Rachelle Hampton

It's okay. I did some food safety research because quite honestly, the whole concept of a perpetual stew seems like a biohazard to me personally. I spent some time in the perpetual stew subreddit. It's true. You might say I've had to really simmer in this knowledge for a while.

You are lucky. So the thing is, perpetual stews can be kept safely. You just have to be so, so careful about the temperature. Like bacteria grows most rapidly between 40 degrees and 140 degrees Fahrenheit. That's a danger zone. The safest way to ensure a stew doesn't become a breeding ground for bacteria is actually to keep it in a slow cooker because then it keeps the temperature even.

You are lucky. So the thing is, perpetual stews can be kept safely. You just have to be so, so careful about the temperature. Like bacteria grows most rapidly between 40 degrees and 140 degrees Fahrenheit. That's a danger zone. The safest way to ensure a stew doesn't become a breeding ground for bacteria is actually to keep it in a slow cooker because then it keeps the temperature even.

Oh, that makes sense. Another important thing about keeping the temperature even is that you have to be very, very careful about keeping enough liquid in the perpetual stew. And the best way to do that is by not leaving a ton of starches in it, like beans or potatoes or rice, because they can make it hard to keep the entire thing heated properly. Makes sense.

Oh, that makes sense. Another important thing about keeping the temperature even is that you have to be very, very careful about keeping enough liquid in the perpetual stew. And the best way to do that is by not leaving a ton of starches in it, like beans or potatoes or rice, because they can make it hard to keep the entire thing heated properly. Makes sense.

Yeah, so apparently Darcy and Duncan had taken turns over the past year getting violently food poisoned and getting so dehydrated that they had to go to urgent care to get fluids. And because Gemma was working so much, she hadn't really noticed that they'd been in and out. But as she's standing in the living room, she's like, wait, is that why the bathroom was always occupied?

Yeah, so apparently Darcy and Duncan had taken turns over the past year getting violently food poisoned and getting so dehydrated that they had to go to urgent care to get fluids. And because Gemma was working so much, she hadn't really noticed that they'd been in and out. But as she's standing in the living room, she's like, wait, is that why the bathroom was always occupied?

I just thought someone had IBS. Yeah. Meanwhile, Darcy is like, it's not the stew's fault. And Duncan finally chimes in like, yeah, we've been adding more ginger and turmeric to it. So it's actually healing us.

I just thought someone had IBS. Yeah. Meanwhile, Darcy is like, it's not the stew's fault. And Duncan finally chimes in like, yeah, we've been adding more ginger and turmeric to it. So it's actually healing us.

sayonara so long you and jemma both reached your breaking point at the same time because jemma is like i have heard enough i mean correction i reached my breaking point as soon as the cockroaches showed up no you're right but yes continue jemma just leaves and she goes up to her room her bedroom door is open and as soon as she steps inside she's immediately hit with a familiar sight and smell

sayonara so long you and jemma both reached your breaking point at the same time because jemma is like i have heard enough i mean correction i reached my breaking point as soon as the cockroaches showed up no you're right but yes continue jemma just leaves and she goes up to her room her bedroom door is open and as soon as she steps inside she's immediately hit with a familiar sight and smell

Yeah, this is the final straw for Gemma. By the end of the month, Gemma manages to find a new room in her co-worker's apartment and she moves the fuck out. Good.

Yeah, this is the final straw for Gemma. By the end of the month, Gemma manages to find a new room in her co-worker's apartment and she moves the fuck out. Good.

And then it like flashes back to- I haven't heard that name in 72 years.

And then it like flashes back to- I haven't heard that name in 72 years.

Will you ever look at a broth-based meal the same way ever again?

Will you ever look at a broth-based meal the same way ever again?

No!

No!

Oh my God. Are you saying that we gave you trauma? That's a new one. The normal gossip promise is updated.