• statler_waldorf@sopuli.xyzEnglish
      2·
      12 hours ago

      Parboil them? I simmer them in beer, sliced onions, garlic, and a couple spices so they get cooked most of the way through then finish them on the grill. You can then pour out most of the beer and add some brown sugar and saute for some quick caramelized onions to put on the brats.

        • rarbg@lemmy.zipEnglish
          1·
          12 hours ago

          Ime you need to pre cook them otherwise it’s extremely hard to get to a safe temp on the grill without going dry and burnt

  • I_Fart_Glitter@lemmy.world
    19·
    1 day ago

    A Russian room mate got a big chunk of beef fat from the butcher, poked holes in it and put garlic cloves in them, sprinkled with salt and pepper and then put it in on a plate in the cupboard for a month. Then got it out and spread it on wonder bread.

    Apparently this a very common thing called shpek.

  • Krudler@lemmy.worldEnglish
    36·
    2 days ago

    My father had been repackaging a gigantic pack of raw chicken breasts into smaller freezer packs.

    There was raw chicken juice all over the cutting board, the counter, everywhere basically.

    He grabbed a cleaning cloth and wiped the counter down, then without rinsing it, proceeded to wash his face with it.

    Yes, I grew up with a tremendous amount of food issues because of my father. He poisoned us nearly weekly. It was only in my later adulthood where I simply established a rule that I would not eat a single thing that he prepared.

  • defunct_punk@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
    47·
    2 days ago

    This post was prompted by a memory of going grocery shopping with a friend. When we got to his place he proceeded to cut open the pack of chicken breasts, open the freezer (normal so far), and place the raw chicken breasts one by one on the freezer shelf with no bags or wrapping of any kind.

    He explained to me that he used a window scraper to get them out when he was ready to thaw one and did so by just throwing the raw-dogged breasts in a sliding drawer at the bottom of the fridge. I never ate anything he cooked after that

  • RebekahWSD@lemmy.world
    31·
    2 days ago

    Lotta people apparently thaw meat on the countertop overnight. My mothers husband and his kids only really stopped when I went all “hello I literally have a food manage safety cert, please stop making me cry with this meat thing”

    Lots of petting animals then cutting up food and such from other friends. Animals are not allowed in the food making area when food is being made. Cats might think they can go where they want but they are not allowed and learn or get locked up in the room with food and cat box. They then have learned. One use to watch from the door way and prance in when I said “done now”

    • Krudler@lemmy.worldEnglish
      19·
      2 days ago

      I love that you hold the line with animals and you don’t subscribe to that fantasy that a lot of lazy pet owners do that you simply let them do what they want because they’re pets.

      No, they are highly intelligent, and they only do what you let them.

      I simply would not allow my cats anywhere near my room, they would hover at the threshold when they wanted something but they knew shit’s going to hit the fan if they set one foot in there.

      And a dog from years ago, I loved her but I would not tolerate her being anywhere near me or begging when food came into the picture. I taught her through my consistent actions that she’s going to be sent away. So she learned to sit near me but always look elsewhere. If she’s so much as raised an eyebrow at me or turned towards me while I was eating, she got sent away.

      It’s really easy to train pets you just have to not be the laziest in the world which apparently is most owners.

      • Lifecoach5000@lemmy.worldEnglish
        7·
        2 days ago

        I just lost both of my dogs last month but I always had zero problem with them being in the kitchen. I would never feed them though purposefully, although obviously food gets accidentally dropped and one of them would usually clean it up( I know that’s not really healthy for them obviously). They knew better than to ever beg for food during cooking or dining

        Eh I don’t even know what point I was trying to even make here. I think I just miss my dogs.

        • Krudler@lemmy.worldEnglish
          5·
          2 days ago

          Meh. Dogs are basically garbage disposals LOL

          You probably did well just by not reinforcing the negative behaviors and letting them get their scraps

          Sorry you miss your dogs

      • RebekahWSD@lemmy.world
        10·
        2 days ago

        In the fridge! If it’s very large it can take awhile longer than overnight, but there’s other ways to thaw it safely. Cold running water (not over like… naked meat, its in a bag or the like), can thaw using a microwave if you don’t mind the texture sometimes being a bit worse. But usually just in the fridge works.

  • Jerb322@lemmy.world
    20·
    2 days ago

    One of my ex girlfriends would wash her dishes without rinsing them. Ues soapy water to scrub them and just put them in the dish strainer.

    Edit: spelling

  • Brkdncr@lemmy.world
    17·
    2 days ago

    After cooking ground beef, rinsing it in a colander.

    JFC. You strain the oil off it if there’s a lot but you don’t rinse it with water.