cant!!!!! alton brown said NO unitaskers.... NO!!!!!
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You can also use it for Chinese pork sandwich buns
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FaradayCage posted:Continuing on the topic of my taco addiction... It would be brutally insane to purchase any of those, yes. Not because Taco Holders are a bad idea, mind you. No, it would be insane because you would be purchasing something incredibly boring that isn't this: https://www.amazon.com/Funwares-TriceraTaco-Plastic-Ultimate-Dinosaur/dp/B01LZNTN8S?th=1  Fake Edit: WHAT, THERE IS A COLLECTION OF THESE AND THEY MAKE MORE THAN JUST THE TRICERATOPS!?!?!?!
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Borsche69 posted:NOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!! no he cant!!!!! alton brown said NO unitaskers.... NO!!!!! See, I was looking at those and wondering if I could use them to weigh down bacon in the oven (I had a batch curl up real bad tonight). Alton forced his vegetable steamers to be "multitaskers" by making that terrible chicken wing tower steamer so he has done worse.
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Borsche69 posted:NOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!! no he cant!!!!! alton brown said NO unitaskers.... NO!!!!! My unitaskers: - 5-cherry pitter - Glass cake stand - Hacked sodastream (arguably) - Waffle iron - Ooni clone (arguably) - popcorn popper (which I use exclusively for roasting coffee) Do they take up space? yeah. Do they really loving shine when their moment comes? Absolutely.
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HolHorsejob posted:- Waffle iron I bet you could make burgers that hold onto condiments better with that bad boy.
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Alton made fun of those meat shredder claws for being unitaskers, but my hands cramp up using forks when I'm shredding 4 pork butts for the vacuum sealer. Meat claws make that whole process sooooo much easier.
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Enos Cabell posted:Alton made fun of those meat shredder claws for being unitaskers, but my hands cramp up using forks when I'm shredding 4 pork butts for the vacuum sealer. Meat claws make that whole process sooooo much easier. Yeah my wife and I say to gently caress off with the unitasker stuff with regard to the claws, they’re so much faster and they’re like $10 and don’t take up much space.
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I just use egg beaters
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Enos Cabell posted:Alton made fun of those meat shredder claws for being unitaskers, but my hands cramp up using forks when I'm shredding 4 pork butts for the vacuum sealer. Meat claws make that whole process sooooo much easier.
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I finally gave in and bought insulated BBQ gloves (disposable nitrile gloves with a reusable cotton liner) and frankly I wish I had done it ages ago. They're just better for shredding, moving 10lb hunks of greasy 200F meat, everything that isn't hot metal really.
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mystes posted:I hadn't heard of those and they look like some really dumb weapon You get to pretend to be Wolverine and stab big chunks of meat, what's not to like?
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HolHorsejob posted:- Ooni clone (arguably) I've done "grilling" in mine since I don't have a grill otherwise. Works great with a cast iron griddle like this  Currently unavailable from this seller so no link Mostly corn and peppers (the easiest way to char and peel poblano skin I've ever found) and the very infrequent chicken thighs.
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Discussion Quorum posted:See, I was looking at those and wondering if I could use them to weigh down bacon in the oven (I had a batch curl up real bad tonight). Alton forced his vegetable steamers to be "multitaskers" by making that terrible chicken wing tower steamer so he has done worse. a buddy of mine swears by that method although i dont see any reason to try it when the baking powder + leave uncovered overnight in the fridge seems to work perfectly with absolutely no effort
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FaradayCage posted:I bet you could make burgers that hold onto condiments better with that bad boy. i think alton brown did a whole bit where he made breakfast in a waffle iron (bacon, eggs, probably toast or some bullshit). i think that was part of a real episode too, not even the vid below where he's hocking a panini press https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXuF9r_g-Xg
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Borsche69 posted:a buddy of mine swears by that method although i dont see any reason to try it when the baking powder + leave uncovered overnight in the fridge seems to work perfectly with absolutely no effort If he has literally gone out and built a tower steamer out of baskets and hardware store parts, I would argue he has a unitasker anyways 
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I have an NYC kitchen and I still love a good unitasker. Alton Brown can go gently caress himself. I never got the point of claws, though. When I shred a pork shoulder, I want to separate fat and crud from good meat, so I’d rather have the control that two forks give me.
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For a general audience I'd definitely err on the side of "no unitaskers" for lots of reasons, and I think his harping that direction has caused more good than harm. It was a vehicle to teach clever tool use and push back against junk products. IMO the victim of this crusade who is still denying themself convenience is rarer than the beneficiary who is able to do more cooking with what's on hand, not to mention the people who otherwise would've received awful space fillers from relatives who happened to watch Alton Brown.
