Drusas,

Then there's me: torn between wanting to use the hood to vent and my fear of the noise it makes (misophonia).

silence7,

Get therapy for the noise fear and use the hood.

Drusas,

Misophonia is actually a physical thing rather than psychological. Mostly, anyway. I have improved it a lot through exposure therapy, but it still hurts when I hear certain sounds. I can use the vacuum now! Mostly. Slow and steady.

silence7,

Was not aware.

There are quieter hoods out there - lots which are a lot quieter than a typical vacuum cleaner. Tough to choose if you’re a renter though.

Drusas,

Yeah, apparently evidence is suggesting that it's an impairment of the central nervous system. Still not a ton of research done on it yet.

I didn't know there were quieter hoods out there, though. I'll look into that. I even have a quieter-than-normal garbage disposal. These little things can make a big difference.

tracychouinard,

@ uno onlineI often use a wall or ceiling exhaust fan while cooking. Open windows and/or exterior doors to improve air flow through the kitchen.

cron,

Summary: Use a vent hood (preferably one that blows the air out of your home) or open a window.

silence7,

yeah. What they’re not talking about so much (but which can also help) is keeping the temperature down while frying. Some of the newer induction stoves and hot plates have temperature sensors so you can reliably keep temperatures just below the point where the oil starts to smoke and produce a lot of particulates.

cron,

I didn’t know that stoves with temperature sensors exist. That sounds like a really useful feature.

FuglyDuck,
@FuglyDuck@lemmy.world avatar

A lot of instructions/recipes will tell you to bring the oil to smoking, though. The other issue is that some oils smoke lower than others

blackbirdbiryani,

Most of the time they only suggest that as a proxy for telling the temperature. You don’t actually need oil at that temp.

FuglyDuck,
@FuglyDuck@lemmy.world avatar

Sure.

So, on a gas stove…. How do you determine pan temp?

(I don’t. I’ve an induction stove. That automatically keeps it at xxx temp. Yes. It’s wonderful.)

zerosuitsamus,

Not just Induction, I have a (new) gas stove with a frying mode on one of the hobs that lets you set the temp from 160-200 Celsius, and it controls the gas level to keep it at temp.

Raine_Wolf,

YO! That’s so neat! My stove has a huge problem with overheating and I have to play close attention to it

TheOneWithTheHair,
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I’m not gonna lie, the thumbnail did NOT look like an arm with a hand.

Raine_Wolf,

I also had to do a double take

dingleberry,

Yepp

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