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Has some kind of hipster club connection as well.

I think @Rodolfo and I tried to go there once but there were too many rich Russians.

What's the craic with Nutribullet blenders? Everyone at work has a shake for lunch these days.

They're awesome... I stupidly bought one off eBay, it was a fake and died in less than three months... Bought one for mum and dad, they love it... Need to buy another one but they're stupidly expensive here in Oz and only available off the telly...

It's just a blender... I think we're gonna buy a Froothie, Australian made and much more powerful motor... Same thing they use in smoothie shops over here...

However, smoothie for lunch >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Smoothies are back?
Hootie and the blowfish comeback tour in 3...2...

Finally had a go at the Pizza Pilgrims frying pan method.. didn't disappoint!

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Mmm, base looks nice and deep and fluffy, what was your dough mix/proving sequence?

I used the recipe from their website: http://pizzapilgrims.co.uk/frying-pan-pizza-recipe/#.VWRqL9JVhBc

I used a 6g fast acting dried yeast packet in place of the fresh yeast suggested. Kneaded for 15 mins by hand, left to prove for 10 mins then kneaded for another 10 seconds then left to prove in individual balls for 8 hours. I used 1KG strong white flour as I had no '00'. They tasted spot on, the dough wasn't yeasty and it was light but chewy in a good way.

This is similar to the Heston Blumenthal method, except his involves balancing the pizza on the back of the pan, then sliding it under the grill.

I've put a few pizzas on the floor.

Made this last night too, I use a ratio of 7g dried yeast to 500g of flour (alternatively 25g of fresh yeast). I knead it for about 20 min, then let it prove covered with a wet cloth for 3h, after which I make small balls and knead each again for 5min and let prove again for another 15-20min under the same wet cloth. Not much fuss about flour here too.. Although I think fresh yeast is better. After looking for it all around London I found it yesterday here: http://www.asnatureintended.uk.com/

Hint, add the yeast first, oil, and two teaspoons of sugar (yeast loves the sugar), then mix it with some flour, after which you add the salt (yeast hates the salt).

my own recipe: https://snapguide.com/guides/make-pizza-dough-4/

Can you freeze cooked rice? I'd presume you can?

yep, only way you can make good fried rice..

once cooked, make sure you cool your rice VERY FUCKING QUICKLY. Defrost / cook quickly and make sure it's hotter than the sun before (re)serving and don't re-freeze / cook it again.

#stayawayfromspecialfriedrice

Ate a bahn mi the size of my head today... Was expecting a normal mini baguette but was served butter, pate, pork belly, brawn, carrot, chili and coriander in what looked like a family loaf... I made sure I wasn't being scammed and asked for the normal size... "This is the normal size!"

AU$5... The Vietnamese bakery next to Fortitude Valley station... If you're in the area, don't hesitate... Enough for lunch and dinner...

mmm, bahn mi....stahp!!

Cornbread coated pulled pork and mac'n'cheese

My god! This looks amazing...

http://londonist.com/the-best-food-and-drink-in-london

Plenty to have a look at here.

Did pizza again yesterday. Got a new stone. It's a "worktop protector" basically a rectangular piece of polished granite 2cm thick that just fits in the oven. It was £6 from Dunelm and works a treat. Made dozens of courgette and chilli, potato and rosemary and olive and anchovy pizzas yesterday. So good.

Do you have to cook the potato before it goes in the oven?

Failure on my ride home from supermarket to pick up bread meats and cheese for lunch. It was pissing down and in my hurry to get home in the rain my baguette fell from my pannier bag.

So I made some simple crackers with flour butter baking powder and sea salt, they were better than a supermarket baguette anyway.

Re BBQ recipes, generally I watch videos of rednecks called Fat Bubba or similar on YouTube. Their breathing should sound laboured as the air struggles to move through their blubbery chops and their heart strains to push blood round their clogged arteries - it tells me they like to eat what they cook. I assume none of them are literate and would never be able to write a book anyway. I am always amused at how many American "secret family recipes" use brand name ingredients, spice blends and sauces.

^^ Slice with a mandolin and blanche for 30 secs in boiling water. I then run them under cold water and keep them under cling film till they're ready to go in the oven. Takes about 6 mins with oven on full whack and pizza stone in.

Is it better than a terracotta/ceramic pot?

Currently looking at pyrolize cleaning oven just so I can used the 500c setting to make pizza ;)

500C! What?!

Self cleaning ovens heat up very hot to clean themselves. A lot of them though you can't open the door during the cleaning cycle so you wouldn't be able to use it to cook.

Yes, the ovens get up to 500C to clean themselves. You can also modify the switch so that you can open and close the oven door.

Had access to one last week and it has been modded for pizza. She did have a couple of terracotta plant pot bases that were soaked in water for a couple of hours then in to the oven, on with the cycle and wait till it gets to temperature. Then stick the preped pizza on the terracotta and a couple of minutes later brilliant pizza.

Guys check the pizza thread. Pizza pilgrims frying pan method all day long.