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Cookware for vegan meals in c/vegan@slrpnk.net

[–] memfree 3 points 6 days ago

I fry tofu in a cast iron skillet with a little oil on heat just below the oil's smoke point.

The trick is to just let the tofu sit in place. Do NOT try to flip it. Let it sit until it gets crispy on the frying side. When it does, I use a thin metal pancake-flipping sort of spatula to turn all the pieces. If they are diced (rather than slabs), I start with pieces in the center of the pan, scooping towards an edge and flipping the first flipper-full, then scooping and flipping the sides and so on so I don't disturb the pieces I've already flipped.

‘Adolescence’ Sets Netflix Record With 66.3 Million Views, Best Ever Two-Week Total for a Limited Series in c/Television@lemm.ee

[–] memfree 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Yours is a perfect and concise expression of my main complaints.

[Foodie] (opinion/review) Bridgford Pepperoni's flavor is vastly superior to Hormel in c/food

[–] memfree 1 points 1 week ago

Well, my favorite has been DiBruno's Sicilian Pepperoni, -- but they were recently bought up by some corporation so we'll see how it goes.

[Foodie] (opinion/review) Bridgford Pepperoni's flavor is vastly superior to Hormel in c/food

[–] memfree 2 points 1 week ago

Gallo Salami brand pepperoni

I haven't seen Gallo , so I looked it up and it seems they're branded "Galileo" on my side of the country. I'll give them a try!

‘Adolescence’ Sets Netflix Record With 66.3 Million Views, Best Ever Two-Week Total for a Limited Series in c/Television@lemm.ee

[–] memfree 4 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Hrm. I was one of those viewers. I didn't think it was awful, but it wasn't so strong that I'd recommend it, either.

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[Foodie] (opinion/review) Bridgford Pepperoni's flavor is vastly superior to Hormel (self.food)

submitted 1 week ago by memfree to c/food

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I'm aware that I can go out of my way to specialty stores to get superior dried meats, olive oils, and so on, but for cheap and easy pepperoni, I grab Bridgford -- but not without issues. I get these 16oz Old World Pepperoni sticks that are oily, hard to slice, and harder to peel (it has a thin casing), so I was happy to see Hormel's in my local Costco -- until I tried it. Hormel pepperoni has no flavor. It isn't noticeably oily unless you cook it (such as on pizza), but if you do cook it, you get a similar quantity of reddened oil pooling out of it as with Bridgford.

I'd guess that small kids might prefer the mildness and ease of Hormel, but for me, Bridgford's flavor will keep me going back for more every time. Note that I've only tried Hormel's Original Pepperoni, so I can't say if their Cup and Crisp version is any better or not.

"I Haven't Eaten It In Years": 49 Dishes That Were Once Everywhere In The '70s, '80s, And '90s But Have Completely Vanished in c/food

[–] memfree 1 points 1 week ago

Lobster Newburg

Hey! Today is "NATIONAL LOBSTER NEWBURG DAY - March 25"

I've made 'seafood' newburg dishes at home at least twice in the last few years (crab and shrimp). I think I like using Harveys Bristol Cream Sherry more than Cognac and serving it on rice is easier than any pastry/bread-y thing. The above has a link to a standard recipe on All Recipes, but I'll put it in the below list, to show how the other two vary.

Opinion: It's time for a proper Steam-type service for TV alongside streaming exists. in c/Television@lemm.ee

[–] memfree 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

From Steam founder Gabe Newell, 2011:

We think there is a fundamental misconception about piracy," Newell said. "Piracy is almost always a service problem and not a pricing problem. For example, if a pirate offers a product anywhere in the world, 24/7, purchasable from the convenience of your personal computer, and the legal provider says the product is region-locked, will come to your country three months after the U.S. release and can only be purchased at a brick and mortar store, then the pirate's service is more valuable.

The same can be said of movies/tv -- except Steam saw the issue before EA and everyone made their own streaming stores, whereas all the video distributors have splintered into their own services.

