10-05-2005, 06:28 PM
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Originally Posted by swordwench Gav, you failed to address how you actually caused such extensive damage to your mother's purse. Do you mean her life savings, or, say, her Coach or Prada bag? (I know I'd be pretty inconsolable if somebody destroyed my handbag! Things cost a bloody fortune.) I have this mental image of you trying to catch the water spouts with nothing but her bag... | £200 is a enough to annoy any parent at 3 in the morning. | 
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10-05-2005, 06:31 PM
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| I was watching this comedian who proposed that guys are clutter-blind. We just don't see clutter. Well at least a lot of us don't (I have trouble with this), it really should be studied by professionals.
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10-05-2005, 06:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Elemental I rock at cooking in general except one aspect:
I've inherited my mother's inability to cook rice. Without a rice cooker I'll overcook, undercook, or otherwise manage to ruin simple white rice.
I just try to cook meals that don't use rice as a side dish. | Rice is one thing I can't cook.
Other than that; I am "da bomb" in the kitchen. So the ladies say. | |
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10-05-2005, 06:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Black Jeebus really should be studied by professionals. | Yes... there are many men that should be studied by professionals 
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10-05-2005, 06:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Gav Rice is one thing I can't cook. | I am so surprised how often I hear this. I ignore the directions and just add equal amount of water to rice. Oh... rice needs to be rinsed before cooking, many people don't realize this. Run it through a sieve until the water runs clear.
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10-05-2005, 06:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Fencergrl I am so surprised how often I hear this. I ignore the directions and just add equal amount of water to rice. Oh... rice needs to be rinsed before cooking, many people don't realize this. Run it through a sieve until the water runs clear. | I've tried all that. I even tried a rice cooker... it usually burns (aklthough I like the burny stuff) or gets very sticky. | |
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10-05-2005, 07:03 PM
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Originally Posted by mrbiggs Also, I firmly beleive that Farenheit makes more sense than Celcius. | How? I mean, what's easier - water freezes at 0 and boils at 100, or it freezes at 32 and boils at 212?
I guess if you're used to it, it'd be easier...
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10-05-2005, 07:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Fencergrl I am so surprised how often I hear this. I ignore the directions and just add equal amount of water to rice. Oh... rice needs to be rinsed before cooking, many people don't realize this. Run it through a sieve until the water runs clear. | Hmm... I always had trouble cooking rice (always turned out sticky), but after reading Alton Brown's book and watching the episode of his show where he did rice, I'm now a rice master. I use 1 2/3 cups water to 1 cup rice, and never (and I do mean never) even look at the lid whilst cooking is underway...
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10-05-2005, 07:15 PM
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| Cooking rice.
I had problems with this for years, but am now proficient.
The trick is that after removing from heat, it must set for a while (2 mins), toss gently with a fork, and then leave uncovered for at least 5 minutes before serving.
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10-05-2005, 07:33 PM
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| Why would you not want rice to be sticky? | |
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10-05-2005, 07:35 PM
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Originally Posted by ReverseLunge Why would you not want rice to be sticky? | Why, when you want it to be light and fluffy, of course.
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10-05-2005, 07:44 PM
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| Rice needs to be sticky. | |
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| A little sticky helps you pick it up with chopsticks. Too sticky and it doesn't come out of the pot.
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10-05-2005, 07:49 PM
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| I bought a pressure cooker a few weeks ago. I am amazed. Stews and soups that used to take 5-8 hour now can be done in 45 minutes to an hour. | |
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10-05-2005, 08:03 PM
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10-05-2005, 10:06 PM
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Originally Posted by mrbiggs Also, I firmly beleive that Farenheit makes more sense than Celcius. | How? I mean, what's easier - water freezes at 0 and boils at 100, or it freezes at 32 and boils at 212?
I guess if you're used to it, it'd be easier... | My teacher says that it's not hard to learn to use Celcius, as the main reason most people use a temperature system is so they know what kind of clothing to put on. Here's Foster's 20-second explanation of the Celcius system: 0, wear a coat; 10, wear a sweater; 20, wear a shirt; 30, wish you could take it off; 40, hide somewhere with air conditioning.
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10-05-2005, 11:00 PM
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| I can cook rice perfectly when I'm making it only for myself...when I make it for Nick I always end up messing it up somehow.
I'm a weakling - I have a complete inability to punch test a mask.
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10-06-2005, 12:36 AM
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Originally Posted by Go? Fencing? My teacher says that it's not hard to learn to use Celcius, as the main reason most people use a temperature system is so they know what kind of clothing to put on. Here's Foster's 20-second explanation of the Celcius system: 0, wear a coat; 10, wear a sweater; 20, wear a shirt; 30, wish you could take it off; 40, hide somewhere with air conditioning.
Memorize that and you'll be fine. It's worked well enough for me. | That's actually pretty accurate... I'll have to remember that for the next time I'm explaining it to someone. Thanks!
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10-06-2005, 12:36 AM
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Originally Posted by ThatReallyHurt How? I mean, what's easier - water freezes at 0 and boils at 100, or it freezes at 32 and boils at 212?
I guess if you're used to it, it'd be easier... | Celsius is a lot easier. Metric is almost always easier anyway. But doh, if you grew up only knowing Fahrenheit then of course it's gonna sound easier to you. I'm fine with both actually. I grew up using Celsius (well, I learned everything in metric) until I was 12. Bleh.
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10-06-2005, 12:56 AM
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Originally Posted by Go? Fencing? My teacher says that it's not hard to learn to use Celcius, as the main reason most people use a temperature system is so they know what kind of clothing to put on. Here's Foster's 20-second explanation of the Celcius system: 0, wear a coat; 10, wear a sweater; 20, wear a shirt; 30, wish you could take it off; 40, hide somewhere with air conditioning.
Memorize that and you'll be fine. It's worked well enough for me. | And what happens when it occasionally reaches 50° like where I used to live in Phoenix?
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