Just in case your technique is wanting:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/food/.../?itid=hp_food

http://tiny.cc/8ktutz

On Thursday, March 18, 2021 at 10:59:39 AM UTC-10, Graham wrote:
> Just in case your technique is wanting:
>
> https://www.washingtonpost.com/food/.../?itid=hp_food
>
> http://tiny.cc/8ktutz

That's the way I learned to do it but I've seen other ways of folding on videos that seem to work well. These days, I just use a whisk.

On 2021-03-18 6:17 p.m., dsi1 wrote:
> On Thursday, March 18, 2021 at 10:59:39 AM UTC-10, Graham wrote:
>> Just in case your technique is wanting:
>>
>> https://www.washingtonpost.com/food/.../?itid=hp_food
>>
>> http://tiny.cc/8ktutz
>
> That's the way I learned to do it but I've seen other ways of folding on videos that seem to work well. These days, I just use a whisk.
>

A whisk? That is a wussy tool for folding when you could use a hand
mixer or, better yet, a stand mixer.



























Do I need a sarcasm emoji?

On Thursday, March 18, 2021 at 12:24:56 PM UTC-10, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2021-03-18 6:17 p.m., dsi1 wrote:
> > On Thursday, March 18, 2021 at 10:59:39 AM UTC-10, Graham wrote:
> >> Just in case your technique is wanting:
> >>
> >> https://www.washingtonpost.com/food/.../?itid=hp_food
> >>
> >> http://tiny.cc/8ktutz
> >
> > That's the way I learned to do it but I've seen other ways of folding on videos that seem to work well. These days, I just use a whisk.
> >
> A whisk? That is a wussy tool for folding when you could use a hand
> mixer or, better yet, a stand mixer.
>
That's the nuttiest damn thing I ever heard!

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On Thursday, March 18, 2021 at 3:59:39 PM UTC-5, Graham wrote:
> Just in case your technique is wanting:
>
> https://www.washingtonpost.com/food/.../?itid=hp_food
>
> http://tiny.cc/8ktutz
curiously satisfying

On Thursday, March 18, 2021 at 3:59:39 PM UTC-5, Graham wrote:
>
> Just in case your technique is wanting:
>
> https://www.washingtonpost.com/food/.../?itid=hp_food
>
> http://tiny.cc/8ktutz
>
I remember seeing Julia Child back in the 60's when she had her French
Chef show on PBS. I distinctly remember her showing to cut right through
the middle of what you're folding and then turn your spatula over and incorporate
what you'd just cut through. Also, turn the bowl while you're folding.

On Thu, 18 Mar 2021 15:28:56 -0700 (PDT), dsi1
> wrote:

>On Thursday, March 18, 2021 at 12:24:56 PM UTC-10, Dave Smith wrote:
>> On 2021-03-18 6:17 p.m., dsi1 wrote:
>> > On Thursday, March 18, 2021 at 10:59:39 AM UTC-10, Graham wrote:
>> >> Just in case your technique is wanting:
>> >>
>> >> https://www.washingtonpost.com/food/.../?itid=hp_food
>> >>
>> >> http://tiny.cc/8ktutz
>> >
>> > That's the way I learned to do it but I've seen other ways of folding on videos that seem to work well. These days, I just use a whisk.
>> >
>> A whisk? That is a wussy tool for folding when you could use a hand
>> mixer or, better yet, a stand mixer.
>>
>That's the nuttiest damn thing I ever heard!

You likely use chop sticks.

On Thu, 18 Mar 2021 17:34:58 -0700 (PDT), "
> wrote:

>On Thursday, March 18, 2021 at 3:59:39 PM UTC-5, Graham wrote:
>>
>> Just in case your technique is wanting:
>>
>> https://www.washingtonpost.com/food/.../?itid=hp_food
>>
>> http://tiny.cc/8ktutz
>>
>I remember seeing Julia Child back in the 60's when she had her French
>Chef show on PBS. I distinctly remember her showing to cut right through
>the middle of what you're folding and then turn your spatula over and incorporate
>what you'd just cut through. Also, turn the bowl while you're folding.

