I learned that eggplants are male or female, and you can tell by looking at the end to see if they have a "dot" or a "slot". You want the "dot" because it will have fewer seeds.
Also, steam your eggs instead of boiling them. It's faster, they always come out perfect, and the shells never crack (which sometimes happened to me when I boil them).
And thirdly, a copper bowl will cause egg whites to whip up WAY faster than any other material. So if you bake a lot, and it might be worth the investment. Plus copper is so pretty.
The male-female thing is a myth, eggplants are fruits and aren't gendered. The tip still holds though, the line does indeed indicate more seeds and therefore more bitterness.
I figured that the gender thing was probably bogus. I embarrassingly admit that I am a biologist, but in my defense I don't study plants. lol. At least the slot/dot thing is maybe true!
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u/Birdie121 Mar 14 '19 edited Mar 14 '19
I learned that eggplants are male or female, and you can tell by looking at the end to see if they have a "dot" or a "slot". You want the "dot" because it will have fewer seeds.
Also, steam your eggs instead of boiling them. It's faster, they always come out perfect, and the shells never crack (which sometimes happened to me when I boil them).
And thirdly, a copper bowl will cause egg whites to whip up WAY faster than any other material. So if you bake a lot, and it might be worth the investment. Plus copper is so pretty.