Amy D.

I cut cucumbers similarly (though angling the knife away from my hand). Not thought to with carrots but will give it a go next time.

I'd say that everything on that list is distinctively american. While in the uk we have cheese on toast, and cheese toasties done at home in the little toasty machine with two triangular depressions that everyone ends up buying and only using for a week or so before its forgotten about. Grilled cheese is only a definition that we started to hear in the early 00's with the rise of american cookery shows, and only really commonplace now with the street food trend. Yeah you can buy twinkies but only in the "american" grocery section (at a premium. Within about 10 miles of us we have bakewell pudding (not the tarts they have a puff pastry base and almost custardy filling) only found them in bakewell. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bakewell_pudding There are probably lots of local cheeses too such as stichelton cheese

@gulfporter thank you. useful to know as I can get condensed milk from any supermarket but as where you are it's usually the bigger shops that stock the caramel and I tend to stick with aldi and lidl as I can get my shopping done quicker.

@gulfporter would love to know your 10 minute ddl recipe too. I used to make it the same way as @Senior Sea Kayaker but carnation now sell tins of caramel here in the uk which is certainly a lot easier.

Mine was on ice cream mode too when it shredded. I've not had any issues since but I have been leaving my pots out for ten mins before I spin them as that seemed to be the internet's general suggestion to reduce chances of damage, added bonus that I dont seem to need to re-spin whereas before I was needed 2 respins so my freezer is probably quite cold

Well they are sending out four new tubs and a new paddle, and told me to contact again if any more problems.

I will do tomorrow, will keep you updated as to what they say.

Thank you @blue_dolphin probably beyond my time contraints at the moment then. I did the tinned pineapple sorbet which was lovely. However when spinning a quick nutella one from the book I noticed that was shreading the desert tub. Very frustrating as made sure it was flat and put everything together correctly. Have emailed ninja but got reply that I need to phone them when they open tomorrow. I tried respinning the pineapple again after and checked that tub which was fine.

Ah sorry @ElsieD I should have been clearer - I have the original version not the delux. Still interested to see how you get on. While I know i'll end up doing lots of experimenting, its the superquick prep ideas that intrigue me most (I just dont have as much time to play around in the kitchen these days) . I know theres a recipe in perfect scoop thats just yoghurt, sugar and vanilla so was wondering if anyo e has tried something like this.

Thank you @blue_dolphin have put that book on my wish list 😊

Have just got one for my birthday, and have a tin of pineapple and a nutella mix cooling in the freezer. Was just wondering if anyone has tried a cornflour gelato base. Or a greek yoghurt?

A classic victoria sponge, with more jam than is pretty but oh so tasty.

Fish descaler?

My 12 and 9 year old daughters wanted to make chocolate macarons in some spur of the moment baking so no aged whites and just a french meringue method (and I haven't made any in years) and they were crispy with big air gaps. BUT the kids throughly enjoyed making and eating them. The eldest also made some matcha cookies to deliciously use up the yolk.

@Pete Fred but those corner bits look the absolutely perfect level of caramelisation. Love a lardy cake - always buy one when I go back home to Gloucestershire.