I'm not sure where/why Hulu failed to gain the sort of share Steam attained. It existed early on and had ... at least 3 big networks (iirc, not cbs? but abc, nbc and fox -- then nbc dropped out to just do peacock, I think). Perhaps hulu didn't pay enough for rights or perhaps Apple, Netflix and Amazon represented too many other players to make the equivalent arguments as Steam made.

Which shows have you watched this week? in c/Television@lemm.ee

[–] memfree 2 points 1 week ago

I got around to finishing Interior Chinatown (hulu) and was disappointed. I don't want to spoil it for others, but I think I can safely complain that it wrapped things up in an unsatisfying manner.

I always watch 'Elsbeth' because my mother watches it.

I stumbled onto The CW's 'Good Cop/Bad Cop' last week and watched all the current episodes this week because it seems exactly like the thing my mom will enjoy: a mix somewhere between the setting and townie bonding of 'Resident Alien' (with no Alien or other-worldly aspects) and the silly sleuthing of 'Elsbeth' (without the expensive sets and celebrities).

What to watch next? Just finished The Expanse in c/moviesandtv@lemm.ee

[–] memfree 1 points 3 weeks ago

Ah, you mean Matthew Graham stuff rather than David Bowie.

The terrible Suits spin-off is emblematic of a bigger problem in c/showsandmovies@lemm.ee

[–] memfree 1 points 3 weeks ago

I was looking for something new to watch, but could not stomach Suits LA.

Elon Musk says X hit by 'massive cyber attack' as users unable to log in in c/technology

[–] memfree 17 points 3 weeks ago

*Permanently Deleted* in c/askbeehaw

[–] memfree 2 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

There's a lot of news and programming on the radio and TV I would not have seen in the 70s and 80s without networks using satellites to bounce signals across continents and oceans. I'm pretty sure there were phone calls I could not have made in those decades without satellites.

I'm not sure if we have enough intercontinental cables across the seafloors to handle all the traffic if satellites didn't exist -- heck, I'm not even sure if networks like BBC or NBC still use satellites to send their tv/radio signals to distant lands. The thing is they used to and I'm sure it mattered to me in ways I didn't particularly notice at the time.

A quick search didn't find great references (so many links on current satellite tech that the old tech seems buried) , but see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telstar#In_service and maybe https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intelsat_I

Edit: comm satellite firsts: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_communications_satellite_firsts

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Q: any savory stuffed-bread ideas for dinner? (like stromboli or pot pies but meatless and bread dough?) (self.food)

submitted 5 months ago by memfree to c/food

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I am craving something bready and sloppy for dinner, but I can't think of anything that fits the bill. I could make a giant vegetable pot pie (I've done that before and they are tasty), but for whatever reason, I'm wanting bread dough instead of pie dough and I don't think that would work as well. Focaccia by itself would be too much bread without enough 'stuff'. My better half is vegetarian, so I'd like to keep it meatless (cheese is fine). We have too much tofu right now, so I'm slightly tempted to make an S&B curry stew and then baking it inside bread dough, but would that work? It'd certainly have the sort of savory I desire, but it might be too gloppy. Really, I'm looking for something more like stromboli but I can't think of anyone but Italians that bake lots of filling inside a bread wrap.

Any ideas?

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Israel-Lebanon latest: Iran launches ballistic at Israel – live footage (www.telegraph.co.uk)

submitted 6 months ago by memfree to c/news

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6:09PM 200 missiles launched at Israel

Nearly 200 missiles have been launched at Israel from Iran, Israel’s army radio announced.

6:06PM IRGC vows ‘crushing attacks’ if Israel responds

The Iranian Revolutionary Guards have threatened “crushing attacks” for Israel if it responds to the missile barrage launched on Tuesday evening.

6:04PM Iran says Tel Aviv is target of attack

Iran has launched a missile attack on Israel’s commercial hub Tel Aviv, state media reported, citing officials.

The official IRNA news agency said Iran had launched “a missile attack on Tel Aviv”, without elaborating after staying quiet during the start of the barrage.

6:03PM Explosions in Jerusalem

Explosions sounded in Jerusalem on Tuesday evening as air raid sirens rang out, AFP journalists reported, with what appeared to be air defence interceptors echoing over the city.

The explosions came shortly after the military said that Iran had launched a missile attack targeting Israel.