Why stir in one direction

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By signing up, you agree to our Terms of Use and acknowledge the data practices in our Privacy Policy. You may unsubscribe at any time. Newsletter Shop Help Center. Home Cooking. Log In Sign Up. Joined Feb 28, Messages 5, Reaction score Location WingKKF said:. Joined May 18, Messages 1, Reaction score 2. There's so science to the salt thing as far as olfaction goes. With regard to the minced pork it is possible to overwork any mince so it's possible that a more tiring method of stirring acts as a preventative measure against that.

There are Italian recipes I've seen which advocate the use of baking soda for the purpose of tenderizing Apropos of nothing though really. TurboScooter Well-Known Member. Joined Jun 14, Messages Reaction score It's to keep the kids or in this case, your son in law "helping" you stay busy on one simple task for a longer period of time while you do the more finicky stuff.

There's so many things in cooking and a bunch of other things that are done that way because they've always been done that way, and because it's been done that way for so long it's become the "correct" way whether or not it has any basis in reality.

Joined Mar 2, Messages 1, Reaction score 2. I'll say this. If stirring the pork in one direction only keeps your MIL happy and you in her good graces, then that's all you need to know.

Happy MIL contributes to happy wife. Joined Dec 3, Messages 8, Reaction score 2, Location south florida. You have to listen to one direction songs while stirring also. Keeps it juicier. WildBoar Home cook, knife accumulator Founding Member. TurboScooter said:. AllanP Well-Known Member. Create a free Team What is Teams? Learn more. How much more effective is it to stir in both directions? Ask Question. Asked 9 years, 6 months ago. Active 5 years, 7 months ago.

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Active Oldest Votes. Improve this answer. Is that what you had in mind? If so, why would it help to reverse direction? Youtube host some videos of an extreme example: almost completely reversable mixing is a highly viscous material. I will edit to be clear that it is turbulence that matters.