Lazy Millennial who has never had proper homemade stock (the type that turns into savory jello when put in the fridge): Why make stock in an instant pot? I can buy fancy bone broth from the store.

True, but always possible that things change......and the current Jack Daniel’s litigation could have an impact on “parody” use.  But honestly was just curious if there is a common thread on what makes are affected.  Spot checking a few, looks like nope.  Seem to be all over the place on make.

Just curious....is there any pattern to what the real-world counterpart to the removed vehicles are?

Been years since I’ve play any GTA, but seem to remember auto manufacturers not being thrilled their cars were being used under different names to mow down pedestrians in a videogame back in the day.  Wonder if they…

Oh, and one thing to add.....I know it isn’t carnitas in the traditional style of doing it in lard or doing a confit. The only fat I do is from the pork, the bit of oil to saute, and the butter if added. I’ve tried adding lard or rendered drippings but the results were never great in the instant pot. Just putting this…

Don’t really have a set recipe per se. More like whatever I feel like/have at the time. Set to saute and sear the sides of a pork shoulder cut into a few chunks with oil. Remove and toss in chopped onion, shallots, and garlic and saute until browning. Return pork, add whatever chilis I have on hand (usually poblanos…

Exactly. I make a lot of carnitas in mine. Is it as good as proper slow simmered carnitas on the stove for hours? No. But I’m also not taking the time to do that at home.

Why all the Instant Pot hate lately? “Oh, it’s for lazy millennials to make trash food.” It’s a pressure cooker. Pressure cookers are useful and can make very delicious food if you know what you are doing. Next up, mocking people for pellet grills or mandolins.

Can we just reserve that angst for mocking Thermomix?

Non-Coloradan here....and take that statement back. It’s an insult to Charles Ernest Cheese. It’s like hiring a James Beard chef to take over that former taco bell down the street that lost it franchise rights but still kept selling bad tex mex fast food made even worse by having to get substitute ingredients that…

It feels like a cop-out to mention the pandemic in relation to the original closing. That play was a dimly lit dumpster of a theme restaurant for years before that. A dingy time capsule to an era when novelty was a selling point for a restaurant (looking at you, Rainforest Cafe). But most importantly.....

The food was…

Right cheese is important, as noted in other comments, but also one other easy trick......only flip once and put the cheese on shortly after the flip. By the time you are getting that perfect medium doneness your cheese will be melted and ready to go.

This checks out.

How?  This shrine takes 30 seconds to figure out.....if you don’t notice at first (which I admittedly didn’t) you turn around to go back to the start and it is obvious the spinning platform is held on by a horizontal spike.  Maybe I’m overestimating most players ability to use logic, but it literally shows you the…

Side note....I’m from one of those places and now live in “spicy food” country. People always assume Midwesterners can’t take spice. Reality is, myself and many of my friends eat and love spicier food than a lot of southerners/southwesterners. Hell, my nephew used to have his own bottle of hot sauce for his lunch box…

Potato Oles with nacho cheese is the best fast food side dish ever.

That this trademark battle was just a Taco Bell marketing ploy to begin with?

Diner in the local mall had similar when I was a kid, but with white cheese instead of yellow.  I loved them but they disappeared as so many things did from those times.  Fast forward a few decades later and my favorite burger shop in Tulsa (Fat Guys) has a pizza burger that captures the same flavors, but in a high…

South, east, AND west? That really narrows it down. How is New Orleans lately?

My old is showing, isn’t it?

This list needs Rogue Leader.  Even today I am shocked that game is running on Gamecube.

Bribe a worker at McDonald’s......Quarter Pounder (or Double) with cheese, bacon, grilled onions, and hot mustard. You’re welcome.