Ask HN: What's the most valuable thing you can learn in an hour?

Re:Ask HN: What's the most valuable thing you can learn in a... by jodrellblank on Wednesday November 20, 2019 @02:41PM (#21587640)

> Leave lid /the entire time/.

Leave lid what the entire time? On? Off? Untouched? Steamed-up? Half-on? Cracked? Ajar? Weighed-down?

I'm assuming "on", since I have cooked food before, but then how is there 12-15 min of cooking, 25% variation, if you're emphasizing "the entire time"? If you can't look at it or touch it until after it's done, and you can't tell when it's done by the time because the time varies, then when is done?

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Re:Ask HN: What's the most valuable thing you can learn in a... by RobertRoberts on Thursday November 21, 2019 @12:46AM (#21591736)

I meant my comment as an introduction to the idea. But yes, leave it on. You can peak and test quick, but when I was starting out cooking rice I wasn't careful about the lid and ruined plenty of rice by letting too much steam out.

Yes, time varies, just wanted to layout how simple it can be to learn a useful skill in a short amount of time.

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Re:Ask HN: What's the most valuable thing you can learn in a... by boring_twenties on Thursday November 21, 2019 @02:59PM (#21598817)

Lids can and should be transparent.

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