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Comment on What have you been eating, drinking, and cooking? in ~food
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Comment on What have you been eating, drinking, and cooking? in ~food
ISO3103 LinkI had a go a making donuts the other day. I mostly followed a recipe from Brian Lagerstrom. I didn't have time to make the jam and fill the donuts, but they were delicious unfilled. Next time I'm...I had a go a making donuts the other day. I mostly followed a recipe from Brian Lagerstrom. I didn't have time to make the jam and fill the donuts, but they were delicious unfilled.
Next time I'm going to make the donuts smaller, the suggested size was way to large for my tastes, so instead of cutting the dought into 9, I'll try cutting into 12 and see how they come out.
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Comment on What have you been eating, drinking, and cooking? in ~food
ISO3103 Link ParentI'm glad that the recipe is working out for you :)I'm glad that the recipe is working out for you :)
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Comment on Bread maker recipes? Tips and tricks? in ~food
ISO3103 (edited )LinkWe use our bread maker a lot. A few of the replies are suggesting that you could learn to make bread by hand. Which isn't bad advice, but I've found that I use bread maker bread for different...We use our bread maker a lot. A few of the replies are suggesting that you could learn to make bread by hand. Which isn't bad advice, but I've found that I use bread maker bread for different things Vs hand made bread. So to cut that long story short - why not do both!
As for advice for bread maker recipes:
- We've settled on a 50:50 wholemeal / white loaf, which for me really is the best of both. 200g white, 200g wholemeal, 5g salt (1tsp), 300ml water, 15g (1 tbsp) oil, 3g (3/4 tsp) instant yeast.
- If your bread machine recipe tells you to add sugar to the mix, try leaving it out. On our machine it makes no difference to how the bread rises, and you can avoid a little processed sugar, and the weird sweet bread flavour.
- If yout machine has a delay function, use it. Waking up to freshly baked bread is just wonderful. Prep the machine before going to bed, go to sleep, wake up, eat fresh bread. No effort, no fuss, just wonderful.
- You can get a slightly more developed crust on the bread for leaving the bread in the machine for 30mins after it tells you that it's done. Much longer than this and the bread gets wet and leathery. It will never rival a hand made sourdough crust, but it's something.
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Comment on Historians dispute Bayeux tapestry penis tally after lengthy debate in ~arts
ISO3103 (edited )Link(From reading the title only) This hilarious, and highlights the reason I got out of academia. Long, hard fought arguments over things that ultimately don't matter in the slightest.(From reading the title only) This hilarious, and highlights the reason I got out of academia. Long, hard fought arguments over things that ultimately don't matter in the slightest.
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Comment on An engineer says he’s found a way to overcome Earth’s gravity in ~space
ISO3103 LinkThe EM drive has been independent tested a couple of times. And noone has been able to definitely prove a force greater than the margin of experimental error...The EM drive has been independent tested a couple of times. And noone has been able to definitely prove a force greater than the margin of experimental error (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/EmDrive).
I remember when I first heard about this, I was extremely sceptical, and at the same time really excited. If the claims were true, it would have been truly revolutionary.
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Comment on What have you been eating, drinking, and cooking? in ~food
ISO3103 Link ParentThis is really helpful. Thank you so much.This is really helpful. Thank you so much.
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Comment on What have you been eating, drinking, and cooking? in ~food
ISO3103 LinkI've been trying to up my game with sauces. However, I'm still quite a long way from where I want to be. I've managed to get basic pan sauces nailed, but I struggle to take it much beyond that. I...I've been trying to up my game with sauces. However, I'm still quite a long way from where I want to be. I've managed to get basic pan sauces nailed, but I struggle to take it much beyond that. I find that I lack the imagination to build an interesting sauce beyond a really good gravy.
If anyone has some good recommendations for resources that could help with imagination prompts I'd really appreciate some pointers.
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Comment on Fitness Weekly Discussion in ~health
ISO3103 Link ParentA very simple solution could be to buy a few felt pads that you'd put on the bottom of chair legs and stick them inside the water bottle holder so the bottle and hard plastic don't make contact...A very simple solution could be to buy a few felt pads that you'd put on the bottom of chair legs and stick them inside the water bottle holder so the bottle and hard plastic don't make contact any more.
They are really cheap and are easily available from places like Amazon.
Depending on how much of a gap you have between the weather bottle and the holder, you could even layer them up to get a 'perfect' fit between the bottle and holder. -
Comment on What is your weirdest kitchen appliance and what do you think of it? in ~food
ISO3103 LinkWe've already had a few coffee replies so I'll go with my poffertjes pan and batter dispenser that I had to buy to be able to use the poffertjes pan. It turns out that the Dutch are onto something...We've already had a few coffee replies so I'll go with my poffertjes pan and batter dispenser that I had to buy to be able to use the poffertjes pan.
