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platedlizard ([info]platedlizard) wrote in [info]otf_wank,
@ 2008-07-02 18:28:00


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Attention Associates, wank spill in the freezer section.
A bit of a mini wank that's a tad old, fortunately it freezes well.

Life Hacker posts a tip from Lunch in Box about a nifty way to freeze ground meat. Take your ground meat, put it in a gallon ziplock bag, pound it flat, and use a chopstick or ruler to press four lines into it to create nine square patties. Freeze. A nifty little hint that just takes a moment to do, saves bags, freezer space, and makes it easy to watch your portions.

It starts off well, with people posting their own helpful hints, but quickly goes downhill.

lionalbob,
Isn't this precise measuring procedure anal retentive or OCD symptoms?

People respond politely:

johnydover,
Or if you're on a diet and you're counting calories, or you can use the pre-proportions to make sure you don't break yourself off too much red meat at once, etc. It's a way of being aware of exactly how much you're eating.

A lot of people have dietary restrictions due to illness, too. Diabetics don't have to keep too much track of protein, but they're required to have a certain amount to balance out their limited carb consumption


Naturally, this doesn't go over too well:

Deprog Mori,
You don't need this for dietary restrictions. If you can't figure out how to limit your intake of X ingredient just by using common sense, you're screwed.

This is the OCD/AR version of portion control, but it really doesn't convey any sort of advantage to anyone.


Bruce A,
@Deprong Mori: Are you serious? OK, so let me run this by you: which is better? Being able to break off a couple patties which will thaw quickly or having to thaw a whole pound of ground beef when you only needed half a pound? I don't know about you, but I'm going to say option #1 is more advantageous.

Deprog Mori,
Nah, you don't freeze a whole pound of ground beef. Portion it any way you want, but don't be so AR/OCD about the whole thing. Duh.

Just portion your ground beef quickly. Just form a hamburger patty in the size and shape of a hamburger patty. Whether or not it's within 50 grams of a baseline amount is irrelevant.

Jesus, are you folks that fucking lame to not understand this?


And it goes on from there. Good times.



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[info]julian_black
2008-07-03 10:28 pm UTC (link)
Jesus. People really will wank about anything, won't they?

That said, I could have stopped reading the comments after this one by sgodun, and not missed a thing:

...Prepare a bunch of cookie dough, but instead of throwing it in the oven, spray some ice cube trays with cooking spray and pack the cookie dough into the trays. Freeze. Now, the next time you have a craving for a fresh homemade cookie, pop a couple of cubes out and toss 'em in the toaster oven for about 15 minutes. Voila -- fresh-baked cookies on demand.

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[info]heartsalliance
2008-07-03 11:34 pm UTC (link)
BRILLIANT!

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[info]insanityprelude
2008-07-04 12:01 am UTC (link)
Cookiesicles!

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[info]seiberwing
2008-07-04 03:06 am UTC (link)
Now that is awesome.

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[info]jupiterpluvius
2008-07-04 04:34 am UTC (link)
Genius. Cookie cubes.

I've been making pesto cubes for years (and they're awesome) and recently started making wine cubes with the leftover wine (I strongly recommend this) thanks to a Nigella Lawson recommendation.

Now cookie cubes. OH ICE CUBE TRAY, WHAT MAGICAL FOODSTUFF WON'T YOU FREEZE FOR LATER USE?

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[info]greenling
2008-07-04 03:03 pm UTC (link)
That is glorious. Thank you.

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[info]dragonfangirl
2008-07-05 12:48 pm UTC (link)
I have GOT to try this.

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[info]shaysdays
2008-07-06 02:18 am UTC (link)
Another few ideas:

Freeze light simple syrup. Make strong hot tea. Pour over sugary cubes. Nom.

Freeze the juice from canned fruit. Pop in mineral water or other juices for an interesting mix.

If you make homemade stock, use a muffin try to freeze it in portions. (Usually 1/2 cup, IIRC.)

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[info]veleda_k
2008-07-06 06:36 am UTC (link)
Freeze light simple syrup. Make strong hot tea. Pour over sugary cubes. Nom.

Forgive my ignorance, but are we talking pancake syrup, or, like, corn syrup?

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[info]shaysdays
2008-07-06 06:46 am UTC (link)
Simple syrup is a bartending term, sorry- two parts sugar to one point boiling water, stirred up until the sugar is dissolved then stored in the fridge for one week, so my Internet lawyers tell me, but personally until you notice fuzzy stuff on it.

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[info]veleda_k
2008-07-06 06:59 am UTC (link)
I see! The more you know.

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[info]deliciouschaos
2008-07-03 11:45 pm UTC (link)
The contents of other people's freezers: serious fucking business.

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[info]vzg
2008-07-04 04:42 am UTC (link)
They seem pretty anal retentive about making other people not portion their food precisely...

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