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BrianBoitano posted:For a general audience I'd definitely err on the side of "no unitaskers" for lots of reasons, and I think his harping that direction has caused more good than harm. It was a vehicle to teach clever tool use and push back against junk products. I have definitely dropped that "no single job for a tool" line in front of relatives who are well meaning but prone to give things like those meat shredders as gifts. Instead I get a lot of spice blends which are fun and more hits than misses.
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HolHorsejob posted:My unitaskers: - Cherry pitter - Whipped-cream maker, the whippet-based kind - Spaetzle maker. Husband is perfectly capable of making them by hand, he just likes the extruded ones better - Waffle iron, duh - Special rolling pin for crackers and maybe lefse (It's corrugated) - Special rolling pin for spekulaas/gingerbread/springerle (it has flowers carved into it) - bannetons and liners - pasta mill (not the kind that extrudes, the kind that flattens) - Victorio tomato crusher/strainer - canning tongs Specialty tasks often need specialty tools, duh.
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Sorry for double post.FaradayCage posted:Ordered the stainless steel. Leeroy Jenkins. Serious Eats thinks it's lousy. quote:All-Clad Sous Vide: This model is bulky and extremely loud, and it gave inaccurate temperature readings during our testing. It's also very expensive.
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If a unitasker will do its job better than a multitasker, by a margin I can perceive, I consider that reason enough to buy it. Of course, cost and storage may provide persuasive reasons not to buy it. It's about trade-offs, not hard rules.
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BrianBoitano posted:For a general audience I'd definitely err on the side of "no unitaskers" for lots of reasons, and I think his harping that direction has caused more good than harm. It was a vehicle to teach clever tool use and push back against junk products. oh i definitely agree, i think it is a true net positive. i'm just poking a little fun given that his advice on stuff like that isn't really for people like me anymore
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Veggie peelers are unitaskers I guess, but gently caress doing it w a knife
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Sometimes I also use mine to peel cheese, if the grater isn't clean, does that count?
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I have two rotary cheese graters in the fridge, one for parm and one for cheddar. It’s stored with small blocks of cheese in them. When I want cheese I whip it out and wheel away. Immense mono-tasking QoL 
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Favorite immersion blenders? I got a cheap one a long time ago and it sounds like it's got a bunch of gravel in the motor or something. Mostly works but I'd like something a bit smoother.
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Borsche69 posted:i think alton brown did a whole bit where he made breakfast in a waffle iron (bacon, eggs, probably toast or some bullshit). i think that was part of a real episode too, not even the vid below where he's hocking a panini press I was on board until that "pizza" showed up.
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Eeyo posted:Favorite immersion blenders? I got a cheap one a long time ago and it sounds like it's got a bunch of gravel in the motor or something. Mostly works but I'd like something a bit smoother. I have no way of knowing if the new lines are the same quality, but I have a Braun immersion blender from  still going strong
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Eeyo posted:Favorite immersion blenders? I got a cheap one a long time ago and it sounds like it's got a bunch of gravel in the motor or something. Mostly works but I'd like something a bit smoother. I have a Bamix. Done its job without complaint for twenty some years in my kitchen.
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Oh I see vitamix makes immersion blenders, anyone hear about those? Looks like it's more than 3x more powerful than my current one.
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Nettle Soup posted:Sometimes I also use mine to peel cheese, if the grater isn't clean, does that count? oh baby, that's where you get a cheese plane instead. this is the unitasker i gently caress with https://www.amazon.com/Mieriscle-Cheese-Slicer-Stainless-Durable/dp/B002U6ZD7W
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Eeyo posted:Oh I see vitamix makes immersion blenders, anyone hear about those? Looks like it's more than 3x more powerful than my current one. Vitamix has a big sale going on until 9/17. Not knowledgable about their immersion blenders though
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Japanese deep frying pot: Curled rim to reduce spatter, rack on lid to let oil drip back into pot, thermometer, and a spout lip so you can pour out the oil later
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Somebody invent a balloon whisk that doesn’t end up with a clump of mud in the middle
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It’s a ball whisk, which is superior to balloons in every way
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Eeyo posted:Favorite immersion blenders? I got a cheap one a long time ago and it sounds like it's got a bunch of gravel in the motor or something. Mostly works but I'd like something a bit smoother. Bamix or Esge if you are in Europe has great build quality and works well for all my needs. If you want kale smoothies or blend other super fibrous things on the regular, it's not the best though (just get a proper blender at that point though). Also after mentioning the Kuhn Rikon peeler here a couple of weeks ago and mine starting to rust again, I decided to try out a different one and its surprisingly really good. https://www.amazon.com/Lurch-Germany-Universal-Peeler-Black/dp/B003AU5RF0/ Minimal design, very sturdy compared to the Kuhn one and most importantly a very sharp blade. I cannot tell how long the blade will last, but so far I would highly recommend it.
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