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I will never again . . . (Part 4)

Darienne

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JoNorvelleWalker

JoNorvelleWalker

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2 hours ago, Katie Meadow said:

I've never seen canned pudding. Is it actually a can? If so, don't underestimate the hazards.

 

I'd hate to think what it'd be like if it weren't in the can.

 

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ElsieD

ElsieD

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2 hours ago, JoNorvelleWalker said:

 

I'd hate to think what it'd be like if it weren't in the can.

 

You sure it's still in there?  The can hasn't "blown it's top" so to speak?

JoNorvelleWalker

JoNorvelleWalker

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5 hours ago, ElsieD said:

You sure it's still in there?  The can hasn't "blown it's top" so to speak?

 

I have not seen it for a while.  I once had a can of cream of coconut blow up in my kitchen.  It wasn't pretty.

 

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Senior Sea Kayaker

Senior Sea Kayaker

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My first time posting to this topic.

I will never again add an entire deseeded Carolina Reaper pepper to a batch of chili. I had to add more beans and serve with a lot of rice to tone it down and it was still sinus clearing.

And this is coming from someone who regularly adds half a Habanero or more to a breakfast wrap.

 

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'A drink to the livin', a toast to the dead' Gordon Lightfoot

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JoNorvelleWalker

JoNorvelleWalker

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I shall never again mistake my hand for an avocado.

 

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Whatever you crave, there's a dumpling for you. -- Hsiao-Ching Chou

Alex

Alex

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5 hours ago, JoNorvelleWalker said:

I shall never again mistake my hand for an avocado.

 

 

Ouch. That's just the pits.

 

I assume this involved a knife, not sprinkling lime and salt on your hand, then taking a bite.

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Gene Weingarten, writing in the Washington Post about online news stories and the accompanying readers' comments: "I basically like 'comments,' though they can seem a little jarring: spit-flecked rants that are appended to a product that at least tries for a measure of objectivity and dignity. It's as though when you order a sirloin steak, it comes with a side of maggots."

 

When a clown moves into a palace, he does not become a king. The palace becomes a circus. -Elizabeth Bangs, writer

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chromedome

chromedome

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...after baking a cake for a grandkid's birthday, forget to ask "Are you bringing a knife to slice this with, or am I?"

 

Which resulted in my stepdaughter and I giving each other "Uh-oh" looks, as grandson and his friends and cousins gathered around the table. I ended up cutting the cake with my Swiss Army knife, which was not quite long enough, so today I need to carefully extricate the remainder of the chocolate icing from inside the handle. I'll note that planning an outdoor birthday party in April was a pretty gutsy call on my stepdaughter's part, and it ended up getting moved forward a day because the weather today is expected to be pretty poor.

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"My imagination makes me human and makes me a fool; it gives me all the world and exiles me from it." Ursula K. Le Guin

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JoNorvelleWalker

JoNorvelleWalker

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When baking baguettes I shall never again turn off my Anova oven while intending to turn off the steam.

 

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TdeV

TdeV

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1 hour ago, JoNorvelleWalker said:

When baking baguettes I shall never again turn off my Anova oven while intending to turn off the steam.

 

I've done that ! 🤣

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TdeV

TdeV

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16 hours ago, TdeV said:

I've done that ! 🤣

 

Worse than that, @JoNorvelleWalker, is when I've hit the Descale button in place of the steam. Hitting Descale requires unplugging the oven in order to cancel it!

ElsieD

ElsieD

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27 minutes ago, TdeV said:

 

Worse than that, @JoNorvelleWalker, is when I've hit the Descale button in place of the steam. Hitting Descale requires unplugging the oven in order to cancel it!

 

I can relate!

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JoNorvelleWalker

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6 hours ago, TdeV said:

 

Worse than that, @JoNorvelleWalker, is when I've hit the Descale button in place of the steam. Hitting Descale requires unplugging the oven in order to cancel it!

 

Pressing the Wi-Fi and start buttons stops descaling too.  Ask me how I know.

 

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TdeV

TdeV

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13 hours ago, JoNorvelleWalker said:

Pressing the Wi-Fi and start buttons stops descaling too.  Ask me how I know.

 

On the front panel or on the app on a cell phone?

JoNorvelleWalker

JoNorvelleWalker

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14 hours ago, TdeV said:

 

On the front panel or on the app on a cell phone?

 

Front panel.

 

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JoNorvelleWalker

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How can I get baked on curry out of the bottom of my Le Creuset?  (Don't ask.)

 

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Whatever you crave, there's a dumpling for you. -- Hsiao-Ching Chou

Tropicalsenior

Tropicalsenior

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1 minute ago, JoNorvelleWalker said:

How can I get baked on curry out of the bottom of my Le Creuset?  (Don't ask.)

