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- Continuity9
Ramen of the Day
I kicked off a very special ramen project today. It's got a lot of components, and the final result won't happen until thursday.
But it all starts with this here beef stock I made (just shy of 4 litres). It's got roasted oxtail, charred leek, charred onion, garlic, and ginger.
And it's fucking delicious. I'm off to a good start.
- skinny_puppy18
- Good lord, pups, look at that wide open crumb.
I can smell all this.Continuity - Look at those holes!
<3palimpsest - That's some damn fine looking bread!Nairn
- <3skinny_puppy
- Mmmm, all those holes to hold beef stew gravy or chili.Akagiyama
- C'est Magnifique._me_
- Does that need any specialised crap?maikel
- O.o Allez ! J'apporte le vin et le fromage ...OBBTKN
- How was the crust, pups?Continuity
- @maikel specialised crap makes it easier, but I think not necessary. I bought some stuff in preparation cos I had a memetic response to it.skinny_puppy
- @continuity could be better. It was a thin shell that cracked - not the thick tough scrapping yr palate that artisanal breads sometimes have...skinny_puppy
- ...which pleased me, but also now made me annoyed with local bakers. But it wasn't crackly like I think it should be. Need to fine tune the baking process.skinny_puppy
- Frankly, I prefer a thinner crust. Call me crazy, but I kind of object to getting my mouth lacerated by a jambon beurre sandwich.Continuity
- ^ thisskinny_puppy
- I would double dip this shit in and out of olive oil all fucking night long.utopian
- they look a little green and moldyrobthelad
- @rob well it has been a few days now.skinny_puppy
- Good lord, pups, look at that wide open crumb.
- jagara7
blog
I bought a subwoofer. Why have I never had a subwoofer? I recommend this purchase to everyone with a stereo.
- Can’t do movies without one. I rocked a Polk sub for many years, but got an SVS for my new home and couldn’t be happier.monospaced
- Yeah, why did you never have a subwoofer? I'd rather have nothing else.
"Bass, Bass, wir brauchen Bass, Bass."Longcopylover - https://www.youtube.…Longcopylover
- I bough a subwoofer 20 years ago and it was boomy and didnt contribute to music well, I caved and bought a SVS last year and holy shit its good.slappy
- Meghan Trainor is/was correct, it's "All About That Bass". High highs and low lows complete the auditorial spectrum.
PSB's over here.ideaist - I'm sure my neighbors love it too, especially with house music :Djagara
- jagara3
- https://i.ytimg.com/…Nairn
- RAM expansion?jagara
- C'mon, dude.Nairn
- Not that much of a nerd. Enlighten me ;)jagara
- If you had a modulator, you probably had the half meg upgrade which was pretty much obligatory!Nairn
- When I upgraded to the A1200, I used the upgrade slot underneath to hide my hashish. There's probably still some in there, back at the folks'... .Nairn
- The TV modulator is simply a way to connect a TV, nothing else ;)jagara
- Exactly. It was essentially essential.Nairn
- mantrakid5
Felt of the Day
Meet Stomper
A one-of-a-kind plush mutant One-Footed Do-Bounder. Hand-felted & ready to cuddle. Stomper's natural habitat is the psychedelic forests of Brinkton Seven. Her fav food is peanuts, as long as they are not shelled... mostly because she's terrified of naked peanuts.
- woah howd those images look like plastic wtfmantrakid
- And just like that within an hour of posting... i sold my second felted creature! : )mantrakid
- adorableneverscared
- people will buy any old shiterobthelad
- Tumbleleaf!monospaced
- hydro7415
- Reaching arm around the back of that wood paneled tv, sliding that switch over, firing up the Atari for some intense River Raid actionprophetone
- I was there, a thousand years agoprophetone
- Atari 5200....ENGAGE!stoplying
- I can still hear the sort of hollow sound it made when sliding the slider. Plastic against an empty aluminium box.Continuity
- Aww shit, here we go. The only way to hook up a Colecovision to 13" Sony t.v.bezoar
- Yes Cont, there was a certain cheapness to the experience - when is it going to break?canoe
- And that "sshhhlk" sound.
