/ck/ - Food & Cooking

>>5508115
because theyre gay as fuck

as for you pic just use a decent goddamn knife

>>5508124

I suck at food and cooking and food hack threads are the only kind I can follow

>>5508131
then you suck at more than food and cooking frand

plus half the time their unnecessary or just plain wrong

>>5508115
If cheese gets hot enough it melts. Really tasty.

/ck/ REALLY hates food "hack" threads.

Good luck.

>>5508145
Why?

>>5508138

>>5508151
stupid and tacky, often the tips are defeating

>>5508151
Because 4chan hates anything popular, that's why.

Also this >>5508158

There's no such things as FOOD HACKS
There are techniques and then there are stupid gimmicks.

>>5508158
and often wrong or useless

>>5508115
Sharpen your knife, it's not an axe.

>>5508164
>not sharpening your axes.
do you even chop wood?

>>5508115
OP is tarded. This is 2014. I use a 40W CO2 laser cutter to slice my bread. As a bonus, it is automatically toasted.

I've always like food "hack" threads, even tried to start a couple (I called them "general hints and tips" threads though). They always died immediately. Anyway...

Rotten eggs float in water, good eggs sink.

To get the last remnants of sauce out of a jar, put a little of either some water or a thinner ingredient that you're using, pop the lid on, shake it and use the resulting mixture. eg: I got the last bit of mustard out of the jar when making salad dressing by putting the vinegar in there and shaking it up before mixing with the oil.

Grocery stores usually have the fresher food at the back of the shelf, compare the use by dates of the milk/bread/meat at the front of the shelf, to those at the back. Fresher food for the same price.

A wooden spoon placed across the top of a pan of boiling water will stop it boiling over.

It's easier for a beginner to cut spring/green onions, celery and other ingredients with kitchen scissors than with a knife.

Lemon juice removes the smell of garlic from your fingers and chopping board.

You can defrost food much quicker if you put it in a bowl of hot water than if you just leave it on a plate at room temp.

Don't put warm food in your fridge, it'll sopil the other food in there. If possible, cool the food with cold water first (if it's in a pan for example, leave it in the sink in a few inches of cold water)

Pans need to cool slowly, regularly putting a hot pan in cold water will eventually warp the pan's shape.

If you don't have a colander or want to save washing up, you can drain a pan of boiled pasta/veg by holding the lid firmly on the saucepan, moving it a little to create a gap large enough for water but too small for the pasta/veg, and drain into the sink.

Instead of boiling water in a pan from cold, boil it in an electric kettle first, then pour the hot water into the pan. It's quicker and more energy efficient.

>>5508408
>it'll sopil the other food in there
spoil*

>>5508408
>Rotten eggs float in water, good eggs sink.
Not necessarily. If the egg floats you should still crack it open and smell it. If it smells alright, its still good. If it smells bad, throw it.

>>5508115
Same idea but with burgers and stuff. Eat them upside down. The bottom bun will be softer and will fall apart easier while the one on top will be dryer, thicker, and will hold together better.

stupid hack for stupid plebs trying to change years of chef tradition.
If there's certain ways to do things its because they come out better. If you need "food hacks" just go stuff yourself with 1$ McBurger Shit.

tl;dr :
>Stupid amerifags

>>5508142
A spoonful of peanut butter goes well in pretty much every flavor of ramen, but especially if you also add chili flakes.

>>5508436
You sound like the inept 60-something faggots I have to work with who think that they know everything and are always right, just for making it to 60.
If you don't reevaluate what you're doing every so often, you're doing it wrong.

yeah i constantly reevaluate the best way of cleaning my ass too, today it will be with your words

>>5508439
that's for you nigger btw

>>5508115
As tasty as it may be the pattern on that bread is gross and makes me feel uneasy

>>5508151
The real reason is these are normally in MEME format and have a "let's type real edgy but be helpful making the world a better place!!" attitude reminiscent of red dit and tumblr speak so it becomes instantly loathsome.
Self defeating facts aside.

>>5508429
>eating burgers upside down
That would just look weird though. I'll stick with the good old knife and fork thank you.

>You can defrost food much quicker if you put it in a bowl of hot water than if you just leave it on a plate at room temp.

While technically true (it will defrost faster than ambient air), The fastest way is to place the item in a container of cold water and start a slow small trickle of cold water running into it.
I use this to defrost anything I have frozen. I just thawed a rack of ribs yesterday in less than an hour this way.

>>5508482
I did not know that, thank you!

>>5508151

Because it makes them feel elite and refined.

