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Why are you using the lid to cook ground beef? If you want to steam it for whatever reason, it seems easier to do in the microwave
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My only frustration with the NordicWare ones is you can’t run them through the dishwasher, or the aluminum oxidizes and gets black powder on everything forever. That’s the only reason I’d consider a different pan
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Mar 1, 2023 20:19
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I’m surprised the seasoning adhered well enough when the surface under it was coming off. Tbf I have accidentally seasoned the tops of my pans (roasting chickens will do it), but not the outsides.
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Mar 2, 2023 00:45
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For me it’s not OCD, it’s pure laziness. I don’t mind discoloration, I just really dislike having to wrangle a whole half-sheet pan into a sink it doesn’t fit into, and I inevitably slop soapy/dirty water everywhere and it’s just a pain in the rear end. I would rather just throw it in the machine and walk away. I didn’t know the oxidized layer could be removed, though, that’s super interesting and I’ll give it a shot.
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Mar 2, 2023 00:53
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You’re literally describing the Rubbermaid Brilliance Glass, hooray
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Mar 6, 2023 09:18
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If you have any floor space, the portable dishwashers on wheels are 100% worth it
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Mar 13, 2023 03:48
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Corelle is honestly perfect in every way, except it has grandma rep
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Apr 4, 2023 17:59
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Think about the difference between dried apples (gummy, chewy) in trail mix and freeze-dried apples (crispy, like astronaut ice cream) in breakfast cereal. Or bananas or berries or apricots or whatever
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Apr 12, 2023 06:52
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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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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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The best plastic wrap is a cheap one, stretch-tite
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May 30, 2023 15:08
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And more likely to get your husband or kids to flip a tab. In those days it was also normal to call your grocer for delivery (at least in cities and suburbs), so you could phone while looking at the list. Tl;dr but interesting Anne Whateley fucked around with this message at 06:50 on Jul 8, 2023 |
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Jul 8, 2023 06:41
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You saved enough money on the mixer itself that getting new beaters will be way more than worthwhile. Paint the mixer a different color if you’re feeling ambitious.
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Jul 9, 2023 03:05
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Air sous vide seems like just regular oven reverse searing. Which is cool and good and better than regular SV for thick things, but not something that really needed a gimmicky name
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smackfu posted:So the idea of sous vide is that you put stuff in 150 degree water and eventually it entirely comes up to 150, rather than heating the outside at 450 until the inside is 150. It does dry out the very exterior, but not like jerky. It sets you up perfectly for a sear that leaves an incredible crust, which is why I prefer it to SV.
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Jul 28, 2023 18:07
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Penzey’s emails are basically Dr. Bronner but not wrong. If you just pagedown to the end, that’s where the coupons/deals are, the images at the end. One thing I think is cool is not only do they openly state their beliefs (over and over and over again), they also put their money where their mouth is, by doing a ton of giveaways and deep discounting, and prioritizing that over their profit margin
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Aug 8, 2023 07:40
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I live alone and I have zero interest in not having a microwave. My #1 use is steaming vegetables, #2 reheating leftovers, #3 popcorn. Is it necessary? No, but neither is having more than one knife, right?
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Aug 10, 2023 02:56
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Von Pluring posted:You should really make popcorn in a pot. Not only does it taste better, those microwave bags contain a lot of bad stuff. It’s also easy and quick. Tbh though I have to revise my order. My #3 microwave use is prep, like toasting rice for a pilaf or softening onions for…everything
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Aug 10, 2023 15:31
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Strongly recommend not washing your produce in a washing machine. There are a bunch of home threads, the whole DIY forum has a plumbing thread, any of those are a better fit for washers and dryers
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Aug 10, 2023 17:06
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Relevant to everyone imo. Silicone is only tolerable to me if it’s always handwashed. Silicone that’s been through the dishwasher not only tastes like soap, it also makes everything else taste like soap to me. Stir scrambled eggs with your silicone spatula? That’s scrambled soap now
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Aug 11, 2023 06:59
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Teflon pans were around for like 50 years before silicone kitchenware. Wood is fine, regular plastic is fine. Or I just use silicone but handwash
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Aug 11, 2023 17:13
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The bucket and gamma seal lid still fits the bill. The thing is, even the best storage just keeps out new bad guys. If there are already eggs in your rice (and there are), and it’s not fridged or frozen, eventually they grow up.
