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JoseBalow

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16. I have no idea what either of those things do

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Sat Jan 4, 2025, 03:42 PM

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What is the difference between them?

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What cooking or baking mistakes have you made? [View all] wnylib Saturday OP

The first time I made guacamole spooky3 Saturday #1

OMG. Did you use the whole bulb? wnylib Saturday #6

Yes spooky3 Saturday #10

Ugh. wnylib Saturday #11

And, The Problem Was...? ProfessorGAC Saturday #29

I guarantee you are not a "supertaster"! spooky3 Sunday #51

Yeah, Probably Not ProfessorGAC Sunday #52

Interesting! Nt spooky3 Sunday #59

I am a supertaster. Discovered that in a college biology class. wnylib Sunday #60

I ordered one of those test strips and had a similar reaction. spooky3 Sunday #61

Yup. After that test, I had an explanation for why there are some foods and drinks wnylib Sunday #63

Wow! I was listening to an NPR piece years back on the bus, and were saying something abiut dyeing your tounge (in a electric_blue68 Yesterday #68

Never tried dyeing it, not intentionally, anyway. wnylib Yesterday #70

Knew about this, but read more. Seems if you have 2 of a specific gene; you're a supertaster. If you have 1 you might.. electric_blue68 9 hrs ago #73

My sister made spaghetti with an entire bulb of garlic NameAlreadyTaken Sunday #47

Haha! I'm sure it wasn't funny when it happened, though. spooky3 Sunday #49

after it had been in the oven drmeow Saturday #2

Clever fix. wnylib Saturday #7

Just goes to show you drmeow Saturday #25

Adding chocolate chips last is pretty important tho FullySupportDems Sunday #55

My mom and I once substituted blueberry yoghurt for sour cream... 3catwoman3 Saturday #3

I use plain yogurt instead of sour cream whenever I can. wnylib Saturday #8

I make a lot of cooking mistakes, but they usually aren't fatal Ocelot II Saturday #4

That sounds familiar. I made cornbread and misread the recipe. rsdsharp Saturday #9

Soda is essential if your cornbread (or biscuits for that matter) is made with buttermilk yellowdogintexas Sunday #41

It wasn't. rsdsharp Sunday #45

I have no idea what either of those things do JoseBalow Saturday #16

they serve similar functions but are different chemicals Kali Saturday #17

Oh, I thought they were completely different. JoseBalow Saturday #19

They are both leavening agents but their chemistry is different. Ocelot II Saturday #21

Thanks for the info, I've always wondered about that JoseBalow Saturday #22

Same Molecule ProfessorGAC Saturday #30

I'm so impressed. dem4decades Saturday #32

I've always considered baking to be a form of applied chemistry JoseBalow Saturday #33

I Do Not ProfessorGAC Saturday #36

it is helpful with litter box odor as well nt yellowdogintexas Sunday #42

That's so sweet! I can't think of anything except my mom dad had a joke about burning the bread... FirstLight Saturday #5

When I was a kid my Mom told me to get the rice pudding and put the cinnamon on top.... mitch96 Saturday #12

I did a pork roast once, called for paprika, i used cayenne pepper. It wasn't edible. dem4decades Saturday #34

I did similar to this. MiKenMi33 Saturday #37

Cincinatti? Now I want a big plate of 5 way nt yellowdogintexas Sunday #43

I did exactly the same thing once. It was awful. wnylib Sunday #65

A former coworker told me that she did not understand wnylib Saturday #13

My nephew set popcorn for 35 minutes NameAlreadyTaken Sunday #48

Oh my. wnylib Sunday #64

No baking mistakes. rickford66 Saturday #14

I made one yesterday. I make keto crackers out of cheddar cheese, sunflower seeds, water and some Vinca Saturday #15

Oh no. But thanks for the idea. I might try it. wnylib Saturday #18

1 1/2 cups sunflower seeds, same amount of shredded cheddar, 1/4 c. water, whatever seasoning you want. Vinca Saturday #20

Thanks. I'll try it. wnylib Saturday #31

I cooked spaghetti without stirring it. no_hypocrisy Saturday #23

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Mine was chicken pot pie. viva la Saturday #26

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The first time I made gravy Jilly_in_VA Sunday #53

Used the wrong cut of meat for a Beef Wellington. A HERETIC I AM Saturday #28

LOL most of them Kali Saturday #35

Speaking of cooking fires wnylib Saturday #38

I had my own cake disaster when I was 9. I wanted to bake my dad a birthday cake. There's a really catbyte Saturday #39

Caution, kitchen mandolin slicers are fucking sharp. Always use the food holder. Hotler Sunday #40

Volcano Pie. I was a fairly experience baker when I first got my own kitchen. Well I decided to make an Angel Pie yellowdogintexas Sunday #44

The first cake I baked NameAlreadyTaken Sunday #46

11 years old and asked to make the TV dinners while haele Sunday #50

Cooking steaks and trying to tell my wife its chicken breast. Lochloosa Sunday #54

I almost burned my house down once. Jeebo Sunday #56

Was an,18 snowybirdie Sunday #57

S sugar not salt PikaBlue Sunday #58

Uh...Turning on the stove instead of ordering out. n/t Yavin4 Sunday #62

My wife once forgot to put tuna in the tuna salad Kaleva Yesterday #66

I made an egg custard pie once and GoodRaisin Yesterday #67

One Thanksgiving, my mom forgot the stuffing Nittersing Yesterday #69

I generally end up cutting my fingers or thumb if I'm slicing and dicing ingredients Niagara Yesterday #71

When I was growing up... jmowreader 20 hrs ago #72

My husband and I Figarosmom 3 hrs ago #74

Now THAT's funny. Just change the name and call it wnylib 3 hrs ago #75

I made an apple pie TexasBushwhacker 2 hrs ago #76