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Something like that is used in many commercial TV studios, robotic cameras. dcarch

There is no way to attach external lens on most cell phone cameras, Scotch tape, or duct tape, is the only way. Not very elegant, but -------. Only thing with having fun doing this is to keep very steady, any vibration will mess up the photo. dcarch

I am not sure what do you mean by "fishy" or "gamy". Next time: 1. Make sure that the beef you buy is really fresh and in good condition. 2. Before you bag the beef, follow very strict cleanliness routines. 3. Sanitize the bag by boiling, and all the seasonings. 4. Sear/blow torch the beef to sanitize the meat before bagging. For long cooks, it is very important to keep things very clean. dcarch

Welcome to NY from another New Yorker! dcarch

Don't underestimate your little cell phone camera. It can do interesting things. Scotch tape a magnifying glass in front of the lens, and you can take amazing macro shots. dcarch Grains of wild rice, on white rice White and black seasme seeds One grain of brown rice A seed on a strawberry

Dejah, all your food are fabulicious looking. They also showcase the characteristics of this appliance, of its ability to roast food evenly. I am not very sure about this, it would involve the use of integral calculus to figure out. I think the geometry of the cooking chamber makes it unimportant how close or how far the food is to the hot wall. All the surfaces still will be heated by the same amount of infrared heat. dcarch

1. Never buy knives in the store because they can slice paper. Any cheap knife can do that after you first sharpen it. 2. Keep a few sheets of wet/dry (silicone carbide) sand paper of various fine grits in your kitchen drawer. They don't take room, they sharpen quick and they last a long time. 3. You need sharp knives in the kitchen, but you don't need razor sharp knives. Just one that you use only for making sushi. 4. I can't think of a food that can dull a good knife, except bones and frozen food. Bad cutting boards and careless cutting habits can quickly dull the best knife knife. dcarch

No. it depends on what they eat. See what happens if you eat too much carrots. dcarch

"Surf & Turf", an unusual combo which works for everyone, never worked for me. Conceptually wrong, and non-compatible taste combination, IMHO. (please don't lecture me. Just my subjective taste) Back on topic: EVOO + fish sauce + pinch of pepper on heirloom tomato salad for me is amazing. Salad dressing's sweet and tart flavor compete or hide the inherent quality of tomatoes. dcarch

"------My mum is Hakka from the New Territories, ----" Amazing! Enjoy your cooking always! Something different about your cooking fascinates me. Now I can understand a little better. I came across this a while back, and I had wondered if these Hakka people have unique food traditions: https://www.google.com/search?safe=off&hl=en&site=imghp&tbm=isch&source=hp&biw=1280&bih=732&q=hakka+house&oq=Hakka+&gs_l=img.1.6.0l10.2467.3723.0.8869.2.2.0.0.0.0.81.144.2.2.0....0...1ac.1j2.26.img..0.2.142.ew5R_zXwDII dcarch

Not trying to be a wise guy. Have you tried 2 minutes? 3 minutes? dcarch

Very true for a man. I learned to cook because I didn't have the money to buy a fancy Italian sports car, then I realized it is more effective to win a lady's heart to be able to dazzle her with a multi-course candle light dinner that you whipped up from your kitchen. It's all about sex, for a man. dcarch My second date with my now wife was cooking her a traditional roast chicken dinner. That was about all it took...but hey, she's ez. Recipe please!!! dcarch

Very true for a man. I learned to cook because I didn't have the money to buy a fancy Italian sports car, then I realized it is more effective to win a lady's heart to be able to dazzle her with a multi-course candle light dinner that you whipped up from your kitchen. It's all about sex, for a man. dcarch

They do make electrostatic air filters with an activated charcoal filter. dcarch For home use? This I didn't know. How big, how expensive, how easy to find and install? Please tell more! There are many makers. I had bought one from Sears long time ago. If you have allergies, get your doctor to write a prescription and deduct it as medical expense. It filter out all the pollen and tiny dust particles. It even filters out tobacco smoke. You can pull out the electrostatic filter and wash in the dish washer. scary to see what gets filter out from your "clean" air. dcarch

Smoke is not "air" Smoke is particles in air. An electrostatic air cleaner can trap very tiny particles in air. Smell is air, only activated charcoal can trap the smell. They do make electrostatic air filters with an activated charcoal filter. dcarch

