Kitchen

I see a lot of posts on Reddit of people whom have gone through traumatic experiences in their lives; be it war, rape, suicide, depression, that sort of stuff.

Usually, 50% of a comment thread consists of 'man up' and 'X can't happen to men!'. It's annoying as all hell, and yeeah often those comments do get downvoted, but not enough to send them straight to the bottom of the list.

EDIT: Holy shit this blew up.

EDIT NO. 2: As said by u/Zap__Dannigan:

> Context is important, which it seems many people don't understand.
>
>If I say "Man up" to my buddy who is trying to talk to me about his emotional needs, that's pretty shitty of me and is perpetuating a harmful stereotype.
>
>If I saw "man up" to my buddy working up the courage to go on a roller coaster or ask out a girl he's interested in, it's just harmless chat that means "be brave right now".

Couldn't of said it better. The first is what I am meaning by 'man up' here.

Also, nobody saw me you do it and the floor was fairly clean except for a dusting of cat hair.

^(Please help.)

Edit: I did not know cats carry toxoplasmosis and even without researching it whatsoever, I'm pretty confident I don't want a case of that. So I will toss the appx 1/2 c of chips that spilled. Thank you for all for the advice.

For instance, I have a cheap blender that was maybe $40. It mostly gets the job done, but it's loud as hell, rarely creates a good vortex, and has a difficult time with most thick things. I wish I had spent more money on a better blender! I find it hard to justify the cost now since I have something that sort of works.

I'm sure quite a few of us here were regular viewers of Bon Appetit's video content but it seems that's unlikely to return in a form that resembles what we saw before they shut down earlier this summer.

Full article here.

> After five weeks of contract negotiations, three of Bon Appétit's Test Kitchen stars are departing the wildly popular video channel.

> Priya Krishna, a contributing writer, Rick Martinez, a contributing food editor, and Sohla El-Waylly, an assistant food editor, told Business Insider that they would no longer appear in videos.

> They represent three of the six people of color who are regularly featured on the Test Kitchen videos.

> El-Waylly will stay in her role writing recipes and other content for Bon Appétit's magazine and website, while Krishna and Martinez will continue to freelance on the brand's editorial side.

UPDATE : [Molly is out, too](https:/

Do you have any little flourishes when cooking that serve no purpose apart from looking cool? Can you flip a giant pancake with a flick of the wrist? Can you put a Benihana chef to shame with your knife and spatula skills? Can you throw some veggies up in the air, whoosh a knife around really fast, and have everything fall down all nicely plated (if yes, please post a video)?

What do you do in the kitchen that makes you look or feel cool, even if it's just for yourself?

I'm embarking on a complete gut and rebuild of my 30 year old kitchen. Looking to learn from others who have done the same.

yes i am very sad