Lost Salientblink twiceif you'd like me to mercy kill youRegistered Userregular
Aghhhh I steeped flower tea and grapefruit zest in sugar and water and added the grapefruit juice and looked at the ice cream maker instructions and oooh nooo I was supposed to leave the container in the freezer til solid before doing anything
NEW KITCHEN TOY FAIL
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Donovan PuppyfuckerA dagger in the dark isworth a thousand swords in the morningRegistered Userregular
Furthermore, scales based upon electric resistance, which digital scales function from are still based of gravity, which is a function of d^2 between the masses which means different elavations have differing weights further messing up your measurements.
Moral of the story. Nothing is ever accurate. Cook from your heart!
One, kitchen scales are fantastic and ever since I got one, I love using it.
Two, you people are nuts. Who cares about thermostat numbers? Especially when you need to make sure all the lines in the screws holding the light switch and power outlet covers to the wall must be all horizontal.
A pleasant surprise: I found a Christmas tin of Danish butter cookies buried behind a few boxes in the pantry. It may have survived the holiday snacking frenzy, but its days are numbered.
Just surmounted a hefty pile of German red tape and am celebrating with a nice tall glass of chai in an Egyptian cafe while outside it rains miserably.
It's ... got Egyptian food and is owned by an Egyptian guy?
Although the decor leans Moroccan and the drinks menu is almost pure German so I guess it's just a cafe. I was trying to imply somw kind of opulence in my surroundings. For example, I'm sitting on an embroidered cushion.
Furthermore, scales based upon electric resistance, which digital scales function from are still based of gravity, which is a function of d^2 between the masses which means different elavations have differing weights further messing up your measurements.
Moral of the story. Nothing is ever accurate. Cook from your heart!
I actually thought you were in Egypt what with the talk of German red tape!
Haha
I want to go to Egypt one day but at the same time I'm not sure I'd enjoy it. I mean, history, food, desert, culture = great, but crowds, pollution and civil insurrection = less awesome.
I have some friends who decided to go diving near alexandria right when the riots were happening. Crazy Germans.
I actually thought you were in Egypt what with the talk of German red tape!
Haha
I want to go to Egypt one day but at the same time I'm not sure I'd enjoy it. I mean, history, food, desert, culture = great, but crowds, pollution and civil insurrection = less awesome.
I have some friends who decided to go diving near alexandria right when the riots were happening. Crazy Germans.
A guy I work with is Egyptian and went home for 3 weeks and was telling me all sorts of ridiculous shit.
He owns a camel and can get it to spit at people on command. He's a funny guy.
Speaking of German bureaucracy, I just heard from my friend who is a diplomat stationed in Saudi and has dual Australian/German citizenship. She was trying to fly into Munich and the passport control were giving her a hard time, and eventually he told her tgat since she had saudi residency, she needed a signature from the Australian embassy in Riyadh before she could enter. She leaned across, looked him in the eye, and said " I AM the embassy. Where do I sign."
Speaking of German bureaucracy, I just heard from my friend who is a diplomat stationed in Saudi and has dual Australian/German citizenship. She was trying to fly into Munich and the passport control were giving her a hard time, and eventually he told her tgat since she had saudi residency, she needed a signature from the Australian embassy in Riyadh before she could enter. She leaned across, looked him in the eye, and said " I AM the embassy. Where do I sign."
Since it is a plant steeped in hot liquid, are we allowed to ask about herbal brews in this thread? (I refuse to call them herbal teas, because there is no actual Camellia Sinensis in them.)
If so, there are some that are very yummy.
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Mojo_JojoWe are only now beginning to understand the full power and ramifications of sexual intercourseRegistered Userregular
The French love their tea. You get tea shops everywhere. It makes the fact that they are shit at making it all the more confusing.
Homogeneous distribution of your varieties of amuse-gueule
Well, I was thinking of the general set of all my friends, most of whom are Australian or British. But tea is pretty big in Germany, although very little of it is technically tea. Mostly people drink fruit or herbal teas, so more like infusions really.
The little coffee bar at work does a great Turkish chai (I don't think it's spelled chai actually but that's how you say it)
Since it is a plant steeped in hot liquid, are we allowed to ask about herbal brews in this thread? (I refuse to call them herbal teas, because there is no actual Camellia Sinensis in them.)
If so, there are some that are very yummy.
Please go ahead! They're mostly what I drink these days, anyway.
Well, I was thinking of the general set of all my friends, most of whom are Australian or British. But tea is pretty big in Germany, although very little of it is technically tea. Mostly people drink fruit or herbal teas, so more like infusions really.
The little coffee bar at work does a great Turkish chai (I don't think it's spelled chai actually but that's how you say it)
Since it is a plant steeped in hot liquid, are we allowed to ask about herbal brews in this thread? (I refuse to call them herbal teas, because there is no actual Camellia Sinensis in them.)
If so, there are some that are very yummy.
Please go ahead! They're mostly what I drink these days, anyway.
Well to be honest, I mostly have nothing. I'm more a fan of "fruit" teas than of mint, root, or other types (Chamomile is like drinking a cup of ground wheat) but I'm certainly open to suggestions.
Since it is a plant steeped in hot liquid, are we allowed to ask about herbal brews in this thread? (I refuse to call them herbal teas, because there is no actual Camellia Sinensis in them.)
If so, there are some that are very yummy.
Please go ahead! They're mostly what I drink these days, anyway.
