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Breadmakers

Last post by whiskeygalore « Thu Jun 07, 2018 7:46 pm
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by wittykitty » Tue Apr 17, 2018 1:36 pm

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Hi all, I've got a Cookworks breadmaker which it says does a 2lb loaf. This translates into an 800g loaf. However, put my 800g loaf next to a Tesco...

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Bit of fun to go with the bread

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Last post by whiskeygalore
Thu Jun 07, 2018 7:46 pm
Knife sharpeners

Last post by GrannyGrottbags « Tue Apr 24, 2018 3:59 pm
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by wittykitty » Sat Jul 15, 2017 5:03 pm

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Can anyone recommend a good knife sharpener please? I had one of these, but it's filed down and used up really fast. Am not bothered if it's manual...

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Whetstone from hardware shops. Ours broke a quarter way along but we still use it. Never found anything better for us.

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Tue Apr 24, 2018 3:59 pm
Heads Up Recall !

Last post by GrannyGrottbags « Sun Dec 18, 2016 1:03 am
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by GrannyGrottbags » Sun Dec 18, 2016 12:58 am

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Unsafe levels of a paint thinner chemical have been found in gravy granules sold at Lidl, the Food Standards Agency (FSA) has said.
The contamination...

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Cuisinart recalls 8 MILLION food processors after blades crack and leave metal pieces in food

Connecticut-based brand issued the recall on Tuesday...

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Sun Dec 18, 2016 1:03 am
In The News

Last post by GrannyGrottbags « Sat Oct 15, 2016 6:48 am
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by GrannyGrottbags » Wed Jan 30, 2013 12:05 pm
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Tesco horsemeat-contaminated beef burgers did not come from a list of approved suppliers admits supermarket
Tesco vows to introduce a DNA testing...

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Heads up on food prices
Bank of England governor Mark Carney warns food prices will rise

Bank of England Governor Mark Carney says those on lower...
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Sat Oct 15, 2016 6:48 am
Dehydrator

Last post by GrannyGrottbags « Sat Sep 17, 2016 10:21 am
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by wittykitty » Fri Nov 06, 2015 3:52 pm

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Does anyone here use a dehydrator please?

Kit

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So, Key points are:
Below 3°C harmful bacteria, such as C. botulinum,will not grow .
Heat treatment of 90%C for ten minutes or right through to the...

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Sat Sep 17, 2016 10:21 am
Schnapps, Liqueurs, Tinctures

Last post by GrannyGrottbags « Tue Mar 29, 2016 8:22 pm
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by GrannyGrottbags » Thu Mar 05, 2015 12:04 pm

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Schnapps and liqueurs tastes good. Liqueurs are quite easy to make and requires no special equipment. You can enjoy it any time and anywhere.
As...

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Well, I've just bottled last septembers bramble schnapps and its a good un! ;)! lol, I'm hard pressed to put it away in the attic till Christmas I...

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Tue Mar 29, 2016 8:22 pm
And another music legend leaves us....

Last post by rephlex « Fri Feb 05, 2016 6:39 pm
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by Snowcat » Fri Feb 05, 2016 6:19 pm

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Good grief, another legendary band founder says goodbye.... Maurice White RIP founder of Earth, Wind and Fire. I'm old enough to have been on the...

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Not my era, but dig them grooves.. rip Maurice.

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Fri Feb 05, 2016 6:39 pm
Ginger nut/ Custard Cream shortages

Last post by GrannyGrottbags « Thu Feb 04, 2016 9:27 am

by GrannyGrottbags » Thu Feb 04, 2016 9:27 am

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Storm Desmond leads to shortage of gingernuts and custard creams in shops

Where have all the gingernuts gone, and where the custard creams?...

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Thu Feb 04, 2016 9:27 am
Steam Mops /cleaners

Last post by JBT0108 « Sun Dec 20, 2015 7:52 am
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by Lorrimor » Thu Dec 17, 2015 10:08 am

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Finally feeling my age by asking about some thing like this :? but has anyone had any experience in using these? I'm looking at ones upto the £60...

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I have an H2O steam mop which I love. I also have the Karcher window vac which together make life easier.

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Sun Dec 20, 2015 7:52 am
Unsold food for charity made law!

Last post by GrannyGrottbags « Wed Nov 11, 2015 8:44 pm
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by GrannyGrottbags » Mon May 25, 2015 5:47 pm

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They should do this here!!

A councillor whose campaign against food waste led to a law forcing French supermarkets to donate unwanted food to...

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So much for that!

Shopper 'gobsmacked' to see M&S staff removing trolley-loads of food from the shelves because it is 'out of date'

Shopper...

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Wed Nov 11, 2015 8:44 pm
Organics and GMO's

Last post by GrannyGrottbags « Sat Oct 31, 2015 10:18 am
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by GrannyGrottbags » Wed Jun 19, 2013 9:52 pm
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The “conversion” of former anti-GMO activist Mark Lynas to GMO promoter has garnered huge media attention, but Thierry Vrain, Ph.D., a former...

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Alarm as GM crops planted by mistake: Oilseed rape fields to be destroyed after they were contaminated with seed from France

DEFRA made the recall...
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Sat Oct 31, 2015 10:18 am
Home made vinegar

Last post by wittykitty « Wed Oct 07, 2015 2:42 pm
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by GrannyGrottbags » Sat Oct 03, 2015 12:02 pm

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Has anyone tried to make their own yet?, I fancy having a go at apple cider vinegar.

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Sorry GG, I tend to buy it, lazy chicken keeping Kitty! What do you need it for?

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Wed Oct 07, 2015 2:42 pm
Preserving.

