Re:Context switching costs more than we give it credit for
by ycombobreaker on Monday January 18, 2021 @12:29AM
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My wife started cooking bacon in the oven or toaster oven. It increases latency from a cold start (preheating) but I find it takes less attention that a stovetop, and the result is still tasty. I am curious if you have experimented with that, specifically because as you state you enjoy the scheduling most.
Re:Context switching costs more than we give it credit for
by Waterluvian on Tuesday January 19, 2021 @07:18AM
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Yes! I found that oven bacon is pretty great and low effort. But slow. Air fryer bacon is amazing though and fast. But still I find pan bacon the most enjoyable and then I can vary the qualities so the kids get crunchy and I get soft.
What makes it fun is that I make it a game of optimizing concurrency.
I just love thinking ahead and planning what operations go in what order, how, when, how few trips to the same cupboards and drawers I can make, etc.
I can make scrambled eggs, bacon, toast, and some fruit or yogurt for a family of four in six minutes without leaving a mess. (The bacon used to double the time until I decided to use a second pan and pay the price of cleaning two)