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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.
> Steeping minutes: Green at 3 I just leave the bag in. Anything wrong with that?
> Steeping minutes: Green at 3 I just leave the bag in. Anything wrong with that?
Jokes aside, the longer you leave the bag in, the more bitter your tea will be. You also get more caffeine. For a lot of tea connoisseurs it destroys the taste of the tea. I say try taking it out after 3, see if you like the taste more or less.
You can also re-use tea for a 2nd or 3rd brew, but that's not possible when you leave the bag, the 2nd batch will come out too light.
Or try listening.
I was shocked when I got a smart air-purifier and it would send severe warnings when I was cooking. Especially in winter with windows closed for the entire day, my air quality would stay low for extended periods after cooking.
Make sure you open a window for a few minutes even if it's cold outside.
I'm finding, as I've gotten older, that almost every time I've chosen money over time I've made a bad decision.
And I see this among my family and friends, too. There's a mentality that emerges when exchanging time for money that somehow makes it so you waste your time and you end up spending almost or more money than you originally would have.
I'm known for saying, "There is a professional person for that... Let's get one," instead of trying to fix the water heater ourselves or get transport 2 tons of gravel. Others in my family would have dragged the old trailer out of the barn. Oh, it has a flat. Fix that. Oh, the trailer hitch doesn't fit the new truck, oh, get a new hitch (we'll use it someday again, surely). Or get the old truck working, or the older truck working (cause they keep buying cheap used trucks that break down and sit on the property for eternity). Then go get whatever, and deal with not knowing what they're doing. Me, just get it delivered. Maybe more money, waaaay less hassle. In the saved time I've polished up my CSS skills...
Time really is the most precious resource you have. Think hard before you trade it for anything else.
> 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.
It is like discovering music by searching for „the best“ music.
Type " site:reddit.com" instead (without the double quotes). That way Google will only return results it found in reddit.com
In fact, this is inspiring: I'm going to put these in a list and review them regularly and try to take a (small) action on each. Anyone wanna try it with me?
BTW - only two that I disagree with:
> 13. When googling a recipe, precede it with ‘best’. You’ll find better recipes.
No. You'll find recipes whose authors did bare-minimum SEO, not produced better recipes.
> 25. History remembers those who got to market first. Getting your creation out into the world is more important than getting it perfect.
Yes BUT: First-mover advantage is a thing, but it is by no means THE thing. Ship ship ship, but don't sweat being first. Build something better and ship it. Don't perfect it endlessly. But don't worry if you're not the first!
98/100 ain't bad.
> 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.