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In reply to the discussion: What is one food you just can't cook? [View all]ms liberty
(10,941 posts)67. This is the answer. My mom used to make chicken livers qhen she would make fried chicken
And my sister and I refused to eat the chicken if she fried it with the livers, thechicken would pick up.the liver taste and ruin it.. She had to cook the chicken first, then the livers. I think any liver is disgusting. I worked in a grocery store as a cashier when I was a teenager, it nearly made me gag to touch the beef liver or beef tongue.
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Trust me: get a kitchen scale, and the King Arthur baking school book. Made me a baker PDQ. Measuring cups ...
marble falls
5 hrs ago
#54
I got a Zojirushi fuzzy logic Japanese rice cooker and never looked back. It's expensive but well worth it.
NBachers
Yesterday
#11
Me too. It has a GABA setting too, which sprouts the brown rice and adds to the "healthy benefits"
hlthe2b
23 hrs ago
#26
If I plan enough ahead of time, I always use the GABA setting. It's like Primo Rice Plus XX
NBachers
19 hrs ago
#38
All's I'm sayin' is, before I discovered minute rice, I couldn't cook rice, either
Iggo
17 hrs ago
#45
Eggs over easy. For years, I've been on a campaign to buy every expensive pan in hopes it would work for eggs over easy.
NBachers
Yesterday
#13
Cast iron is the way to go. Easy cleaning and nonstick. Mass is good for cooking and browning without burning!
marble falls
7 min ago
#74
I can make "Bread for Dummies" (the rustic no-knead kind with 3 ingredients)
Diamond_Dog
Yesterday
#18
Oh my goodness, I was just going to post liver, too! The odor when cooking makes me nauseous.
Ziggysmom
Yesterday
#24
This is the answer. My mom used to make chicken livers qhen she would make fried chicken
ms liberty
2 hrs ago
#67
Can't or Wouldn't... Can't? Anything with so many unclear instructions I give up early on (e.g., most complex recipes
hlthe2b
23 hrs ago
#25
I can't seem to get steak right. It's either over or under. Of course, that was the past. Can't afford it now.
Vinca
21 hrs ago
#36
There have been a few failures for me, but I can't remember them specifically.
Morbius
18 hrs ago
#42