test please delete

[mudskipper]

I won't know what it really sounds like until the.

neighbours complain?

[mudskipper]

'Afternoon.

Good parkrun this morning (by this year's standards). Afternoon snooze successfully completed too. Next task is to pump up my tyres and find cycling kit ready for tomorrow's charidee ride.

[NickFitz]

'Afternoon.

Good parkrun this morning (by this year's standards). Afternoon snooze successfully completed too. Next task is to pump up my tyres and find cycling kit ready for tomorrow's charidee ride.

It all sounds almost as exhausting as going to the shops

[mudskipper]

It all sounds almost as exhausting as going to the shops

Oh god, no, couldn't face that on a Saturday. You're a braver man than me (not that I'm a man, but you know what I mean).

[NickFitz]

I'm making frozen chips. I don't mean getting chips out of the freezer and cooking them, but the other way round, taking spuds and bringing them through the chip-creation process to the point at which they can be frozen ready for future use

They're now cooling down on and under kitchen roll to absorb most of the oil and dry them a little. I've found they get a coating of little ice crystals which make them spit and pop dreadfully when eventually used if one tries to bag and freeze them straight after the first frying, so this is a bit of an experiment to see if it reduces or eliminates that

[SueEllen]

'Afternoon.

Good parkrun this morning (by this year's standards). Afternoon snooze successfully completed too. Next task is to pump up my tyres and find cycling kit ready for tomorrow's charidee ride.

Are we suppose to sponsor you?

[mudskipper]

Are we suppose to sponsor you?

If you really want to!

https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/RouleurMankini

Tyres pumped up, and even gave the bike a wash! Hoping it survives the shock.

[Alias]

<snip> I've found they get a coating of little ice crystals which make them spit and pop dreadfully when eventually used if one tries to bag and freeze them straight after the first frying, so this is a bit of an experiment to see if it reduces or eliminates that

Frost free freezer should eliminate that?

[NickFitz]

Frost free freezer should eliminate that?

Would it? They're sealed inside a ziplock bag then frozen, so I'm not sure the ambient conditions in the freezer would affect matters. But I'm no expert on freezers

[Alias]

Would it? They're sealed inside a ziplock bag then frozen, so I'm not sure the ambient conditions in the freezer would affect matters. But I'm no expert on freezers

Maybe not but would help, you need to remove the air from the ziplock bag after putting the chips in to reduce the water content in the trapped air that would stick to the chips...or leave the zip lock bag open in a frost free freezer. Frost free freezers circulate dry cold air to prevent any build up of ice.