OT-What are you buying right now?

Sea2Ski

LEDs for my lawn tractor.  Swapping out all bulbs for LEDs because I want to. Also got a switch and light to tie into the landscape lighting system for better lighting for the grill area.

Quarantine projects = all the projects I wanted to do but never had the time for.....

SciAggie

They delivered my fire management basket for the offset today. 

frazzdaddy

449.00 high bid on ebay right now. lol, it's getting real.

CPFC1905

Time to bring a bit of caress and squirt to my low and slow game...

ColtsFan

JohnnyTarheel

Ordered the 7 pack Dizzy Pig rubs. Looking forward to trying Mole and Fajitaish....

ColbyLang

Pick one....CGS XL Woo Adjustable complete setup or a ThermoWorks Signals with Bellows. Wife said I can get one or the other for Fathers Day....decisions decisions 

ColtsFan

ColbyLang said:

Pick one....CGS XL Woo Adjustable complete setup or a ThermoWorks Signals with Bellows. Wife said I can get one or the other for Fathers Day....decisions decisions 

CGS Woo AR Combo all day

ColbyLang

ColtsFan said:

ColbyLang said:

Pick one....CGS XL Woo Adjustable complete setup or a ThermoWorks Signals with Bellows. Wife said I can get one or the other for Fathers Day....decisions decisions 

CGS Woo AR Combo all day

My thoughts as well just for the versatility in cooking options alone. Have the ThermoWorks Smoke currently....don’t know if I actually need a fan control for my cooks. Multiple probes would be a nice touch tho

ColtsFan

ColbyLang said:

ColtsFan said:

ColbyLang said:

Pick one....CGS XL Woo Adjustable complete setup or a ThermoWorks Signals with Bellows. Wife said I can get one or the other for Fathers Day....decisions decisions 

CGS Woo AR Combo all day

My thoughts as well just for the versatility in cooking options alone. Have the ThermoWorks Smoke currently....don’t know if I actually need a fan control for my cooks. Multiple probes would be a nice touch tho

I use my controller a few times a year. The Woo/AR for the XL...couple times a week.

TEXASBGE2018

ElkhornHusker

Another 1/4 of beef

fishlessman

found a duck breast in the supermarket, looks like prosciutto in a week

1911Man

Since I heard that the chicken processing plants out west are either getting (or are) shutdown due to the whole Corona BS, I picked up some chicken to freeze so that I'll be OK for at least a while. Ended up getting four of the family packs of split breasts. I'll freeze them either in pairs or by themselves (via Foodsaver) and take them out as needed. 

I would prefer to just buy what I need for the week, one week at a time, but with all the BS going on that's not easy to do on a lot of things. Yeast is still OOS at the grocery store, so I had to order a pound via Amazon (arrives today). I expect to go through the pound of yeast in under 10 months, so no real issue there. I will break it into 4 parts and freeze three of them until needed.

paqman

1911Man said:

Since I heard that the chicken processing plants out west are either getting (or are) shutdown due to the whole Corona BS, I picked up some chicken to freeze so that I'll be OK for at least a while. Ended up getting four of the family packs of split breasts. I'll freeze them either in pairs or by themselves (via Foodsaver) and take them out as needed. 

I would prefer to just buy what I need for the week, one week at a time, but with all the BS going on that's not easy to do on a lot of things. Yeast is still OOS at the grocery store, so I had to order a pound via Amazon (arrives today). I expect to go through the pound of yeast in under 10 months, so no real issue there. I will break it into 4 parts and freeze three of them until needed.

 Not sure what you mean by BS but two family members that were “old” but healthy passed away from this disease so this is real...  If people are not careful it will just get worse.

Freezing the yeast is not a good idea (it will kill a small portion), best is to store them in airtight mason jar in the fridge.

SonVolt

paqman said:

Freezing the yeast is not a good idea (it will kill a small portion), best is to store them in airtight mason jar in the fridge.

Is that true? A lot of resources online tell you to freeze your yeast for near infinite storage. 

