I've never really liked plain coffee, and only really like it with milk, flavored syrups, or lattes, cappucinos, mochas, etc. I do like iced coffee though.
I don't have a burr grinder so I will only be using pre ground coffee or coffee beans I can grind with my small blade grinder.
Which one do you think would be better for someone like me?
I have a Cuisinart ice-21 and my ice cream sticks to the dasher a lot as it churns so I have to keep scraping it down the whole time to keep it from being icy. I've been wondering if this is also keeping the overrun from being as high as it should be and causing issues in my ice cream.
I want to measure how much overrun I have, but I'm not sure how to. Do I just measure out like 1/2 cup of the fully frozen ice cream and let it melt to see what the volume is then?
This isn't strictly about singing (although I would like to get better at it). I'm a guy and my voice has always been really weak and breathy. It always sounds strained when I speak, and I struggle with speaking loudly. People have always told me to speak up because they can never hear me when I say anything because I sound so quiet. Anytime I try to speak loudly, my voice sounds nasally and strained and I never feel like I can speak with my chest voice. It always feels like I'm talking through a filter.
Do you have any tips for projecting my voice more and strengthening it?
I got a pair of wrangler flex jeans that have 12% polyester and 2% spandex added.
They fit well but they were kind of long so I got a pair one inch shorter and am planning to return the original pair. They are exactly the same pair, color, etc.
However, the original pair feels slightly softer and the fabric around the zipper lies flat and moves like chinos when I walk, but the new pair's fabric feels a little more rigid so when I walk the fabric kind of folds over and bulges out which makes me self conscious.
Will the new ones be like the original pair after I wash them or something? The original pair wasn't washed yet or anything since I just bought them though so I'm not really sure why the fabric would feel different.
I made Jeffrey Hamelman's pizza dough which uses 68% water, .4% yeast, 2% salt, and 5% olive oil. 20% of the flour is prefermented overnight for a biga, the dough is then mixed and rises for 1 hour at 75 degrees, divided into dough balls and refrigerated for up to 48 hours.
I didn't make a biga for it since I made a small batch and I refrigerated the dough balls for 20 hours. The dough balls seemed overproofed because they were more than doubled in size which confuses me because if I had made a biga wouldn't they have fermented even faster?
The third edition of his book does have an extra step that says to degas the dough once or twice during the cold proof, but the second edition doesn't say that.
Anything else it could be? How do you degas the dough balls without messing up the shape?
I'm in between sizes with most pants in the waist. I have the best results with pants that aren't "true to size" so pants that either run small at size 42 or run large at size 40 work best.
I think I technically wear a size 41. I'm planning to order a pair of the wrangler 13MWZ cowboy jeans on Amazon to try, and I'm debating between the 40 and the 42. Does anyone know if they are true to size or do they run small?
I've been struggling to find pants that fit. Every pair is either too tight in the waist or too loose and bunch up in the front which makes me self conscious, or the rise is too low and I can't pull them up without getting a wedgie.
I think I technically wear a size 41 which is probably why I'm having this issue since I can only buy size 40's or 42's. I tried a lot of different jeans and didn't pay attention to the brands, but I remember trying a few pairs of wrangler jeans which didn't have a high enough rise and I tried Lee's extreme motion jeans which were comfortable but kept bunching up in the front.
I'm currently looking at the wrangler 13MWZ cowboy cut on Amazon. Would those be worth trying? What other pants should I try? I'm limited to about $30 per pair.
I've been following one of the routines from Kboges for a few weeks. Every day I do one set each of push ups, pull ups, and squats.
I've been able to stick with it but I'm realizing I need to start incorporating a warm up exercise before I do the pull ups and push ups or I struggle with the amount of reps I can do because I feel like I have no energy until after I do the first set.
Is there a single warm up exercise I can do one set of that will help me with the actual pull ups/push ups? I'm just looking for something quick that will prepare me for the actual routine.
I bought bone in chicken thighs about a week ago, separated them in freezer bags and froze them. I took out 1 1/2 pounds of them 2 days ago to thaw out by today, but they were mostly thawed out yesterday.
My family decided to make dinner today so now I'm not sure what to do with these. Will they be ok an extra day in the fridge for tomorrow?
I've been struggling to find comfortable underwear.
I have hanes boxer briefs and they constantly bunch up in the back and stretch out in the legs so they feel more like shorts. I tried sizing down but then they felt too tight and rode up in the legs whenever I'd move.
I'm looking for another type to try and I'm debating between long legs boxer briefs and trunks. I'm guessing I'm in between sizes so I will probably stick with the same size I currently wear.
Would long leg boxer briefs or trunks be better?