Real cooks and bakers fold with a hand. I was taught to fill muffin
tins by hand, scoop and squeeze, is very accurate for repeatability.
The human hand is the best kitchen tool.

On Friday, March 19, 2021 at 3:18:03 AM UTC-10, Sheldon wrote:
> On Thu, 18 Mar 2021 15:28:56 -0700 (PDT), dsi1
> > wrote:
>
> >On Thursday, March 18, 2021 at 12:24:56 PM UTC-10, Dave Smith wrote:
> >> On 2021-03-18 6:17 p.m., dsi1 wrote:
> >> > On Thursday, March 18, 2021 at 10:59:39 AM UTC-10, Graham wrote:
> >> >> Just in case your technique is wanting:
> >> >>
> >> >> https://www.washingtonpost.com/food/.../?itid=hp_food
> >> >>
> >> >> http://tiny.cc/8ktutz
> >> >
> >> > That's the way I learned to do it but I've seen other ways of folding on videos that seem to work well. These days, I just use a whisk.
> >> >
> >> A whisk? That is a wussy tool for folding when you could use a hand
> >> mixer or, better yet, a stand mixer.
> >>
> >That's the nuttiest damn thing I ever heard!
> You likely use chop sticks.

I don't use chop sticks but I've seen people use them to mix batter. That's the nuttiest damn thing I ever seen!

On Friday, March 19, 2021 at 3:25:32 AM UTC-10, Sheldon wrote:
> On Thu, 18 Mar 2021 17:34:58 -0700 (PDT), "
> > wrote:
>
> >On Thursday, March 18, 2021 at 3:59:39 PM UTC-5, Graham wrote:
> >>
> >> Just in case your technique is wanting:
> >>
> >> https://www.washingtonpost.com/food/.../?itid=hp_food
> >>
> >> http://tiny.cc/8ktutz
> >>
> >I remember seeing Julia Child back in the 60's when she had her French
> >Chef show on PBS. I distinctly remember her showing to cut right through
> >the middle of what you're folding and then turn your spatula over and incorporate
> >what you'd just cut through. Also, turn the bowl while you're folding.
> Real cooks and bakers fold with a hand. I was taught to fill muffin
> tins by hand, scoop and squeeze, is very accurate for repeatability.
> The human hand is the best kitchen tool.

Mixing by hand is pretty old-school. My grandma used to do that. My guess is that people don't hardly do that any more. It would probably be a lot easier and faster to just use my hand to mix batter but I ain't gonna do it. No sir!

On Friday, March 19, 2021 at 9:25:32 AM UTC-4, Sheldon wrote:
> On Thu, 18 Mar 2021 17:34:58 -0700 (PDT), "
> > wrote:
>
> >On Thursday, March 18, 2021 at 3:59:39 PM UTC-5, Graham wrote:
> >>
> >> Just in case your technique is wanting:
> >>
> >> https://www.washingtonpost.com/food/.../?itid=hp_food
> >>
> >> http://tiny.cc/8ktutz
> >>
> >I remember seeing Julia Child back in the 60's when she had her French
> >Chef show on PBS. I distinctly remember her showing to cut right through
> >the middle of what you're folding and then turn your spatula over and incorporate
> >what you'd just cut through. Also, turn the bowl while you're folding.
> Real cooks and bakers fold with a hand. I was taught to fill muffin
> tins by hand, scoop and squeeze, is very accurate for repeatability.
> The human hand is the best kitchen tool.

Because arm hairs in the baked goods add so much flavor.

Cindy Hamilton

On 3/18/2021 4:59 PM, Graham wrote:
> Just in case your technique is wanting:
>
> https://www.washingtonpost.com/food/.../?itid=hp_food
>
>
> http://tiny.cc/8ktutz

Um, I don't actually fold food so I did find it funny when they
mentioned they weren't talking about laundry.

