Mundane News

[mikeymustard]

Hmmmm. I roast mine at 200+. Never mind the oil, I should do a side-by-side test of different roasting temperatures.

we got a new cooker before Christmas and I'm struggling to get used to it. On the fan oven side my roasties are cooking way too quickly and I have to take them out for a while. I overcooked the beef on Christmas day cos of it! I know I should use the little gas side more but I can squeeze a whole roast in the big one

 

[Slioch]

You born in these parts?

Actually from that there N London originally, then via Glasgow to Yorkshire.

And when I say "put an extra layer on", what I actually mean is to increase the existing number of layers from 3 to 4. I'm not like you proper northern hardmen who are still in shorts and one layer

 

[mikeymustard]

I was wrong and my neighbours were right ! If I don't get any better I will have to book myself into a home.

When did life get so complicated?

 

[mikeymustard]

Black bin is already tactically positioned at house end of drive, in readiness for full deployment tomorrow morning when it will be moved to road end of drive.
Totally professional here thank you very much.
(Which one's the "smug" smiley?).

To quote Douglas Adams: "nobody loves a smart arse"

 

[classic33]

When did life get so complicated?

When someone in a council decided it might be fun to have differrent coloured bins.

Then others saw how it caused so much trouble/confusion and did the same.

 

[classic33]

Actually from that there N London originally, then via Glasgow to Yorkshire.

And when I say "put an extra layer on", what I actually mean is to increase the existing number of layers from 3 to 4. I'm not like you proper northern hardmen who are still in shorts and one layer

It was more the way you shortened North Yorkshire to N Yorks, that gave it away.

 

[Andy in Germany]

When someone in a council decided it might be fun to have differrent coloured bins.

Then others saw how it caused so much trouble/confusion and did the same.

When we lived in Bavaria our village had a tip open day on Saturday. There were 15 different bins.

There was also general rubbish but that was weighed and charged at 1€ for 2 kilos.

When we had our first baby we'd take bags of used nappies into town when we went shopping and dump them in the park bins. We reckoned we saved the bus fair just by doing that.

 

[biggs682]

Today's bacon roll was a good one as the bacon was thickly cut and not cooked to full crispiness so well done guys

 

[Gravity Aided]

When someone in a council decided it might be fun to have differrent coloured bins.

Then others saw how it caused so much trouble/confusion and did the same.

Our town council does single stream recycling, so there is no sorting, just one big bin the size of a refuse bin for recyclables. You get into that Bloomington, there, and it's a different kettle of fish for you. But in Bloomie, recycling seems to be optional, and in Normal, it's much more practiced. Because, by government conspiracy or such, each Normalite is provided with a spouse that nags about recycling.

 

[Andy in Germany]

My next job is filling in safety evaluations.

 

[Illaveago]

I had some good news! My score was 0. ? , Unrecordable he said! So I will have another test in 3 months .

I may go out on my bike to celebrate. It is a bit cold though .

 

[Tenacious Sloth]

Water is still off.

Scottish water site says it's coming back on but it will take a while to building up pressure

I guess it will come back on when your reservoirs defrost in the Spring.

It's grim up north.

 

[raleighnut]

You're right about olive oil not reacting well to high temperatures. Apparently heat also changes the chemical structure of it.

Olive oil only for salad dressings, hummus and sometimes for making Italian-style bread. Sesame oil for stir-fries, asian dishes and also bread-making. General cooking oil of choice here is rape seed oil, although to be fair, I don't use that much.

I'll have to try the "overnight in the fridge" thing for roasties. Although I do that for fried potatoes (using leftover tatties), so it tracks. Smoked paprika works well with fried potatoes btw...

You should never fry in Sesame Oil, it's a flavouring that is added at the end of cooking. The Oil with the highest 'burn point' is Groundnut Oil but of course you need to know if anyone has a Peanut allergy, not a nut allergy though, Peanuts are actually a Legume but Sesame Oil can also cause problems.

 

[Speicher]

Thinking ahead to spring, I plan to grow some vegetables. A very keen gardener has seen where I intend to grow them, and has suggested carrots and beetroot. Marigolds, he said, are a companion plant to ward off carrot fly.

Which variety of carrots and beetroot does the panel suggest? The main consideration is taste, rather than size.

The broad beans are doing well, and are now about five inches tall. Do they wrap themselves round the canes that I put there, like nasty turshums do, or do I need to tie them in as they grow.

 

[pjd57]

I guess it will come back on when your reservoirs defrost in the Spring.

It's grim up north.

But the water is drinkable....


When it's on.