>>5508408
>You can defrost food much quicker if you put it in a bowl of hot water than if you just leave it on a plate at room temp.

Enjoy your 2 hour stay at the toilet

>>5508408
>You can defrost food much quicker if you put it in a bowl of hot water than if you just leave it on a plate at room temp.

Careful with this, there's a reason ServSafe teaches you to do it in cold water.

>>5508586
>>5508595
Oh, you gotta make sure it's defrosted all the way through and cook it properly. I thought that went without saying.

If there's ice in the middle, it's not defrosted, obviously, but you're absolutely right. A novice might see meat defrosted on the outside and cook it under the assumption that it's fully defrosted, and that could be very bad for whoever eats it.

I should've added that warning.

>>5508631
>make sure it's defrosted all the way

That's not the issue, thawing it in warm water keeps parts of the meat/poultry in the temperature "danger zone" for an extended period of time and makes foodborne illness more likely.

It's still unlikely, but it can and does happen.

>>5508446
Same. Looks like scabs on the bread

>>5508638
Wow, I didn't know that. The guy I picked that up from worked in a silver service kitchen, too.

- He did pride himself on the fact that he'd never given himself (or anyone else) food poisoning in 20 years of cooking (I'm the same), but I'll play it safe and defrost at room temperature or in a fridge or microwave from now on.

There is no fucking reason to use the word "hack" in this context other than to be trendy. It even takes longer to type than "tip".

>>5508658

There is no fucking reason to nitpick the word choice other than to feel smug. It even takes longer to type than just hiding the thread.

>>5508697
If OP had just used the word, I would have ignored the thread. But he was asking WHY there are no "hack" threads, and my answer is that people who use that word sound stupid.

>>5508115

>this kills the bread

>>5508115

The real "hack" here is to use a gentle sawing motion to cut the bread while applying very little pressure.

>>5508648
>Looks like scabs
And here's me thinking it was just leprous.

>>5508408
>You can defrost food much quicker if you put it in a bowl of hot water than if you just leave it on a plate at room temp.

No.. Way !

>>5508446
>>5508648
>>5508742

niggas don't be dissin on tiger bread

>>5508408

>A wooden spoon placed across the top of a pan of boiling water will stop it boiling over

It doesn't always, no

>>5508408

These things are so fucking basic it's just extremely unnecessary. My GOD you can drain pasta without a colander? It's smarter to use an electric kettle, Jesus Christ how could I've never thought of that? Because I'm a fucking retard, that's why.

>>5508771

Yes, you're a genius, we're all very impressed. It's possible there are some people new to cooking on here that haven't considered a couple of these things. He's just trying to help.

tl;dr - quit being a dick

>>5508638

It seems to me that would be irrelevant if the meat is properly cooked afterwards. Leaving meat out in room temperature for three times as long would develop comparable amounts of bacteria.

>>5508819
>It seems to me that would be irrelevant if the meat is properly cooked afterwards.

It's not live bacteria you're worried about so much as the toxins they leave behind.

>>5508819
>Leaving meat out in room temperature for three times as long would develop comparable amounts of bacteria.

Oh yes, if the alternative is leaving it out on a plate, then sure, but that is also considered to be unsafe. Like I said, thaw in a pan of cold water or with cold water running over it.

>>5508115
Seriously? You come here asking that fucking question? You must be trolling. Thinking that "food hack" threads are stupid, pointless, and/or wrong is a big part of this board. No please go.

>>5508408
Let me try.

Shave WITH the grain, before against the grain this will irritate skin less.
Put your pants on one leg at a time, to avoid stumbling.
Tying your shoes will prevent your shoes from slipping off.
The average pizza is cut into 8 slices, keep this in mind when ordering for a group!
Breathing in and then exhaling will keep you alive much loner than not doing so.

>>5508831
Water is healthier than sugary soft drinks.

If you over season a piece of meat it is possible to rinse it off with fresh water.

Ice cubes will cool a glass of water quicker than not using ice cubes.

Fresh wipes make cleaning after moving a bowel much easier.

When a spaghetti noodle is tender and soft, it is done.

Cooking meat all the way through will ensure the item is safe to consume.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMJn73rbdfc

>>5508849
Keep ice cream in the freezer if you don't want it to melt.

Make an animal is killed and cleaned BEFORE you eat it.

Bread covered in blue mold should not be eaten.

Inhaling the nitrous out of a whipped cream canister is fun, but you should buy your own charger and cartridges if you really want to get fucked up.

