I mean, everyone has their dealbreaker, so if you can’t deal with it, you can’t, and that’s fine. But allow me to try to sell the show a bit, because I think it is very good: as far as rape on TV goes, this is one of the better handled one I’ve seen.

People who have no conception of rape or it’s consequences looooove to throw it around, huh?

I do this for any very dirty pot or pan. It’s simply “deglazing” the exact same way one might do for a sauce. I “deglaze” most dirty pots or pans, although it’s worth nothing that a lot of cold water thrown in a cheap hot pan can lead to warping, so buyer beware. But a little bit of water throw in any hot skillet is…

If I’m emptying the pan to serve, I immediately fill it with about half an inch of water and let the residual heat cook off the junk. Then I rinse it and scrub off the solids with a plastic brush, and then dry and oil it.

I suspect that’s probably right. Thinking about it more, it is possible that the added turbulence of strong boiling might have some effect.  So maybe just stick with what you know works :)

I don’t understand why misunderstandings of cast iron are so pervasive. It’s like enthusiasts want to believe in some voodoo magic to make them special.

In my son’s early days of school (k-3 grade) his resource teacher would start off the meeting by going around in a circle and talking about his strengths. I loved this. It put everyone in a friendly mood and it really made me feel great to hear good things about my son. When you have a child in the special school…

I’m in my 40s and now disabled with severe arthritis, DDD and orthopedic issues. I wear my black work-type slip-on crocs at home every day... and when I accidentally wore them out of the house once, I noticed that the world didn’t end. So now I wear them whenever TF I feel like it.

I’m pro pull-through, but I’ve been on the receiving end of an asshole who pulls through just as I’m about to pull in and he just shrugs and walks away. Basically don’t be a dick, if someone is trying to get into that spot when you’re about to pull through just back up and take the first spot instead.

strapped to the next ASROC launch test?

And that is and has always been the problem.

Having an “advanced driver assistance” system that is JUST good enough to drive the car right up until the moment it can’t is idiotic. Humans are not wired to work very well in that sort of situation.

Yeah, asking "open ended" questions is practically sales 101. Never ask a question with a yes or no answer, ask questions that require full answers, and engage interactions.

I have two young kids and work downtown. My ass has been waking up at 5:00 AM for 4+ years now.

Im sorry, but people have actually had a functional skype call in their existence?  

Alternatively: Use our words like adults and ask them to recline their seat a bit less.

Absolutely. This is a mature, logical and well-considered comment. As such, it has no place here.

“Done.”

Since I am often cooking for one, the toaster oven is usually in use. Putting a plate on top of the toaster oven is a great way to warm it as well.  (I’ve even been known to put a ramekin of butter on top of the toaster oven to melt it when I want/need melted butter.)

I feel the need to pedantically point out that a football field is 23.42 yards (53 yards minus the 6 yards 6 inches between hashmarks divided by two) from the near hashmark to the sideline, and that the play-call on that run was, like all Carolina coaching decisions, terrible.