A new toy

[Terry Coombs]

  She wanted an Instant Pot , so today we bought one . Will be cooking
a 2 lb sirloin tip roast in it for dinner tonight . I wanted a rear tine
tiller ...

--
Snag
Yes , I'm old
and crochety - and armed .
Get outta my woods !

[GM]

Terry Coombs wrote:

>   She wanted an Instant Pot , so today we bought one . Will be cooking
> a 2 lb sirloin tip roast in it for dinner tonight . I wanted a rear tine
> tiller ...

Let us know how it goes...I've considered getting one...

--
Best
Greg

[itsjoan...@webtv.net]

My niece got one for Christmas and she really likes it. It's a combination
pressure/slow cooker and possibly a steamer. Not that you asked but the
Ninja Foodi I have is also a pressure/slow cooker/steamer/air crisper/and
dehydrator.

[Terry Coombs]

  The tiller or the instant pot ? Because I DID get the tiller .

[U.S. Janet B.]

On Sat, 1 Jun 2019 16:45:18 -0500, Terry Coombs <snag...@msn.com>
wrote:

>   She wanted an Instant Pot , so today we bought one . Will be cooking
>a 2 lb sirloin tip roast in it for dinner tonight . I wanted a rear tine
>tiller ...

the price is hardly the same between a rear tine tiller and an Insta
Pot, hmmm?

[penm...@aol.com]

On Sat, 01 Jun 2019 19:24:12 -0600, U.S. Janet B. <J...@nospam.com>
wrote:

Mantis 2 cycle, for a home garden, there's nothing better. I had a
Simplicity 7 HP beast, a POS, got rid of it. My veggie garden is 50'
x 50', the Mantis handles it easily. The little Mantis is in every
way far better.
I've no idea what's an instant pot.

[itsjoan...@webtv.net]

On Saturday, June 1, 2019 at 8:55:14 PM UTC-5, Sheldon wrote:
>
> I've no idea what's an instant pot.
>

Google is your friend. While you're looking up the Instant Pot go ahead and
search Ninja Foodi as you haven't a clue what it is either.

[Bruce]

I don't know what it is for you, but "Instant Pot" is probably
something else for Australians.

[Christ...@deathtochristianity.pl]

yeah but those foodis are huge and need a good bit of head room

--

____/~~~sine qua non~~~\____

[Christ...@deathtochristianity.pl]

What is google?

[itsjoan...@webtv.net]

On Saturday, June 1, 2019 at 9:39:21 PM UTC-5, Christ...@deathtochristianity.pl wrote:
>
> yeah but those foodis are huge and need a good bit of head room
>

Yep, but they pretty much eliminate 6 or 7 other appliances. When not in
use I put the crisper lid down and put the presser lid away.

https://i.postimg.cc/MZvsL2Yf/Ninja-Foodi-multicooker.jpg

[Terry Coombs]

  Well ... we looked at this machine a week ago , I wasn't going to buy
it . My wife wanted to know what the advantages of that one over the one
I have ... mostly a lot easier to operate with much less impact on the
operator . She actually encouraged me to go buy it because it is a lot
easier on me . Just one more way she shows how much she cares .
  So here's a review of the new instapot . It's nice to sear and then
cook in the same pot/pan , but I can do that with my heavy roasting pan
. I haven't used a pressure cooker for cooking in many years , it is a
lot faster than the oven or slow cooker . The stainless steel liner
comes out for easy cleaning , but so does the slow cooker liner .Overall
I think it will be useful , mainly because it is so flexible . I'll be
trying rice in it some time in the next week or two ,

[U.S. Janet B.]

I thought you always liked the best. You must just be scuffing the
soil a bit in the spring First thing we did was get a rear tine
tiller for a good job. We've got the Troybilt Horse model with the
8hp engine from Kohler. It can till deep and really turn over the
soil. We've had it at least 35 years. The price hasn't changed much
on it over the years. My husband puts a carb kit in it occasionally.
I had a Mantis for myself some 40 years ago. Didn't use it more than
one season..
We want a machine that can turn under and mix 40/50 yards of leaf
compost or break through compacted clay.
You get what you pay for:
Mantis - $300
Troybilt Horse - $2000+

[Ophelia]

"Terry Coombs" wrote in message news:qcurjg$rlp$1...@dont-email.me...

She wanted an Instant Pot , so today we bought one . Will be cooking
a 2 lb sirloin tip roast in it for dinner tonight . I wanted a rear tine
tiller ...

Snag

=====

Heh do report back on the Instant Pot. errr did you get your rear line
tiller ... ?

[Ophelia]

"Terry Coombs" wrote in message news:qcuul8$dlp$1...@dont-email.me...

