@Stephie skipped the pretzel. Dove into ramen project. I am now a human soup balloon.

I wish I'd had proper ramen noodles. The udon I used was fine but it lacked that magical springiness

Kenji apparently tested something about using something as a substitute and he said it wasn't perfect but would do in a pinch... now I just need to find what that something is.

didn't that french guy do a whole series on those?

ah yes

seriouseats.com/2014/10/…

Normal pasta, apparently.

I'm kind of baking-phobic which tends to lead to me shying away from making noodles too. I just need to get over it

ehhh

baking isn't scary ;p

Even if we're barbarians and measure by volume, not weight

Baking is easy...

:gasp:

:P I did just get a new kitchen scale

How dare you even suggest it!!!

I made beignets recently. That counts, right? lol

Frying?

Easy, no

lol yes. But a dough is a dough!

It's dough... so...

But nothing worthwhile is ever easy

How is baking not easy? You just read the recipe.

Do what it says.

Tada, cookies!

I just get crazy into it, is all. I have a bit of a beer brewing background... I get all wrapped up in questions like "What if I started capturing wild yeast" and "Can I really commit to keeping a live culture in my house.... won't I let it die and then be really mad at myself."

Bread just doesn't exist in small town America. I feel very strongly about trying to fix that.

I have like a black & white personality sometimes and I fixate.

Not helpful all the time

Oh, we brew. :)

nice

heh

We made a one off sour dough

Its tastier but mom dosen't want to commit to pet yeast.

It's just a whole thing... and then I'll have bread around all the time. Which sounds great but it won't be good for me diet/temptation-wise

Haha. I realize this is all really dramatic and dumb.

@Catija Oh wow. He just cooked angel hair with baking soda. Haha. Definitely worth trying

lol

we have a breadmaker

we make bread a lot

We had a breadmaker as a kid. So handy.

I've been trying to find something I could use for a Cuban sandwich or like a philly cheese steak. It's just such a bread desert. Every bread in the grocery store is the same just formed into different shapes.

I never had one.

@Catija other than sheer ease of use, an oven's better every time

Anybody cooking anything fun for the Super Bowl?

What's that?

@Catija the Super Bowl is an annual American football competition thing

Fun fact: Super Bowl Sunday is America’s second-largest food consumption day.

^poll.

Neither; a cheesecake is a custard.

There are custard pies.

I like cheese and I like cake, but I don't like cheesecake.