Jill

On 3/19/2021 9:17 AM, Sheldon Martin wrote:
> On Thu, 18 Mar 2021 15:28:56 -0700 (PDT), dsi1
> > wrote:
>
>> On Thursday, March 18, 2021 at 12:24:56 PM UTC-10, Dave Smith wrote:
>>> On 2021-03-18 6:17 p.m., dsi1 wrote:
>>>> On Thursday, March 18, 2021 at 10:59:39 AM UTC-10, Graham wrote:
>>>>> Just in case your technique is wanting:
>>>>>
>>>>> https://www.washingtonpost.com/food/.../?itid=hp_food
>>>>>
>>>>> http://tiny.cc/8ktutz
>>>>
>>>> That's the way I learned to do it but I've seen other ways of folding on videos that seem to work well. These days, I just use a whisk.
>>>>
>>> A whisk? That is a wussy tool for folding when you could use a hand
>>> mixer or, better yet, a stand mixer.
>>>
>> That's the nuttiest damn thing I ever heard!
>
> You likely use chop sticks.
>
Folding *whipped* ingredients together requires a spatula, dipshits.
Doesn't matter what you used to whip the ingredients which are being
folded together. Use a spatula. DUH.

Jill

On Friday, March 19, 2021 at 4:02:27 PM UTC-4, wrote:
> On 3/19/2021 9:17 AM, Sheldon Martin wrote:
> > On Thu, 18 Mar 2021 15:28:56 -0700 (PDT), dsi1
> > > wrote:
> >
> >> On Thursday, March 18, 2021 at 12:24:56 PM UTC-10, Dave Smith wrote:
> >>> On 2021-03-18 6:17 p.m., dsi1 wrote:
> >>>> On Thursday, March 18, 2021 at 10:59:39 AM UTC-10, Graham wrote:
> >>>>> Just in case your technique is wanting:
> >>>>>
> >>>>> https://www.washingtonpost.com/food/.../?itid=hp_food
> >>>>>
> >>>>> http://tiny.cc/8ktutz
> >>>>
> >>>> That's the way I learned to do it but I've seen other ways of folding on videos that seem to work well. These days, I just use a whisk.
> >>>>
> >>> A whisk? That is a wussy tool for folding when you could use a hand
> >>> mixer or, better yet, a stand mixer.
> >>>
> >> That's the nuttiest damn thing I ever heard!
> >
> > You likely use chop sticks.
> >
> Folding *whipped* ingredients together requires a spatula, dipshits.
> Doesn't matter what you used to whip the ingredients which are being
> folded together. Use a spatula. DUH.

It's possible to fold with your hands as Sheldon said, but with typical
home-cook quantities, so much would stay on your hands (and have
to be washed off), that it wouldn't be worth it.

Cindy Hamilton

On Friday, March 19, 2021 at 8:25:32 AM UTC-5, Sheldon wrote:
>
> On Thu, 18 Mar 2021 17:34:58 -0700 (PDT), "
> > wrote:
>
> >I remember seeing Julia Child back in the 60's when she had her French
> >Chef show on PBS. I distinctly remember her showing to cut right through
> >the middle of what you're folding and then turn your spatula over and incorporate
> >what you'd just cut through. Also, turn the bowl while you're folding.
> >
> Real cooks and bakers fold with a hand.
>
I've never seen anyone use two hands to fold ingredients. If you're talking about
diving into a bowl with one hand, sans spatula/spoon, and using a bare hand to
fold ingredients, I've seen that. It was pretty disgusting.

On Friday, March 19, 2021 at 1:35:22 PM UTC-5, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>
> On Friday, March 19, 2021 at 9:25:32 AM UTC-4, Sheldon wrote:
>
> > On Thu, 18 Mar 2021 17:34:58 -0700 (PDT), "
> > > wrote:
> >
> > The human hand is the best kitchen tool.
>
> Because arm hairs in the baked goods add so much flavor.
>
> Cindy Hamilton
>
One time I was watching "Great Chefs of . . . . . . . . . ." (I can't remember what
city they were focusing on) and the girl was making a pumpkin cheesecake.
She dove right in with her hand and mixing and stirring and it was disgusting.
She was in that bowl well past her wrist.

