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NotSpez , in How Do I Turn 1kg of Basil into Pesto?

I don’t know about the quantities, recipes may vary but should be broadly available. In my experience, pesto spoils pretty quickly even in the fridge. So I would freeze it in small-ish portions if that is available to you.

seaQueue ,
@seaQueue@lemmy.world avatar

An ice cube tray works well to split up the batch into manageable amounts if you’re going to freeze a bunch at once.

Cataphract ,

Another cool way if you don’t want to use ice trays is placing it in a plastic bag and separating it with folds. Ethan Chlebowski has a good demonstration here.

FinalBoy1975 , in Talk me out of using countertop induction cooktops (with outlets for both higher powered commercial and lower powered household devices) as my burners vs having a built-in cooktop.

I’m totally not going to talk you out of it because this is what I would love to do. The apartment I live in has a tiny kitchen with hardly any counter space. If I could rip out the stove, replace it with a counter top, and use individual burners I’d be happy. I can’t so I won’t, but if I could I would. I’d only need two because I hardly ever use all four burners at once.

redline23 , in I have 2 dozen eggs to use up

I’ve had eggs easily last a month past the best buy date in the fridge. If you try the water freshness test, check the yolk shape and color, it should be fine. The yolk shape should still be normal, the older eggs will want to flatten out a bit at which point I wouldn’t want to eat them.

berryjam OP ,

I’m very relieved to hear this!

SurfinBird , in My own baked potato

Your sour cream comes in a squirt bottle?

meanmon13 ,

I buy my sour cream in a squirt bottle… it’s not a hard plastic kind thing, more like a squirt bag.

https://lemmy.zip/pictrs/image/0f598ba8-6c27-4ad6-89e5-6460c4e55523.webp

SurfinBird ,

Does it last longer that way than in a tub?

meanmon13 ,

Nope, no difference other than being able to control the amount and where it goes better.

SurfinBird ,

Oh well, I was strangely psyched at the idea of sour cream lasting more than 1 or 2 uses before going off.

nokturne213 ,

I think the problem is you do not eat enough sour cream. But yes, it does last longer if your issue is mold growing on your sour cream. Since it is sealed and there should be no air. But if the sour cream itself is going bad this likely will not help.

altima_neo ,
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What? As the other guy said, you probably dont eat enough sour cream. The tubs dont last very long at my house. We put that stuff on everything.

SurfinBird ,

Taco Tuesday all day every day?

Soku ,

Why limit yourself to only tacos? Spoon a dollop of sour cream on your chilli or any hearty soup or stew, Mix it into gratin or mac’n’cheese before baking, make a salad with fresh cucumber and tomatoes, dill and/or spring onions… The world is your pot of sour cream

altima_neo ,
@altima_neo@lemmy.zip avatar

With olives and shredded “Mexican” cheese?

altima_neo ,
@altima_neo@lemmy.zip avatar

Theres less in there than the tub, and more expensive by the ounce. Its not for me, but I can see why people would like it.

johannesvanderwhales ,

A bit, but only because when spooning stuff out of a tub, it’s easy to accidentally contaminate the tub with food.

VanHalbgott OP ,

Yes?

JASN_DE , in So I tried out that cabbage tarte tatin that was on the front page of Serious Eats

and it was tasty but so sweet it could have been served for dessert.

To be fair, the whole point of a Tarte Tatin is to caramelize whatever you put on there. I’d imagine it’ll be quite hard to find a good combination that’s not sweet and still caramelizes properly.

thrawn21 OP ,
@thrawn21@lemmy.world avatar

That’s true, it’s just that they use savory as a descriptor, when I found the end result to be more dessert than main.

They’ve got a version that uses onions and much less sugar, so maybe I’ll try a mix of onions and cabbage to get that caramelization. Or just apply the sugar as a glaze on the bottom before the bake, so that it’s a layer of sweetness, and not sweet throughout.

BeardedGingerWonder ,

Fry off some bacon lardons in the pan first, leave the bacon fat in the pan.

FuglyDuck , in Alternatives to onion grating
@FuglyDuck@lemmy.world avatar

depending on how fine you took it in the food processsor, the only difference is the crying.

what ‘unlocks the sweetness’ in onions is being cut or otherwise mashed very finely so it more or less melts into the food. (the finer it is, the more ‘melty’ it gets.) it’s similar to garlic and other aromatics in that respect; and it doesn’t really quite matter how you get there.

I would not suggest huffing the bowl when you’re done, though. Unless… you know. I won’t judge.

PunnyName ,

Not to mention, but the lachrymator is fairly unstable, and its pungency won’t last nearly as long when the onion has been pulverized. Bigger pieces hang onto their alliinases, and, unless you cook those bigger pieces a lot, when you bite them, you’ll get that onion crying smelly flavor.

Imminentfate , in Need help with cheap simple meals without a microwave

I would recommend checking out: https://www.budgetbytes.com/

Lots of straightforward recipes, and they all have price breakdowns for the ingredients, cost per dish and cost per serving. There is even a category for meals under $10. You do have to keep in mind those are the local prices for the blog author and I've found it can vary for my region, but it is still a helpful guideline.

Anywhere OP ,
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I’ve been looking for a site like this for years! There are are a lot of cooking sites that claim to be cHeAp aNd eAsY and they’re not. This looks really useful. As you say, not every detail will suit me and I’ll have to be resourceful, but it’s a very useful guide. Cheers!

