See. I told you I didn't understand it. Why spoil an old joke with scientific accuracy😏
Sorry @B3, I don't understand a lot of it either but I am endlessly fascinated with things like how the sun works. I was amazed as a youngster to find out it wasn't just a giant lump of coal burning away.🤣
My 2 year old great-nephew was born premature and has had breathing problems ever since. If he gets a cold there's an even chance that he'll be in hospital for a couple of days, hooked up to oxygen. That happened this week and he only came out on Wednesday evening. Last night his Dad sent a video of the little 'un. He had pulled open one of the drawers in the kitchen and was taking stuff out and putting it back in. Really enjoying himself because of the noise the packaging was making. Dad filmed him for about 40 seconds, unnoticed, and then said "Shut that drawer". Little fellow jumped but shut the drawer. A couple of seconds he opened it again. To him he'd done what he was told. Dad had told him to shut the drawer but hadn't said leave it shut.
Little bugger has the loveliest smile and it's impossible to stay mad with him.
Partly curmudgeonly and partly RTBC. It's a sunny day so the latter is winning. My old gas cooker, that I was happy with has been condemned and disconnected by the chap who came to install the boiler. There was a very faint smell of gas. I asked him to use his sniffer thing to see if I was imagining it. The leak turned out to be barely within the acceptable safety level. It wasn't the hose and he didn't feel confident to try anything else. I haven't been able to get hold of a cooker repairer to see whether it's worth/ possible to repair. I've decided not to panic into buying any old cooker immediately just so that I can make a roast on Christmas day and then live with the consequences for X number of years after. RTBC: The pressure is off. If the dinner is crap, it won't be my fault I am making friends with my all the bells and whistles combination microwave that I only used for defrosting, reheating, or cooking frozen peas. My experimental sprouts and carrots were a disaster but I know where I went wrong. I've bought an air fryer. Not sure about it but the experimental chips were OK
That's a bummer @B3. We got an air fryer recently, and I'm contemplating doing a roast in it. So far, I've only done odd things like chicken with veg, and younger daughter, the chip queen, has done chips successfully. I think it depends on the capacity, and how big a meal you make too. I believe the advantage for something like that is in the timing, and for smaller items [like your chips] it's the cost that makes the difference. Remember that if you use oven chips, you can microwave them for about 10 mins first, which also save on time/energy/cost
I did my roast veg [for soup] last week, and it was certainly shorter timewise, although I should have swapped the two baskets over half way through. Learning curve.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I did roast beef in a Ninja (round multi-cooker) - and used a meat thermometer (the lead didn't stop the lid from shutting enough for the appliance not to work) - and then the roast veg after. The meat was a bit more cooked on the outside than usual, but apart from that it was fine. I didn't use the timer on the Ninja but I think it took under an hour for about 800g - still a while, but half the wattage of my oven.
I also bought a multi-tier rack to enable multiple things to be cooked at the same time - so now we can do a 'frozen' fish and chips in about 30 mins - it's not ideal as once you put stuff on the top layer you obviously can't access the bottom layer to turn them ( so chips in the bottom, fish on top) to get a more even cook.
I think the air-fryer I have is fine for one and maybe two people, but I don't think it's workable for a family as such.
I'm going to roast the chicken on the fan oven program in the microwave. Electric oven gets a bit of getting used to after gas but when I come to buy the proper cooker, at least I'll know which I prefer. At least I didn't buy into the halogen oven craze. I suspect they're not only as passé as video tapes, they're probably Betamax.
The fryer we got is a decent size, and has an extra 'layer' you can add to accommodate a bigger chicken, or add another layer of veg, or whatever you're cooking. I reckon I can easily do a whole roast for the three of us, no problem. Mind you, younger daughter is having a Chinese for C'mas dinner, so I don't need a very big chicken Gas ovens are notoriously poor in terms of temp and consistency @B3. I think you'll find the fan option good once you're used to it. Usually, it's just a case of dropping the temp a bit, although that can vary. We once had a totally nuclear oven that I had to turn down by a ridiculous amount for roasting!
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
We are very happy using an electric fan oven, but I wouldn't move from gas hob to any electric alternative. I like the fact that temperature changes are instant on gas and you don't have to use specific types of pans as is required on some electric hobs.
I like the way a gas oven has different temperatures depending where you put the food. It means you can cook things at different temperatures at the same time. My deceased cooker has a slow cooker setting too. I haven't checked whether the new ones have this feature. I get the impression that electricity produces a drier heat but I may be wrong.
One year we had a powercut on Xmas day. The turkey had been in the oven for quite a while but wasn't ready to eat. We cooked all the veg in casserole dishes and pans on top of our 2 woodburners and finished the turkey on the barbecue
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My old gas cooker, that I was happy with has been condemned and disconnected by the chap who came to install the boiler. There was a very faint smell of gas. I asked him to use his sniffer thing to see if I was imagining it. The leak turned out to be barely within the acceptable safety level. It wasn't the hose and he didn't feel confident to try anything else. I haven't been able to get hold of a cooker repairer to see whether it's worth/ possible to repair.
I've decided not to panic into buying any old cooker immediately just so that I can make a roast on Christmas day and then live with the consequences for X number of years after.
RTBC:
The pressure is off. If the dinner is crap, it won't be my fault
I am making friends with my all the bells and whistles combination microwave that I only used for defrosting, reheating, or cooking frozen peas. My experimental sprouts and carrots were a disaster but I know where I went wrong.
I've bought an air fryer. Not sure about it but the experimental chips were OK
Remember that if you use oven chips, you can microwave them for about 10 mins first, which also save on time/energy/cost
I did my roast veg [for soup] last week, and it was certainly shorter timewise, although I should have swapped the two baskets over half way through. Learning curve.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
At least I didn't buy into the halogen oven craze. I suspect they're not only as passé as video tapes, they're probably Betamax.
Mind you, younger daughter is having a Chinese for C'mas dinner, so I don't need a very big chicken
Gas ovens are notoriously poor in terms of temp and consistency @B3. I think you'll find the fan option good once you're used to it. Usually, it's just a case of dropping the temp a bit, although that can vary. We once had a totally nuclear oven that I had to turn down by a ridiculous amount for roasting!
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I get the impression that electricity produces a drier heat but I may be wrong.