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| Huttopia Member Since: 23 Feb 2016 Location: West Midlands Posts: 1978  
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A joint credit card account with Mrs H. Mine is hardly used.
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30th Mar 2017 7:04pm |
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They cost a lot more here in France sadly.| Huttopia Member Since: 23 Feb 2016 Location: West Midlands Posts: 1978
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What is a big green egg. I understand the shape and colour but what do you do with it?
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30th Mar 2017 7:58pm |
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| Rashers Member Since: 21 Jun 2015 Location: Norfolk Posts: 3529 
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A Big Green Egg is a charcoal barbecue/oven and is based on Japanese design. We got ours about four years ago. They are ceramic, egg shaped with a lid and are extremely good at very hot quick cooking (steak) and very long slow relatively cool cooking (pulled pork, brisket). We also cook stews, grilled veg and pizzas are great. Temperature is controlled by a low level sliding door and a high level daisywheel. It looks impossible to control but it doesn't take long to precisely set a cooking temperature. They are very efficient with respect to charcoal use as old coals can be reused and they don't take as long to heat as a traditional BBQ so you can be up and running in 15 minutes.
Their website is very good and explains a lot better than I can. They are so popular there is an 'Eggfest' in America annually and there are quite a few high end restaurants using them now. Downside. They are quite pricey and our large version is not very portable due to the weight. You also need to burn good quality charcoal ( not garage sold briquettes). Oh, and you will be your Butchers best friend. Meat bills will increase! It's best to know a really good butcher as we do. I have no links to Big Green Egg, I just have one and think they are great. Ours gets used all year. We even cook the Christmas Turkey on it. |
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30th Mar 2017 8:43pm |
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| Swine&Small Member Since: 20 Mar 2017 Location: Norfolk Posts: 1223
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Hoole hoop ... got giddy... fell over...broke head...looked in mirror...saw idiot looking back at me
 1983 Series 3 Pick up in Marine Blue
1967 Morris Traveller 1966 Morris Convertible 2012 VW T5 Camper Quod Abundat Non Obstat. |
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30th Mar 2017 10:16pm |
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| Rallymental Member Since: 17 Aug 2015 Location: The Garden of England Posts: 468 
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We got the dolce gusto bug a while back, on our third machine now. Never buy the double pod drinks, I just put half a cup of milk in the microwave for 90secs then make the coffee in it.
Tip for anyone in a hard water area, we buy the cheapo bottled water (about 20p for 2 litres) from the supermarket makes the coffee taste so much better. And the tea if used in the kettle for that matter. Waste of money........ now, where did I put that fondue set? Ah, found it. In the cupboard with the foot spa and the electric carving knife and the pifco battery operated jumper de-bobbler  The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again but expecting different results.
Solihull, 1948 - "If we paint the chassis, it will last for years" Solihull, 2015 - "If we paint the chassis............................. |
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31st Mar 2017 12:15am |
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| David T Member Since: 01 Sep 2016 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 190 
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Tacx turbo trainer. I think WHY did'nt I buy one years ago!
Bought it to help with rehab after spinal surgery last September, no worries about weather, potholes in road or traffic. It's has bluetooth so transmits usage/performance data to the ipad and various training programmes or video routes can be downloaded from Tacx's website. Great gadget.  Click image to enlarge |
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31st Mar 2017 2:30am |
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| GREENI Member Since: 22 Aug 2010 Location: staffs Posts: 10383
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I have tacx rollers
 they add a little drama to a training session.
I don't do gadgets, except an iPhone and iPad (both were free!) Mrs Greeni bought an Amazon Firestick, I put it on once and watched a couple of Hotrod programmes on, that's all. There's certainly no room in the kitchen for coffee machines and such. There's not even a stereo in the 90! |
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31st Mar 2017 5:48am |
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| Rallymental Member Since: 17 Aug 2015 Location: The Garden of England Posts: 468
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Ok, I didn't buy it, it's supplied by work but I have decided that the biggest waste of space and time and the worlds biggest pile of
 is the Microsoft Surface Pro4 it has to be the most useless laptop (that's what they call it) ever.
 The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again but expecting different results.
Solihull, 1948 - "If we paint the chassis, it will last for years" Solihull, 2015 - "If we paint the chassis............................. |
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31st Mar 2017 11:50am |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324
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It's a funny old world. I love my SP4 - much better than the MacBook Pro it replaced
 Darren
110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak "You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia |
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31st Mar 2017 12:55pm |
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| Mash Member Since: 09 Feb 2015 Location: Guernsey Posts: 1674  
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Who needs a stereo with a V8 burble  90 wolf - Jasmin http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic39408.html
90 V8 - Maggie http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic42564.html 110 TD5 - Buggsy http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic59029.html 52HG25 lightweight https://www.defender2.net/forum/topic72342.html D3 Hse - Fiona Capri 2l S - Anna Think I might have a problem............ |
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31st Mar 2017 2:25pm |
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