are falafels supposed to be really dry and awful?
do the chickpeas have to be cooked or just soaked?
>>8324032
Chickpeas just soaked are inedible. Soaking is the prelude to cooking.
I don't know, but whenever I have them from a restaurant they're good and not dry.
Is fruit juice actually as unhealthy as soda?
I've seen tons of articles on the subject and some of them claim that juice might actually be even more unhealthy than coke, simply because it doesn't contain fiber, found in whole fruit.
I really like apple juice, which I usually drink unfiltered - a carton every day on average.
Is fruit juice literally poison, or is someone spreading misinformation? I figured natural fruit sugars cannot be as bad as added white sugar. Was I wrong?
>>8323538
fruit juice has added sugar
>>8323538
There are 16 oranges in half a litter of orange juice you are eating 16 oranges worth of calories do the math
>>8323538
CALORIE WISE YES. THERES VERY LITTLE DIFFERENCE. IF YOU ARE TRYING TO LOSE WEIGHT THEN YOU SHOULD AVOID BOTH BEVERAGES. HOWEVER, SODA IS DEVOID OF ANY MICRO-NUTRIENTS WHILE ORANGE JUICE IS MOST CERTAINLY NOT SO IT DOES HAVE NUTRITIONAL MERIT.
Been eating healthier recently, most breakfasts look like this with a black coffee and a glass of water.
It's easy to make and I enjoy it but what are some things I can put on this that are still healthy but will spice it up and make it more flavorful? I really like spicy stuff so I've been doing chili powder the last couple days but I'm open to more ideas! (aside from the obvious hot sauce/sriracha)
Also out of curiosity what's the best way to make a runny egg? Sometimes it breaks when I flip it and I have to start over :x
>also general healthy meal ideas (I'm cutting red meat and pork personally)
>>8320546
>I'm cutting red meat and pork
Pork is red meat, anon.
FRUITS AND CEREAL MOTHERFUCKER EVER HEARD OF THOSE
Remember when Wendy's was good?
>>8317542
>Remember when Wendy's was good?
You mean now?
>>8317542
It was never good. It was just less shit than it is currently. Every time I've gotten a burger from Wendy's the bag, the wrapper, and the bottom bun are always completely soaked through with grease. Shit is/was nasty.
>>8317542
Not really, their burgers were always a greasy mess
Which do you prefer?
turkey
every single time I eat a ham at someone else's house for thanksgiving it tastes like christmas ejaculated all over it. cinnamon, clove, cardamom, etc
>>8314358
Duck - it's like the best of both worlds when you kosher/brine it.
Otherwise, turkey if it's not cooked back to life.
>>8314358
Turkey, hams are always commercial made fuck ups any time someone "makes" one.
Absolute shit quality food businesses that still manage to survive somehow.
Who in the ever living fuck is still buying Zachary chocolates? They're ever worse than Palmer. Thanks, Dollar stores!
I love those shits. can eat up to a box if I'm in a binge.
Not once a year even, but when I buy it buy 5-6 boxes.
Those are great you fucking maniac
don't like the ones with the cream shit inside but other kinds are good. pic related.
How do I humanely kill crabs? I'll be cooking one tomorrow and I don't want to dunk the poor thing straight into boiling water while it's alive
You freeze it first, it'll enter a deep sleep, then you immediately boil it.
>>8325658
Plunge a knife into its head/face region. One quick stab.
Let them write a will and say their good byes to their loved ones. Before throwing them into boiling water alive, have a religious leader of their choice present to say a prayer first.
How do I cook a turkey and not fuck it up? My work gave me one and it's kinda just taking up room in my tiny freezer. I've never cooked one before.
>>8325436
Just boil it for a couple of hours.
>>8325436
Carve it up and cook the pieces separately. Roasting it whole makes it nearly impossible to get the whole thing cooked through without also overcooking some parts of it.
>>8325436
Brine before roasting.
Don't stuff the turkey with anything more than some aromatic herbs because stuffing just adds to the cooking time of the thickest parts, meaning the thinner parts get dried out by the time the thick parts are cooked.
Brush that fucker with butter, fat, or something to help crisp up the skin and form a barrier to retain moisture.
Which is better- the oval or the "boot", and WHY fo you believe so?
>pic related
>>8325187
The boot, because it has that little bit you can hold on to.
when i ask for mcchicjen sauce on my tendies and they play dumb like they dont know what i mean and i end up with barbecue sauce
Anybody know how to make this shit sufferable? I made a batch this morning (first time). I followed the directions on the package.
>8 cups of hot water
>6 tbs of olive oil
>splash of lecithin (I just used milk)
>1 cup of kava powder
I blended it, strained it into a jug, and let it cool in the refrigerator.
It yields approximately 4 cups.
I just drank one cup of it and I almost threw up. It's like someone got dirty dishwater from a clay-bottom river.
I realize now that I need that nylon strainer. I used a very fine metal one and removed a lot of sediment, but it's still in a sludge-like state.
