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[ladymuck]

Morning denizens

Grey, dry, very light breeze, 9°C. Acceptable enough

Good morning!

[covbob]

Morning denizens

Grey, dry, very light breeze, 9°C. Acceptable enough

Morning NF!

Sounds a lot like my part of the E Mids too...

[MrMarkyMark]

Does your kitchen not have a window that can be opened? Or any form of extraction system? Or both?

It has both .

Thing is I use peanut oil rubbed on to the steaks and don't put oil in my pan.
The pan is then heated to a smoking temperature and each steak cooked separately, hence the smoke it produces is something else.

However, the end result justifies the pain, even if I do hear that fire alarm going off during any nightmares I'm unlucky enough to have

[eek]

Ooh spooky time travelling updates?

Not quite, the system is updating a part of the record before the pre-operation stage kicks in which is rather naughty.

I know why it does it but it took me a few minutes to remember what was going on today and what the workaround is.

[ladymuck]

Not quite, the system is updating a part of the record before the pre-operation stage kicks in which is rather naughty.

I know why it does it but it took me a few minutes to remember what was going on today and what the workaround is.

Pah. I like my version better.

[barrydidit]

Only unfortunate thing is I have to cook it, the Mrs doesn't do steaks, it's a man's job aparantly .

The other issue is the fooking fire alarm in the hall, the door needs to be hermetically sealed to avoid it going off

Obviously they are cooked in a red hot le creuset pan, nothing else produces the crust with a nice medium rare inside

I like cooking stuff. Did a full sunday roast at the weekend but then was stuck with leftovers the rest of the week which wasn't as good..

My fire alarms are wired in so I haven't even got the option to take the batteries out of the buggers.

[NickFitz]

Looks like the new contract is slated to start just after Easter. Permie notice confirmed for the end of next week!

[Scruff]

It has both .

Thing is I use peanut oil rubbed on to the steaks and don't put oil in my pan.
The pan is then heated to a smoking temperature and each steak cooked separately, hence the smoke it produces is something else.

However, the end result justifies the pain, even if I do hear that fire alarm going off during any nightmares I'm unlucky enough to have

Mine are done on the Braai outside, even mid-winter.

[NickFitz]

Does your kitchen not have a window that can be opened? Or any form of extraction system? Or both?

The usual procedure here is that the window is opened, the pan gets smoky, and the wind blows in through the open window pushing the smoke towards the hall where the smoke detector is

I sometimes grab a pan that’s got too smoky and take it down to the other end of the kitchen, then stand there letting it cool enough that it stops being too smoky, then take it back to the cooker and try again

As the smoke detector is on the ceiling in the hall, i.e. nearly ten feet up, smoke from a pan that’s just got a bit hot rather than caught fire has usually dispersed enough not to trigger it by the time it gets into the hall and all the way up there, as long as I’m quick off the mark with the above procedure

[covbob]

The usual procedure here is that the window is opened, the pan gets smoky, and the wind blows in through the open window pushing the smoke towards the hall where the smoke detector is

I sometimes grab a pan that’s got too smoky and take it down to the other end of the kitchen, then stand there letting it cool enough that it stops being too smoky, then take it back to the cooker and try again

As the smoke detector is on the ceiling in the hall, i.e. nearly ten feet up, smoke from a pan that’s just got a bit hot rather than caught fire has usually dispersed enough not to trigger it by the time it gets into the hall and all the way up there, as long as I’m quick off the mark with the above procedure

And of course all of this is made easier by having windows which actually open