Daily Discussion Thread: Sat 15 Jul 2023
Daily Discussion Thread: Sat 15 Jul 2023
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I'm cooking hash browns. If I could change the world I would insist that cooking instructions on food products be in a larger print. One step at a time people.
What pisses me off is tiny white writing on a pale yellow background. I have to 1) put on my glasses, 2) stand next to the window or a strong light source, and 3) get out the magnifying glass AND I STILL CAN'T READ THE INSTRUCTIONS! I am all in favour of a minimum 10 pt typeface and a minimum standard of contrast. Or black writing on a pale background as standard operating procedure.
Yes yellow is the worst followed by orange and light green. I'll add that sometimes the white printed writing is fuzzy.
Drives me nuts.
I take a photo with my phone then zoom in.
Hahaha. I don't even worry about taking a photo. I just zoom in with my phone on camera mode after I've got cosy with the window.
Growing up we used to microwave them in one of those blue cornflower pattern Corningware dishes. I honestly didn't know there was any other way until I was an adult
Those corningware dishes are worth $$$$$ these days.
No way. Really?? Surely it's the rarer patterns. I'm positive you can still buy those dishes new. My mum's ones would be from the late 80s at the very earliest.
e: now I'm reading this article https://www.homestolove.com.au/your-corningware-could-be-worth-thousands-of-dollars-22737 and holy heck my mum definitely has the second one with L'echalote La Marjolaine - so many memories of potato curry in that. I don't think she has the original lid though.
You need to raid mum's cupboard.
I've already told my brothers I get first dibs on all her kitchen items. I know there's a little skillet going back to the 1940s (not that it's very good, it's just got a lot of sentimental value - my grandmother owned it). But she always took very good care of her items, I'm sure there's some classic pyrex dishes in there too.