On 6/1/2019 4:48 PM, GM wrote:
> Terry Coombs wrote:
>
>> She wanted an Instant Pot , so today we bought one . Will be cooking
>> a 2 lb sirloin tip roast in it for dinner tonight . I wanted a rear tine
>> tiller ...
>
> Let us know how it goes...I've considered getting one...
>

The tiller or the instant pot ? Because I DID get the tiller .

Snag

====

Yayyyyyyyyy :))))

[Terry Coombs]

  See my post from 10:16 last night . Yes I got the tiller , and I
think we'll be using this new appliance quite a bit .

[Ophelia]

"Terry Coombs" wrote in message news:qd0cat$g9c$1...@dont-email.me...

On 6/2/2019 2:36 AM, Ophelia wrote:
>
>
> "Terry Coombs" wrote in message news:qcurjg$rlp$1...@dont-email.me...
>
> She wanted an Instant Pot , so today we bought one . Will be cooking
> a 2 lb sirloin tip roast in it for dinner tonight . I wanted a rear tine
> tiller ...
>
>
> Snag
>
> =====
>
> Heh do report back on the Instant Pot. errr did you get your rear
> line tiller ... ?

See my post from 10:16 last night . Yes I got the tiller , and I
think we'll be using this new appliance quite a bit .

====

Yes, I saw that and did respond with an 'APPLAUSE' <g> I am very
pleased:))

[Jack Granade]

On 6/1/2019 9:55 PM, penm...@aol.com Sheldon wrote:
> I've no idea what's an instant pot.
>

Is that anything like your Mexican skank, you dried up
old fucktard?

https://imgur.com/a/BTxhlbh lol

[penm...@aol.com]

I really don't want to need to read an owner's manual to cook dinner.

I'd have absolutely no use for that tiny toy:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07FX68X1Y?aaxitk=ZWFJ3ihjopalyr2fl9J4Ag&pd_rd_i=B07FX68X1Y&pf_rd_p=3fade48a-e699-4c96-bf08-bb772ac0e242&hsa_cr_id=1472588430201&sb-ci-n=asinImage&sb-ci-v=https%3A%2F%2Fimages-na.ssl-images-amazon.com%2Fimages%2FI%2F41ZaGtvGHNL.jpg&sb-ci-a=B07FX68X1Y

This mini too, absolutely worthless:
https://www.amazon.com/Instant-Pot-Programmable-Pressure-Steamer/dp/B01B1VC13K/ref=sxin_3_ac_d_rm?crid=2GEY4NELIXMQ9&keywords=instant+pot+8+quart&pd_rd_i=B01B1VC13K&pd_rd_r=536e1c7b-5983-4843-b243-b8a60ebc30e8&pd_rd_w=w5ojH&pd_rd_wg=4lHg2&pf_rd_p=0bc35c17-1e0d-4808-b361-20ab11b00973&pf_rd_r=VNWRC8HKSSY7VZT3XDPP&qid=1559498528&s=gateway&sprefix=instant+pot%2Caps%2C252

I'm never in a hurry to cook anything... like I used to tell my boss,
do you want it fast or good?

When I was first married I was gifted a top o' the line Cusinart food
prossessor... I say *I* was gifted because my first wife couldn;t cook
either. Tried to make good use of it but couldn't find anything it
could do well other than to make a mess destroying perfectly good
veggies. I offered it to people for free, no one wanted it, I tossed
it in the trash. I did give my 8 qt slow cooker away. I found it
useful for preparing steel cut oats without stirring but did nothing
else well. I'm not into gadgetry cooking, only real cookware suits me
and I much prefer large cookware.... I'm not about to spend hours to
end up with 4 servings of stew/soup when with the same time and effort
I can fill a 16 qt pot and have LOs to freeze... for me cooking is not
a chore, it's pure entertainment, I'd much rather spend a day in the
kitchen than a broadway show.

[itsjoan...@webtv.net]

On Sunday, June 2, 2019 at 1:37:53 PM UTC-5, Sheldon wrote:
>
> On Sat, 1 Jun 2019 20:08:23 -0700 (PDT), "itsjoan...@webtv.net"
> <itsjoan...@webtv.net> wrote:
>
> >https://i.postimg.cc/MZvsL2Yf/Ninja-Foodi-multicooker.jpg
>
> I really don't want to need to read an owner's manual to cook dinner.
>

Well DUH, it's not a manual, simply a picture of what a Ninja Foodi looks like.
If you'd get your nose out of the air you might learn something once in a while.

