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  1. Doug D

    WSM 18” on clearance at Lowe’s

    $189 was a good price 20 years ago. And that one had no lid thermo, heat shield or probe port.
  2. Doug D

    Kitchen Hack - what’s yours?

    I like to keep several varieties of Better Than Bouillon on hand. When a jar gets low, almost empty, rather than try to scrape it out (or throw it away) I try to eyeball how much I think is left. If a couple teaspoons, I fill the jar half full with water, cover and shake until none is left stuck...
  3. Doug D

    How about some good music links?

    There are several youtube cover bands' channels I subscribe to. Lexington Lab Band, Martin Miller, Leonid & Friends all do exceptional jobs, mainly with 60s, 70s and 80s material. I read recently about Foreigner original lead singer Lou Gramm's opinion (not good) about the state of his old band...
  4. Doug D

    How about some good music links?

    Oh, I don't know about that.
  5. Doug D

    Any fresh mozz cheese makers out there?

    None necessary. I'll give this one a shot. (Adding The Citric Minute to list of potential band names.)
  6. Doug D

    Any fresh mozz cheese makers out there?

    Prior attempts at making fresh mozz on my part have been dismal failures, so was hoping this might give new insights, but there seem to be some omissions and incoherence in these directions, e.g. "Crush 1/4 tablet of rennet and" (what?) or "Next, microwave the curd on HI for 1 quite quickly to...
  7. Doug D

    How about some good music links?

    Jay Graydon, who played the solo on "Peg" was one of several guitarists who recorded one for the song. He said he didn't know his made the record until he heard it on the radio. There's a youtube of him teaching the solo to legendary session guitarist Tim Pierce.
  8. Doug D

    Mandolin slicer recommendations

    An old one I have had the adjustability of the OXO, but not the versatility of the Swissmar Borner V-Slicer I have now. The OXO appears to have both bases covered. I paid $34 for the Swissmar 15 years ago, but see it costs more today than the OXO, which to me really looks like it came from the...
  9. Doug D

    How about some good music links?

    When you can nail it live just as good as the record, but forty years later.
  10. Doug D

    How about some good music links?

    Ah, consider the Power Trio. A time-honored rock & roll configuration. ZZ Top, Hendrix, Cream, Robin Trower (post-Procol Harum), and Grand Funk, to name but a few. Although I like the full MKB with horns and keys, just him and his rhythm section make a powerful argument for bringing back the...
  11. Doug D

    Titles Only List of "Virtual Weber Gas Grill" Blog Articles?

    Site Map for TVWBB. I think TVWGG started out as a classic blog format, and doesn't have one, though.
  12. Doug D

    Pickling Salt?

    As long as you are aware of and compensate for the variance in the weight-to-volume ratios of different salts, you should be able to use whatever you want most of the time. See: https://www.virtualweberbullet.com/all-about-salt/
  13. Doug D

    Try to do something nice

    Perhaps consider that the cost of the travel mag was already factored in when it was offered as part of the deal. Ever notice how the newsstand/cover price of most magazines is in the $6 -$10 range, but a subscription, mailed to your house, is often only $2-$3 an issue (and the "we want you...
  14. Doug D

    How about some good music links?

    I have this on vinyl. Released in 1969, it's a double album, but not quite. The liner notes say they had more material than would fit on two sides, but not enough to fill two discs, but they didn't want to leave anything they'd recorded out. So, side two of disc two is blank. This is the best...
  15. Doug D

    How about some good music links?

    Strat Pack, 50th anniversary of the Stratocaster concert 2004. This video is a repost. The original post had a comment, "How bad would it suck to have to follow that?"
  16. Doug D

    How about some good music links?

    Be sure to watch until the very end. Joe Bonamassa, Sam Moore, Reese Wynans.
  17. Doug D

    Anyone doing hydroponics?

    I was quite infatuated with hydroponics in the early 2000s. I also did no till, raised bed, composting, Earthboxes, tomato buckets. Then Katrina came along and took my greenhouse to the Land of Oz. I've been pondering getting back to it recently. Need to refurb my old hybrid NFT set up I built...
  18. Doug D

    I have to buy a mattress

    Bought a daybed mattress over the weekend from a chain location. Prices on many options were "50% OFF". Uh-huh... Made our choice and sat down to pay. The computer "miraculously" gave a price that was a further 25% off, explained as "President's Day Sale" price. Uh-huh... Reminded me of a big...
  19. Doug D

    POPCORN!! POPCORN!!!

    We had one of the first Amana Radaranges, back in 1969. The appliance store used to pop popcorn in a paper bag as part of their demonstrations. I tried it a few times, and on the last time, the bag burst into flame and melted the inside ceiling of the oven cavity, Dad rushed over, pulled the...
  20. Doug D

    Cast iron skillet recommendations

    100+ years ago and up to the mid-20th century, most all CI cookware was thinner and lighter. Cast iron cookware got heavy in the late 1950s when automated molding lines came into use. Thicker castings could withstand the rigors of automated handling, and the cost of the extra iron was offset by...

 

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