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    Uncle Scott's Pot Cleaning Method - Pan Warping Danger?

    Warp is usually caused by thermal shock. Cold liquid into a very hot can cause it. I just scrub my carbon steel pan out with hot water, but not when the pan is hot.
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    Cookie problems

    Sometimes pounds come with 8 sticks. Ive made that mistake before
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    Cookie problems

    Maybe it’s just me but I think eggs are smaller these days. My large eggs look like what used to be medium and XL looks like large.
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    Two questions about Pasta

    Always in the fridge. Never on the counter.
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    Here's an unpopular opinion here at the house

    27 years ago my partner and I broke up and sold the house, so we each came into a bit of cash. She took the cookware and I took my prized Wusthof knives. So I used some of the money to buy more than a few pieces of All Clad stainless cookware — discounted cosmetic seconds from Cookware and...
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    Movies that really etched themselves into your mind...

    That movie got me my nickname in college … “Corn Woman” because I was from Iowa.
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    Is this a meat tenderizer?

    You never need it
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    Best brand of bottled orange juice

    Tropicana and Florida’s own are what I get. But I don’t drink it much anymore.
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    Boston, MA - any local intel?

    I’ll be here !
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    Question about cast iron care?

    IMO, you are doing everything properly. And your skillet looks great. I wouldn’t worry about the residue. Seasoning is polymerized fat so it will give that off.
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    Boston, MA - any local intel?

    Where would the yacht be docked ?
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    Do you take the skin off bratwurst before cooking?

    No. I don’t usually take the skin off any sausage. You can though, for things like soup or some kind of fry-up.
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    Can eat pickled garlic after expiry time?

    Food goes bad well before it starts st smell bad. So if it smells, definitely throw it away. But if it doesn’t it still may make you grotesquely sick.
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    Did Ya'll know there are Self Driving Robot Trucks on the Road in the USA?

    I bought a lightly driven 2023 Audi Q5 and its warning features scare the shit out of me every day. I mean they are great but they are also loud and fussy. And a 300 page owners manual. Still, I love the car and it’s advanced features. But I’m not a fan of driverless vehicles.
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