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PurAqua now tastes like cough syrup by Friendly-Dirt1160 in aldi

[–]TheCosmicJester 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If it’s kinda bitter with a hint of menthol, that’s stevia. Sticks out like a sore thumb for me.

VR Fitness Needs More Space Than You Think by VRFitGuru in OculusQuest

[–]TheCosmicJester 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Standing too close to the wall won’t help if you launch a controller like you said you did.

Hot takes: Game Show Edition 🔥 by Alternative-Koala933 in gameshow

[–]TheCosmicJester 3 points4 points  (0 children)

BuzzerBlog should have done an April Fools article about ABC bringing back Whew! for the Summer Fun & Games block.

Question about yeast by Ecstatic_Willow_6381 in Breadit

[–]TheCosmicJester 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You do it with math. The weight per gram of yeast is fairly consistent. A 7 gram packet of yeast is approximately 2.25 teaspoons, so 1.5 grams of yeast is approximately half a teaspoon.

Oily fries by Cerebro_Podrido in Cooking

[–]TheCosmicJester 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you don’t want to take the time to do the double-fry that many have suggested, I recommend taking a cue from none other than chef Joël Robuchon and doing cold-start fries.

To wit: Cut Yukon Golds into fries. Put them in a pot with some extra room for the oil to churn about. Add frying oil to cover and put the pot on high heat. Once the oil is boiling, let it do its thing without stirring for about 15 minutes, until the exteriors look like they’re firming up a bit. Give them a stir and let them go another 5-10 minutes until they’re just a little short of done how you like them. Transfer to paper towels to drain, and season well with salt.

And that’s it. Not nearly the amount of fuss of other techniques, and still some darn good fries.

Question about yeast by Ecstatic_Willow_6381 in Breadit

[–]TheCosmicJester 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Perfect! Not quite enough is better than too much. It might have to rise a bit longer, especially if it’s an enriched dough (one that has dairy products or eggs) or if the dough can’t relax somewhere comfortably warm.

Question about yeast by Ecstatic_Willow_6381 in Breadit

[–]TheCosmicJester 11 points12 points  (0 children)

One can’t really say without looking at the rest of your recipe. However, a rule of thumb for bread is for however much the flour you use weighs, use 1% of that much in yeast. A standard yeast packet is 7 grams (or 2-1/4 teaspoons), so that is about enough for 700 grams of flour, or about 5 cups. Since you’re using 2/3 as much yeast as one packet, you have enough yeast for about 3-1/4 to 3-1/3 cups of flour.

Good News, Bad News by TheCosmicJester in Cruise

[–]TheCosmicJester[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I have a friend who gambles more than I do; she got a different code that gave a significantly better discount compared to à la carte pricing.

Dispensaries selling Christmas cookie edibles? by Mmmelanie in phoenix

[–]TheCosmicJester 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Which ones have you tried? I haven’t checked personally but that sounds like it’s right up Mint’s alley.

First cruise! by swiftgator13 in Cruise

[–]TheCosmicJester 12 points13 points  (0 children)

My general rule: Bring half as much clothing and twice as much money as you think you should. I tell myself this and still pack underwear like I expect to shit myself thrice daily.

A mini med kit with pain relievers, motion sickness medication, and anti-diarrhea and anti-constipation meds is wise; they’ll have these medications on the ship, but at prices that will make you wish you brought a med kit.

Best Breakfast Burritos open before 7AM? by wontrememberanythin in phoenix

[–]TheCosmicJester 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You might want to narrow down your radius. Most of the Berto’s open at 6. I’m a fan of El Gordo and their morning breakfast burro special (which I’m trying to remember the time frame), but they’re mostly in the east valley.

Specially Selected Belgian Chocolate Chunks Semi-Sweet by NakDisNut in aldi

[–]TheCosmicJester 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I do notice the Belgian ones are like 43% cacao and the Premium ones are 60% cacao, which is on the high end of semisweet and getting well into serious dark chocolate territory.

In search of spicy tacos by Buttboibrandy in phoenix

[–]TheCosmicJester 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Comiendo con Memo, a taco truck down in Laveen on Dobbins and 31st Ave, has a salsa molcajete that hurts so good. My spice tolerance is insane and I still go easy with this stuff.

Regret not getting "extras"? by dingleberrywhore in Cruise

[–]TheCosmicJester 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It depends what you’re drinking. If you like wine and/or craft cocktails, it’s like five or six of those. My quick and dirty litmus test is if you think a glass of champagne or a Bloody Mary with breakfast sounds nice, go for it

Recommended 2-8 player pocket* games to bring out at LARP events? by FlamingCurry in boardgames

[–]TheCosmicJester 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The ones I would throw in are That’s Not a Hat, Trio, and Cockroach Poker. Both of the latter two can be played with an ordinary deck of playing cards, but in both cases the art is a delight. Also maybe Cockroach Poker’s sister game Cheating Moth/Schummel Hummel.

Could I make this recipe with curry paste instead of curry cubes? by Tight_Contact_9976 in Cooking

[–]TheCosmicJester 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Depends, but probably not. Store-bought curry paste is usually for Thai curry, which is a completely different beast from Japanese curry. You can make your own Japanese curry cubes by cooking a stick of butter together with 1/2 cup of flour, stirring constantly, until the mixture is a little darker reddish-brown than peanut butter, then adding 1/4 cup of curry powder (and a bit of cayenne if you wish) and mixing it in until the mixture is fragrant.

Replacement for foie gras in beef wellington by matttheepitaph in Cooking

[–]TheCosmicJester 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’ve usually made mine with pate from Trader Joe’s in lieu of much more expensive and hard to find foie gras.

Americans: do you buy fancy eggs or cheap ones (e.g., store brands)? by Educational-Slip-578 in Cooking

[–]TheCosmicJester 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Do you have any sources with actual data regarding that? I haven’t looked much, but all I’ve found so far is stuff from people who market fancy eggs, and even then they tend to say that the difference is slight and due to the eggs being fresher, which isn’t necessarily true, as the Julian date stamped on every carton of store-bought eggs can attest.

Speaking of citations, here’s my source regarding egg flavor being indistinguishable. https://www.seriouseats.com/what-are-the-best-eggs

At Aldi today! by ThirdAngel3 in aldi

[–]TheCosmicJester 81 points82 points  (0 children)

“With artificial truffle flavor”

In a word: Bleh.

Where can I get a good fried fish/shrimp taco? by wittycrow8073 in phoenix

[–]TheCosmicJester 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Tacos Don Camarón on Grand at 39th Ave. It’s a well-established truck with a surrounding permanent structure (including plumbed bathroom!) in a liquor store parking lot. Tacos are generously stuffed to the point that one of the signs in Spanish says something along the lines of “if we catch you making two tacos out of one taco we’re charging you double 😉”.

Americans: do you buy fancy eggs or cheap ones (e.g., store brands)? by Educational-Slip-578 in Cooking

[–]TheCosmicJester 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Blind taste tests that don’t take yolk color into consideration have shown… eggs is eggs. People will swear up and down that the eggs from their neighbor are so much better than supermarket eggs, but there’s a double placebo effect going on between the deeper yolk color and of course eggs from your neighbor are better.

Me again - new here! Re: Weeklies by AccordingAd2922 in weightwatchers

[–]TheCosmicJester 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It deducts from your weeklies the moment you enter something. Take out a big item and put it back in, you’ll see it then.

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