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Renegret posted:I went through half a jumbo bag of garlic in a single meal. DeadFatDuckFat posted:Hair of the dog. Never stop eating garlic Renegret posted:There were no regrets, and if I made more we would've eaten more. 
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Renegret posted:I went through half a jumbo bag of garlic in a single meal. What did you make and why didn't you use the full bag?
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Oct 11, 2020 20:21
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I made Costco filet mignon for my wife's birthday and enough garlic so that every bite of steak could have a bite of garlic to go with it. I had 4 heads peeled and thrown in the cast iron with the steak and butter that got crispy and delicious. 4 more heads I just cut the tops off, wrapped in foil with salt and olive oil, and roasted at 400 for an hour. It becomes soft and spreadable like butter. I only stopped because I got sick of peeling garlic
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Oct 11, 2020 20:28
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shadow puppet of a posted:You guys do a great job of spotlighting the laborious chore that is coffee. Instant coffee in a gallon jug.
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Oct 11, 2020 21:06
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Accretionist posted:Instant coffee in a gallon jug. Look who's too good to just eat the crystals with a spoon.
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Oct 11, 2020 21:15
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Renegret posted:I made Costco filet mignon for my wife's birthday and enough garlic so that every bite of steak could have a bite of garlic to go with it. I think some costcos may have pre-peeled garlic, I know you can get it at a normal grocery store. It's a little more expensive than normal stuff (and you have to refrigerate it) but not drastically so.
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Oct 11, 2020 21:40
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GORDON posted:Wait, they're talking about cutting? I thought the discussion was being next in line, and not waiting for the slow person directly in front of you, and using the middle lane to get to the open pump in front. This often means the slow person in the back pump now has to use the middle lane to go around you, but so what?  This is a another scenario, one that's different from the scenario I was asking about earlier, which was indeed discussing moving into pump #2 when it's empty. Pump 1 is empty. Ideally, the person who is next in line should take the blue route. Instead, they just sit there. Waiting for the person at pump 2 to finish so they can go to pump 1 and I can go to pump 2. Some goons have said they give them a little bit of time, then take the green route to bypass the person ahead of them. Could this be considered cutting in line? I don't think so, but some goons have mentioned that the person ahead of them then got really mad and complained to the attendant, who just shrugged at them. I'm just saying in this scenario, I just wait it out as a potential confrontation with someone who doesn't wear a mask is something I want to avoid with covid going around. And I also was saying maybe people wait for pump number two to open, because last time I got gas, the idiot who pulled into the pump ahead of me parked across the middle lane, blocking me from leaving. 
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Oct 11, 2020 21:41
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Ah, I see. I hate when people are too timid the make a move like that. The person ahead of you should have passed, though I can see how it could start an argument even though they lost zero time by you passing, and keeping things moving. But as i saw a fist right in a double mcdonald's drive through over a line cutter last week, I would probably not provoke a gun slinging american.
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Oct 11, 2020 21:50
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These: ...are crack. Holy poo poo they are good. I’m really upset I brought these into the house without buying two more jars
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Oct 11, 2020 22:06
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Paul MaudDib posted:I think some costcos may have pre-peeled garlic, I know you can get it at a normal grocery store. It's a little more expensive than normal stuff (and you have to refrigerate it) but not drastically so. I was always under the impression that peeled garlic was inferior and lost some potency and flavor so I never bothered. If not... Then having to peel the garlic keeps my hubris in check.
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Oct 11, 2020 22:11
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strangehamster posted:I believe all open pumps should be used at all times, don’t wait for anyone or anything. extremely this gently caress anyone who waits to pull through
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Oct 11, 2020 22:12
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Renegret posted:I was always under the impression that peeled garlic was inferior and lost some potency and flavor so I never bothered.
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Oct 11, 2020 22:31
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I'm the guy who will wait for both pumps to open and then pull up to the front pump. Or if I'm at the back pump then I'll wait for the guy in front of me to leave rather than go around him. The gas station at my Costco is so busy all the time that I don't like going around someone to get to the empty pump, because then when the person behind you is done they go around you and and I always feel like it's a fender bender waiting to happen. I'm never going to be a jerk and block the middle lane so others can't get through, but I assume that's why people do that, and also why they might put cones in there.
