#cook box

[squidthusiast]

“The oven has a goofy face”

Octo-Oven Moment?

Just some past work experience

[kyri45]

Are we going to ignore the fact that pigsy pulled a bowl of noodles out of nowhere?

He has hammerspace, duh. /j

[messymoonmad]

Man Eurymachus is so hot😔

I must give my manz a smooch

*smooching sounds*

[spongebob-connoisseur]

Nosferatu watching Nosferatu 2024

[shootingstarrfish]

request: simeon ending a phone call with "Amen" bc itd be so so silly

[kyaraben-time]

🎄 Christmas Bentos 🎄

Source: @tomochu15 on Instagram

[pooks]

i just had a very hilarious idea

at the end of the WCI arc, when the Retrieval Squad are safe and heading towards Wano, Nami laments that she had somewhat hoped to get the chance to steal some money from Big Mom

and then Ichiji, the madlad, just untucks his shirt and lifts it up. what happens? sacks with Berry and jewelry falls down on the lawn deck

Ichiji casually reveals that that he, just hours before the Whole Cake Wedding Assasination, decided to sneak and raid so much treasure from his and Sanji's sire.

"child support." he simply says. "with interest, of course."

Nami, of course, get Berry sign in her eyes and just says "Ichiji...you know that you're my best friend, right?" and Ichiji just smiles, a real genuine smile for the first time since Dressrosa, and says "of course, Nami dearest. would you have the honor to keep these safely?"

but it's on one condition; Ichiji wants to keep a specific jewelry box that belonged to his and Sanji's mother Sora.

while Nami is busy counting the money, Sanji and Ichiji sits together and looks in their mother's jewelry box, remembering and admiring the beautiful necklaces, rings, earrings and bracelets she used to own. there is also old photographs, hand-written notes and small bottles with perfume from the North Blue.

Sanji wanted Nami to have some, but she declined and said she didn't need it. Nami understood perfectly well that it was Ichiji and Sanji's late mother's things

none of them are sure what to do with the jewelry box and its' contents, but Ichiji simply stole it back because he didn't had the heart to leave it behind

also later

Sanji: *cooking lunch* WAIT you stole all that from the treasury and then fought with sacks of gold and jewels in your clothes?! Ichiji: what, like it's hard? *sips wine like an absolute icon*

also bonus

post-Wano, Zoro absolutely threw himself in the ocean for a swim when he saw Sanji wearing his mother's sapphire and gold earrings. the marimo claimed the weather was hot when they were actually closer to a spring island.

Nami called bullshit on that lol

[inkly-heart]

I'm sorry if these are stupid questions, but can Ville hide his extra hands? does he often use them, for example, to work in a store, or does he prefer to hide them?

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[eightspringdays]

if you have the feeling this arc may feel incomplete or something is off, take into consideration fujimoto is doing it on purpose

From this 2021 interview with Da Vinci magazine. Fujimoto doesn't spoon-feed you the content, he never has and I think the charm resides in that he never will

[unknownersirius]

as fast as i could

[dekariosclan]

Epilogue Friend Gale is great I love him so much but your post brought to mind something I saw a while ago

When Tav chooses to refuse his proposal, he's still ever the gracious host and friend, still offering an invitation to visit him sometime, maybe even be a guest lecturer, I think!

I wonder though how friend Gale might feel about Tav who is his ex, who he may still have feelings for, who may also still have feelings back for Gale, and how he may go about winning Tav's heart once again?

Thank you for sending in an ask that takes a gut-punch of a scene (WHO COULD DECLINE GALE’S PROPOSAL?!?!!?!!?) and ends up turning it into a happy ending! Truly an anon after my own heart! did i actually send this ask in to myself 🤔

There’s just one caveat I want to add to your scenario, which is that: There’d have to have been a damn good reason that Tav had to break up with Gale/not stay with him at all. Because Gale is so loyal and devoted (waits for Tav even when they abruptly go to Avernus!) that I could not see him willingly taking the risk of giving his heart to Tav a second time if they rejected him for a frivolous reason.

