Meath_Villan Posted November 3, 2010 Share Posted November 3, 2010 Even try going into conatys cash and carry on the kentstown road .....They will serve the public and they deffo have everything in bulk tell them martin oneill sent you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted November 3, 2010 Moderator Share Posted November 3, 2010 tell them martin oneill sent you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hiney Posted November 3, 2010 Share Posted November 3, 2010 http://www.theasiancookshop.co.uk/ Is really good for ordering spices and general cooking bits for asian food. It's free delivery for orders over £20. Sounds a lot if you only need a few bits and pieces but i get coconut milk (because its dirt cheap) and rice and things from there which bulks up the order if i only need a few spices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted November 3, 2010 Moderator Share Posted November 3, 2010 That does look good Hiney, cheers. Though I'm not mainland UK so delivery might make them expensive. I'll definitely check them out before a re-stock though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowychap Posted November 6, 2010 Share Posted November 6, 2010 For the year to come, I have 'inherited' a bread making machine from my brother. I have had a go today with one of the 'already mixed' efforts from 'Hovis' but, whilst it doesn't appear to be too bad, it hasn't risen quite as much as one would expect a loaf to (the top's a little sunken). Any ideas? Too much water, perhaps? Bearing in mind that the only other ingredients to the packet mix are supposed to be water and butter/marge (optional) - I did add some marge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterms Posted November 6, 2010 Share Posted November 6, 2010 For the year to come, I have 'inherited' a bread making machine from my brother. I have had a go today with one of the 'already mixed' efforts from 'Hovis' but, whilst it doesn't appear to be too bad, it hasn't risen quite as much as one would expect a loaf to (the top's a little sunken). Any ideas? Too much water, perhaps? Bearing in mind that the only other ingredients to the packet mix are supposed to be water and butter/marge (optional) - I did add some marge. You don't need a machine. You certainly don't need a packet mix. You don't need marge. Just some strong bread flour, and some real yeast (Tesco and Sainsbury will both let you have some from their bakery section - Sainsbury charge a few pence and let you have whatever you want to pay for, Tesco give it away but will only let you have a small amount). And apart from salt, that's all you need, assuming you already have access to an oven. Nine quid gets you this. That's instructions (and dvd) on making bread, pizzas, foccacia. Baguettes. Loaves. The lot. Dan Lepard has a blog where he shares recipes, ideas, whatever, on bread and lots of other baked goods. Sell the machine, buy the book, get some yeast, and off you go. You might want a couple of baking stones to make your pizzas professional standard. A couple of discarded quarry tiles will do, or Bertinet suggests asking at graveyards for granite offcuts. I make my own pizza now. My son describes it as the second best pizza he's ever eaten. Bastard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowychap Posted November 6, 2010 Share Posted November 6, 2010 You don't need a machine. You certainly don't need a packet mix. You don't need marge. No, Peter, I don't need a machine but I have been given the use of one (for that, substitute that I have been instructed to look after my brother's property). The question I was asking was to deal with the scenario with which I was faced; I was not looking to instruction for general home baking (yet). ... Sell the machine... It is not my machine - machines are not intrinsically the devil's work (though generally they are, I'd admit). :winkold: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterms Posted November 7, 2010 Share Posted November 7, 2010 You don't need a machine. You certainly don't need a packet mix. You don't need marge. No, Peter, I don't need a machine but I have been given the use of one (for that, substitute that I have been instructed to look after my brother's property). The question I was asking was to deal with the scenario with which I was faced; I was not looking to instruction for general home baking (yet). Yes, I understood that. The answer remains the same. Just because you've been tasked with looking after a bread machine doesn't mean you have to use the ****. Put the machine in a cupboard, and make some bread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowychap Posted November 7, 2010 Share Posted November 7, 2010 Yes, I understood that. The answer remains the same. Just because you've been tasked with looking after a bread machine doesn't mean you have to use the ****. Put the machine in a cupboard, and make some bread. You are Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall and I claim my small holding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted November 7, 2010 VT Supporter Share Posted November 7, 2010 I was about to mention Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall . That blokes lost it by the way. This week he spent an hour evangelising bread like it was some mystical magic art lost to the modern mind. At one point he compared sourdough making to alchemy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterms Posted November 7, 2010 Share Posted November 7, 2010 Yes, I understood that. The answer remains the same. Just because you've been tasked with looking after a bread machine doesn't mean you have to use the ****. Put the machine in a cupboard, and make some bread. You are Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall and I claim my small holding. I am not, but you may claim your prize regardless. Whatever land you can fence before daybreak, marked out by the javelins you throw from the walls of Malvern town, observed and measured by the High Sheriff of Worcestershire or at least a local school janitor, shall be thine, my son. Off you go, then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw63 Posted November 7, 2010 Share Posted November 7, 2010 I think bread machines are great. Chuck in flour, salt, yeast, oil and water/milk and let it do the business. