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Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
did I know we'd been namechecked in a webcomic? That's feeling like news to me.
Yeah, I read Unshelved, but I wasn't reading it when that comic ran. At least I don't recall it. Pretty cool!
Anyone here does sous-vide cooking?
Sounds way too complicated for me. Also slow: if I want a steak, I want it in 15 minutes, not 36 hours or whatever.
there's no point reaching for a given dish/drink/muffin when I come in the door. More often than not, I don't want it.
I used to have this problem with the deli near my old office. The guys behind the counter had scary good memories and I had to start deliberately ordering something different every time I went in because if I ordered the same thing twice in a row that would become my "usual" and they'd have it ready before I was even halfway through the door.
There's a pretty significant initial investment in equipment
Not necessarily - you can sous vide with a ziplock bag (or plastic wrap), an instant-read thermometer, and a pot of water.
(It's more foolproof with an immersion circulator, but the technique has been around much longer than the technology.)
Jessica! Have you done it? You're also on the Buffista-most-likely-to-have-cooked roster.
Sadly, no. Too much active cooking time for me with little kids running around.
Yeah, I figure kids are one of the big reasons fancy cookers might find themselves unable/unwilling/unenergised to do it any more.
I'd love to try sous-vide, but I don't know if I have the patience to do it without special hardware, and I don't know about the investment otherwise, and I certainly don't have the storage/counter space for it.
Sounds tasty, though.
Sorry, ita, the closest I come to sous vide is making chopped liver in a crockpot. I am weirdly intrigued by the low-tech hot water in a beer cooler approach, though.
I did make soup with magnets yesterday, so that's something.
My dry cleaner knows my last name, or at least the owner does, but I've been using them for 20 years. I was a little unnerved when the guy at the liquor store knew what I drink.
The Hertz rental car people in Spokane know me! They pull my agreement and hand it to me without needing my driver's license even.
...other than that, I've got nothing.
The guys at the corner store give Matilda free shiny pennies from the penny dish, and she has special bathroom privileges not afforded to casual customers.