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[–] RandomStickman@kbin.run 148 points 5 months ago (5 children)

My SO got a chuckle out of me because I instinctively put chocolate in the fridge. I grew up in a hot climate but I live in Canada now.

[–] BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world 79 points 5 months ago (1 children)
[–] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 46 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Even when in canada, because cold chocolate below 20°C is cronchier and doesnt melt in your hand as fast.

[–] Ephera@lemmy.ml 18 points 5 months ago (3 children)

It changes the taste, though. Like, it's probably not noticeable for cheap chocolate, as that tastes flat to begin with, but proper chocolate should be kept at room temperature...

[–] coffeejoe@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 5 months ago

False. All chocolate should be frozen.

[–] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 11 points 5 months ago

It warms up and develops its taste in your mouth. Im pretty picky about chocolate quality but i still prefer the expensive ones below room temperature. Unless its like mousse ones. Maybe im just weird idk.

[–] PennyAndAHalf@lemmy.ca 3 points 5 months ago

There are certain chocolates I won’t buy in the summer, because above 25 degrees they get spongy and below 15 degrees they are flat and hard. I think it’s why most drugstore chocolate in the U.S. tastes like cocoa scented candle wax. It has to withstand the heat.

[–] Yawweee877h444@lemmy.world 25 points 5 months ago (2 children)

I put dark chocolate in the freezer, not for preservation or anything I just love the texture.

[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 18 points 5 months ago

crystalline chocolate is the shit, then when you chew it it just sort of turns into gravel and melts, so good

[–] MintyAnt@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

Gotta give the lead some fridge time too

[–] callyral@pawb.social 18 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Wait, yeah I guess it does make sense that people living in cold climates wouldn't put chocolate in the fridge. TIL

[–] poVoq@slrpnk.net 21 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (3 children)

The reverse is also true sometimes. Coconut "oil" for example is always a solid where I grew up, and it caught me by surprise seeing it actually being sold as a liquid in normal oil bottles.

[–] BubbleMonkey@slrpnk.net 9 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I really enjoy coconut oil as a rough weather gauge.

I cook with it a lot, but prefer it to be in liquid form for easy measure (which only happens in the warmer bits of summer here), so in winter, I keep a jar of it on top of a particularly warm heat vent.

I keep my place at 60f/15.6c in winter or it costs a fortune to heat. When it’s relatively warm out, the heat doesn’t kick on often enough to melt it, but when it’s real cold/windy the entire thing will be liquid.

[–] Land_Strider@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago (2 children)

How are you able to keep yourself warm enough with 15-16c of room temperature, though? I can sleep with 18 and above, do daily stuff and touch water regularly without much hassle, but even that drains a lot of energy from me. Below 18 would be a high risk of catching an illness if I am staying home those days.

[–] BubbleMonkey@slrpnk.net 5 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (2 children)

Heated mattress pads on my bed and couch, mostly. And a heated chair pad when working. They cost a ton less to run than filling a drafty space with gas-warmed air, and are mostly sufficient. A month of both of the big pads being constantly on, on high, barely touches my electric bill, but my gas bill for heat… I keep it that cold because that’s still around $200 usd/mth. If I bump it to 65/18.3, it shoots up to the $350-400+ range. And since I’m not actually comfortable at 18.3 either (26-33/80-90 is about my sweet spot), might as well just keep it at 15.6 and save the money :)

So those, and fuzzy socks, fuzzy pajama pants, and a fuzzy bathrobe. Maybe a high-heat pad here and there, if I’m feeling luxurious or my back hurts. A friend of mine does something similar, but uses heated vest and socks to take the warm along with (rechargeable ofc).

[–] ChexMax@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

80 to 90 °F is your sweet spot?! Did I read that right?

[–] BubbleMonkey@slrpnk.net 5 points 5 months ago

Yeah, I’m basically built for tropical environments. I’m cold at 75 unless I have a sweatshirt on. And I still wear that big fuzzy bathrobe through most of summer (I don’t have AC, and never have, but I do have dehumidifiers for when it’s really warm, and that’s generally enough).

[–] Land_Strider@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Hmm, good to know. Electricity rates here are not quite good to go with electric heating, even if for a smaller area, but might be worth checking out to use from time to time. Thanks for the details.

[–] BubbleMonkey@slrpnk.net 5 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

The nice thing about it is that this isn’t actually heating an area, it heats you and the mattress/blankets around you, basically making a microclimate in your sleepy cocoon. Very very efficient, even if your electric rates aren’t great (mine really aren’t either, but it still barely touches it, they just don’t use a lot of electricity). I put my heated pad under a padded pad to help retain and even out the heat, and it helps a lot.

Happy to help either way! So here’s some more info!

https://electricado.com/how-much-electricity-does-heated-mattress-pad-use/

Most of the below comes from that link-

60-100 watts is roughly average energy use, but you can get lower, and smaller pads will use less.

Energy Cost = (Wattage x Usage Hours) / 1000 x Electricity Rate

For example, let’s assume your heated mattress pad has a wattage of 75 watts, you use it for 8 hours per night, and your electricity rate is $0.12 per kWh. The calculation would be as follows:

Energy Cost = (75 watts x 8 hours) / 1000 x $0.12 = $0.072 per night

For one mattress pad for a 30-day month with the above assumptions, it would run you a whopping $2.16/mth.

[–] Land_Strider@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

Sounds pretty reasonable. I'll try to see if I can find good ones for the coming winter.

[–] poVoq@slrpnk.net 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Warm cloth. The problem is mainly that if it gets warmer during the day, then you end up having a lot of condensate from air humidity on everything and that is the perfect condition for mold to form.

[–] zaph@sh.itjust.works 4 points 5 months ago

I purchase mine as a solid but by the time I get it home it's mostly liquid

[–] TheBat@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

Ghee is the same way. It becomes thick and granular in cool weather. Otherwise it looks like cooking oil.

[–] chooglers@lemmy.ml 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

yea if you live outside I guess

[–] hazardous_area@lemmy.world 11 points 5 months ago

I’m here for crunchy chocolate. Also really depends on what season for Canada definitely can get toasty.

[–] MonkderDritte@feddit.de 7 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

I know i'm not the only one prefering chocolate refrigerated (and some variants frozen). Not the creamy type for me.

Lindt with nuts is way crunchier in the freezer.

[–] tiredofsametab@kbin.run 2 points 5 months ago

I keep Reese's peanut butter cup minis in the freezer when family sends them (not for sale in Japan currently). My wife likes Alfort which are chocolate + biscuit cookies and turned me on to putting those in the freezer. Somehow, it's much better that way; I didn't expect the biscuit to be changed or, if so, certainly not better, but it is.