>>5508858
Cleaning surfaces after coming in contact with raw meat will help prevent cross contamination.

Meat emitting a strong, sour odor should not be eaten. It is most likely spoiled.

Milk can be consumed past its best by date, just ensure it doesn't have a sour odor or thick consistency.

Removing a pot from direct heat will drastically reduce the temperature.

A pan that has caked on food residue can be made easier to clean by soaking it in hot water/soap for a bit.

>>5508871
How would soaking something in soup help at all? Wouldn't the vegetables get all over it?

>>5508875

>tries to be edgy via somebody's type
>actually just misread it himself

stay pleb

>>5508892
Oh yeah, I totally think you should soak pans in fucking soup instead of soap. I'm definitely that dumb.

Food hack fans, folks.

>>5508771
Thanks for your feedback, I'm sorry my contribution wasn't up to your standards, next time I'll try harder to tailor my advice to your specific level of expertise.

If I might offer some criticism of YOUR post, in the spirit of mutual benefit:
The rudeness seemed unnecessary and more appropriate for other boards on this site.

Your post contained no food "hacks" (tips or hints, general cooking advice) and I worry that the ultimate effect of your post may have been to stifle and discourage more helpful posts, nothing more.

>>5508899
10/10 I know it's a troll, but I still threw my cat against the wall out of rage. You know your shit, man. I've never seem someone impersonate a retarded faggot that well.

>>5508902

here's a good one op

DON'T WORRY if your kitchen smells of farts when you're boiling eggs. Simply eat the eggs and do a fart. Hey, presto. Your kitchen will smell of eggs again.

MAKE YOUR own cherry tomatoes by watering beefsteak tomato plants with bonsai feed.

>>5508906
You know what the fuck you're doing.

>>5508871
>>5508858
>>5508849
>>5508831

see:

>>5508804

You're not funny.

>>5508931
Trying it right now!

>>5508436
>plebs!
I wish it was bannable to say this shit.
When did /ck/ get filled to the brim with angsty teenage faggots?
>hay guys wanna trade cooking tips and stuff?

>FUCK OFF YOU PLEB! Why cant you be a master chef/ pokemon trainer like I am! (probably stupid) lol go away, youre not my real dad!
CRAAAAWLIIIING IIIIIN MY SKIIIIIIIN

Thats what you sound like. Heres a tip, OP. Ask your friends in person about cooking tips instead of asking here. Theyd rather have a circle jerk thread about who has the most expensive Japanese chefs knife thats been folded over 1000 times.

>>5508948
the autism is strong with this one

>>5508408
A food hack is someone who is shit at making food or reviewing it.
What you're describing is basic knowledge anyone who cooks should know

>>5508931

>>5508408
are you birtihs?

>>5508408
Older eggs have a bigger air pocket, that's all.

Turning the temperature down slightly will stop it from boiling over.

>cool off your hot food by putting the hot pan of food in cold water
>don't put a hot pan in cold water
hey wait a minute

Everything else is okay.

>>5508151
Because most of the time, the 'hack' is a way of avoiding having to learn how to do something properly. It works in precisely one situation and no others, and cannot be expanded upon or compounded with anything else; whereas the right way of doing things will help you in numerous situations and can be combined with other techniques to expand your cooking ability as a whole, rather than just being a one-off trick.

The rest of the time, it's just plain fucking stupid or wrong.

>>5508984
To cut onions withotu getting tears, remove faggot

>>5508899

Well shit, everyone can make mistakes, don't beat yourself up over it. Speaking of beating, here are some "food hacks" which I devised in order to help your thread. I tried to keep them as simple as possible, so it's 'to everyone's benefit'.

>To get a hardboiled egg you have to boil it longer
>If you want to make a steak, don't throw it in the microwave - a pan works better. Don't forget to put butter or oil in the pan!
>if you want to melt something, heat it up
>it's often wise to cut with a knife instead of a fork or spoon
>use salt to 'spice things up'!
>if you want to even out some dough, use a rolling pin: apparently it's designed for that purpose
>if you throw fruit together in a bowl you get a fruit-salad
>when you're not cooking, it's best to put out the stoves - this saves energy and money over time
>when you have little money, buy cheaper stuff
>so called "diet" products contain less sugar or calories
>if you want to eat an advocado, it's best to cut the skin off
>when you have a hunger for bread, try cutting it up into slices and fill those with condiments: tadaa, you just made a sandwich!

These more to your appeal?