[dsi1]

On Sunday, June 2, 2019 at 8:37:53 AM UTC-10, Sheldon wrote:
> On Sat, 1 Jun 2019 20:08:23 -0700 (PDT), "itsjoan...@webtv.net"
> <itsjoan...@webtv.net> wrote:
>
> >On Saturday, June 1, 2019 at 9:39:21 PM UTC-5, Christ...@deathtochristianity.pl wrote:
> >>
> >> yeah but those foodis are huge and need a good bit of head room
> >>
> >Yep, but they pretty much eliminate 6 or 7 other appliances. When not in
> >use I put the crisper lid down and put the presser lid away.
> >
> >https://i.postimg.cc/MZvsL2Yf/Ninja-Foodi-multicooker.jpg
>
> I really don't want to need to read an owner's manual to cook dinner.
>
> I'd have absolutely no use for that tiny toy:
> https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07FX68X1Y?aaxitk=ZWFJ3ihjopalyr2fl9J4Ag&pd_rd_i=B07FX68X1Y&pf_rd_p=3fade48a-e699-4c96-bf08-bb772ac0e242&hsa_cr_id=1472588430201&sb-ci-n=asinImage&sb-ci-v=https%3A%2F%2Fimages-na.ssl-images-amazon.com%2Fimages%2FI%2F41ZaGtvGHNL.jpg&sb-ci-a=B07FX68X1Y
>
> This mini too, absolutely worthless:
> https://www.amazon.com/Instant-Pot-Programmable-Pressure-Steamer/dp/B01B1VC13K/ref=sxin_3_ac_d_rm?crid=2GEY4NELIXMQ9&keywords=instant+pot+8+quart&pd_rd_i=B01B1VC13K&pd_rd_r=536e1c7b-5983-4843-b243-b8a60ebc30e8&pd_rd_w=w5ojH&pd_rd_wg=4lHg2&pf_rd_p=0bc35c17-1e0d-4808-b361-20ab11b00973&pf_rd_r=VNWRC8HKSSY7VZT3XDPP&qid=1559498528&s=gateway&sprefix=instant+pot%2Caps%2C252

What's absolutely worthless is including metadata in links:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07FX68X1Y

https://www.amazon.com/Instant-Pot-Programmable-Pressure-Steamer/dp/B01B1VC13K

>
> I'm never in a hurry to cook anything... like I used to tell my boss,
> do you want it fast or good?

My guess is that your boss wanted it fast and good. Fast and good is always better than fast or good. Most bosses would like fast, good, and cheap, but that might be asking for too much.

[penm...@aol.com]

On Sat, 01 Jun 2019 22:37:03 -0600, U.S. Janet B. <J...@nospam.com>

I discovered that I didn't need a beast tiller for an established
garden that's been tilled previously for some fifty years. The 7 hP
Simplicity made me work up a sweat and pulled me around. I can see a
heavy duty tiller if it's raw ground and even then rather than pay
$2,000 I'd rent a machine or hire someone for a couple hundred$
I sold the Simplicity for close to what I paid and bought the
Mantis... does a wonderful job with little effort and fits easily into
small spaces. It only weighs 20 pounds so is easy to carry with one
hand. Also hoses off quickly and needs very little storage space.
Soon as all the rain ceases and the soil dries we'll be using to till
in 2 yards of top soil and two yards of mushroom mix. The Mantis is
so easy to handle that my wife does it, she couldn't handle the 7 HP
Simplicity.

If I really wanted to do serious tilling I would have kept the 5' wide
tiller that attaches to my tractor's PTO. When first moving here I
had visions of planting crops in the 4 acre back field. But once
reality set in I realized what an undertaking that would be, way too
much for one person. So I sold that tiller to a neighbor who grows
pumpkins. I bought that tiller the same time I bought the tractors,
got it for a very good price as it was difficult for the dealer to
sell. Brand new I paid $500... two years later still in brand new
condition I sold it for $700. Before I could ask a price he offered
$700 so I said Sold!
Here are the pictures I took in 2007, not excellent pics but you can
see it in the corner of our barn, that red thing in front in front of
the yellow snow plow. That's a heavy duty 5' wide tiller, made in
Italy. The neighbor I sold it to is very pleased, tells me it works
great. However with unbroken land he still had to first plow and
remove larger rocks, rake out smaller rocks and then till. Naturally
he plows and rakes with a large tractor. He has a large property and
grows some ten acres of pumpkins. He's one of the mechanics at the
local golf course and does stump grinding as a side business. We have
some sstumps for him to grinds once the ground dries enough for him to
drive in. In Aggie country it seems everyone has a side business
along with their regular employment. Another neighbor who works at a
large machine shop also sells firewood and he maintains our tractors,
he charges less than half what the dealer in town charges and does a
far better job. One of his teenage sons, William, was in my wife's
classes, that's how we met them . William is a great worker, he
clears brush for us and will be wheel borrowing the topsoil into our
garden. He's definately not a slacker like many teens these days.
He's good with a chain saw and can drive any tractor. Only he has a
learning disability but my wife tutored him with math so he could
graduate. I have no doubt he will go far in lfe, only academia is not
his forte. He can do any kind of farm work and is excellenmt with
livestock... he cares for several city people's live stock who work in
NYC all week (restaureant owners) who are only here on weekends.
William manages all sorts of livestock from chickens to Black Angus
and everything in between, horses, llamas, everything. He's up before
sunrise every morning to feed and move them from field to field. And
William is a great welder, he recently repaired my mower's wheel
clevis, did a better job than the welder in town, even painted it.
He charged $20, last time one broke the dealer in town refused to weld
it, said it can't be welded and charged $119 for a new one, and I had
to wait 2 weeks for it to arrive while the grass kept growing. William
repaired it better than new and dropped it off the next day.
https://postimg.cc/gallery/30hckq6o4/

