It’s mentioned below that it’s easier to stop at a local coffee shop - Dunkin’, Starbucks, etc - and get better quality coffee.

A medium hot coffee at Dunkin’ - I’m on the same street as their US Headquarters - is just shy of $2.50. $2.50! THAT IS MORE THAN GAS RIGHT NOW. And their coffee blows. I’ve been a die hard…

Do you find that there’s a lot of.. liquid, leftover from the press? That’s my only caveat with a press for regular usage, is that it’s more of a.. firm paste, instead of a mince. For the price, I’d be willing to give it a go. I can’t stand watching her trying to mince.

Not at all! I’m usually very averse to it as well. If I see a sandwich on a menu I want that says “cilantro” as an ingredient, I won’t order it at all. The only time I can stand it is when it’s hidden behind a wall of avocado and lime, and it has to be a very minuscule amount.

I’m the same way about hops in beer. I…

I instantly thought “What a great gift for my mother in law”. Is it a hassle to clean?

I almost bought that one for my girlfriend last year. She insisted on the OXO because she had a 20% off coupon. The handles FELL OFF after about a month.

I know! But just a small amount is ok. Too much and I feel like someone washed dishes in my mouth.

Molcajete is the only way to guac. I don’t know how I lived before I owned one. I muddle cilantro with the lime juice, work in 4 avocados and go from there.

I use a marble pestle for spices/nuts though. The molcajete is just too jagged and I don’t get as fine of a grind.

+1 “garlic goo”

I seriously want to make a smoked meatloaf this weekend. This thread is ruining me.

Sure is. I like using a press (*ducks*), because it gives a much more uniform consistency. But ONLY when the garlic is going into something, like meatballs. A press gives a smaller surface area on each piece and extrudes some liquid, which means it has more potential to burn quickly. Pressed garlic mixes very well…

Homeskillets, your honest opinion: Garlic press, hand mince (or use a knife) or microplane?

Go.

The pints are only $85 on Amazon!

I worship the Lord of the Larder

For I am fat yet full of hunger

They should come with a warning that says “do not use to make dough shells and then stuff with brie and fruit preserves” so that I would feel better about ignoring it, instead of eating a kilo of brie.

I like this dough recipe, but the filling she uses in that recipe - while delicious - is hardly appetizing. Plus,…

Or y’know.. SVO.

SILICON MAT LIVES MATTER. USE HORN MOLDS.

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My grandfather has 3 basil plants that are about 3' tall right now. I’m making a lot of pesto this year.

Maybe from the waist up, but without cargo jorts it’s hardly “classic”.

Or dance. Or dress himself.

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I would like to thank Kinja for not allowing me to upload a gif.