Quick questions on ANYTHING (see first post for Freezing, Reheating, Slow Cooker, +)

Anwen_2

Where's the best place to buy salt in bulk (preferably a large, sturdy sack rather than lots of plastic bags)? I don't have a business so wouldn't be able to get e.g. a Makro card.

Hardup_Hester

You could try a garden centre or hardware shop, I used to get the salt for my water softener at either.
Hester

Paulie'sGirl

Does anyone know how to the the smell of cigarette smoke out of wooden furniture?

I picked up a table and chairs, and a welsh dresser secondhand this afternoon, but the previous owner smoked and its driving me batty...

I remember something about halved lemons? Or is that just for fridges?

Many thanks,

PG

superdog_3

Hello. Want to make my own veggie ravioli. Is there a really good recipe for pasta anywhere? Used the search function but my dog would have given me more useful information.

Penelope_Penguin

180g pasta flour
2 large eggs

Place flour into a bowl and form a deep well in the middle. Break eggs into this well and mix with a fork, and start to incorporate the flour into the eggs. Keep doing this until it is all mixed in and then knead the dough by continually folding it in half and pressing it flat with the heel of your hand. Do this until the dough is smooth and silky. Put dough in a bowl, cover and leave for an hour.

Penny. x

ZTD

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What's the uses/differences between this:

and this?


Would I need both? If not, which would be the best type to get? Which would be the best model to get?

(the models shown are just examples of the type).

I do already have a cheapy food processor with whirly blades and grater things, if that helps.

whatatwit

ZTD, in the top picture, the tall one is a hand blender, it has tiny blades in the bottom that chop things, it's like a hand held liquidiser.

The bottom one is a mixer, it can be used to whisk, eggs or cream for example. Or used in baking to cream things together and then beat in eggs, bit less strenuous than a wooden spoon.

whatatwit

Paulie'sGirl wrote:

Does anyone know how to the the smell of cigarette smoke out of wooden furniture?

I picked up a table and chairs, and a welsh dresser secondhand this afternoon, but the previous owner smoked and its driving me batty...

I remember something about halved lemons? Or is that just for fridges?

Many thanks,

PG

You can buy a soapy wood cleaner, a liquid that you add to water á la stardrops.
The wood will be thick with nicotene and will need a really good scrub, don't wet it too much and dry it off really well.
You could then give it a polish with some proper beeswax furniture polish to bring back the shine.

ZTD

whatatwit wrote:

ZTD, in the top picture, the tall one is a hand blender, it has tiny blades in the bottom that chop things, it's like a hand held liquidiser.

Yep, but you can get them with little attachments (shown is a balloon whisk). Do these little attachments make it a replacement for a hand mixer?

Pink.

Hi ZDT,

I have both and use them for different things.

This is the blender that I have.....although I only paid £19.99 for it as Argos periodically seem to have it in their sales. It's a blender (great for soups, smoothies etc). It also has a chopper attachment (for chopping nuts, seed and herbs) and a balloon whisk (good for whipping cream and whisking egg whites etc).

The whisk attachment is quite flimsy and I wouldn't be keen on using it for heavy duty mixing such as cakes etc which is where my hand mixer takes over. I bought my hand mixer in Asda for under £5 and have found it more than adequate.

Personally I think it's worth investing in both....not a day goes by without me using the hand blender or one of its attachments for something or other and for a fiver it's worth having the hand mixer for jobs the whisk won't cope with.

Pink