Doesn't it create a similar reaction in your bowels?

Killer Tofu...

Wanted for questioning:

If I ever ate tofu it would be against my will.

\yuck

cgraves67: Doesn't it create a similar reaction in your bowels?

No.

The stereotype you're running with is from eating lots of vegetables.

I had a chili explosion once. It bubbled and went everywhere. The ceiling, walls, floor, even found some down the hall. I wasn't in the kitchen when it happened, thank god. Didn't cause 15K in damage, though. Just a lot of cleaning.

jso2897: I have a very arcane and exotic theory - something happened to cause an explosion, and the woman is not being entirely (or, possibly, at all) truthful about what.

My money says that by "Rinsing off the pan," she meant "Trying to douse an oil fire with water."

Minimally Hairy Beer-Powered Simian: If I ever ate tofu it would be against my will.

\yuck

Its not bad in certain dishes. My mother in law makes a spicy korean soup and it just kind of absorbs the flavor of everything around it. Texture is a little harder to get used to.

by tofu, did she mean meth?

Did she have a "smart" meter electric meter? They've been known to cause fires/explosions:

3 PG&E Smart Meters Explode at Santa Rosa Mall

According to the incident report from the Santa Rosa Fire Department on April 7, firefighters found the electrical room at the Santa Rosa Mall "charged with smoke" and "upon investigation found 3 PG&E meters that had blown off the electrical panel causing damage to the interior wiring of the electrical panel. A fire was still smoldering.."

The cause of the fire is listed as equipment failure and arcing coming from the switchgear area, and transformer vault.

According to a Press Democrat article, Santa Rosa Battalion Chief Jack Piccinini described the scene as a "meltdown".

EMF Safety Network has been informed that the electrical room was filled with Smart Meters, which have been reported to explode and catch fire in other areas, including Bakersfield, El Cerrito, Berkeley, Oregon, Virginia, Texas, Canada and New Zealand. Inspectors in Maine and Australia found thousands of homes were at risk for electrical hazards from Smart Meter installations.

PG&E has admitted Smart Meters have interfered with GFCI and AFCI's, which are electrical devices designed to protect against fires and shocks.

"Smart Meters are dangerous and PG&E and the CPUC should act now to stop the installation" states Sandi Maurer, EMF Safety Network.

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hoo_hoo_fred: by tofu, did she mean meth?

This is Oregon, so I'm going with "yes"

What delicious tofu may look like:


/thai fried tofu
//with sweet & sour sauce and crushed peanuts ftw
///not explosive, unless you consider the flavor explosion on your taste buds

Ah see. So you seh ze explujun heppened win you weer pooring weter in zee peen?

CrispFlows: Sapper_Topo: Its not bad in certain dishes. My mother in law makes a spicy korean soup and it just kind of absorbs the flavor of everything around it. Texture is a little harder to get used to.

You should try 1/2" or 1" tofu blocks with all 4 sides seared crisp. They're sooooo good in soup and stirfry.

Do you cut all your tofu into tetrahedrons?

Sapper_Topo: Texture is a little harder to get used to.

Press as much water out of the tofu as you can. Freeze. Thaw. Use as normal.

/gives it a texture I can only describe as "meaty"
//tempeh is still way better

You know, several, you know, dozens of people spontaneously explode each year. It's just not really widely reported.

Infamous El Guapo: Dozens of people spontaneously combust each year. It's just not really widely reported.

OMG. I hate you...

What delicious tofu may also look like:


/family-style bean curd
//fried tofu in a spicy sauce with heaps o' veggies

My ass explodes when I eat tofu.

What delicious tofu may also look like:


/chocolate cream pie
//made with silken tofu
///you would nom your piece before you even cared
////last one, i promise

Has anyone mentioned that dozens of people spontaneously combust each year? It's just not really widely reported. I just wanted to point that out.

DHS soon to be involved....

This confirms my suspicions that all vegetarians are terrorists...

You know what is not widely reported? That dozens of people each year spontaneously combust .

...and yeah - not tofu, check for meth supplies.

Sapper_Topo: Minimally Hairy Beer-Powered Simian: If I ever ate tofu it would be against my will.

\yuck

Its not bad in certain dishes. My mother in law makes a spicy korean soup and it just kind of absorbs the flavor of everything around it. Texture is a little harder to get used to.

THIS. I think it's called soon tofu soup and it's amazing!

The one time I tried to make hasenpfeffer, it blew up all over the kitchen. To hell with rabbits.

/had a burger later on
//with onions
//and hasenpfeffer sauce, scraped from the ceiling

Same thing happens to me.

DontMakeMeComeBackThere: You know what is not widely reported? That dozens of people each year spontaneously combust .

It happens sometimes. Tofu just explodes.

Was this guy there?

Cook's Illustrated: The Day I Killed a Man

She was cooking soy beans in a pressure cooker and all the safety measures were defeated by the expanding beans as they swelled and sealed them shut. There is an enzyme in soy beans that breaks down the soy fats and gives the uncooked soy bean mixture an unpleasant paint thinner scent. My pressure cooker has three escapes including a low melting point metal plug but they can all be blocked by cooking rice, beans or pasta which the instructions point out and tell you not to do. The pot overheated and exploded as the beans blocked the exits or the beans swelled enough to mechanically rupture the pot which then exploded. She's definitely lying about the whole rinsing out the pan thing.

You can rupture a sink's J-trap by siphoning it dry and then filling it with uncooked rice and tamping it down and then covering it with water. It's an old renters trick if you don't get your deposit back.

"Could steam have put that much pressure on a window?" Corah wonders. "Everyone from the chief on is puzzled.

I initially read that as "from the chef on", which would have worked, too -- except that as others have already pointed out, the woman is surely holding back some relevant details.

Grandemadaca: Killer Tofu...

Wanted for questioning:
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Nice. Was hoping someone would go there.

Exploding food?

I was reminded of this gem: Link

OscarTamerz:
You can rupture a sink's J-trap by siphoning it dry and then filling it with uncooked rice and tamping it down and then covering it with water. It's an old renters trick if you don't get your deposit back.

Yeah! Stick it to the man!