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This section of the forum is for members to chat about anything other than curry (accessible to...

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Best Films Top Ten

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by JalfreziT » Sat Apr 14, 2018 8:26 am

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Didn't want to divert the Best Film of 2018 thread.

Hey Jal... good stuff.. what are the 10 you...

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The Karahi Kid was better for dishing it out :lol:

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Sat Jan 12, 2019 11:27 am
Non Stick Pans (Non-Curry Cooking)

Last post by CurryEdd « Sat Jan 05, 2019 12:48 pm
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by CurryEdd » Thu Jan 03, 2019 7:14 pm

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Hello All,
My wife informs me that cooking with PTFE/ POFE(Tefal Type) non stick pans will kill all...

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Hi JalfreziT
Thanks for the info, I will investigate further.
Thanks again,
CurryEdd

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Sat Jan 05, 2019 12:48 pm
How did you get into cooking?

Last post by Gobipakora « Tue Jan 01, 2019 9:08 pm
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by Greybeard » Wed Mar 22, 2017 12:37 am

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For me, I left home at 17 and had no choice - learn to cook or starve. Almost 40 years later, it is...

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I got into cooking to impress my in-laws and prove to them that I was “worthy” of their son. Weird,...

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Tue Jan 01, 2019 9:08 pm
!!!Jura E6 Bean to Cup Coffee Machine Deal!!!

Last post by simonides « Sat Dec 29, 2018 3:30 pm
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by mickyp » Fri Dec 28, 2018 11:21 am

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Hi Guys

I bought one of these for the better half for xmas its a lovely machine AO.com had it for...

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£579! Thanks, but give me a Bialetti any day for a tenth the cost!

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Sat Dec 29, 2018 3:30 pm
Doner Kebab Recipe

Last post by One Keema Naan « Thu Dec 20, 2018 8:12 pm
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by Tabs » Sun Dec 15, 2013 11:32 pm
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Have you made your own donor meat?

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Been using the recipe on the first page of this thread for a few weeks now and it's got me a stupid...
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Thu Dec 20, 2018 8:12 pm
Other hobbies

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by TiptonNick » Thu Mar 23, 2017 8:01 pm
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I love all types of cooking - BIR being my current craze and probably the most addictive. I love...

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A heady combination of skateboarding, mountainbikeing and guitar playing, along with growing Chili...
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Wed Dec 05, 2018 1:58 pm
Any other smokers / vapers on here?

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by Greybeard » Thu Sep 06, 2018 11:37 pm

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Time for a GB confession.

As regular members here probably know, I smoke, and go through about 50g...

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That looks stunning, andrw. Sorry about the late reply, I've been having login problems (and BT not...

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Sun Oct 28, 2018 9:08 pm
How did you come up with your forum name?

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by Rusty » Fri Jun 30, 2017 9:23 am

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Tell us about your forum name mine is a nickname a few mates called me many years ago in the U.K....

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:lol::

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Fri Oct 19, 2018 11:05 pm
Allergy Cure.... Costly But Effective!

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by slicker55 » Sun Jul 29, 2018 3:36 pm

So, my wife has recently developed some kind of allergy but we think we have found a cure...

She...

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Sun Jul 29, 2018 3:36 pm
Porcini Mushrooms

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by Rusty » Wed May 03, 2017 1:22 am

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Went out for my first mushroom foraging of the season, found 6 porcini :thumbup: a few were a bit...

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Mushroom season done here in Adelaide, went out a few times plenty of mushrooms about though....

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Sun Jul 22, 2018 1:05 am
Sous vide

Last post by Greybeard « Tue Jul 17, 2018 9:39 pm
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by Greybeard » Thu May 17, 2018 11:32 pm

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It was inevitable. Having missed the Aldi own brand offer for a similar...

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Something I knocked together the other night, Sous Vide pork chop with garlic and herbs, steamed...

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Tue Jul 17, 2018 9:39 pm
I've just been scammed

Last post by Tomar2020 « Sat May 26, 2018 6:16 am
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by Greybeard » Tue May 22, 2018 3:27 pm

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There is a nasty little scam doing the rounds, just thought members would want to be alerted...

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Very sorry to read about this GB. Unfortunately these and other types of online fraud are becoming...

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Sat May 26, 2018 6:16 am
My 60th birthday

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by pauly » Sun May 13, 2018 6:08 pm

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As we had a curry last night we...

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Those creme brulee tarts are, what's the saying, an invitation to gluttony.

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Sat May 19, 2018 9:34 am
Equality impact assessment

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by Greybeard » Fri May 18, 2018 1:03 am

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Subject to paragraph X, subsection Y of meaningless legal and political drivel Z, it would be...

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I hope we will not have the same result as the eurovision song contest :lol::

There is no...

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Fri May 18, 2018 10:19 pm
Discount retailers versus big names

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by Greybeard » Mon Apr 09, 2018 2:40 am

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Spawned by a discussion inspired by grotty onions , what are members opinions and experiences?

A...

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I've noticed this in all the supermarkets here. There does come a point where they have two...

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Mon May 07, 2018 2:09 pm
Equipping a kitchen on the cheap.

Last post by Greybeard « Sun Apr 22, 2018 12:11 am
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by One Keema Naan » Wed Apr 18, 2018 5:42 pm

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In general because ultimately I cook more than BIR.

