Air popped popcorn is.. okay. It’s dry and gets soggy quickly from butter, etc. I know people love their whirly pops, but since child hood we’ve always owned a stir crazy or other dedicated oil popper. I’ve seen people poo-poo these, which is baffling to me, because the popcorn produced is terrific.

I know how this comments crew rolls, but hot dogs aren’t sandwiches and Coney Dogs, while very MI representative, don’t count. If hamburgers count as sandwiches, an olive burger could work. But, you know, I think both hamburgers and hot dogs are their own thing - but I also can’t think of a clear MICHIGAN sandwich.…

Well, I’ll vote for Marnie as I think she has the best selection of beefier shapes. I like shapes that hold sauce - noodly ones like spaghetti do not. My all time favorite will always be radiatore. Incredible shape, works great in both sauces and stir fry.

There’s a lot of kneejerk against food-waste prevention, I find. MST is basically boiling the last of the meat off the bones - maybe it’s the name?

Had the same thoughts watching this. It’s already heightened, but the Doug Judy stuff is beyond any believability. I think Samberg and Robinson have great chemistry, but they need to do something else than Doug Judy episodes.

Not a movie, but the Krabby Patty from Spongebob always sounds incredible.

And not the same question, but I remember seeing the first Mission: Impossible movie in the theater and getting incredibly thirsty. There’s a lot of moisture in that movie.

I’ve never activated active dry yeast. HOWEVER, I always have also done my first proofing overnight in a fridge. Then a punch, shape, 2nd rise in a warm kitchen. It isn’t 100% necessary, but it will take longer than if you do soak it first, I think.

A lot of restaurants in our area use Facebook for their defacto website - any URL redirects. What is super-frustrating about this is these Facebook pages provide ample area for phone number, hours, as well as file-uploads for any menu changes. It’s rare to see any advantage taken of this.

Like you said - all I really…

A plain plate of noodles with a little bit of butter - and some garlic/parm - is the easiest treat when I’m feeling very lazy.

I love this kind of article. Like beer, there’s SO MANY vanity sauces out there and even saucing daily meals, it takes forever to run out of a bottle. Currently, I stick to Cholula most of the time but I would love to push the boundaries a bit. Valentino is also a fave, but I’ve not tried the suggested above.

Saw this headline and guessed the author. Which is a good thing, ‘cause I love these articles.

Ffrozen food is king. Some food is harder to self-freeze, but most food is more about thaw/cooking after freezing. Frozen pizza is such a lifesaver. Spinach of course.

BOO! Thin Mint haters UNITE! You know what is a boring flavor? Chocolate. You know what makes it worse? Mint! Thin Mints are a pox, and I don’t care that I’m hugely outnumbered. They are gross.

This looks like something I'd love to eat but not cook.

I used to eat fireweed honey ice cream in AK, and while not in my top ten, still great. There are lots of regional flavors. So, yeah, absolutely. All those flavors you listed are on my list of flavors.

Are these the best canned foods or the best canned ingredients? Because there’s some ready-made canned foods that I keep in my cupboard (3/4 bean salad! German potato salad! Soups!) and there’s the ingredient variety.

I greatly prefer my tomato paste out of the tube. I assume this is me being overly-picky with wording, but it’s so much easier to use.

Fresh, fresh green peas are only in season for like, a week, and they are incredible. Frozen is the best substitute, but I grew up on canned peas and have always loved them. I do not understand folks who don’t.

We can our own corn (and beans, tomatoes, etc) but not everyone has the time, and we never can enough! Canned corn from the supermarket has always tasted aces for us. I have never enjoyed pineapple that is not fresh, though. If I’m cooking with it, yes, but I’ve always preferred it cut up.

My folks would always pack a cooler of crackers, cheese, etc for long trips because we couldn’t afford to eat out a lot. They packed smoked oysters as an adult treat when my sis and I were under ten, thinking there’s no way we’d eat and enjoy them. Well.