Last post by wittykitty « Tue Oct 06, 2015 9:24 am
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by GrannyGrottbags » Fri Mar 08, 2013 10:04 pm
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In the past, the niceties of curing and dressing hams were known to every good housewife - she had to rub the ham with salt and brown sugar and lay...

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Wow! I wish I had time to make all that! I also wish I still had my walk in pantry, but it got converted to boiler room and downstairs loo :-(
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Tue Oct 06, 2015 9:24 am
Veggie harvesting,

Last post by Snowcat « Tue Sep 08, 2015 8:10 pm
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by wittykitty » Sun Sep 06, 2015 12:30 pm

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Sorry it's taken me a while to get round to posting this, I have been very busy in the kitchen!

Cabbage - frozen
Runner beans - frozen & salted
Peas...

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I didn't think to photo my garden produce. Had a bumper crop of charlotte potatoes. Weeks of runner beans although the colder nights seemed to have...

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Last post by Snowcat
Tue Sep 08, 2015 8:10 pm
Gluten Free

Last post by Snowcat « Fri May 22, 2015 4:11 pm
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by GrannyGrottbags » Fri May 22, 2015 10:48 am

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For Snowcat,these look really good to have all year round lol, just leave the crosses till easter ;)

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Yummy yum, thanks Granny. Will study these especially the chocolate eclairs.... :happy-partydance:

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Last post by Snowcat
Fri May 22, 2015 4:11 pm
Heads Up!Domestic

Last post by GrannyGrottbags « Fri May 15, 2015 12:31 pm

by GrannyGrottbags » Fri May 15, 2015 12:31 pm

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his exploding washing machine could have blinded my two-year-old son: Toddler was nearly hit by flying glass after door smashed as he played on...

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Fri May 15, 2015 12:31 pm
Radioactive Food

Last post by GrannyGrottbags « Mon May 04, 2015 7:21 pm

by GrannyGrottbags » Mon May 04, 2015 7:21 pm

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Food produced in the radioactive exclusion zone around the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant could already be on store shelves around the world,...

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Mon May 04, 2015 7:21 pm
Cost and Value.

Last post by GrannyGrottbags « Tue Apr 14, 2015 3:47 pm
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by GrannyGrottbags » Wed Dec 19, 2012 9:53 am
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The first snow has fallen and bookmakers have shortened their odds for a white Christmas. So far, so seasonal - but distinctly unusual weather...

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They're atit again! ;)

Shrinkflation! How sneaky firms are making your favourite products smaller, but NOT shrinking the priceBoxes of Cadbury's...
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Last post by GrannyGrottbags
Tue Apr 14, 2015 3:47 pm
Medieval Potion

Last post by GrannyGrottbags « Tue Mar 31, 2015 8:35 am

by GrannyGrottbags » Tue Mar 31, 2015 8:35 am

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Medieval potion made from onions, garlic, wine and bile from a cow's stomach 'can kill hospital superbugs' Bald's eyesalve is a 10th century brew...

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Tue Mar 31, 2015 8:35 am
A Morbid Curiosity

Last post by GrannyGrottbags « Thu Feb 26, 2015 10:40 am

by GrannyGrottbags » Thu Feb 26, 2015 10:38 am

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Up there in the ranks of dinosaur bones and Renaissance art comes the star of our daily cabinet of curiosities (#AMH). And no, it’s not a petrified...

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Last post by GrannyGrottbags
Thu Feb 26, 2015 10:40 am
The Freezer-wave

Last post by GrannyGrottbags « Tue Feb 10, 2015 9:03 am

by GrannyGrottbags » Tue Feb 10, 2015 9:03 am

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OMG! :roll:

It’s a microwave, but not as you know it! Appliance FREEZES food and drinks at the flick of a switch
The Freezer-Wave was designed by...

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Last post by GrannyGrottbags
Tue Feb 10, 2015 9:03 am
Bunnychow

Last post by GrannyGrottbags « Thu Jan 29, 2015 8:01 am

by GrannyGrottbags » Thu Jan 29, 2015 8:01 am

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I want one!! First time I've seen this lol :dance:

Move over bacon sandwich! Brioche loaf stuffed with black pudding, beans and fried egg called...

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Thu Jan 29, 2015 8:01 am
Culinary Hacks

Last post by Snowcat « Sun Jan 25, 2015 9:53 am
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by GrannyGrottbags » Sat Jan 24, 2015 2:42 pm

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Course you realise :roll: ...I'm going to have to try a lot of this lot :lol: I already put a cutting bourd on a drawer when I'm busy and full up......

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Have to say Granny it's really very tasty. Tossed the squash in a mixture of olive oil, garlic and a selection of herbs before it was roasted and of...

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Sun Jan 25, 2015 9:53 am
The Herbal Stuff.

Last post by GrannyGrottbags « Thu Jan 08, 2015 8:57 pm
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by GrannyGrottbags » Tue Mar 26, 2013 9:17 pm
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Lots of information and books on health have been attributed to herbs over time and mums and dads, nans and grandads have all had their family...

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An exciting study published in the Journal of Psychopharmacology. The double-blind, placebo-controlled study explored the effects of one of...
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Thu Jan 08, 2015 8:57 pm
Slow Cooker

Last post by madjock72 « Thu Jan 08, 2015 2:55 pm
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by Silvor » Thu Nov 06, 2014 11:03 am

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Getting cold now and I like to start using my slow cooker more.

I have a few recipes but wondering if anyone has any good ones to share?

My problem...

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Is the one which i prefer below but on the one above you can add whiskey (yes please)so im trying that one next.

and this is for the pulled pork...

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Thu Jan 08, 2015 2:55 pm

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