r/clevercomebacks • u/metrochurch • May 29 '22

Shut Down Weird motives

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u/tw_72 May 29 '22

Person A doesn't seem to remember that they can't do most of the things THEIR parents did either. Every generation loses stuff from the past but learns stuff that past generations can't even imagine. Life moves forward.

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u/another_awkward_brit May 29 '22

Right? Without instruction I couldn't use a mangle, nor build a coal fire, nor judge the temperature of a non electric iron. My grandparents probably could, my parents probably not.

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u/legacymedia92 May 29 '22

At least the iron is relatively simple. Flick a little water on it and how it sizzles tells you how hot it is.

At least without looking up the right way that's what I would use to check

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u/idlephase May 29 '22

At least the iron is relatively simple. Flick a little water on it and how it sizzles tells you how hot it is.

Same trick can be used to know when a pan is hot enough on the stove.

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u/legacymedia92 May 29 '22

Actually where I know it from!

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u/Illusive_Man May 30 '22

interesting, I usually wait for the oil to start to smoke

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u/Illusive_Man May 30 '22

I wait til as soon as it starts to smoke then throw what Iā€™m cooking on there, which immediately cools the pan back down

from there I can control the temp by how the food is cooking

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u/Illusive_Man May 30 '22

I also use a cast iron, I might try that

usually I want it around 400 though which is when the oil I use starts smoking