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Recently discovered steam cooking bacon because, well, I recently pandemic-splurged on an Anova Precision Oven. You cook it 10 min. at 350F, 100% steam to render the fat. Then you drop the steam to zero and crank to 375F for 8-9 min. to crisp it up. Fast (even with pre-heat) and just awesome texture.

You need to review your policy, but as this link says, “A home insurance policy will cover damage to your home in most cases, even if it’s related to renovations.” https://www.realtor.com/advice/home-improvement/homeowners-insurance-cover-renovation-damage/  

I just learned that my fridge says to do the opposite... GE Profiles have a “beverage center” in the door that has another door and purports to be cooler than the rest of the fridge. My prior understanding was that milk was supposed to be on the second shelf from the top, on the theory that heat rises and the top

Oh yeah, you also get a bunch of dark meat for some pre-Thanksgiving turkey salad sandwiches.

Whoever said 1-2C of gravy was enough for 2 people does not like gravy the way I like gravy...

I was going to recommend the Maldon’s.  It is the perfect finishing salt for sandwiches, among other things.

Once upon a time, I bought a stainless steel ladle, spoon and perforated spoon made by AMCO—big 12" numbers, spoon shown here:

For the silicone spatulas and spoontulas, I highly recommend the ones that a silicone end-to-end, rather than the ones with a wood handle. On the latter ones, the wooden handles tend to come out and the hole where the wood handle is inserted tends to be a breeding ground for nastiness. I use the Mastrad ones from

That probably works better with zested citrus, which leaves more oils on the rind. When you peel off the outer skin with a ceramic peeler, there’s nothing but pith left, so doubt you would get much out of it. She’s also probably pulling more juice out of the fruit itself with the process, but I’m going to guess my

I make a jug of lemon syrup every week in the summer—I like a couple tablespoons in a big glass of iced tea (kind of the best kind of Arnold Palmer) and my wife and child like a bit with soda water.  I juice about a half dozen lemons and combined that with 2C ea sugar and water boiled for a few minutes with the peeled

I don’t think your view of HF is quite accurate. “Cheaper alternatives with less options” sounds like you are portraying their tools as buying a base model car instead of the LX. But that isn’t the case—a drill has very few options, but if you take apart a HF drill you will find it is constructed very differently

I feel like I’ve been virtually cashless for the last five years or so.  It is very rare, if ever, that I have cash in my pockets.  While my bank probably charges extortionate use fees for out-of-network ATMs, it has sort of been rendered irrelevant by technology.  Makes me wonder how people like me are altering the

My experience with a rural member-owned credit union was a lot different--they were virtually the only financial institution I could find willing to do a construction loan, held almost all their loans in-house, and paid a substantial dividend every year.  I would definitely and heartily recommend them to anyone.

Went to a Vietnamese restaurant once where they served iced coffee on a tray--a little jug of hot, dark coffee, a glass vial of sweetener (corn syrup?), a glass cup of milk/cream, and a tall glass of ice.  DAMHIKT, but there is a definite correct order to mixing said ingredients if you don’t want chunks of sweetener

Guessing your sources would be horrified by the Japanese practice of mimikaki.

Think you for saying this.  I’m reading all sorts of post-debate chatter claiming he held his own and shit like that. The emperor has no clothes.  The performance I saw—esp. the response you cited—verged on senility.  He needs to get out of the way.

Strange PSA regarding mise-en-place... I was looking at some Japanese Yakumi set up for MEP, but thought it was bizarrely expensive. I realized stainless steel 1/9 steam pans are about $2.50 each, so bought a boatload of those instead.  I love those things.

Interesting.  Long time lens wearer who is bothered zero by chopping onions.

Don’t get the croissant thing—it is a French word, so pronouncing it the way the word is supposed to sound seems appropriate. I’ll agree anyone putting on some exaggerated French accent while doing so is being a pretentious dick, but if you don’t want to pronounce croissant, use “crescent,” the English word. Trying to