Americans: why don't you use kettles?

[Vintage Paw]

"Stick the kettle under the cock, duck, I fancy a brew."

 

[DotCommunist]

I don't think dottie wears them any more.

I do have a stash of 'combat diapers' like what marines use so they can comfortably shit themselves while on a long journey to go kill people*



*not true at all and even if I did it would be terry's towel jobbies

 

[Orang Utan]

I do have a stash of 'combat diapers' like what marines use so they can comfortably shit themselves while on a long journey to go kill people*



*not true at all and even if I did it would be terry's towel jobbies

i am reminded of this story:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/1561612/Nappy-wearing-astronaut-to-plead-insanity.html

 

[Orang Utan]

and gaming nappy wearers:
http://www.experienceproject.com/groups/Wear-Diapers-And-Play-Video-Games/301402

 

[Vintage Paw]

and gaming nappy wearers:
http://www.experienceproject.com/groups/Wear-Diapers-And-Play-Video-Games/301402

Oh my goodness.

 

[Orang Utan]

Oh my goodness.

kind of makes sense though.
have you seen the South Park episode on World Of Warcraft?

 

[DotCommunist]

the way the lads grow bloated, pale and spot ridden while playing

 

[Vintage Paw]

I mean, I can be a bit of a shut-in, and I do enjoy my gaming. But I can just about manage to drag myself upstairs to the loo.

There are stories of guys in South Korea and/or Japan who have died after gaming for 3 straight days after the release of some new game or whatever. I mean. Gosh.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

the reason I think this is there are some products I've bought - such as a frozen spanikopita or lasagna that come in a paper tray that is suitable for oven cooking...but it smells terrible while cooking, similar to the chemically Subway smell. Just a theory.

I've never noticed any smell from baking parchment or paper/card trays designed to go into the oven myself. Maybe Subway import specially smelly US paper?

And WTF is a spanikopita?

 

[farmerbarleymow]

I mean, I can be a bit of a shut-in, and I do enjoy my gaming. But I can just about manage to drag myself upstairs to the loo.

There are stories of guys in South Korea and/or Japan who have died after gaming for 3 straight days after the release of some new game or whatever. I mean. Gosh.

Wearing nappies so you can shit yourself while playing games is the marker of having a serious problem. Pissing in a bottle is fair enough, sort of I suppose, but not wallowing in your own shit. The cleaning yourself up afterwards would be horrendous.

What's the odds that these nappy freaks are single?

 

[ice-is-forming]

What on earth is a mosquito sanctuary? and why would you want to holiday at one

 

[farmerbarleymow]

What on earth is a mosquito sanctuary? and why would you want to holiday at one

It's Belize apparently.

 

[BigTom]

Since I've never had a built-in fitted kitchen type thing, I'm reading up about built-in ovens. It seems they tend to come with the grill in the oven itself. That's interesting. I wonder, can you be baking/roasting AND grilling at the same time? There are times I want to do that!

Ime no, the built in ovens I've had all had a single mode selection knob with oven/fan oven/grill on it, so you can't do both at once.

 

[Vintage Paw]

How inefficient! When I win the lottery and can design an amazing kitchen, I'll make sure to have a separate grill for convenience

 

[such and such]

This thread is hilarious.

 

[Miss Caphat]

I've never noticed any smell from baking parchment or paper/card trays designed to go into the oven myself. Maybe Subway import specially smelly US paper?

And WTF is a spanikopita?

spanikopita: a Greek "pie" with filo crust, spinach filling

and apparently, it's the bread and its weird chemicals making Subway smell so bad

http://www.themarysue.com/subway-yoga-mats/

 

[farmerbarleymow]

spanikopita: a Greek "pie" with filo crust, spinach filling

and apparently, it's the bread and its weird chemicals making Subway smell so bad

http://www.themarysue.com/subway-yoga-mats/

But that would mean that the smell, while atrocious in the UK, must be hugely worse in the US as the plasticiser chemical is banned in the EU. I suspect their bread is the cheapest of cheap anywhere in the world though - not exactly 'artisan' loafs.

 

[maomao]

..

spanikopita: a Greek "pie" with filo crust, spinach filling

Yum, that looks a lot like Chinese pies but the pastry's probably a lot tastier.

and apparently, it's the bread and its weird chemicals making Subway smell so bad

http://www.themarysue.com/subway-yoga-mats/

They say they've taken the rubberiser out of the UK bread now but the shops still smell weird. I only eaat it when there's absolutely nothing else edible around.

 

[Miss Caphat]

..

Yum, that looks a lot like Chinese pies but the pastry's probably a lot tastier.


They say they've taken the rubberiser out of the UK bread now but the shops still smell weird. I only eaat it when there's absolutely nothing else edible around.

I guess it will remain a mystery then there's a bunch of theories on the internet, including from people who work at Subway, from the dough, to the herbs & cheese from the bread that fall off & burn, to something else. All I know is I can't think about it anymore.


Wait, what's Chinese pie? I googled and got pics of something looking like shepherd's pie but I don't think that's what you mean

 

[wtfftw]

Just ftr I almost had chicken and waffles earlier. Of the USA variety.

 

[twentythreedom]

Have we dealt with 'griddling' yet?

 

[DotCommunist]

nothing epecially yank about a griddle. What do you think the burger you buy from the burger van is cooked on?

 

[maomao]

Wait, what's Chinese pie? I googled and got pics of something looking like shepherd's pie but I don't think that's what you mean

Google "xian bing". Sometimes called Chinese meat pie though doesn't have to be a meat filling.

 

[maomao]

nothing epecially yank about a griddle. What do you think the burger you buy from the burger van is cooked on?

A frying range, and IME not normally a ridged one.

ETA: It seems they call the little one that you get in a van a griddle but they're still not ridged.

 

[Miss Caphat]

Google "xian bing". Sometimes called Chinese meat pie though doesn't have to be a meat filling.

looks good...making me hungry

 

[Miss Caphat]

Just ftr I almost had chicken and waffles earlier. Of the USA variety.

how?
I've never had chicken & waffles before. I need to go on a food roadtrip of the south and try all these things I've never had.

 

[maomao]

looks good...making me hungry

Never seen them in a restaurant here but it's one of only two good things about my inlaws staying with us. The other is fried dumplings.

 

[wtfftw]

how?
I've never had chicken & waffles before. I need to go on a food roadtrip of the south and try all these things I've never had.

Went to http://joessouthernkitchen.co.uk/ (soft launch of the new one). And I'm pretty sure the entire menu said brunch.

 

[DotCommunist]

A frying range, and IME not normally a ridged one.

ETA: It seems they call the little one that you get in a van a griddle but they're still not ridged.

I was confused when I first saw a ridged one called griddle tbf. I suppose the idea is to drain off the fat and make it healthier, but you can't fry an egg on it so, for that reason I'm out

 

[Miss Caphat]

Went to http://joessouthernkitchen.co.uk/ (soft launch of the new one). And I'm pretty sure the entire menu said brunch.

nice is it run by Americans?

eta: they need more bourbons there. I know they're hard to find in the UK but still..just Jim Beam is kind of sad