Terry Owens (u/terry_owens43)

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Just realized my cheap slow cooker liner habit is costing me more than I thought

I bought a box of those Reynolds Kitchens slow cooker liners for about $5, thinking they'd save me cleanup time after making a big batch of chili. Used them for a few months, but then I noticed my chicken stew wasn't browning right and the flavors seemed a bit flat, like the plastic was trapping steam weird. Has anyone else tried these liners and found they mess with how the food cooks, or am I just doing something wrong?

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c/film-photo-club•

terry_owens43•2mo ago

Pro tip: I thought stand development was just a fad, but it saved a roll for me last week.

For a long time, I thought stand development in Rodinal was just a trick for people who didn't want to watch the clock. I figured you had to follow the times on the chart to get it right. Then I shot a roll of HP5 at a family picnic and completely forgot what I had the camera set to. I was sure the shots were ruined. A guy at the camera shop in Springfield said to try a 1:100 Rodinal stand for a full hour, with just one gentle turn at the start. I was so sure it would be flat and grainy. I did it, and every single frame came out perfect, with detail in the shadows and highlights I didn't think were there. It handled my bad guess on the exposure like it was nothing. Has anyone else had a 'last resort' method turn into a go-to fix for a messed up roll?

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c/aircraft-mechanics•

terry_owens43•2mo ago

Am I the only one who sees new guys skipping the final torque check on engine mount bolts?

I watched a kid at our hangar in Phoenix just slap a wrench on them last week, and it matters because that vibration over 500 flight hours will find ANY slack and cause a world of hurt, so how do you all drill that into the fresh hires?

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c/comic-book-fans•

terry_owens43•2mo ago

A guy at the Portland Comic Con showed me a better way to pack my books

I was in line for a signing, carrying a short box that was just too heavy. The guy behind me noticed me struggling and said, 'You're gonna wreck your back like that.' He explained he packs his boxes only two-thirds full with backing boards between every single book. I tried it on my next haul, and my boxes are way lighter and my books have zero spine dents now. How do you guys handle moving a big collection without damage?

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c/chefs•

terry_owens43•2mo ago

Pro tip: I started weighing my pasta water salt instead of eyeballing it.

For years I just grabbed a handful, but after a stage in Portland last fall, I started measuring 1.5% salt by weight of the water. The difference in flavor depth in the final dish, especially for simple sauces, is honestly huge. Are you guys still free-pouring or have you switched to a scale too?

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c/butchers•

terry_owens43•2mo ago

The difference in my pork shoulder yield after switching to a new boning knife

For the past month, I've been using that Victorinox 6-inch curved boning knife everyone talks about. My yield on Boston butts went from about 72% usable meat to a solid 78% in just that short time. I was using a cheap, straight blade from a supply house before, and I didn't think it mattered that much. The curve and flexibility of the new knife lets me get right against the bone and scapula so much cleaner. I'm leaving way less good meat behind. Has anyone else seen a jump like that just from a blade change?

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c/bicycle-mechanics•

terry_owens43•2mo ago

PSA: I had to pick between a full rebuild or a quick fix on a vintage Raleigh last month.

The bottom bracket was shot, but the customer needed it back in 2 days for a charity ride. I went with the quick fix using a sealed unit I had in stock, which got them rolling but felt like a compromise. How do you guys handle time pressure versus doing the 'right' long-term repair?

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c/glitch-in-the-matrix•

terry_owens43•3mo ago

I was reading about the 1972 disappearance of a flight over the Andes and found a detail about the black box that doesn't add up.

It was in a declassified report from the Chilean archives I found online. The official record says the flight's voice recorder was recovered, but the transcript released to the public is only 30 seconds long and ends mid-sentence from the pilot. The report notes the recorder's tape was physically capable of holding two hours of audio. They never explained the missing content or the cut-off. Has anyone else dug into old crash reports and found official details that just seem... incomplete like that?

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