Quinn Sanchez (u/quinns20)

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The thing about salt in lacto-ferments really caught me off guard

I've been messing around with fermentation for maybe 6 months now, just doing hot sauces and pickles. But I read this article on a food science blog last week that said most people use way too little salt for safe fermentation, especially in warmer climates. They had a chart showing that below 2% salt by weight, bad bacteria can actually outcompete the good lactobacillus. I live in Florida where it's hot year round, so I always just eyeballed it with a tablespoon or so. Turns out my last batch of pepper mash was only at 1.8% because I didn't account for the water weight in the veggies. I checked it with a scale after reading that and felt dumb. Anyone else ever mess up their brine ratios because they were guessing instead of weighing?

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c/baking-fails-and-wins•

quinns20•1d ago

My sister told me my pie crust was 'tough as a tire' and it stung

I was so proud of my apple pie from scratch, but she took one bite and said that to my face. She actually showed me how she mixes her dough by hand with a pastry cutter instead of using a food processor, which I always did. Turns out I was overworking the gluten by pulsing it too much, making it dense. Now I do it her way and it's way flakier. Has anyone else had a family member give you harsh but useful baking feedback?

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c/backpacking-routes•

quinns20•2d ago

That overheard trail runner at REI gave me a new water crossing trick

I was grabbing some new mole skin last Saturday at the REI in Denver and heard this guy telling his friend to always unbuckle your hip belt before crossing a river. His logic was if you slip and fall, the pack drags you under if it's cinched tight. I'd never thought about that in 8 years of backpacking. I always just crossed slow and hoped for the best. Now I make it a habit to loosen everything before any creek crossing over knee deep. Has anyone else got a simple safety habit they picked up from a random overheard conversation?

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c/bullet-journaling•

quinns20•3d ago

Discovered a new layout trick at the Portland meetup last Saturday

Went to a bullet journal meetup in Portland and this girl Sarah showed me a rolling weekly spread that actually fits my chaotic schedule. It uses like 2 pages instead of a full month view and I can track tasks by day without cramming. Anyone else try a rolling weekly or stick with the original Ryder Carroll setup?

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The thing about salt in lacto-ferments really caught me off guard

My sister told me my pie crust was 'tough as a tire' and it stung

That overheard trail runner at REI gave me a new water crossing trick

Discovered a new layout trick at the Portland meetup last Saturday

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