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Aug 27, 2023 03:51
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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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Sep 14, 2023 17:19
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It’s a ball whisk, which is superior to balloons in every way
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Yeah my dishwasher does an excellent job, but the rack layout just absolutely sucks for my needs. I guess they figure people don’t eat family dinners anymore, so nobody uses serving bowls, so the lower rack is literally 100% for plates. For sheet pans, I can put one along the side, not vertical, but leaning in diagonally across the tops of the plates/etc to avoid the arm. That works fine, I don’t need any special support for it v if their life is like mine, probably grease from stuff like chicken quarters Anne Whateley fucked around with this message at 22:01 on Sep 27, 2023 |
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Sep 27, 2023 21:30
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I would do that math real hard. A lot of it is stoneware
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Oct 19, 2023 04:17
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If you have a whole-rear end candy shop, why not get candy shears? Piping bag tips can be handled with a $5 Walmart special that just gets sharpened or replaced whenever
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VelociBacon posted:You can get ripoffs for much less and see if it becomes something you integrate into your workflow. They'll be slower and a bit less accurate and much worse construction but they do the job. If you like it you can ask Santa for a thermapen! For regular probes, I agree, a $15 one is perfectly fine. I can see you’d notice a Thermapen’s speed when you’re cooking like 15 or 20 pieces of meat, but I personally am cooking like 1-3 pieces so it doesn’t matter whatsoever if it takes an extra second each. You also rarely have to wait for the temp to finalize, it just needs to be past X, or going in the right direction when you switch pieces, which it only takes a second to determine anyway.
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Nov 6, 2023 17:13
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Anytime I’ve thought my all-clads were warped, it was actually that my whole stove was off
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Nov 19, 2023 06:02
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I just like piecemeal as you need them. ATK reviews are a great starting point, not that you always have to get their #1 pick, but they have good explanations so you can be like “actually I do want the bigger ladle even though it’s not dishwasher-safe” or whatever. Oxo tools are almost always good but not always the best.
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Nov 19, 2023 21:24
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Steve Yun posted:Aren’t those the ones that make loud clack sounds when you cut on them
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Nov 20, 2023 06:28
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For the ones with internal ice makers, do they absolutely have to be hooked to a water line, or is there a reservoir you could fill with a pitcher?
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Nov 21, 2023 03:13
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Can anyone recommend an oil for maintaining wooden spoons and handles, ideally with an amazon link? I know it’s one of those debate topics, but I just want the two-sentence version, please (please)
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Dec 13, 2023 21:59
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You can buy parchment paper air fryer liners. After that it’s basically just a hot wet paper towel. I still don’t like my air fryer because it doesn’t get hot enough to maillard or crisp, but at least it is easy to clean
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Jan 22, 2024 05:26
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Those are up in the inside of mine so it’s none of my business
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Jan 22, 2024 06:47
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They absolutely don’t all work the same. Maybe it would work like that if both microwaves were packed solid, but under real-world conditions, my smaller/lower-wattage microwave takes longer than my parents’ regular one for everything from softening butter and steaming vegetables to reheating leftovers and making popcorn. Sometimes packages will even have a little table of different timings based on wattage.
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Feb 14, 2024 00:53
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Bristle brushes will suck it up and help get liquid from mixing bowl to thing-being-brushed. Silicone brushes just poke it around, and not very well. I still prefer a silicone brush, though, because it doesn’t waste as much liquid and it feels like you can actually get it clean.
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Feb 28, 2024 07:32
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Aramoro posted:How often do you guys power go out? Feels like a really niche concern but do you just have a really unstable grid in your area or something?
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Mar 11, 2024 14:48
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Any cheap electronic timer with 0-9 buttons for me. I don’t have this one, but it seems like a fine example of the type of thing https://www.amazon.com/dp/B012QP8ORW
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Definitely convenience and less explodability. But see if you can borrow or use a friend’s instant pot before deciding. You can absolutely brown meat in mine, and if you wanted to go farther and char something, you can also just put the liner pot on the stove. The first week after I moved, when everything was in boxes, I was using the instant pot liner on the stovetop for everything, including boiling pasta. It’s not ideal because of the lack of handles, but it’s definitely doable
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