I have a shelf full of beer glasses that I don’t use much, so I’ll pack those away and put this there.No place to put it!!
What’s the next kitchen item you plan to buy?
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Didn’t buy, but MrsT’s friend gifted us these heavy-duty travel wine glasses:
Those’ll definitely get used.
Those’ll definitely get used.
Sensible SSOAP decided that I should set up the outdoor kitchen in Spain properly and also thought it best to buy a hob plate out there so I wouldn’t have to fumble about with travel adapters on a UK plug.
Unfortunately she clearly didn't pass the message onto the later drunk SSOAP and this turned up today
I’d like to scrabble back a couple of points based on managing to select Amazon day delivery so I’d at least be here to receive it
Oops.
Gin shopping, it rarely ends well
Unfortunately she clearly didn't pass the message onto the later drunk SSOAP and this turned up today
I’d like to scrabble back a couple of points based on managing to select Amazon day delivery so I’d at least be here to receive it
Oops.
Gin shopping, it rarely ends well
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We just cut the UK plug off and fit the relevant country's plug. It's not hard, especially the first part....
especially if you keep your knuckles out of the way.... (5 stitches & 3hrs later...)
Yer I have the correct plugs I just don’t ever remember I want to change them over until I’m swearing about the silly two pins pulling out of the socketsWe just cut the UK plug off and fit the relevant country's plug. It's not hard, especially the first part....
badjak
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We got UK sockets here, but most electrical equipment comes with a euro plug or an South African plug.
Quite annoying at times.
The euro plug does fit in the UK type with only a little effort, but the South African is a pain.
But generators only come with an SA plug.
And you can't buy SA plugs anymore as we are supposed to only have UK plugs
Bureaucracy...
Quite annoying at times.
The euro plug does fit in the UK type with only a little effort, but the South African is a pain.
But generators only come with an SA plug.
And you can't buy SA plugs anymore as we are supposed to only have UK plugs
Bureaucracy...
We got UK sockets here, but most electrical equipment comes with a euro plug or an South African plug.
Quite annoying at times.
The euro plug does fit in the UK type with only a little effort, but the South African is a pain.
But generators only come with an SA plug.
And you can't buy SA plugs anymore as we are supposed to only have UK plugs
Bureaucracy...
That is an irritation and a half!
On some of my previous travels I’ve had to carry every type of adapter available, it was a total pita!
Hopefully the movement towards one type of plug will smooth things out eventually?
JAS_OH1
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I bought this from Walmart.
It's still in the box at the moment. I have a big new food processor that has all the bells and whistles, but if I just need to chop up a few veggies this will be a lot easier to use and clean up quickly rather than hauling the beast out and having to clean it after.
It's still in the box at the moment. I have a big new food processor that has all the bells and whistles, but if I just need to chop up a few veggies this will be a lot easier to use and clean up quickly rather than hauling the beast out and having to clean it after.
blades
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During the time since my wife's stroke I have been re-organizing the kitchen. Frying was always a challenge because we have done it pots on the stove. My wife had a habit of storing the oil in a large Pyrex measuring cup covered with aluminum foil. An embarrassment but true. So I figured we could just as easily store the oil in one of these so I ordered one.
How long do you store oil?
One of the things I dislike about deep frying is how much oil I throw away, to the extent true deep frying happens about once a year!
JAS_OH1
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Yeah, and if you've fried fish or prawns in it, it's one and done. I always stored oil in a Pyrex container with a tight fitting lid if I only fried in it once (say French fries/chips) and then only used it one more time after. Oil goes off pretty easily once air gets to it anyway. It can get a rancid smell and taste easily.
That’s my experience of it too.
I know commercial peeps filter theirs a lot and there are oil additives that supposedly keep the oil fresher for longer - someone told me they’re a load of rubbish
blades
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I store it until the flavor is unpleasant, usually about 4 uses. We make fish and chips regularly. What JAS says about fish is true so i will probably continue to fry that in the sauce pan. It is a favorite of my wife's. We like French fries with our sandwiches as well. Battered onion rings are nice and I fry plantains at least once per week. I generally strain the oil after each use but that will be impractical with this device so I can't guess how it will work out. At least it won't be the eyesore that the foil covered measuring cup is. It wasn't very expensive either.
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Rocklobster
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I freeze my used oil. Once it has cooled, I filter it through a clear plastic oil filter I got in the automotive department at a hardware store. It has a fine screen in the bottom of the funnel. The oil goes in a plastic ice cream container and then in the freezer until I need it again. It can be used quite a few times before it's ready for the garbage.
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JAS_OH1
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That deep fryer looks pretty darned nice! We used to have a "Fry Daddy" but I quit using it and got rid of it, it was much smaller than yours and not really practical for what I wanted to do.