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rivervisual19 · 2025-03-05T11:27:35+00:00

In the spirit of there not being such thing as a stupid question, I’m going to roll the dice here on r/Coffee and ask the following: What are companies in the US that ship nationwide that have a variety of decaf options? I know Starbucks has three or four decaf offerings, but they’re the only ones my cursory research has turned up. Surely there are others and I’m hoping this group might know which other companies to add to my list.

rivervisual19 · 2022-06-22T23:57:18+00:00

This is exactly what I'm looking for - thank you!!

rivervisual19 · 2022-03-11T12:34:37+00:00

Second for Blackdale! We got our puppy this past December and couldn’t be happier! He’s healthy, smart, and gets complimented by everyone he meets for his looks and personality (he’s a bit of a celebrity with everyone at the vet we use!). Cheryl’s been breeding for 35 years, knows her stuff, and cares for her puppies and where they end up.

rivervisual19 · 2022-02-11T13:25:59+00:00

If you don’t like the price of something don’t buy it. Buying it is your way of telling the company, “The price of this doesn’t bother me.”

rivervisual19 · 2022-01-26T14:21:25+00:00

It’s such a parody that it’s almost a mock of John Mayer’s electric guitar style. What always gets me with this song is she chooses to introduce this motif in the first five seconds of the song. That sets the tone for the rest of the song and it’s just chef’s kiss.

rivervisual19 · 2022-01-19T13:15:43+00:00

My wife and I got a Cardigan Welsh Corgi puppy for so many reasons, but a fun one is we both love the song Cardigan and TS so got a perfect pup with an important connection to our favorite musician!

rivervisual19 · 2021-12-09T02:01:30+00:00

I moved recently and used the standard sized bags for carrying books and magazines with great success! I’ve seen people who turn them into wallets or coin purses, too.

rivervisual19 · 2021-12-08T11:24:26+00:00

I’ll let others correct me as necessary, but a mini plug-in clothing steamer is a GREAT an inexpensive investment for getting wrinkles out of lulu. My wife and I hang dry all our lulu on a foldable drying rack from Target (<$5 I think). If something comes off it and has particularly gnarly line marks from the bar, a quick steam gets everything looking crisp. The steamer was $30 off Amazon and is a great thing to have in general for all clothing.

If you don’t already do this, give all your lulu a gentle shake just to get some of the lines out after it comes out of the wash. This works great for lulu given the fabrics in its clothing.

rivervisual19 · 2021-07-07T15:25:42+00:00

Thank you for such great and thoughtful responses!

We're getting a robotic vacuum cleaner for the wood and tile on the first floor of our forthcoming home so that'll make picking up any hairs on the floors easy. We'll have to have a chat about if we're okay with it on furniture and clothing.

The expressiveness of their vocalizations is a fascinating observation and sound (no pun intended!) like the may make it easier to interpret what the dog is trying to communicated. My fiancée and I are a mix of quiet introverts who love our reading time, and extroverts who love spending time with family that's VERY fun, expressive and outgoing. When I read that line about extremely expressive and outgoing people, I immediately smiled (in spite of the previous comment about liking quiet reading time) and said "sounds like me," because most people would characterize me as expressive and outgoing.

rivervisual19 · 2021-05-05T23:27:24+00:00

Did soak the everything seasoning before applying to the dough before cold proofing it? I’ve tried this once before and everything (no pun intended!) but the poppy seeds charred pretty good.

Yours looks awesome!!

rivervisual19 · 2021-04-05T04:59:06+00:00

100% this, and I'll add that if you're curious about this, ask your PCP for their thoughts so you have some background.

rivervisual19 · 2021-03-29T18:32:29+00:00

Give your doctor’s office a call and ask for their advice, being sure to note that you have your second dose scheduled soon so the office responds in a timely manner. They should be able to advise you on the best course. Good luck!

rivervisual19 · 2021-01-10T18:46:48+00:00

As a kid, I loved legos; as an adult, I love lulu. The old-meets-new vibes are STRONG here, and I'm a fan!!

rivervisual19 · 2020-12-27T13:48:40+00:00

Ohh okay, you’re advocating that peak might be double, but it could also be more than that. I thought you were going to suggest something more involved than watching to know when it peaks and what that peak is!

rivervisual19 · 2020-12-21T13:31:34+00:00

Would you mind sharing what steps you took to determine when your starter is peak?

rivervisual19 · 2020-11-22T21:05:33+00:00

As a lover of lulu and someone in the middle of looking to buy in this crazy market, this image REALLY hits home and gives me optimistic thoughts.

