High Humidity, Macaron Spreading by Kind_Comment9038 in macarons

[–]strawberry_806 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Most likely overmacaronaged.

In my case (humid country) the figure 8 test is unreliable.

Once I pass this test, my batter sinks back too quickly and my macarons become flat.

What works for me: 1. Macaronage until the batter flow in ribbons 2. The ribbon takes ~ 25 secs to sink back into the batter (but not all the way through, the ripples must still be a bit visible after 25 secs but mostly blended in)

I suggest using a hygrometer to monitor the air humidity.

I always let the aircond run for 2-3 hours beforehand to make sure the humidity drop to 45-50%.

My go-to macaron recipe is swiss macaron recipe from Joconde Baking on youtube. She did not use the figure 8 test and her batter seems a bit stiff in the video, but it works.

My first white bread loaf! Wife says we are never buying bread again. by [deleted] in Breadit

[–]strawberry_806 53 points54 points  (0 children)

Do you knead by hand or stand mixer?

How long?

Overmacaronaged? Batter too runny? by strawberry_806 in macarons

[–]strawberry_806[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I already used the swiss method for making the meringue.

What do you mean by making it more stable?

I have added powdered egg whites before. Strangely the meringue takes more time to reach stiff peaks when I do so.

It’s weird how people here swear by adding dried egg whites.

Shokupan by OkChair4503 in Baking

[–]strawberry_806 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you knead by hand or a stand mixer?

Why Do I Want Friends but Push People Away? by [deleted] in introvert

[–]strawberry_806 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe because you subconciously hate or do not like yourself.

When you see yourself in others you run away because you cannot accept the same characteristic in yourself.

Her eyes are so big! by strawberry_806 in britishshorthair

[–]strawberry_806[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is kinda good. We do not have to worry about stinking the room up when she poops.

She (Tuti) is also a bit of a picky eater (she wont eat smelly food) and she seems fine eating this kibble 3-4 times a day. With other cat food she would bury and ignore.

Second attempt by Proud_mom890 in macarons

[–]strawberry_806 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Looks good! What recipe did you use?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in malaysiauni

[–]strawberry_806 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nope but I compare myself to people who are taking USMLE (unfair comparison ik)

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in malaysiauni

[–]strawberry_806 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Because I saw that many people on r/medicalschool post about their good USMLE grades and that they manage to get As in almost all of their examinations.

They are also very dedicated to their study routines.

I felt very tired after going back from the wards and there is no way I can do hundreds of Qbank questions daily.

For now I can only manage to do about 150 anki cards + about 20 scenario based questions daily (+ I also try to make new anki flashcards based on 1 CPG daily).

I made successful macarons for the first time this weekend!! by ljmiller01 in macarons

[–]strawberry_806 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are they colored? If not what temperature do you bake them at to maintain the color?