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So I can't cook at all. I want to try to learn, but cast iron is super-trendy so everything says to use a cast iron pan. My boyfriend doesn't want to get one because he thinks it's too much of a pain in the rear end. Regardless of whether he's right, can I do things like the curry in a regular pan?
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Sep 2, 2013 01:14
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Bobbin Threadbare posted:If it's a pot or a pan that can withstand the boiling point of water, it can cook most any kind of basic dish (PS: curry is pretty drat basic). Now while seasoning a cast-iron pan has benefits like forming a non-stick barrier and trapping some interesting flavors in the oils which then get passed into whatever else you cook, someone new to cooking like yourself would be better off using something chemically treated to be non-stick, like Teflon or one of its knock-offs. Non-stick coatings have their own set of rules to follow, but they're easier to remember and cleaning them is a breeze. Thanks. One of the reasons I don't cook is that I get hung up on the details. Oh, I don't have that pan, I can't do it. Oh, I've never seen that ingredient in my supermarket, better find a different recipe. It's really sad, I'm 31 and have cooked maybe ten times in my life. Edit: God, I love chorizo, but there is no place around here to get it. I've looked.
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Sep 2, 2013 02:43
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I've got all the pans and stuff since my boyfriend does all the cooking. He just doesn't want to get a cast iron pan because he thinks he'll need to do loving organic chemistry on it every night for ten years before it will work.
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Sep 2, 2013 03:12
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Why is it socially acceptable to eat shrimp, but not maggots? Not that I'm saying it's okay to eat maggots, it's just really not-okay to eat shrimp. Ew.
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Sep 13, 2013 02:49
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A Memorable Name posted:Because you usually do not find shrimp squirming around in a dumpster. No, just in fish fecal matter.
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Sep 13, 2013 04:11
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Really, I was just joking about how shrimp are bugs and I think they're gross.
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Sep 13, 2013 04:34
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SlothfulCobra posted:Also, I don't think you're ever in danger of having shrimp wriggling all over your body, so there's that association that you have to deal with. You never explored the beach's tide pools as a curious little kid. 
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Sep 13, 2013 06:24
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Voting tempura because it was the only option that gave the slightest chance of not being shrimp.
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Sep 13, 2013 06:38
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Voting cornbread. With a side of fried chicken, if you must.
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Oct 23, 2013 14:18
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Spaghetti Bologna I want to see how you make noodles into a thin disc
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Nov 22, 2013 03:51
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