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Oct 11, 2020 23:07
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Renegret posted:I was always under the impression that peeled garlic was inferior and lost some potency and flavor so I never bothered. It does lose a little bit but the bigger problem is the pre-peeled garlic industry (i.e. christopher ranch and like in particular are gross fronts) basically use chinese prison labor rubbing their fingers down to the bone until they bleed peeling garlic for like 3 cents an hour. its a time-consuming process so thats why prison labor is used and then exported. even ones like "grown in california" on the label don't mean anything since the whole labelling system is a sham. If you have Netflix, Rotten series has a good episode on this as well. what I would suggest is using a chef knife laying it flat and "mashing" garlic cloves by slamming down on it which breaks it up and makes it very easy to peel, from where you can either mince, chop, or just use it like that.
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Oct 11, 2020 23:12
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Renegret posted:I was always under the impression that peeled garlic was inferior and lost some potency and flavor so I never bothered. yeah it’s not quite as good as fresh but it’s still way better than minced in a jar or whatever also, with fresh, if you don’t care about nice neat cloves, slice the head in half and break it apart, then just smash the cloves with the flat of a chef knife and just pick them out of the skin, much faster than neatly peeling them one by one edit: Xaris posted:It does lose a little bit but the bigger problem is the pre-peeled garlic industry (i.e. christopher ranch and like in particular are gross fronts) basically use chinese prison labor rubbing their fingers down to the bone until they bleed peeling garlic for like 3 cents an hour. its a time-consuming process so thats why prison labor is used and then exported. even ones like "grown in california" on the label don't mean anything since the whole labelling system is a sham. If you have Netflix, Rotten series has a good episode on this as well. oh didn’t know this, that sucks
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Oct 11, 2020 23:14
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IllegallySober posted:These: I made the mistake of bringing those to work once. Even people who didn't like sweets made multiple visits. But I also know I can't bring those into my house, because those will probably kill me.
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Oct 11, 2020 23:24
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Xaris posted:It does lose a little bit but the bigger problem is the pre-peeled garlic industry (i.e. christopher ranch and like in particular are gross fronts) basically use chinese prison labor rubbing their fingers down to the bone until they bleed peeling garlic for like 3 cents an hour. its a time-consuming process so thats why prison labor is used and then exported. even ones like "grown in california" on the label don't mean anything since the whole labelling system is a sham. If you have Netflix, Rotten series has a good episode on this as well. Oh drat, I had no idea about that! That sucks big time, I’ve used Christopher Ranch a lot professionally and I’ve always found it to be really nice quality. I’ll have to check the source on the stuff I use now at my current restaurant. Isn’t Costco currently in the process of divesting from slave/prison labor though? Last I checked the “our mission/ethics” page of their website they were talking about it; obviously it will take some time to go down every single supply chain for every single vendor, but my impression was that it’s a priority for them. Also re: those dark chocolate sea salt caramels, I’m the same way. I bought a tub like two weeks ago and was never able to eat fewer than six in a sitting, so they were gone a week after I bought them and I want more but I cannot allow myself to buy them for another month. It’s stupid how much I love them, my husband ate like 5 total and I just DEMOLISHED the rest.
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Bibliotechno Music posted:Oh drat, I had no idea about that! That sucks big time, I’ve used Christopher Ranch a lot professionally and I’ve always found it to be really nice quality. I’ll have to check the source on the stuff I use now at my current restaurant. Isn’t Costco currently in the process of divesting from slave/prison labor though? Last I checked the “our mission/ethics” page of their website they were talking about it; obviously it will take some time to go down every single supply chain for every single vendor, but my impression was that it’s a priority for them. Xaris fucked around with this message at 00:09 on Oct 12, 2020 |
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Oct 12, 2020 00:01
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I'm honestly shocked there's no garlic peeling machine that just automates the whole thing. I'm not shocked, however, that the garlic peeling industry is an abomination of human rights, because people suck. In my particular case, I wanted whole, undamaged cloves. I'm aware of crushing them with a knife but I didn't want them broken. So I ended up cutting the top and bottom off the entire head, then putting everything in two metal bowls and shaking it up good. I don't normally do this because it's stresses out the garlic and makes them super gross and miserable to work with, but it'll get the peels off about half of them, and makes the rest slip right out. It sucks more that way but it's a bit faster. ... My normal garlic peeling method is just to ask wife to do it since I do everything else, but my hands were tied since it was her birthday dinner.
