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We used to call them soup spoons and dessert spoons. (to differentiate)

Me thirteen.

Some eG discussion was moved. See a picture of the inside of @Tropicalsenior's wonderful banana bread. Moist! Delicious!

@Tropicalsenior, now that's dedication! Thank you!

GABA brown rice takes a LOT longer that regular brown rice. Has an earthier flavour than regular brown rice.

Hurray for the good conscience, @Duvel !

😂 My Zo bread machine no longer allows me to set the time, so it's permanently in either Daylight or Daylight Savings . . .

I unplug it in between uses. I'm not sure what it thinks the date is, but the time is right. I'm not remembering exactly whether I changed the time during Daylight/Daylight Savings. Kenneth, I can set what time I want the rice done. Although I have more than once set the rice for 6 (instead of 18:00) ! Porridge for 6 am does sound good though. @rotuts, my plug does NOT detach. @gfweb, for sound one can choose between Melody, Beep, and Mute. Begin Cooking or Set Time plays "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star". Completion of task plays "Amaryllis"

I had NO idea this scoop stood up on its own! Thanks, @rotuts

This is the display from the manual for NW-JEC10 or 18, so you see it has an Umami setting. It comes from the bottom half of page 7 of the manual:

On the Zojirushi recipe site, my model is frequently NOT listed in the "compatible" recipes. When I communicate with Zojirushi, the person always replies "the recipe was not tested with that model." If I ask about doing something else (cooking with other ingredients), so far I'm always told it might damage the machine (leave a presistent smell, the coating of the inner pot, or other things). So, in spite of having a horrendously expensive device, I mostly use it to cook brown rice (sometimes white). I wish I could understand what technically makes my rice cooker so different from other rice cookers (so I would have a better idea of what to ignore).

@rotuts I have Zojirushi Pressure Induction Heating Rice Cooker & Warmer NW-JEC10 (5.5 cup/1.0 litre). https://store.zojirushi.com/products/nwjec

Mine does. When it completes, it plays a few bars of a little song. Not very long. If I leave the rice in the cooker for longer than an hour, it will beep a note or two. My rice cooker is a fairly recent flat top, model is NW-JEC10 Are you pro- or con- little songs?

So what is this dish? (I have a cheese drawer which needs help too)

I will have chicken dry brined for 24 hours tomorrow morning. An hour or so later, I'll be having a medical procedure in my mouth, so I'm unlikely to be interested in roasted chicken tomorrow night. Can I dry brine chicken in the fridge for 48 hours, or should I plan on cooking it tomorrow? If I must cook the dry brined chicken, can I sous vide it? I have some remaining clarified butter which I could put in the sous vide bag, in case that's a good idea. Thoughts? @rotuts @JoNorvelleWalker

When dry brining chicken, does one first apply a marinade (or fish sauce)?

Upton Tea ships tea in resealable light/air/moisture-proof ziplocks, and a small quantity can be purchased for travelling purposes. Also these tea bags (with stick) are perfect!

@Smithy, I have a tea stash for just this purpose. If you're interested, et me know where I should post my response.

Inside or outside?

Do you clean your Anova the same way?

How did you apply the rubbing alcohol?

Looks delicious! How do you make your garlic bread croutons?

I edited my original post to include an "almost" image of my rolling butcher block island.

@Maison Rustique I have a John Boos mobile butcher block island (30.75 inches wide x 20 inches deep - stands 35 3/8" tall). It has 4 locking casters, with drawer + (1) 10" drop leaf, model "CUCE" CUCINA ELEGANTE - MAPLE TOP. My kitchen is a small square. A regular island would interfere with the oven door, dishwasher door, and opening drawers; a moving island can get out of the way. Interestingly, I rarely lock the casters, having learned how to place hot dishes or groceries on the top without causing the island to move. When my friend comes over with a contribution for dinner, I lock the casters so she can use it (It confuses her otherwise). The butcher block island wasn't cheap. But nothing else would work as well. https://www.johnboos.com/collections/islands P.S. Because it's so lovely, I haven't yet started using it as a butcher block; I bring a cutting board to it! (I bought it in 2021) Edited again to add a "close" look alike https://www.johnboos.com/products/maple-cucina-elegante-kitchen-cart-double-drop-leaf?Drawer=With+Drawer Mine has only one drop leaf.

@Smithy I found this http://www.xianguotea999.com/the-art-of-crafting-traditional-eight-treasure-crispy-cakesa-step-by-step-guide/ No idea if it's sensible or not. Searching 'Xinjiang eight-treasure cut cake recipe' produced a lot of items for sale.