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Author:  MaliA [ Mon Aug 21, 2017 10:37 ]
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Looks brilliant

Author:  asfish [ Tue Aug 22, 2017 10:57 ]
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Looks really nice

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as well as showing me the existence of these rather nifty fajita boat things.


Can you buy these or did you make them as well??

Author:  DBSnappa [ Tue Aug 22, 2017 11:59 ]
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asfish wrote:
Looks really nice

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as well as showing me the existence of these rather nifty fajita boat things.


Can you buy these or did you make them as well??


El Paso make them, if the ad I saw in the cinema last week is true. It had Danny Trejo in the ad, which I found amusing as I imagine him selling, ooh, I dunno, hunting knives, not fajitas.

Author:  MaliA [ Tue Aug 22, 2017 12:01 ]
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I like Danny Trejo. I often imagine going fishing with him and the stories we would tell. It'd be a brilliant warm day in the summer, light filtering through the leaves of the forest as we walk to the lakeside.

Author:  MaliA [ Tue Aug 22, 2017 12:02 ]
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MaliA wrote:
I like Danny Trejo. I often imagine going fishing with him and the stories we would tell. It'd be a brilliant warm day in the summer, light filtering through the leaves of the forest as we walk to the lakeside.


Reading thatt back, aloud, doesn't give quite the idea I was aiming for.

Author:  Zardoz [ Tue Aug 22, 2017 12:09 ]
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We're not here to judge.

Author:  Zardoz [ Tue Aug 22, 2017 12:09 ]
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He's way out of your league.

Author:  Cras [ Tue Aug 22, 2017 12:09 ]
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MaliA wrote:
MaliA wrote:
I like Danny Trejo. I often imagine going fishing with him and the stories we would tell. It'd be a brilliant warm day in the summer, light filtering through the leaves of the forest as we walk to the lakeside.


Reading thatt back, aloud, doesn't give quite the idea I was aiming for.


Subconsciously I think it's exactly what you were aiming for

Author:  Squirt [ Tue Aug 22, 2017 12:18 ]
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I'm sure Danny Trejo would be a generous and sensitive lover.

Author:  DavPaz [ Tue Aug 22, 2017 12:54 ]
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Squirt wrote:
I'm sure Danny Trejo would be a generous and sensitive lover.

Can't wait for this to show up in a beexpoem

Author:  asfish [ Thu Aug 24, 2017 17:48 ]
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Not cooked these yet but very pleased with this year's crop, sounds stupid but I just sort of noticed them as they have been green for so long and blend in with the plant

Author:  MaliA [ Thu Aug 24, 2017 18:01 ]
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Nice tomatoes!

Author:  Mimi [ Thu Aug 24, 2017 18:27 ]
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Wait! You can grow bananas indoors in the UK? amaze. Please share your growing recipe!

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In all seriousness, they look great. Let us know what they are like on the tasteometer!

Author:  asfish [ Mon Oct 09, 2017 9:14 ]
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Now my son is at school we have a birthday party every other week as everyone invites the whole class.

My wife and I were talking about how this spells the end of me doing a barbecue for 20 and having a bouncy castle at home, there are 20 kids in his class and at least one adult per child plus family and NCT baby group friends

But then on the way to work I started thinking maybe I could do it... :)

I was thinking I could do as much Brisket as the Sous Vide will take and at the same time a 20lb plus lump of pulled pork, that way it would all be ready to eat shortly after people arrived. Once that was served burgers, sausages etc could be done.

My wife thinks I'm insane and she's probably right!

Do you think this could work? Note my sons birthday is June 2018 so lots of planning time :DD

Author:  Cras [ Mon Oct 09, 2017 9:51 ]
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Certainly can be done, depends on the size of your sous-vide container. We managed to get a whole 6kg brisket in for the BBQ over the summer, but I've got a pretty large SV tub. Brisket wants a long SV cook, we did 36 hours.

Author:  Grim... [ Mon Oct 09, 2017 10:20 ]
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Also, tell the adults to go away and leave their children with you.

Author:  asfish [ Mon Oct 09, 2017 10:27 ]
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Cras wrote:
Certainly can be done, depends on the size of your sous-vide container. We managed to get a whole 6kg brisket in for the BBQ over the summer, but I've got a pretty large SV tub. Brisket wants a long SV cook, we did 36 hours.


I have 2 Sous Vide Supremes, only done brisket once using one of them but it fed 6 and I could have put more in. Could maybe borrow a 3rd as well.

Then for the pork I have XL BGE so that will take 20lbs or more of pork, done a lump this size before.

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Also, tell the adults to go away and leave their children with you.


Kids too young for that really, also I can't control 20 of them even with a bouncy castle, so parents are needed!

Author:  DavPaz [ Mon Oct 09, 2017 10:38 ]
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Grim... wrote:
Also, tell the adults to go away and leave their children with you.

We did that for MiniPaz's 6th and the parents were super flustered.

"You don't want me to stay?"

"Nope. See you in 2 hours!"

