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cdh

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  1. Is there a way to manually set the oven to do stuff, or do you need to have bought an ingredient kit with  a code to scan to make it do anything?  If so, I wonder whether there is a community devoted to reverse engineering the codes so you can tell it specific stuff to do...

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  2. So I got one of these gadgets just before Christmas: https://www.dreo.com/chefmaker-combi-fryer.  It is a pretty spiffy gadget.  It has got the powerful air circulation of an air fryer, interior and probe thermometers, and a steam injector that can do combi oven tricks. I've been putting it through its paces and am quite impressed with what it can do.  Crispy skin on chicken thighs that are cooked just right at the bone?  Check.  Good browning on the outside of a medium rare lamb roast?  Check. Air fried frozen stuff? Check.  I was drawn to it because it is so much smaller than an APO, and it is less likely to get killed by my well water like my CSO was... 

     

    Worth looking into if you're in the market for a new toy.

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  3. Spicy hot works, and I'm sure I've heard it before, though not sure whether in the UK or US.  "Chilli* hot" would be the alternative that comes to mind as a runner up, as it tags both the source and sensation. And, as an aside, yes, cinnamon can be spicy hot.  There is a whole genre of candy that appears this time of year to celebrate that fact-  cinnamon hearts.  

     

    *or whatever your preferred spelling is to refer to products of the capsicum plant... chili, chile, chilli, etc... 

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  4. Terrible news.  I was hoping it was a case of Mark Twain type great exaggeration.   Since that doesn't appear to be the case, I guess I need to accept the sad news.  She was a pillar of this place and will be greatly missed.  Extra sad that her father outlived her.

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  5. Well, thinking of power plants and crab scariness... the most jarring crab experience I ever had was in Wales, where the crabmeat tasted of the smell of a coal fire burning.  really unpleasant... I chalked it up to all the coal in wales obviously leaving them with a burnt coal ash disposal problem and a big ocean as the most ready solution to it... 

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  6. My (sadly now retired) fish guy had a favorite brand of frozen cooked dungeness that were really good.  Icicle brand.  I have no idea where the brand gets mentioned in crab marketing, but if you have a fish guy, even at your supermarket, maybe ask what packer they came from... and ask if icicle is a brand that rings any bells... That all said, I find the cooked, frozen and then thawed for display crab that Costco offers is plenty delicious as it is. Go for it.

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