[itsjoan...@webtv.net]

On Sunday, June 2, 2019 at 3:21:31 PM UTC-5, Sheldon wrote:
>
> I discovered

paragraphs

paragraphs

paragraphs

paragraphs

paragraphs

paragraphs

It can't be that hard to press that Enter key twice while pounding that
keyboard.

[Bruce]

But do you really want to read how bosoms were bigger in the past, how
Sheldon knows everything best, how you must have a basement or else
you're a goat and how everything tastes better with a schmear of
schmul?

[Terry Coombs]

  Well there ya go . The clearing at our place was mixed hardwood
forest 20 years ago . I first turned ground about 6 years ago , using
one of those mantis-sized tillers . It only took me 2 years to strip the
drive gears on the rocks up here . That's when I started using the free
one I have . See , the thing is I'm breaking new ground every year ,
expanding my garden a little . And that just got a whole bunch easier
with this new tiller . Rear tines , power driven wheels , and it does in
one pass what the (now) old one took 3 to accomplish . While being
guided by one hand if i want , and it doesn't shake me to pieces .

[Hank Rogers]

It's absolutely IMPOSSIBLE after the crystal palace starts taking
effect.

[JBurns]

On Sat, 1 Jun 2019 16:45:18 -0500, Terry Coombs <snag...@msn.com>
wrote:

>   She wanted an Instant Pot , so today we bought one . Will be cooking
>a 2 lb sirloin tip roast in it for dinner tonight . I wanted a rear tine
>tiller ...

I got a new toy today, or at least I ordered it.

We have finished renovating the new-to-us house, except for the
kitchen. It is a large kitchen 8 metres wide and 5 metres deep but at
present is dated and poorly designed. It is built around 3 sides, no
island, no peninsula. We are ripping the whole lot out. Most
appliances will be located pretty much where they are now but we are
adding a large peninsula with a built in wine fridge. There is a 60cm
wall oven built into a cabinet and then a 75cm gas cooktop, so plenty
of room to install this
https://www.ilve.com.au/freestanding_cooker/pw150fmp-4/

Tadaaa!

I have always wanted something like this but didn't have quite such
grand plans. We got a good price on it though and also gained quite a
bit of cash on the changeover from large city to very small city.

If we decide to relocate in the future it will go with us.

We did all the other renovations ourselves but the kitchen is being
built by professionals.

JB

[itsjoan...@webtv.net]

On Sunday, June 2, 2019 at 7:08:23 PM UTC-5, Golden One wrote:
>
> I got a new toy today, or at least I ordered it.
>
> We have finished renovating the new-to-us house, except for the
> kitchen. It is a large kitchen 8 metres wide and 5 metres deep but at
> present is dated and poorly designed. It is built around 3 sides, no
> island, no peninsula. We are ripping the whole lot out. Most
> appliances will be located pretty much where they are now but we are
> adding a large peninsula with a built in wine fridge. There is a 60cm
> wall oven built into a cabinet and then a 75cm gas cooktop, so plenty
> of room to install this
> https://www.ilve.com.au/freestanding_cooker/pw150fmp-4/
>
> Tadaaa!
>
> I have always wanted something like this but didn't have quite such
> grand plans. We got a good price on it though and also gained quite a
> bit of cash on the changeover from large city to very small city.
>
> If we decide to relocate in the future it will go with us.
>
> We did all the other renovations ourselves but the kitchen is being
> built by professionals.
>
> JB
>

Remodels are great...once they're done, hahahaha. Be sure and post pictures,
if you have the time, as the remodel progresses and especially once it's
complete. Congratulations on your new kitchen!!

[Hank Rogers]

Do yoose have a basement, or is yoose new house just a goat barn on
a slab?