 

Put in some water with a generous amount of baking soda. Let it simmer for it a while and it should come right off.

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KennethT

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46 minutes ago, Tropicalsenior said:

Put in some water with a generous amount of baking soda. Let it simmer for it a while and it should come right off.

That gets pretty much anything off!  I used to do that all the time with pans that had a lot of polymerized oil around the slope of the fry pan.

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JoNorvelleWalker

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On 5/11/2025 at 5:36 PM, Tropicalsenior said:

Put in some water with a generous amount of baking soda. Let it simmer for it a while and it should come right off.

 

Worked great thank you!  I am embarrassed because a friend gave me the same advice and I did not take her suggestion.

 

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dcarch

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Fiddlehead fern is around for only a few days from farmers market..

 

Made drum sticks with fiddlehead on asparagus from the garden, Morel mushroom saucefiddleheaddrumstickmorel2025.thumb.jpg.5176bb2e87f4d12bb269ae647909c351.jpg

 

fiddleheaddrumstickmorel2025a.thumb.jpg.40cd8043728a3c9dbb54115e5750b620.jpg.

 

dcarch

 

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TdeV

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So. I was pressure cooking soaked Rancho Gordo Midnight Black Beans for one minute.

 

Seemed to be taking a long time to heat up. I could smell the beans but the pot had not come up to pressure. Then I looked around behind the pot and there was black water everywhere!

 

Seems I had put the pressure lid into the dishwasher, separating the sealing ring. Because it was wet when unpacked from the dishwasher, I did not immediately replace the sealing ring.

 

Naughty, naughty, naughty!

 

The counter is now cleaner though.

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DesertTinker

DesertTinker

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14 minutes ago, TdeV said:

So. I was pressure cooking soaked Rancho Gordo Midnight Black Beans for one minute.

 

Seemed to be taking a long time to heat up. I could smell the beans but the pot had not come up to pressure. Then I looked around behind the pot and there was black water everywhere!

 

Seems I had put the pressure lid into the dishwasher, separating the sealing ring. Because it was wet when unpacked from the dishwasher, I did not immediately replace the sealing ring.

 

Naughty, naughty, naughty!

 

The counter is now cleaner though.

Did the beans survive?

TdeV

TdeV

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Yes, @DesertTinker, the beans survived.

 

I'm wondering about the Instant Pot though. Black water has been leaking from the bottom of it. Does anyone know how long I should leave the IP alone so it can thoroughly dry?

 

Surely this is something @JoNorvelleWalker knows, ya? 😅

 

Didn't @Kim Shook or @Shelby disassemble their CSO to fix something? Does @Tropicalsenior tinker with her appliances?

 

Ideas welcome.

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JoNorvelleWalker

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6 minutes ago, TdeV said:

Yes, @DesertTinker, the beans survived.

 

I'm wondering about the Instant Pot though. Black water has been leaking from the bottom of it. Does anyone know how long I should leave the IP alone so it can thoroughly dry?

 

Surely this is something @JoNorvelleWalker knows, ya? 😅

 

Didn't @Kim Shook or @Shelby disassemble their CSO to fix something? Does @Tropicalsenior tinker with her appliances?

 

Ideas welcome.

 

Sorry, I have no knowledge of the Instant Pot.  My pressure cookers are Fissler, and I plan to cook Rancho Gordo beans tonight.

 

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Tropicalsenior

Tropicalsenior

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11 minutes ago, TdeV said:

Does @Tropicalsenior tinker with her appliances?

I do sometimes tinker with my appliances however I haven't with my instant pot yet.

That said, being somewhat 'absent-minded' I have twice poured water in my instant pot without the liner being there. The water just went right on through. I gave it some time to dry out and continued to use it. It never has given me a problem.

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Yvonne Shannon

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DesertTinker

DesertTinker

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44 minutes ago, TdeV said:

Yes, @DesertTinker, the beans survived.

 

I'm wondering about the Instant Pot though. Black water has been leaking from the bottom of it. Does anyone know how long I should leave the IP alone so it can thoroughly dry?

 

Surely this is something @JoNorvelleWalker knows, ya? 😅

 

Didn't @Kim Shook or @Shelby disassemble their CSO to fix something? Does @Tropicalsenior tinker with her appliances?

 

Ideas welcome.

Liquid that goes through the Instant Pot, either through the lid switch and condensation collector on the back, or through the center as @Tropicalsenior mentioned, actually bypasses all the electrical components and connections. I’d let it dry overnight, then if you’re up for it, the bottom is easy to remove. On both my 8 qt & 3 qt (circa 2017) there’s a single Philips head screw that you remove, then twist the bottom plate a smidge (1/4”?) counterclockwise and lift off. Then you can wash and clean up any residue from the bean liquid. I can do pictures tomorrow if you want.

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