It turns out that the Dutch are onto something and poffertjes are delicious.
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Comment on UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak pitches mandatory national service at eighteen in ~society
ISO3103 Link ParentThis was my assessment as well. It feels like they are announcing policies that they know they won't have to implement. In the hope that it sways a few more voters their way and they retain a...This was my assessment as well. It feels like they are announcing policies that they know they won't have to implement. In the hope that it sways a few more voters their way and they retain a couple more seats in parliament.
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Comment on I'm gonna be a dad! in ~life.men
ISO3103 LinkThe best advice I got was - listen to all of the baby advice you get, understand why that person is giving it to you, and then ignore about 80% of it. Your baby will be unique, your circumstances...The best advice I got was - listen to all of the baby advice you get, understand why that person is giving it to you, and then ignore about 80% of it. Your baby will be unique, your circumstances are unique. What works for one family in one context may not work for you.
Oh and stay off anything like Mumsnet. It's toxic.
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Comment on Does anyone here have experience/opinions on induction hotplates? in ~food
ISO3103 Link ParentIt sounds like you either need a stainless steel pan or a carbon steel pan. Stainless (with an aluminium core) will conduct heat really well which will mitigate the hot spot problem. But they are...It sounds like you either need a stainless steel pan or a carbon steel pan.
Stainless (with an aluminium core) will conduct heat really well which will mitigate the hot spot problem. But they are not very non-stick (which can be a good thing if you're cooking meats).
Carbon steel will let you build up a non stick surface and will conduct heat better than a cast iron, but not as well as a stainless steel pan.
Both will be much lighter than cast iron.
Relevant YouTube video: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=yX4hXnyfozo
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Comment on Chef knife recommendations? in ~food
ISO3103 Link ParentToo add to this, the thing that has had the most impact on my enjoyment of knives is the handle design. Having a great blade is no fun if the handle doesn't fit your hand well. I wouldn't...Too add to this, the thing that has had the most impact on my enjoyment of knives is the handle design. Having a great blade is no fun if the handle doesn't fit your hand well.
I wouldn't recommend buying an expensive knife you've not seen in person.
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Comment on Why are people weird around babies? in ~talk
ISO3103 LinkI can't say anything about people wanting to bite babies... But I can offer a comment focusing on the emotional response aspect. When I see parents with young children it reminds me of the time I...I can't say anything about people wanting to bite babies... But I can offer a comment focusing on the emotional response aspect.
When I see parents with young children it reminds me of the time I had with my own. It's a very emotionally charged period, so it's possible that some of that energy just leaks out. I'm definitely more open about that energy with people that I know well, but will keep it contained with strangers.
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Comment on Travel kit in ~food
ISO3103 Link ParentI do have an aeropress, and I love it. It's going into a separate bag for space reasons so didn't make it into this list. Is not heard about the travel version, I'll go have a look, thanks for the...I do have an aeropress, and I love it. It's going into a separate bag for space reasons so didn't make it into this list.
Is not heard about the travel version, I'll go have a look, thanks for the pointer.
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Comment on Travel kit in ~food
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Comment on Travel kit in ~food
ISO3103 Link ParentHonestly, like you I find the fact that it exists amusing. Buy to try and give a more sensible answer. I don't follow the ISO when making my own tea, but I'm glad that it exists for social science...Honestly, like you I find the fact that it exists amusing. Buy to try and give a more sensible answer. I don't follow the ISO when making my own tea, but I'm glad that it exists for social science reasons. Those sciences struggle with replication and anything that helps with that I see as a positive.
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Comment on Travel kit in ~food
ISO3103 (edited )Link ParentSwiss army knife is a great shout. I wish I could add a good pan, but I'm trying to get everything into a single old briefcase so I'm space constrained.Swiss army knife is a great shout. I wish I could add a good pan, but I'm trying to get everything into a single old briefcase so I'm space constrained.
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Comment on Travel kit in ~food
ISO3103 Link ParentThanks for the link, it reminded me to add a probe thermometer. However, I am now very jealous of the peli case...Thanks for the link, it reminded me to add a probe thermometer.
However, I am now very jealous of the peli case...
If you do try them let me know how they turn out.
I will admit that I didn't scald the milk like he says we should due to time pressure, and didn't notice anything go particularly wrong. So if you have a go and do follow that step I'd be interested in how it works for you.