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how to use a sharpening steel??
I've been tempted to buy a new set of knives but have bought a knife sharpening steel instead to sharpen my old knife! Unfortunately, I haven't a clue how to use it. My mum used to have a big block of stone of some sort to use for sharpening so this sharpening steel is new to me - it's like a piece of steel rod. Could…
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MAry Berry Ultimate cake book missing
Ohh. My local authority library are supposed to have 2 of this book and they are both 'missing'!! I am really peeved as my daughter wanted to make butterfly cakes for school bun day on friday. Has anyone got a good butterfly bun cake recipe they could share, please. TIA Patch
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Self catering ideas and recipes
We're going to Center Parcs Sherwood Forest on Monday for a week (2 adults and a 4 year old) but I'm useless when it comes to self catering. Does anyone have a ready made list of necessities to take or any meal ideas?? I want to buy as little as possible from the shop on site as I guess it will be pricey!! I'm heading off…
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What else can I do?
A few days ago I posted my SOA in another thread and got told I was spending a lot on shopping- about £80 a month I've worked out, for 2 of us, which I always assumed was quite frugal, but maybe I've lost touch with reality. Anyway the recommendation was I come here and look at some of the tips- thing is, most of them I'm…
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Cast iron pans and how to clean/season?
Hi everyone. I've just been given an old cast iron pan that i've scrubbed clean with a scouring pan. Now its a sort of grey/black colour so I think its ready to season. (I know you arent supposed to clean them but its been sat in a shed!) Am I able to do this on the hob rather than in the oven? Perhaps wipe it over with a…
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Cleaning carpets
We are about to move out of our rented flat and have noticed a few stains on the cream carpet. I've managed to get hair dye (brown semipermanant) in a few spots and there are a few other grubby bits that could do with a spruce up. Anybody got any OS tips for me?
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Kitchen "starter kit"
I want to give my little sister a Kitchen starter kit in August to help her and her boyfriend cook ol' style. It'll be her birthday pressie. I've already passed on my copy of Cas clarke's grub on a grant and a book from http://www.budgetmeals.co.uk Now I need to sort out equipment - doesn't all have to be new. This is…
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Quick bread recipe
Hi I wondered if anyone can help me. I need to find a bread recipe that can be made from start to finish in under an hour and a half - preferably less as I'm working with young people who want to cook bread. Any suggestions really appreciated. Thanks Sharra
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SC chicken question - I'm stupid
Hi all, first time poster but I've been lurking for ages, so much good advice given and sense talked on here. I put a chicken in the slow cooker this morning and forgot to turn it on at the wall. I eventually put it on at 10.30 - will it be ready for about 5 tonight? I have put it on high.
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Less than successful cake baking
Hullo wise Money-saving-old-style-ers, I've baked a few cakes in my past. So has my boyfriend. However since he moved into his new flat and got a new oven all our attempts (of which there's only been a handful admittedly) to bake cakes have not been great. The first one was his mother's recipe and took about 40mins to cook…
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Supermarket Comparisons
Hi, Please can someone tell me the name of the website that you can visit to compare the prices between the various supermarkets. Many thanks. Siws.
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Duck fat burnt on roaster? HELP
Hi there LAst week, I roasted some duck legs. Despite washing, soaking and other efforts, its still sticking fast to the bottom of the roasting tin. Big smoky lumps of it I have got the roaster with some water and washing up liquid on a high hopb at the mo, as I thought that might help it, the flat stinks of burning fat,…
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any ideas
hi im new to this site and have been told to do a meal plan but i cant think of three dinners so seven is out of my reach so any ideas for seven dinner for a famley of four would be good thanks dazzanator
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Meat deliveries...
Just a quick one....has anyone used http://www.meat-online.co.uk/ before? Are they any good?
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Dishwasher question
We are getting our first dishwasher soon and I remember "I think" reading here once that you can use vinegar instead of rinse aid. Is this true? Does it matter if its the value brown or white? Do you fill it up to the top as you would the rinse aid? Sorry all the questions but I want this dishwasher to be moneysaving too.…
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lidls fruit juice
Afternoon I love lidls 1.5 ltr cartons of fruit juice..in particular the '12 fruit' one but are they good for you...was thinking they must be with all that fruit in and at 89p i think is good value for money?? Also..i think i already know the answer to this question but in this heat my brains not working....what does 'made…
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Me getting me a Slow Cooker
After reading all the posts on here about Slow Cookers - I got my self one, Its a Morpghy Richards Oval Slow Cooker 48715 - It was £24.99 from Tesco online Looking forward in making meal after meal, using some of the suggestions on here. This site is brilliant, for all the tips and advise
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Working out a budget - help & advice please!!!!
Right guys, don't know if this is in the right place...couldn't find a more appropriate place to ask...please move if need be. Basically - me and the bf are moving to Noriwch in September as I am starting a MA at uni. Now, I am 25, have lived in halls throughout my first time at uni (graduated 2003) and have lived in…
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jeyes fluid stain on UPVC
Hi there! I have accidentally left the lid of a jeyes fluid container on my UPVC doorstep and forgot about it. Consequently there is now a horrid yellow-brown stain, I have tried to get it off and it hasn't been succesful, I used:- ajax cream, 60vol bleach (hairdressing kind - the most powerful you can get) I really…
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Birthday cake
There must have been a thread on this subject before but I don't remember one, and can't find anything on the recipe index... Basically, housemate has a big birthday (with a nought) on Friday and I have offered to make him a birthday cake. Obviously I didn't start making it several months ago so can't do a proper OS…