• Subverb@lemmy.world
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      The problem is that store bought croutons have normalized being dry, hard bullets. It’s not like that when they’re made fresh. They’re beautiful little pieces of buttered texture in your salad.

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        Fresh croutons are one of the single best advantages of an air fryer

        Part-baked baguette cut into chunks, spray with olive oil, six minutes, shake after three. Nothing else needed

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          4 months ago

          I was thinking of getting an air fryer, but I was missing additional applications. I think you might have convinced me.

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        4 months ago

        Get a spray bottle or just coat your hand in water. Get a plate of croutons lightly moist. Then, just microwave it for about 30 seconds.

        There you doctored the croutons from “being a pain” to something regular normies can enjoy

      • GregorGizeh@lemmy.zip
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        4 months ago

        It wasn’t entirely serious, obviously there are both tasty and filling salads. Just that I am fairly sure that croutons exist because at some point someone chewed down on a pile of lettuce and thought “this ain’t it”

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          Fair enough 😅 I don’t know dude, I just love salads and croutons either together or separately, you know? They’re just so tasty

  • Maggoty@lemmy.world
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    Store bought croutons are shelf stable bread. Go read any travel diary from the 1800’s. It’s never been good. Real croutons are not shelf stable and do not cut your mouth.

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    4 months ago

    We don’t need croutons for salads to hurt us - having to eat unprocessed vegetables already makes me cry.

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      4 months ago

      Just drench that shit in salty/vinegary oil, let it sit there for a few mins, enjoy your pre-digested salad and get fat with vegetables in the process.