Yes, we use our hands to mix meatloaf and make biscuits and such but something
about her plunging her hand in to make a cheesecake was just very offputting.

On 2021-03-19 2:35 p.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On Friday, March 19, 2021 at 9:25:32 AM UTC-4, Sheldon wrote:

>>> I remember seeing Julia Child back in the 60's when she had her French
>>> Chef show on PBS. I distinctly remember her showing to cut right through
>>> the middle of what you're folding and then turn your spatula over and incorporate
>>> what you'd just cut through. Also, turn the bowl while you're folding.
>> Real cooks and bakers fold with a hand. I was taught to fill muffin
>> tins by hand, scoop and squeeze, is very accurate for repeatability.
>> The human hand is the best kitchen tool.
>
> Because arm hairs in the baked goods add so much flavor.
>
If it is a Greek bakery you can use it for dental floss.

On Friday, March 19, 2021 at 10:36:59 AM UTC-10, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2021-03-19 2:35 p.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> > On Friday, March 19, 2021 at 9:25:32 AM UTC-4, Sheldon wrote:
>
> >>> I remember seeing Julia Child back in the 60's when she had her French
> >>> Chef show on PBS. I distinctly remember her showing to cut right through
> >>> the middle of what you're folding and then turn your spatula over and incorporate
> >>> what you'd just cut through. Also, turn the bowl while you're folding.
> >> Real cooks and bakers fold with a hand. I was taught to fill muffin
> >> tins by hand, scoop and squeeze, is very accurate for repeatability.
> >> The human hand is the best kitchen tool.
> >
> > Because arm hairs in the baked goods add so much flavor.
> >
> If it is a Greek bakery you can use it for dental floss.

How handy is that? Very.

On 2021-03-19 4:26 p.m., wrote:
> On Friday, March 19, 2021 at 8:25:32 AM UTC-5, Sheldon wrote:
>>
>> On Thu, 18 Mar 2021 17:34:58 -0700 (PDT), "
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> I remember seeing Julia Child back in the 60's when she had her French
>>> Chef show on PBS. I distinctly remember her showing to cut right through
>>> the middle of what you're folding and then turn your spatula over and incorporate
>>> what you'd just cut through. Also, turn the bowl while you're folding.
>>>
>> Real cooks and bakers fold with a hand.
>>
> I've never seen anyone use two hands to fold ingredients. If you're talking about
> diving into a bowl with one hand, sans spatula/spoon, and using a bare hand to
> fold ingredients, I've seen that. It was pretty disgusting.
>

I have seen a number of cooking shows like Triple D and You Gotta Eat
Here where cooks mush up big batches of stuff like meat loaf and potato
salad with their hands. Any time I have to fold in ingredients I use a
rubber spatula. The only things I have made in the last 10 years or so
that require folding are souffles, tapioca, mousse and brownies.

On 3/19/2021 11:35 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On Friday, March 19, 2021 at 9:25:32 AM UTC-4, Sheldon wrote:
>> On Thu, 18 Mar 2021 17:34:58 -0700 (PDT), "
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> On Thursday, March 18, 2021 at 3:59:39 PM UTC-5, Graham wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Just in case your technique is wanting:
>>>>
>>>> https://www.washingtonpost.com/food/.../?itid=hp_food
>>>>
>>>> http://tiny.cc/8ktutz
>>>>
>>> I remember seeing Julia Child back in the 60's when she had her French
>>> Chef show on PBS. I distinctly remember her showing to cut right through
>>> the middle of what you're folding and then turn your spatula over and incorporate
>>> what you'd just cut through. Also, turn the bowl while you're folding.
>> Real cooks and bakers fold with a hand. I was taught to fill muffin
>> tins by hand, scoop and squeeze, is very accurate for repeatability.
>> The human hand is the best kitchen tool.
>
> Because arm hairs in the baked goods add so much flavor.
>
> Cindy Hamilton
>


