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frozen: pro and con
Aug. 10th, 2011 11:11 pmSelf-serve frozen yogurt places are going up all over Seattle. Yogurt-tasting frozen yogurt is so much better than the imitation ice-cream kind. (M-pig, the Ave is getting a Yogurtland, which means we are once again neck-and-neck with the Hill for deliciousness if you count Charlie's sundaes. Red bean sesame balls, though, I cannot make at home.) I have no idea why this idea's time has come, but as it so far reliably includes mochi topping I can only approve.
Defrosting the deep freezer (-80° C) involves moving all the items from there into dry-ice coolers* and thence into a backup freezer. The terrycloth protective gloves are adequate until they get wet, which happens rapidly, at which point they transmit frostbite and cling to the things you're trying to handle quickly. During the process, cold is communicated to one's uterus, which is extremely unhappy with such things right now. Not okay.
* These coolers deserve a footnote because they're actually long cardboard boxes advertising fresh seafood, with styrofoam liners. When we asked what fish the bio department had received in them, we found out that it was actually moose poop. From Alaska. For SCIENCE.
Defrosting the deep freezer (-80° C) involves moving all the items from there into dry-ice coolers* and thence into a backup freezer. The terrycloth protective gloves are adequate until they get wet, which happens rapidly, at which point they transmit frostbite and cling to the things you're trying to handle quickly. During the process, cold is communicated to one's uterus, which is extremely unhappy with such things right now. Not okay.
* These coolers deserve a footnote because they're actually long cardboard boxes advertising fresh seafood, with styrofoam liners. When we asked what fish the bio department had received in them, we found out that it was actually moose poop. From Alaska. For SCIENCE.