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowychap Posted November 7, 2010 Share Posted November 7, 2010 You are Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall and I claim my small holding. I am not, but you may claim your prize regardless. Whatever land you can fence before daybreak, marked out by the javelins you throw from the walls of Malvern town, observed and measured by the High Sheriff of Worcestershire or at least a local school janitor, shall be thine, my son. Off you go, then. You are now my old prep school headmaster. :winkold: The deeper you dig... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterms Posted November 7, 2010 Share Posted November 7, 2010 I was about to mention Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall . That blokes lost it by the way. This week he spent an hour evangelising bread like it was some mystical magic art lost to the modern mind. At one point he compared sourdough making to alchemy. Excuse me. I haven't seen the programme, but it sounds like the geezer is bang on the money. Breadmaking is being lost, and also recovered. I was told by a real bread bakery owner that he's recruiting Hungarians, since their country is being swamped by firms making cheap plastic bread and the demand for real artisan bread is decreasing so they can't find work for all the skilled artisan bakers. Sounds like a descent into hell for them, but a rope to the surface for us. Possibly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowychap Posted November 7, 2010 Share Posted November 7, 2010 I was about to mention Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall . That blokes lost it by the way. This week he spent an hour evangelising bread like it was some mystical magic art lost to the modern mind. At one point he compared sourdough making to alchemy. Well, the old Fearnley position is that people tend to ignore the obvious believing that the 'apparent' consumerist 'simple' is better, quicker, simpler and cheaper. In order to countermand that nonsense, he tends towards the extreme - I think it's fair enough. What is alchemy, anyway? :winkold: (It depends what version of Oblivion one has and whether one has installed any Alchemy mods...). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterms Posted November 7, 2010 Share Posted November 7, 2010 You are Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall and I claim my small holding. I am not, but you may claim your prize regardless. Whatever land you can fence before daybreak, marked out by the javelins you throw from the walls of Malvern town, observed and measured by the High Sheriff of Worcestershire or at least a local school janitor, shall be thine, my son. Off you go, then. You are now my old prep school headmaster. :winkold: The deeper you dig... If your headmaster told you that, then you should report him for undermining the laws of property, which as we know keep our country stable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted November 7, 2010 VT Supporter Share Posted November 7, 2010 Excuse me. I haven't seen the programme, but it sounds like the geezer is bang on the money. Breadmaking is being lost, and also recovered. I was told by a real bread bakery owner that he's recruiting Hungarians, since their country is being swamped by firms making cheap plastic bread and the demand for real artisan bread is decreasing so they can't find work for all the skilled artisan bakers. Sounds like a descent into hell for them, but a rope to the surface for us. Possibly. The evidence is stacking up Hu-sorry, Peter Well, the old Fearnley position is that people tend to ignore the obvious believing that the 'apparent' consumerist 'simple' is better, quicker, simpler and cheaper. In order to countermand that nonsense, he tends towards the extreme - I think it's fair enough. What is alchemy, anyway? Wink (It depends what version of Oblivion one has and whether one has installed any Alchemy mods...). I do like Hugh, though I prefered his older shows rather than the particularly evangelical stuff he's banging out now (I think an hour on the wonders of bread is pushing it...). Alchemy is associated with the creation of gold from other materials isn't it? If you'd have heard Hugh bang on about sourdough you'd think gold from lead was pretty damn ordinary compared to making sourdough . For some reason this reminds me of something Will Self said a while back, about societies fascination with food reflecting something wrong with the character of the society. I wish I could link a vid, but apparently isn't online Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowychap Posted November 7, 2010 Share Posted November 7, 2010 If your headmaster told you that, then you should report him for undermining the laws of property, which as we know keep our country stable. Our prep school was (supposed to be) a bit 'right on' (no uniforms and the like - not Summerhill but certainly different!). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterms Posted November 7, 2010 Share Posted November 7, 2010 I think bread machines are great. Chuck in flour, salt, yeast, oil and water/milk and let it do the business. I think pre-cooked curry sauces are great. Just open the jar, chuck it into the saucepan, let it do the business. Great. Or possibly not. Rob, you have a discerning and fastidious taste for real home cooking. If someone offered you a "machine" to make your curries, would you a) gratefully accept their generous offer, or tell them to stick it up their **** arse, sharpish. Why is real bread different to real curries? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw63 Posted November 7, 2010 Share Posted November 7, 2010 Good point... It's just that I have used bread makers in the past and found them pretty decent. Can't replace a home made curry though ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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