But if there WAS a good reason—perhaps something in Tav’s past that they’d been obligated to finish on their own, and they weren’t able to commit to Gale as a result—then I think upon their reunion at the Epilogue party and especially when Tav visited Waterdeep, Gale would have to do his best to hide just how much his heart still belonged to Tav. And he would absolutely fail on all counts.

In other words, he’d be so adorably sweet and flustered and charming that I don’t think he’d need to try very hard to win Tav’s heart again.

He still would try, of course; he’d be absolutely over the moon at Tav accepting his invitation to visit him in Waterdeep, and would take great pains to pull out all the stops (the food and drink being absurdly high quality as we’ve noted). But he’d also fret about the accommodations in his Tower, whether the guest bed was good enough, what kind of music Tav would like, etc. He’d be in a bit of a frenzy of preparation.

The irony would be that when Tav arrived, despite Gale doing everything he could to impress them with the surroundings, the only thing they really would be focused on was Gale himself. How sweet he was, how effortlessly kind he was, how soft his eyes looked when he smiled at them.

How much they’d missed him.

I don’t think it would take long at all (maybe a week? maybe two?) before their conversations turned from how long Tav planned to stay, to Tav being welcome to stay as long as they’d like, to wondering why Tav would need to leave at all?

Gale would be ridiculously happy of course, and the very first thing he’d want to do is join Tav in sharing the joyous news with Tara.

Tara’s happiness, on the other hand, would be about what you’d expect:

“Oh. You again. Shall I tell Mrs. Dekarios that the prospect of grandchildren is back on the table then?”

“TARA!”

[xtrailadventures]

The Cook Box Contents

The back of The Millennium Falcon in brewing up mode.

Our gear is constantly evolving & also depends on what we’re up to. Here is what we are currently using & why, listed below the relevant picture from a recent trip car camping & walking on Dartmoor. (Links & comments if I have them.)

From top left to right, fixed in with readily available shock cord or zip ties:

Recyclable rubbish bags. Leave no trace & take it home.

Small grip seal bags. Lots of uses.

Coffee sachets in a small grip seal bag.

Hand sanitiser. Useful if water is short - wash your hands when preparing food & avoid getting ill.

Mora Companion Spark. Actually in the sheath from a Companion SRT (S) as I wanted it to stand out. A sharp knife rattling around in a cook box is inviting injury, especially in the dark, so it seemed sensible to use one of these. Stainless steel for easy/sloppy care. The "Spark" refers to the ferro rod in the handle which is an alternative means of lighting the Trangia.

The strap from the Trangia.

One of two microfibre towels used as teatowels.

Matches in a small grip seal bag.

Pan scraper. Never used it as I strive not to get pans dirty in the first place.

Brabantia swing bin liner - no idea why.

Army issue tin opener. Simple, light & effective.

Kitchen roll.

From left to right, fixed in with readily available shock cord or zip ties:

Bottlegreen Elderflower Cordial (quite concentrated so lasts) in a bottle from the versatile & ubiquitous Nalgene Leakproof Container Travel Kit - Medium.

Various brew kit items - coffee, tea bags, sometimes creamer or hot chocolate etc. which we keep in small Tropicana orange juice bottles from McDonalds or supermarket meal deals.

Random spork from a British Army ration pack. (What we were eating on this trip.)

Unbranded cool bag. Just enough for bacon & eggs, butter, ketchup & some bread rolls for breakfast when the rations ran out.

Sistema box. Really useful in various forms to keep food.

Insulated wine bottle. Actually contains milk on this trip & is a really annoying size but it’s what we have so we use it. If we go to the beach it will contain Gallo Family Vineyards White Grenache 75cl.

Wet wipes. Hard to find ones that don’t smell of babies but since I worked with a Royal Marine who swore by them I’ve used them too.

Thermal mugs from The Clachaig Inn, Scotland. A most excellent hostelry frequented by gnarly mountain climbing types. Marks their owners out as proper outdoors people.

Brewing up gear includes:

Trangia 25 with the Trangia Gas burner GB74 for speed & adjustability (or the spirit burner for peaceful early mornings). This is non-stick but beyond that I couldn’t identify it from the bewildering array of materials & weights on the Trangia website. I’ve used them for 40 years & this one is about 25 years old. Bomb proof - get one.

