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Re: Tips for a Better Life

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> Cooking pollutes the air. Opening windows for a few minutes after cooking can dramatically improve air quality.

is this based on the assumption that I am using a gas stove, or is it more generally true? I would be surprised to learn that, eg, simmering a tomato sauce is itself harmful to the air quality in my apartment.

Re: Tips for a Better Life

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post #3

> Cooking pollutes the air. Opening windows for a few minutes after cooking can dramatically improve air quality. is this based on the assumption that I am using a gas stove, or is it more generally true? I would be surprised to learn that, eg, simmering a tomato sauce is itself harmful to the air quality in my apartment.

Generally true. Particles generally reach your lungs, and the cooked food goes through chemical reaction and so on, so you ideally don't want that.

Re: Tips for a Better Life

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post #3

> Cooking pollutes the air. Opening windows for a few minutes after cooking can dramatically improve air quality. is this based on the assumption that I am using a gas stove, or is it more generally true? I would be surprised to learn that, eg, simmering a tomato sauce is itself harmful to the air quality in my apartment.

Probably high-heat cooking of anything (e.g. pan trying) will pollute quite a bit even on an electric range.

Re: Tips for a Better Life

#6
> When googling a recipe, precede it with ‘best’. You’ll find better recipes.

For something new I'm trying, I favor recipes by authors I've found reliable in the past, e.g. Alton Brown, Deb Perelman (Smitten Kitchen), Ina Garten, Julia Child. They have high quality bars, so if they have a recipe, it's usually a good one.

Re: Tips for a Better Life

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I'm enjoying this, and I also appreciate how it is a delightful accidental commentary of the lesswrong crowd. I especially appreciated this one:

> You can figure out doing laundry

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