https://www.samsclub.com/p/kleen-che...r/prod22421651

On 3/19/2021 4:07 PM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On Friday, March 19, 2021 at 4:02:27 PM UTC-4, wrote:
>> On 3/19/2021 9:17 AM, Sheldon Martin wrote:
>>> On Thu, 18 Mar 2021 15:28:56 -0700 (PDT), dsi1
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Thursday, March 18, 2021 at 12:24:56 PM UTC-10, Dave Smith wrote:
>>>>> On 2021-03-18 6:17 p.m., dsi1 wrote:
>>>>>> On Thursday, March 18, 2021 at 10:59:39 AM UTC-10, Graham wrote:
>>>>>>> Just in case your technique is wanting:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> https://www.washingtonpost.com/food/.../?itid=hp_food
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> http://tiny.cc/8ktutz
>>>>>>
>>>>>> That's the way I learned to do it but I've seen other ways of folding on videos that seem to work well. These days, I just use a whisk.
>>>>>>
>>>>> A whisk? That is a wussy tool for folding when you could use a hand
>>>>> mixer or, better yet, a stand mixer.
>>>>>
>>>> That's the nuttiest damn thing I ever heard!
>>>
>>> You likely use chop sticks.
>>>
>> Folding *whipped* ingredients together requires a spatula, dipshits.
>> Doesn't matter what you used to whip the ingredients which are being
>> folded together. Use a spatula. DUH.
>
> It's possible to fold with your hands as Sheldon said, but with typical
> home-cook quantities, so much would stay on your hands (and have
> to be washed off), that it wouldn't be worth it.
>
> Cindy Hamilton
>
True. The comments about whisks and beaters is how you could prepare
the stuff which is shown in the video to be folded together gently using
- OMG - a spatula.

Personally, I have not had to fold any sort of dessert stuff (which is
what that looked like) in decades. Still, the spatula was clearly
demonstrated.

Jill

On 2021-03-19 5:44 p.m., Taxed and Spent wrote:
> On 3/19/2021 11:35 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:

>>
>> Because arm hairs in the baked goods add so much flavor.
>>
>> Cindy Hamilton
>>
>
>
> https://www.samsclub.com/p/kleen-che...r/prod22421651
>
>
>

Vets use gloves like that when they have to shove their hand up a
horse's ass, and no, I am not kidding. They have to do it fairly often.
Horses have a digestive system that is designed to mess up and they
colic. If the problem is somewhere in the lower end the vet can flip the
intestine around and clear the blockage. The horse will have a huge crap
and be back to normal. If not, the horse can die a horrible death.

On 3/19/2021 5:53 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2021-03-19 5:44 p.m., Taxed and Spent wrote:
>> On 3/19/2021 11:35 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>
>>>
>>> Because arm hairs in the baked goods add so much flavor.
>>>
>>> Cindy Hamilton
>>>
>>
>>
>> https://www.samsclub.com/p/kleen-che...r/prod22421651
>>
>>
>>
>
> Vets use gloves like that when they have to shove their hand up a
> horse's
(snipped)
Dave, you seem to have horses on the brain.

Jill

On Friday, March 19, 2021 at 5:30:09 PM UTC-5, wrote:
>
> On 3/19/2021 5:53 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> >
> > On 2021-03-19 5:44 p.m., Taxed and Spent wrote:
> >>
> >> https://www.samsclub.com/p/kleen-che...r/prod22421651
> >
> > Vets use gloves like that when they have to shove their hand up a
> > horse's
> (snipped)
>
> Dave, you seem to have horses on the brain.
>
> Jill
>
Dr. Pol uses those shoulder-length gloves when he has to go up a large
animals rear end to see what the problem is.