I'm buying a house this year in France, still...

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On a price point, my Krups grinder is the only product in their range that I own, I couldn't...

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Sun Apr 22, 2018 12:11 am
Best film - 2018

Last post by charliebir « Fri Apr 20, 2018 1:46 pm
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by Greybeard » Thu Mar 29, 2018 5:18 am
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Don't often splash out on purchasing full price movie's these days (I am a Netflix fan), but The...

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Went to see Peter Rabbit with our grand-daughter (7) during the Easter Holidays.

She thought it...
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Fri Apr 20, 2018 1:46 pm
What are your strengths and weaknesses as a chef?

Last post by ScotchBonnet « Mon Apr 09, 2018 12:51 am
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by Greybeard » Sun Apr 08, 2018 7:21 pm

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I can't remember what chef it was (I believe it was André Soltner who started the trend), but...

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I have a weakness for scribbling recipes down on odd bits of paper:
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But I do...

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Mon Apr 09, 2018 12:51 am
Kebabs - Garlic Sauce or Garlic Mayo?

Last post by Steven nunn « Mon Mar 19, 2018 7:56 pm
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by johncross » Tue Feb 20, 2018 12:37 am

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I've had this in a kebabish restaurant, was very nice with the starters, very thick and creamy, not...

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Not sure if this is what your looking for, this is what I use

1 cup of yoghurt, I use greek, never...

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Last post by Steven nunn
Mon Mar 19, 2018 7:56 pm
Saveur cooking magazine on the net

Last post by One Keema Naan « Wed Jan 10, 2018 11:29 pm
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by edwin catflap » Sun Aug 27, 2017 7:59 am

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hi i stumbled across a great cooking magazine called Saveur available to download or read on line...

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Their method on that tandoori is excellent IMO, I've used it and I also use it now for Jamaican...

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Last post by One Keema Naan
Wed Jan 10, 2018 11:29 pm
Cutting pineapple

Last post by Tombeggs « Sun Nov 26, 2017 8:35 pm
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by mickyp » Tue Aug 08, 2017 9:45 pm

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I have always found cutting up a pineapple an unpleasant task getting rid of all those hard bits,...

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Checkout a pineapple peeler,corer and slicer for under a tenner on Amazon...job done no messing...

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Sun Nov 26, 2017 8:35 pm
Jollof Rice

Last post by haldi « Fri Oct 06, 2017 7:27 pm

by haldi » Fri Oct 06, 2017 7:27 pm

I've fallen in love with Jollof Rice
Has anyone else had it?
It's a spiced tomato rice
I'm up to my...

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Fri Oct 06, 2017 7:27 pm
Homemade Chilli Jam

Last post by stevec « Sat Sep 09, 2017 8:53 am
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by Dragonsfire » Fri Sep 08, 2017 3:57 pm

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Picked a pound of my Hot Portugals a few days ago, added a pound of cherries and made jam, added...

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do you have recipe please

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Last post by stevec
Sat Sep 09, 2017 8:53 am
Fun with Baked Beans on toast

Last post by mickyp « Thu Sep 07, 2017 4:23 pm
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by mickyp » Fri Jun 30, 2017 9:06 am

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Does anyone else stir in a bit of Mr Naga pickle to liven things up? or do anything else with them?

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I put two whizzed up red chillies in a can of beans yesterday, the cold i had wasn't impressed with...

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Thu Sep 07, 2017 4:23 pm
Larousse Gastronomique

Last post by Greybeard « Wed Aug 16, 2017 1:22 am

by Greybeard » Wed Aug 16, 2017 1:22 am

This tome is not a BIR curry book. It is a lethal weapon. Weighing in at more than my trusty cast...

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Wed Aug 16, 2017 1:22 am
Chilli Jam

Last post by Dragonsfire « Tue Aug 08, 2017 5:42 pm
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by Chickenbhoona » Sat Jul 01, 2017 5:50 pm

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May I suggest this product , on toast, in a curry, on its own, in the bath or pub I think it's...

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Making your own is a blast, and easy to do.
I just did an Golden Berries Jam last week. Used...

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Tue Aug 08, 2017 5:42 pm
Snags for the antipodean expats

Last post by rik « Thu Jul 06, 2017 5:04 am
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by Muddy » Mon Jul 03, 2017 12:47 am

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Well, after stomaching (Just) the Aussies sausages....seriously....CHICKEN SAUSAGES!? I felt...

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Scott Rea's channel is great.

Same position over here, the local snags are weird and nothing like...

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Last post by rik
Thu Jul 06, 2017 5:04 am
Shawarma Recipe

Last post by stanb « Mon Jun 26, 2017 7:29 pm
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by Alchemist » Wed Mar 22, 2017 6:58 am

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Did anyone ever get hold of this recipe , as I would be interested to try it out?

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My only experience of anything called Shawarma or Schwarma as it was called was from an Israeli...

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Last post by stanb
Mon Jun 26, 2017 7:29 pm
What's your favourite food after curry?

Last post by Dogway « Sun Jun 25, 2017 2:37 pm
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by Alchemist » Tue Mar 21, 2017 10:38 pm
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Assuming curry is your no 1 food, what other things do you like to eat and cook?

I love Chinese...

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What started it all was Japanese food since I lived there a few years and wanted to replicate the...
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Sun Jun 25, 2017 2:37 pm

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