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ProfessorGAC

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16. I Understand

Wed Aug 27, 2025, 03:31 PM

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I could be making club sandwiches and take 25 minutes just to cook the bacon & toast the bread.
15 minutes is a ridiculous underestimate.
My wife has a taste for my French Onion soup. It takes 25 minutes just to mandolin the onions & another 30 to brown them. Then, I've got to make a roux, add broth, season, add mushrooms, reduce the sherry, add that. Then all the simmering/flavor melding time.
It's 3 hours minimum. I've seen recipes where it says 35 minutes. Absolutely no way can one make a good FO soup in 35 minutes.

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Cooking myths that don't line up in real life? Taken from reddit [View all] irisblue Aug 25 OP

This message was self-deleted by its author kozar Aug 25 #1

Two cups of gravy 8 servings Diamond_Dog Aug 25 #2

It is 8, if you don't like your kids- yes thatnis a Firefly reference irisblue Aug 25 #13

Same with cooking instructions of prepackaged foods. johnp3907 Aug 25 #3

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA justaprogressive Aug 25 #4

#2 For Sure ProfessorGAC Aug 25 #5

It is always the prep. irisblue Aug 25 #7

I'm Pretty Quick With The Knife, But... ProfessorGAC Aug 25 #9

That must have been done soldierant Aug 25 #14

The only good meals I've made in less than 15 minutes mwmisses4289 Wednesday #15

I Understand ProfessorGAC Wednesday #16

"saute the onion until golden brown, about 2 minutes." Heh...... electric_blue68 Aug 25 #6

I have done slow cooker caramelized onions for winter time stews irisblue Aug 25 #8

Interesting! electric_blue68 Aug 25 #10

I have a 1.5 quart slow cooker and it works so well irisblue Aug 25 #11

I bet you can have a lot of fun with it, except for making crispy stuff. electric_blue68 Aug 25 #12