Today I acquired...........

[roblane65]

Bloody advanced for 1888.

Yep . they don't make them like they used to

 

[Wildefalcon]

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Fair.

The BSW set arrived today (left side).

 

[Bobtail4x4]

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The only good thing to do with sprouts is to plough them under.

fortunately any sprouts on my plate, are eaten by the dog,

 

[Farside]

fortunately any sprouts on my plate, are eaten by the dog,

Evacuate the room shortly after.

 

[Bki26]

Acquired more questions than answers

 

[julianthegypsy]

Is it possible to over cook such a thing ?

Cook it until it vaporises and goes out through the extractor fan so you don't have to eat it.

 

[julianthegypsy]

I've cooked loads of sprouts this year and they've been lovely. Par boil, just a few minutes, drain then refill pan with cold water and drain again. Fry up a pile of chopped up streaky bacon until it's crispy. Remove but leave the fat in the pan. Add chopped vacuum packed chestnuts and fry till then colour slightly. Remove and put with the bacon. Put the sprouts back in with a splash of water, cover and cook for a couple of minutes. Remove the lid, add some butter, fry for another couple of minutes, chuck the bacon and chestnuts back in. Stir it all around for a minute, tip it out and eat.
I give you edible sprouts!

 

[Turbo]

I've cooked loads of sprouts this year and they've been lovely. Par boil, just a few minutes, drain then refill pan with cold water and drain again. Fry up a pile of chopped up streaky bacon until it's crispy. Remove but leave the fat in the pan. Add chopped vacuum packed chestnuts and fry till then colour slightly. Remove and put with the bacon. Put the sprouts back in with a splash of water, cover and cook for a couple of minutes. Remove the lid, add some butter, fry for another couple of minutes, chuck the bacon and chestnuts back in. Stir it all around for a minute, tip it out and eat.
I give you edible sprouts!

You are trying to hide the taste of the sprouts and it just doesn't work. The bitter taste of the sprouts always sneaks through.

Why not just fry the chestnuts and bacon in butter and enjoy that without the sprouts.

 

[500e]

Modern sprouts are a different taste,the bitter tast has goneq

 

[Kram]

Even so they still smell absolutely discusting. Pure green vomit.

 

[harveyp6]

The closest I'll ever get to sprouts is a seasonal game or two of Sproutifarts.
No nasty smells with that either.

 

[dobbslc]

I've acquired a bit of a hangover, who'd of thunk that drinking in the pub till 2am would do such damage?

 

[Onoff]

An Earlex combi vac for a tenner. Less the tube assembly and head bit but still a steal. Like this:

 

[indykid]

Acquired more questions than answers

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It fared much better than the robin that our snap trap caught

We fairly regularly get robins, sparrows and tits in with the chickens. They seem to be fine getting in, but completely incapable of getting out.

 

[Wallace]

An Earlex combi vac for a tenner. Less the tube assembly and head bit but still a steal. Like this:

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I have two, one permanently on my shotblasts and another in the workshop with the powertool socket. Shame they are no longer on sale as they were cheap and powerful.

 

[JohnH]

We now have heat in the workshop courtesy of an inverter heater found on FBmP. Smell of paraffin was bad to start with, but checking a couple of the connections for the tank to the filter seems to have helped and it now smells much less. View attachment 525038

I call mine Fizzy after @fizzy who recommended one in an earlier thread. One of the best bits of kit I've ever bought.

 

[Onoff]

I have two, one permanently on my shotblasts and another in the workshop with the powertool socket. Shame they are no longer on sale as they were cheap and powerful.

My other one is actually branded as Wickes. £29.95 from memory. Bought in the early 90s. Still on the two original filters. I just dig the crud out with screwdriver, hose off and let dry.

I did try aftermarket filters but the ones I got were crap.