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Its crazy, You would think your local garbage man would take it as recycling since it could be sold as bio fuel. They probably do if your stupid enough to pay them to take it.

If I can do it anyone can lol

Toronto friends, if you ever want to try premium, authentic Turkish baklava, this is the place to go. They have four locations around Toronto.

many of the 'other' options will depend on the 'running amperage' need to power the refrigeration units. stuff like the Tesla Powerwall is extremely attractive - install and forget . . . but if it can't provide X days of electrical power . . .

When one of my nephews was in his 20s, he was in a band. The band, such as it was, traveled in a van powered by bio-something (i.e. mostly used cooking oils). One night my sister awoke to an amazing smell, coming from out front of their house, of egg rolls cooking. She went out and sure enough, the band was doing whatever it us they were doing to convert cooking oil to the fuel for their band van. They had gotten it surreptitiously...from behind a chinese restaurant.

Thanks Elsie. We are pretty proud of them. One is an ER charge RN and the other is a musical theatre/drama/english highschool teacher. They beat the odds by being twin IVF babies on the first round. Back in the late 90's the odds of a successful IVF pregnancy was only 20 per cent and the odds of having succesful multiples was only 10 percent. Once they were old enough, we told them that they had already beat the odds by being here, so the world was their oyster and never to look at statistics!

My pizza cutter has both a metal and plastic blade. When cutting pizza on the aluminum pan, I use the metal blade (chewy pizza crust). When cutting pie dough on a coated 1/4 sheet pan, I use plastic blade. Makes sense to put parchment paper down first.

What fine daughters you have!

Oh another option I now see, especially in the future may be using an electric or a hybrid electric's battery to power a building during an outage. Thanks

Our two daughters didn't realize that most families don't peruse grocery store like museums when traveling until they started traveling on their own. they send me photos from grocery stores all over the world. I am much more interested in those photos than the ones of architecture or museums. Of course I appreciate architecture and museums but our girls know their momma!

Add me to the list of people who could cheerfully get lost in that store, and stay there until I was dragged out with full shopping carts and an empty bank balance! And all those exotic meats to try! And the charcuterie! And the cheeses! And the butters! And the condiments! And...well, what a delight to see! It was fun seeing Big Boy again, too. I'd forgotten all about Bob's Big Boy, but we had one in town when I was growing up in central California. I thought the statue was bigger. Maybe that's because they had parked it atop the building! Many thanks for the mini-trip!

Great info AlaMoi thanks. Yes well the generator we had didn't start because of the lacquer problem I believe. Took lots of starter fluid and such. We realized later when we went to run it dry of gas to avoid the lacquer problem in storage, the fuel cut off valve would drip(and keep the engine running). We had to replace the little valve so this won't happen again. We did find it cheap online. Wow gas pumps not being able to pump the gas in the ground. Sounds like quite a mess. Yes a Siphon hose would be very handy then thanks. I may buy one. Guess that's why a generator that runs on both gas and propane is handier. Natural gas generally continues at buildings is my understanding they have generators to keep the gas going(or the gas is under natural pressure) if the lines aren't broken due to like an earth quake. The gas line could run the generator for as long as you needed in extreme outages. But doesn't seem generators which can run on the natural gas line of your building are sold in stores.. Interesting.. Thanks for mentioning why the generator has to be monitored if running close to max with appliances/motors. I'm going to add that as a sticker explaining why. The generator will be stored in a shed. I might also buy a very affordable cover on aliexpress. I'm like the handyman and just gathering info for action and directions on things. If the owner had purchased one size larger generator model, it would have had the electric start motor. I like your back feed plug method as long as you turn off the main switch, cool. thanks

I think it's pretty self-explanatory, if you click on that link. If you have questions, check out this topic in addition to @blue_dolphin's link above.

Is there a quick explanation how to use it? I'm thinking the calculator is fairly self-explanatory (do correct me if I'm wrong) and you'd like to know what to do with the results of the calculations. This Perfectly Melting Cheese Slice has pretty good instructions for that part.

