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Research is good, or you can follow the many posts here in this forum, you will find crazy people like me, who recently posted an oxtail dish that was sous vide cooked 100 hours. People who shared the meal exclaimed, "No way! oxtails can't be this tender and flavorful." BTY, oxtail is very expensive here in the US, especially If you factor in bones and fat layer, Most expensive cut of beef. dcarch

When a curve meets another curve, the point of contact is very small, as a result the force of impact (PSI) increases significantly, which is what you need to split a bone. dcarch

LOL, That is very cleaver. dcarch

Happy Halloween! Black pasta (squid ink), 100-hour oxtail with ginkgo nuts from our own garden. dcarch

Amazing setup. Congratulations. He is a keeper for sure. Another option for other DIYs who do not have a KA to try - Today's 1/2" cordless brushless electric drills are extremely powerful and the battery long lasting per charge. A much smaller power source that is reversible, with variable speed control. The installation/detachment of the rotating pan is easy without the need for using tools. dcarch

1. Sometimes the cookware can be making noise. 2. Sometimes the large magnetic induction coil can be making noise. 3. In general, induction cooktops use a brushless motor driven fan, which is noiseless. The noise mostly is from air turbulence caused by not having enough circulation space. By lifting the cooktop about 1/2" sometimes helps a lot. dcarch

Simple for me. I sharpen a few tea spoons, not as sharp as a knife, use them to scoop out the "meat". Very efficient. No waste. The same kiwi spoons are also my avocado spoons. dcarch

When you don't feel like cooking ---- I made sashimi . Leftover rice, No cooking involved. Just lots of slicing 😋 dcarch

I have a few cans which say "Chicken Of The Sea" dcarch

She will always be alive in my mind. dcarch

I admire their desire for good plating design.😆 dcarch

It seems to me they do use a lot of vegetable oil for stir frying not fat. They don't use cheese, cream, etc in cooking. May be that explains why Asians on the average, lives 7 year longer than other ethnic groups. Also, obesity is not a common problem in Asian societies. dcarch

Office furniture suppliers. They have wall hung metal storage cabinets of all shapes and capacities. You maybe able also to find non-ventilated locker room metal cabinets. Mice, racoon proof. dcarch

In the very beginning when I first started BBQing and smoking, the smoker had a small bottle hooked up at the low point of the chimney. Some time later the bottle collect a lot of black mess. I asked an expert what he called that stuff in the bottle . He said, "Cancer In A Bottle" dcarch

Interesting article. Interesting also not one word was mentioned about creosote. dcarch

Below dew point. 😉 dcarch

The amount of leftover ash also substantially depends on burn temperature, and shape of the burner. Ash is extremely light, it flies up with hot air current. The hotter the burn, the "chimney effect" gets stronger. dcarch

And the charger plugs into 110VAC outlet? and you have an AC outlet above the sink? If you have an AC outlet above the sink, why not just get a 110VAC LED light that is significantly brighter? dcarch

Those LED lights are good, except you do need to recharge them (only 2000 mah when the battery is new). Or you can do this: Portable Charger Power Bank (10,000 to 26800mah), they are not expensive and not big, you can probably find space under cabinet to velcro one. Hook one up and you may need to recharge once a year. BTW, you can change the light colors. dcarch

Am I the only one pressure cook beans? 🤔 dcarch

Get a bigger pot, with potting soil, spread out the basil plants. Soon you will be having basil tomato soup for breakfast, lunch and dinner everyday. dcarch

Not a bad idea. There was a long power blackout once while I was cooking. The strap on headlight saved the day (the meal). dcarch

LEDs can only work on low voltage DC power, and there is no such thing as white LED lights. So a simple LED white bulb that you can just screw in an AC socket is a very complicated device with lots of electronics cramped in. The biggest problem for a LED bulb is heat. The higher the wattage, the more sensitive it is to heat. dcarch

Many Vitamix parts are made in China, including the motor. I believe the blade and the container are made in the US. And BTW, I don't think you should make soup in a Vitamix. Using a 2 HP motor to generate heat from friction is probably the most energy wasting way to cook. dcarch

If you go to youtube and search "perpetual motion machines", you will find endless samples of "successful" inventions . You can also find all kinds of fantastic methods of gardening like how to make papaya plants produce bananas instead. Electroculture, using copper wires to attract electromegnetic energy in air so you never have to use fertilizer again is another "perpetual motion machine" concept. Today with cellphone towers everywhere blanketing the earth with electric field, I have not noticed plants growing better than in the old days. Copper wires antennas? I wonder how many people realize that today a lot of "copper wire" are actually aluminum wire coated with a thin layer of copper. You know how people catch earthworms? They electrify the soil. guess what would happen to your garden soil if these tiny copper antennas can electrify your garden soil. dcarch