JoNorvelleWalker

Two of them are mine.

I have a couple bags of Felchlin from more than six years ago. I was afraid the milk solids of the Maracaibo Creole might be rancid by now but the chocolate tastes OK to me. Any reason not to use it?

At least I got the .ca right.

Yes, I just double checked -- "info@gauter.ca" Still no response. Do you think I should resend?

I wrote to the email address asking for a quotation to send one to me in New Jersey but they never got back to me. Just as well because I am broke as usual.

Cake question: I've baked cakes in my Anova with good results, but I've tried only one pan at a time. Whether 9 inch or 10 inch I've had good results. Has anyone tried baking two layers at the same time on separate racks, as one might in a conventional oven? And how about cupcakes?

Pear cake, recipe from The Wall Street Journal. OK but not fantastic. Probably will not make again. Good pears are so much better enjoyed raw.

I second cake strips. They come in sizes that would work for 8x8 inch pans.

A mandoline? Though arguably a mandoline fails in the "mushing together" category. But your blender should cover that.

I have a crock pot, a real crock pot. In my experience and from what I've read crock pot temperatures are higher than optimal, probably to protect companies from being sued for wrongful death. At one point I had the idea to buy a stepdown transformer but that would be about $100, and would work only on old crock pots like mine, not the new fancy electronic ones. Besides, I can put a pot on my Paragon induction unit and simmer at a controlled temperature as low as I would ever want.

The heating element is about 8 inches by 4 1/2 inches. The pan is about 12 inches by 8 1/4 inches. I came here to posit the glad tidings, but I see the enablers are out early today. Mine is coming in Moon Blue. I hope to be seeing my granddaughter in a couple weeks, and I might convince her to take one home. If not I will have a spare. @rotuts the A4Box is wonderful for meatballs.

I was speaking of unlined solid copper.

I'm guessing solid copper should be safe.

So little kids could wear lipstick. Though the red pistachios I remember were a deeper shade of red. Possibly some long gone cariogenic dye.

Tonight's pan bread, Forkish method.