>>5508995

>taking all the time to type all this up
>still coming off as a child who can't ignore things he doesn't like

>>5508995

you don't have to try so hard dude. could've got your point across in like a sentence.

>Save space in your freezer by storing frozen peas in the holes in potato waffles.
>A pear makes an ideal chicken leg substitute for vegetarians.
>Boil an egg to perfection without costly egg-timers by popping the egg into boiling water and driving away from your home at exactly 60mph. After 3 miles, phone your wife and tell her to take the egg out the pan.
>A Dairylee triangle coated with Tippex makes perfect 'fun-size' Brie.
>Dip the tops of leftover Yorkshire puddings into melted chocolate, then wait for it to harden and fill it with Angel Delight for a delicious council house eclair.
>In a rush? Cook your breakfast egg in half the time by replacing the water in the pan with commercially-available brake fluid which boils at 200 degrees C.
>Cheese eaters. Instead of eating a large piece of mild cheese, save time and money by eating a much smaller piece of extra mature cheese.
>Celery with a bit of jam on makes an excellent rhubarb substitute.

>>5508999

>implying that took long to type
>implying I could ignore it if I saw a train filled to the brim with retards falling off a cliff
This thread is a trainwreck and I can't help but watch.

>>5509001
Apprently it didn't

>>5509034

You are constantly proving yourself to be 14 years old.

>>5509034

>Apprently it didn't

it did.

salt your vinegar to make coffee boil faster

>>5509044

Whereas your responses are the pinnacle of mature enlightenment

>>5509047
Did not?

put your spice shaker on the burner for 30 seconds (15 seconds if it's plastic) to help bring out the aromas before adding to a dish

>>5508408

>Grocery stores usually have the fresher food at the back of the shelf, compare the use by dates of the milk/bread/meat at the front of the shelf, to those at the back. Fresher food for the same price.

This is true, but you're also a douchebag if you actually do this. The stores rotate their stock with the idea that people will buy the older stuff before the newer stuff. If people only buy the freshest items, they have to throw away most of their food and they make no money

>>5508638
Thawing at room temperature just keeps it in the danger zone for much longer unless it's less than 40F/4C outside. The proper way is to thaw in the refrigerator.

Here's an eggs benedict foodhack:

>don't know how to make "eggs benedict"? it's simple
>step 1: boil some eggs
>step 2: smother in mayo
>the hollondaise sauce is basically the same as mayonnaise (egg yolks and oil) so substitute mayonnaise for hollondaise

>>5508931

>>5508732
this, i'm gonna smack any fags i see turning their fucking bread loaves upside-down

>>5509076
If they don't want people to buy it then they shouldn't put it on their shelves. If it really becomes a 'problem' then I guess they'll have to put less out and restock more often. But that won't happen because this is never going to become something that most people will do.

>>5509135

>>5509137

>>5509138

>>5509135
>>5509137
>>5509138
>>5509143

I knew /ck/ was reddit-tier but damn

>>5509081

see:

>>5508822

>>5508408

putting meat in hot water increases the chance of illness.

Enjoy your diarrhea.

Trying to make beef wellington but out of bananas? Take a ripe shrimp or elbow macaroni instead!

>>5509165
Euh, this is pretty much mild 4chan humor.

calm down.

>>5508151
because its always the same infographics from the same website. Also most "hacks" are simply common sense.

>>5509296
>Also most "hacks" are simply common sense.
Never forget this saying: Common Sense Isn't.

>Boil an egg to perfection without costly egg-timers by popping the egg into boiling water and driving away from your home at exactly 60mph. After 3 miles, phone your wife and tell her to take the egg out the pan.
Only 3 minutes?

>>5509306
better saying: everyone has a different definition of "common sense"

>>5508709
hacks are 'improper' workarounds that still resolve the matter (and their being 'improper' usually means that they have a very limited context where they'd succeed)
which is fitting in this context, isn't it

Isn't there a whole 'booru of these?\

http://ck.booru.org/

A banana yellow in color is more ripe than a green one.

Peeling an orange before eating will greatly improve taste.

Washing potatoes before cooking will clean residual dirt off.

A sharp knife will cut through food better than a dull knife.

If you cut yourself while cooking, immediately tend to the wound. Dinner can wait! Safety first.

Removing foil from a chipotle burrito before microwaving will prevent damage to your microwave.

>>5509033
>council house eclair

I fucking lost it. I had to turn on my VPN just so I could get around my ban and say how funny that was. also, fuck these idiots and their food hacks. what has /ck/ become?

>>5509033
Best post I've seen on /ck/, probably ever.

