Dear god yes I hate everyone associated with it.
― If authoritarianism is Romania's ironing board, then (in orbit), Tuesday, 31 May 2016 23:41 (eight years ago) link
I hate food.
― Treeship, Wednesday, 1 June 2016 00:29 (eight years ago) link
And everything else at the moment. Probably a fleeting mood.
― Treeship, Wednesday, 1 June 2016 00:31 (eight years ago) link
^ I think you and food need to get away somewhere quiet for a while and work things out xp
― a little too mature to be cute (Aimless), Wednesday, 1 June 2016 00:32 (eight years ago) link
ingredients as diverse as berries, chocolate and his grandmother’s almond brittle, as well as more unconventional flavorings such as sea urchin and fermented carrots.
― germane geir hongro (s.clover), Wednesday, 1 June 2016 02:32 (eight years ago) link
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/29/dining/cast-iron-skillet-finex-field-company.html
― marcos, Thursday, 30 June 2016 13:56 (eight years ago) link
the not-yet-settled Field Company all got initial funding on Kickstarter from hundreds of small backers, who eventually receive pans in return for their sponsorship.The Field Company, run by Chris and Stephen Muscarella (neither of whom is trained in metallurgy, casting or cooking), raised more than $1.6 million
The Field Company, run by Chris and Stephen Muscarella (neither of whom is trained in metallurgy, casting or cooking), raised more than $1.6 million
― marcos, Thursday, 30 June 2016 13:57 (eight years ago) link
The Finex 10-inch skillet sells for $165; the Borough Furnace equivalent for $280; the Field skillet for about $100.Why would anyone pay nearly $300 for a modern “artisanal” cast-iron skillet when a perfectly functional equivalent, made in South Pittsburg, Tenn., by the venerable Lodge company, costs $16 at Walmart?The answer lies in the craftsmanship of the past. The cast-iron pots — skillets, spiders (which sit in the embers of a fire) and Dutch ovens — made in the United States from the 18th century through the first half of the 20th, were different from today’s: lighter, thinner and with a smoother cooking surface.
Why would anyone pay nearly $300 for a modern “artisanal” cast-iron skillet when a perfectly functional equivalent, made in South Pittsburg, Tenn., by the venerable Lodge company, costs $16 at Walmart?
The answer lies in the craftsmanship of the past. The cast-iron pots — skillets, spiders (which sit in the embers of a fire) and Dutch ovens — made in the United States from the 18th century through the first half of the 20th, were different from today’s: lighter, thinner and with a smoother cooking surface.
― marcos, Thursday, 30 June 2016 13:58 (eight years ago) link
happy for these folks that they are having a good time w/ a hobby making cast-iron skillets the old fashioned way but lodge skillets are pretty great
― marcos, Thursday, 30 June 2016 13:59 (eight years ago) link
i think i would trust lodge more than two dudes making skillets not trained in metallurgy, casting, or cooking
― marcos, Thursday, 30 June 2016 14:00 (eight years ago) link
"lighter, thinner" isn't a good selling point for cast iron pans, since the thickness and mass are what helps them cook evenly.
― controversial but fabulous (I DIED), Thursday, 30 June 2016 14:23 (eight years ago) link
they considered a slogan of "we give you less for your money", but decided against it.
― a little too mature to be cute (Aimless), Thursday, 30 June 2016 17:46 (eight years ago) link
that is a terrible article. she just swallows the whole thing whole. i know it's the food section but come on, stand up for yourself.
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Thursday, 30 June 2016 20:01 (eight years ago) link
you can buy awesome old ones in antique stores. i see them all the time. i bought an ancient one not long ago in such great shape and it's so cute and tiny. you can cook two eggs in it. must be a hundred years old. cost me ten bucks. and it's definitely not light.
― scott seward, Thursday, 30 June 2016 20:01 (eight years ago) link
big enough for a small cut of meat too. cooks like a charm.
― scott seward, Thursday, 30 June 2016 20:02 (eight years ago) link
By using an older, less efficient process that ignores the last hundred years of technological advances, we deliver to you an inferior product at a far higher price. CRAFTSMANSHIP.
― socka flocka-jones (man alive), Thursday, 30 June 2016 20:32 (eight years ago) link
Please see the new kickstarter I have up, it's this thing where I make artisanal replica 1980s-style mobile phones that require a shoulder bag and don't do anything but make phone calls.
As a sideline I am practicing totally vintage 1840s surgery with a hacksaw.
― klimt eastwood (Ye Mad Puffin), Thursday, 30 June 2016 20:40 (eight years ago) link
My brother gave me a Finex skillet for Christmas, he got a multi-pack via the Kickstarter or something. It's fine. The bottom is machined much smoother than my Lodge but I can't tell any functional difference, I'm not frying eggs in the damn thing, I have non-stick skillets for that.
re: metallurgy, there was a Kickstarter delay because they fucked up somewhere along the line and broke their casting so it took months extra.
In a lot of cases I'll still give things like this some leeway for using first-world labor/sustainable whatever but Lodge (enameled stuff aside) is still made in the US.
― Kiarostami bag (milo z), Thursday, 30 June 2016 21:16 (eight years ago) link
oh, that was Finex not the guys actually described as being untrained
this is one I legit don't understand. I mean, regular, cheap cast-iron skillets already look and feel old and "classic," right? It's not a product that gives off a super-shiny corporate vibe, or like a "these things used to last, now they're all discposable" garbage vibe. I'm at a loss for understanding who the market for this is.
― intheblanks, Thursday, 30 June 2016 21:28 (eight years ago) link
morons w money
― Οὖτις, Thursday, 30 June 2016 21:32 (eight years ago) link
― klimt eastwood (Ye Mad Puffin)
No leaches? You savage!
