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What are your food crimes?

Do you like pineapple on pizza? That's a crime.

We're all guilty, so what are you guilty of?

I over cook my pasta and don't like it al dente. I would follow the directions and wonder why it was chewy and felt undone, apparently that is how it is supposed to be. So I always cook mine a couple extra minutes!

Before an air fryer I used to cook my pizza rolls in the microwave because I'm impatient.

I eat sushi with my hand or fork if its really messy.

Depending on where you live I could be committing one or two crimes; I dont add beans to my chili, and I add noodles
 
I only eat ground beef that is 93% lean or higher. All my friends call me a monster for it.

I prefer my tortilla chips unsalted.

Depending on where you live I could be committing one or two crimes; I dont add beans to my chili, and I add noodles

Cincinnati is know for their chili which is on top of spaghetti so I think you'd fit in there.
 

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My friends are horrified that I use ketchup on sausages and chicken cutlets. They want to revoke my Italian card. :giggle

I also like my cutlets ever so slightly burned.

BTW @Crystal, I eat a lot of cheese too. It's one of the few keto snacks I can have.
 
I am not a fan of cakes and cookies.

I can only eat jelly filled doughnuts. Also, not really a crime, but I can only really eat one because multiple will make my stomach not feel well for some reason.

When I used to go to Subway a lot, I used to put ranch dressing in the meatball marinara sub.

I don't eat pizza crust.

I don't clean my plate because I stop when my stomach says so, so often my plate will have food left over on it, especially potato and bread related items.

I don't like cooked carrots but I can do raw carrots (with ranch dip).

I don't often do leftovers because I'll almost never eat them. The law of diminishing returns is big with my appetite. Eat the same thing over and over again, and I'll eat less and less.

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I'm not a seafood person either. I do like some beer battered fried white fish, but thats about it.

I used to be like this. I couldn't stand the fishy taste unless it was deep fried.

Now, I get fish a lot more often. Easy for me to eat, has loads of health benefits that I need to take advantage of.

Blackened fish is great stuff. I like tilapia if cooked well. I get that some people don't like it, but for cheap fish, it tastes fine.

Butter goes a long way, too.
 
I used to be like this. I couldn't stand the fishy taste unless it was deep fried.

Now, I get fish a lot more often. Easy for me to eat, has loads of health benefits that I need to take advantage of.

Blackened fish is great stuff. I like tilapia if cooked well. I get that some people don't like it, but for cheap fish, it tastes fine.

Butter goes a long way, too.

I dont dislike it, I'll eat salmon or crab or something like Tilapia even if not battered, but I just dont enjoy it, Im kind of meh on it. It doesnt even have to be fried, you can coat it in some sort of coating and bake it in the oven

But overall only love good fried fish, I can eat a few others but wont pick it if there are other choices
 

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Do you like pineapple on pizza? That's a crime.

Punishable by death.

We're all guilty, so what are you guilty of?

I’m like @Cole in that respect… I’m picky as a toddler, so I’m gonna be unoriginal and hit everyone else’s points before homing in on mine.

I over cook my pasta and don't like it al dente. I would follow the directions and wonder why it was chewy and felt undone, apparently that is how it is supposed to be. So I always cook mine a couple extra minutes!

You’re not alone. Al dente pasta is weird.

Before an air fryer I used to cook my pizza rolls in the microwave because I'm impatient.

Yes. And, unless it’s a Hot Pocket, fuck those heating discs for frozen pizzas or other types of heat sleeves.

I eat sushi with my hand or fork if its really messy.

I don’t eat it. At all.

Depending on where you live I could be committing one or two crimes; I dont add beans to my chili, and I add noodles

Chili shouldn’t have beans.

I only eat ground beef that is 93% lean or higher. All my friends call me a monster for it.

It’s the ONLY way to go, though. Too much gristle otherwise.

I prefer my tortilla chips unsalted.

Weirdo.

I don’t like chocolate

I used to think you were cool.

I eat far too much cheese.

No such thing.

It would be a crime if you didn't eat enough cheese.

An adequate answer, from an adequate gentleman.

oh god, who's ready to hate me?

I am a SUPER picky eater.

