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Cake day: September 21st, 2023

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  • Depends on conditions.

    Traditionally potatoes were harvested in fall (just before the first freeze) and stored in a root cellar with stable, cool temps (above about 45) and moderate humidity (IIRC, between 40-60%), and well stacked (good airflow between them, like with straw or even in bushel baskets. I’ve read storing them in sand is a great way to stabilize moisture loss.

    Stored like this they last all winter. They tend to dry out some, get soft and wrinkly, but completely fine to eat.

    My root cellar is low humidity and a little warmer, so at 3 months they’re a little dry and wrinkly. I’ve never, ever had mold on potatoes. Mold is a result of high humidity and no air flow.

    They do require attention while stored - like other fruits and veg, if one goes bad it’ll affect the others.
















  • It really depends anymore…it can be a tough call.

    I grew up using only quality tools, because cheap tools were truly shit until perhaps the 90’s, at the earliest.

    HF tools used to be utter shit, but their “branded” tools are good these days. The wrenches and sockets are as good a Craftsman used to be, and equal to the store brands from Home Depot and Lowes. And overpriced Matco/Snap On can kiss my ass. I have some of their tools, they’re nice, but not worth the price.

    Their branded cordless tools are good too. One thing they do differently is put the battery controller in the tool, while Milwaukee puts one in the battery. So don’t do anything foolish with the battery.

    I don’t think they’re as durable as Milwaukee, the plastic seems harder, so more prone to cracking. And the warranty isn’t very long.

    But with the massive cost difference, it’s a good place to start.





  • There are 2 types of ice cream:

    Real ice cream, made with nothing more than milk, cream, sugar, and flavoring (vanilla, chocolate, whatever)

    And bullshit ice cream that starts with a custard (aka Philly Style).

    Real ice cream freezes hard, Philly style always stays softer.

    Then there’s “overrun” which is a measure of how much air is trapped in the ice cream. Cheaper brands have higher overrun rates, and it makes ice cream softer.