Tip of the Day

dar512 · 06-02-2008, 02:54 PM

When cutting copper pipe, don't bother with a hacksaw. Pipe cutters are cheap and do a better job.

-- Learned the hard way this weekend.

lumberjim · 06-02-2008, 03:24 PM

don't let your meat loaf

Flint · 06-02-2008, 03:47 PM

Plus, mini-cutters can squeeze into tight places, like inside walls.

barefoot serpent · 06-02-2008, 04:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dar512

When cutting copper pipe, don't bother with a hacksaw. Pipe cutters are cheap and do a better job.

-- Learned the hard way this weekend.

-- while stripping foreclosed properties.

j/k

spudcon · 06-02-2008, 09:17 PM

Don't do business in New York State.

dar512 · 06-02-2008, 10:02 PM

Here's another - prompted by Monster's post in Foods.

There's lots of ways to keep from introducing lumps into sauces and such. But if you're like me, you will get lumps from time to time.

In this case, the whisk is your friend. Every cook should have a whisk on hand if only for this purpose.

Crimson Ghost · 06-03-2008, 12:57 AM

When a new parent whips out a photo of their kid, do not say -

"Hey look! A monkey riding a tricycle!"

monster · 06-03-2008, 01:33 AM

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Originally Posted by dar512

Here's another - prompted by Monster's post in Foods.

actually, i have to confess that's really beest's tip. ........not the pictures, but the whisk thang. I'm hyperactive and have no problem stirring lots, so no lumps most days. He's more casual and his cooking is better but occasionally he needs to whip it up.. If I ever do get a little lumpy, I usually call him in to whisk the sauce

Kagen4o4 · 06-03-2008, 02:01 AM

i want to look away but its just so...detailed...

dar512 · 06-03-2008, 09:14 AM

Monster, was that really necessary? Now I'll have to avoid this thread while at work.

monster · 06-03-2008, 10:22 AM

Hmm sorry, that is a little garish. I know mods won't usually delete stuff past the editorial deadline, but I'll plea for clemency.

monster · 06-03-2008, 10:29 AM

thanks UT.

SteveDallas · 06-03-2008, 10:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Crimson Ghost

When a new parent whips out a photo of their kid, do not say -

"Hey look! A monkey riding a tricycle!"

Corollary: Do not ask a woman "When's the baby due?" unless you are 100% certain she's pregnant.

Clodfobble · 06-03-2008, 12:59 PM

On the other hand, if you wait until the 8th month to timidly mention it, you risk offending her because you imply that you thought she might just have been getting hugely disproportionately fat without the excuse of a baby.

TheMercenary · 06-03-2008, 01:15 PM

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Originally Posted by SteveDallas

Corollary: Do not ask a woman "When's the baby due?" unless you are 100% certain she's pregnant.

I have made that mistake with a person I really respected and admired. I don't think she ever forgave me for that mistake.

06-02-2008, 02:54 PM	#1
dar512 dar512 is now Pete Zicato Join Date: May 2003 Location: Chicago suburb Posts: 4,968	Tip of the Day When cutting copper pipe, don't bother with a hacksaw. Pipe cutters are cheap and do a better job. -- Learned the hard way this weekend. __________________ "Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain." -- Friedrich Schiller

06-02-2008, 03:24 PM	#2
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06-02-2008, 10:02 PM	#6
dar512 dar512 is now Pete Zicato Join Date: May 2003 Location: Chicago suburb Posts: 4,968	Here's another - prompted by Monster's post in Foods. There's lots of ways to keep from introducing lumps into sauces and such. But if you're like me, you will get lumps from time to time. In this case, the whisk is your friend. Every cook should have a whisk on hand if only for this purpose. __________________ "Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain." -- Friedrich Schiller

06-03-2008, 12:57 AM	#7
Crimson Ghost Larger than life and twice as ugly. Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 5,264	When a new parent whips out a photo of their kid, do not say - "Hey look! A monkey riding a tricycle!" __________________ We must all go through a rite of passage. It must be physical, it must be painful, and it must leave a mark. I have no knowledge of the events which you are describing, and if I did have knowledge of them, I would be unable to discuss them with you now or at any future period. Don't waste your time always searching for those wasted years

06-03-2008, 02:01 AM	#9
Kagen4o4 The Sheriff of Nothingland Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Melbourne, Aus Posts: 1,794	i want to look away but its just so...detailed... __________________ something we both can enjoy??

06-03-2008, 09:14 AM	#10
dar512 dar512 is now Pete Zicato Join Date: May 2003 Location: Chicago suburb Posts: 4,968	Monster, was that really necessary? Now I'll have to avoid this thread while at work. __________________ "Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain." -- Friedrich Schiller

06-03-2008, 10:22 AM	#11
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Hmm sorry, that is a little garish. I know mods won't usually delete stuff past the editorial deadline, but I'll plea for clemency. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

06-03-2008, 10:29 AM	#12
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	thanks UT. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

06-03-2008, 12:59 PM	#14
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	On the other hand, if you wait until the 8th month to timidly mention it, you risk offending her because you imply that you thought she might just have been getting hugely disproportionately fat without the excuse of a baby.

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