I like my burgers more on the well done side, and if I ate steak I would do the same.

I do this, not to avoid rarer meat, but to avoid the bun going soggy before I’m halfway through.

I live in New England and hate sea food with a passion.

I will eat crab cakes like nobody’s business, but invite me to a crab feast and I’m passing on it. As you saw, we’re known for our seafood here… and I have the equivalent of the chicken nugget form of it.

My crime is I like to put ketchup on pasta, a childhood thing that I still do.

I used to put ketchup on Kraft macaroni and Hamburger Helper when I was a kid. Does that count?

I am not a fan of cakes and cookies.

Cake? No. Cookies? Yeah, in moderation.

I can only eat jelly filled doughnuts. Also, not really a crime, but I can only really eat one because multiple will make my stomach not feel well for some reason.

Custard/pudding/jelly doughnuts are superior to any other.

When I used to go to Subway a lot, I used to put ranch dressing in the meatball marinara sub.

That actually doesn’t sound bad at all.

I don't eat pizza crust.

Stuffed crust and pan pizza are the only pizza crusts I’ll eat.

I don't clean my plate because I stop when my stomach says so, so often my plate will have food left over on it, especially potato and bread related items.

I have a bad habit of forcing myself to finish my plate, but that’s a psychological thing from growing up broke, not a physically compulsory thing.

I don't like cooked carrots but I can do raw carrots (with ranch dip).

I’m the opposite. Crunchy texture with vegetables = weird to me.

I don't often do leftovers because I'll almost never eat them. The law of diminishing returns is big with my appetite. Eat the same thing over and over again, and I'll eat less and less.

If I order out, like DoorDash, I’ll order dinner and tomorrow’s lunch, but it’ll be two separate things. The cost of ordering one meal for two people versus two meals for two people is the only reason for that.
I used to be like this. I couldn't stand the fishy taste unless it was deep fried.

Fish sticks or fish filets. Gimme the garbage, I’ll pass on the salmon steaks and tuna steaks.

Now, I get fish a lot more often. Easy for me to eat, has loads of health benefits that I need to take advantage of.

Blackened fish is great stuff. I like tilapia if cooked well. I get that some people don't like it, but for cheap fish, it tastes fine.

Butter goes a long way, too.

You make a convincing argument for a picky eater after the previous point.
 

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You’re not alone. Al dente pasta is weird.
I feel like Al dente is if you are then going to use it in another dish/recipe so that it doesn’t overcook. For example, if you are going to throw it into a stew or sauce, it will get those last few minutes of cooking in the final product
I used to think you were cool.
that just means more for you
I like my burgers more on the well done side, and if I ate steak I would do the same.
I do this, not to avoid rarer meat, but to avoid the bun going soggy before I’m halfway through.
Burgers medium-well, steak medium rare. That is the only acceptable answer

I don't eat pizza crust.
That’s one of problems with pizza outside of the NYC area. The crust is drastically inferior
Gristle and fat aren't the same thing! I don't think I've ever had a burger with gristle in it. More fat makes the burger juicier and more flavorful (although I'll give you the point about buns getting soggy if they're too juicy).
If you make your own from ground meat, you can make it juicier. If you use breadcrumbs, get the breadcrumbs slightly wet first. They won’t take the moisture from the meat. If not, add ketchup/bbq sauce/another thicker sauce to the mixture before forming the patties. Just don’t overdo it or the burgers will fall apart. I can make juicy burgers with 97-99% lean meat those ways
 

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I feel like Al dente is if you are then going to use it in another dish/recipe so that it doesn’t overcook.
Ugh, y'all are the reason so many restaurants serve overcooked, mushy pasta.

If you make your own from ground meat, you can make it juicier. If you use breadcrumbs, get the breadcrumbs slightly wet first. They won’t take the moisture from the meat. If not, add ketchup/bbq sauce/another thicker sauce to the mixture before forming the patties. Just don’t overdo it or the burgers will fall apart. I can make juicy burgers with 97-99% lean meat those ways
Sure, you can do all that. Or you can just buy sufficiently fatty meat. All that mixing in sauces or bread crumbs messes with the structure of the meat fibers. Burgers have a better texture with a minimal amount of handling, and bread crumbs will never taste as good as beef fat. Use them as a cheap filler to stretch your dollar if you like, but they don't make a superior burger.
 

