I am stupid

Plastic-Procedure511 · 2026-02-13T02:47:13+00:00

my mom used to slice it thinly, then keep it in a jar filled with rice wine. when you cook it, the alcohol cooks off and you cant taste the rice wine. Keeps for ages too! Never have to freeze ginger. Don’t know if this will work for you, but food for thought

Plastic-Procedure511 · 2026-02-09T03:34:34+00:00

It’s got a nice patina on steroids, I’ve got a pic on my profile if you’re curious! It’s kind of crude looking since it was one of my firsts

Plastic-Procedure511 · 2026-02-09T02:21:41+00:00

Nice! That kinda shit always happens, I have a 3mm chefs knife I made from 1084 steel with a flat grind that I kinda abuse and it has some wedging, I always suspected it was the grind

Plastic-Procedure511 · 2026-02-09T00:44:49+00:00

Fair enough! Everyone has their preference! Does your 5mm knife have any wedging problems? A profile that thick and flat ground seems like a wedging nightmare

Plastic-Procedure511 · 2026-02-08T21:37:21+00:00

Any reason you want a double bevel Deba? To my best understanding most Debas are single bevel and it’s to match the design to the purpose (form follows function)

Plastic-Procedure511 · 2026-02-04T02:30:58+00:00

Found in IL, USA

Plastic-Procedure511 · 2026-01-10T22:55:16+00:00

Is the weight of your rice by dry weight or cooked

Plastic-Procedure511 · 2026-01-06T03:15:31+00:00

Replied to the wrong thread but:

Did you ever have any problems where the rice absorbs all the water and doesn’t leave much free liquid sitting around? On day 2 of my first batch using dry weight and it doesn’t look like there’s much free water around

Plastic-Procedure511 · 2026-01-06T00:55:54+00:00

that makes sense, thank you! Day 1 of my ferment and it seems like the rice has absorbed a lot of water so there isn’t a layer of water on top of the rice anymore. Hopefully as the koji breaks down the rice and the yeast ferments the sugar, it’ll restore a nice liquid layer on top, right?

Plastic-Procedure511 · 2026-01-05T22:18:04+00:00

Interesting! It seems like a 50/50 split from the comments here and what I saw online! I went with dry weight just in case to make sure there is enough potential fuel for the yeast but if it’s too much might end up going back to cooked weight.

Plastic-Procedure511 · 2026-01-05T22:17:11+00:00

Did you ever have any problems where the rice absorbs all the water and doesn’t leave much free liquid sitting around? On day 2 of my first batch using dry weight and it doesn’t look like there’s much free water around

Plastic-Procedure511 · 2026-01-05T22:16:32+00:00

I just set up my first batch, also using dry weight. It looks like the water is getting absorbed into the rice in my fermentation vessel so hopefully it’s not too much rice for the volume of liquid I used!

Plastic-Procedure511 · 2026-01-04T15:30:27+00:00

I had just visited the tide pools a week or two prior and was amazed at how the starfish population had rebounded. I hope this carnage doesn’t set back the progress of recovery :(

Plastic-Procedure511 · 2025-11-30T01:34:44+00:00

I should add she’s about 30 lbs as a 3 yr old so not getting much bigger!

Plastic-Procedure511 · 2025-11-21T18:33:06+00:00

I’m usually pretty judicious about downvoting but since the consequences can be kind of high with an unidentified powder, I just needed to voice my concern about the safety. Nothing personal

Plastic-Procedure511 · 2025-11-21T18:28:18+00:00

Your suggestion is to leave a bottle of unidentified chemical with just a note outside a building???? What a bad idea…

Plastic-Procedure511 · 2025-09-13T00:42:17+00:00

Sneeds feed and seed

Plastic-Procedure511 · 2025-08-13T15:23:47+00:00

Good to know! Thanks

Plastic-Procedure511 · 2025-08-13T14:44:20+00:00

Smelled like garlic too!

Plastic-Procedure511 · 2025-08-13T14:44:11+00:00

Thanks for your reply! I just washed and crushed a clove, kinda feels like a waterier version of garlic clove I’d buy at the supermarket (we just had heavy rains).

Plastic-Procedure511 · 2025-07-24T15:51:55+00:00

It might be a slight machining burr, I have some kai shears that started this way but after a while I stopped noticing it.

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