― nickn, Thursday, 30 June 2016 21:58 (eight years ago) link
wrt cast iron, since they're gotten cool again I see them for $20 and up at thrift stores (in crappy condition), so there's probably more of a demand for them than those "artisinal axes" posted several months ago.
― nickn, Thursday, 30 June 2016 22:00 (eight years ago) link
I'm at a loss for understanding who the market for this is.
― Kiarostami bag (milo z), Thursday, 30 June 2016 23:38 (eight years ago) link
ex-gf and I would hate-read this blog every weekend: http://localmilkblog.com/recipes
― Kiarostami bag (milo z), Thursday, 30 June 2016 23:40 (eight years ago) link
phoo-eeee
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Friday, 1 July 2016 00:00 (eight years ago) link
that food looks ok and.. *reads prose* ... oh jesus kill me
― μpright mammal (mh), Friday, 1 July 2016 01:32 (eight years ago) link
when a business uses the word "provisions" in its name you know it is going for this vibe
― marcos, Wednesday, 14 December 2016 16:06 (seven years ago) link
ditto "dry goods"
― gwyneth anger (patron sailor), Wednesday, 14 December 2016 17:37 (seven years ago) link
"comestibles"
― troops in djibouti (Ye Mad Puffin), Wednesday, 14 December 2016 17:40 (seven years ago) link
Even "Est."
― who even are those other cats (Eazy), Wednesday, 14 December 2016 17:44 (seven years ago) link
"_____, proprietors."
― troops in djibouti (Ye Mad Puffin), Wednesday, 14 December 2016 17:50 (seven years ago) link
"Provender"
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Wednesday, 14 December 2016 18:00 (seven years ago) link
didn't know where else to put this:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v212/etienne_saint/Screen%20Shot%202016-12-15%20at%2010.46.01%20AM_zps8digqy9j.png
― nomar, Thursday, 15 December 2016 18:50 (seven years ago) link
If they send you one once a month you could put it here:
A Box of __________ Shipped to Your House Each Month
― nickn, Thursday, 15 December 2016 21:21 (seven years ago) link
ahh thanks!
― nomar, Thursday, 15 December 2016 21:23 (seven years ago) link
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Cz6e1oeXcAgI3yg.jpg
― the klosterman weekend (s.clover), Saturday, 17 December 2016 23:11 (seven years ago) link
I was sure that was a dayo image for a second
― mh 😏, Sunday, 18 December 2016 04:12 (seven years ago) link
bahahahaha what is he wearing
― the last famous person you were surprised to discover was actually (man alive), Sunday, 18 December 2016 04:37 (seven years ago) link
just some random shades of blue and a hat
― mh 😏, Monday, 19 December 2016 02:13 (seven years ago) link
his hands aren't quite in the right position for the harvesting of nut milk
― troops in djibouti (Ye Mad Puffin), Monday, 19 December 2016 15:15 (seven years ago) link
laughed out loud in the at&t store ^
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Monday, 19 December 2016 19:56 (seven years ago) link
http://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/03/world/europe/italian-inmates-sip-smell-and-taste-their-way-to-rehabilitation.html
Gianvito Rizzo, 53, is the chief executive officer at the Feudi di Guagnano, a local vintner that provides wine for the classes, like the Negroamaro. He is also the creator of the sommelier classes at the prison.Mr. Rizzo has proposed that inmates start working on his nearly 75 acres of vines in the coming year; under certain circumstances, some inmates in Italy are allowed to work outside prisons.“I see wine in a democratic way,” Mr. Rizzo said as he walked through his vineyard recently. “The countryside is the opposite to a cell. You are free. You smell nature, and learn to care for it. I think it’d be good also for inmates to try it out.”
Mr. Rizzo has proposed that inmates start working on his nearly 75 acres of vines in the coming year; under certain circumstances, some inmates in Italy are allowed to work outside prisons.
“I see wine in a democratic way,” Mr. Rizzo said as he walked through his vineyard recently. “The countryside is the opposite to a cell. You are free. You smell nature, and learn to care for it. I think it’d be good also for inmates to try it out.”
― j., Wednesday, 4 January 2017 04:06 (seven years ago) link
Getting cheap prison labor to work at your agribusiness, reframed as the milk of human kindness. I'm sure the inmates all sit down to a huge home cooked Italian meal every afternoon, just before they take their siesta.
― a little too mature to be cute (Aimless), Wednesday, 4 January 2017 04:30 (seven years ago) link
"libations"
― marcos, Wednesday, 4 January 2017 04:32 (seven years ago) link
"coffee service"
global elite needs well trained servants
― j., Wednesday, 4 January 2017 05:14 (seven years ago) link
You are free.
hm
― difficult listening hour, Wednesday, 4 January 2017 05:17 (seven years ago) link
might as well put these here:
thrillist writer argues that the current wave of mason jar restaurants (sorry) are doomed. rising labor costs, absurd imitation and competition:
https://www.thrillist.com/eat/nation/american-restaurant-industry-bubble-burst
(yeah idk maybe)
fast casual nu-cafeteria style places are pioneering a new job role: some chatty motherfucker to bother you because you can't just be patient when you see a line snaking out the fucking door
http://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/03/dining/restaurant-employees-fast-casual.html?_r=0
― goole, Wednesday, 4 January 2017 23:13 (seven years ago) link
is there anything, like any single institution or concept or sphere of activity, that isn't showing signs of rot and collapse at this point?
― goole, Wednesday, 4 January 2017 23:14 (seven years ago) link