Is there anything I can add to make it decent? I have water, coconut water, tonic, vodka, lemon, calamondin, honey
So far I've just added some coconut water to make it more viscous. It still tastes like shit though. I want to drink all 4 cups to see if I can feel the full effects.
>>8325148
IN ALL HONESTY NO. KAVA LITERALLY TASTES LIKE DIRT. I CANT IMAGINE DRINKING 8 CUPS OF THE STUFF DILUTED IN ANYTHING. UNFORTUNATELY, MIXING IT WITH ANYTHING SUGARY IS SIMPLY COUNTER-INTUITIVE. MY BEST ADVICE IS TO SKIP ALL THE OTHER NONSENSE, AND MIX IT WITH JUST ENOUGH WATER TO MAKE IT DIS-SOLVABLE IN WATER AND TAKE IT LIKE A SHOT. WITH GOOD QUALITY KAVA IT DOESNT TAKE THAT MUCH FOR YOU TO FEEL IT. THE EFFECT IS SOMETHING AKIN TO XANAX BUT NOT EXACTLY THE SAME. IT IS QUITE PLEASANT.
GOOD LUCK.
>>8325172
I definitely felt my mouth numb up after the first cup. Now I'm laying in bed chillin not even shitposting or reading or anything. It's definitely nice. Damn shame it has to taste like a dog's foot. Diluting it wasn't so bad with a chaser handy. Thanks, anon.
>>8325188
YES IT INDEED ACTS AS A NUMBING AGENT AS WELL. I FIND IT HIGHLY RELAXING. ENJOY MY FRIEND.
Only pulled two, the rest are brining for use throughout the next couple days.
What would you recommend that doesn't involve grilling? I wanted to cook them like a steak, but I'm not sure that would come out too well.
you can cook them like a steak just don't overcook them, whatever you do
>>8325017
thanks mate. I'm pretty good with never overcooking pork, I make the juiciest pork chops imo. But that's pretty easy, it's just dredge and go.
I'll give the steak method a try.
>>8325007
PORK IS EXTREMELY UNFORGIVING TO OVERCOOKING. MUCH MORE SO THAN BEEF. PEOPLE TEND TO BE AFRAID OF PORK THAT ISNT 160 DEGREES BUT THAT'S ALSO A FALLACY. COOK IT TO 160 IF YOU WANT DRY AND TASTELESS PORK. I LIKE TO SHOOT FOR AN INTERNAL TEMP OF 145. SALT AND PEPPER BOTH SIDES AND COOK IN A HOT OILED PAN JUST LIKE A STEAK. MAKE SURE NOT TO FLIP TOO OFTEN TO GET A NICE CRUST. THE CRUST ON A PORK CHOP DEVELOPS CHICHARRON (MEXICAN CRISPY PORK SKIN SNACK) QUALITIES AND IT IS INCREDIBLE.
GOOD LUCK.
Is there some kind ot trick to get a good brown sear on a steak like this? I've never been able to manage it now matter how I try to replicate shit I read online. Even tried preheating the pan in the oven to 500 degrees before I started one time and it still didn't turn out like this, always comes out more grey with patches of brown.
Granted I'm not doing it on a grill so that could be part of it, but there's got to be a way to accomplish this on a stove, isn't there?
Hot pan with oil, turn the pan down and then put butter in.
>>8324901
Well, you won't get lines on your steak without a grill or grill pan.
But a good sear is easy as fuck. Get the pan smoking hot, put the steak in it. That's it. I can't imagine how you could possibly mess that up.
Are you possibly trying to sear a steak that's dripping wet with marinade or something? Are you trying to sear it on "low" heat?
Hot pan + dry steak gives a sear every time.
Make sure the outside is very dry.
You could also give the outside a light dusting of baking soda.
Happy birthday big ron!
Happy Birthday, Ronnie!
YEEAAAAAHHHHH BUDDY
>>8324875
wow his wife is a fucking milf
feeling old yet ronnie? haha
/ck/, do any of you have elderly relatives with mental issues who struggle to make you food but keep trying anyway?
I live with my grandmother who is developing serious memory issues (probably the start of dementia).
Every day she insists on making me lunch for work. She doesn't have much hand control and can't really make anything so she just throws a bunch of shit into a tub and hops I eat it.
Its disgusting and I feel bad because I often have to throw it away. I don't want to insult her. Do you have any experience helping elderly, weak people learn to cook? I would teach her to make couscous with a kettle but she might burn herself.
>>8324607
Pic is tomorrows lunch
Half a pork pie cut in half and covered in hot sauce, a scotch egg, a sausage roll, several pieces of red onion (chopped with a butter knife because she doesn't use anything else), a frozen raw pollock fillet on a bed of cheese.
What recipes can I teach her?
>>8324616
Nigga if she thinks this sort of thing is edible she's definetly too far gone to learn cooking.
>>8324607
PUT HER IN A HOME OP
I never know how much salt I should use.
It's almost always too much.
>>8324392
step 1. add a little
step 2. taste
step 3. add more if needed
Don't use any, it's healthier.
If it's almost always too much then you should use less.