[Ed Pawlowski]

On 6/2/2019 8:08 PM, JBurns wrote:
> On Sat, 1 Jun 2019 16:45:18 -0500, Terry Coombs <snag...@msn.com>
> wrote:
>
>>   She wanted an Instant Pot , so today we bought one . Will be cooking
>> a 2 lb sirloin tip roast in it for dinner tonight . I wanted a rear tine
>> tiller ...
>
> I got a new toy today, or at least I ordered it.
>
> We have finished renovating the new-to-us house, except for the
> kitchen. It is a large kitchen 8 metres wide and 5 metres deep but at
> present is dated and poorly designed. It is built around 3 sides, no
> island, no peninsula. We are ripping the whole lot out. Most
> appliances will be located pretty much where they are now but we are
> adding a large peninsula with a built in wine fridge. There is a 60cm
> wall oven built into a cabinet and then a 75cm gas cooktop, so plenty
> of room to install this
> https://www.ilve.com.au/freestanding_cooker/pw150fmp-4/
>
> Tadaaa!

Ohhhhhhhhhh, that is lovely. We don't cook the type of meals that would
really utilize it these days, but it sure it nice. Having a flat top
will be nice too.

[JBurns]

On Sun, 2 Jun 2019 19:22:22 -0500, Hank Rogers <nos...@invalid.org>
wrote:

Goat barn on a concrete slab.

Last week I planted my citrus trees. There was an existing grafted
Lisbon lemon and an unknown (grafted) mandarin, both suffering badly
from lack of water. I have managed to save both and both have now
flowered and have small fruit. I have added a Eureka lemon, Imperial
mandarin, Washington navel orange and a Tahitian Lime. Sometime this
month I should be able to locally source some apples and stone fruit
suitable for warmer climates.

Blueberries grow great here and fruit for most of the year so I put in
two advanced plants.

Husband has been fishing a few times with one of our neighbours and we
have stashed some fish in the freezer. Some of this

https://www.fish.wa.gov.au/Species/WA-Dhufish/Pages/default.aspx

this

https://www.fish.wa.gov.au/Species/Pink-Snapper/Pages/default.aspx

and a couple of these

https://fish-on.com.au/what-the-fish/a-g/coral-trout/

The same neighbour has cray pots and has gifted us with some of these

https://www.fish.wa.gov.au/Species/Rock-Lobster/Pages/default.aspx


They (the neighbours) don't have much of a garden so I will
reciprocate with fresh fruit and veg as it becomes available.

JB


>

>
>
>

[U.S. Janet B.]

On Sun, 2 Jun 2019 16:59:15 -0500, Terry Coombs <snag...@msn.com>
wrote:
snip

And that just got a whole bunch easier
>with this new tiller . Rear tines , power driven wheels , and it does in
>one pass what the (now) old one took 3 to accomplish . While being
>guided by one hand if i want , and it doesn't shake me to pieces .

exactly
Janet US

[JBurns]

I am still cooking for myself and three men on a daily basis, and also
have family gatherings. Some of our family have moved to this town
also.

I bake a lot and have been baking for a couple of local charities.
They provide me with flour, sugar and eggs and I buy the more costly
ingredients. They distribute the results to needy families and also
sell some at bake sales.

Really, I have been managing perfectly well with a small oven and a
large cooktop, but I have wanted something like this for so long. It
is very nice to be able to indulge myself.

I wish my Mother was still with us, she would have had a field day
with this. Her baking was incomparable. I didn't really understand why
she would spend the considerable amount of time required to turn out
very complicated cakes etc. but it was her main hobby and lots of
people benefited from her delicious creations. She was approached by
several people to provide cakes for restaurants but never did, she
liked to give them away. I miss her terribly.

JB

[Ed Pawlowski]

On 6/2/2019 9:53 PM, JBurns wrote:

> I wish my Mother was still with us, she would have had a field day
> with this. Her baking was incomparable. I didn't really understand why
> she would spend the considerable amount of time required to turn out
> very complicated cakes etc. but it was her main hobby and lots of
> people benefited from her delicious creations. She was approached by
> several people to provide cakes for restaurants but never did, she
> liked to give them away. I miss her terribly.
>
> JB
>

Nice story. I bet she got a lot of satisfaction giving them away.
Making them for pay takes the fun out of it and makes the hobby a job.

[Hank Rogers]

I really love blueberries. I had some bushes years ago. They grew
pretty large, and had wonderful tasting berries. But after a few
years they up and died. Maybe it was one of those dry years, can't
remember now it's been so many years ago.

[Bruce]

On Sun, 2 Jun 2019 21:34:21 -0500, Hank Rogers <nos...@invalid.org>

I always find blueberries a bit flavourless and mealy. I'm not sure if
that's due to poor quality of supermarket blueberries or just the
nature of the blueberry.

[JBurns]

On Mon, 03 Jun 2019 12:40:08 +1000, Bruce <br...@invalid.invalid>
wrote:

I too think blueberries are a bit tasteless but I like them mixed with
strawberries and raspberries for the 'pop' factor.

