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    1. How many strings must you string from string cheese in order for it to be considered string cheese and not just eating a stick of mozzarella?

      Friendly debate. String cheese is meant to be strung. Eating it without stringing it is just plain wrong and there are many ways to eat it incorrectly. 1 2 3 But what is the correct minimum number...

      Friendly debate.

      String cheese is meant to be strung.
      Eating it without stringing it is just plain wrong and there are many ways to eat it incorrectly. 1 2 3
      But what is the correct minimum number of strings that string cheese must be strung into in order for it to be string cheese?
      Is splitting it into two mostly even pieces enough?
      Or is three a minimum?
      Perhaps you have high strung opinions on the number of strings a string cheese must be strung for it to qualify as more than a mere stick of mozzarella and require say nine as a minimum.

      45 votes
    2. Insane and crazy recipe substitutions?

      So I normally don't care that much about food. But I just got introduced to r/ididnthaveeggs which is a repository of insane and ridiculous recipe substitutions from the comments sections of...

      So I normally don't care that much about food. But I just got introduced to r/ididnthaveeggs which is a repository of insane and ridiculous recipe substitutions from the comments sections of recipes. Even with zero knowledge of cooking, I know swapping carrot for shredded kale in a carrot cake recipe will not turn out well.

      So cooks and food-eaters of Tildes, what are the most insane and ridiculous substitutions you've encountered or heard of? Especially curious if you've had the (mis)fortune of getting to try the innovative recipe for yourself.

      29 votes
    3. What is everyone's favorite breath-mint / gum?

      I recently finished my 8-pack of ICE BREAKERS DUO strawberry (hard sugar-free mint) which I really liked because they don't leave a sweet/sugary aftertaste in your mouth. I was wondering what I...

      I recently finished my 8-pack of ICE BREAKERS DUO strawberry (hard sugar-free mint) which I really liked because they don't leave a sweet/sugary aftertaste in your mouth. I was wondering what I should buy next. What's your favorite brand of mint and why?

      25 votes
    4. Confess your food crimes

      Do you devour dessert first? Do you eat your pizza with a fork and knife? Do you put ketchup on your steak, or eat it well-done? This is a place to confess your food crimes -- the worst, oddest,...

      Do you devour dessert first?

      Do you eat your pizza with a fork and knife?

      Do you put ketchup on your steak, or eat it well-done?

      This is a place to confess your food crimes -- the worst, oddest, or most atypical ways/things/combinations that you eat.

      In addition to confession, you may also take a moment to preach. Win over some converts. Convince others of your ways. It could be that, after hearing your defense, the jury here will actually find you not guilty...

      58 votes
    5. What are your goto cocktails?

      My partner and I like to have a drink while we cook/ after work, and we've usually switch between some wine or more recently nice cocktails. I'd like to up my cocktail game when I'm hosting...

      My partner and I like to have a drink while we cook/ after work, and we've usually switch between some wine or more recently nice cocktails. I'd like to up my cocktail game when I'm hosting though.

      What simple cocktails would you guys suggest?

      So far my favourite cocktails are Negroni, White Russian, Old fashioned, and for after dinner a friend of mine made that Im not too sure about that's a 50 50 mix of whisky and amaretto with a cherry that's surprisingly good.

      27 votes
    6. What do you drink with Mac and Cheese?

      I’m wondering what people choose to drink with a Mac and cheese meal? This has long been a conundrum for me. Probably for 20 years I have finished making the mac only to stop for a minute and...

      I’m wondering what people choose to drink with a Mac and cheese meal? This has long been a conundrum for me. Probably for 20 years I have finished making the mac only to stop for a minute and think “should I have milk? Water? Soda/pop? Something else?”

      Seriously, I have this question almost every time. Doesn’t matter if it’s homemade mac or kraft box. For the last 8 years it hasn’t really come up because I just didn’t buy mac and cheese (box “dinner”), but now I have a kid coming into the age where they want it occasionally so it’s back on the menu.

      Am I being weird about this?

      Are there other foods that people have a hard time pairing with a drink?

      23 votes
    7. What is your weirdest kitchen appliance and what do you think of it?

      As a regular baker with whole grain wheat, I'm consistantly disappointed by the quality of flour I am buying, so I have finally got to the point where I have placed an order for some from an...

      As a regular baker with whole grain wheat, I'm consistantly disappointed by the quality of flour I am buying, so I have finally got to the point where I have placed an order for some from an online source - in this case, Azure Standard. They make a big deal about their process, using a unifine mill - apparently something they had a hand in reviving when it had commercially failed. In trying to figure out why this was such a big deal I went into a bit of a black hole looking into wheat milling.

      Part of that was learning about home mills. It seems almost insane to me, but people buy some very expensive mills in order to make the best quality breads. You can even buy impact mills, the same general concept that makes Azure's unifine mill such an attractive proposition, and it looks like a popular manufacturer in that niche has just introduced one that's less than $200, which I think makes it pretty attractive for less, uh, intense bakers.

      I've been seeing a lot of weird kitchen appliances in recent years. Thermomix cookers have been a big thing for a few years. "Smart" or "AI" Ovens have been in the news a lot more recently, and it wasn't too long ago that sous vide specific cookers and electric pressure cookers were unusual. An odd one that I'm particularly interested in is a soymilk maker, which will grind, filter, and cook them.

      Do you own a weird kitchen appliance? What do you think of them? Is it something you think other home cooks would like to have?

      44 votes