Do you cook in your country?
I cook methamphetamine
>>220817939One of the few things I still enjoy in life
>>220817939wypipo..
>>220817939this happpens when I cook cheap pork loin steaks
Define 'cook'. I eat chicken, rice, and peas most nights for the protein. Cooking something elaborate for yourself is a complete waste of time, chopping vegetables and standing over a hob is not enjoyable. Cooking with and for others can be fun though.
>>220817939I’ve never experienced this. What is he doing wrong?
>>220817957>pouring a whole bucket of oil down the drain
>>220818796Not his problem
>>220818792Me neither, probably something to do with american frankenmeat
>>220818753it's enjoyable when you have something nice to eat. but a lot of nice things take effort. for example, there is no real substitute for making proper stock.what i do is put cream in everything and dark sauce soy in a lot of things. zero effort and tastes good.
I cook occasionally
I'm making cinnamon swirl bread today :D
>>220818753quintessential britbong post
I made some homemady ice tea yesterday, mostly cause im poor
>>220820188Mate I cooked a Christmas dinner just for myself last year, it's a lot of work and though nice I don't have the desire to do it regularly on my own.
I made leftover omelette a few days ago
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>>220820663Muuuaah the French cuisine
>>220817939my steaks always look like this shit in this ugly brown and lose all taste and become super thinI don't know how to cook, and I don't know how to learn how to cook
>>220820635>>220820663Honorary American
yep
>>220818957>>220817957God cooking in fucking hotel bathrooms I'm going to fucking vomit his stomach must be made of fucking titanium from how much shit he's put inside himself
>>220820635>>220820663grim but also doesn't look that bad
>>220817939Unironically not sure if I've ever used an oven in my life and I'm 31. I don't ever cook.
>>220821235Are you Indian?
>>220821247No, I'm white. Is it a stereotype that Indians don't cook?
>>220821266Indians don't use ovens at all, they cook literally everything on a hob.
>>220821278Didn't know that. I don't use hobs either though, the entire cooker is just a wasted appliance in my kitchen. If I weren't so cheap, I'd replace it with a tumble dryer.
>>220820708It’s just trial and error.For steaks like in the op it’s obvious that the pan was nowhere near as hot as it should be. It’s just being boiled in it’s own juice.Need to sear that bitch
>>220818737Tenderize them.
>>220821235Oven cooking is so easy, anon. You'd be foolish not to try. All you need to have is patience and time, and you cook anything with minimal effort.Not only that, but a lot of cheap frozen meals need an oven and you're literally depriving yourself of that option.
I am too depressed to cook so I just eat fried egg and rice everyday.
>>220818957>>220817957Does he do one in a bath with a toaster by any chance?
>>220820428>Mate I cooked a Christmas dinner just for myself last yearWhy weren't you with your family
>>220821595My mum had a bad cold so I went to see her after Christmas
>>220821734I understand
>>220820963The perfect Ameriacn>>220821582So far not yet
>>220817939i toast bread, then put salami and cheese on it, then i microwave it to melt the cheesethis way i can toast the bread pretty thin, and i don't dirty the grill with fats from foods since only bread goes in thereoverall, i'm happy
>>220820708I thought French people were supposed to be better at cooking than all of us.>>220821341>it’s obvious that the pan was nowhere near as hot as it should be>Need to sear that bitchBingo.
>>220821549For me it's baking.
>>220821549For me it's caking.
>>220821207it was great.
>>220820635>>220820663
Been making canele for a bitWorking with wax is a pain in the ass but nobody near me sells this Bordering buying more molds to make more to sell on the side in the rich people area of my town but scared of the amount of money and effort I’ll need to do it when I don’t have any savings
>>220822583Wax?
>>220821549>Not only that, but a lot of cheap frozen meals need an oven and you're literally depriving yourself of that option.Eating cheap frozen ready meals sounds grim as fuck though. Surely that's one of the worst possible things you can put inside your body.
>>220818792>>220818873It happens if you cook the meat on high heat for too long without flipping it often on cuts with lots of surface fat. The outside (the fat layer) cooks faster than the meaty center and dries out causing it to constrict. The thinner the cut, the more likely it is to happen. Just lower the heat and flip it more often.
