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Dave7

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Location
Cheshire
Cuckoo gin is what you need. Brewed just up the road from us.

It is genuinely good.
I (genuinely) don't understand gin.
With whisky you get bog standard stuff that I mix with lemonade/coke etc or a decent malt that requires just a drop of water.
Re' gin....on the few times I have tried it, it was with tonic as a pre-dinner drink.
So...... am I missing out ?
 

Dave7

Legendary Member
Location
Cheshire
Good morning folks,
Freezing cold this morning, will wait for it to warm up a bit before venturing out. Mrs Tenkaykev cooked some proper hand cut chips in the new Air Fryer yesterday, they were excellent.
Coffee is brewing, Wordle in two ( lucky first word which ruled out a load of possibilities)
Have a peaceful day folks.
Which air frier did you choose ?
 

Tenkaykev

Guru
Location
Poole
I (genuinely) don't understand gin.
With whisky you get bog standard stuff that I mix with lemonade/coke etc or a decent malt that requires just a drop of water.
Re' gin....on the few times I have tried it, it was with tonic as a pre-dinner drink.
So...... am I missing out ?
Mrs Tenkaykev enjoys a gin and tonic. I bought a bottle of Roku which I thought was very good, she prefers Hendricks. I have upset her in the past by pointing out that gin is just flavoured vodka. I can see the logic of charging for a single malt whisky that has been aged for a period of years, but gin is just industrial spirit with added “ botanicals “ that have been steeped for a short period of time.
 

Dave7

Legendary Member
Location
Cheshire
Morning all. Was up at 0545 and it was dark and cold. A chill day today though I am still chasing paperwork.
Some decent sport on tv.....good match at 1230.
Breckie is fruit and yogurt. Main meal will be fish, chips, mushy peas with bread n butter.
 

Tenkaykev

Guru
Location
Poole
Which air frier did you choose ?
Tefal Airfry “ genius “ It has a paddle that turns the food to ensure even cooking. It also has a large viewing window in the lid. We put the plates on this while it’s cooking and it gets them very warm ( the downside being you can’t watch the magic of the paddle slowly rotating, and placing bets on which sausage will be the next to tumble 😁)
We got ours from JL in the sale.
 

Dave7

Legendary Member
Location
Cheshire
Tefal Airfry “ genius “ It has a paddle that turns the food to ensure even cooking. It also has a large viewing window in the lid. We put the plates on this while it’s cooking and it gets them very warm ( the downside being you can’t watch the magic of the paddle slowly rotating, and placing bets on which sausage will be the next to tumble 😁)
We got ours from JL in the sale.
That is what we have. It is good for chips but IMO not much else eg I put fish fingers in and it totally destroyed them.
Sausages came out well done but, boy, what a mess.
 

Tenkaykev

Guru
Location
Poole
That is what we have. It is good for chips but IMO not much else eg I put fish fingers in and it totally destroyed them.
Sausages came out well done but, boy, what a mess.
With us both being veggie we only buy veggie sausages. Never had a problem with them breaking up. We roast vegetables in there and they work well, especially with a few spices sprinkled in. Took the paddle out and did a couple of individual pies as an experiment, they were excellent.
We’re experimenting with different things as the guide book that comes with it is a bit naff. Mrs Tenkaykev baked a cake in it, it had a big hole in the middle of course, but was like a giant doughnut with a flattish top. This has given me the idea to bake two, and put buttercream filling between the two, with something decorative in the centre.
 

Tenkaykev

Guru
Location
Poole
Once again one of my comments has posted itself on the wrong thread (thanks Dave):laugh: it ended up on a thread I stopped following so god knows how that happened :laugh:

Anyhoo. Another sod all month on the PB's. A pattern is def forming and not a good one. :laugh:
£25 for me this month. Mrs Tenkaykev has had two consecutive months without a win. She won't check to see if she has won using the App, she says she prefers the excitement of waiting for an Email :rolleyes:
 
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