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Shaving is an example of how consumer products extract more money

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Re: Shaving is an example of how consumer products extract more money

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Post by gruez »

sinsterizme wrote: post #368
gruez wrote: post #294

Earlier quoted context omitted.

>Watch this documentary, "The Devil We Know" (About the history and toxicity of teflon. Sorry, but I'm not going to watch a 95 minute documentary on a whim. Based on the wikipedia summary, it doesn't seem to contradict what I said, specifically >regarding allegations of health hazards from perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA, also known as C8), a key ingredient used in manufacturing Teflon I specifically mentioned in my las…

But the ingredient still obviously makes it way to the final product, hence the documentary.

>But the ingredient still obviously makes it way to the final product

Plastic is made from oil. Do you think there's literally oil in your plastic water bottle?

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Post by dghlsakjg »

gruez wrote: post #263
nrclark wrote: post #166

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> I wouldn't try frying eggs in a cast iron, for instance (technically you can, but it requires an absurd amount of oil). FWIW it's pretty easy to fry eggs in a cast iron. You do have to oil the pan, but I wouldn't call it absurd. Just a dollop of oil in the pan. And the end result has a crispy, yummy texture that's hard to achieve with Teflon. It just takes a little practice and an open mind.

how much is a "dollop"? Based on what I've seen[1][2], it requires significantly more oil than what I use with a non-stick. The first link definitely seems absurd to me. [1] https://www.seriouseats.com/thmb/3KEyHXkLBbmzhHgp5P81odFcIR0... [2] https://www.seriouseats.com/classic-over-easy-fried-eggs-rec...

I can normally fry eggs in a cast iron in about a tsp (5 ml) of oil.

I also make scrambled eggs, but tend to use a tbsp (15ml) butter, but that is more for flavor and texture than to keep from sticking

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Post by SergeAx »

willnonya wrote: post #356
SergeAx wrote: post #322

Why author doesn't take a change in quality into account? I never used a double-edged blades for shaving, but I think that 2- or 3-bladed cartridges will generally shave better or at least quicker. Not sure about 5-bladed, but whatever. Teflon skillets are much more convenient for cooking than cast iron, that I can tell from the experience. I once bought a super-expensive cast iron with non-sticking coating, and it b…

"Why author doesn't take a change in quality into account?" Followed by advocating the lower quality options... The old safety razors shave just as well as a new cartridge razor. The only advantage to the cartridge razor is that if you're a moron you have a lower risk of slicing a finger open when changing the blade. Your idea of convenience from using a Teflon skillet is based in ignorance. Both of the maintenence i…

Enlighten me in quality. I am using induction to heat a skillet bottom to desired temperature, how's the material and production method changes anything?

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Post by gbronner »

People used to resharpen safety razor blades. Not worth their time. DE razors are fine as long as the blade is sharp, but you have to change it 50-100 times per year, and there's a decent chance of cutting yourself.

At least on the first few shaves, the three bladed ones have a lot of research behind them, and are technically superior to the single bladed ones; there's a lab in long island that pays men to test razors that has evaluated this.

Whether the increase in quality and reduced effort is worth it is a personal preference

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Post by watwut »

SergeAx wrote: post #370
nkozyra wrote: post #360

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Well you're not "deep frying" it you're pan frying it. The difference is the amount of food exposed to oil.

For eggs it is about the same, egg's white is thin enough on a skillet and its down side is fully immersed into oil.

This is just not true. Not even if you have a single egg on super large pan. And you can also use smaller pan or more eggs, that way it will be even higher.

Just because you have drowning eggs in oil does not mean everyone does it that way.

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Post by dawnerd »

krallja wrote: post #148
jchw wrote: post #61

Add dishwasher pods to the list. It’s literally just smoke and mirrors for nearly the same formula as powder, only less of it per package. All those fancy colors? It’s die. It’s the same formula across the entire pod. So… Yep: more cost, more waste, and it has some reasonable downsides. For “convenience,” since I guess deciding how much to put into the tray is just too much work. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Ll6-eGD…

I watched this video and was very excited to try out the powder, since I’ve just been using the pods they sell at Costco for my entire adult life. But there are Problems. 1. You can’t find powder anywhere. Not a single grocery store near me sells it. Gel, sure. Pods, sure. Powder, not even Wal-mart had it, and they have everything. I finally found a faded and dented box at an Ace Hardware, where I wasn’t even looking…

Not sure how hard you looked but:

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Great-Value-Automatic-Dishwasher-...

https://www.target.com/p/lemon-scented-dish-detergent-powder...

Maybe you were looking during peak shortages?

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Post by capitalsigma »

4ad wrote: post #16

My facial hair is very thick and realistically I can use any type of blade at most once. I used to use Gillette blades, but at the advice of the Internet I switched to double edge razors. The Internet claims this type of shaving is best, not just in terms of cost and enviromental impact, but that it reduces irritation and produces a closer shave. After using a double edge razor for over five tears now, let me dubunk…

I personally used to get really bad irritation on my neck, ingrown hairs, etc, that completely went away after I switched to a double edge safety razor. I can't stand the cartridges anymore and it's been a long time since I have cut myself.
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