I commonly see people "work" the gelato in the buckets with a spade before they actually scoop it and put it in the bowl. Does that make a noticeable difference vs just scooping it? What is the reason for it?
I plan to try that with my gelato. Should I do it after I bring it to the right temperature in the fridge or straight from the freezer?
I'm living with my parents and they get section 8 and SSI. I'm pretty sure I'm on the lease too since I have to sign the documents every year with them.
I want to do stuff to get money and I know that has to be reported, but how does that work? Does it have to be reported every time I get money or is it like a once a month thing?
Do I have to be the one to report it or does my mom have to report it since she is the head of household?
Is SSI the same way?
I'm 27 and really need to get my wisdom teeth out but I've been putting it off for years. They've been hurting a lot recently so I don't think I can wait much longer.
I have Medicaid so my options are kind of limited because I don't have any money to pay for anything not covered by my insurance so I'm a bit worried something won't be covered.
I know I'll have to get a cleaning at my usual dentist (it's been a few years though) and ask them about getting them removed. Last time I was there they gave me a referral for the surgery but I didn't end up calling and lost the number.
When I get the referral this time, should I make sure the surgeon accepts my insurance first or will my dentist have already made sure? Will my dentist send over the X-rays and stuff or do I have to ask them to do that? Will I need to get more x rays when I get the wisdom teeth surgery or will my insurance not cover that?
Also, my wisdom teeth are impacted and underneath my gums except for a tiny bit that's visible. Would it be better to just get my mouth numbed or should I get sedated? I'm scared to be put to sleep because I'm worried I will act weird or embarrassing when I wake up, but regular anesthesia sounds scary too so I don't know which one to do if I'm even given the option.
I was wanting to make it but I can't find dried cannelini beans. I found a couple recipes that use canned beans, but I was wanting to make a recipe that uses dried.
Do great northern or navy beans work well in that? Any others?
I'm using black gold potting mix and am growing herbs and tomatoes.
I plan to reuse the potting mix when I grow more stuff, but I'm wondering if I should. My tomatoes are growing fine, but some of the leaves have a lot of black spots, holes, or are brown or dried up.
I'm not sure if they have a fungus or disease or if it's just from bugs, aging, or something else. Like I said, the tomatoes themselves are growing fine and a lot of them are growing.
Is it fine to reuse that soil for whatever I grow in the fall? I'm worried that if they have a fungus or disease it will cause issues for whatever I grow next.
A lot of recipes I see will say something like "serve with a salad on the side", but I don't really know what they mean by that. Just greens and vinaigrette or should I add other things to it? Should I stick to one type of green or buy one of those variety bags?
For example I'm planning to make Yasmin Fahr's honey orange chicken with feta, cumin, and ginger. What type of greens and vinaigrette would I use for a side salad with that?
I only have a few more months of insurance and I really need to get my wisdom teeth removed before then because they are impacted and have been hurting a bit the past few weeks.
I struggle with a lot of mental health issues so it's really difficult to get myself to do it.
I need to make an appointment for a cleaning first and talk to my dentist, and then I'll have to schedule an appointment with an oral surgeon for the removal. I also read online I'll have to have a consultation done first before the removal.
So starting from the time I schedule my appointment with the dentist for the cleaning, how long do you think it will take in total to get it all done? A couple weeks? A month? 2 months?
I'm pretty much a beginner and have been working out for a few months with a standard routine but have made very little progress in the amount of reps I can do. My limit is about 6 reps max for pull ups and push ups. I'm guessing it's more difficult for me since I'm about 30-40 pounds overweight.
I got frustrated so I started looking for something else. I watched one of K boges videos and he says to do 1 hard set of push, pull, and leg exercises every day.
For a couple weeks I've been doing 5 reps push ups, neutral pull ups (alternating with chin ups), and squats every day. I haven't settled on a variation for push ups and squats yet.
My worry is I'm not really doing enough since I'm only able to do 5 reps for each exercise. Do you think this is effective for someone like me or is this routine more effective for someone that can do more reps?
I feel like I spend almost my entire life dissociating. Everything always feels hazy and like I'm not "here" if that makes sense. I constantly feel anxious, insecure, and like I'm not in control of myself.
I only seem to have brief moments of calmness and clarity after I get so overwhelmed with everything and it feels like my mind just crashes and resets. It's like I just feel done with everything and only then do I feel clear headed and "normal" for a day or two and then I'm right back to how I usually am.
How can I get myself to feel grounded and more clear headed normally and not only when I seem to have a mental breakdown?
I'm curious if the amount of stabilizer you use is something you need to adjust depending on your ice cream machine, your freezer, or any other "environmental" factors. Since some machines have different amounts of overrun for example.
Could the exact same recipe need a different amount of stabilizers depending on your equipment or other factors besides the recipe itself?