/ck/ - Food & Cooking

>>11303716
NSF 53 filters remove almost all of the lead, microbes, and volatile organic compounds (VOC) in standard tap water. They last for about 2 months or 40-50 gallons of water. Some can last for longer.
Bottled water has lower purity regulation limits in the United States than those imposed on water filters. Some bottled water is simply tap water that has had just the sediment removed. Additionally, they use discardable polyethylene bottles that can create landfill waste and litter and are made from oil.
A basic filter pitcher with 12 filters will cost about $40 and will filter 600 gallons of water, initially, and $25 per 600 gallons thereafter. A basic case (24 bottles@16 oz. each) of water costs approximately $4 on the lower end (6 gallons). From a cost benefit perspective, bottled water costs about $.66 per gallon, when purchased in bulk and about $2.98/gallon if purchased individually. In contrast, the self filtered water costs about $.06 per gallon, initially and $.04 per gallon, thereafter. The cost difference is in the convenience, packaging, and disposal.
Bulk purified water can be obtained fairly easily in more urban areas but the cost per gallon isslightly less than bottled water when you factor in the outlay for purchasing/renting the dispenser and maintaining the delivery contract.
In-line filters can be even more cost effective per gallon but require installation and maintenance.

tl;dr bottled water is about 11 times more expensive, the quality may not be as good, and the amount of resources used and trash produced is much higher than self filtered water. The only benefit is convenience.

Not to bring race into it, but is this mostly a white Boomer thing? I was raised by my Hispanic grandparents and they were both boomers, and both good cooks that prefer to make things from scratch. The only autistic/bad thing they do is overcook the fuck out of pork and chicken.

>>11219113
Pans seasoned with certain types of fats can go rancid (ex. Lard). However, these fats do not form as good of a season as canola other high heat oils that do not go rancid. Usually, cooks that season with lard use their pans almost daily so the animal fats do not have time to “go off” between heat applications

What are some good party appetizers? I need some inspiration. I'm making a pinwheel
>flour tortilla
>cream cheese
>ranch dressing mix
>minced green onion
>diced red bell pepper
>diced celery
>sliced black olives
>shredded cheddar
Rolled, chilled, and sliced 1 inch.
It just seems kind of trashy. My friends are poor as fuck, so it doesn't really matter what I bring. It'd still be nice to impress them.

>>7558654
>simulated flavor