"Oh. Right. Erm... I guess I'll go shopping or something..."

Author:  asfish [ Mon Oct 09, 2017 10:40 ]
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DavPaz wrote:
Grim... wrote:
Also, tell the adults to go away and leave their children with you.

We did that for MiniPaz's 6th and the parents were super flustered.

"You don't want me to stay?"

"Nope. See you in 2 hours!"

"Oh. Right. Erm... I guess I'll go shopping or something..."


I've helped my bother out over the years with his kids parties, once they get to 9 or so you get parents with a desperate look in their eyes asking you if its a "drop off" party :)

Author:  MaliA [ Mon Oct 09, 2017 10:45 ]
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asfish wrote:
DavPaz wrote:
Grim... wrote:
Also, tell the adults to go away and leave their children with you.

We did that for MiniPaz's 6th and the parents were super flustered.

"You don't want me to stay?"

"Nope. See you in 2 hours!"

"Oh. Right. Erm... I guess I'll go shopping or something..."


I've helped my bother out over the years with his kids parties, once they get to 9 or so you get parents with a desperate look in their eyes asking you if its a "drop off" party :)


Oh, mate. Opportunity missed. This was an invitation to say "It's turning into a "pick up" party" and play it out.

Author:  Cavey [ Tue Oct 10, 2017 12:52 ]
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Just ordered an AGA cooker to replace our conventional range cooker, which basically means learning to cook all over again (not that my skills were, ahem, too much to shout about, but still). Should be an experience.... old dog new tricks etc.

Author:  Mr Dave [ Tue Oct 10, 2017 13:10 ]
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OCS has fewer unexpected compatibility issues, should've gone for that.

Author:  Zardoz [ Tue Oct 10, 2017 13:14 ]
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Cavey wrote:
Just ordered an AGA cooker to replace our conventional range cooker, which basically means learning to cook all over again (not that my skills were, ahem, too much to shout about, but still). Should be an experience.... old dog new tricks etc.

They put on an event here last year to help sell those. We wen't along to the AGA do but were surprised that only pushed pineapples and ground coffee.

Author:  MaliA [ Tue Oct 10, 2017 13:15 ]
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Zardoz wrote:
Cavey wrote:
Just ordered an AGA cooker to replace our conventional range cooker, which basically means learning to cook all over again (not that my skills were, ahem, too much to shout about, but still). Should be an experience.... old dog new tricks etc.

They put on an event here last year to help sell those. We wen't along to the AGA do but were surprised that only pushed pineapples and ground coffee.


L-lol

Author:  Mr Russell [ Tue Oct 10, 2017 13:22 ]
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Great work!

Author:  Cavey [ Tue Oct 10, 2017 13:23 ]
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IDGI... :)

Author:  myp [ Tue Oct 10, 2017 13:25 ]
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You lose all points for "wen't"

Author:  Mr Russell [ Tue Oct 10, 2017 13:26 ]
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Cavey wrote:
IDGI... :)

He went to the AGA Do... Agadoo... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agadoo

Author:  Cavey [ Tue Oct 10, 2017 13:27 ]
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Ah... :D
I think most AGA enthusiasts are listening to Buddy Holly from what I've seen so far. :p

Author:  Squirt [ Tue Oct 10, 2017 13:47 ]
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My parents have an Aga - in a rather snazzy dark green - and they love it. Getting the bloody thing into their kitchen through the hallway was a bloody nightmare though, as they weigh a chuffing ton and are huge.

Author:  BikNorton [ Tue Oct 10, 2017 13:50 ]
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Cavey wrote:
Just ordered an AGA cooker to replace our conventional range cooker, which basically means learning to cook all over again (not that my skills were, ahem, too much to shout about, but still). Should be an experience.... old dog new tricks etc.

AgaRangemaster are cunts - didn't bother to try and deliver on arranged date with no notice, then were annoyed when they were outside our house also without notice and we weren't in. Very few fucks given at any point.

John Lewis were even worse, claiming it was nothing to do with them because it came straight from aga.

80 quid compo out of a pair of companies like that, for a lost day holiday on a stupidly priced oven.

It's bloody good though.

Author:  Cavey [ Tue Oct 10, 2017 14:07 ]
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Squirt wrote:
My parents have an Aga - in a rather snazzy dark green - and they love it. Getting the bloody thing into their kitchen through the hallway was a bloody nightmare though, as they weigh a chuffing ton and are huge.


I love the dark green ones, it's hard to imagine anything more homely. We bottled it and went pure white, but it is going into a dark grey island, so should look ok.

Yeah they weigh a blinking tonne, even the little 2-oven one weighs in at half a tonne I think. Basically it's a solid chunk of iron.

Author:  Cavey [ Tue Oct 10, 2017 14:11 ]
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BikNorton wrote:
Cavey wrote:
Just ordered an AGA cooker to replace our conventional range cooker, which basically means learning to cook all over again (not that my skills were, ahem, too much to shout about, but still). Should be an experience.... old dog new tricks etc.

