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sean
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Joined: 28 Oct 2004
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Location: North Devon

Posted: Tue Nov 23, 04 8:39 am Post subject:
We could run how to be a bloke courses. Cookery to gas valves and pipe bores in 4 steps.....

Gervase

Joined: 17 Nov 2004
Posts: 8655

Posted: Tue Nov 23, 04 10:12 am Post subject:

Kitchen tips and pipe bores - I thought this was a dig at the state of my kitchen and my penchant for droning on and on...!
Griddles and tuna will defeat any but a restaurant-standard extractor, in my experience. The whole house reeks of tuna for a couple of days afterwards and confuses the cats terribly. - so now I'm forced to fire up a small petrol stove and do the whole thing alfresco, which can be interesting if you've invited friends for dinner and the heavens open! Still, it does provide a conversation point (along the lines of "What's that f***wit doing outside in the pissing rain?")

Jonnyboy

Joined: 29 Oct 2004
Posts: 23956
Location: under some rain.

Posted: Tue Nov 23, 04 10:14 am Post subject:
I bought a gas barbeque with a cast iron griddle. It sits outside the back door (we have a porch at the back) and is perfect for anything fishy

wellington womble

Joined: 08 Nov 2004
Posts: 15051
Location: East Midlands

Posted: Tue Nov 23, 04 12:08 pm Post subject:
Has anyone tried putting essential oils in the grill pan to get rid of fishy smells. I've heard of it, but thought it might taint the fish. In these enlightened days, I thougt it might be quite nice (depending on the oil....)

snowball
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Location: swindon

Posted: Tue Nov 23, 04 5:52 pm Post subject:
Lemon or lime juice is good to get rid of fishy smells on griddles, frying pans etc. Hopefully, they will enhance the flavour and not detract from it.

jema
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Location: escaped from Swindon

Posted: Mon Dec 06, 04 1:06 pm Post subject:
When cooking Indian Breads don't substitute the recommended flour with whatever alternative they recommend. You will get a much better result on say Rotis with Chappatti flour. jema

sean
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Location: North Devon

Posted: Mon Dec 06, 04 1:10 pm Post subject:
If you're using dried chick-peas, instead of soaking them overnight in cold water, pour boiling water over them and let them stand for an hour. Obviously you still need to boil them for ages afterwards.

jema
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Location: escaped from Swindon

Posted: Thu Dec 30, 04 9:51 am Post subject:
This has to be one of my favourite tips Forget oven gloves, they are expensive and crap. Get a pair of riggers gloves from ASDA, they are under £2 and intended for building work. At least as heat proof and you can manipulate things and get a better grip. I would not be without them. jema

tinyclanger

Joined: 27 Dec 2004
Posts: 190
Location: in the kitchen, baking

Posted: Thu Dec 30, 04 11:39 am Post subject:
My tip is to fry fish in the oven, all the smells go up the chimney

tahir

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 45427
Location: Essex

Posted: Thu Dec 30, 04 11:40 am Post subject:
How'd you do that then?

tinyclanger

Joined: 27 Dec 2004
Posts: 190
Location: in the kitchen, baking

Posted: Thu Dec 30, 04 12:03 pm Post subject:
put the frying pan on the floor of the oven to get hot.....add fish...shut the door...turn over half way through....eat fish. All cooking smells go up the chimney cos you cook it in the oven and not on top, no fat splashes on the hot plate either

tahir

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 45427
Location: Essex

Posted: Thu Dec 30, 04 12:05 pm Post subject:
Blimey I didn't know clangers could be so clever, top tip

tinyclanger

Joined: 27 Dec 2004
Posts: 190
Location: in the kitchen, baking

Posted: Thu Dec 30, 04 12:07 pm Post subject:
Cheers I do all my frying activities like that....fry up breakfasts, browining meat, cooking steak....anything that needs frying really

alison
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Joined: 29 Oct 2004
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Location: North Devon

Posted: Sat Jan 01, 05 6:43 pm Post subject:
I love the smell of frying fish or browning other foods. If they get too bad then add half a lemon to a pan of water and boil and this will absorb the smell.

tinyclanger

Joined: 27 Dec 2004
Posts: 190
Location: in the kitchen, baking

Posted: Sat Jan 01, 05 6:48 pm Post subject:
Ah, but, very small kitchen and small house = big smell, especially if I burn stuff I do keep the oven door open if I'm doing breakfasts, gets everyone out of bed

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