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Sure, you can do all that. Or you can just buy sufficiently fatty meat. All that mixing in sauces or bread crumbs messes with the structure of the meat fibers. Burgers have a better texture with a minimal amount of handling, and bread crumbs will never taste as good as beef fat. Use them as a cheap filler to stretch your dollar if you like, but they don't make a superior burger.
Use panko not regular breadcrumbs. You won’t notice a difference if you gently mix and shape the burgers. I do it with meatballs all the time
 

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Use panko not regular breadcrumbs. You won’t notice a difference if you gently mix and shape the burgers. I do it with meatballs all the time
Meat balls are different because you have to mix in parmesan cheese and seasonings and an egg anyway, and the bread crumbs help hold it all together. It's a different end goal than burgers.

I don't care what kind of bread crumbs you use. It's not going to improve the flavor of a very lean burger to be better than a burger with some fat.
 
I want to taste both :shrug
both GIF
 
what else, @The Eye in the Sky! what else do I do that makes you hate me.

The fact that you can't drink something without food is something I've never seen.

Dr pepper sucks

You can't do spicy foods

The well done steak is a real crime and if you ever have steak around me I will call the police.
 

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The well done steak is a real crime and if you ever have steak around me I will call the police.
I made steak about 7-8 years ago for my wife and in-laws. They were beautiful medium-rare ribeye and my in-laws kept asking me to cook it longer. Even before I said anything, my wife told me to never make steak for her parents again
 
I don't like sweet, bubbly soda. I always shake the fizz out of it and add some cold water to tone down the sweetness. Don't judge me.
Oh, I'm totally judging. This like buying sparkling water and shaking the fizz out of it instead of getting water out of the tap (filtered, of course).

I can understand wanting to tune down the sweetness, but soda without the carbonation is pointless... and some are pretty bad (Mountain Dew).

Can I suggest Snapple, Calypso Lemonades, or juice? You can still water those down.
 

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it's not that I can't, it's that I dont like to.

I like soda, specifically Dr Pepper, and one of the ways I reign in drinking too much of it is that I won't have one without something to eat.

I drink water (not as much as I should), and I'm not a huge fan of alcohol in general.

but what he means is that I don't like having a soda when I'm not having something to eat
 

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it's not that I can't, it's that I dont like to.

I like soda, specifically Dr Pepper, and one of the ways I reign in drinking too much of it is that I won't have one without something to eat.

I drink water (not as much as I should), and I'm not a huge fan of alcohol in general.

but what he means is that I don't like having a soda when I'm not having something to eat
Oh, that seems quite reasonable. I try not to drink soda or alcohol without food, too (though for different reasons).
 

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I only eat ground beef that is 93% lean or higher. All my friends call me a monster for it.
Basically the same here. Mainly due to avoid the fat due to health reasons for the rest of the fam, but I've also grown to like it. Even when turned into patties.

I like my burgers more on the well done side, and if I ate steak I would do the same.
I like mine medium well to well done. I like my meats to melt in my mouth instead of fighting to chew them. If you want to chew something, grab some gun or something.

For me, I like to put ketchup on many things. I guess the biggest offense is to add it onto most pasta dishes. Sghetti and sauce? Put sum 'chup on it. Chicken patties are also good with some.
 
If you want to chew something, grab some gun or something.
uh, can we not make those jokes here?
Mainly due to avoid the fat due to health reasons for the rest of the fam
The difference in leanness of ground meat is miniscule and takes away the flavor of the meat. Fat from meats isn't what you need to worry about. Sugar intake is a bigger issue.
 

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uh, can we not make those jokes here?

The difference in leanness of ground meat is miniscule and takes away the flavor of the meat. Fat from meats isn't what you need to worry about. Sugar intake is a bigger issue.
T'was only a typo. Very unfortunate one at that.

I've found out that low 90% lean meat tends to be more affordable too. 80s are just too fatty imo and high 90s end up being expensive and fairly dry. But yeah. I'm no dietician so I just listen to the wife who has hopefully listened to one.
 
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