Man. I miss those days.Continuity - Oh, and getting shocked 45% of the timejagara
- Nairn7
blog
Some dude ignored my 'visits by appointment only' notice on my site, turning up unnanounced for an enquiry that could have as easily been resolved with an email. Turns out I'm not quite what he's after, so I guided him in the right direction and got him out as soon as possible because a) I don't like people turning up unannounced, but mainly b) HOW MUCH FUCKING AFTERSHAVE ARE YOU WEARING, MAN?! This was 15 minutes ago and I've opened the windows and stolen a 20" fan which has been on full-power exchanging the air in here and it still fucking reeks.
- An hour and a half later and.. I returned the fan and closed the windows, and now.. I can still smell the lingering odour.
What in living fuck?Nairn - The reason for his visit was something else. Wink, wink ;)OBBTKN
- On our recent trip to Europe, my fam was shocked by how many dudes wore cologne - offending amounts of it!stoplying
- https://www.youtube.…_niko
- haha,shit OB - I could've termed that a bit better, I now realise!Nairn
- Shit turns my stomach. This is a "Punches For" thread in disguise. I used to have to work with a fat alcoholic who tried to mask his whisky..garbage
- ..with English Leather. I can smell it in my mind.garbage
- It's definitely a thing. Was behind a guy in the CO-OP at lunchtime the other day who was eye-wateringly perfumed. The culprits all seem to wear the same stuffFax_Benson
- you've been visited by the ghost of Jonathan Capewellrzu-rzu
- https://www.youtube.…neverscared
- Was that your biggest fan?maikel
- recognize the smell ? https://www.youtube.…neverscared
- An hour and a half later and.. I returned the fan and closed the windows, and now.. I can still smell the lingering odour.
- Continuity4
Food
Get a load of this filth.
I've been absolutely croaking for a really good poutine.
But there is no poutine around here, because Germany.So I made it myself.
The gravy is ridiculously easy:
A mix of butter and rendered bacon fat I keep in a jar in the fridge.
Caramalised yellow and red onions.
Garlic.
Thyme.
A shred of a bay leaf.
A bit of tomato paste.
A good heaping spoon of flour.
Make a roux! A dark one.
Add equal parts beef and chicken stock (preferably homemade).
Simmer until thick and glossy.
And Robert's your parent's sibling.Cheese curds were the hard part. Or, so I thought.
Germans wouldn't know a cheese curd if it slapped them in the face while screaming, "ICH BIN EIN CHEESE CURD" at them.But, there is a really, really fucking close substitute. Like close enough that I was easily able to suspend my disbelief:
Oaxaca cheese.
Which I *can* get around these parts.Same sort of saltiness.
Same density.
It even squeaks between the teeth a bit.
And melts at the appropriate rate.
Perfect.The parsley sprinkle is there so you people don't think I'm completely uncivilised over here.
Served with a side of hot dog.
The sausage of which was a Berner Würstchen, which is basically a standard hot dog that has diced up Emmental cheese inside the sausage itself, and is wrapped in bacon.I'm fucking happy.
- Oh yes, and a splash of Worcester and soy sauces in the gravy. And MSG. And blended it with an immersion blender.Continuity
- Having looked at Oaxaca - might that Turkish knotted cheese make for a stand-in? If so, that should be fairly available in Germany, no?Nairn
- I realise now from its description that paneer is likely not a good stand-in, from that time I tried to make poutine, if it needs to be salty.Nairn
- ..which maybe goes towards explaining why i felt itw as a bit disappointing.
I need to try this again, viz ze child.Nairn - "Turkish knotted cheese"? What is this of which you speak?Continuity
- And is it delicious?Continuity
- i laughed at 'poo' - did you eat it? LOLrobthelad
- utopian2
- ...to stick up my butt? or?sarahfailin
- Dis.
