Never actually use it to time food, it just annoys me if it's wrong. OCD or old age, who knows :greengrin
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When my wife fails to remove the plastic seal from either ketchup or brown sauce bottles but still puts them on the table.
Folk who dont remove packaging before sticking something in the fridge or freezer.
How come when a shop goes out of business the Lady Boys of Bangkok are always getting in? Posters everywhere.
The increased use of “let that sink in” when trying to illustrate a point.
Not sure if it’s been mentioned already, but people that stand at the front of the bus when there’s plenty seats available. Got on a bus earlier and there were 4 separate people blocking the isle at the front, when there only 6 people sitting down. Anyone getting in or off had to fight there way past these idiots who were all staring at their phones having zero awareness of the fact people are trying to get past them.
Bloggers who write the "About Me" section in third person, critical levels of smugness.
For me it's the travel blogs, I don't know when it happened but it seems nowadays anyone that goes on a two week holiday can pass themselves off as a modern day Indiana Jones off on an adventure to find the lost ark.
Xmas adverts on the tv when we are only in early-mid November.
Some retail shops have already got their Xmas trees, Xmas lights and tinsel’s out already.
Self service checkouts in supermarkets.
'Pleas wait while the assistant verifies your bags'
'Unexpected item in bagging area'
'Please wait while we check your age'.
You know what would be easier? Someone actually serving me. They can dress it up all they want as being about 'consumer choice' but what it comes down to is saving money by being able to employ a few less staff per store and pressuring remain staff into believing they should be ridiculously grateful for the job they have.
I always make a point of not using them if at all possible.
You might be right about ambient temperatures, but my wife bakes/sells celebration cakes and she doesn't keep the eggs in the fridge. She claims she gets a better rise from eggs at room temp rather than chilled. The eggs don't seem to go off any quicker when stored out of the fridge so I'm not sure what the benefit is?
I take them out of the fridge well before I use them too as the whites tend to be very thick and slow running when cold. Pretty much like cooking steak, I would never dream of cooking a steak straight from the fridge. We store them (eggs)in fridges in restaurants too and the EHO agrees so maybe that’s why I tend to do so. Everyone will have their own opinions.
Contestants on TV quiz shows who clap themselves when they get the right answer. Started on Pointless but now become an epidemic.