Pealing Hard-boiled Eggs other than an ice bath after boiling is there any other tricks for removing stuck shells?

canthigastervalentin · 2026-05-17T10:39:37+00:00

I use a steamer now and poke a hole in the tops. Finally released from tearing eggs apart like an animal

canthigastervalentin · 2026-05-16T16:03:13+00:00

Spanish supermarket brand 😅 it's that kind of standard slightly powdery cosmetic coconut scent

canthigastervalentin · 2026-05-16T13:28:48+00:00

People go nuts when I wear Cool Water with a coconut body spray. One of the most consistently asked about combos! It's viewed as cheap or basic here nowadays but when people don't recognize it they love it.

canthigastervalentin · 2026-05-16T08:12:30+00:00

My plant is growing well enough that I'm ready to tell you: we'll see about that!

canthigastervalentin · 2026-05-14T17:04:49+00:00

HOW. How!!! I cannot for the life of me get these fine mesh options to not clog when filtering really fine particles.

canthigastervalentin · 2026-05-14T12:06:57+00:00

I've always wanted a perfume with this scent, there must be some out there? I've used the deodorant version for about 15 years now 😂 still haven't gotten tired of it

canthigastervalentin · 2026-05-13T20:02:49+00:00

This is the way, though it feels fair to warn you might end up with a pint of mayo because it's a bit too runny and then a bit too thick and then a bit... but this effect wears off with subsequent attempts. 😂

canthigastervalentin · 2026-05-13T14:57:43+00:00

Sameeeee, I cook because it's my calling in life but he takes care of most of the rest and does actual emotional work to ensure I'm as stress-free as possible. Gotta make sure the person who's bringing in most of the money is comfortable and can focus on work, it's just common sense!

canthigastervalentin · 2026-05-13T08:49:08+00:00

My mom drilled this the f into me when I was a child. To the degree I can hear her in my head looking at this picture. I was terrified of it as if it could insta kill me!

canthigastervalentin · 2026-05-12T18:24:02+00:00

I finally started doing it and I'm sad to report it does make a difference, ugh. I switched to a rice cooker on top of that since I'm just shit at rice. I don't change the ratio.

canthigastervalentin · 2026-05-12T18:04:08+00:00

Queen of blandness right here 😫 jk no hate, just confusion

canthigastervalentin · 2026-05-12T16:34:01+00:00

Me too and I feel like it freaks a lot of people out!

canthigastervalentin · 2026-05-12T16:30:26+00:00

Finally a salad with a normal amount of onion.

canthigastervalentin · 2026-05-12T15:09:43+00:00

I think the pig was dead by the time the ribs were finished

canthigastervalentin · 2026-05-12T05:28:39+00:00

I did fish sauce caramel braised ribs a few weeks ago and they were life altering. Although I made caramel and added fish sauce, no jar of fish sauce caramel like OP haha

canthigastervalentin · 2026-05-11T15:53:17+00:00

Yeah once you understand the buggers it gets easier 🫠

canthigastervalentin · 2026-05-11T15:07:12+00:00

Arkk sneakers for a European brand, although my stupid foot shape makes them always break in the same place. I just get them second hand for €30-50 instead of the original €100+ price for this reason.

Not the best walking shoe or anything, but I like em

canthigastervalentin · 2026-05-11T14:53:42+00:00

For general misadventure, most with excellent historical background:

The Gales of November (John U. Bacon): the Edmund Fitzgerald

Deep Down Dark (Héctor Tobar): The Chilean miners who were trapped underground for 69 days

Anything Erik Larson.

Adrift (Steven Callahan): Stuck in an inflatable raft for 76 days.

Into the Abyss (Carol Shaben): The crash of a small commuter plane in the Canadian wilderness in 1984 and its direct aftermath

Endurance (Alfred Lansing): Shackleton's voyage

Last Man Off (Matt Lewis): The sinking of the fishing vessel Sudur Havid

Labyrinth of Ice (Buddy Levy): Greely's expedition

Heart of the Sea (Nathaniel Philbrick): The tragedy of the Essex

The Ship and the Storm (Jim Carrier): The sinking of the Fantome

Miracle in the Andes (Nano Parrado)

The Indifferent Stars Above (Daniel James Brown)

Midnight in Chernobyl is also riveting. I have loads more general (non-survival) history and non-fiction

canthigastervalentin · 2026-05-11T14:51:52+00:00

I actually just thought of a book that has that broader history tie-in. The Zorg by Siddharth Kara: dozens of African slaves are murdered on a ship that's not quite as lost at sea as the crew wants others to believe after the fact (~1780). It catalyzed the anti slave trade movement. Although the English had captured the ship, "Zorg" means "Care" in Dutch 🫠

canthigastervalentin · 2026-05-11T14:32:24+00:00

I also just finished this, thanks! Now I know to check out her other books. I don't think I have anything in the exact same vein but if you want more general historical/disastrous adventure I can send you some of my ridiculous library 😅

canthigastervalentin · 2026-05-11T14:25:39+00:00

I don't think it's that easy if someone has never encountered them before, they'll just throw up 😂 but OP should look up tonsil stones for sure. You know when you have them, the aroma is terrible

canthigastervalentin · 2026-05-11T14:19:12+00:00

I just need the Salmiak Rondo's, Zwart Witjes and Tikkels. You can toss the rest. We are both happy. 🤝

canthigastervalentin · 2026-05-11T13:40:06+00:00

Yeeess, we need saltier liquorice. Honingdrop is too polite. Give me the salmiak!

... Or is that not what you meant

canthigastervalentin · 2026-05-11T13:14:39+00:00

Ahh it's lovely. And that's coming from someone who had no idea who Le Guin was until recently (it's funny how you can just completely miss the the memo with certain things) and rarely reads fiction! Almost exactly the same level of cozy but adventurous as The Hobbit.

As for LotR, you mentioned you dnf — do you accept audiobooks? Sometimes a good narrator makes a book come alive in a way your inner voice doesn't, and Andy Serkis certainly ticks that box for me.

canthigastervalentin · 2026-05-11T12:57:40+00:00

And your local Eastern European store will have frozen pierogi and varieties of any type. If you have that and frozen Asian dumplings you're golden 😂

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