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A retired molder from the old Pittsburgh plant told me they used to judge a core's readiness by the smell of the baking sand, not a timer.
He said, 'Your nose knows when the binders are set,' and now I'm wondering what other old-school senses we've lost by relying only on digital readouts.
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mason8471mo ago
That line about "your nose knows" is so cool. We traded that kind of deep, earned intuition for the convenience of a screen telling us a number. I bet a lot of bakers, mechanics, and farmers had the same kind of built-in gauges we just don't develop anymore.
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amybarnes1mo ago
Yeah, that "built-in gauge" thing is everywhere now. My grandpa could tell the weather by his knee, and I need an app for it.
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andrew7781mo ago
Force yourself to cook without a timer.
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