JB

[Janet]

In article <c7p8fe5vq0c0d9613...@4ax.com>,
jpb...@westnet.com.au says...

>
> On Sat, 1 Jun 2019 16:45:18 -0500, Terry Coombs <snag...@msn.com>
> wrote:
>
> >   She wanted an Instant Pot , so today we bought one . Will be cooking
> >a 2 lb sirloin tip roast in it for dinner tonight . I wanted a rear tine
> >tiller ...
>
> I got a new toy today, or at least I ordered it.
>
> We have finished renovating the new-to-us house, except for the
> kitchen. It is a large kitchen 8 metres wide and 5 metres deep but at
> present is dated and poorly designed. It is built around 3 sides, no
> island, no peninsula. We are ripping the whole lot out. Most
> appliances will be located pretty much where they are now but we are
> adding a large peninsula with a built in wine fridge. There is a 60cm
> wall oven built into a cabinet and then a 75cm gas cooktop, so plenty
> of room to install this
> https://www.ilve.com.au/freestanding_cooker/pw150fmp-4/
>
> Tadaaa!

Nice; are you getting the all-SS model? (I would).

>
> I have always wanted something like this but didn't have quite such
> grand plans. We got a good price on it though and also gained quite a
> bit of cash on the changeover from large city to very small city.
>
> If we decide to relocate in the future it will go with us.
>
> We did all the other renovations ourselves but the kitchen is being
> built by professionals.

I've seen some terrible kitchen islands, so badly placed they get in
the way, like living on a race circuit.

Janet UK

[Bruce]

On Mon, 03 Jun 2019 17:51:07 +0800, JBurns <jpb...@westnet.com.au>
wrote:

>On Mon, 03 Jun 2019 12:40:08 +1000, Bruce <br...@invalid.invalid>
>wrote:
>
>>On Sun, 2 Jun 2019 21:34:21 -0500, Hank Rogers <nos...@invalid.org>
>>wrote:
>>

>>>I really love blueberries. I had some bushes years ago. They grew
>>>pretty large, and had wonderful tasting berries. But after a few
>>>years they up and died. Maybe it was one of those dry years, can't
>>>remember now it's been so many years ago.
>>
>>I always find blueberries a bit flavourless and mealy. I'm not sure if
>>that's due to poor quality of supermarket blueberries or just the
>>nature of the blueberry.
>
>I too think blueberries are a bit tasteless but I like them mixed with
>strawberries and raspberries for the 'pop' factor.

Yes :)

[JBurns]

On Mon, 3 Jun 2019 11:21:22 +0100, Janet <Ja...@somewhere.com> wrote:

>In article <c7p8fe5vq0c0d9613...@4ax.com>,
>jpb...@westnet.com.au says...
>>
>> On Sat, 1 Jun 2019 16:45:18 -0500, Terry Coombs <snag...@msn.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> >   She wanted an Instant Pot , so today we bought one . Will be cooking
>> >a 2 lb sirloin tip roast in it for dinner tonight . I wanted a rear tine
>> >tiller ...
>>
>> I got a new toy today, or at least I ordered it.
>>
>> We have finished renovating the new-to-us house, except for the
>> kitchen. It is a large kitchen 8 metres wide and 5 metres deep but at
>> present is dated and poorly designed. It is built around 3 sides, no
>> island, no peninsula. We are ripping the whole lot out. Most
>> appliances will be located pretty much where they are now but we are
>> adding a large peninsula with a built in wine fridge. There is a 60cm
>> wall oven built into a cabinet and then a 75cm gas cooktop, so plenty
>> of room to install this
>> https://www.ilve.com.au/freestanding_cooker/pw150fmp-4/
>>
>> Tadaaa!
>
> Nice; are you getting the all-SS model? (I would).

Yes, all stainless steel.

>>
>> I have always wanted something like this but didn't have quite such
>> grand plans. We got a good price on it though and also gained quite a
>> bit of cash on the changeover from large city to very small city.
>>
>> If we decide to relocate in the future it will go with us.
>>
>> We did all the other renovations ourselves but the kitchen is being
>> built by professionals.
>
> I've seen some terrible kitchen islands, so badly placed they get in
>the way, like living on a race circuit.

I decided to go with a peninsula. As the kitchen stands the work areas
mean you have your back to the dining and family room area. The new
peninsula will be about 4 metres long and will be my main prep area.
There will be plenty of room at one end for entry into the kitchen,
closed at the other end, sort of a very large galley kitchen. I am
looking forward to the new kitchen as the present bench tops are way
too high. They come up past my waist, not comfortable to work on at
all as it means that my hands are up rather than down. Juicy things
run down my arms to my elbows!