>>5509442
Can a Britbong please make this? Preferably one who actually lives in a council house.

>>5508931

I have tried this, mustard gas gave me cancer.

GRATED CHEDDAR cheese from the supermarket can be squashed tightly together with the fingers to produce a block of cheese, ready for slicing or grating.

SHOPPERS. When you have finished and are leaving the supermarket, kindly offer your shopping list to people who are going in, as they may have forgotten to make one.

CHINESE citizens. Improve chopstick performance by simply carving one into three points and fashioning a serrated edge on the other. Hey presto! No more chopstick based faux pas!

CONVINCE bar staff that your pint is off by sticking your finger up your arse before holding the glass close to their nose.

For a quick snack put salsa in a bowl and scoop using tortilla chips. This will reduce dishes needed.

Deli mustard is a nice way to add a little spice to a dish that would otherwise require yellow mustard.

Preheating an oven will help facilitate even cooking.

Doing dishes while you cook is a good way to reduce the load at the end of the meal.

A dishwasher will wash dishes while you do other things making clean up a breeze. Be sure to rinse dishes off first.

Have a vegan friend coming over to a sporting event and all of your entrees are meat based? Fuck him, he's a faggot.

Washing hands before cooking will help stem the spread of disease, also washing hands after handling raw meat will do the same.

Toasting bread before you eat it will slightly dry it out/alter the flavor and make it taste different than non toasted bread.

>>5508931
That's not actually dangerous people.
But really, why?
What do you hope to gain?
"Oh no someone did something dumb far away from me, har har this brings me amusement".

>>5509076
I do it for dairy but not much else.

>>5509165
You've never heard of a drawfag?

>>5509898
>he's never experienced shaudenfreude

>>5509898
its called natural selection you fagor

>>5508482
>hot things are hotter than room temperature things
this is why i hate food hacks

>>5508999
>>5509001
>thinking those food hacks took years of research

>>5508931
That's a really fucking dumb idea and let me tell you why, how you gonna pick up the spoon? It's gonna be too hot.

-to bring water to a boil apply heat until water forms visible bubbles.

-tired of burning yourself pulling food out of the oven? Use oven mits as protection.

- A very handy tool to have in all kitchen is a knife, consider buying one soon.

-to preserve your milk better, keep it refrigirated.

-

>>5510781
The last one is bullshit. Leaving milk out on the counter in direct sunlight for at least a day will kill bacteria living in the milk, remove all chemical additives and prolong the life of the milk. Don't worry if the milk tastes a little strange, that's just the dead bacteria and all the chemicals they add at the factory. This is how milk actually tastes. You'll get used to it and live a healthier life.

>>5510707
like a hot knife through butter

>>5510707
How about a toaster? Then the handle wouldn't be too hot.

>>5510989
>Heat travels through metal really fast regardless whether the handle idsin the line of heat.

I cant believe you idiots haven't suggested a plastic spoon yet. Then just put that in the toaster. Problem solved

>>5510989
15s microwave probably wouldn't even get it hot enough to burn your hand and still be warm enough to cut through icecream easily

hell, 30s probably isn't even that bad

>>5511009
Ok, that image is really cool, I want to try that.

Mason jars are better than plastic. Here's why:
Takes up less space
Doesn't stain
The glass part of it goes in the dishwasher, without leaching poison
Heat resistant

The most common hack is put salt in water to boil faster. Everyone knows that so im unsure if its a hack

>>5511025
they also don't look like ass

>>5511033

not sure if seirous

>not using a serrated knife for cutting bread

>>5508953
So it is an easy quick way for some people who are completely new to get started.

Oh wait, this is the internet. Everyone has to be all knowing and condescending.

I don't understand how so many people are so confident in themselves to the point of arrogance.

>>5511224

>So it is an easy quick way for some people who are completely new to get started.

no, food hacks are either retarded shit like putting a bagel in a cd-r tower or common sense/knowledge like running cold water over hot things to cool them down. life hacks in general are the gayest fucking bullshit.

>>5508723
wut

>>5508995
What if I want to melt a potato? Can salt really make things spicier?

Also I keep my fruit in a bowl. Is it a salad?

>>5509082

>>5511224
>So it is an easy quick way for some people who are completely new to get started.
no, it's an easy, quick way for someone new to develop bad habits they'll have to unlearn to do something beyond beginner stuff

>>5508953
And not everyone knows, so they have now been informed.

You dipshit.

>>5510110
Deliberately invoking schadenfreude makes you a dick.
It's also not really funny here, since you don't get to see the fucking result.