>>220817939cooking steal on frying pan is boring, i prefer to save it for weekends and light a good fire for it while keep eating pressure cooked lean beef during weekdays.>>220817957>>220818957>>220821783grim
>>220823187steak*
>>220823075Why can't you just use stainless steel?
>>220823219 meant for >>220822583
>>220822683 #You first heat the copper mold then season the molds with a 50/50 mixture of butter and beeswaxButter for non stick and wax to make a crispy exterior along with making a floral aromaIt’s just really annoying to season 24 heated molds individually with melted buttter/beeswaxThe wax act like oil but the second it hits anything cold it solidifies and a bitch to clean and good luck cleaning wax from the oven mitts and clothing
>>220817939I'm so sick of ESLs
>>220823245Yes but they don’t nearly get a deep dark crust as copper molds, they just don’t heat up as fast
>>220817939Those cuts are too thick and uneven, those are cuts for slow cooking so theyre just not cooking evenly. You'd be better off cutting them into small strips
>>220823332ESL website
>>220817939I was a linecook for 10 years and still cook for myself regularly. Last night I made homemade margherita pizzas and tonight is gonna be fajitas
>>220823359I see. Perhaps you could use polished cast iron and preheat it? That way the thicker material maintains the heat profile of your oven. Copper seems expensive
>>220823593I think you meant for >>220823337Again
>>220823687Yep
>>220818753Eh I enjoy having a drink and cooking for myself especially if its a big project while having some music or a podcast in the background. Anytime I make soups I mass produce it in two large pots and spend most of the afternoon drinking and cooking so I can eat off it for the rest of the week and freeze some of it. Its nice. Its the cold rainy season in my area so im gonna make a bunch of borscht tomorrow
>>220823496Based.Please never change to become a lazy man who doesn't provide for himself proper food.
>>220823007Freezing is just a preservation method, it's not in itself good or bad.
>>220817939Yes
>>220822583This nigga eating candles
I live on eggs and bread and buttermilk it's almost all i eat unless i have spare extra money to get meat
>>220817957Californian hobo, 5 seconds after getting a free condo in downtown LA
>>220824804What’s that red sauce, harissa?
>>220817957>that whole bucket of oil going down the drain Topkek
>>220824904Just tomato sauce/shakshoukaPicrel i marinated chicken into sour milk and mustard and i also tried pinneaple juice once
>>220825011I was disappointed by the food in Morocco after so many people hyped up tagines, but your bread was good.
>>220825136shakshouka is quite good. But it honestly doesn't surprise me that a Brit would be disappointed
>>220825221No he's right tagines suck unless it's just meat and potatoes which is what i have when im travelling mountains, the vegetables just cook quicker and burn
>>220825221It just didn't live up to expectations, it wasn't terrible but the tagine I had in Fes was just meatballs in tomato sauce.
>>220817939I've made spaghetti once and tacos a couple of times. I will cook eggs, bacon and grilled cheese or some combo of them. That's all I've never really tried to cook. Tried a few times to cook rice and beans because I've heard it's cheap and healthy but I always fuck it up. That's all I've ever really tried to cook and I'm 30
>>220823593Maybe but for now I’m just using canele molds are specially made for canele I’ve tried out aluminum and silicon molds before but like I said crust is assCould use a precast iron mold but nobody makes thoseThe only reason why I even started making it was due to my cheapness prohibiting me from flying to France and no good French bakery sells it here so I have no good idea if the ones I’m making are up to snuff with real french made stuffI’m stuck making this for family gatherings ever since I unveiled them. Everybody seems to enjoy them but like I said it’s a pain in the butt to makeOnce I made this and tasted canele I don’t really care for itIt has a nice vanilla and rum flavor but im not a sweets guy. Meat is better *no homo*
>>220818796>>220824933Not his problem.
>>220825711Sounds pretty good anon. I've never had one before. If you like it make it. Enjoy your baking
>>220825388How do you fuck up rice and beans?
>>220820635>>220820663Ah, French cuisine
>>220818792If you've ever partaken in a feast among the plebs during summer you can see that they have cut the fat on the flinta steak to avoid this scenario.
>>220825388You are what women call (truthfully) a manchild
>>220825711Here's the somewhat canonical french recipe, it's from the ferrandi pastry book.Copper molds are the way they're done in france, but in the book they suggest beeswax but also vegetable wax maybe it's more manageable
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