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Old 23-11-2016, 16:24
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Someone I know does a lot of cooking, especially stews in winter, and has a lot of left-overs but won't keep anything in the fridge which has cooked onions in it. He says they go bad very quickly and send the rest of the dish bad. Ridiculous. He throws it away then instead of keeping it for next day. I've told him onions keep a few days refrigerated just like anything else but I can't convince him.


Can you add any daft food ideas that people you know have.
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Old 23-11-2016, 22:12
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He must be fanatical about use by/sell by dates.

Oh yes, "You'll never have curly hair if you don't eat your crusts".
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Old 23-11-2016, 22:35
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Eating carrots lets you see in the dark
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Old 23-11-2016, 22:39
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Vinegar dries your blood.
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Old 24-11-2016, 09:24
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Sweeteners are harmful and are killing us.
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Old 24-11-2016, 09:28
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Carbohydrates are the great evil.

Better to smoke than eat pasta.
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Old 24-11-2016, 09:36
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this thread reminded me of a silly story

few years ago when there was the health scare about eggs i was in my local shop and one of my neighbours was in front of me in the queue. she was convinced she had forgotten something she needed and the shopkeeper asked if she needed half a dozen eggs. she replied that she was never going to eat another egg as they were bad for you, just as she put out one cigarette and lit another one.
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Old 24-11-2016, 11:45
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That rare steak has blood in it.
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Old 24-11-2016, 12:19
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That sushi is raw fish.

That rare steak has blood in it.
You beat me to it!
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Old 24-11-2016, 12:47
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That rare steak has blood in it.
I even heard Marcus Wareing say this on Masterchef. I'm hoping it's because he couldn't be bothered to say Myoglobin.
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Old 24-11-2016, 13:42
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You can't cook chicken from frozen. You can, it's fine.
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Old 24-11-2016, 13:57
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You can't cook chicken from frozen. You can, it's fine.
It will probably taste like shit but yes there are no health risks.
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Old 24-11-2016, 14:30
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It will probably taste like shit but yes there are no health risks.
Nonsense. I cook frozen meat and poultry all the time. Put chunk of meat in crockpot. Season. Turn on and go do something else. 6 to 8 hours later work out the rest of the meal and then eat.

Egg shell colour makes a difference in nutritional value. Brown eggs may be prettier, but they aren't better for you.
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Old 24-11-2016, 14:48
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That pork must be cooked all the way through.
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Old 24-11-2016, 15:16
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It will probably taste like shit but yes there are no health risks.
It tastes fine, it tastes the same as if you'd cooked it from fresh.
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Old 24-11-2016, 15:17
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Nonsense. I cook frozen meat and poultry all the time. Put chunk of meat in crockpot. Season. Turn on and go do something else. 6 to 8 hours later work out the rest of the meal and then eat.

Egg shell colour makes a difference in nutritional value. Brown eggs may be prettier, but they aren't better for you.
Never heard that before.
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Old 24-11-2016, 15:27
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It tastes fine, it tastes the same as if you'd cooked it from fresh.
It would depend on what you are cooking. If you are telling me you can get a perfectly cooked chicken breast from frozen then I don't believe you.
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Old 24-11-2016, 15:38
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It would depend on what you are cooking. If you are telling me you can get a perfectly cooked chicken breast from frozen then I don't believe you.
No, I normally freeze small pieces. It never tastes like shit.
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Old 24-11-2016, 16:53
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It would depend on what you are cooking. If you are telling me you can get a perfectly cooked chicken breast from frozen then I don't believe you.
I poach breasts from frozen for my cat sometimes and the texture and even smell is different. I wouldn't do them from frozen for the human members of the household!
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Old 24-11-2016, 17:51
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Food miles are a bit of a red herring unless you're also factoring in the total lifecycle emissions (and unless you're an academic, you're probably not doing that).
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Old 24-11-2016, 18:05
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That prawn cocktail-flavoured crisps can lead to priapismic erections in some men.
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Old 24-11-2016, 18:17
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That sushi is raw fish.



You beat me to it!
I nearly wrote the sushi one myself.

Another one from a recent thread in general that I agree with. The best sausages have the highest meat content. My favourite sausages usually have other ingredients other than meat, such as caramelised red onions, apple, cheese, leeks, herbs and spices, curry paste in them and I think a small amount of breadcrumbs only improves the sausage. 70-80% meat is about right IMO, if using good quality meat.
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Old 24-11-2016, 23:01
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I even heard Marcus Wareing say this on Masterchef. I'm hoping it's because he couldn't be bothered to say Myoglobin.
What's an "oglobin"?
Where can I get one?
What would I do with it?
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Old 24-11-2016, 23:06
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That rare steak has blood in it.
Debate that with a lioness ripping out a zebra's throat
Having suggested that I'm not sure how viable it is though
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Old 24-11-2016, 23:08
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Nonsense. I cook frozen meat and poultry all the time. Put chunk of meat in crockpot. Season. Turn on and go do something else. 6 to 8 hours later work out the rest of the meal and then eat.

Egg shell colour makes a difference in nutritional value. Brown eggs may be prettier, but they aren't better for you.
White eggs don't contain more cholesterol then?? : rolleyes:
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