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What's a recipe that you will NEVER make again? (lemmy.world)

submitted 8 months ago by grasshopper_mouse@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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Have you ever tried a recipe that turned out to go horribly wrong, or maybe the end product, despite being good, just wasn't worth the effort? What was that recipe, and what about it made you say "NEVER AGAIN"?

I ask this as I am actively trying to remove the stench of onions from my Instapot lid's silicone ring after making French Onion Soup in it (so far steaming it with white vinegar on the steam setting, soaking the ring in a water/baking soda bath overnight, and baking it at 250 degrees F for 20 minutes have all done nothing, so I ordered a new one, I give up). And I realized that cutting all the onions and waiting hours for them to caramelize and now this damn smell issue just isn't worth it. Plus I still have frozen soup in the freezer because I can only eat French Onion soup so many days in a row.

NEVER AGAIN.

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[-] Socsa@sh.itjust.works 5 points 8 months ago

In college we actually had a huge debate about this, spanning half a decade and involving around 6 separate bakeoffs. I can conclusively say that I cannot tell the difference between whole pumpkin and canned pumpkin. That said, the pre-made canned filling is garbage. I can smell that difference from across the room. I can smell it from among four other pies. It's like a completely different food product compared to homemade pumpkin custard.

For the store baked pies, it's the same. The bad ones use the premixed stuff and taste like sadness, and the good ones taste like pumpkin pie. For me, the thicker the pie, the better it probably is, and what really sets good pies apart from each other is the crust.

[-] QualifiedKitten@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago

Yeah, I would never use the canned pie filling, only canned whole pumpkin, although I haven't done any side by side comparisons, and only have a slice or two per year lately, so I can't say quite as confidently that I could identify the difference.

As I mentioned in another comment, I actually prefer a graham cracker crust for my pumpkin pie, and I don't think I've ever seen that anywhere other than my own kitchen. It can be a little tricky to get the filling fully cooked without burning the crust, but I've found that chilling the crust until just before baking helps a lot.

[-] EssentialCoffee@midwest.social 1 points 8 months ago

See, I hate crust, so I don't really care about it. It's all about how good the filling is.

Usually the thick pies aren't that great to me, but mine comes out with a very light consistency so that's probably why.

Most store bought pies suck though and none of them use cardamom, which is really the key to a great pumpkin pie.

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