Well to be honest, I mostly have nothing. I'm more a fan of "fruit" teas than of mint, root, or other types (Chamomile is like drinking a cup of ground wheat) but I'm certainly open to suggestions.
I like to call them tisanes because it's a cool word. And I'm a fan of the mint, root, and flower teas (like chamomile is one of my favorites, just smelling it reminds me of fields of flowers here in the summer). I'm not a fan of tisanes with spices in them, I tried this one with cinnamon, cloves, cardamom, black pepper, nutmeg, and some other stuff in it and it was pretty terrible.
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BeastehTHAT WOULD NOTKILL DRACULARegistered Userregular
i have a friend who is obsessed with egypt and goes like 3 times a year she is insane
favorite tea experience - hanging out in teterias in granada, spain. tea and tapas-bar hopping were how I spent the majority of my weekends. I wish I could do it again!
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Quoththe RavenMiami, FL FOR REALRegistered Userregular
I do not like teas that taste like flowers, ick
I prefer fruity ones, like blueberry or strawberry
Tisane is the word my local tea shop uses
Their tea of the day today is: "China Gunpowder Temple of Heaven" Green Tea
Green tea should be steeped in water that's about 170-180 degrees for 3-4 minutes.
I was taught that with really good green teas, you're looking at no hotter than 70 degrees C (which is 158 F) and 60 seconds of brewing time... and with some of the REALLY fancy green teas, like Longjing, you don't need much more than 30 seconds.
That said, you should be steeping them multiple times. My grandmother would insist on no more than 2 times while my father was taught (by a tea expert, no less) to do it 3 times, no more, no less. But this is with pretty good quality stuff, so really it's about not overheating the leaves to the point where the tanins (I think they are called?) are drawn out and make the tea bitter, so you use short brewing times and multiple steepings to bring the flavour out instead.
Medium quality green teas are typically brewed between 70 and 80 C (so 158 to 176 F) and for no longer than 120 seconds.
Lower quality green teas will need hotter water and longer brewing times... something like up to 90 C for 2 to 3 minutes.
You never want to brew a green tea (even low quality stuff) for longer than 3 minutes, because then it doesn't matter WHAT quality tea you started out with, it will all basically taste the same.
Like, unless it came in a teabag and was made by I dunno Lipton or someone. Then it probably doesn't matter what temperature or for how long you brew it, it will still be bitter as SHIT.
My god, thank you for telling me this. I feel like an idiot for never taking the multiple short brewings approach before, but it has made a noticeable difference even with this kinda crappy green tea I have.
Egypt is a beautiful place but yes, if you don't like crowds it's probably not the place for you. If you can get out of the urban areas you would probably be fine
Morocco is fantastic too and I wonder what Libya is going to be like in a decade
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"Sandra has a good solid anti-murderer vibe. My skin felt very secure and sufficiently attached to my body when I met her. Also my organs." HAIL SATAN
Moral of the story - calibrate your transducers!
Two, you people are nuts. Who cares about thermostat numbers? Especially when you need to make sure all the lines in the screws holding the light switch and power outlet covers to the wall must be all horizontal.
This is the nicest day I've had all year.
Although the decor leans Moroccan and the drinks menu is almost pure German so I guess it's just a cafe. I was trying to imply somw kind of opulence in my surroundings. For example, I'm sitting on an embroidered cushion.
ABC Family movie of the year.
Haha
I want to go to Egypt one day but at the same time I'm not sure I'd enjoy it. I mean, history, food, desert, culture = great, but crowds, pollution and civil insurrection = less awesome.
I have some friends who decided to go diving near alexandria right when the riots were happening. Crazy Germans.
Strawberries, blueberries, raspberries... Even rosemary once
A guy I work with is Egyptian and went home for 3 weeks and was telling me all sorts of ridiculous shit.
He owns a camel and can get it to spit at people on command. He's a funny guy.
This is awesome.
Also, they all drink copious amounts of tea. Coincidence???!?
If so, there are some that are very yummy.
The little coffee bar at work does a great Turkish chai (I don't think it's spelled chai actually but that's how you say it)
oh yeh, that makes more sense.
I enjoy tea buy don't drink it nearly enough.
Well to be honest, I mostly have nothing. I'm more a fan of "fruit" teas than of mint, root, or other types (Chamomile is like drinking a cup of ground wheat) but I'm certainly open to suggestions.
I like to call them tisanes because it's a cool word. And I'm a fan of the mint, root, and flower teas (like chamomile is one of my favorites, just smelling it reminds me of fields of flowers here in the summer). I'm not a fan of tisanes with spices in them, I tried this one with cinnamon, cloves, cardamom, black pepper, nutmeg, and some other stuff in it and it was pretty terrible.
I prefer fruity ones, like blueberry or strawberry
Tisane is the word my local tea shop uses
Their tea of the day today is: "China Gunpowder Temple of Heaven" Green Tea
egyptian money is so disgusting because most people don't have pockets so they keep it in their socks/underwear!
this is what you learn from working in foreign exchange
I know, I'm just being ridiculous :P
This sounds pretty good. I'm going to have to look through this.
My god, thank you for telling me this. I feel like an idiot for never taking the multiple short brewings approach before, but it has made a noticeable difference even with this kinda crappy green tea I have.
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What you linked looks great, and that rooibos sounds amazing.
Morocco is fantastic too and I wonder what Libya is going to be like in a decade
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