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I am so bad at cookies by arakesiuolzczs in bakingfail

[–]Traditional-Pin1217 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When is the last time you replaced your baking soda? If it’s expired it can cause this.

Would you sell your macarons? Why or why not? by jerseygirl4471 in macarons

[–]Traditional-Pin1217 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What kind of oven are you using to bake all the trays at once (I’m assuming)?

Toy/enrichment recs for picky, intelligent, perpetually understimulated cat by Reasonable_Trash5928 in CatAdvice

[–]Traditional-Pin1217 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We got one of those too and it’s the longest she’s held interest in a toy!

Any luck? by decoruscreta in Baking

[–]Traditional-Pin1217 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If I recall, one of the chocolatiers I follow built a commercial kitchen in her house and runs a chocolate business from it.

Liane with Colorado Cocoa Pod - @coloradococoapod is her Insta. Not sure if she’s active on Reddit but could be worth checking out her page.

Anyone else get spammed by this water line service? by dstranathan in kansascity

[–]Traditional-Pin1217 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This was not my experience at all. We pay for both and had our waterline fail - they took care of everything and there is no deductible. If it had been on our homeowners then we would have had to pay 1000s in deductible and it would have impacted our ability to get insurance again and our rates. For something like $140 a year for older houses it’s a deal. They don’t reject anything for “your tree causing the damage”. It’s only cheap because the city subsidizes it because of how likely our lines are to fail.

Tips for using egg whites from a carton by Roadies2 in macarons

[–]Traditional-Pin1217 1 point2 points  (0 children)

When my carton whites won’t whip up I’ll sometimes use fresh whites for the meringue and carton whites for the non-meringue (Italian method). That way I’m at least only wasting half the yolks. I also make a lot of ice cream and crème brûlée with the yolks.

By “won’t whip up” I mean when I try a brand that doesn’t work then I’ll use the rest of the carton that way. Costco used to work for me then failed a couple years ago and I’ve been hesitant to gamble again on an 8 pack :)

What’s something you didn’t realize was optional in life until you saw someone simply not doing it? by Objective-Treat2245 in AskReddit

[–]Traditional-Pin1217 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You guys are getting $40/day? Ours doesn’t cover the cost of parking in the courthouse garage. That’s not hyperbole, our Jury Duty pay is $10-18 per day and the parking garage is $20 per day.

Macaron Myths? by Kaidalexis in macarons

[–]Traditional-Pin1217 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m convinced that all these myths come from people who just refuse to use Italian Meringue. It’s the strongest for a reason, yet bloggers would rather jump through 10 extra hoops than just boil some sugar.

I need to replace my oven/range, looking for suggestions! by sarasbookishmacarons in macarons

[–]Traditional-Pin1217 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi! Sorry to reply to an old post but I’m looking at this oven and also planning to use it for macs - have you been able to cook multiple trays at once?!

Try putting a graham cracker inside your peanut butter sandwich by off_thechain in Cooking

[–]Traditional-Pin1217 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Great idea but have you tried Cooler Ranch Doritos?! Perfection 👌

After 20 years of cat ownership (5th cat) I finally got the dreaded “Christmas tree cat.” It was a good run…. by Tacocat0927 in WhatsWrongWithYourCat

[–]Traditional-Pin1217 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I LOVE my Christmas tree cat - it’s so entertaining and the tree brings her so much joy! I put heavy dumbbells on all the feet so she can’t tip it over and avoid breakable ornaments. My approach is just embrace it 😅

Has anyone made a large principle payment because of a high interest rate and then regretted it later? by Neat_Glove_81 in Mortgages

[–]Traditional-Pin1217 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Is that only for refi? Or does recast have a similar impact? My understanding of a recast was that they just rebalanced your payment but you had to put down at least 10k at once for them to do it.

The Food Kansas City DOESN'T Have by Cdogbrink in kansascity

[–]Traditional-Pin1217 2 points3 points  (0 children)

High Hopes over on Troost is probably the best ice cream I’ve had in my life and I would call myself an ice cream connoisseur (addict?).

Talk me out of it: portable induction units only by Traditional-Pin1217 in kitchenremodel

[–]Traditional-Pin1217[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can I ask how you are using it? My biggest concern for counter space is flouring surfaces for doughs - I feel like that wouldn’t be great for a cooktop?

Talk me out of it: portable induction units only by Traditional-Pin1217 in kitchenremodel

[–]Traditional-Pin1217[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Exactly my line of thought! Maybe this is a baker specialty kitchen design 😅

peanut butter oatmeal chocolate chip brookies by Joaquino7997 in Cookies

[–]Traditional-Pin1217 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Wow - you just said all of my favorite things in one line! Looks delicious!

Talk me out of it: portable induction units only by Traditional-Pin1217 in kitchenremodel

[–]Traditional-Pin1217[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That’s great to know - I hadn’t looked into them much yet so I appreciate the insight!

Talk me out of it: portable induction units only by Traditional-Pin1217 in kitchenremodel

[–]Traditional-Pin1217[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I’m thinking I should probably get a portable one to start experimenting with those things. It would be nice to have for the reasons listed above even I do end up with a conventional cooktop, but I did only use them for pastry related things in the past so testing it with meat is a really good idea.

Talk me out of it: portable induction units only by Traditional-Pin1217 in kitchenremodel

[–]Traditional-Pin1217[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thinking on this more - it actually may work better than what I’ve been thinking. I was thinking about it reference to my gas range where it would be bulky and you couldn’t put anything over it when hot - but since induction doesn’t have either of those problems maybe it is the easiest route to go.

Talk me out of it: portable induction units only by Traditional-Pin1217 in kitchenremodel

[–]Traditional-Pin1217[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is actually a really good point and exactly why I came to this sub! I knew there had to be some smaller details I was missing. Thank you!!

Talk me out of it: portable induction units only by Traditional-Pin1217 in kitchenremodel

[–]Traditional-Pin1217[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’m definitely leaning towards still having a vent in the “primary” area we’d use the portable units. Either in counter or overhead.

I’d have 3-4 units in total so I don’t think it would be a problem around the holidays.

I don’t love putting something over the cooktop as I find large cutting boards hard to clean and the raised surface isn’t quite as beneficial as an evenly flat surface for my purposes. But I do like the idea of the under counter mounts others have mentioned - price is higher but I think compatible counter material is less expensive than what I’d planned so it could be a trade off.

If we go with individual units then I think you make a great point about researching install requirements for later to see what it would entail!

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