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  1. On 4/2/2020 at 10:47 PM, CooterBrown said:


    When does it take off? I’m on S1E6 and it’s been kind of amusing but I’m expecting greatness from all the hype.

    It's not consistently laugh-out-loud hilarious, and I think I went into it expecting that because on the surface, it looks like another version of Arrested Development. But the characters are genuinely likeable, much more so than you'd think given their backstory, and I like that while they are biting and snobby at times, the family relationship is endearing. Amidst some great storylines and characters.

    On 4/3/2020 at 7:45 AM, Post Oak said:

     

     

    Don't forget the compilation of every time Moira says "bebe".

     

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  2. 57 minutes ago, hopkinsnhorns said:

    Finally cooled enough to cut it. Here’s the money shot.

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    Looks great! I think tomorrow I'm going to make a soft white sandwich bread with instant yeast and AP flour - the kids like it, and I've run out of bread flour and haven't been able to find anything, so straight sourdough is mostly out of the question. I did travel to the Pflugerville ALDI last week to find AP flour and it was the only flour I was able to get my hands on, so I'll make do.

  3. 2 hours ago, drt said:

    Ya I’m using whole wheat, I read that it has more flora so you have Less difficulty getting it going.  

    After the feeding this morning it’s roughly doubled in size by noon, so i feel like I’m on the right track. Something that is confusing is it had way more acidic flavor on ~day3 than today. 

    Also, anyone use a dough scraper? And how useful is a banetton? I feel like the last thing I need is something else to take up space in the kitchen cabinets but I usually have issues transferring from the bowl or whatever I use for proofing to the Dutch oven. 

    On day 3 you were probably tasting the bacteria that forms in the early stages of starter creation, and that early bacteria should be overtaken by the yeast and long-term bacteria at the point you're at. At this point, you've probably got a good growth of yeast, but the good bacteria takes longer to settle in, and that's what gives you the traditional sour taste. I go more by sight and smell to tell when it's ready to leaven bread on its own - if you're using a 1-1 ratio of flour to water, the mixture will be loose, like batter, with a bunch of bubbles, and it'll smell almost like beer.

    I've never used a dough scraper, and while I do like my banettons, they're by no means necessary. They give a nice design on the crust, and it's nice to have dedicated proofing bowls if you bake a lot, but regular mixing bowls definitely work as long as they're the right size. What kind of issues are you having transferring to the oven? 

  4. On 3/14/2020 at 9:30 PM, Lurch said:

    Maybe this can just be a thread for my bread disasters. These were supposed to be hamburger buns. Way too big, yet not tall enough. Next time I’ll just squeeze all 8 into the big pan.

    Also, tasted like shit.

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    What recipe did you use? What kind of flour and yeast? Also, how big were the dough balls when you made them before rising? Did you use a steam pan when you put them in the oven? I'm guessing you did a bulk ferment first (letting all the dough rise in one big lump) before shaping them into balls for the next rise? It's pretty common to make the dough balls too big at this point - for burger buns, they should be slightly bigger than a golf ball. Also, for the best results you'll want to shape them into mini boules before rising, as opposed to just rolling them into balls. They'll rise better. It's not hard - this is a good tutorial. I usually use the envelope fold method. Finally, consider scoring them just before putting them in the oven - it'll help the rise by giving the bread a predetermined weak point at which to break when it does its oven spring.

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  5. I made cinnamon rolls last night and need help.

     

    After slicing the dozen rolls, I put 6 in the freezer and 6 in the refrigerator. The next step in the recipe was to let the rolls rise again (the yeast ball was allowed to rise earlier before being rolled out), and it said this was the right time to freeze/refrigerate if you wanted to pause and rise/cook/eat these later.

     

    This morning I took the refrigerated rolls out, left them in the cold pan they were stored on, and set them on he counter, still covered with saran wrap. I then went back to sleep for 90 mins. When I came back, they were a funky shape, like a mountain whose top had blown off. Ie, the bottoms had spread out yet the tops were pretty much the same size as when I pulled them out.

     

    I decided to soldier on and put them on a fresh pan while reshaping them, and put them in an oven (uncovered) that I had warmed to 100* then turned off, so they could rise. 30 mins later they had risen considerably but returned to that funky shape and begun falling apart. At this point I declared them failed, but cooked them anyway just to see if anything was salvageable. The interior wasnt horribad, but yeah total disaster.

     

    I have the frozen 6 which I just pulled from freezer and put in refrigerator. I plan on trying again tomorrow. Anything I should do differently tomorrow morning, other than just planning to go get donuts?

     

     

    It's hard to say what could've happened without the recipe or pics - can you post them?

     

    I made some last week and added some sourdough starter leftover from a refresh. It adds such a great flavor. Here they are after the bulk fermentation and before an overnight rise in the fridge.

     

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    Finished

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  6. On 4/1/2020 at 9:31 AM, drt said:

    So if anyone is interested, it's day 2 of my attempt to grow a sourdough starter.  No bubbles yet, still looks like normal dough.

