THE SHOPPING THREAD :-)

[Emme]

I have just had a quick look through the book that came with the Proofer and yes it can be used for making yogurt (up to 8 litres) that is a heck of a lot.  It will also melt and according to the book temper chocolate. 

[cookie1]

I imagine that will be very handy in your climate Marie.

[obbie]

I just bought a new gas oven, mine was playing up.
DH just went to pick it up for me..

[JulieO]

After going to the hairdressers I went next door to an op shop I think it was the Salvos.  Was so impressed with how all the clothing etc was set out and all very clean. 
I picked up some low ride faded jeans that looked new (but how can you tell these days they all look like they've been aged somewhat!), plus a lovely Jeans West white fitted shirt with ¾ sleeves which was definitely new.  I paid $7.25 for the jeans and $4.75 for the shirt!  Stoked. 

[mcmich]

Great pick-ups Julie. 

[cookie1]

Well spotted JulieO.

[judydawn]

It sounds like a nice outfit Julie, great prices.

[achookwoman]

Emme, will be very interested to see if you like it. Where did you buy it? Like the fold down idea.

When I first started getting serious about bread making, 40 years ago, a friend made me a frame that would sit over my electric frypan . I would put water in frypan,  put a cake rack over frypan and sit bread dough in bowl on the rack. I would place a cloth over the lot. Pretty cumbersome but worked well.  The yeast was not as good as it is today so needed a lot of help.

[Emme]

Chookie, just made some bread.  Very wet here this morning so thought I would try out the bread proofer.  Very pleased with it, it has a tray for water in the bottom and it worked very well.  Purchased mine from Yoke Mardewi at wildsourdough.com.au.  Paid a bit more for freight though.

[cookie1]

Marie that looks really, really good. Are you pleased with it?

[achookwoman]

Thanks Emme, looks good. Sounds perfect for our cold climates.
I see there are a couple of places in Victoria that sell them.

[Emme]

Chookie, wished I had known they were available in Vic. would have bought it from there, would have saved on freight.    I couldnt find anywhere else that had them in.  Contacted the maker in US and he told me about wildsourdough. 
Cookie, yes I am happy with it.  Took only a few minutes to preheat it, set it at 24 degrees and I am about 1-1/2 hours ahead of where I normally would be.  The bread is baked.  Will be trying it out with the sourdough later in the week. 

[mcmich]

Well the Kogan airfryer arrived today. Very fast delivery indeed. It has no instruction manual, let alone a recipe book. Luckily their is plenty of things on the forum to guide me and there is also a fair bit on youtube too. Looks like it will be something air fried for lunch.
It's pretty big too. I will have a go at making kale chips in it and if it does a decent job then the dehydrator is going.

[cookie1]

Mich you will find that the kale chips blow around. I think Bedlam solved that problem.

[mcmich]

Thanks for the tip Cookie will go back and see what Bedlam did.