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OT: Coronavirus Resources - and other things to not worry about

hockeylover said:
I've never done this before but it's a good idea. I love pickled onions. Might try carrots as well.
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I have about six jars of a cabbage, shredded carrot, onion mixture. Great side for any meal that could use some freshness, texture and/or acidity.
 
MindzEye said:
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That’s lovely. Following the Is trajectory fairly close. Yikes
 
You know what, if they're releasing modeling in Ontario tomorrow maybe I'll do my grocery shop today. I can see that spooking some people into packing the stores.
 
don't forget good quality chocolate....get 3x what you think you need. and then double it.

you'll be really happy if cocoa if it goes up in price. that crop is fragile. any disruption in the supply change, watch out.
 
hockeylover said:
Going for a big grocery shop tomorrow. Anyone have any good suggestions on smart things to focus on that might be hard to find later or even just good ideas? This board has actually been a really good resource.
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- Beans/Lentils/Chickpeas dried is preferred, but canned is fine.
- Rice, preferably brown, long grain
- Root veg for fresh (onion, shallot, carrot, potato). Basically anything that can be put in a cool, dark corner of your home and last weeks/months without being refrigerated.
- Frozen veg (basic mixed veg is good in a pinch, green beans also freeze extremely well and saute pretty fucking well straight from frozen)
- Canned plum tomato (preferably low sodium)
- Your basic dried spices (garlic, onion, ginger, oregano, rosemary, thyme, S&P)
- Cooking oil (EVOO, and one neutral oil of your choice)
- Flour (AP is fine, but bread flour and then a smaller bag of whole wheat flour is preferred)
- Whole cuts of meat, especially if you have a grinder. If you don't, a full pork loin usually runs 15-18 bucks can be cut up into smaller chunks and it awesome for a meal. A whole inside round of beef runs 25-30 and the same principle applies, cut it thin for stir fries, etc. A couple whole chickens as well.
- Soup stocks
- Dried snacks so you don't lose your mind (nuts, seeds, dried fruit. Chocolate or chips if you have to). Endulging a bit to keep mental health high isn't a bad thing right now
- Cheese and butter freeze just fine if you have the freezer space.
- Depending on how you feel about pickled veg, a large bottle of pickling vinegar
- A decent sized bottle of any proper disinfectant (lysol, etc). Lysol wipes are basically MIA right now anywhere I've looked, but lysol in a spray bottle is probably better. I've seen 4L bottles of lysol every time I've gone out since this started
 
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MindzEye said:
- Beans/Lentils/Chickpeas dried is preferred, but canned is fine.
- Rice, preferably brown, long grain
- Root veg for fresh (onion, shallot, carrot, potato). Basically anything that can be put in a cool, dark corner of your home and last weeks/months without being refrigerated.
- Frozen veg (basic mixed veg is good in a pinch, green beans also freeze extremely well and saute pretty fucking well straight from frozen)
- Canned plum tomato (preferably low sodium)
- Your basic dried spices (garlic, onion, ginger, oregano, rosemary, thyme, S&P)
- Cooking oil (EVOO, and one neutral oil of your choice)
- Flour (AP is fine, but bread flour and then a smaller bag of whole wheat flour is preferred)
- Whole cuts of meat, especially if you have a grinder. If you don't, a full pork loin usually runs 15-18 bucks can be cut up into smaller chunks and it awesome for a meal. A whole inside round of beef runs 25-30 and the same principle applies, cut it thin for stir fries, etc. A couple whole chickens as well.
- Soup stocks
- Dried snacks so you don't lose your mind (nuts, seeds, dried fruit. Chocolate or chips if you have to). Endulging a bit to keep mental health high isn't a bad thing right now
- Cheese and butter freeze just fine if you have the freezer space.
- I usually avoid them personally, but cartoned eggs/ egg whites freeze just fine as well
- Depending on how you feel about pickled veg, a large bottle of pickling vinegar
- A decent sized bottle of any proper disinfectant (lysol, etc). Lysol wipes are basically MIA right now anywhere I've looked, but lysol in a spray bottle is probably better. I've seen 4L bottles of lysol every time I've gone out since this started
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Beans is the winner. Can't believe I forgot that shit.

Rice is also good. Pasta too, although you can make that shit yourself.

Great list overall. The bigger cuts of meat are definitely preferable, especially if you have a grinder. But I worry about freezer space with them. I guess if you butcher them it could be okay.
 
