Made some Jiffy-Pop
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My apartment doesn’t have a dishwasher, and I loathe hand washing dishes. It’s my lazy treat and I want that fake butter.
Mmmm. I have multiple ways to make popcorn, but Jiffy Pop has such a delicious and unique flavor and it's fun AF.
Sometimes you just want to Jiffy Pop!
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You should stop. There are a lot of PFAs. Inside
wrote on last edited by [email protected]Eh, I inhaled enough formalin in undergrad to not really need to care about things like BPA and PFAs.
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This is the most fun way to make popcorn if you don't have one of those fancy things that's cranked by a monkey.
I grew up with a hand-cranked popcorn maker. Then, in grad school, I realized that you don't actually need any of that, just a pot with oil.
I heat up (medium) a tiny bit of neutral oil with a few kernels until they pop. Then I add ~1/4C neutral oil and ~1/3C popcorn kernels. When I can count to ten between pops I turn it off, empty in bowl, drizzle with olive oil and add salt and nutritional yeast (and MSG if you have it).
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LOL! If you don't wash the pot there will be no washing dishes. I have a designated popcorn pot that is just wiped out and left for the next batch.
If you don’t wash the pot there will be no washing dishes.
My college roommates:
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LOL! If you don't wash the pot there will be no washing dishes. I have a designated popcorn pot that is just wiped out and left for the next batch.
I advise not doing that on the basis of gross. Use soap on a vessel after popping corn in it or transporting popcorn in it. It's oil, starch, and steam without super high temperatures.
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Obtain raw popping corn kernels. In a medium saucepan with a lid, lay down enough kernels to cover the pan's bottom. Then add just enough oil to cover. Heat on medium-low to medium heat. Make sure to do this with the pan's lid on. Now simply wait for the kernels to pop. Audibly monitor the popping rate of the kernels. When popping slows, remove from heat. Add toppings and serve.
Experiment with different oils. Canola and peanut are good starting points. But even olive oil has its own nice flavor profile to it.
Save yourself some money, learn the skill, and open up an entire universe of popcorn discovery. Try different oils. Try frying in butter. Try using different varieties of popping corn. Experiment with different cooking temperatures and thresholds of completion. A whole world awaits you. Put away the Jiffy-Pop and see what wonders await!
That's so hard bro this way much easier
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That's so hard bro this way much easier
Yeah, it takes a little bit of effort, but no more time than using jiffy pop. You're paying more, generating a bunch of waste, and not saving any time.
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Just a cotton dishcloth. (Pardon the hanging end, I am extremely lazy and weaving in ends is too boring for me.)
I'm going to be such an ass because it's the wrong comm but you're twisting your stitches. On the other hand, fab colours and a dishcloth is a dishcloth.
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I'm going to be such an ass because it's the wrong comm but you're twisting your stitches. On the other hand, fab colours and a dishcloth is a dishcloth.
wrote on last edited by [email protected]I usually give the nicer ones away.
I’m pretty sure the way I perl is illegal, and would offend anyone, continental or English.
I’m putting this in a little free library I think.
I have this “default” pattern that I do while watching tv. Sometimes mess up terribly, but just keep going because I don’t use paper towels at all and this is my substitute.
It’s a very nice, cheap hobby. Dollar tree often has some okay cotton, it splits a lot but not impossible to deal with. Hot water cleaning cycle, which is necessary for cleaning things anyway, tends to tighten the cotton such that the gaps are really tightly bound.
Idk - I think this is a great double sided pattern. The back half has like garter/back of stockinette ridges for deep scrubbing, the front side looks pretty and has those softer length ridges for small, delicate detail work in scrubbing.
Do a multiple of three + 1
S1, p2, k1 repeat
S1, k2, p1, repeat
Knit all
Perl all
I’m stealing this, but it’s from a blog post I read years ago
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I usually give the nicer ones away.
I’m pretty sure the way I perl is illegal, and would offend anyone, continental or English.
I’m putting this in a little free library I think.
I have this “default” pattern that I do while watching tv. Sometimes mess up terribly, but just keep going because I don’t use paper towels at all and this is my substitute.
It’s a very nice, cheap hobby. Dollar tree often has some okay cotton, it splits a lot but not impossible to deal with. Hot water cleaning cycle, which is necessary for cleaning things anyway, tends to tighten the cotton such that the gaps are really tightly bound.
Idk - I think this is a great double sided pattern. The back half has like garter/back of stockinette ridges for deep scrubbing, the front side looks pretty and has those softer length ridges for small, delicate detail work in scrubbing.
Do a multiple of three + 1
S1, p2, k1 repeat
S1, k2, p1, repeat
Knit all
Perl all
I’m stealing this, but it’s from a blog post I read years ago
Knitting is such a comforting hobby. My time killers are socks, relatively small and formulaic projects.
Patty Lions has a blog where she shows different techniques and ways to knit. There is her article about twisted stitches. Once again, for dish cloths it really doesn't matter if the stitches are twisted or not but you may find it's actually easier to knit non-twisted.
Happy knitting and cooking!
