poll: Your Favorite Technology

[jesse_the_k]

These occurred to sasha_feather and me over lunch. Feel free to add yours in comments!

Poll #23029

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parchment paper
10 (29.4%)

carabiners
12 (35.3%)

rubber bands
8 (23.5%)

backpacks
22 (64.7%)

rubber husbands
9 (26.5%)

hairbrushes
8 (23.5%)

castering wheels
9 (26.5%)

checkboxes ☐ ☑ ☒
21 (61.8%)

see my comment
4 (11.8%)

Comments

[bibliofile]

I did think "skip parchment paper" (especially as it's all silicon-coated now) and go directly to silicon mats.

Another baking implement: the stand mixer, from a countertop KitchenAid to an industrial sized one for commercial baking. Genius.

In other capacities, my fave tech is repositionable sticky notes, which emerged in my lifetime. So useful for editing and organizing and various other things.

[isis]

I love my stand mixer, too!

I did think "skip parchment paper" (especially as it's all silicon-coated now) and go directly to silicon mats.

I'm mostly like this, but I just read a blog post (seriouseats? thekitchn? I can't find it now) that tried multiple ways of cooking bacon and picked "in the oven on parchment paper" as the best. I cook it in the oven on foil, but now I want to try parchment paper. Also I am thinking it could be nice to cut a round for the bottom of my (silicone!) cake pan, since I often get a tiny bit of stickiness. So it's on my list now to try again.

[jesse_the_k]

Parchment paper absorbs some moisture while preventing caramelized pan build up, which is definitely why I use it for Turkey Jurky, and probably why it's tops for cooking bacon.

[jesse_the_k]

The gluten_free peeps claim that silicon mats don't work as well for GF bakery. Someday I'll do the science.

STICKY NOTES are the *best*! My favorite version are the wall pads, which are perfect for idea-generation in small groups without the annoyance of easels.