Chicagoz ,

Wow! I’ve never run across this site. Even if not on a budget, it has some great ideas and it’s presented really well. Great find - thanks!

Bigfish , in New savory onion sauce experiment

You just stumbled onto one of the great hacks of Indian cooking: Onion Masala base. myheartbeets.com/indian-onion-masala/ try the butter paneer in this series - so easy, so good.

altima_neo , (edited ) in Tortilla help please
@altima_neo@lemmy.zip avatar

Yeah I’ve never seen tortillas made with oil. That’s too much liquid. You need shortening or lard.

Alternately, try making corn tortillas. Much easier and tastier.

jordanlund , in How much flour would I need for an XL pizza?
@jordanlund@lemmy.world avatar

I think the trick is “XL” is not a standard size. Some places top out at 12 inches, other places go to 16 inches.

Here’s a 12" recipe:

sugarspunrun.com/the-best-pizza-dough-recipe/

Here’s a 16" recipe:

www.cento.com/recipes/pizza/pizza_dough_ball.php

NateNate60 ,

12 inches is quite small, definitely not “XL”. New York pizzas, very well-known for their size, are typically 18 to 24 inches in diameter. I think that’d be a good reference for an “XL” American pizza.

jordanlund ,
@jordanlund@lemmy.world avatar

Yeah, like I say, it’s not a standard. :) This was an argument we had with an idiot teacher on some kids homework back in the day.

hellogiggles.com/confusing-pizza-math-problem/

“Marty ate 4/6 of his pizza, Luis ate 5/6 of his pizza. Marty ate more pizza than Luis. How is this possible?”

Kid wrote “Marty’s pizza is bigger than Luis’ pizza” and got marked wrong. Even though the question stated it as fact and asked for an explanation.

A 12" pizza would be 113 square inches. 4/6 would be 75.3 square inches.

A 7" pizza would be 38.48 square inches. 5/6 would be 32 square inches.

Thoth19 ,

It’s possible for this to be true and for their pizzas to be the same size if the size of the pizzas are 0 cm in radius. Then they have both eaten nothing.

AnalogyAddict , in [question] for the chemistry types- making chicken soup. Why did lemon juice turn the light brown chicken stock almost white?

The citric acid in lemon juice is both a bleach and it denatures collagen and protein, which is probably the cloudiness.

FuglyDuck OP , (edited )
@FuglyDuck@lemmy.world avatar

Hmm interesting.

I wonder if the collagen is setting up now that some of the leftovers are in the fridge? Ah well that’ll be matter for later.

Thank you for the response,

Eheran ,

How is it a bleach?

AnalogyAddict ,

It’s the citric acid.

Eheran ,

How? It is neither oxidizing nor reducing.

AnalogyAddict ,

It is a weak reducing agent, iirc.

lvxferre ,
@lvxferre@lemmy.ml avatar

The bleaching comes from the ascorbic acid (aka vitamin C), not the citric acid. Plenty carbohydrates get brown when oxidised; ascorbic acid is a good reducing agent so it reverts them back to their non-oxidised and lighter-coloured form.

I’m not sure but I don’t think that denaturation plays a big role, since vinegar would also do it, and it doesn’t seem to make stock clearer for me. I might be wrong though.

AnalogyAddict ,

Thanks for the details!

LillyPip , in Fruits and veg that go well with plain cream cheese?

Cucumber. Cucumber + cream cheese is utterly divine. Best peeled.

berryjam OP ,

Will try it !

PlantJam ,

This makes an amazing sandwich, especially with lots of freshly ground pepper.

Salad_Fries , in Moving from an electric stovetop to a gas range

I went from electric to gas a couple years ago moving to a new apartment.

The most jarring part of the transition was the fumes. You can really smell the pollution.

The dial means nothing… the flame gets a bit bigger/smaller, but there really isnt the same level of granular control as an electric.

I find myself constantly worrying about bumping the handles.

Bitch to clean…

Overall, not impressed & cant wait to go back to electric.

macrocephalic ,

Induction is the best of both. No pollution, fast, and a glass surface to wipe clean.

AA5B ,

I’m curious what was difficult about cleaning your gas stove? The range I’m getting rid of had a self-cleaning oven, just like many electric ones, and the stovetop has sealed burners where all the exposed burner parts could be picked up and thrown in the dishwasher. It’s quick and easy to clean, but I don’t know how typical that is

Spur4383 ,

It’s a pain compared to a flat glass surface that you just need to wipe.

Salad_Fries ,

For me, its the 3 large cast iron grates that sit above the burners.

Gotta remove them to do even the most quick/basic wipe down & they’re awkward/heavy. They dont fit in the dishwasher & only fit in the sink at an angle, which leads to scratching up the sink.

mvirts , in Moving from an electric stovetop to a gas range

Pot handles get hot on gas stoves

TheRealKuni ,

So fucking hot. And the fancy pots and pans from our wedding registry don’t have rubber-coated handles. So I burn the shit out of my hands if I’m not careful.

It’s absurd that I need oven mitts to use my pans on my stove.

QuikxSpec , in Need a new rice cooker

Tiger or Zojirushi. They will last forever!

Urist ,

Seconding Zojirushi. Never looking back.

kevinvrules ,

Best decision I made when moving.

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