I was a little concerned about the bid sniping recommendation, bad things often happen when a technique for subverting a system and getting an edge over others is widely adopted, but it occurred to me that all that would happen is ebay auctions would become, like, one shot simultaneous blind bids, which might well be an improvement. Auction processes, currently, are selected to benefit sellers, at the detriment of buyers, and at the detriment of pricing efficiency? (I’d expect the winner’s curse to lead to overpricing), so it wouldn’t be that surprising if the adoption of bidsniping turns out to be a generally socially beneficial transition.
I can second the recommendation of instant pots. I have a crockpot express (I couldn’t get an instant pot in new zealand at a decent price. This baffles me, why does no electronics store seem to pay attention to online reviews? How do they make their import decisions?) and I use it all the time for cooking beans, rice, stew, and occasionally for raising dough (it has a low heat yogurt setting).
Regarding cast iron pans, do you know how non-stick seasoning treatment works, like on the physics level? I really need to know! The seasoning on my wok (assuming it’s essentially the same chemistry) keeps failing, it’s completely mystifying to me and I’m tired of it. Patches of it will just seemingly at random become sticky, tacky-feeling to the spatula, stuff will burn onto it. Usually right after adding rice (but, tragically, not always) the burnscum will lift off and it will be perfectly non-stick again. WHY.
I think we should emphasize that for vegans, B12 isn’t just probably good, it’s mandatory. There aren’t really any plant based sources and if you have too little for too long you will undergo severe neurological impairment. Also vegans must remember to take creatine for maximum memory function! :<
As to seasoning cast iron, here is the most in depth source I have seen on the science. In general it is the same as the seasoning on a wok. If yours is flaking off you could try applying another coat or two. This wacky youtube guy gets into the science and seasons the crap out of his wok you might enjoy watching this!
I agree with your assessment of b12 for vegans—certainly a good idea to take! Although there are some vegan sources like nutritional yeast which has 5 mcg of B12 per tablespoon, about double the daily recommended amount for adults.
I was a little concerned about the bid sniping recommendation, bad things often happen when a technique for subverting a system and getting an edge over others is widely adopted, but it occurred to me that all that would happen is ebay auctions would become, like, one shot simultaneous blind bids, which might well be an improvement. Auction processes, currently, are selected to benefit sellers, at the detriment of buyers, and at the detriment of pricing efficiency? (I’d expect the winner’s curse to lead to overpricing), so it wouldn’t be that surprising if the adoption of bidsniping turns out to be a generally socially beneficial transition.
I can second the recommendation of instant pots. I have a crockpot express (I couldn’t get an instant pot in new zealand at a decent price. This baffles me, why does no electronics store seem to pay attention to online reviews? How do they make their import decisions?) and I use it all the time for cooking beans, rice, stew, and occasionally for raising dough (it has a low heat yogurt setting).
Regarding cast iron pans, do you know how non-stick seasoning treatment works, like on the physics level? I really need to know! The seasoning on my wok (assuming it’s essentially the same chemistry) keeps failing, it’s completely mystifying to me and I’m tired of it. Patches of it will just seemingly at random become sticky, tacky-feeling to the spatula, stuff will burn onto it. Usually right after adding rice (but, tragically, not always) the burnscum will lift off and it will be perfectly non-stick again. WHY.
I think we should emphasize that for vegans, B12 isn’t just probably good, it’s mandatory. There aren’t really any plant based sources and if you have too little for too long you will undergo severe neurological impairment. Also vegans must remember to take creatine for maximum memory function! :<
Hey Mako!
As to seasoning cast iron, here is the most in depth source I have seen on the science. In general it is the same as the seasoning on a wok. If yours is flaking off you could try applying another coat or two. This wacky youtube guy gets into the science and seasons the crap out of his wok you might enjoy watching this!
I agree with your assessment of b12 for vegans—certainly a good idea to take! Although there are some vegan sources like nutritional yeast which has 5 mcg of B12 per tablespoon, about double the daily recommended amount for adults.
Cheers,
Ben