"Oh no someone somewhere may have gotten a burn or not".
Shit I guess you're just constantly pissing yourself thinking of all the fucking accidents that happen all around the world all the time that you aren't seeing either.

>>5511009
shouldnt you put oil/butter on the balloon first so it wont stick to the chocolate?

>>5511302
>makes you a dick.

>>5511209
>Serrated knige
Not
>bread knife
It's like you guys don't even own a knife set.

>>5512094
>you need a full set of knifes dedicated to one function rather than three well-kept, versatile knives that you'll use every time

It's like you shop through QVC

>>5512434
A bread knife, a steak knife, a fillet knife, and a few other knives so I don't cross contaminate. Plus a sharpening rod and a pair of scissors with a nutcracker.

>>5511009
Yeah I'd love to eat chocolate that's been all around a fucking balloon.

>>5508931

Fucking retarded. Where's the note reminding people to pick the spoon up with a paper towel or something? It's going to be hot. Derp.

>>5508138
You suck at spelling frand

>>5508656
Use cold water like all of the other posters/all food training says. Physics tells us that water takes more energy to warm/cool than most things, especially air. Defrosting in cold run in water is MUCH faster than defrosting in a fridge (and just as safe). Something like 3 -4 as fast

>>5512851
whats misspelled?

>>5508456

I remember seeing a chili recipe image with that exact

>let's type real edgy but be helpful making the world a better place

format.

>>5508408
>Grocery stores usually have the fresher food at the back of the shelf, compare the use by dates of the milk/bread/meat at the front of the shelf, to those at the back. Fresher food for the same price.

Please only do this is the stuff at the front is actually crap or you're going to need the extra couple of days.

>>5508408
>It's easier for a beginner to cut spring/green onions, celery and other ingredients with kitchen scissors than with a knife.
at what point is said beginner magically granted knife skills?

>>5508142

You know what else goes really well in ramen? A little bit of marmite (or vegemite, if you prefer that).

>>5508115

Are people really so completely inept that they require easier ways to slice bread?

>>5508408

This post is the reason people hate "food hacks."

>Rotten eggs float in water, good eggs sink.

Not always. Crack it and smell it.

>To get the last remnants of sauce out of a jar, put a little of either some water or a thinner ingredient that you're using, pop the lid on, shake it and use the resulting mixture. eg: I got the last bit of mustard out of the jar when making salad dressing by putting the vinegar in there and shaking it up before mixing with the oil.

100% common sense.

>Grocery stores usually have the fresher food at the back of the shelf, compare the use by dates of the milk/bread/meat at the front of the shelf, to those at the back. Fresher food for the same price.

100% common sense.

>A wooden spoon placed across the top of a pan of boiling water will stop it boiling over.

Boil your pasta in a larger pot.

>It's easier for a beginner to cut spring/green onions, celery and other ingredients with kitchen scissors than with a knife.

Why teach beginners lazy techniques? If someone begins their time in the kitchen with a knife, they'll continue to use it. Instruct people on the right way to do things.

>Lemon juice removes the smell of garlic from your fingers and chopping board.

So does soap and water.

>You can defrost food much quicker if you put it in a bowl of hot water than if you just leave it on a plate at room temp.

If you do this, you could end up slightly cooking the food. Not to mention the outside will be thawed and the inside will be ice. Thaw foods on the counter overnight, or, for bigger items (like a frozen turkey), put them in a sink full of cold water.

CONT:

>>5508408

>Don't put warm food in your fridge, it'll sopil the other food in there. If possible, cool the food with cold water first (if it's in a pan for example, leave it in the sink in a few inches of cold water)

It won't spoil your food, it'll just raise the temperature of everything else inside. Cool your food on the counter, then put it in the fridge.

>Pans need to cool slowly, regularly putting a hot pan in cold water will eventually warp the pan's shape.

100% common sense.

>If you don't have a colander or want to save washing up, you can drain a pan of boiled pasta/veg by holding the lid firmly on the saucepan, moving it a little to create a gap large enough for water but too small for the pasta/veg, and drain into the sink.

Colanders are cheap, but even if you don't have one (you should), this is 100% common sense.

>Instead of boiling water in a pan from cold, boil it in an electric kettle first, then pour the hot water into the pan. It's quicker and more energy efficient.

This isn't so much common sense as it is obvious. Electric kettles boil water quickly. Conversely, some people don't like extra counter space being taken up. You can still boil water very, very easily in a pot.

