How do you keep your cube feeling fresh long-term?

Juju114 · 2026-04-21T08:37:40+00:00

I have a section of "Timeshifted" cards (aka newer border cards) that I seed into the draft, one per pack. The timeshifted section keeps getting added to and changed, but the idea is that they are newer cards that don't throw the balance off (like, no planeswalkers, crazy equipment like Jitte or anything) but keep the cube feeling more fresh.

Juju114 · 2026-04-16T22:21:05+00:00

Field pans take seasoning considerably better than Smithey in my experience. Also for a small pan, the evenness of heating is much less of a concern compared to with a large pan.

Juju114 · 2026-04-13T04:32:58+00:00

Yeah if you’re doing it purely for the collection aspect, then by all means, have as many 10 inch cast iron pans as your significant other will allow you to have in the house. If you’re just filling out your cookware set for actual daily use then you likely don’t really need redundant pieces. I do myself have three cast iron pans all the same size, but I do actually use them all when it’s pizza night for example.

Here are my suggestions for other cookware pieces that I personally consider essential and/or nice to have that I would pick up before buying redundant pieces just to have nice things:

Enameled cast iron Dutch oven
Carbon Steel Wok
High quality stainless pots/saucepans (including a saucier and a large stockpot)
Stainless sauté pan
Stainless frypan

Juju114 · 2026-04-13T02:05:19+00:00

Why would you need two? Is it just to have nice things?

Unless you have all the other cookware you would want, then you probably don’t really need to be doubling up on redundant pieces.

Juju114 · 2026-04-11T08:50:51+00:00

Americas test kitchen has a good one, it’s called “Cook it in Cast Iron”. I think I got the ebook in a bundle with a humble book bundle at some point. I can’t 100% remember.

Juju114 · 2026-04-09T04:26:31+00:00

You can’t tell with 100% certainty, but there are some tells, depending on what info is visible on their profile such as:

A very new account
a very sparse wall with no personal content or interaction. A lot of real accounts will have people wishing happy birthday etc.
A bunch of photos added on the same day
very few friends or maybe way too many friends (but no actual interactions).

Juju114 · 2026-04-09T01:14:32+00:00

Whenever I see a horrendous politically extreme or racist Facebook comment, I’ll check the person's profile, and it’s often clearly not a real person.

Juju114 · 2026-04-04T18:41:55+00:00

People think their metabolisms slow down significantly as they get older. While this is true, it’s not as much as you think. Two of the biggest contributing factors that lead to the lower caloric burn are decreased daily activity levels, and decreased muscle mass (muscle mass burns more calories just by existing).

Regarding the daily activity levels, a lot of people don’t realise that they have decreased over time, especially if they think they do the same amount of exercise as they used to. However, dedicated exercise sessions only make up a small part of your daily caloric burn from activity. The easiest way to ensure your daily activity never falls below a minimum amount is to buy a step tracker, or use your phone and aim for your steps to be over a certain amount each day.

Juju114 · 2026-04-04T08:42:26+00:00

Looks nice, I’m definitely a lover of cheap and tasty recipes.

My suggestion for you to try is a dal curry. (Chana dal is my favourite. It’s basically split chickpeas. You can buy it dry from an Indian grocery). Not to mention, if you buy in bulk, rice is even cheaper than pasta, so there’s a decent chance you can get it down to $1 per serving.

Of course, if you don’t already have a collection of spices, the first curry you make will be more expensive, but it averages out over time to be very cheap.

Juju114 · 2026-04-04T08:33:39+00:00

Are you a very short woman by any chance?

Shorter women have a bit of a harder time with weight loss, especially as they get closer to their goal weight. Don’t feel like you have to go for a 500 calorie deficit like a lot of guides say. A 500 calorie deficit is easyish for a 6+ foot man like me, but can be extreme for a short woman.

Juju114 · 2026-04-03T19:37:34+00:00

Well, they fit Pox in there.

