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That's hilarious.

My stainless steel is nothing fancy - made by Lagostina and it all works just fine.

I have an induction cooktop and before that an induction stove. I agree, they are fantastic. All you need do is take a magnet and put it on the bottom of the outside on the pan. If it sticks, you are good to go.

@Toliver Thank you for continuing to post these. I usually have a look at most of them. One thing I have noticed about the previews is that in most cases, "must have" ingredient lists and equipment take up most of the space, which for me, makes the preview useless. I would think most people know you need a pot to boil water and a frying pan to cook an egg and salt and pepper to season what you are cooking. What I would find useful is an index of the recipes and a sampling of the recipes. That will help me to make a decision on whether I want the book ot not. I won't buy a book unless it provides me with at least that, unless I already know I want the book.

Must be a big one!

Fries are the one thing I have wondered about. My sister who has an air fryer likes the way the frozen fries come out. She tried making fresh ones once and said "they took too long". She does not particularly like cooking.

Is there any reason why I can't make half batches of custard based ice cream? We love ice cream but it takes a while to get through a full batch. Plus, I'd like to have two options to choose from rather than one. I have a Breville ice cream maker with a built-in compressor, if that makes any difference.

We finally watched this and the finale we watched last night. I was cheering for Shota, he did so well all season. Dawn over-complicated her stuff so much not all of it got on the plates. I'm not unhappy about Gabe winning. He sort of got to me on an emotional level. All in all, the shows were good.

I hate peeling and cooking potatoes, but I sure like eating mashed ones. My solution is to buy my mashed potatoes from Ikea. They come frozen in a bag, in sort of bullet shapes, and I can take out as much or as little as I want. They are the real deal and we like them a lot. If they can freeze mashed potatoes, I'd say you can too. So I'd say cook, mash 'em up and freeze.

@Smithy This is very sad news. I always enjoyed her posts, she seemed like a very nice lady. I will miss her for sure. I tried to open the document but all I got was the screenshot. Is there more to the download? Thank you for letting us know.

Thank you. I have seen it and will try it.

Thanks for this. Unfortunately, my stomach no longer likes me eating garlic. Shame too, because I love the stuff. I know @kayb makes pimento cheese. Maybe she can tell me if I can freeze it?

I was going to ask the same thing. Also, does that cat belong to anyone? Fascinating and beautiful photos.

Back to the cream cheese blurb I posted about on the previous page. I have not yet opened it. I'm thinking of making one batch of pimento cheese with it and another batch of it mixed with smoked salmon. Since that tub will make a lot more than we can eat before it starts growing fuzzies, can I freeze it in edible potions?

Is possible to broil a duck breat in the air fryer to crisp up the skin? (Please keep in mind that I know nothing about air fryers.)

@Shain I'll happily wait, it's well worth it.

Welcome to eGullet! In addition to @Kim Shook's question, can you tell us where you are located?

I didn't like deli potato the few times I tried them, not so much because there was too much mayo but because the potatoes were not completely cooked. I dislike potato salads where the potatoes have hard uncooked centers.

What is this "hack"? I've never heard of it.

America's Test Kitchen uses 5 ounces (142.5 gms.) per cup.

@shain You take amazing photographs. The scenery itself doesn't hurt, either. Thank you so much.

One thing I would find interesting is knowing which brands those big companies own.

Yes, I know that, and I understand all that (I am a CPA). But inventories are cut too close to the bone when a car part can take up to 2 months to arrive.

That's how our car dealer (Infinity) operates. We recently were told that a part we needed could take up to two months to arrive. It actually "only" took 3 1/2 weeks. We won't be buying another Infinity.

@Anna N my sister bought the Cosori and is very happy with it. As she lives alone, she bought the small one.