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[Ren-dog]

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Need the tarbot. hmmm...

[Adam]

I love weekends because I can cook curries, or pasta. because i have time! This w/e Im going to make lasagne

[skillionaire]

Yum, I use the 10 min marinades, because i dont have time to do the others!

This makes no sense to me. Chuck them titties in there before you go to work, return home and win at life.

[Adam]

Hahaha, I haven't got that good yet, i decide what to have for dinner, about now... get home defrost meat and away i go!

(going to marinade before freezing eventually)

[skillionaire]

I buy bulk, so I love a premarination. Cryovac. Freeze that bitch. yeah. If it's vac-sealed you can defrost it in ten/twenty minutes.

[Ren-dog]

I love weekends because I can cook curries, or pasta. because i have time! This w/e Im going to make lasagne

Lasagne <3

[skillionaire]

You makin' your own pasta yet, Adz?

[Adam]

Nah, soon though. Once I nail my sauce pasta is next!

We "bulk buy" but only like 1kilo at a time haha. How come you can defrost the cyro so quick?

[skillionaire]

OK. So that when you use this information on others, I will give it a quick disclaimer.

It is ALWAYS going to be better to defrost at a slow rate, fridge temp even...

With cryo sealed, you know that you aren't going to get any water in, so you can fill a bowl with water and defrost it in there - for chicken, probably twenty minutes, fish is about ten, steak will still take a half hour - but still killin' just leaving her on the bench.

Some smart arse will likely tell you that it's not 'correct' to do it this way, but it works sweet as a nut in a pie covered in maple syzzzzzurp with some icing sugar on top.

I ain't dead yittt.

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[Adam]

but it works sweet as a nut in a pie covered in maple syzzzzzurp with some icing sugar on top.

hahaha

I getcha now!

I defrost in the microwave usually. But have to be so careful that it doesnt cook! Tried fridge, Takes over a day!!!! so you basically need to get it out the night before!

[skillionaire]

Do not defrost meat in the microwave.

[Adam]

why not?

[Marv]

Adam if youre going to get flutter get a fmic and airbox. Unless you have a vf35 or vf22 you dont need a bov

[Adam]

I has airbox, just wanted a larf. cbf spending money for flutter!

FMIC would be nice, one day. When I buy a Tig torch for my welder!

Also, it appears i have a vf35. FAIL

why is it excluded?

[skillionaire]

The microwave WILL partially cook your food. If you go DIRECTLY from the microwave to the pan - you're generally OK. But, I'm talking DIRECTLY, have that pan hot, salted, and oiled when your three beeps are sounding.

"It's only cooked a little bit" - I've heard this before - the cooked bit isn't the problem, the bit that's partially cooked in between, is!

You should never put 'hunks' of meat in the microwave for defrost, you must only be putting uniform single layers into the microwave.

[skillionaire]

Also, if you're not using commercial crockery, the glaze will find itself a lot hotter and add to uneven heat distribution.

I 'ing hate microwaves... but I love Mexican food...

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[Adam]

Hmmmm. You bastard. Made my life even harder

Whats with the mexican food reference?

Do you vac seal your own meat? Im looking at some info on it now. looks pretty good! would make defrosting so much easier too!

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[skillionaire]

First thing to consider before buying a vacuum sealer - how big is your freezer? Long lost seem to be the days us Strayan's had a god damn bench freezer in laundry for fishin'trippery - so ask and answer that question first.

Secondly - the vac/sealer I bought cost me around $70 - BUT - remember the bags are not reusable, so there is an ongoing cost.

Thirdly - it's the only way to go bro. Seriously, we've broken down about 40% from our 6 monthly expenditure simply because of bulk buying and breaking down into meal sizes.

Do you vac seal your own meat?

....hahahahahhahahaa.