Daily Discussion Thread: 🚏 Thursday, 9 January, 2025

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• Duenan@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Back from lunch with a friend.

  I had a delicious Katsu Don but they ran out of milk and I couldn’t get a coffee :(

  Also a few poles had fallen down on Warrigal road so traffic is heavily congested with 2 of 4 lanes in and outbound blocked.

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• Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Imagine putting 25 hours into a game only to go and play the tutorial and realise you’ve been missing half the features.

  :/

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• indisin@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Potentially contentious topic, but where in your opinion is the absolute best place to get a smashed patty beef burger that importantly also does an awesome vego/pescatarian option for my partner that isn’t specifically a beyond burger (impossible burger is fine)? Preferably a hidden gem. Must be at a minimum Rockwell and Sons level for quality and creativity. Price is irrelevant as I really want an awesome new smashed burger.

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  • Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Home made. 🙂

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    • indisin@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Far too much effort for a single meal when I’m the only person in the house who occasionally eats meat, and will not cross contaminate any pans, utensils etc

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    • TinyBreak@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      100%. Never had a smash burger half as good as what you can achieve at home with a cast iron skillet.

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  • tone212_@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Which area in Melbourne? I think there’s a suitable option in inner west which I’ve had a few times. The burgers are “hand pressed”, that’s the same thing right? And there’s a vego option (mushroom) which I’ve never had but it looks good.

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    • indisin@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Any where in Victoria really as we can make a trip of it.

      Smashed is typically a ball of mince that’s flattened on the grill with crispy caramelised edges on the patty, cheese melted on top whilst cooking. I’d sacrifice my perfect burger though if that mushroom one is just a grilled portobello as my partner would love that.

      So lemme know the place and I’ll have a look at the menu & pics.

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  • SituationCake@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Doesn’t meet your brief, I don’t know if anywhere that would suit. But for a homestyle smash burger you can’t beat the old style fish and chips shops. They were making ‘smash’ burgers before they had a name. Patty pressed flat to sizzling on a hot plate, melted cheese on top, get it with the lot. I love this kind of burger more than the American style ones.

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    • indisin@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Finding the right chippy that doesn’t that though is still something I’d want a recommendation for! They’d do a fish burger too if they have the equivalent of a smash on the menu

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  • chingatello@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I haven’t been there for a few years, but Kustom Burgers in Thornbury I think fits your brief!

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    • indisin@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Thanks for the suggestion and it does just fit the bill but it’s not it. Also eaten there a while back and it’s not as good as Easys and I’m not a fan of Easys…

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  • Bottom_racer@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Have to admit I haven’t really seen many smash burgers too often in melbs. Seems a more US thing but maybe I’m living under a rock.

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    • indisin@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      There are quite a lot of places, even some chains but my old staples have either closed or got to the point of quality degrading after being open so long so I’m chasing the dragon

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• Baku@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

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  • Nath@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Nope. I bet this entirely kills sales of those products. I predict it’ll be more profitable to just have regular shelves. Even with a percentage of loss through shoplifting.

    Let’s see if I’m right and this doesn’t get rolled out to all the other stores. 😃

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  • Catfish@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Those things piss me off. Having to call an employee to purchase knifey cutlery at Kmart 😾 and magnetic stickers on makeup that I can never fully remove 😾

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  • underwatermagpies@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Both of the big supermarkets are evil but Coles feel that bit more like they’ve actually declared war on their own customers. I’ve avoided shopping there since they installed the awful cattle gates.

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    • Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      i get angry when they ask to look in my bag

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• LowExperience2368@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  My commute tomorrow might just involve 28 minutes of walking in the heat before spending a similar amount of time on the bus.

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• bacon@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  THE STARS ARE VEILED.

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  • Bottom_racer@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    NO THEY ARE TEMPORARILY MUTED

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• Baku@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

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  • RustyRaven@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Put a handfull of raw rice inside and a little bit of vinegar, then shake the bottle. The rice works to scrub the bottle clean. You sometimes have to rinse out a few times to get all the rice grains back out, but it works really well.

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  • Pilk@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I reckon you need one of these fat boys and one of these long boys.

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  • SituationCake@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I use something similar to this for bottle cleaning. Works well and doesn’t scratch. bottle brush

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  • dumblederp@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Around the house I reuse glass bottles for fridge water. Heading out, I’ve a Kleen Kanteen stainless bottle, which was cheaper from Aussie Disposals (Southland) than online.

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