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Xaris posted:I don't actually know what Costco carries, the one they sell might be fine? Christopher Ranch is a very big conglomerate and works with Harmoni/Golden Lion and other importers a lot, but also may sell stuff that isn't? There;'s also a whole lot of weird infighting all around in the industry of domestic and foreign imports and a big cloud of secrecy, fake-fronts and looping shells, almost no regulation (or toothless), and trying to up their profits any way possible. But if it's too cheap to be true, I wouldn't trust it all. Like I said, perfectly peeling garlic by hand is stupidly laborious, can't be automated, really can't be done wearing gloves and miserable work to do day in and day out, and there's pretty much no way a giant 1lb jar of it for <$5 isn't coming from prison labor wearing their nails down to the nub. But probably a 8oz jar for $10 isn't. I’ve definitely seen Christopher Ranch at Costco. I’ve gotten Pearl River before at various restaurants and those are suspiciously clean and shiny, so there’s clearly a chemical component to that peeling process.
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Oct 12, 2020 00:48
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You people are cutthroat over saving a few bucks on gas.
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Oct 12, 2020 01:44
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dont cut the line at the gas pumps u idiots. oh no i gotta wait 30 more seconds.
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Minto Took posted:You people are cutthroat over saving a few bucks on gas. Costco gas was $2.8 compared to $3.75 at local gas stations here (shell, arco, chevron). that's probably the biggest difference I've ever seen and that's a big saving for a tank of gas.
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Oct 12, 2020 01:49
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Yeah, it's a dollar different here ($2.809 vs. $3.809 for 93 octane) and I'll spend a bit more not to get shanked over slightly inconveniencing someone. 87 is a quarter different here and people fight over it. poo poo's scary.
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Oct 12, 2020 01:56
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I mean, if someone is one of those people who complains about gas prices but they get sub 15 mpg, loving lmao.
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Oct 12, 2020 01:58
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Or people are just super belligerent around where I live which is entirely plausible.
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Oct 12, 2020 01:59
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Seems like some people in this thread don't understand 'getting fuel as Costco designed' vs. 'cutting'.
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Oct 12, 2020 02:04
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When I’m “Gettinng Fuel As Costco Intended” I order the whole pizza and eat a hot dog while I wait. When I’m “Cutting” I skip the dog
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Oct 12, 2020 02:06
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If people aren't pulling forwards it is your moral responsibility to pull through Our Costco has signs urging people to take the front pumps... It's already chaos enough in the carpark at Costco without having people needlessly wiaiting for the 15 empty pumps.
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Oct 12, 2020 02:14
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Strike First Strike Hard No Refunds
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Oct 12, 2020 02:23
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I'm not cutting, I'm showing the people the proper way to utilize the Costco Gas Pumps for maximum efficiency. If Costco didn't want you to go around the front pumps, they wouldn't have built them with center lanes now would they? All our pumps around here are 3 deep with the little "pump is open" indicators so if someone is sitting at the front pump and holding up the line while 2 other pumps sit open, you're gonna get honked at or someone is going around you.
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Oct 12, 2020 02:35
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The only costco with gas pumps around here is enough of a gong show I don’t need to tempt fate by buying gas at what always looks like a huge circus of angry fat white folks.
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Oct 12, 2020 02:52
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poisonpill posted:When I’m “Cutting” I skip the dog what the gently caress
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Oct 12, 2020 03:54
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I like peeling garlic. It's almost always the first thing I do when starting to cook. It kind of sets the mood; puts me in cook mode. If I'm not making a dressing or something, I just smash the fuckers with the flat of my knife, pick out the good bits, and put them in a little pinch pot so I can add them after the onions are done. Mise in place! Rainy season is upon us, and our cars are woefully in need of new wipers. People were crowded around the Costco display the last two times I was there, so I took a peek online. Cheesum Crow they want a lot of money for windshield wipers! $16 for a single RainX. I checked the Costco site, and the usual Michelin ones are six bucks a blade (with coupon). PBUC!
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I haven't had a great experience with the Michelin wipers from costco. They're streaky as hell. Then again, in all the years I've had this car, the only wiper I haven't had problems with are OEMs. So maybe I'm cursed.
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Renegret posted:I haven't had a great experience with the Michelin wipers from costco. They're streaky as hell. Two cars now with them, 4 streaky wipers. I think its them.
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Oct 12, 2020 07:15
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I mean, they only cost $5.99 sooo...get what you pay for? Mine never streaked out the packaging but they def got a shelf life. Gas: i thought the gas attendant tells you when to move?
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Oct 12, 2020 07:22
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Re: Gas line. Go around to the empty pump, unless you can tell someone is going to move immanently. It's always nice when all three cars clear simultaneously.
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Oct 12, 2020 08:00
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People who stand in the middle lane to fuel up their vehicles need to realize they're gonna get run over at some point. By me.
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Should be a legal move IMO
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