/ck/ - Food & Cooking

>>8219431
>peeling mangoes

>boiling bacon

>>8219824
People do that?

>>8219828
My relatives in the south used to boil bacon before frying it to get the preservatives off or some equally dumb shit.

>>8219828

You boil it before you fry it. Cooks it just a little bit so its firm and easier to flip; you just put a layer of water in the pan (enough to cover the bacon) and boil off the water.

>>8219833
I'm gonna have to try this. I've honestly never heard of that being done. Wonder how'd that work out with fatback?

>>8219847
>>8219833
The downside is it takes 30 fucking minutes to cook.

>>8219862
at least with anything you boil you don't have to watch, anything in a pan is a PITA unless you decide to cover it (which is bad unless its a partial cover as it keeps too much moisture in)

>>8219828
takes less time to cook and removes some of the excess fat. crisps up nicely

>>8219806
Is there anything other than a hazmat suit to make frying onions bearable? It's gives a TERRIBLE sting when I do it.
>inb4 eat onion raw
then the "burn" just happens inside of your mouth and it goes to your nasal cavity from the roof of your mouth
>inb4 frying is bad
I don't add anything to the pan, its just the onions + heat

>>8220208
fix your forward head position

>>8219431
>Microwaving water

>>8220470
>he doesn't drink microwaved water

>>8220470
>microwaving anything

>>8220200
>Removes Fat
>Pork product
Actually retarded

>steaming gummy bears

>>8221508
how microwaving potatoes is bad?
water?

>>8221649
/ck/ is pretentious?!
NOW YOU DON'T SAY

>>8220470
I just dump my water into the fryer.

>>8221649

the skins come out soggy instead of crispy.

>>8221855
legit, microwave then pan-fry

>>8221913

Why bother when the real oven does a better job and with less effort?

>>8221933
What's wrong with putting a little effort into your cooking?

>>8221933
oil fried + dip is kinda tasty

>>8219431
>Doesnt eat fried onions with his pherogies

are you fucked

>>8222027

I'm all about spending effort on cooking, but not when it's counter-productive. Sure, I could pan-fry a potato after it comes out of the microwave, but the skin won't be as good as it would being baked in the oven. I'll choose whichever method creates the best results. I don't see the point in extra effort that doesn't pay off.

Plus, while that potato is in the oven for an hour (or longer) I've got plenty of time to spend on the other aspects of the meal.

>>8222062
Actually, regular ol contact lenses help against eye irrtation when cutting onions.

>>8222151
Or you can just rinse it in cold water before you cut it.

>>8222071
>but the skin won't be as good as it would being baked in the oven.
are you retarded how can you fuck up frying a potato so bad that the oven gives you better results

>>8220208
>I don't add anything to the pan, its just the onions + heat

That's not frying.

>>8220208
>Is there anything other than a hazmat suit to make frying onions bearable? It's gives a TERRIBLE sting when I do it.

Use fresher onions.

Use a sharper knife. It will glide through cell walls without mashing them up and releasing all that gas.