Have you ever tried a recipe that turned out to go horribly wrong, or maybe the end product, despite being good, just wasn’t worth the effort? What was that recipe, and what about it made you say “NEVER AGAIN”?

I ask this as I am actively trying to remove the stench of onions from my Instapot lid’s silicone ring after making French Onion Soup in it (so far steaming it with white vinegar on the steam setting, soaking the ring in a water/baking soda bath overnight, and baking it at 250 degrees F for 20 minutes have all done nothing, so I ordered a new one, I give up). And I realized that cutting all the onions and waiting hours for them to caramelize and now this damn smell issue just isn’t worth it. Plus I still have frozen soup in the freezer because I can only eat French Onion soup so many days in a row.

NEVER AGAIN.

  • Toneswirly@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    French Onion Soup is indeed a bitch and a half, but its also delicious and vwry affordable to make. Next time, try a heavy cast iron pot; it’ll absorb the onions flavor without stinking. That said, you still have to endure chopping 3 lbs of onions…

    I’ll probably never make fried ravioli again. I like em on salad but its just a pain to deepfry anything and the payoff isnt worth it.

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      9 months ago

      Chopping onions is not an issue. I remember peeling and cutting three bags of 25 kilograms each with a number of farmers wives for some kind of savory onion cake.They had thought it funny to invite me to their table (I was dropping by as one of them had to leave), expecting to see a young man giving up after a few minutes. What they did not expect was that I was quicker in peeling and cutting than they were, as I’ve had learned to do this from a real cook ;-)

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      9 months ago

      I’ll probably never make fried ravioli again. I like em on salad but its just a pain to deepfry anything and the payoff isnt worth it.

      This sounds heathenly (yes, you read that right).