On Friday, March 19, 2021 at 6:14:02 PM UTC-5, wrote:
> On Friday, March 19, 2021 at 5:30:09 PM UTC-5, wrote:
> >
> > On 3/19/2021 5:53 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> > >
> > > On 2021-03-19 5:44 p.m., Taxed and Spent wrote:
> > >>
> > >> https://www.samsclub.com/p/kleen-che...r/prod22421651
> > >
> > > Vets use gloves like that when they have to shove their hand up a
> > > horse's
> > (snipped)
> >
> > Dave, you seem to have horses on the brain.
> >
> > Jill
> >
> Dr. Pol uses those shoulder-length gloves when he has to go up a large
> animals rear end to see what the problem is.


Careful...Bwuthie will get all sexually aroused...this would be the ultimate "sniff" for her...

--
Best
Greg

On 2021-03-19 6:29 p.m., jmcquown wrote:
> On 3/19/2021 5:53 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
>> On 2021-03-19 5:44 p.m., Taxed and Spent wrote:
>>> On 3/19/2021 11:35 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>
>>>>
>>>> Because arm hairs in the baked goods add so much flavor.
>>>>
>>>> Cindy Hamilton
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> https://www.samsclub.com/p/kleen-che...r/prod22421651
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Vets use gloves like that when they have to shove their hand up a horse's
> (snipped)
> Dave, you seem to have horses on the brain.
>
>


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdEvrAitsrQ

On Fri, 19 Mar 2021 17:53:06 -0400, Dave Smith
> wrote:

>On 2021-03-19 5:44 p.m., Taxed and Spent wrote:
>> On 3/19/2021 11:35 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>
>>>
>>> Because arm hairs in the baked goods add so much flavor.
>>>
>>> Cindy Hamilton
>>>
>>
>>
>> https://www.samsclub.com/p/kleen-che...r/prod22421651
>>
>>
>>
>
>Vets use gloves like that when they have to shove their hand up a
>horse's ass, and no, I am not kidding. They have to do it fairly often.
> Horses have a digestive system that is designed to mess up and they
>colic. If the problem is somewhere in the lower end the vet can flip the
>intestine around and clear the blockage. The horse will have a huge crap
>and be back to normal. If not, the horse can die a horrible death.


Same kind of gloves are used to inseminate cows.

dsi1 wrote:
> I don't use chop sticks but I've seen people use them
> to mix batter. That's the nuttiest damn thing I ever seen!

Horse and buggy utensils.
I saw the good Iron Chef, Morimoto (sp?) cook his entire meal with
chopsticks one episode. That seemed dumb to me yet he won. heheh Guess
it's just a traditional thing to do.

What cracks me up is the average american eats all their food with forks
and spoons yet when they order chinese food, many eat with the pair of
sticks. lol Guess that's also just a traditional thing to do.

dsi1 wrote:
> Mixing by hand is pretty old-school. My grandma used to do that.
> My guess is that people don't hardly do that any more.

I'll hand mix a tossed salad (before dressing is added)
and I always hand mix a meatloaf. That's all I can think of.

On 2021-03-20 2:21 p.m., Gary wrote:
> dsi1 wrote:
>> I don't use chop sticks but I've seen people use them
> Â*> to mix batter. That's the nuttiest damn thing I ever seen!
>
> Horse and buggy utensils.
> I saw the good Iron Chef, Morimoto (sp?) cook his entire meal with
> chopsticks one episode. That seemed dumb to me yet he won. heheh Guess
> it's just a traditional thing to do.
>
> What cracks me up is the average american eats all their food with forks
> and spoons yet when they order chinese food, many eat with the pair of
> sticks. lol Guess that's also just a traditional thing to do.
>
>

I always that was really weird too.