>>5509033

Capped for future "best of /ck/" threads.

>>5514010
Yeah and while we're at it, why don't poor people just buy more money and ignorant people just think themselves more knowledge?

>>5514061

What? This has nothing to do with the post. The only thing you might spend money on is the colander, and like I said, they're cheap.

>>5508831
>Put your pants on one leg at a time
What I do is put the pants on the floor, step on one hole at a time and just pull it straight up.
>keep you alive much loner than not doing so.
BUT I WANT FRIENDS!

>>5509165
what the fuck are you talking about?

Adding salt to things makes it saltier

don't tell anyone

>>5514267

duuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuude

>>5514010
How is this obvious and not common sense when other things are " 100%" common sense

>>5509033
Yeah I like Viz too.

>>5509033

>>5509076
>>5513189
How about you guys get real jobs and not worry about what people do when spending their money, maybe we should organize the shelves and clean the bathrooms for you also to help increase the store's profits. Evaluate what you're doing with your life the next time you're gathering shopping carts from the parking lot fucking chumps.

>>5508656
He probably gets better meat than most

>>5511009

Dessert doesn't taste enough like rubber? Pour your sauce over a balloon and freeze for one hour. Now you'll get a glorious latex taste to your sweets!

>>5508145
You know how you can never fit your spaghetti into the pot whole? You can break them in half for even-sized shorter spaghetti!

>>5516222
Before you throw out all those gnarly gross pieces of chicken that you didn't use, put it in a plastic bag so it doesn't stink up the garbage!

>>5508142
Those are pretty interesting, but I can see that the creator missed the fact that cilantro works in every single instance, as does a squeeze of lime. And, you can certainly mock up pho broth from the ramen beef flavor with the above two thing, onion, ordinary spices (I use allspice, clove, ginger), and frozen beef steak sliced paperthin (very sharp knife). You can work your way through a 6 pack of ramen, and a large steak, serving by serving putting it back into the freezer, if you own a basil plant.

>>5516222

> breaking spaghetti in half

What a tasteless American.

>>5514008
>This post is the reason people hate "food hacks."
Which "people" are you speaking for here? All people?

Your post is the reason people don't post advice in advice threads. People with nothing useful to contribute will just shit all over any attempt to be helpful.

I challenge you to post ONE "hack." Just one general cooking tip that isn't "obvious" or "common sense," has no potential drawbacks and might be helpful to someone on /ck/.

>>5516226
>not using the entire chicken

>>5508408
>It's easier for a beginner to cut spring/green onions, celery and other ingredients with kitchen scissors than with a knife.
My mind has been blown.

>>5516266
>>5516244

are you some kind of retard?

>>5516222
I use the way my Mum showed me: I always put the spaghetti into the pan whole, slowly feeding the handful of sticks into the boiling water, gently pushing it into the corner of the pan, applying just enough pressure to make the softening spaghetti curve around the inside edge of the pan. Eventually the whole lot goes in without any breakage.

>>5508115
reddit pls go

>>5509033
>prevent eggs from rolling around on the counter by placing in a bowl

>>5512504
cleaning a knife solves the contamination problem in three seconds.

is the "sharpening rod" all you use to keep your knives sharp?

>>5516335
I used this same hack last night for water.

mind blown!!

How about something actually practical.

When buying eggs, don't just look at the expiration date. On the end of the carton, usually in the bottom left, there will be a 3 digit number. This will go from 001 - 365. This number corresponds to what day of the year the eggs were collected. Eggs with the same expiration date may have been collected several days to a week apart, and have been sitting in storage.

After cutting an onion rub your hands on the side of your stainless steel sink or anything else stainless steel (not a sharp knife) and it'll take away the onion smell.

>>5516443
>expiration date
I've left eggs at room temp for weeks without going bad, I'm pretty sure those dates are irrelevant

>>5516483
eggs are meant to be left out, you do not chill/refrigerate them

>>5516265
if it had no drawbacks and was common sense then it wouldn't be a hack, it would simply be the right way to do something.

>>5516550
Read my post again, I said a tip that
ISN'T common sense, since that seems to be a common criticism of the tips offered in >>5508408.


Let me rephrase my challenge: Post a cooking tip or piece of advice. Anything you think might be suited to a general advice thread on /ck/.

It's not a competition, you don't have to give the best tip in the thread, just try to post something that might be helpful to somebody who reads threads on /ck/, instead of pouring scorn on the few people who actually contribute.

>>5509033

>>5516454
works for garlic too

>>5508895
Read the goddamn post again idiot

>>5508115
>>bread
what the... this looks like a giant mutant slug !

