it's basically convenience (upright) vs efficiency (chest), I went w/the latter
― dead precedents (sleeve), Wednesday, 31 January 2024 22:03 (two months ago) link
Hmmm yeah I've heard uprights will essentially 'dump' cold air when you open them but the convenience seems pretty great
― gbx, Wednesday, 31 January 2024 22:05 (two months ago) link
chest freezers try to increase their convenience by adding various racks and 'baskets', but efficiency is their whole reason for existing. when you calculate the decrease in electrical consumption over the life of the unit it becomes a very good reason.
― more difficult than I look (Aimless), Wednesday, 31 January 2024 22:35 (two months ago) link
i got a chest freezer last fall, no regrets. i just get anxious about tracking whatever is in it but that's what spreadsheets are for.
― call all destroyer, Thursday, 1 February 2024 01:39 (two months ago) link
ha I had not considered that re: the pig above, but I should!
― dead precedents (sleeve), Thursday, 1 February 2024 01:43 (two months ago) link
Due to limited square footage, I went with an upright freezer. Thanks to spreadsheet contents tracking, it gets opened once every week or two and I move the packages for the next set of meals to the fridge freezer. It holds 1/2 a pig and over 1/8th of a cow, 6 chickens and an assortment of Costco sausage packages.
― Jaq, Thursday, 1 February 2024 03:37 (two months ago) link
Does queso cotija taste bitter to anyone else? I kind of ruined a chili I made yesterday by grating a block into it, I probably need to sweeten it to make it more palatable.
― Astarion Is Born (Leee), Monday, 25 March 2024 18:09 (one month ago) link
for me, cotija is sweet and umami similar to parmesan. like parmesan, I try to stay away from any strangely soft versions.
― 145 feet up in a Jeffrey Pine (Sufjan Grafton), Monday, 25 March 2024 18:48 (one month ago) link
I only buy the Nuestro Queso version at TJs
― 145 feet up in a Jeffrey Pine (Sufjan Grafton), Monday, 25 March 2024 18:49 (one month ago) link
This is barely cooking, but sourdough toast with lots of butter and salt and pickled watermelon radish is such a satisfying breakfast.
― il lavoro mi rovina la giornata (PBKR), Saturday, 6 April 2024 12:00 (three weeks ago) link
Spring makes me want to eat all the radishes
― 145 feet up in a Jeffrey Pine (Sufjan Grafton), Saturday, 6 April 2024 16:24 (three weeks ago) link