On Saturday, March 20, 2021 at 8:22:11 AM UTC-10, Gary wrote:
> dsi1 wrote:
> > I don't use chop sticks but I've seen people use them
> > to mix batter. That's the nuttiest damn thing I ever seen!
> Horse and buggy utensils.
> I saw the good Iron Chef, Morimoto (sp?) cook his entire meal with
> chopsticks one episode. That seemed dumb to me yet he won. heheh Guess
> it's just a traditional thing to do.
>
> What cracks me up is the average american eats all their food with forks
> and spoons yet when they order chinese food, many eat with the pair of
> sticks. lol Guess that's also just a traditional thing to do.

I don't believe that people should cook with chopsticks. That's just so silly. It is entire appropriate to eat Chinese food with chopsticks - unless you don't know how to use chopsticks. Chinese restaurant chopsticks are tough to use because they're long and made of plastic. We ate at a Thai restaurant recently. We like to use chopsticks. The Thais would probably think that's just weird - they like to use forks and spoons.

On Saturday, March 20, 2021 at 8:22:31 AM UTC-10, Gary wrote:
> dsi1 wrote:
> > Mixing by hand is pretty old-school. My grandma used to do that.
> > My guess is that people don't hardly do that any more.
> I'll hand mix a tossed salad (before dressing is added)
> and I always hand mix a meatloaf. That's all I can think of.

I learned that your hand is the best for mixing from a book of basic French cooking techniques when I was a kid. I loved that book! Unfortunately, I lost it - when I returned it to the library. I've been searching for that book for decades - never found it. That's the chicken beaks.

On 3/20/2021 2:54 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> I always that was really weird too.
>
'You always that' is weird, fatboi.
--
The real Bruce posts with Eternal September

On Friday, March 19, 2021 at 4:33:33 PM UTC-4, wrote:
> On Friday, March 19, 2021 at 1:35:22 PM UTC-5, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> >
> > On Friday, March 19, 2021 at 9:25:32 AM UTC-4, Sheldon wrote:
> >
> > > On Thu, 18 Mar 2021 17:34:58 -0700 (PDT), "
> > > > wrote:
> > >
> > > The human hand is the best kitchen tool.
> >
> > Because arm hairs in the baked goods add so much flavor.
> >
> > Cindy Hamilton
> >
> One time I was watching "Great Chefs of . . . . . . . . . ." (I can't remember what
> city they were focusing on) and the girl was making a pumpkin cheesecake.
> She dove right in with her hand and mixing and stirring and it was disgusting.
> She was in that bowl well past her wrist.
>
> Yes, we use our hands to mix meatloaf and make biscuits and such but something
> about her plunging her hand in to make a cheesecake was just very offputting.

But nobody thinks about it when they're sitting back out in the dining area, waiting to be served.

On Saturday, March 20, 2021 at 2:54:58 PM UTC-4, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2021-03-20 2:21 p.m., Gary wrote:
> > dsi1 wrote:
> >> I don't use chop sticks but I've seen people use them
> > > to mix batter. That's the nuttiest damn thing I ever seen!
> >
> > Horse and buggy utensils.
> > I saw the good Iron Chef, Morimoto (sp?) cook his entire meal with
> > chopsticks one episode. That seemed dumb to me yet he won. heheh Guess
> > it's just a traditional thing to do.
> >
> > What cracks me up is the average american eats all their food with forks
> > and spoons yet when they order chinese food, many eat with the pair of
> > sticks. lol Guess that's also just a traditional thing to do.
> >
> >
> I always that was really weird too.

Meh. I just eat with whatever is provided on the table.

Being unable to eat with chopsticks is like being unable to drive a stick shift.

Cindy Hamilton

On Saturday, March 20, 2021 at 2:55:07 PM UTC-4, dsi1 wrote:
> On Saturday, March 20, 2021 at 8:22:11 AM UTC-10, Gary wrote:
> > dsi1 wrote:
> > > I don't use chop sticks but I've seen people use them
> > > to mix batter. That's the nuttiest damn thing I ever seen!
> > Horse and buggy utensils.
> > I saw the good Iron Chef, Morimoto (sp?) cook his entire meal with
> > chopsticks one episode. That seemed dumb to me yet he won. heheh Guess
> > it's just a traditional thing to do.
> >
> > What cracks me up is the average american eats all their food with forks
> > and spoons yet when they order chinese food, many eat with the pair of
> > sticks. lol Guess that's also just a traditional thing to do.
> I don't believe that people should cook with chopsticks. That's just so silly. It is entire
> appropriate to eat Chinese food with chopsticks - unless you don't know how to use
> chopsticks. Chinese restaurant chopsticks are tough to use because they're long and made of
> plastic.

