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Skriven 2015-03-04 13:27:20 av Janis Kracht (1:261/38.0)
  Kommentar till text 24493 av Nancy Backus (1:123/140)
Ärende: Re: New Toy
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Hi Nancy,

>>> scraper it might push all the flour off the sides to more of the center
>>> where it will get mixed.  Makes sense to me at least (G).
>> It might...  that might be more for the sorts of things you'd be using a
>> scraper to bring the batter more towards the beaters, like for a cake,
>> though...?

>> I would think it will work well for cakes, and that's really why I
>> purchased it.  I tried it with my 4 cup flour recipe for pizza, and
>> well... it came apart into a bazillion (it seemed (grin)) parts...
>> really just three parts two of which pop in and out of the scraper.  It
>> wasn't harmed at all so I can try it later with a small cake which I
>> expected to use it with.

> Pizza dough is probably a bit too tough for the scraper to handle... :)

haha yes, for sure I know that now.  I just figured I'd try it and see.  Live
and learn (G)

>> [...]  The touches of arthritis
>> in my hands etc, though, have made things like doing a lot of mortar and
>> pestle seed grinding more of an issue than they used to be... especially
>> for the tougher seeds like caraway...  :)

>> I bet... arthritis is not nice.  I've got it primarily in my hands
>> from the drugs to treat MS so like you, using a mortar and pestle for
>> things like pesto isn't something I do.. I use a blender..

> Mine is, so far anyway, pretty mild, so things like herbs or even the
> anise seed is still doable, though fennel isn't easily...

Time to take a hammer to the fennel? :)  That's silly I guess (g) But glad you
can still manage that.

>> that's something else I'll purchase when my current blender dies..
>> there's a blender for the Bosch that fits in the mixer's transmission
>> or whatever, in the receptacle on the side of the mixer.

> More gadgets for the toy...  :)

Oh yes, that's for sure... I've always stayed away from "One Machine Does It
All" kind of set ups.. probably goes back to the idea of sound systems that put
together turntables/radios/receivers (how's that for ancient? LOL)... but
really, I was never one to buy a sound system that could die from one component
giving up the ghost.  So that carried into my thoughts for keeping the kitchen
equipment separate.

I want to see how often that transmission fails on the Bosch before I get the
blender, for sure.  Won't do any good to kill the thing since that's the main
power/drive/whatever for the mixer :(  I can get another separate blender
cheaply enough I think (g).  IIRC I killed my last blender trying to grind dry
chick peas - It didn't like that at all :)  Then I tried my grain mill... that
blew the fuse on it :(  Luckily I was able to find the fuses quickly for it.

>>> They were great :)  The next day after giving the rest of them to my
>>> daughter I had a moment of regret hahaha
>> Shoulda kept back one or two, eh...?  ;)

>> I don't think I coulda taken all the sugar in that batch :( Much
>> better I didn't keep any Lol

> Probably.  :)

Yeah... they were like a direct sugar crash :)

>> Probably still have to send a bunch home with her for the grandboys. ;)

>> I always seem to have something around for when they stop by :)
>> They're young, they can take it :)

> And with hollow legs and fast metabolisms...  :)

hahaha yes, that's for sure... They can put food away like most teenagers I
remember, even though the two youngest are just 8 and 11 :)  I guess 11 is
close enough to qualify for teen years though (g).

> When there's a lot to cook... and lots of energy expended...  :)

Yes, there's that (g)

> I've found that a good indication of when I'm way overtired is when I
> feel hungry, and then only manage to eat a small amount before I'm fully
> satiated, with the tired taking over... ;)

I remember Ron reading somewhere that was an indication of fatigue caused by
diabetes or high sugar levels.. so I usually cut back on starches and sugars
etc.  Helps so far.. but I've known I'm been kind of close for a number of
years (like 10 or something)... and so I have had to watch it for a while. Mom
had diabetes so I remember the signs... Not something I would want to have to
deal with permanently that's for sure.

Take care,
Janis

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