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Re: Barilla passive cooker

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Post by Arn_Thor »

housingisaright wrote: post #241

How you like to cook pasta aside. This is so dumb. No one is going to solve the climate crisis with not boiling the pasta while certain companies is reaponaible for basically all emissions. What is the word for this? When you try socialise problems like this to try shift blame? I’m still surprised how many people don’t know thar “climate footprint “ is invented by one of the bigger oil companies in a similar campaign…

A thousand small changes add up, however. Also, don't forget how those companies responsible for all those emissions make stuff that we eagerly buy up. The emissions are "their", but really on our behalf.

And I'm well aware of the hypocrisy in me typing this on a plastic keyboard in a plastic office chair wearing synthetic clothing. I could have carved keycaps out of wood and made a typing device with an Arduino, sourced sustainable wood for a chair and bought "green" cotton clothing. I didn't, because plastic is cheaper and more convenient. But I'm not blaming Logitech for making the products I'm happy to buy.

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Post by ravenstine »

housingisaright wrote: post #241

How you like to cook pasta aside. This is so dumb. No one is going to solve the climate crisis with not boiling the pasta while certain companies is reaponaible for basically all emissions. What is the word for this? When you try socialise problems like this to try shift blame? I’m still surprised how many people don’t know thar “climate footprint “ is invented by one of the bigger oil companies in a similar campaign…

"Greenwashing" is probably the term you're looking for.

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Post by nijave »

eru wrote: post #277
Avicebron wrote: post #210

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Adding a little vinegar and water and boiling it will often remove most of the scale. Maybe hard when you're travelling, but at home it works fine.

Citric acid is commonly used in Germany.

With the added bonus it (imo) smells better. In the US, you can usually find it with pickling supplies or in the cleaning section as coffee pot cleaner

Re: Barilla passive cooker

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Post by int_19h »

vel0city wrote: post #143
rando14775 wrote: post #121

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You sure? Germany is a (shit) coffee country and everybody has had electric kettles since the 90s.

Lots of Americans drink kind of shit coffee as well, they just largely drink it from drip coffee makers. Alternative brewing methods like french press, aero press, pour over, etc. is starting to become more popular but is definitely still not a predominant way of doing it. And even then, the really bougie people will just have an instant boiler tap in their kitchen instead of taking up counter space with something th…

> an instant boiler tap in their kitchen instead of taking up counter space with something that takes longer to get hot water.

These things usually serve "near-boiling" water, somewhere around 95 C. This is fine for some cases - e.g. making ramen - but not appropriate for many kinds of tea.

I have such a tap, and I also have an electric kettle. The tap is mostly used to prefill pots with near-boiling water for cooking, so as to not wait for so long for the stove to do it. The kettle is used for tea and coffee.

Re: Barilla passive cooker

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Post by anonu »

Arn_Thor wrote: post #341
housingisaright wrote: post #241

How you like to cook pasta aside. This is so dumb. No one is going to solve the climate crisis with not boiling the pasta while certain companies is reaponaible for basically all emissions. What is the word for this? When you try socialise problems like this to try shift blame? I’m still surprised how many people don’t know thar “climate footprint “ is invented by one of the bigger oil companies in a similar campaign…

A thousand small changes add up, however. Also, don't forget how those companies responsible for all those emissions make stuff that we eagerly buy up. The emissions are "their", but really on our behalf. And I'm well aware of the hypocrisy in me typing this on a plastic keyboard in a plastic office chair wearing synthetic clothing. I could have carved keycaps out of wood and made a typing device with an Arduino, sou…

Changing people's habits because it's the "right thing to do" is not the way to solve climate change. The main reason why is that it's very hard to change people, especially so if the benefits are not immediate. What we do need is lots of innovative new technologies to solve the problem. Carbon capture is just scratching the surface.

Re: Barilla passive cooker

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Post by Too »

Let’s save the planet…

…Here is one more single-purpose device! Filled with batteries and plastic, that does what? 2 minute timer and nothing else your generic kitchen thermometer can’t do. If you are nearby it’s obvious when things start boiling even without one.

Re: Barilla passive cooker

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Post by aszantu »

Too wrote: post #348

Let’s save the planet… …Here is one more single-purpose device! Filled with batteries and plastic, that does what? 2 minute timer and nothing else your generic kitchen thermometer can’t do. If you are nearby it’s obvious when things start boiling even without one.

I think it's a technique, not a product, u can do this on your standard electric or gas stove, turn it off earlier, let it sit a few minutes

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Post by octodog »

housingisaright wrote: post #241

How you like to cook pasta aside. This is so dumb. No one is going to solve the climate crisis with not boiling the pasta while certain companies is reaponaible for basically all emissions. What is the word for this? When you try socialise problems like this to try shift blame? I’m still surprised how many people don’t know thar “climate footprint “ is invented by one of the bigger oil companies in a similar campaign…

Do you think energy companies drill oil and burn it for fun??

They do it to provide consumers with energy and consumer goods. If consumers are more efficient or reduce their consumption then demand for these goods and services fall.

Shifting blame to companies to avoid personal responsibility certainly won't help solve the climate crisis.

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