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  • The first piece of tech for doing sous vide was a piece of lab equipment used in chemistry.
    Its a technique of making stuff work and can be done with a thermometer and a pot of water.

    I would say definitely get a vacuum sealer, you can do the cold water and ziploc trick but it will never really truly work and I had to use a wet towel to keep the food submerged when I was doing it. But that means you can still if you are ok with weighting the bag.
    I buy a bulk box of the premade bags from a restaurant supply store cause they are cheap and then I can individually seal meat when I buy it and freeze them, makes portioning and doing a quick sous vide faster too.

    Then if you want to be cheap you can get a used immersion cooker, it doesnt touch food, just water usually. I usually use a pot on some cork board wrapped in a towel. Some chefs really like using a cooler cause it is insulated.
    ANOVA is a good brand just get controls on the device cause it is just easier and faster.


  • Ok here is another I am fond of.

    Make a large cheap meat, (chicken thighs, pork roast, tritip) butcher into smaller pieces and wrap well and freeze, even better if you can vacuum seal it. You can basically sous vide in a pot of boiling water and then use in lots of ways. Fajitas, casserole, poutine, shredded BBQ sandwich, etc.

    I do this with tonkatsu and charsiu which are nice to have and do as a big batch.



  • Oh shoot also, you said vegetarian so I didnt include this but you could probably make it work.

    Okonomiyaki:

    Its practically fish flavored pancake batter filled with cabbage and other veggies fried on a griddle. Invented in japan after WW2 to use scraps and make them tasty.
    I make mine with bacon or cheap slices of ham on bottom but you can skip that, but I would still crack an egg into the center.

    If you look around at street food post WW2 in the world you will find a lot of it is cheap and tasty and with a globalized market easier to get the ingredients/recipes.


  • A lot of food history is making the best out of what you got and when you look around there are some incredible depression era and post war dishes from all over the world.

    Like it can be amazing what you can make with basic ingredients that can taste good that some ancestor from a different world figured out with what scraps they had laying around. A bunch of my favorite dishes are like that. Okonomiyaki especially so.


  • Get a pressure cooker and a bread maker from a thrift store or Facebook marketplace. Your bread will be cheap and plentiful. Get some herbs and veggies to spice them up. I’m a big fan of rosemary, garlic and onion and then dipping it in olive oil with some cheese on the side.
    Or make pizza dough dough setting and make a quick pizza or even bread pizza

    I adapt what I make to what is cheap to purchase at the time. Sometimes it is lots of eggs and quiche, sometimes it is specific veggies, stuffing them with rice and cheese and lentils and baking them is nice.

    And to finish off here is my ancestors depression dish which I swear by.
    Eggs tomato and cheese:
    Saute onion, and green pepper or celery until sweated, add salt, pepper and thyme
    Add a large can of tomatoes or 4-5 large tomatoes cut into chunks and let simmer until liquid
    Reduce heat and add a soft cheese (cheddar spread or american cheese works well cause it melts well | generous 1/2 cup
    Once melted mix in slowly 6 scrambled eggs and raise heat a little until it cooks and thickens stirring constantly.
    Serve on bread.




  • This article is basically just about how much money each person has and not at all about policy.
    Really puts current politics as you would expect to see it. Not policy, not information on the top runners, just how much money everyone is getting or having spent against them.

    The primary also saw nearly $6 million of spending from outside groups focused on Israel, immigration and other issues, plus numerous endorsements from prominent figures with an interest in who will next represent this slice of North Jersey.

    United Democracy Project, a super PAC aligned with the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, spent almost $2.3 million on television and digital ads, mailers and phone banking to oppose Malinowski, a longtime supporter of Israel and former recipient of money from AIPAC, according to data from the Federal Election Commission. A UDP spokesperson told The New York Times that the group opposes Malinowski because he supports conditions on U.S. aid for Israel.

    Malinowski has received a more than $700,000 boost from The 218 Project super PAC and has raised on his own more than $1.6 million, more than any other candidate.

    The Democratic Lieutenant Governors Association’s PAC has also spent more than $1.6 million in advertising to support former New Jersey Lt. Gov. Tahesha Way, according to the tracking firm AdImpact. Way has lagged behind opponents in fundraising.

    Way has also received a $350,000 boost from the mysterious Article One Inc. super PAC, which was formed a little more than a week ago and has only received a single donation from the Guzman Foundation. The super PAC is affiliated with a joint fundraising committee called Article One Victory, which is fully funded by the billionaire financier Robert Granieri.

    Meanwhile, the veterans-focused PAC VoteVets on Tuesday unleashed a $300,000 ad campaign in support of Army veteran Zach Beecher, according to AdImpact.