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Cooking (lemmy.world)
submitted 10 months ago by themaninblack@lemmy.world to c/memes@lemmy.ml
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[-] Annoyed_Crabby@monyet.cc 63 points 10 months ago

Iodized salt = shitty cook?

Skill issue.

[-] FierroGamer@sh.itjust.works 4 points 10 months ago

I mean, it tastes pretty bad 🤷‍♂️

[-] Gormadt 46 points 10 months ago

You're supposed to add it to food not just eat it by itself

[-] Annoyed_Crabby@monyet.cc 27 points 10 months ago
[-] Mothra@mander.xyz 3 points 10 months ago

What???? It's the same taste as any salt!

[-] FierroGamer@sh.itjust.works 2 points 10 months ago

Is it like how some people can't taste the difference between sugar and other artificial sweeteners?

[-] pearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.online 41 points 10 months ago

Actually, being a shitty cook would mean you can't make anything good with those ingredients.

[-] umbrella@lemmy.ml 40 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

using pre minced garlic means being a bad cook??

op is the true bad cook here

[-] MentalEdge@sopuli.xyz 5 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

While it does work, it's the form of garlic that is the most destructive to the flavor compounds in garlic. Hence most cooks who know something about garlic, avoid it. Garlic powder and flakes are the most effective preserved forms of it.

But even with that this "meme" doesn't have a leg to stand on. You can make do with pre-minced garlic, though you'll end up with a lot more of it in your dish to get the same taste.

[-] MasterNerd@lemm.ee 4 points 10 months ago

Tbf minced garlic isn't great imo - granulated garlic works much better but this is some weird shade to be throwing around

[-] Ipodjockey@lemmy.world 35 points 10 months ago

... I'm deeply offended. You can still make delicious food with those ingredients.

[-] Ipodjockey@lemmy.world 14 points 10 months ago

Except maybe the sawdust powder.

[-] NoIWontPickaName@kbin.social 27 points 10 months ago

Salt is salt in damn near everything

[-] MisterNeon@lemmy.world 24 points 10 months ago

You're insulting garlic.

I'm a barbarian in most regards and even I'm confounded by your lack of refinement.

[-] name_NULL111653@pawb.social 9 points 10 months ago

Am a vampire, I agree with OP. Don't use garlic, it makes you a terrible cook. It's really really bad. Countries should ban garlic so people don't fall into the trap of being bad cooks.

[-] i_stole_ur_taco@lemmy.ca 9 points 10 months ago

That’s not garlic, that’s its drunk uncle jarlic.

[-] TootSweet@lemmy.world 19 points 10 months ago

Considering eating a meal of just those four ingredients just to spite OP.

[-] pewgar_seemsimandroid 12 points 10 months ago

i sometimes just drink the 100% lemon juice

[-] boringbisexual 1 points 10 months ago

It's good stuff

[-] fl42v@lemmy.ml 1 points 10 months ago
[-] db2@lemmy.world 12 points 10 months ago

Bitch about the food, you don't need to eat it. 🤷

[-] Drusas@kbin.social 9 points 10 months ago

To those who use the jarred garlic, you should try getting a small food processor. It makes getting a bunch of minced garlic a breeze, and there really is a big difference.

[-] KinglyWeevil@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 10 months ago

It isn't the cutting it that's the problem for me, it's the peeling

[-] NoIWontPickaName@kbin.social 4 points 10 months ago

Hammer it, pull the peels off real easy, five dollar Walmart garlic press

[-] meowMix2525@lemm.ee 2 points 10 months ago

I also hate the smell that lingers on my hands for days after touching it. Would much rather just scoop it with a tablespoon and call it a day.

[-] i_stole_ur_taco@lemmy.ca 1 points 10 months ago

If you don’t want to crush them with the side of a knife to loosen the peels (it works great but then the squashed garlic is hard to hold if you’re grating it), a trick I saw was to chop the bottoms off the cloves and then throw them in the microwave for 10-20 seconds. The skins start to fall right off and peel like magic.

[-] meowMix2525@lemm.ee 1 points 10 months ago

tbh I'm not sure if nuked garlic is going to be much better than pre-minced and jarred garlic

[-] GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 3 points 10 months ago

You're not wrong, but just about everything I've read says in most cases the difference is too small to matter. So if you're looking for convenience or less spoilage, this gives you that with almost no downside.

[-] joenforcer@midwest.social 6 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)
  • Fresh minced garlic is easier to use and likely better, but the jarred stuff probably works fine in a pinch. I stopped making fresh ginger and used jarred for that now because it's such a pain in the ass to prep. Garlic is too easy though, I never use jarred. I see the appeal though.

  • I know some people think there's an aftertaste with iodized salt. I don't have that experience. Is sea salt or kosher salt better than table salt? Maybe? There honestly isn't much of a difference unless your recipe calls for a more coarse grind, in which case you need to adjust to prevent oversalting.

  • The prepackaged parmesan (which I like to call wood pulp) has a hugely inferior taste to freshly ground Parmesan. Big difference in flavor, but it also does depend on the application. Mixing a large quantity into a sauce? Yes, absolutely get fresh. Using as a garnish? Who cares?

  • This is lemon juice. Chill out.

[-] owenfromcanada@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

Let's not be gatekeep-y here. All four of these things can be used to 95% effectiveness (compared with their fresh counterparts) in most recipes.

There's only one ingredient that should be on this list, and it's missing. Velveeta.

[-] Pat_Riot@lemmy.today 2 points 10 months ago

OP microwaves dino tendies.

[-] sagrotan@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

You forgot shit like "fondor", the poor natrium glutamate imitation from Maggi. Many cantina cooks also use gallons of Worcester sauce (pronounced "Wooster" btw, and that's a law)

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