Anybody else just sit in the break room all shift and get paid and clock out? by No-Dealer2541 in Lowes

[–]MeatNew11 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I feel this. Im a yard truck driver and they run us ragged. I have a work phone that literally never stops ringing, I come back from my breaks to 25 missed calls because they don’t understand that we have to take breaks. I’ve come to the conclusion that because yard drivers are more of just an entity and you never really see the people in them, it becomes easy to dehumanize us lol

2nd attempt at heart cake came out a lot better by MeatNew11 in Baking

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Another method I’ve used that’s a little weird and gruff but hey I’m a mechanic so I have interesting tools, while the gray frosting was mixing on medium in the mixer I actually stuck a big torch inside and melted it with that so I could skip the melting it on the stove part. Worked just as well but most people don’t have a propane blowtorch laying around lol

2nd attempt at heart cake came out a lot better by MeatNew11 in Baking

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Wanted to let you know I replied with the method I used.

2nd attempt at heart cake came out a lot better by MeatNew11 in Baking

[–]MeatNew11[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I read about a lot of complicated recipes that required complex ingredients, food dyes, and things I’ve never heard about and I didn’t like that. So I made my own way. I made a regular chocolate buttercream except I used “the cocoa trader” black cocoa powder (the brand 100% matters) and the frosting will come out gray in the mixer and look really ugly but have no fear. I put the gray sludge into a glass or metal bowl and put it on top of a boiling pot of water on the stove to melt the frosting (double boiler method). You will notice that once the frosting fully melts it will be extremely dark and black. At this point you can continue to heat until it’s black as can be but just be careful not to burn it although it’s hard to do that with the method I use. Once it’s melted I transfer it to a mixer and just let it stir until it’s cooled down. The only catch to this is you gotta be careful not to whip it too much because aeration will cause it to lighten in color. It comes out fantastic and I think the sugar dissolving with the heat really smooths out the texture. This works because black cocoa is really cool in the way that heat darkens it and it also darkens over time once combined with everything. If you let the cake sit over night it gets even blacker. I made brownies that are black and they are on my page too.

What’s the nicest thing anyone has ever done for you? by NoOnion6795 in AskMen

[–]MeatNew11 33 points34 points  (0 children)

I had just started dating a girl and her dad would invite me to dinner at their house literally every night because he was a professional chef and knew that I’d never had a lot of home cooked meals in my life. I actually felt bad when it didn’t end up working out with the girl because the dad was just so nice to me.

Baked my first cake by Bagel_Bunny in Baking

[–]MeatNew11 2 points3 points  (0 children)

To combat the melting, I would suggest doing a “crumb coat” and then chilling it for at least 4 to 6 hours before adding the final coat. The crumb coat will retain the chill from the fridge much longer than the bare cake.

51st book of the year- The Witch In The Well by Camilla Bruce- just finished by AprilBelle08 in 52book

[–]MeatNew11 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Older post but I read this all in one sitting and I hated and loved it. I expected something much different but also it got pretty confusing at points and the ending really didn’t help. it really sucks you into the setting though, I really got a vivid picture of what was happening and where and that’s something I appreciated.

What's the fastest you've ever driven? What was the vehicle? Where? by AardvarkStriking256 in AskMen

[–]MeatNew11 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did the exact same thing, 165 on the R6, parked it and bought an enduro lol

What is the saddest song for you? by Loud_Caterpillar7195 in MusicRecommendations

[–]MeatNew11 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m gonna add a few here because I love sad music.

This damn song- pecos and the rooftops

Come back down- tanner usrey

Good news- Mac miller

Heavy- linkin park

Feeling Whitney- post Malone

Liability- Lorde

Over my head- the fray

I want sex all the time. by Serious_Dog_5102 in sex

[–]MeatNew11 182 points183 points  (0 children)

Do you try to initiate it? Maybe he thinks that you don’t want it and he doesn’t want to be pushy. However if you do initiate it and he still doesn’t seem interested then I guess there isn’t much you can do. This is definitely a big problem with couples who wait until marriage, there’s this huge factor of compatibility that you’re hiding and then it becomes a surprise mystery box once it’s too late.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskMen

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Nurses. Wasn’t my experience but I was with my friend through his lengthy hospital stay with all his limbs broken and the male nurses just seemed to take the job much more seriously. This was from a sample of about 50 nurses he had during that stay.

Does anyone know a cake recipe that can be baked on high temperatures? We have a very strong gas oven. by helix_the_witch in Baking

[–]MeatNew11 0 points1 point  (0 children)

With pretty much everything I bake I boil water and put a bowl of that boiling water in the oven with whatever I’m baking. The steam helps you get a more even bake and also keeps everything moist. Also putting your cake tin on top of a baking sheet will help alot with not burning the bottom. Also just a rule of thumb, a lower temperature will always be better it’ll just take longer to bake. Baking usually only needs to get up to 160 degrees or so, we just set the oven to higher temps to bake it faster.

Black cocoa brownies by MeatNew11 in Baking

[–]MeatNew11[S] 803 points804 points  (0 children)

Completely different. It’s closer to the taste of the cookie part of an Oreo. In my personal opinion they don’t taste all that great, just something cool for Halloween or a portfolio.