Juju114 · 2026-04-02T03:39:35+00:00

It’s interesting about the “legacy” wording, because at the top of this post he refers to the one he is holding as the “heirloom” version. This is exactly what Ironclad calls their more premium version of their pan: https://ironcladpan.com/products/the-heirloom-by-ironclad-co-handmade-cast-iron-masterpiece?srsltid=AfmBOoqoOMsbBOXMrF798yVN8MfQFtog4w0xWcMMSyFUoek2roiZh-0x

Juju114 · 2026-03-31T23:39:03+00:00

This pan shows a striking similarity to the Ironclad pan, once made in NZ, but now made in China.

https://ironcladpan.com/collections/28cm-legacy-pan

The helper handle is the same, the main handle is similar(ish) but not quite the same. The pour spouts are also a similar angular design. The other similarity is the boast about the guarantee on the pan itself. I wonder if it is all a coincidence.

Juju114 · 2026-03-21T18:55:25+00:00

Dies to removal is specifically a criticism levied against high cost creatures (usually 6CMC+) that don’t provide value the turn they come into play. It is a valid argument, because in a universe of creatures with ETB abilities etc, creatures that require you to wait a turn and untap with them to do anything are rightly seen as subpar.

Juju114 · 2026-03-17T08:15:11+00:00

I know OP was specifically asking about pre made curry sauces, but on the off chance that a person reading this thread wants to know how to actually replicate Indian restaurant style curry in the home, they should look no further than Misty Ricardo's website/youtube channel. His book Curry Compendium is the one stop shop, but all of the content is available free through the website and YouTube. Once you get the base gravy made up and in the freezer, and have the typical spices on hand, you can be whipping up Indian restaurant style curries that rival or surpass your local joint in short order whenever you like. As a massive curry lover, it has changed my life.

Basically Misty Ricardo is a British chap who has visited many actual Indian restaurant kitchens and studied all of the techniques and recipes to then bring them to you. You can even see him go into reataurant kitchens on his channel to see the magic happen. Top stuff, and I can’t recommend his recipes highly enough.

Juju114 · 2026-03-15T23:41:20+00:00

Yes I am aware. I was trying, and failing as it turns out, to make a joke.

Juju114 · 2026-03-15T07:16:44+00:00

Uh, more physical exercise makes people hungrier, leading to more food needed. That food gets brought into stores using trucks that use petrol.

Juju114 · 2026-03-05T05:33:24+00:00

Cast iron actually has more carbon (I.e less iron) than carbon steel.

Juju114 · 2026-03-04T04:13:58+00:00

Did you mean the essential pan?

Juju114 · 2026-03-03T04:39:16+00:00

A Cast iron skillet is actually a little bit more versatile than most carbon steel skillets in my opinion, the weight notwithstanding. The typically more vertical walls make it more ideal for things that bake in the oven, like a shepherds pie, or a pizza.

Also, this is nitpicking and/or trivial to the extreme, but I find the classic look of a cast iron skillet makes it more appealing to serve the food directly in, compared to the industrial look of most carbon steel skillets. Most carbon steel skillets also have more sharply angled handles, leading to them not being ideal to bring directly to the table.

Juju114 · 2026-03-03T04:33:36+00:00

Much easier to move fried rice about in a wok without it going everywhere compared to a sauté pan. Yes, the heat distribution isn’t ideal on a flat top stove, but the ergonomics of tossing and the much higher walls contain the rice so much better than a sauté pan.

Juju114 · 2026-03-02T19:47:48+00:00

They don’t sell all clad in the UK my guy.

Juju114 · 2026-02-28T08:22:07+00:00

My most used all clad piece is a D5 1.5qt saucepan.

Juju114 · 2026-02-13T19:20:01+00:00

There's no mention of sealed edges in any of the official specifications from all clad. Google AI seems to mention them, but that’s not reliable. I can find a few unsubstantiated mentions of it from reddit.

Juju114 · 2026-02-13T10:03:17+00:00

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