MindzEye said:
- Beans/Lentils/Chickpeas dried is preferred, but canned is fine.
- Rice, preferably brown, long grain
- Root veg for fresh (onion, shallot, carrot, potato). Basically anything that can be put in a cool, dark corner of your home and last weeks/months without being refrigerated.
- Frozen veg (basic mixed veg is good in a pinch, green beans also freeze extremely well and saute pretty fucking well straight from frozen)
- Canned plum tomato (preferably low sodium)
- Your basic dried spices (garlic, onion, ginger, oregano, rosemary, thyme, S&P)
- Cooking oil (EVOO, and one neutral oil of your choice)
- Flour (AP is fine, but bread flour and then a smaller bag of whole wheat flour is preferred)
- Whole cuts of meat, especially if you have a grinder. If you don't, a full pork loin usually runs 15-18 bucks can be cut up into smaller chunks and it awesome for a meal. A whole inside round of beef runs 25-30 and the same principle applies, cut it thin for stir fries, etc. A couple whole chickens as well.
- Soup stocks
- Dried snacks so you don't lose your mind (nuts, seeds, dried fruit. Chocolate or chips if you have to). Endulging a bit to keep mental health high isn't a bad thing right now
- Cheese and butter freeze just fine if you have the freezer space.
- I usually avoid them personally, but cartoned eggs/ egg whites freeze just fine as well
- Depending on how you feel about pickled veg, a large bottle of pickling vinegar
- A decent sized bottle of any proper disinfectant (lysol, etc). Lysol wipes are basically MIA right now anywhere I've looked, but lysol in a spray bottle is probably better. I've seen 4L bottles of lysol every time I've gone out since this started
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Glad to be posting on a board with all you other paranoid fucks. :D So useful.
 
Preston said:
Beans is the winner. Can't believe I forgot that shit.

Rice is also good. Pasta too, although you can make that shit yourself.

Great list overall. The bigger cuts of meat are definitely preferable, especially if you have a grinder. But I worry about freezer space with them. I guess if you butcher them it could be okay.
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Yeah, if you're not familiar with how to break down larger cuts of meat now is a good time to learn how to put a decent edge on your knife.

If you don't have a decent chef knife, now is a good time to add one to the arsenal. Here's my suggestions for those on a budget (because yeah, who wants to spend 500 on a Kramer right now?)

Messermeister 5025-8 Four Seasons 8-Inch Chef's Knife: Amazon.ca: Home & Kitchen

Messermeister 5025-8 Four Seasons 8-Inch Chef's Knife: Amazon.ca: Home & Kitchen
www.amazon.ca

KUMA Multi Purpose Chef Knife - Pro Bolster Edition - Razor Sharp Out Of The Box - 8 Inch Chef's Knife for Carving, Slicing & Chopping - Great Ergonomic Handle - Professional Kitchen Knives: Amazon.ca: Home & Kitchen

KUMA Multi Purpose Chef Knife - Pro Bolster Edition - Razor Sharp Out Of The Box - 8 Inch Chef's Knife for Carving, Slicing & Chopping - Great Ergonomic Handle - Professional Kitchen Knives: Amazon.ca: Home & Kitchen
www.amazon.ca

Keep it sharp with this:

KING KW65 1000/6000 Grit Combination Whetstone with Plastic Base: Amazon.ca: Home & Kitchen

KING KW65 1000/6000 Grit Combination Whetstone with Plastic Base: Amazon.ca: Home & Kitchen
www.amazon.ca
 
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My best friend in the world is a knife I bought in Japan. A mother fucking essential tool that you literally use daily, often multiple times a day. No need to cheap out for something that is a workhorse in your kitchen.


Makes cooking enjoyable and for those that love eating out, you'll buy the knife back fifty times if you get more enjoyment out of cooking more and are less tempted to eat out. Same applies to any kitchen tool really.
 
blkngldbabe said:
That’s lovely. Following the Is trajectory fairly close. Yikes
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There's a lot of reason to believe that we'll flatten way, way before them. For example, we were at 112 fatalities as of last night according to Johns Hopkins (same source FT is using). The US jumped from slightly ahead of us to 170-180 on the 13th day. We're on the 14th day now and Ontario has announced another 16 fatalities but we probably land somewhere south of 150 in total, the US was up over 200.

I think you're going to see us land somewhere between that big grouping and the Asian countries. It would be very Canadian to end up "mediocre" at managing this. Better than the shitshows, not as good as the best. C+
 
Was a 1/2 hour wait to get into superstore today.

And our town walmart just had an employee test positive.
 
Preston said:
My best friend in the world is a knife I bought in Japan. A mother fucking essential tool that you literally use daily, often multiple times a day. No need to cheap out for something that is a workhorse in your kitchen.


Makes cooking enjoyable and for those that love eating out, you'll buy the knife back fifty times if you get more enjoyment out of cooking more and are less tempted to eat out. Same applies to any kitchen tool really.
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also good for stabbing when that time comes
 
CH1 said:
This was my xmas gift to myself a few years ago. Pretty basic knife for Japanese standards but it does the job.

https://knifetoronto.com/products/takamura-red-santoku-170mm
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Yeah no doubt. I wouldn't want to use something with a Rockwell score of 62 to break down whole chickens, but that looks brilliant for like 95% of kitchen tasks. Would hold a great edge, you wouldn't need to put it on the steel or stone very often at all.

I've got a Shun 8 inch (VG-10) for Japanese (which I bought before I started diving into the world of knives. It's solid, though for the money I wish knew more at the time and picked up, I would have grabbed a Dalstrong, Miyabi, or Yoshihiro ) and a the victorinox 8 inch as a beater (it really is the king of all beaters imo). Throw in a Mercer slicing knife, Mercer bread knife, Shun petty, and zwilling boning knife and that's my knife roll.
 
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