AgaRangemaster are cunts - didn't bother to try and deliver on arranged date with no notice, then were annoyed when they were outside our house also without notice and we weren't in. Very few fucks given at any point.

John Lewis were even worse, claiming it was nothing to do with them because it came straight from aga.

80 quid compo out of a pair of companies like that, for a lost day holiday on a stupidly priced oven.

It's bloody good though.


Sounds crap mate, cheers for the heads-up. We're buying direct from Aga and it's scheduled to be ready for delivery before the kitchen's completed, so I'm hoping it will be alright on that score. Good luck to them if they're stupid enough to turn up here unannounced with a 2-tonne chunk of metal to wheel in, methinks Eric and Ernie will likely intervene and not in a good way. :D

Author:  Squirt [ Tue Oct 10, 2017 14:18 ]
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Cavey wrote:
methinks Eric and Ernie will likely intervene and not in a good way. :D


Have you named your fists Eric and Ernie?

Author:  Cavey [ Tue Oct 10, 2017 14:25 ]
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Squirt wrote:
Cavey wrote:
methinks Eric and Ernie will likely intervene and not in a good way. :D


Have you named your fists Eric and Ernie?


Rottweilers :)

Author:  BikNorton [ Tue Oct 10, 2017 14:27 ]
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Oh yeah, and no-one bothered to mention we ordered just in time to be shafted by the two week summer shutdown.

It took 2 bloody months in the end.

Still, you won't be affected by that.

Author:  GazChap [ Tue Oct 10, 2017 14:28 ]
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Aren't AGAs horrifically inefficient and bad for the environment?

Author:  Grim... [ Tue Oct 10, 2017 14:31 ]
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My parents have a Rayburn, which I think is the Lidl to Aga's Waitrose. They used to have a coal one, which was always entertaining.

Author:  Cavey [ Tue Oct 10, 2017 14:33 ]
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GazChap wrote:
Aren't AGAs horrifically inefficient and bad for the environment?


Yes. Good eh? :)

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:D No, actually they're very good. Mine's almost 100% made from recycled scrap iron and is itself entirely recyclable; it's the "total control" model which is only on when you want it to be, not all the time like old school ones, and each of the 5-ovens and two hot plates (and induction hob) are all individually controllable, programmable and even from your iPhone lol. Me and Mrs C plan on wearing our reversible AGA caps with pride; get us.

Author:  GazChap [ Tue Oct 10, 2017 15:02 ]
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So what makes that better than a normal "control when you want it on/off" oven, then?

Author:  Squirt [ Tue Oct 10, 2017 15:04 ]
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Cavey wrote:
Squirt wrote:
Cavey wrote:
methinks Eric and Ernie will likely intervene and not in a good way. :D


Have you named your fists Eric and Ernie?


Rottweilers :)

That makes a lot more sense :D

Author:  Cavey [ Tue Oct 10, 2017 15:07 ]
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GazChap wrote:
So what makes that better than a normal "control when you want it on/off" oven, then?


An AGA has no fan and is radiant heat from all five sides, per oven. Food can be cooked without foil, doesn't dry out anywhere near as readily, and (apparently) tastes a lot better. It's the closest thing to a baker's brick oven as well, so makes awesome bread, rolls, cakes (and Tandoori).

It looks great (IMO) as well, in a 500-year old cottage setting, so aesthetics count for a lot as well. It's a beautiful piece of kit.

Anyway, do remind me Gaz, how environmentally friendly was that old V10 M5 of yours again? (Or your current 7-series behemoth diesel come to that) Very Ouch, huh. ;)

Author:  GazChap [ Tue Oct 10, 2017 15:54 ]
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Wasn't having a dig dude, was genuinely curious.

Author:  Zardoz [ Tue Oct 10, 2017 16:06 ]
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A little AGA bargie was to be expected.

Author:  Cavey [ Tue Oct 10, 2017 16:06 ]
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Hey no worries. :)
Just seemed a little odd, but that's probably just me. Anyway, looking forward to giving it a go. :)

Author:  Cavey [ Tue Oct 10, 2017 16:08 ]
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Zardoz wrote:
A little AGA bargie was to be expected.


You're on fire Z :D
No escaping your rapier wit... in fact I feel AGAraphobic. :D

Author:  Zardoz [ Tue Oct 10, 2017 16:09 ]
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Good to see the AGAment has now been defused.

Author:  Malc [ Tue Oct 10, 2017 16:34 ]
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I guess it AGAs well for the future

Author:  asfish [ Wed Oct 11, 2017 8:14 ]
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My parents have had Aga's for years, the current on is oil and I think does some of the heating. My dad spent a fortune on some sort of wireless device for it better control the heating.

Can't see us ever getting one really, the expense is the main thing, always leave a house with one in thinking it would be nice to have one though!

Author:  GazChap [ Wed Oct 11, 2017 9:28 ]
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Given how insecure many IoT devices are, I'm not sure I'd want to potentially offer up control of my home's heating systems to ne'er-do-wells.

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