Perhaps on your rock. They're disposable wood or bamboo here.

It's the Korean-style chopsticks that I find difficult. Too flat.

Cindy Hamilton

On Sun, 21 Mar 2021 02:18:09 -0700, Cindy Hamilton wrote:

> Being unable to eat with chopsticks is like being unable to drive a
> stick shift.

Don't get me started. A few months ago had to buy a car. I was mortified
to discover that the only ones left with a stick nowadays are Jeeps and
really expensive sports cars.

So I got a used 2017 Forester; the last year it was made with a stick.

And now I will never buy any car without all-wheel drive, but that is
another story I will save for the next time Bruce accuses Dave of being
too informative.

On Sunday, March 21, 2021 at 11:36:59 AM UTC-4, Mike Duffy wrote:
> On Sun, 21 Mar 2021 02:18:09 -0700, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>
> > Being unable to eat with chopsticks is like being unable to drive a
> > stick shift.
> Don't get me started. A few months ago had to buy a car. I was mortified
> to discover that the only ones left with a stick nowadays are Jeeps and
> really expensive sports cars.
>
> So I got a used 2017 Forester; the last year it was made with a stick.
>
> And now I will never buy any car without all-wheel drive, but that is
> another story I will save for the next time Bruce accuses Dave of being
> too informative.

After driving stick nearly all my life, I gave it up in 2013 when I blew
out my left knee. Knee pain comes and goes now, and I never know
when it's going to be a problem.

In a pinch, of course, I can still drive stick. Which is the whole point.
When the zombie apocalypse comes, I shan't be found wanting.

Cindy Hamilton

On 3/21/2021 11:36 AM, Mike Duffy wrote:
> On Sun, 21 Mar 2021 02:18:09 -0700, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>
>> Being unable to eat with chopsticks is like being unable to drive a
>> stick shift.
>
> Don't get me started. A few months ago had to buy a car. I was mortified
> to discover that the only ones left with a stick nowadays are Jeeps and
> really expensive sports cars.
>
> So I got a used 2017 Forester; the last year it was made with a stick.
>
> And now I will never buy any car without all-wheel drive, but that is
> another story I will save for the next time Bruce accuses Dave of being
> too informative.
>
You can get a Genesis G70 with stick in the 2.0 liter.
My daughter had a Chevy Spark but that is more like a toy car.

On Sunday, March 21, 2021 at 5:36:59 AM UTC-10, Mike Duffy wrote:
> On Sun, 21 Mar 2021 02:18:09 -0700, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>
> > Being unable to eat with chopsticks is like being unable to drive a
> > stick shift.
> Don't get me started. A few months ago had to buy a car. I was mortified
> to discover that the only ones left with a stick nowadays are Jeeps and
> really expensive sports cars.
>
> So I got a used 2017 Forester; the last year it was made with a stick.
>
> And now I will never buy any car without all-wheel drive, but that is
> another story I will save for the next time Bruce accuses Dave of being
> too informative.

You can't get cars with manual transmissions because there's not enough people buying them. I suppose more people could be made to buy them by having them pay a premium for automatics - like in the old days. We were offered a 6 speed car for free and it was okay. In the end I didn't want it because I don't trust anybody around here to park it in gear and use the parking brake - including me.
What I'd like to get is an old Mazda Miata. Of course that would have to have a 5 speed. I'm not interested in an automatic Miata but the point is moot - my wife is scared to death of that car. That's the brakes.