Yeah, that occurred to me too. I guess you have to read the comments and see if people think the recipe worked well. And this is one of the reasons I prefer recipes from trusted sites and the ones recommended by people here.
Kitchen Pet Peeves
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Kathleen
Cupcake
Measuring is the reason that I rarely bake......I rarely measure. I grew up on "a dash of this, a pinch of that." Of course, a dash is a half of a pinch. "Butter the size of a hen's egg." Are we talking about Granny's hens or Memaws? Granny's hens laid HUGE eggs. Then there is "add two half-shells of water." And there are the "throw in two handfuls of [fill in the blank]"
But you know, I love those old recipes. Even ones that call for 50 cents of beef.
But you know, I love those old recipes. Even ones that call for 50 cents of beef.
Well, the two half shells of water will get you the right proportion of water to go with that particular egg. I'll have to remember that one.Measuring is the reason that I rarely bake......I rarely measure. I grew up on "a dash of this, a pinch of that." Of course, a dash is a half of a pinch. "Butter the size of a hen's egg." Are we talking about Granny's hens or Memaws? Granny's hens laid HUGE eggs. Then there is "add two half-shells of water." And there are the "throw in two handfuls of [fill in the blank]"
But you know, I love those old recipes. Even ones that call for 50 cents of beef.
Sir_Loin_of_Beef
Chef Extraordinaire
We are not allowed pets, so I can not have any peeves. Geez, if I have to explain 'em, they ain't funny!SLoB, I'm not sure how your post fits in with this thread...but, if I were you, I would MOVE, quickly! I'll take dogs over people, most days!
GinnyPNW
Master Chef
Ooops...mea culpa!
The discussion on spiders and sieves, etc. Reminded me of this pet peeve. I have four sieves. Two, I have had for over thirty years. The other two were bought sometime in the past five years or so. The two older ones are in decent shape. Mostly some of the wires have broken, so there are some bigger holes. I'm not sure what to call the thingamajig on the rim that isn't the handle. I'll call it a loop for now. On both of the newer ones, the loop has fallen off. That makes it hard to balance it on the edge of a container where you want the liquid. I hate that the newer stuff is such crumby quality.
One older one looks pretty much like this one.
Here are pictures of the two newer ones.
One older one looks pretty much like this one.
Here are pictures of the two newer ones.
Linda0818
Head Chef
They don't make things like they used to, that's for certain. I have some kitchen gadgets that belonged to my mother that I've been using for many years. Others that I have purchased myself in the last 10 to 15 years or so have already been replaced with newer versions because something happened with them that made them non-functional.
Yup, the enshitification of everything.
Linda0818
Head Chef
Absolutely. Including, but not limited to, restaurant food. They're cutting corners to save money, subsequently destroying the quality of the dishes. Higher prices, lower quality products, leading to lower quality food.
I have a couple of those mesh sieves, but don't really use them that much, so they're still in okay shape. However, I have a small colander that has hooks where the loops on your sieves are located, which made it convenient for setting the colander over a bowl or a pan, but one of the hooks has broken off.
My mesh sieves don't even have those little loops.
I have a couple of sieves that are rather ancient. One has a free standing frame that clicks on. Absolutely the greatest! At least 50 yrs old. LOL the wires are separating from the collar, I've poked myself with them once or twice - but I am NOT getting rid of it!
The next is maybe 10 or 20 years younger which has two handles that can lay flat on either side and a ring on the bottom that although it doesn't hold it up in the air to drain like the one above, at least it is stable if you want to put it down.
I also have a couple like yours taxy - I get them at the Dollar $tore when I need one. But I will say I've never lost one of those little hooks, their demise is generally due to some other reason. Can't remember when I got my last one - no problems recently.
The next is maybe 10 or 20 years younger which has two handles that can lay flat on either side and a ring on the bottom that although it doesn't hold it up in the air to drain like the one above, at least it is stable if you want to put it down.
I also have a couple like yours taxy - I get them at the Dollar $tore when I need one. But I will say I've never lost one of those little hooks, their demise is generally due to some other reason. Can't remember when I got my last one - no problems recently.
Yup, TV's sure ain't what they were back in the sixties. And I miss the good old days when I could spend my weekends fixing whatever broke on my car that week.
Linda, you must get pretty rough with your strainers, or you take after my father and but the absolute cheapest version of everything.
CD
I don't think I'm rough with my strainers. The old ones are still holding up pretty well. The new ones probably weren't the cheapest. My late husband bought them and he always went for quality, for really durable, if there was a way to figure that out. Nah, this is just the lack of quality. The "loops" used to be held by the top ring. The newer ones look like they were welded on very poorly.Yup, TV's sure ain't what they were back in the sixties. And I miss the good old days when I could spend my weekends fixing whatever broke on my car that week.
Linda, you must get pretty rough with your strainers, or you take after my father and but the absolute cheapest version of everything.
CD
When I am cleaning a sieve, I generally smack it on the edge of the sink. I smack it upside down with opposite sides of the top ring hitting the edge of the sink. That's, when the loop fell of the big one, just the other day. The other one fell off a while ago and I don't remember the details.
I have had sieves like those. I liked them. I wonder what happened to them.
Andy M.
Certified Pretend Chef
. . . and I'm grateful for that. TVs today provide a visual and auditory experience unequaled by the cathode ray tube.
And my car is eight years old, doesn't break (knock on wood) -- and came with bang+olufsen 18-speaker audio with 5.1 surround from the factory!
CD
Andy M.
Certified Pretend Chef
And my car is 10 YO and comes with a rear view camera that is closer in quality to a 1960s TV than a new one.And my car is eight years old, doesn't break (knock on wood) -- and came with bang+olufsen 18-speaker audio with 5.1 surround from the factory!
CD
I'll bet that sound system sounds terrific. I never had a premium sound system in my car.
Yeah, I hate rear view cameras.
Back in High School, I spent most of my earnings from my job on stuff to make my music should better in the car. It carried on into my late twenties, early thirties.
The audio systems you can get in cars today are amazing. B+O, Harmon Kardon, Mark Levinson, even McIntosh.
CD
Andy M.
Certified Pretend Chef
Sadly, the improvements in sound quality have coincided with my deteriorating hearing. Now, more often than not, I listen to music through my bluetooth hearing aids. To my ears it sounds great.
Andy M.
Certified Pretend Chef
One of my main pet peeves is how the term "Alfredo" is attached to ANY WHITE SAUCE. This drives me crazy. I know it shouldn't. It's just butter and cheese!
Andy M.
Certified Pretend Chef
. . . and another thing. The concept of doing something, ". . . just to be on the safe side." as in "I'm not sure the chicken is cooked so I'll leave it in a little longer JTBOTSS" or another variation is "When in doubt, throw it out"
During the COVID epidemic this evolved to, ". . . an abundance of caution." I hate that phrase too.
There, I feel better now.
During the COVID epidemic this evolved to, ". . . an abundance of caution." I hate that phrase too.
There, I feel better now.
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