But a lot to "work for"-------- LOL! dcarch

"-----How to keep the tomatoes from being too liquid? " Dehydrator. dcarch

Hi, I used the gribenes kind of chunky like bacon bits to sprinkle on top. I put the gribenes and the coffee grinder in the freeze to help make it crispier and easier to chop to small bits. Wow, 80 lbs! dcarch

How? This is how! Sorry guys. OP asks about instant lunch. dcarch

Sure. Lemon Chicken, on rice and broccoli Shrimp, pepper sauce on angel hair Butter nut squash ravioli dcarch

Couple of coworkers came by to finish off a rush report due. There was no time to go out for lunch, and there are no good take-out places around my house. I had to make something quick for the three of us. These three dishes I think took less than 15 minutes total prep time. dcarch

That is basically the "Black Body Radiation" theory. What I don't understand (yet) is how the screen can reflect the IR energy, perhaps the screen's perforation size is such that the wave length of the IR ray cannot penetrate, just like the screened door of a microwave oven can prevent leaking of microwave energy. dcarch Right... I wondered the same thing about the screen - I just sort of assumed that it was made from shiny metal so that a percentage of IR energy would be reflected (albeit in random directions).. Sort of the reverse of how shade cloth works in a greenhouse. The screen need not to be shiny. It is very possible to have efficient reflectivity in antenna design with very perforated reflectors, it all has to do with wave length. IR is exactly like microwave and radio wave, except the wave length is shorter. dcarch Microwave antenna http://antennasystems.com/Merchant2/graphics/rfsworld/APL-3T.jpg I don't know if I necessarily agree... what works for microwaves doesn't necessarily work for all EM waves. You can use waveguides to carry microwaves, which won't work for higher frequency spectra.. antennae are used to braodcast microwaves - which won't work for IR... So while it doesn't matter for microwave, your bathroom mirror is shiny for a reason... For all intents and purposes, IR is closer in wavelength magnitude to visible light than visible is to microwaves - let's say IR is 1-2 orders of magnitude away from visible, whereas microwaves are 4 orders of magnitude away from visible.Anyway, since I don't own the product - I'm not sure if the screen is shiny or not- but I have enough experience to say that when I wear a black shirt in the sun I feel warmer than when wearing a white shirt, given the same ambient air temp. and humidity. I feel pretty safe in saying that a matte black screen will absorb IR and allow it to pass through with very little reflected - while a shiny silver screen will reflect and allow to pass through while absorbing very little. ETA - unless the black screen in absorbing the IR and re-radiating it (very possible), which changes the argument completely. I am not that knowledgeable about some of the nature of reflectivity of IR, whether it can be electronic or just optical. I know that microwave dish antenna are for reflecting, both send and receive, electronically, but IR is of shorter wave length, so I don't know. I know IR can be optically manipulated like light wave. I am somewhat familiar with wave guides. They are more like a plumbing job then an electronic job. Actually, the "Black Body” theory states that the best absorber of IR radiation is also the best radiator. But not to hijack this thread too much, this unique cooking appliance intrigues me. I would be experimenting with it every meal, if I had one. dcarch

But the turkey weighs 18 lbs. LOL! dcarch

That is basically the "Black Body Radiation" theory. What I don't understand (yet) is how the screen can reflect the IR energy, perhaps the screen's perforation size is such that the wave length of the IR ray cannot penetrate, just like the screened door of a microwave oven can prevent leaking of microwave energy. dcarch Right... I wondered the same thing about the screen - I just sort of assumed that it was made from shiny metal so that a percentage of IR energy would be reflected (albeit in random directions).. Sort of the reverse of how shade cloth works in a greenhouse.The screen need not to be shiny. It is very possible to have efficient reflectivity in antenna design with very perforated reflectors, it all has to do with wave length. IR is exactly like microwave and radio wave, except the wave length is shorter. dcarch Microwave antenna http://antennasystems.com/Merchant2/graphics/rfsworld/APL-3T.jpg

There will be a lot of hot rising air. It's the same design as a Charcoal chimney. I can see the heat and the shape of the thing might be good enough for a wok cooking while a turkey is being "fried". dcarch