Cool Interesting idea to see restaurants equipped to be shelters for the public. Thanks for the input.

no - only the pseudo "non-stick" bakeware is "damaged" by scratches. that said, 'scratches' can be initiation sites for "sticking" - i.e. I have one of those marvelous "stoneware" non-stick fry pans. well, 'wiping it out' just don't git it - it does retain spots of stuff - which do result in stuff like an omelet 'sticking right there'

Another question. When baking in a metal pan (regular, not a non-stick), is this a bad idea to cut in the pan? It leaves marks obviously; I don’t care so much about the esthetics, I just want to make sure it doesn’t affect their longevity etc. I make recipes for parties that call for a 1/2 sheet plan and it would be challenging to take the pie out before cutting, hence the question. I am considering lining them with parchment but wanted to hear other people’s thoughts.

you're not missing much. obviously a 110v only generator . . . not gonna' cut it. the market does offer 'whole house' generators - single/multiple fuel sources . . . but if you're renting a location, installing one may not make sense because 'taking it with you' is not as simple as it sounds. get your electrician friend to measure the amperage draw of all the refrigerator units running in 'steady state' - this will give you an indication of how much power you need to generate. big caution: units 'at start' will suck more amps than steady state running - which means should one-two-three-more all start simultaneously, that will trip out the generator . . . so basically somebody has to 24x7 baby sit the situation. where is the generator going to be "stored?" the main reason 'small gas engines' decline to start on demand is . . . they are not regularly started and run. the gasoline lacquers in the carb and dang over dang they will just not start. the best situation is where the genset can be started and run on a regular basis - a tickler file: run the genset every 60 days for 30 minutes..... keep some ether starting fluid on hand. depending on size/amps needed, starter's age, , , electric start can be very advantageous.... push come to shove, jumper cables from the car will solve the ah-sh*t, battery dead issue. other things to consider: when your electricity is out, so is the electricity to local gas stations . . . keep you vehicle fully fueled when bad stuff is predicted and also have a siphon hose at-the-ready. at my house, I have a 220v/60 amp circuit installed to the garage - for a welder. disconnect from the grid (big switch at the top...) back feed through the garage, genset outside, , , works like a charm...

Still waiting with bated breath. 😉 I understand that there are plenty of recipes using parmesan rinds. My question was whether the moldy taste was normal. I don’t want to inadvertently contaminate a batch of sauce!

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empty 2 liter soda bottles are cheaper. If your frugal enough, you can pass it off as cola.

If you were in my area this would be a several times a year occurrence. The easy answer is to have a stand-by propane generator. Guessing that would be about 5K + fuel. Pull-start gas generators need occasional attention so they will start when you need them....but are much cheaper. What's the dollar value of the lost food and lost business? We had a gas-powered generac inverter that IIRC cost ~$500 that can power three fridges and a freezer as well as some lights. You'd have to run cords to each appliance.

Well, here's my report on my shopping today. A little over 500 Colones equals $1 so this is about $10. It has .950 liters. This is the 'half gallon' of milk that I buy. It used to be 2 L but now it is only 1.8 and the price has gone up. I can get about 2 liters of yogurt from this and my favorite yogurt that I used to buy, is now 2600 colones a liter or about $5.

The higher-end Vollrath gear might actually use a variable consistent output when used in temperature control mode (especially when using the probe), but I haven't tested that. Vollrath makes a lot of gear and different Vollrath lines may have different characteristics (and different price points to match). I'd hesitate to rely on a comparison of an I4 cooktop to one of their more-consumer-like models. Yeah, that's the rub... I don't know how the various series compare. And my I4 unit is high power so its fan might be more aggressive than the others (or maybe less aggressive, since it also has the benefit of being larger and I mostly use it at <1800W power anyway). The Control Freak Home looks pretty stellar. I'd also love to pick one up. If you get one, please let us know how it works for you. And if you get the Vollrath unit, please let us know what you learned there too!

It ain't pretty. The worst kind of ultra-processed junk, mainly. But I guess it makes a nice change from, you know, frogs' legs and snails. 😉 I think Mexico gets lumped in with "America", but mostly amounts to just tacos and guacamole; although Oaxaca rings a bell, so maybe they do have it from time to time (can't think of anywhere else I'd have seen it). I will pay more attention next time. Thanks. Is there a quick explanation how to use it?