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Actually, I think you've mentioned this before. 😎

Thanks, @Bernie. Of the 4 packets I made, I've put one in the freezer. I'll plan to have a stew nearby when I'm ready to open it! And we ate one. Just tender (no crunch, not mashed) at 185°F for 53 minutes.

Can one speed the ripening of a peach by putting it on a windowsill that gets sun? Will the peach go bad if left for a day or two after ripening? (My friend in the nursing home loves peaches but today's farmers' market peaches are pretty hard. He might not notice the peach on the window sill for a while. I can alert his daughter to check, but that might take a few days to percolate).

The recipe I have (from allrecipes) says temp is 185°F for 60 minutes. Will that pasturize them, @rotuts?

Maybe this should go in Absurdly Stupid Questions, but I just bought a couple pounds of lovely young carrots. Should I sous vide them all, then reheat as needed? Here's the Anova carrot recipe but I'm thinking of using the Joule (bags) so that I can store the cooked carrots for a while. How long will sous vided and vacuum sealed carrots keep in the fridge?

Since we're on the subject of fermentation and food safety, I'm wondering if it's possible to use a mild vinegar when preserving foods. Most vinegars are too vinegary for me. Several times I have followed @gfweb's recipe for quick pickles which uses only a small amount of vinegar, but I've also noticed the jar contents go blue if I've left them too long in the fridge. What should I look for in vinegar choices? Any recommendations? (I seem to be able to tolerate the salt, even though I'm a low salt person).

Like AlaMoi I use the electronic method, scanning or photographing pieces of paper and downloading or pasting internet pages. These go into a note-taking app called Evernote where complex searches are possible.

For a long time we had a Breville long slot toaster which eventually died. Then we started using the Anova steam oven to toast bread (0% steam). It was the only automated program I used from the app. However it took 8 minutes to make toast! And DH refused to use it. So I bought a cheap toaster which didn't really toast the bread. In January of this year we purchased a new Breville Die-Cast Smart Toaster 4 Slice Long Slot. It was a lot more money and may have been made in China. It does toast however. And the long slot means it will accept homemade bread. The new Breville does toast marvellously, @ElsieD. The electronics have definitely been upgraded since my first Breville toaster.

What rotuts said.

Oh, @rotuts, I have only ONE !!! 🤣

Appearing on Twitter: "It's the pinnacle of private equity brain to take Instant Pot, one of the the simplest, most no-drama businesses of all time, and somehow turn it into a $500 million bankruptcy" @tomgara

Yes, an amazing story. 😀

Why, Mitch?

Has anyone cooked Bomba (Valencia) rice in the Zojirushi or other rice cooker? What proportions of water & rice? Setting of "Mixed Rice" ? Or?

Staff note: This post and the responses to it have been moved from the Unusual & mysterious kitchen gadgets discussion, to maintain topic focus. So, how does one do this, @liuzhou ? My mango seeds/stones always stick to the flesh.

Looking forward to pictures and discussion about all your experiments!

I could plan a whole vacation around one of those!

I hope that was for a case of 12! 🤣

Ha ha, me too!

In Rob's watermelon bread recipe, he calls for watermelon purée. How would that be different from watermelon pulp?

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Yum, @Pete Fred. A recipe, perhaps? (please, please)

@MaryIsobel, those look delish! Is each puff a .25 of a sheet of puff pastry? * * I can't view the source without allowing download of various things. So I can't view the source.

Congratters, @Alex. Now you just have to find a way to use the word. If you can use the word 5 times in June, then I'll owe you a drink next time we meet up. Cheers!

Hello @tcdo. This is a great place to learn and share pictures of your feasts. Myself I'm enamoured of @Duvel's weekly Empty The Fridge casseroles on the Dinner thread. Oh, and hang onto your wallet - plenty of enablers here! Welcome.