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    There's really no arguing that it's ugly. And kind of alien-looking. And yeah, even downright gross. But dang it! Scobys make some delicious kombucha! If you want to save a few bucks on your 'booch habit, there's just no getting around it. You're going to need a scoby. You can beg a scoby from a kombucha-brewing friend, or you can order a fresh one online. But there's one more option: you can grow your own. What is a Scoby? "Scoby" is actually an acronym: Symbiotic Culture Of Bacteria and Yeast. And that's exactly what it is! A scoby is the living home for the bacteria and yeast that transform sweet tea into tangy, fizzy kombucha — think of the scoby as the coral reef of the bacteria and yeast world. It a rubbery raft that floats on the surface of the kombucha. Aside from being a home for yeast and good bacteria, the scoby seals off the fermenting kombucha from the air and protects it from outside, undesirable bacterias while it's fermenting. P.S. You'll also sometimes hear scobys referred to as "kombucha mothers" or "kombcha mushrooms." If you read or hear references to these things, know that it's all the same thing. Link: https://www.thekitchn.com/how-to-make-your-own-kombucha-scoby-cooking-lessons-from-the-kitchn-202596
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    Yes, this topic is older than I am, but so long as they keep showing up in the Forums, even these venerable postings may deserve a response. In this case, the link goes to a general Yahoo site that has nothing evident about a Southern (US) recipe. An online search (I use Bing in order to avoid yet another Microsloth product) reveals the recipe in question is for "pimento cheese." What worked as of a minute or so ago is this: http://carolinafishmarket.com/the-southern-staple-everyone-should-know-how-to-make-pimento-cheese/
  • Posting contest info

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    [image: wooyay.gif]Thanks raphjd!!![image: wooyay.gif] [image: Contest-for-Kitchen.gif]
  • Cooking Measurement Conversion Calculator

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  • POLL - please vote to let me know what kinds of recipes to post

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    Healthy recipes?  :bansex2:
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  • Kitchen and Cooking Smileys

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  • Best kitchen utensil

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    @flozen Agreed. We use our microwave all the time to heat up leftovers and soup.
  • No Boil Macaroni and Cheese

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  • Very delicious Pork Chop Bake

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  • Everyone's fave food to cook?

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  • Starting gym n need ideas for meals

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  • Scale

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    Well duh! Cant bake without a scale. Fortunately not all baking recipes are in cups, tbsp etc. A scale is also useful if you are a DIY kind of person when it comes to coffee. Personally at home, I make coffee using either an aeropress or a V60 pour over cone. Both need a scale (and timer).
  • What Spices to add to Pork Loin Steaks?

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    This is the way that I prepare anything pork related (unless it is made in a pot). Take the pork chops/fillets/whatever and coat them in a marinade of apple cider vinegar, mustard, thyme (dry), salt and pepper (and garlic optionally). The amount should be just enough to coat them and the consistency almost like syrup. For instance 2 tbsp mustard, 1/3 cup apple cider vinegar, 2 tsp thyme, 1 tsp salt, pepper to taste, 2 cloves of garlic minced or very finely chopped. Let them marinade in the fridge for 8-24 hours (sometimes I throw a bit of sliced onions and marinade those as well). Then I cook the pork in the oven (fan forced) until golden. Not more than 30 minutes. You can flip half-way. If you want extra spices for pork, I would go for smoked paprika, not regular. As for ideas on what to do as a gravy… personally I do not like gravy on pork, it takes away from the flavor, unless its a pot roast in which case there several recipes for pot roast using prunes to sweeten it up. Delicious.
  • Do you like beer better or wine?

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    Definitely wine. Beer tastes just like piss to me (although I've never tried piss but you get the point). And yes I've tried "premium" beers as well. The only sort of palatable beer I've tried is La Trappe. Cant remember which one exactly but it was red-ish.
  • Quick and easy recipes?

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    An omelet with feta, leafy greens like spinach, celery leaves etc, spring onion, red bell pepper and maybe some bacon. This is the easiest to make and to clean, just one skillet.
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    I love Japanese curry! I found some recipes. Hope they are useful: https://www.justonecookbook.com/simple-chicken-curry/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YTmqExyU58 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0yTwf3eJAA https://pickledplum.com/japanese-curry-recipe/
  • Any suggestions for easy to prep lunches?

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    @Eridanos: Hi guys! I usually make the same lunch for work and I prepare enough to last for the week.  I'm not bored of it, but I also want to try some more ideas. I'm currently having white rice with ground beef prepared akin to what you would call chili, and apples.  I also have only two pots (since I'm renting just a room I don't want to purchase more stuff) Got any ideas for other easy to prep lunches that don't need me to have a full set of pans and pots? Depends on what kind of foods you like to eat the most and what is readily available at a reasonable cost where you live.  Think starch + a sauce with protein and vegetables, which is perfect for two pots: Rice + beans Pasta + stewed chicken with vegetables Cous cous + vegetable stew Rice + curried chickpeas and vegetables. Then add a piece of fruit and perhaps some bread.  Since you are in Mexico, you have access to good, healthy fresh breads, tortillas, etc. Meal prep is popular now, just search for hot lunches: https://www.google.com/search?q=meal+prep+easy+hot+lunches
  • "Fly" pudding

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    obviously no one made this in all these years.  it is a 9 x 9 pan.  Grandpa used 4 cups of whole milk and 4 cups of half and half and 6 or 8 eggs to fill a 9 x 13 pan.
  • Whiskey or bourbon

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    @raphjd: For drinking straight on ice, then it has to be Irish whiskey. Now that we're in the depths of winter, give me the brown liquors, both whiskey AND bourbon.  Plus, on the coldest nights, a glass of port. Back to "drinking straight" – and there's a joke in there somewhere -- yes, Irish whiskey is a fine thing, in a large tumbler to complement my admirably large hands.     Crystal, if at all possible, and Waterford never hurt anyone. It's cocktail time in my neck of the woods. [image: 109427_Thirsty.jpg]
  • Steak grilling techniques?

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