Two sinks, a deep one opposite the peninsula and a shallower one for
washing food items in the peninsula.

JB

>
> Janet UK

[songbird]

Ed Pawlowski wrote:
...

> Nice story. I bet she got a lot of satisfaction giving them away.
> Making them for pay takes the fun out of it and makes the hobby a job.

exactly why i don't sell extra stuff from the gardens.
i much rather give it away.


songbird

[Gary]

Hmmm... the next time I stop by a vegetable stand or a bakery,
I'll ask them if they might give me all the things I was willing
to buy. I'll remind them that they might feel better about that.

[Terry Coombs]

  Oh don't be such an ass Gary . Songbird does it as a hobby , your
fruit stand guy and bakery are running for profit businesses .

[Gary]

Terry Coombs wrote:
>
> On 6/4/2019 8:44 AM, Gary wrote:
> > songbird wrote:
> >> Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> >> ...
> >>> Nice story. I bet she got a lot of satisfaction giving them away.
> >>> Making them for pay takes the fun out of it and makes the hobby a job.
> >> exactly why i don't sell extra stuff from the gardens.
> >> i much rather give it away.
> >>
> >> songbird
> > Hmmm... the next time I stop by a vegetable stand or a bakery,
> > I'll ask them if they might give me all the things I was willing
> > to buy. I'll remind them that they might feel better about that.
>

> Ā Oh don't be such an ass Gary . Songbird does it as a hobby , your

> fruit stand guy and bakery are running for profit businesses .

Send me some free honey, Terry? ;)

[Terry Coombs]

On 6/4/2019 9:59 AM, Gary wrote:
> Terry Coombs wrote:
>> On 6/4/2019 8:44 AM, Gary wrote:
>>> songbird wrote:
>>>> Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>>>> ...
>>>>> Nice story. I bet she got a lot of satisfaction giving them away.
>>>>> Making them for pay takes the fun out of it and makes the hobby a job.
>>>> exactly why i don't sell extra stuff from the gardens.
>>>> i much rather give it away.
>>>>
>>>> songbird
>>> Hmmm... the next time I stop by a vegetable stand or a bakery,
>>> I'll ask them if they might give me all the things I was willing
>>> to buy. I'll remind them that they might feel better about that.

>> Â Oh don't be such an ass Gary . Songbird does it as a hobby , your

>> fruit stand guy and bakery are running for profit businesses .
> Send me some free honey, Terry? ;)

  Not a  chance , for me it's a business . I am what they call a
"sideliner" , someone who isn't in it as a full time beekeeper but
expects to make a profit from operations .

[penm...@aol.com]

On Tue, 4 Jun 2019 10:29:58 -0500, Terry Coombs <snag...@msn.com>
wrote:

>On 6/4/2019 9:59 AM, Gary wrote:
>> Terry Coombs wrote:
>>> On 6/4/2019 8:44 AM, Gary wrote:
>>>> songbird wrote:
>>>>> Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>>>>> ...
>>>>>> Nice story. I bet she got a lot of satisfaction giving them away.
>>>>>> Making them for pay takes the fun out of it and makes the hobby a job.
>>>>> exactly why i don't sell extra stuff from the gardens.
>>>>> i much rather give it away.
>>>>>
>>>>> songbird
>>>> Hmmm... the next time I stop by a vegetable stand or a bakery,
>>>> I'll ask them if they might give me all the things I was willing
>>>> to buy. I'll remind them that they might feel better about that.

>>> Ā Oh don't be such an ass Gary . Songbird does it as a hobby , your

>>> fruit stand guy and bakery are running for profit businesses .
>> Send me some free honey, Terry? ;)
>
>   Not a  chance , for me it's a business . I am what they call a
>"sideliner" , someone who isn't in it as a full time beekeeper but
>expects to make a profit from operations .

Around here most beekeepers and gardeners trade their overage. One
season I set up a vegetable stand, was a PIA... people ringing my bell
constantly... when will you have this, that, whatever. When I drop
off a paper sack of veggies at my neighbor's side door won't be long
I'll find a pint of honey by my door. He'd leave me a larger amount
but he knows that a pint will last me a year.

[Bruce]

On Tue, 04 Jun 2019 14:47:14 -0400, penm...@aol.com wrote:

>On Tue, 4 Jun 2019 10:29:58 -0500, Terry Coombs <snag...@msn.com>
>wrote:
>
>>On 6/4/2019 9:59 AM, Gary wrote:
>>> Terry Coombs wrote:
>>>> On 6/4/2019 8:44 AM, Gary wrote:
>>>>> songbird wrote:
>>>>>> Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>>>>>> ...
>>>>>>> Nice story. I bet she got a lot of satisfaction giving them away.
>>>>>>> Making them for pay takes the fun out of it and makes the hobby a job.
>>>>>> exactly why i don't sell extra stuff from the gardens.
>>>>>> i much rather give it away.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> songbird
>>>>> Hmmm... the next time I stop by a vegetable stand or a bakery,
>>>>> I'll ask them if they might give me all the things I was willing
>>>>> to buy. I'll remind them that they might feel better about that.

