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[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 months ago (1 children)

This is quite literally the same thing I made for dinner tonight as well. I’m sorry you struggled with the potatoes. Even with chopsticks it can be a little challenging. A very sharp knife makes all the difference.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 8 months ago (1 children)

There was no struggling, and they turned out perfect, they just were not worth the effort invested for the flavor return.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 months ago (2 children)

What dish is the most worth the effort?

[–] [email protected] 12 points 8 months ago

I think in a general sense most dishes are worth the effort!

When I use that expression here, I mean that I feel that I can develop substantially better flavor using much simpler methods that take less time, less cleanup, less cooking, more agreeable/consistent texture, and so forth.

I was a little bit dubious of the hype I read surrounding this particular preparation, and I feel that in the end that skepticism was justified.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

Maybe not the absolutely most, but in strict terms of "tastiness divided by work", I have made crock pot pork chops that have got to be in the top 5% for that ratio.

Basically get small boneless pork chops when they're on sale, and put however many you want (I usually do 4-6) in the crock pot with two cans of Cream of Chicken soup and a packet of dry ranch seasoning.

Stir that shit all together and turn it on low, then go to work.

When you get home enjoy your delicious, savory, juicy pork chops.

Really the only way you can get lower effort than that is something that's pre-made (like a boxed oven meal or something that is microwaved) or something that requires no prep at all, like just eating an apple or something.