AeroPress coffee maker. Because it’s important to have good coffee wherever you are.

Carte D’Or tub for storing AeroPress filters which comes with a fee serving of ice-cream. This came from Sainsburys but now seemingly unavailable.

Coleman C500 Performance Gas Cartridge. Any 80% Butane / 20% Propane gas canister will be fine at low altitude - these are freely available & last us a while. Coleman are mysterious about their ratios & as not all their canisters are marked I had to ask. They say: “We can confirm the following difference between Performance and Xtreme gas cartridges: • Performance: 80% Butane / 20% Propane • Xtreme: 70% Butane / 30% Propane The higher % of Propane of the Xtreme make it tthat you can use it in colder temperatures”.

Sigg Fuel Bottle. Sigg don’t seem to have fuel bottles on their website any more but they were always good & reliable. The holes in the thread mean you don’t need to take off (& lose) the lid to pour. The loop in the lid means you can apply plenty of leverage is the lid gets stuck.

The rubbish bags hang neatly over the end of the handle so ditching used teabags etc. is simple.

Cooking makes use of the Trangia 25 again but if frying (bacon & eggs on this occasion) moving the Trangia work surface away from the open box minimises the effects of spitting oil & fat.

The bars of the handle make a convenient place to hang the tongs.

Sea To Summit’s Delta Range are excellent & our Goldilocks plates because they:

Stack well enough.

Have high sides so your food doesn’t slide off.

Curve perfectly so your Spork can remove maximum food.

Have a thumb grip which also serves as a hanging loop. (Or a cord on the bowl lids.)

The bowls have a lid to seal in food.

I searched for a long time before deciding on these & they have proved outstanding.

Top left to right:

Delta plate

Delta bowl Lid

Two Delta plates

Two Delta bowls with a lid

Long handled Delta spoon - as we were eating Meals Ready to Eat (MREs) as issued to British troops.

Generic tongs (these from TK Maxx but ubiquitous)

Pencil case containing:

Several Light My Fire Original Sporks - still the best IMHO

TREKMATES Snaxtool 6in1 Camping Utensil - so convenient I had to buy them, though possibly just the Sporks would be fine.

Bamboo chopping board. This one was from Morrisons but they are everywhere - get one the size that suits your box.

Trangia accessories:

Pan Stand

Triangle

A bag I made myself.

We've had several of these blue stacking boxes at home for years. This happy little accident makes moving gear away from the car easier.

The hatches in the lid store, in bottles from the Nalgene set above, from top left to right:

Washing up liquid (AKA Dishsoap).

Cooking oil.

Pan sponge/scourer.

Methylated spirits (for the Trangia if we don't pack the larger fuel bottle).

Always looking for possible improvements - next is a better way to hang the mugs which avoids spillage whilst brewing up.

Share & enjoy.

[akkivee]

still kinda not over ichiro taking a bite out of his hamburger in the leaders bonus hypster track and going 'it's so good!! it tastes really meaty!!' lmao

[veevil]

does Erik know fish can be cooked? Does he like cooked fish? I’ve been thinking about this since the pasta one… like if he’s trying human food are seafood dishes like “whoa that’s cool!!” Or is he like “um no Charles you’re eating that wrong”

He'd be a baby about trying cooked anything it but I think he would try anything for Charles bc he trusts him (and he'd like it🫶)

[mirensiart]

Wait I just realized on your pain sharing au

Think-Wild is cooking and he tastes the food and he burns his tounge (cuz like stove stuff)

and then the rest of the chain that’s scattered around camp feeling the burn is like: oh food will be ready soon!

Aww that's such a cute mental image though! 😭💖

They feel their tongues getting burned and know wild is cooking and tasting the end result before serving, that's so wholesome!

I feel like wild is pretty chaotic while cooking despite being very good at it

It's not uncommon for him to accidentally burn himself while cooking or cutting himself

He drops something in the pot that shouldn't be there like say, an egg shell, and he grabs it with his hand by reflex and suffers from it, etc

So like, the others are Going Through It while he cooks, but the end result is so worth it that they just deal with the little pains lol

[corvidsofthedeep]

No Context Crow #320: Bento Crow

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