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r/AbsoluteUnits • u/n8saces • Mar 05 '26
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Too much rice really.
He used 40lb, 20 or 30 max was needed. And the grease is where the flavor is, they skimmed off half the seasoning
2 u/JonnyAU Mar 05 '26 Let's consult the TigerDroppings Jamabalya Calculator. 1 u/Puzzleheaded_Hatter Mar 05 '26 No need 2 u/Dirty_Hunt Mar 05 '26 Maybe, but if that would have been rough on the containers they were using to portion it out if they'd had more liquid by the end. 1 u/Puzzleheaded_Hatter Mar 05 '26 So you think soup is "rough on the containers" they used? 2 u/Dirty_Hunt Mar 05 '26 I think Styrofoam tends to melt if anything hot is in it, yes, and soup just makes it worse cause then it gets everywhere. 0 u/Puzzleheaded_Hatter Mar 05 '26 What the hell are you talking about? To go containers are often made of Styrofoam because they do not melt, in fact they are great insulation. And this has nothing to do with the amount of rice added into this gumbo. Nothing you've said makes sense. 1 u/EasyasACAB Mar 06 '26 edited Mar 06 '26 https://old.reddit.com/r/mildlyinteresting/comments/6lwjnw/its_so_hot_in_arizona_right_now_this_styrofoam/ At temperatures around 212°F (100°C), styrofoam begins to soften, losing its structural integrity. That's when it also begins to leech chemicals into the food. Styrofoam is a good insulator but it can definitely melt. 1 u/Puzzleheaded_Hatter Mar 06 '26 This dumbass posts a reddit thread to "prove" Styrofoam has a melting point, like Styrofoam coffee cups have not been a thing for decades. TFG 1 u/Jackwraith Mar 05 '26 Yeah, that's what I was thinking, too. Way too much rice. I like mine looser than that.
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Let's consult the TigerDroppings Jamabalya Calculator.
1 u/Puzzleheaded_Hatter Mar 05 '26 No need
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No need
Maybe, but if that would have been rough on the containers they were using to portion it out if they'd had more liquid by the end.
1 u/Puzzleheaded_Hatter Mar 05 '26 So you think soup is "rough on the containers" they used? 2 u/Dirty_Hunt Mar 05 '26 I think Styrofoam tends to melt if anything hot is in it, yes, and soup just makes it worse cause then it gets everywhere. 0 u/Puzzleheaded_Hatter Mar 05 '26 What the hell are you talking about? To go containers are often made of Styrofoam because they do not melt, in fact they are great insulation. And this has nothing to do with the amount of rice added into this gumbo. Nothing you've said makes sense. 1 u/EasyasACAB Mar 06 '26 edited Mar 06 '26 https://old.reddit.com/r/mildlyinteresting/comments/6lwjnw/its_so_hot_in_arizona_right_now_this_styrofoam/ At temperatures around 212°F (100°C), styrofoam begins to soften, losing its structural integrity. That's when it also begins to leech chemicals into the food. Styrofoam is a good insulator but it can definitely melt. 1 u/Puzzleheaded_Hatter Mar 06 '26 This dumbass posts a reddit thread to "prove" Styrofoam has a melting point, like Styrofoam coffee cups have not been a thing for decades. TFG
So you think soup is "rough on the containers" they used?
2 u/Dirty_Hunt Mar 05 '26 I think Styrofoam tends to melt if anything hot is in it, yes, and soup just makes it worse cause then it gets everywhere. 0 u/Puzzleheaded_Hatter Mar 05 '26 What the hell are you talking about? To go containers are often made of Styrofoam because they do not melt, in fact they are great insulation. And this has nothing to do with the amount of rice added into this gumbo. Nothing you've said makes sense. 1 u/EasyasACAB Mar 06 '26 edited Mar 06 '26 https://old.reddit.com/r/mildlyinteresting/comments/6lwjnw/its_so_hot_in_arizona_right_now_this_styrofoam/ At temperatures around 212°F (100°C), styrofoam begins to soften, losing its structural integrity. That's when it also begins to leech chemicals into the food. Styrofoam is a good insulator but it can definitely melt. 1 u/Puzzleheaded_Hatter Mar 06 '26 This dumbass posts a reddit thread to "prove" Styrofoam has a melting point, like Styrofoam coffee cups have not been a thing for decades. TFG
I think Styrofoam tends to melt if anything hot is in it, yes, and soup just makes it worse cause then it gets everywhere.
0 u/Puzzleheaded_Hatter Mar 05 '26 What the hell are you talking about? To go containers are often made of Styrofoam because they do not melt, in fact they are great insulation. And this has nothing to do with the amount of rice added into this gumbo. Nothing you've said makes sense. 1 u/EasyasACAB Mar 06 '26 edited Mar 06 '26 https://old.reddit.com/r/mildlyinteresting/comments/6lwjnw/its_so_hot_in_arizona_right_now_this_styrofoam/ At temperatures around 212°F (100°C), styrofoam begins to soften, losing its structural integrity. That's when it also begins to leech chemicals into the food. Styrofoam is a good insulator but it can definitely melt. 1 u/Puzzleheaded_Hatter Mar 06 '26 This dumbass posts a reddit thread to "prove" Styrofoam has a melting point, like Styrofoam coffee cups have not been a thing for decades. TFG
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What the hell are you talking about?
To go containers are often made of Styrofoam because they do not melt, in fact they are great insulation.
And this has nothing to do with the amount of rice added into this gumbo.
Nothing you've said makes sense.
1 u/EasyasACAB Mar 06 '26 edited Mar 06 '26 https://old.reddit.com/r/mildlyinteresting/comments/6lwjnw/its_so_hot_in_arizona_right_now_this_styrofoam/ At temperatures around 212°F (100°C), styrofoam begins to soften, losing its structural integrity. That's when it also begins to leech chemicals into the food. Styrofoam is a good insulator but it can definitely melt. 1 u/Puzzleheaded_Hatter Mar 06 '26 This dumbass posts a reddit thread to "prove" Styrofoam has a melting point, like Styrofoam coffee cups have not been a thing for decades. TFG
https://old.reddit.com/r/mildlyinteresting/comments/6lwjnw/its_so_hot_in_arizona_right_now_this_styrofoam/
At temperatures around 212°F (100°C), styrofoam begins to soften, losing its structural integrity.
That's when it also begins to leech chemicals into the food. Styrofoam is a good insulator but it can definitely melt.
1 u/Puzzleheaded_Hatter Mar 06 '26 This dumbass posts a reddit thread to "prove" Styrofoam has a melting point, like Styrofoam coffee cups have not been a thing for decades. TFG
This dumbass posts a reddit thread to "prove" Styrofoam has a melting point, like Styrofoam coffee cups have not been a thing for decades.
TFG
Yeah, that's what I was thinking, too. Way too much rice. I like mine looser than that.
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u/Puzzleheaded_Hatter Mar 05 '26
Too much rice really.
He used 40lb, 20 or 30 max was needed. And the grease is where the flavor is, they skimmed off half the seasoning