Looks more likely to tell watch-smuggling stories.Continuity - Dat.
Lost custody of her churren.
Has a drinking problem.palimpsest - ^ lol!!Continuity
- [ COMMENT REMOVED ]zaq
- Why is this pic on the front page 3 times? is this what QBN is about now?sarahfailin
- https://media.tenor.…utopian
- LOL********
- Nutter8
Trailer Of The Day
this stop motion movie trailer looks soooo good
- Yep looks incredibleMrT
- https://www.laika.co…
Unreal, that craft.ideaist - beautifulaliastime
- stunning workprophetone
- Looks AMAZING. Using that song is cheating...goose bumps all over.Akagiyama
- <3sea_sea
- good lord. absolutely goosebumps.exador1
- Nairn3
- aw look at how cute we aresarahfailin
- Pertinent:
These animals should not be kept (caged) indoors.palimpsest - I knew that. Which is why I posted that. Definitely, oh most definitely, I went that deep. Ahem.Nairn
- Gardener27
blog
My flexi disc feature in The Courier paper/magazine has been put back until 30th May (curse you Alan Cummings article!) but you can see it on their website right now. I look a bit worried in one pic, I wasn't I'm just an old record collecting obsessive.
- good stuff!scruffics
- also, i have that Charles LLoyd in USSR album tooscruffics
- Old man yells at vinyl(s)!ideaist
- ooooiiii!!!!Gardener
- Cool artice. I want to see that Magnum P.I. moustache! You have the shirt for it.fooler
- Are you trying to flex?canoe
- thanks for your kind words guys, the moustache was an old gf's idea it was the 80's!Gardener
- These are the ones that came in NatGeos? I used to have a stack of these flappy things, and an ALF one? You'd hate me IRL Gardy.garbage
- I've tossed a bunch of vinyl that I just didn't have room for, pared down to a tiny handful of things.garbage
- that was a fun read, congrats G!utopian
- autoflavour2
making beats
also managed to actually start getting customers.. havent really promoted CHOPGRID, but have about 10 so far..
its like a actual product now.
which comes with needing tech support..
totally overlooked that part.- remind me of the link? congrats!mantrakid
- NICE!! I keep seeing this bob up on my Insta feed. Looks amazing. Knew id seen it here first. How much is it as i'll grab it when i get paid?Ianbolton
- oh $29. Looks like a proper bargain.Ianbolton
- im an idiot - totally missed it, sorry man! chopgrid.com baby!mantrakid
- very cool autocanoe
- thanks.. yep still trying to port the vst3 version.. just time .. and my lack of it at the momentautoflavour
- Raybandana1
UFO of the day
In ufology and alternative history lore, "P-47" and "P-52" refer to theories claiming that extraterrestrial "Grey Aliens" are actually humanity's descendants traveling back from 47,000 and 52,000 years in the future to observe our timeline.
- okayjagara
- and maybe relax, get some clearly needed sleepprophetone
- also maybe a quick pop in to LIDS and Sunglass Hutprophetone
- and Sephoraprophetone
- This explains Andy Dickutopian
- feel like descendants of christopher walken did a walk outSquiddy
- and all they wanted was to hear the sweet sweet song of the humpback whale_niko
- bad hair day?AQUTE
- @utes Cocaine explains Andy Dick.garbage
- The "ET" we see are simply administrators checking in on the simulation we live in. That's how they can be anywhere, anytime and jump in an instant...microkorg
- ...just like you diving up and down your word file making edits.microkorg
- Mitch McConnell?bezoar
- Hey. I didn't give you permission to post my photo on QBN.Continuity
- @_niko: Was that a reference to Star Trek IV?CyBrainX
- ^ The Foreskin Home, of course.Continuity
- the return of the numbers guypango