>>5509033
>popping the egg into boiling water

Enjoy your egg with jizz trails coming out of cracks. You're supposed to bring it to a boil with the eggs already in it.

>>5509076
Its not Douchy. Actually, the older items stay for a while so then the shelf stocker people find it and put it in the discount section for the poor families.
Ta da. Everyone benefits.

>>5512094
Nigga are they or are they not serrated?

>>5516543
You have to refrigerate them if they've been washed or refrigerated, and all eggs in America are like that.

Incidentally, when they're washed is probably when the clock starts for the expiration date, so >>5516443 isn't entirely helpful.

>>5513158
You mean the ramen one ck worships

>>5508408
>defrost in warn water
What is the temperature danger zone....

>>5508948
People actually argue that a folded steel knife is better? I would argue that it must've been really shitty iron if you had to fold it 1000 times to get the impurities out and why the fuck didn't they just use chemicals to purify it as they can get all the slag out without mercilessly beating on the iron?

Also >CRAAAAWLIIIING IIIIIN MY SKIIIIIIIN

>>5513132
their is supposed to be they're

>>5508408
>inb4 everone gets offended by at least one of the items here
I actually appreciate this, friend.

>>5508142
>Poor Man's Make Your Own Broth
>ingredients cost several times more than the broth packet

>>5514008
>Thaw foods on the counter overnight

Yeah, if you want to put your food on the highway to the Danger Zone.

>>5517885
you cant inb4 after its already happened. thawing in hot water is stupid as fuck anyway

>>5517914
>being retarded

>>5517918
>thawing in hot water is stupid as fuck

It's just a trick a friend of mine showed me for defrosting a chicken breast in 15-20 minutes, melting the frost enough for you to be able to slice it up and put it in a stew/curry/whatever. Cuts down on the total cooking time.

OBVIOUSLY you make sure it's cooked properly all the way through, and OBVIOUSLY you don't leave it defrosting in the hot water for hours. I didn't think I'd have to point that out on the Food and Cooking board.

The tip where you use scissors instead of a knife for certain veggies - maybe I should've mentioned that you only cut the vegetable, NOT your fingers or parts of your face.

Neither myself nor the friend who showed me that (or anyone I know who does this), has ever gotten sick from defrosting their food that way, as far as I know.

But someone did post a better defrosting method in this thread (defrosting under a running cold tap) which is apparently quicker, so yeah maybe the tip is obsolete.

At least I'm trying to bring something to the thread instead of just sneering at whatever faults I can find like some bitchy little homo.

>>5517971
its stupid as fuck period, doesnt matter the length of time. maybe you should take a sanitation class

>>5517974
Passed my basic hygiene exam. Worked in food prep. Yes it does matter the length of time, fucking OBVIOUSLY it does.

You can defrost a chicken breast in hot water, enough to slice it up for a stew, before it develops nasty bacteria. That's the whole point. I really shouldn't have to explain it to you again if you're old enough to be on this website.

If the length of time didn't matter, as you say, if any length of time was dangerous, then I would've poisoned myself about twice a week for the last two years instead of having never poisoned myself once.

"Length of time doesn't matter..." Listen to yourself.

>>5518020
you're an idiot

>>5518025
>if I fling enough shit my argument will come full circle and I'll be right again

>>5518033
no I just know I'm right and that there is no educating someone as stupid as you so why bother.

>>5518036
Right about what? That as soon as a frozen chicken breast touches hot water it turns deadly? I'm not even sure what you're trying to say.

Your entire argument ITT has been:
>it's stupid as fuck
>length of time doesn't matter
>you should learn sanitation
>you're an idiot
>I'm right
>you're stupid
>I can't explain why I'm right
>I'm not going to try to explain why I'm right

If you really are over 18 (which I doubt) and you're not trolling, then you should get checked for autism. You are really struggling to communicate anything resembling a sensible idea, yet you seem to think I should instinctively understand your point.

>>5509165
>i been here all summer
>reddit started the drawing maymays right
>I hate le rageface cumix they started.

>>5516222
how the fuck you gonna curl up your pasta then

>>5508115

Food Hack

>buy a gallon of milk, drink half of it, save the other half by freezing it and then drinking it 6 months later.

my depression era grandmother did this trying to save until she could take all of it with her into the afterlife.

>line your pockets with tin foil and plastic
>take food from bufett
>eat spaghetti from your pockets and don't worry about kitchen related hacks cause you won't have to cook.