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I made a decision on a bread knife. I have this vintage Flint vanadium steel knife set which hasn't been abused. The bread knife was seldom used as my wife's expertise was in Parker House rolls. I haven't been using it as I wrongly assumed that more teeth and thinner blades just had to be...

I like oven toast. I normally pre-butter the bread and use broil. Watch carefully and flip when first side is browned. Today I tried the air fryer on 400°, watched it carefully and it did OK w/o flipping. My little air fryer will only do one slice at a time. Maybe a little rack could be devised...

I learned today (Larry Alex Taunton #16) that WEFers are bandying the word sustainability with a deeper meaning even as the final solution was bandied during the holocaust. Scary stuff happens while we sleep.

I used to make it but it makes too much at a time. Maybe if I really get into eating it I'll start, making it again. My brother made an instant pickle press for his wife . It almost looked like a book binders press. She would salt the makings, crank down on the press and a little later reverse...

Pieces glued together to represent the precise length of a stile for my saw track.

I think I am going to purpose to eat some kimchi each day. If not at least two or three times a week. It's cheaper than pro-biotics and is good eating as well. That's a win-win! Yesterday I sprayed copper sulphate on the brick patio in hopes of discouraging moss and weed killer on the drive and...

I can hear my gut today but it feels OK. I suspect I may have gone a day or so too long on either chicken salad or deli roast beef. I'm glad I remembered the kimchi though.

Following my own advice. I got a jar of kimchi out of the fridge, picked up a pair of bamboo chop sticks and I am munching away as I type (eating from the jar). My stomach has felt a bit uneasy for a couple of days.

IT may not work for everyone but my wife could eat fermented kimchi when she could eat nothing else.

PVC trim might work unless direct sunlight might get it too hot and make it curl up or shrivel. It would be painted. It might be safer just to do some kinda 3-D painting technique. I used graham crackers to dip some apple hummus. Actually it was a jar of apple sauce that I reworked with added...

You're quite innovative, I LIke the use of mending strips. I tied a soft shackle today to connect an improvised pulley system to help me open a contrary garage door. It made me think some soft shackles might be handy for use with your tarp or whatever. I tie knots when I get bored and at times...

I used a soft shackle to connect a two pulley force multiplier to my heavy 16' wood garage door. The springs need to be readjusted with balanced tension. I have never been able to get it smooth enough to use an opener. Maybe it's time to get a newer lighter weight door. However they are pricey...

It's not for you Snoonyb, it's for those willing to learn.

A truth table is nothing more than a convenient way of listing observations. It's easy (especially for a novice) to forget what has already been measured. It's also hard to get someone to follow logical troubleshooting steps. The A B column is switch position the other columns are switch...

I was musing while having a root beer float recalling that on a visit to NJ my first cousin put milk in root beer. Maybe that's a poor man's root beer float. I understand that in NY they have a NY Egg Cream which lacks both egg and cream (maybe it's a poor man's chocolate soda). I have made...

That happened to me when I was renting and it proved to be a septic tank backup.

rosy red cheeks of the little children I thought Zan's door would look good antiqued. A friend of my master builder friend could get that effect even on a metal door. He painted the interior of my friend's entry door to match his wormy chestnut wainscoting. I actually looked in my pantry to...

My Mom could make a moist double chocolate fudge cake. She actually made fudge to ice the cake (I wonder why they call it icing or frosting). Before the fudge was ready to spread she would spoon some over the layers and let it soak in. I recall her asking me regarding covered dish suppers why...