>>>> Â Oh don't be such an ass Gary . Songbird does it as a hobby , your

>>>> fruit stand guy and bakery are running for profit businesses .
>>> Send me some free honey, Terry? ;)
>>
>>   Not a  chance , for me it's a business . I am what they call a
>>"sideliner" , someone who isn't in it as a full time beekeeper but
>>expects to make a profit from operations .
>
>Around here most beekeepers and gardeners trade their overage. One
>season I set up a vegetable stand, was a PIA... people ringing my bell
>constantly... when will you have this, that, whatever. When I drop
>off a paper sack of veggies at my neighbor's side door won't be long
>I'll find a pint of honey by my door. He'd leave me a larger amount
>but he knows that a pint will last me a year.

You should hook up with Janet UK. You two could go door to door with
your vegetables, holding hands and singing authentic folk songs along
the way.

[Dave Smith]

On 2019-06-04 2:47 p.m., penm...@aol.com wrote:
> On Tue, 4 Jun 2019 10:29:58 -0500, Terry Coombs <snag...@msn.com>

> Around here most beekeepers and gardeners trade their overage. One
> season I set up a vegetable stand, was a PIA... people ringing my bell
> constantly... when will you have this, that, whatever. When I drop
> off a paper sack of veggies at my neighbor's side door won't be long
> I'll find a pint of honey by my door. He'd leave me a larger amount
> but he knows that a pint will last me a year.

There are a few around here that just leave the produce out with a money
jar. People come along, get what they want and leave the money. That
won't work everywhere, but it does around here. AAMOF our neighbour and
her kids cleaned up their gardens and potted a lot of plants to sell.
They put a picnic table out near the road with a sign and a jar. No one
has ripped them off yet.

[Hank Rogers]

penm...@aol.com wrote:
> On Tue, 4 Jun 2019 10:29:58 -0500, Terry Coombs <snag...@msn.com>
> wrote:
>
>> On 6/4/2019 9:59 AM, Gary wrote:
>>> Terry Coombs wrote:
>>>> On 6/4/2019 8:44 AM, Gary wrote:
>>>>> songbird wrote:
>>>>>> Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>>>>>> ...
>>>>>>> Nice story. I bet she got a lot of satisfaction giving them away.
>>>>>>> Making them for pay takes the fun out of it and makes the hobby a job.
>>>>>> exactly why i don't sell extra stuff from the gardens.
>>>>>> i much rather give it away.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> songbird
>>>>> Hmmm... the next time I stop by a vegetable stand or a bakery,
>>>>> I'll ask them if they might give me all the things I was willing
>>>>> to buy. I'll remind them that they might feel better about that.

>>>> Â Oh don't be such an ass Gary . Songbird does it as a hobby , your

>>>> fruit stand guy and bakery are running for profit businesses .
>>> Send me some free honey, Terry? ;)
>>
>>   Not a  chance , for me it's a business . I am what they call a
>> "sideliner" , someone who isn't in it as a full time beekeeper but
>> expects to make a profit from operations .
>
> Around here most beekeepers and gardeners trade their overage. One
> season I set up a vegetable stand, was a PIA... people ringing my bell
> constantly... when will you have this, that, whatever. When I drop
> off a paper sack of veggies at my neighbor's side door won't be long
> I'll find a pint of honey by my door. He'd leave me a larger amount
> but he knows that a pint will last me a year.
>

That wasn't honey Popeye! It was a burning bag of dogshit.

[Hank Rogers]

I always buy his canned spinach. Popeye spinach is certified Popeye
approved, so it is the finest in the universe.

I'll subscribe if he starts home delivery.

[Thomas]

I snowblow the neighboors stuff. I will often find a nice bag of tomatoes, cukes, dill etc on my wall.
I have no idea who they are nor look like. Stuff happens for a reason when you show kindness for the heck of it.

[Gary]

Hank Rogers wrote:
>
> I always buy his canned spinach. Popeye spinach is certified Popeye
> approved, so it is the finest in the universe.

I have a can of that. The cool cartoon label sold me. :)

[Gary]

Thomas wrote:
>
> I snowblow the neighboors stuff. I will often find a nice bag of tomatoes, cukes, dill etc on my wall.
> I have no idea who they are nor look like. Stuff happens for a reason when you show kindness for the heck of it.

Acts of Random Kindness is never a bad thing.