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I've noticed that no one has yet referenced how to cook beans in the Rancho Gordo manner.

@weinoo would know.

I also was intrigued by folks on eG about these, and found some at Zingerman's Deli and bought them (PM me if you want to do it too), but I haven't tried them yet. I'm not very spicy-forward and are hoping these are mild. We'll be having another Cheesboard Wine Time coming up shortly and I can report back.

Using fresh water chestnuts, if one can't peel them immediately before using them, -- can one peel them and store in a water bowl? -- should the bowl be iced or kept in the fridge? -- Should one add lemon or vinegar to the water?

I actually went to Penzey's website and copied the spices/herbs in each mixture into a document which is now pasted inside my spice cabinet door!

Penzey's has quite a few no-salt mixtures.

Thanks, @AlaMoi. Do you ever use the plates side by side (for a bigger pot)? Do you ever use them in the Anova Precision Oven (you have one of those, I think)? On bellacopper's website, someone raved about using the plate(s) for baking pizza and pies.

You say "these" so I'm guessing more than one. Why more than one, what do you use them for?

I seem to have set fire to my longtime heat diffuser (smelled bad), so I'd like to replace with a durable one. Suggestions?

@Okanagancook, to WHICH Mozza Cookbook are you referring? (On Thriftbooks, I find 8 ! )

@Okanagancook, I hope you post a photo of your finished dish! 🙂

Nah, @gfweb, baked beans on toast makes a fine breakfast! 😄

@ElsieD, I had that shutdown behaviour a few times and had started discussions with Anova about it. I was expecting that they would replace the oven. And then I got distracted and not much later, the oven quit the misbehaving. This occurred months ago. I'd suggest trying to see how you can reset the oven. Unplug it. Delete the app from your phone. Reinstall. See if problem reoccurs.

Sounds delish. So, I now have Sambuca on my shopping list. Can you say more about the braised fennel? Will you do it in the CSO? And how much Sambuca?

@Shelby, I have *no* idea what to make! Thanks for the reminder.

The Anova Precision Oven which is at 22 x 18 x 14 (inches) and 46lbs up on the kitchen countertop, way too large and heavy for me to move anywhere. But I figure people with other toaster/oven devices probably have similar issues. I'm looking for other folks' experience so I will know more about how to ask questions/solutions from Anova. My first thought is that it would be useful to be able to remove the oven door (as long as it's a simple enough task).

@rotuts, household cleaning doesn't hold much interest for me, as a general rule, but the entire inside of the oven was messy. And I didn't like the way it smelled. But, unnecessarily difficult to clean –– especially with that door. 😒 And I am wanting to know how other folk circumvent these isses. 🙂

My question is for all owners of countertop toaster-type ovens* How do you clean the appliance? 1) Do you move/tip/tilt the appliance while cleaning it? 2) Does the open appliance door get in the way of cleaning it? 3) If you don't move the appliance, how do you manage to see the roof inside the appliance? Can you look at the roof inside the appliance AND clean it at the same time? 4) Cleaning the appliance are you sitting or standing? * I have an Anova Precision Oven which sits on the kitchen countertop and weighs a million pounds.

We split one for dinner. Yum! Very cheap. @Deephaven's price seems right.

Seem to have forgotten how to accomplish this trick: From the front panel, one can start the Descale function. As a part of this function, one adds a litre of water for the first rinse. In the past, I have accomplished the second rinse by activating the Descale function from the app. Today, the app won't engage. Any idea why?

This doesn't work if the oven is off for only a short time. Making fish the other day, I had to leave the oven off for 10 minutes for it to comprehend NOT to raise oven temp above settings.

@AlaMoi, they were some unnamed version of yellow potato. @gfweb, so they're trash?

What does one do with waterlogged potatoes? I baked chicken in the Anova oven with the steam on, and had vegetables with lots of water, resulting with the layer of potatoes being soft and mushy. What could I do with them now? Also I have a question about cooking rice in the Zo rice cooker.

How much does rice absorb flavours of broth + ingredients vs. always cooking rice in the rice cooker without additions or flavourings? All recipes from Zojirushi seem to only put rice and water in the cooker. Perhaps they don't feel the pot can be cleaned?

All of the dishes in this post look scrumptious! Sorry for being so far behind the times. Could you direct me to your recipe for mushrooms bourguignon? Edited to add: @liamsaunt replied to this here which stated: "It's Melissa Clark's mushrooms bourguignon. Recipe here: mushroom bourguignon "I used white wine instead of red, mushroom broth for the liquid, and skipped the crispy mushroom garnish because I was doing too many other things at the end. I did put oyster mushrooms in the stew though."