[–] 1 point 1 month ago

My favorite backpack brand is Osprey. They have a warranty that states, "we don't care if you bought it on 1972 (or something like that) or yesterday, we will fix it" which to me is awesome, better than a replacement. I've had great luck with their packs.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    America's Test Kitchen. Super great information and taught in a way that doesn't require specialized tools. It's PBS so no sponsorships or anything. Lan Lam is my favorite. They have full episodes on YouTube as well.

    https://youtube.com/@americastestkitchen

    Also, use this for recipes. It's open source and free. Also you can use their import tool to scrape recipes of ATK workout paying. I do recommend supporting them, but sometimes you don't have the money. The app looks real cool for atk.

    RecipeSage:
    https://recipesage.com/
    You can even "add it to your phone's desktop" and it will behave like an app. :⁠-⁠)

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    Okay. So, I didn't have a large enough jar to fit all my ingredients, so i was like I have this pickle jar. Mind you I'm pretty new to fermentation but I've read a shit ton of cookbooks. I thought, this will work. I get my brine and load everything up, brine it up, and then a split second before it's too late, realize the glass fermentation weight is exactly the same size as the mouth of this cheap jar. By that point it was too late and stuck.

    So i was left with two options, let it be stuck or use the handle of my knife to gently tampen it into the jar. I did the latter.

    Sooooo now I'm thinking I'm going to try to move the weight to the side and remove the contents when it's done, and break the cheap jar to get the expensive weight.

    What do you think? 😅

    edit: UPDATE: I couldn't get it out, su I placed the jar in a paper bag and tapped just once with a hammer and retrieved the weight. Then I placed the paper bag in a box, taped it up and wide tipped sharpied GLASS on all sides. (It's what my city waste disposal recommends to do with sharp broken glass from residential). The ferment is okay and so is the weight.

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