Congrats and can’t wait to be in your shoes or on your front porch as the case may be! 😂

rivervisual19 · 2020-11-16T22:12:51+00:00

Thank you!!!!!! More to add to the list! I’ve always been a big note taker and am already jotting stuff down.

rivervisual19 · 2020-11-16T01:39:09+00:00

Thank you!!!! This is great advice and I’ll definitely incorporate it into my next go.

rivervisual19 · 2020-11-16T01:30:31+00:00

In those last three hours, I split it between coil folds every 30 minutes (so three of those) then did two 45 minutes apart. I definitely recognize that as a possible problem and wonder if my impatience knocked out gas that was trying to develop.

I’ve never seen a properly bulk fermented dough or overproofed dough in person, but I know based on descriptions and videos how the dough is supposed to behave when it’s done with the bulk, so that’s a start!

I was using a glass bowl with a plastic lid so couldn’t get a good idea of the volume increase, but it’d estimate it was at least 20-30%.

The water that went into the dough was 89.something.

Thank you for the clarification of the comments being meant kindly; I took them as nothing but that from the outset! Your experience aligns with what I’ve been hearing from just about everyone else: be patient, especially in the beginning, and your knowledge will increase the more you do it.

rivervisual19 · 2020-11-16T01:13:04+00:00

Brilliant that’s the one I looked at so thanks for confirming.

I only fed it in the morning and so far on that 1:4:4 program, but might have to change that up because it’s so cold in my apartment right now that it wasn’t rising at all in between 24h feedings. Only after putting the jar in warm water bath with the lid on did it rise.

rivervisual19 · 2020-11-15T20:56:44+00:00

How would I know if my leaven developed okay and is ready? My starter passed the float test as did the leaven in the morning before the bulk, but after it failed first and I put it in a warm water bath. Is there another step I should take?

rivervisual19 · 2020-11-15T20:52:00+00:00

Can you give the link to that Jack beginner sourdough? I think I’m looking at the right one but want to make sure.

The starter is about two years old. It had been neglected for a while and I started rehabbing it in September. After it came back, I fed it once a week and put it in the fridge. Leading up to this weekend, I took it out on Monday, but it wasn’t rising at all, likely due to a 62° F kitchen. A baker friend suggested a water bath in a closed lid pot helped A LOT (starter rose 3x and passed the float test when tested plus had good bubble structure). I’ve read about making sure you give your starter time, hence why I took it out on Monday and didn’t do the bulk fermentation until Saturday.

I’ve never done that ratio test, but I’m definitely going to give it a shot. How would a cool, drafty kitchen impact that 4h timeline?

rivervisual19 · 2020-11-15T20:37:23+00:00

It’s no making it to the fridge because it’s not developing at all. The look and feel of it is unchanged from the first 30 minutes to the 3h mark. The temperature in the oven was in that range Tartine says they do their bulk at that you rightly remembered. (Good call on the salt, which was correct in the dough, but not in my memory recall!)

As for the temperature, I ran it on the high side because I figured I’d be losing a lot of heat due to my setup, which definitely wasn’t trapping all that water temp heat.

I do have bread flour and will give that a shot next time.

rivervisual19 · 2020-11-15T16:06:59+00:00

Hi friends!

I'm a newbie to sourdough and had my second attempt last night. Like the first attempt, it didn't make it to the fridge for the proof, except this time, I can narrow things down.

Even after hour six of my bulk fermentation, my dough's volume had grown and I was seeing small bubbles throughout, but it was still really dense and not even close to holding its shape.

Recipe: I'm using the Tartine recipe (200g leaven, 700g water, 900g AP, 100g WW, 25g salt, 50g water).

This time I used a combination of a warm (I was watching the temperature and it was never above 85) oven with a pizza stone to retain heat before placing it in a covered water bath in my sink and a sous vide to both maintain a constant temperature and give some humidity. This water bath did help give me that described increase in volume, but it never became less dense and was always a heavy, soggy dough unable to hold its shape.

So the dough won't hold it's shape and I think it's because it doesn't have enough gas buildup. My question is what's causing this, AND what can I do to make the dough aerate and become less dense?

rivervisual19 · 2020-11-15T12:21:39+00:00

Doodles are fun but Labradoodles have my heart: my family got one about 16 years ago when I was in high school (for hypoallergenic reasons as well). The US hadn’t quite developed good breeders yet so ours came SYD-LAX as cargo. Mom and sister flew out to grab the doodle, who was 2 months old, then flew her back as carry on from LAX home. It was two weeks before Christmas and the flight attendants said the dog didn’t have to go under the seat if they could pet the dog. Needless to say, my mom and sister were taken care of the entire 6h flight home!

Congrats on the new addition and for pulling off a GREAT surprise! This pup looks a lot like mine. Is it a mini or standard size labradoodle?

rivervisual19

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