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Very slow roasted beef

I have a 2.5kg beef roast. I want to cook it verrrrrry slowly, (plan to braise the outside and then roast at 95C ... How long should this take? The meat need to be medium rare (done on outside but...

Ric.ror

Water Butts

I am thinking of fitting one to collect my waste water to use on the lawn A) Are they easy to fit B) Can I use all my water (such as washing machine and washing up water) Many thanks...

missprim

Cup of tea for one.

If you are making tea for one, do you make it in a cup, mug or a teapot and how long would you leave the bag in for?

tinkerbell23

Dinne

Heads away with it!!! Made macaroni and have just realised ive added DOUBLE the amount of cheese required!!!! Doh! Hope its ok ...only for me anyhow :0/ What u having x...

mandimoo

baked potato - how long?

approx how long, and at what temperature in a fan assisted electric oven (in deg C if poss) for a medium sized baked spud please? i did not start it in the microwave.

Valeriea

Vegetarian Sausage Casings

I fancy making my own sausages but I don't want to make them with natural casings. Where can you buy vegetarian casings in England?

hammerman

Should i have my meter checked ?

I live in a 3 bed, mid terrace house which is smallish. There's me and my wife there, my 13 year old daughter and we also have a Japanese student. My oven's electric, we have 2 big tvs, i have a...

Boookworm

Have you made sausage, rolls, pies or any other foodstuffs using wholemeal flour instead of white?

I've been thinking about trying to health up some of my meals and it seems changing the innards is the easy part but most calories seem to come from butter and white flour, is there a compromise in...

Reid54

Dwarf green beans (black variety)

I would appreciate some advise please. I planted some seeds in January to get an early start on my veg and have gown them in my conservatory, they are now starting to flower, do I let them flower, or...

bluetoon

veggie patch

i am thinking about a veggie patch in my garden. one side of garden gets sun all day. the other side is shaded.what would be the best side for growing. would it be sunny or shaded

sherrardk

Central heating temperature

Going away for a few days and will have to put the central heating on timer (usually just switch it on when I need it). What temperature should I put the thermostat on to just keep it ticking over if...

sherrardk

Eden project

Has anyone been to the Eden Project? Is it worth the entry fee (it will cost us around £75 - thing 1 & thing 2 are free). Thanks.

devadiva

STRANGE PHONE CALL

Has anyone else had a phone call from a man with an indian accent allegedly phoning from Windows to tell me that my computer has a virus and could shut down altogether without warning.

crisgal

arborio vs paella rice

are they interchangeable? They look the same to me. I was really wanting a risotto but only have paella rice. Would it work?

mizfiesta

Black fake lead window strip removal

I've recently moved into a house where one pane of the bottom two (which looks just plain daft) of the livingroom window has black criss cross fake lead in diamond pattern across one window. It's not...

EvianBaby

Does your council grit the pavement?

Just seen someone on Facebook having a big old moan because our parish council has not gritted the pavements, although they seem to have done a good job on the roads and it occurred to me that I don't...

ZebUK

Reheating Chicken & Fish Paella

Ingredients include rice, chicken, cod, mussels, prawns, chizoro. Was made last night, have tried Google but there seems to be mixed answers as to whether this can be reheated - and how. Some say...

redhelen

Friends for Dinner

OK I entertain a lot - normally the same crowd - but having some new friends over in a couple of weeks - please let me know what you think of this menu:- Prawns with chilli and tomato icream A taster...

hardy49

Fungus in washing machine

My sister-in-law has just rung and said she has a sort of fungus on the rubber surround in her washing machine.She has tried using a damp cloth to remove it as well as bleach,but they haven't worked....

2shortplanks

Food Mixer?

I'm looking to buy a Kenwood (or similar) food mixer thing. I'll mainly use it for cake mixes, but wouldn't mind a blender attachment too. Can anyone recommend one? Don't want to spend more than about...

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