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What small piece of advice would you like to give that isn't heard enough ? (self.asklemmy)

submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by Vcio to c/[email protected]

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Computer related:

Don't be your family computer savy guy, you just found yourself a bunch payless jobs...
Long desks are cool and all, but the amount the space they occupy is not worth it.
Block work related phone calls at weekends, being disturbed at your leisure for things that could be resolved on Mondays will sour your day.

Buying stuff:

There is expensive because of brand and expensive because of material quality, do your research.
Bulk buying is underrated, save yourself a few bucks, pile that toilet paper until the ceiling is you must.
Second hand/broken often means never cleaned, lubricated or with easy fixable problem.

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[–] [email protected] 19 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Frozen veggies have all the nutrients of fresh, and will still have them when you finally get around to cooking them.

[–] Donebrach -2 points 10 months ago (2 children)

And will lack flavor and have a horrible mouth feel.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I guess it depends on the brand (mostly the method of freezing them). We use both fresh and frozen but it also depends on what meal we're making.

[–] evasive_chimpanzee 1 points 10 months ago

Yeah, method of cooking is huge. Frozen broccoli won't brown up in the oven like fresh, but it will saute or steam just as well

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Depends what you're making, and how you cook it. You have to keep in mind they're usually already blanched so it's easy to overcook. Peas, for instance, you just put frozen in a strainer and run a little hot water through them to melt the ice crystals, then stop. Add them to your hot dish at the end. Making creamed spinach? Defrost your frozen chopped baby spinach just enough to squeeze out the excess liquid, and stir into your hot cream sauce. By the time it's hot again, it's cooked enough.