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once youve strained it a whole can of creamed corn gives you barely a third of a cup why isnt anyone talking about this

i think it has to do with government corn subsidies


edit you people arent getting it so ive created a diagram

creamtcorn

look at all that blue thats wasted space between the creamed corns and it takes up over half the can

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[–] mangaskahn@lemmy.world 64 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Genuinely curious: why are you straining creamed corn? If you want corn kernels, why not buy that instead?

[–] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 33 points 1 week ago

That's what I'm thinking. That's like buying buttermilk and complaining that there's only half a stick of butter in it after you strain it!

[–] realchadmctruth@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] mangaskahn@lemmy.world 40 points 1 week ago (1 children)

You can buy cans of just corn in water. Those are mostly full of corn, with water filling the space between. Creamed corn is a whole other thing, and while it has some corn kernels in it, it's mostly meant to be eaten as-is or used as-is in a recipe. The liquid in creamed corn is not meant to be discarded.

[–] realchadmctruth@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

am i being punkd are you punkding me

[–] TheCriticalMember@aussie.zone 18 points 1 week ago (11 children)

You're not being punked dude. Creamed corn is a thing, you don't strain it, and when you buy a can of it the can is full. This was a swing and a miss.

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[–] betterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.world 26 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Wait until you hear about atoms.

[–] realchadmctruth@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

wow this goes deeper than i ever thought possible

1000011662

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[–] OhStopYellingAtMe@lemmy.world 20 points 1 week ago (17 children)

I hate having to repeat this over & over, but chip bags are NOT 50% wasted space. They’re 50% larger than their contents, and then filled with 50% air for extra padding, so you don’t get a bag of crumbs.

You pay for the weight of the chips in the bag, not the amount of fullness.

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[–] count_dongulus@lemmy.world 19 points 1 week ago

Government trying to take away our cornographic material

[–] baggachipz@sh.itjust.works 18 points 1 week ago

It’s creamed corn, not corned cream. Creamed is the first ingredient. One could argue that the corn is stealing space from the creamed.

[–] Broadfern@lemmy.world 14 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I am desperately curious about the life that leads up to this question

[–] ToastedRavioli@midwest.social 5 points 1 week ago

The first mistake is eating creamed corn

[–] realchadmctruth@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] Broadfern@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

It’s glorious

I totally ate the onion (truthion?) on this showerthought lmao

[–] Archangel1313@lemmy.ca 14 points 1 week ago (9 children)

Chip bags have all that air in them, so the chips don't get crushed as easily.

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[–] quinkin@lemmy.world 13 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Milk is the real scam. Once I strain it there is basically nothing left. Unless you let it mature like a fine wine.

[–] beejboytyson@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

Are you Mongolian? Feels like you're Mongolian....

[–] SidewaysHighways@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

time makes fools of us all

[–] SatansMaggotyCumFart@piefed.world 11 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Hey are you the real Chad McTruth or some half dicked imposter trying to ruin His great name?

[–] realchadmctruth@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 1 week ago (6 children)

i cant keep track anymore to be honest

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[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

You think that's bad try some cream of mushroom. I swear some cans didnt even have anything in them after straining

You need to open up the can and put it on a shelf in a dark cabinet for a few weeks first. Rookie mistake.

[–] dmention7@midwest.social 9 points 1 week ago

I didn't know KenM was on the Fediverse!

[–] squaresinger@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago

And nobody talks about candy corn bags being 100% wasted space.

Once you discard all the inedible garbage you are left with nothing at all.

[–] Harvey656@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago

Um, dude thats just creamed corn, the cream is part of the product, it isn't supposed to be 100% corn Just buy canned corn:

[–] Marshezezz@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 1 week ago

Keep working at it and you’ll get there as a satire artist one of these days

[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 7 points 1 week ago
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[–] Jerkface@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago

slow clap

Even KenM would envy this.

[–] Hello_there@fedia.io 5 points 1 week ago

It's the demo-rats fault. They are eating all the cream and just leaving corn in the can.

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