    It can take up to 3-4 weeks to get one going from scratch, so don't worry if it feels like it's not doing anything. What flour did you use to get it started? Whole wheat?

    On 4/1/2020 at 10:53 AM, achooloco said:

    Always wanted to make my own bread.  Does one need any special equipment more than a bread pan for baking? Thermometer? Special pan/dutch oven? Special oven?

    I almost exclusively make soudough, and a few things that are nice to have (but not completely necessary are) a stand mixer, pizza stone, Silpain, and banettons.

  7. A girl I went to high school with died Wednesday (obit here) and I am much sadder about this than I thought I'd be considering I haven't talked to her in ~20 years. She was married to her HS sweetheart and he was a good friend of mine back then. Last May she was diagnosed with a rare high-grade neuroendocrine cancer that started in her endometrium. She fought hard but it was so aggressive - about a month ago they found tumors everywhere in her body. Brain, abdomen, everywhere. Just two weeks ago she finished whole brain radiation, and last week she did another round of chemo. I guess I expected her to drift away more gradually, but it sounds like the latest round chemo put her through the ringer. She took a turn for the worse overnight and that was that. She was 40. Here's to Amy. 

  8. Just finished. I went into the whole thing expecting it to be mindless entertainment I could laugh at, but overall it was just sad. And skeevy. Saff is the only one who seemed to have his shit together. I can laugh at idiots being crazy and doing dumb stuff but the fact that they were likely abusing those animals on top of everything else is just awful. I hope Jeff and James get their time in court too. 

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  9. 2 hours ago, Deej said:

    Yesterday was the first day in 10 days that my back was well enough to let me sit somewhat comfortably. I made the mistake of using that as an excuse to hang out on the patio for 4 hours. Kill me.

    Right? That's the worst part. Cedar ends, the weather gets gorgeous, and we still can't enjoy our decks and patios without suffering.

  10. Today I've had a god-awful sinus headache since about 9 am. I'm wearing sunglasses indoors because every light is too bright. I'm about ready to just burn everything down and go live in a bunker till the end of days. Which, by the looks of it, isn't far off anyway.

  11. 2 minutes ago, Chewbacca said:
    On 3/19/2020 at 10:47 PM, austingirl said:
    Is that a Rabbitgoo harness? I love the front leash hook - the best thing for walks if you have a dog that loves pulling.

    Bruce, my 140# Newfie doesn't give a shit about where his harness hooks. Pulls like a train regardless.

    Yeah I imagine a dog that size can outpull anything. Rocket is 90 lbs and a combination of front hook harness and loose leash training on walks has made a huge difference.

  12. There was some guy, a doctor type, at the old site that strenuously maintained that if violent, the mentally ill would remain so for their lifetime, even if a juvenile.
    First, I don't think we know enough about the mind to conclude anything so absolutely.
    And, Christian has led a productive, non-violent life for 41 years after the crime.  More than three times his age at the time.
    I knew most of the story, but didn't know that he was at Timberlawn, so I'm not sure he received super top-notch care.  Currently, at least, Timberlawn is kind of a dump and more resembles the asylums that we shut down than a state-of-the-art mental health facility.
    This may be a special case or an aberration, but I think it is incumbent on us as a society to attempt more sincere rehabilitative efforts, especially with juveniles.


    The article says that Timberlawn closed - are you referring to another place?


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  13. he was admitted to UT law?  after shooting and killing his teacher in middle school?  in austin?  what?


    They explain in the article but the gist (as I understand it) is that he didn't have to disclose his past criminal activity because he was a juvenile when it happened. And his family was able to keep it out of the news for the most part so it wasn't a case where everyone knew about it and would recognize his name several years later.


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  14. This month's Texas Monthly has a fascinating article on a shooting that happened at Murchison Middle School in 1978. A student walked into the classroom, shot his teacher, and left. The shooter was the son of LBJ's former press secretary. He spent a few years at an inpatient rehab facility in Dallas, then went to law school at UT and still lives in Austin. I've lived here 21 years and have a student at Murchison and have never heard of this. Great read if you have a few minutes. 

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  15. If there's a thread for stuff to do during isolation that's not geared towards kids and teens, point me in the right direction. For now I'll just share this here - we are huge Geeks Who Drink pub trivia fans, and if anyone else is too you probably saw that they had to lay off just about all of their staff. But, because they are awesome, they are going to do livestreams of quizzes on Twitch, and you can donate to help keep those going - right now it's basically run by volunteers. They did the first one tonight and while it's not quite the same as doing it at an actual bar, it was still fun and brought a small sense of normalcy to our lives. Twitch channel here.

  16. On 3/13/2020 at 2:12 PM, hullabelew said:

    Look out. That dog is about to chew my kid's gave off.

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    In our house, when a dog is laying on you you are exempt from having to move from your position lest you disturb the dog. We call this dog law. Everyone in the family knows that if the person the dog is on needs something, the other family members are to get it for them or help them out in whatever way. Need a drink refill? Invoke dog law and someone will do it for you with no complaints. Need to go to the bathroom? Sucks to be you because you can't get up. Etc.

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