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@Duvel that looks soooo tasty. esp the knoll. how did you brown the SV D & G ? thanks

@Ann_T cheers to Moe . email him a pic of that dinner. Im sure he will manage to be discharged with that to look forward to.

@Captain look good i couldn't make out the brand Id like to' look it up '

@Tropicalsenior """ Crazy Crust Cherry Pie"" id love to hear more abou that pie.

@blue_dolphin chef-ey this and that you bet it is ! in the best polite way Wow ! that's just stunning Cheers

@Smithy thank you for taking us along. Im looking forward to it.

Pour over can be Excellent but its not Life Espresso is Life all else follows .

Id look at the Silvia Pro dimensions : vs the Silvia : sd

Id call ChrisCoffee Monday tell them what you had , explain your space limitations and see if they have anything that's a step up that fits. then go from there. https://www.chriscoffee.com that will save you a lot of research .

your space limitation may make it difficult for you to improve significantly over the Silvia . its the grouphead ( carefully heat managed by the machine ) and bottomless portafilter that matches that will get you significant improvements in your cup.

@Chris Hennes that PP looks perfect for me. Im not a ' peel ' person at the moment and I like PanPizza what sort of pan did you use ? I have a Chicago Metalic ( for Chicago DD ) 9.5 " and fits nicely in the CSO. currently , its the CSO that will be doing the baking. the APO is something for the future , and probably not Pizza ( or maybe ? )

my initial espresso machine was the Silvia. I enjoyed using it for quite some time. I thought of adding a PID to it , but decided to continue w/o and my next machine would have that at some point. after about 10 years w Silvia , I read extensively on HomeBarista. I ended up w a previous model of the Alexia. back then it came to ChrisCoffee specifically w a ' window ' for a PID and was installed by ChrisCoffee https://www.chriscoffee.com/products/quick-mill-alexia-evo don't kid yourself , if you want a sep-up from the Silvia both for ease of use ( no more Heat Surfing ) but more importantly , a noticeable improvement in the cup which is the idea if will cost you ~ twice the Silvia price at least for these improvement. and re : grinder : coffee , in the cup , is the result of a process that's in series: each component should be at a similar level of ' quality ' therefor , possibly initially , it would be OK to use a lower level but quality grinder , but that grind will be the limiting step for your espresso. it will still be a good cup , but not the Max Cup. of course , this is based on ones ability to taste the difference. pay very careful attention to the group head , and that the machine maintains the proper group head temp. eventually get a grinder that matches the esp machines level. you are looking for a commercial 58mm E61 group head. good luck . take your time . a review from, HomeBarista : https://www.home-barista.com/quickmill-alexia-review.html this review might be dated as it mentions adding a PID @ CC the current model has that built in and some improvements.

yes , you do not need a steam oven to bake bread any bread if you want the ' spring ' during initial baking a pan in the oven , under the baking rack will do the trick toss an ice cube or two into it when you start baking your loaf.

@Duvel Wow ! Fancy Pantsty thank you for the menu ! looked delicious , but not very filling .....

its been here for a few days as noted by others . comfortable in its heavy box then : and yes , a few days later : it is a spectacular set of books , as are MC , MC@H and MB Poster children for the whole set to be at a local library , on the Reserve section that's what Libraries are for : sharing .

the turkey is pretty simple if you like doing a bit of boning it came from Julia Child and Jacques Pepin make your usual stuffing , but use turkey stock you make from the carcass on the deboning day. put your stuffing ( uncooked , but just like the package sugests. put the de-bones breast on top , and the deboned thigh , the leg is not deboned , and I added the wings also not deboned , so it looks like a Turkey , doing a little dive on top of the stuffing bake. it bakes quicker than a whole turkey when done , and rested ,, just slice you get stuffing , white meat , and dark with a simple slice . plenty of easy to get to left over to boot !

I used to do a deconstructed turkey over stuffing , and conventionally baked. that would be a nice item to try. I have ideas where it might go and im hoping some careful stacking would help out.

Im going with Mushrooms.

thanks for the tips. there is a good chance its groing too take me some tiome before i get to putting the APO through its paces. i plunged on the current deal and Im pleased I did. so its going to be some time. but Im looking forward to it. tomorrows Im going to try to find it a nice comfortable place to rest , in its box until it's time.

The Anova is here. its a big box . adjustments will be made.

This and That . this and that . these days , often or not , the above has less eventual appeal than it once did. New Pasta Shape ? no matter what once you cook it ' to your tooth-some delight ' and no less you at least get to eat it.

my APO might arrive today. having some space and Amp issues can lighter appliances be staked on top of the APO , carefully and safety ?

@Duvel wonderful blog. thanks for the ' on the way ' pics I can see the attraction of the Dino exhibit. Ive only had ' pigs knuckles ' once in Germany , when I was ten. loved them , along w the red cabbage and apple sauce. sorry your weather isn't cooperating but I bet a bit od drizzle makes the food taste that much better. thank you for sharing.

does it have bluetooth ?

So the Farmer that stacked those potatoes ? probably not russet but maybe ! thank your ( so far ) on a wonderful , and delicious blog . good to see The Little One asking the key question @ the A : is it tasty?