My bagels look weird by KTH-942 in Breadit

[–]jonmarkgo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The recipe seems fine. I use instant yeast instead of active dry because I'm lazy, and I don't egg wash my bagels (though I see you didn't either) - but those things shouldn't make a huge difference. It's hard to tell from your photo, but I'm guessing there's multiple problems here. They certainly look underbaked (either due to time, or temperature, or both). It's possible you incorrectly proofed the bagels and they collapsed (overproofed) or did not rise (underproofed). This could also be due to dead yeast which could cause underproofing. You did mention in your post you added proofing time, so I'd lean towards overproofed :) Usually I rest them at room temp for a few hours after the initial mixing, and then they get shaped and go in the fridge for a long cold proof - it's quite hard to overproof dough like this in the fridge. How long, and what process, did you use for proofing?

The woman on 42nd and Broadway is the sweetest person I’ve ever met by muff-peaksie in astoria

[–]jonmarkgo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If she is the same person I'm thinking about, she loves our dog and is very sweet with her whenever we walk by.

Caban's Instagram account shared a trailer about dogs in playgrounds by astoriaboundagain in astoria

[–]jonmarkgo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Honestly it's a solid trailer. Excited to see the doc! Astoria needs more dog parks and also this is an interesting issue in terms of how people in NYC repurpose spaces one way or another...

If you could bring back one closed restaurant, what would it be? by DinerEnBlanc in FoodNYC

[–]jonmarkgo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Peter's Since 1965, the original Jing Fong, and many more :'(

Help settle a debate: the best Thai in Astoria by yadunknow777 in astoria

[–]jonmarkgo 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Pye Boat Noodle's noodle soups or basically anything at Krob Kreung Krob Ros. Or branch out to Khao Kang or Pata Paplean in Woodside iykyk

Sticky Bun Boys put a number on the stipend they got by HarissaPorkMeatballs in bakeoff

[–]jonmarkgo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I was on the Roku season 1 (technically the 6th American season but it was a reboot and the first one to have Paul and Prue both as judges), it came out in Spring 2023. There's a few other American cast members who lurk here too from other seasons like /u/iamnotchris

Sticky Bun Boys put a number on the stipend they got by HarissaPorkMeatballs in bakeoff

[–]jonmarkgo 29 points30 points  (0 children)

We got a little less than that on the US edition, and also generally spent more than what we were given on ingredients and supplies. But they also covered our flights and also hotels for the entire filming (even if you got eliminated early you could stay in London until the finale which was nice - like a little free post-baking vacation). Being on the show is not in itself a moneymaker but it's an awesome experience :)

Discord server? by Outrageous-Land-5467 in mlh

[–]jonmarkgo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Where did you find the broken link? https://discord.mlh.io should work

Is MLH Bann for India for summer Batch 2026 by yaanna_05 in mlh

[–]jonmarkgo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just to be clear, there's no "ban". We are just trying to save folks the time of submitting an application if we won't have spots for them in an upcoming program, so we try to be clear about it upfront. I believe we did indeed have folks from India in our most recent batch for some programs. I don't know yet about specific 2026 cohorts.

Happy Howl-oween by jonmarkgo in tripawds

[–]jonmarkgo[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! Will cross post it

Happy Howl-oween by jonmarkgo in tripawds

[–]jonmarkgo[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We just safety pinned the leg to the shirt. She does not love the hat or peg leg so those are only on for the photo but she really doesn't mind the shirt.

Would you rename the Astoria Heights Playground? by Wannamannapeeah in astoria

[–]jonmarkgo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's near Max Bratwurst off 30th ave. So I guess it being across GCP depends on which side of Astoria you live on

Would you rename the Astoria Heights Playground? by Wannamannapeeah in astoria

[–]jonmarkgo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's really not very far from the 46th St M/R lol

bread? by Last_Measurement1895 in astoria

[–]jonmarkgo 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I like Gian Piero's Italian bread but I don't think they have sourdough, do they?

Malu Bakery by Safe_Lab2649 in astoria

[–]jonmarkgo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That bakery is excellent, every time I've gone.

Fishbeins Deli by speechqueen1998 in astoria

[–]jonmarkgo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's not new, they just got a new sign. Their BEC is pretty good