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this is a late lunch , 2 PM taken as a take-out from here : https://www.ricenoodlethaieatery.com/#home-section in the L Seafood Basil Pad Thai. spicy. calamari ( stir-fry , not crispy ) shrimp and scallop ( 1 ) next time Shrimp : plump and nice on the R : broad rice noodle w duck , Lime leaf and peppercorn. hot I love Thai food , and this seems far better than decent and they have Duck ! superb food. Im sure the LunchLadies dwouild not have too much trouble in the GTA getting = or better long commute for me for take-out. its at the other end of my town , and the food is superb. its in a nowhere tiny strip maul , and I discovered it as it had take over a Chinese restaurant that seems to have given up the ghost. the food is unusually good for any Thai restaurant , esp in the suburbs. very smaall 4 tables , and no beer license , so after the first superb lunch I and there , I take-out and have a very very cold Hoponius Union or 2 , in a Fz glass I decided to pass out menu's at Tj's, the Library , the FireHouse , and P{olive station Im going to die if this place does not survive. very pleasant staff ( one person ) and there has always been people from Thailand coming in or eating their on my trips.

but w inserts. if it passes the @Anna N testing I can see this might have a place in a small apartment. not a college dorm.

this AM @ TJ's : two items that were recommended , some smoked oysters , which I have not had in a while , and two Indian packs of Dahl-ish items. on rice some of these packs are quite nice. Packing changes from time to time.

I like the HC-MC. I keep one or so in the freezer , along w some of their Indian + / rice Fz stuff. there is a little heater in the HC-MC , not too much. I use the micro , and it comes out nice and creamy. and quickly.

@Margaret Pilgrim I grew up in the Bay Area South Im a Native Son, back when Im not sure TJ's excels at Fresh cheese : yes Nuts : Yes dried fruit : yes. Fz fish : just be careful here Ill post on my SV Cod Fz from Tj's soon and it decent unless you r catch your own

one nice thing about TJ's cheeses: their prices are always better than elsewhere they may not have what your a specifically looking for, might have something close enough or not but but always cheaper for much the same or same-enough thing.

noted.

@TdeV its $ 199 USD on Amazon now https://www.amazon.com/Cuisinart-CSO-300N1-Steam-Convection-Stainless/dp/B01JRT2WOG you wont find it any cheaper I advise 1 + 1 = 2 you will have a spare. I don't work for AMZN or Cuisi bet the price goes up when you check. AMZN has a BOT on eG : when someone is interested here , the price goes up there.

yes indeed the toast Fx on the CSO is outstanding and well worth the price of the total mach9ine esp when on Sale.

ive done corned beef @ 140 F for 48 hrs. chilled then placed the cold pieces , saving the jus , on a cold Weber that Ive then cold smoked for 1 hour with wood pellets in a wood pellet holder. plenty smoky for me. re-baged w a little bit of the cold jus ,k 2 - 3 T / bag , vacc'd and Fz. makes an excellent smoked corn beef sandwich. I dint know what to call 140 CB that is very tender , in terms of done=ness no bark , but so easy to do.

that's a really oddly interesting tomato @Shelby did you get any sense that it was " transmitting ? "

@dtremit thank you. sending Kudos your way. I get ti IKEA from time to time. thanks again.

the F.Blumlein JU-3200 10-in-1 Steam Convection Oven has inner dimensions of : `15.2 x 13.5 x 9.6 a 1/4 sheet pan is : 13 x 9.5 and a 1/3d sheet pan is 15.5 x 10.5 shame they didn't make the oven 15.7 etc always something. but progress is being made ! hope some one plunges in try this pls report back

if anyone can figure out the true inner dimensions of these ' newer ' combi-ovens pls consider posting here many thanks sort of.

@Kim Shook that's OK. More for Me.

yes indeed ! always peas becomes more controversial the type of peas : personally , " Diner Peas ' ie canned. fresh or frozen fresh , are for Pot Pies.

more or less as I guessed thank you but I learned I could save $ 1.00 @ family dollar on the water always learning @ eGullet . Every Day !

Dates , esp. medjool dates https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medjool were invented specifically for Date Bars. what was your Rx @Anna N ? thanks

w the iPot I wonder why use converted rice ? recently Ive been doing Basmati in the iPot using the pot-in-the-pot method. Ill post this later wash the basmati , or what ever raw rice you are using to get rid of the rice-starch they use to keep the greens separate in the bag. rinse until the water is clear. strain out the rice and place in the smaller bowl add the amount of water to that bowl that suits your taste : Im using a heaping cup of Daawat Basmati ( more on this brand later ) and just a little over one cup water place the bowl on the trivet in the iPot. don't forget top add one cup of water to the iPot first 6 min on high , 10 minute release https://thisoldgal.com/pressure-cooker-perfectly-cooked-pot-in-pot-rice/

@kayb great patina on your CSO looks just like mine ! ( CSO1 )

don't you also have the Tovolo 1.5 qt , for bowl-in-bowl rice ?

im looking for a larger bowl for bowl-in-bowl cooking in the ipot. I have the Tovolo 1.5 qt bowl , and I like it a lot. there seems to be a 3.5 qt Tovolo , but not on Amazon : https://www.amazon.com/Tovolo-Stainless-Steel-Mixing-Quart/dp/B001C0B02E/ref=pd_rhf_dp_s_all_spx_wp_0_5/131-8559044-3212828?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B001C0B02E&pd_rd_r=cbd52da6-68cf-4027-a9ce-2854999e69ba&pd_rd_w=hsSiv&pd_rd_wg=V8pKR&pf_rd_p=ffd394b3-6bb0-43ec-8bd8-b3dd44ab44d6&pf_rd_r=VAE48B6MYMC5Y2NT2KBK&refRID=VAE48B6MYMC5Y2NT2KBK&th=1 of note AMZN lists its dimensions as : 12.63 x 4.5 x 1.38. an odd sort of bowl if true its : 7 " x 7 " x 4 " more or less I found this bowl on AMZN : https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00555EN58/ref=psdc_289696_t1_B00TNPEW7K the question is , will the rubber on the bottom do well under iPot conditions ? it looks very similar to the Tovolo your thoughts ? then there is this one : https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00TNPEW7K/ref=psdc_289696_t3_B001C0B02E but it dimensions seem to be 10 x 10 x 5 which might not fit. the 6 qt iPot bowl seems to be 8.5 " wide and 5.5 " deewpd w the trivet in place.

@JoNorvelleWalker "" it was a little flaccid "" yikes "" a stiffer crust that smells like steak "" well what I see from your post looks delicious I do know that ' crispy and aromatic ' is not the SV'ds forte. so cut off a few ' flaccid ' bit and PG then for aromata and etc.

@Anna N yikes ! Ill post a detailed review once I get the book from the Lib.

although things might have changed w the newer Behmor , I used an older model for several years roasting for drip for my sister. I had a different roaster for espresso. Im not sure what SM says about doing a full lbs on green beans on the B its very hard to do. you would be better served doing two 1/2 lb roasts and using the pre-heating hack found on the web. does quite well that way.