I wish we had a maps app like Apple Maps or Google Maps that let you order up a travel itinerary using public transit between two points, and explicitly pick the transit routes involved. Or, ideally, multiple sets of routes, for comparison.| Idle Time
It’s been a hell of a year, but it’s almost over.| Idle Time
While I was writing the previous post about sodium in frozen chicken, it occurred to me that I should also include info on sodium in the lemon-pepper seasoning I often add to it, and eventually I decided to split that off into its own post. I have high blood pressure. Have had for years. I […]| Idle Time
[Content note: This post is about meat used in cooking. If you don’t eat meat, this will be at best academic. If you’re opposed to the eating of meat, feel free to skip this post entirely.]| Idle Time
I cook with a couple of cast iron skillets—a 6-inch one and a 10-inch one—and, after each cooking session is complete, I wash the skillet so the fats and food bits left behind don’t set. In order to do this, I need to hold onto the handle—but by that point, the handle is very hot. Even with cast iron’s notoriously slow internal distribution of heat, the handle will still be 200°F or more.| Idle Time