@Zelli sous vide pork is incredible and that's a hill I'm willing to die on

@Chel

i won't denigrate sous vide as a method of cooking, just that i think pork is low tier meat

@Zelli ah well

nobody is perfect

@Chel

knowing yourself is the key to enlightenment, chel

@Chel

this was a joke btw i'm sorry ilu <3333

@Zelli @Chel tbh, i'd hold off on making jokes that critique other people's food choices from a position of elitism without considering cultural context, current socioeconomic status etc

while you may intend it as a joke, it can still negatively impact others and damage your relationships unintentionally

jokes often carry a grain of truth, whether meant to or not

@Scarly @Chel You're right. I'm sorry and I'll be more conscientious in the future. Thanks for giving it to me straight <3

@Zelli @Chel that's what i'm here for

(tho i gotta say there's nothin' straight about this crow, hahaha)

@Scarly @Chel thanks for giving it to me gay, then :')

@Zelli @Chel bwahahaha, sure np

@porsupah it's pretty useful from a space perspective - just need a plastic tub for the water, and a decent skillet for finishing the meat off with a sear

my current apartment has a really small kitchen, so its been really useful from that perspective

I've actually been meaning to give iberico pork a try! Scarly and I are heavily budgeting our groceries this year though, in preparation for moving in early 2020, so it might have to wait a few moments, though ;_;

@Chel It might be worth seeing if you can make it happen as a special treat for some occasion. ^_^

The trouble is, the spare space in the kitchen amounts to the two chopping boards, and a few extra square inches to the side of one of them. ^_^; That said, there is a crockpot (which my keyboard initially dropped the "r" from =:) on the stove - the only space for it - which could be shifted. Still, that's likely only happening with a new gig, which'd likely mean a new location. (Yay!)

@porsupah that is a fair point tbh

and... oh gosh, that IS limited D:

here's hoping that you're able to get a new place with a bit more substantial kitchen in the very near term - I'm definitely rooting for you!

and... and... that... that would be quite an unfortunate typo x3

@Chel All the moreso given I /love/ cooking, and was lucky enough a few years ago to be renting a place with a beautifully laid out kitchen - enough space for five chopping boards and still have a few feet of countertop spare. ^_^

Ahh, that's it! I recall you mentioning P-town. ^_^ Only visited there once, quite briefly - I was living in Medford, in the south. (Not somewhere to seek out, though Ashland and Jacksonville are nice, if perhaps a bit twee)

@porsupah that... sounds like the kitchen of my dreams

good kitchens are honestly exciting to an utterly absurd degree, and I legit fantasize about being able to someday have a fully customized one

and yeah, cooking is a complete delight and joy, to say the absolute least - especially when you've got some folks to cook for :3

and yep - P-town it is! we already go down quite a few times a year, so it'll be a money savings in that regard to simply live there x)

@Chel Ahh, I know you mentioned the move sometime, but I forget - what destination do you have in mind? Retiring to Gstaad already? =:)

@porsupah oh goodness, wouldn't that be a treat?

but... alas... we're simply gonna be going a couple hundred miles down South to Portland, Oregon... fleeing, desperately, from the mess that is Seattle 😅

my parents are down there, Scarly's closest brother is down there, and most of our favorite places to go are down there, so... :3