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[–] Black_Mald_Futures@hexbear.net 11 points 5 months ago (1 children)

What you're supposed to do is get your MISE EN PLACE, that means get your shit ready, prep all the ingredients, mince and dice whatever and get them into prep bowls, and then start cooking when everything is actually ready to be cooked.

If you want to do dishes while you're cooking,

the cooking is passive

adjust the heat, dawg, nothing should be burning in the 2-3 minutes it takes between stirring to wash something. If it is, you're cooking it too hot

[–] TheDoctor@hexbear.net 5 points 5 months ago (2 children)

When I say I get distracted, I don’t mean that I do something for 2-3 minutes and then come back. I completely forget I was cooking for sometimes long periods of time. Even if I’m still in the kitchen.

[–] Black_Mald_Futures@hexbear.net 9 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Timers dawg, timers, if shits on heat set a timer. At least in the 2-3 minutes you're trying to multi task if it goes off you'll have the chance to be like "what the fuck was that for OH MY GOD MY ONIONS"

[–] TheDoctor@hexbear.net 6 points 5 months ago (1 children)

That makes sense. I don’t know why I don’t do that already.

[–] Black_Mald_Futures@hexbear.net 8 points 5 months ago (1 children)

It's cause you didn't think about it and you're not in the habit of doing it, but that's what we're here for

Maybe leave a note for yourself reminding you to use timers next time you cook so you get into the habit

[–] TheDoctor@hexbear.net 6 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I just a put a sticky note in the kitchen! Thank you

[–] Black_Mald_Futures@hexbear.net 6 points 5 months ago

godspeed noble warrior

[–] 2Password2Remember@hexbear.net 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I completely forget I was cooking

i cannot understand how this is possible

Death to America

[–] TheDoctor@hexbear.net 6 points 5 months ago (1 children)
[–] Ephera@lemmy.ml 3 points 5 months ago

I've heard of people setting themselves really short-term alarms, like 2 minutes or such. If you get one of those mechanical kitchen timers, you can set it up real quick and extend it, if you get back to the stove before it goes off.