Tedious Tasks That Take Waaaaaaay Longer Than Anticipated

[ITK]

Prepping brussel sprouts.
Firing bzzz.

 

[PhDeac]

Prepping brussel sprouts.
Firing bzzz.

How are you prepping them? I typically slice once, drizzle with olive oil and lemon juice, sprinkle salt, and roast on 425 for about 10 minutes.

 

[BarcaDeac]

Special hours?

If you have a business account you can go in an hour or two earlier than the normal opening time

 

[lbE08]

How are you prepping them? I typically slice once, drizzle with olive oil and lemon juice, sprinkle salt, and roast on 425 for about 10 minutes.

ditto, but i'm with ITK. i take a moment to pull off the loose leaves and it always takes longer than expected.

 

[ITK]

I cut the bottoms off, cut them in half, remove any gross looking leaves, wash them, let them dry for 10 minutes and then do the same as you (well, I use garlic salt).

 

[PhDeac]

I do cut the bottoms as well. The leaves just come off after slicing them in half so it's just discarding them. The work is worth it. Brussel sprouts and fried okra barely last the process of making dinner.

 

[ImTheCaptain]

packing & moving
washing the car
folding and ironing

 

[lbE08]

just confirmed: bathing the dog

 

[TownieDeac]

A lil parm on the Brussels sprouts is awesome.

 

[WakeGal]

just confirmed: bathing the dog

Don't remind me. I've got to do that tonight before she gets spayed in the morning.

 

[SC DEAC]

and it is officially the off season when people are actually discussing brussel sprouts on a message board.

 

[Go]

Parm on anything is good.

 

[Brangus]

Foreplay

 

[BarcaDeac]

and it is officially the off season when people are actually discussing brussel sprouts on a message board.

not really...I think it's discussed around the holidays when people post recipes, esp. since sprouts are more of a winter thing anyway

 

[RacerDeac]

A lil parm on the Brussels sprouts is awesome.

Try some pesto and then some parm for the last few minutes of roasting.

 

[RacerDeac]

peeling asparagus (pro tip: if you peel it before roasting, it gets a LOT more tender)

That's a thing?

 

[Deacon923]

putting up plantation blinds. Somehow driving a grand total of 4 screws per blind always takes forever. Although this last time it only took me 30 minutes per blind, I must be getting better at it.

 

[lbE08]

That's a thing?

yeppp. it makes more of a difference with super fresh-grown stuff because those little triangle nub things can be tough.

 

[RacerDeac]

yeppp. it makes more of a difference with super fresh-grown stuff because those little triangle nub things can be tough.

Usually the tough ones are snapped off anyway, at least in my experience.

 

[lbE08]

regardless of the nubs, it definitely makes for more tender veggies. when you roast them.