GrateEggspectations

paqman said:

1911Man said:

Since I heard that the chicken processing plants out west are either getting (or are) shutdown due to the whole Corona BS, I picked up some chicken to freeze so that I'll be OK for at least a while. Ended up getting four of the family packs of split breasts. I'll freeze them either in pairs or by themselves (via Foodsaver) and take them out as needed. 

I would prefer to just buy what I need for the week, one week at a time, but with all the BS going on that's not easy to do on a lot of things. Yeast is still OOS at the grocery store, so I had to order a pound via Amazon (arrives today). I expect to go through the pound of yeast in under 10 months, so no real issue there. I will break it into 4 parts and freeze three of them until needed.

 Not sure what you mean by BS but two family members that were “old” but healthy passed away from this disease so this is real...  If people are not careful it will just get worse.

Freezing the yeast is not a good idea (it will kill a small portion), best is to store them in airtight mason jar in the fridge.

Very sorry to hear @paqman. If you don’t mind my asking, where did they both reside (city and residence)?

paqman

GrateEggspectations said:

paqman said:

1911Man said:

Since I heard that the chicken processing plants out west are either getting (or are) shutdown due to the whole Corona BS, I picked up some chicken to freeze so that I'll be OK for at least a while. Ended up getting four of the family packs of split breasts. I'll freeze them either in pairs or by themselves (via Foodsaver) and take them out as needed. 

I would prefer to just buy what I need for the week, one week at a time, but with all the BS going on that's not easy to do on a lot of things. Yeast is still OOS at the grocery store, so I had to order a pound via Amazon (arrives today). I expect to go through the pound of yeast in under 10 months, so no real issue there. I will break it into 4 parts and freeze three of them until needed.

 Not sure what you mean by BS but two family members that were “old” but healthy passed away from this disease so this is real...  If people are not careful it will just get worse.

Freezing the yeast is not a good idea (it will kill a small portion), best is to store them in airtight mason jar in the fridge.

Very sorry to hear @paqman. If you don’t mind my asking, where did they both reside (city and residence)?

2 in Montreal passed away and one is infected in Ville-St-Laurent and will likely make it through.

BTW, one employee tested positive at the Costco in Gatineau.

YEMTrey

Some ikea furniture for the new home office. 

paqman

SonVolt said:

paqman said:

Freezing the yeast is not a good idea (it will kill a small portion), best is to store them in airtight mason jar in the fridge.

Is that true? A lot of resources online tell you to freeze your yeast for near infinite storage. 

The manufacturer of the brand I use does not recommend freezing.  They say to store in an airtight container in the deep end of the fridge.  Mine sits in an airtight container in the fridge door and I use it 3-4 times a week.  I tried freezing a batch and compared the results side-by-side with the one in the fridge door and I lost about 20% « rising » power in a month.

ColbyLang

paqman said:

SonVolt said:

paqman said:

Freezing the yeast is not a good idea (it will kill a small portion), best is to store them in airtight mason jar in the fridge.

Is that true? A lot of resources online tell you to freeze your yeast for near infinite storage. 

The manufacturer of the brand I use does not recommend freezing.  They say to store in an airtight container in the deep end of the fridge.  Mine sits in an airtight container in the fridge door and I use it 3-4 times a week.  I tried freezing a batch and compared the results side-by-side with the one in the fridge door and I lost about 20% « rising » power in a month.

Largely depends on if using instant yeast, compressed yeast etc. they make shelf stable yeast that can be opened and left out. We used compressed fresh at our bakery. We have frozen it with very good results. Yeast manufacturer recommended increasing usage 1-2% based on flour weight for potency loss

TN_Egger

Searched all over for yeast - amazon, walmart, etc.  Finally called my local pizza place.  They gave me some fresh yeast.  Recipe amounts are a bit different from instant or dried, but easy to calculate.

paqman

ColbyLang said:

paqman said:

SonVolt said:

paqman said:

Freezing the yeast is not a good idea (it will kill a small portion), best is to store them in airtight mason jar in the fridge.

Is that true? A lot of resources online tell you to freeze your yeast for near infinite storage. 

The manufacturer of the brand I use does not recommend freezing.  They say to store in an airtight container in the deep end of the fridge.  Mine sits in an airtight container in the fridge door and I use it 3-4 times a week.  I tried freezing a batch and compared the results side-by-side with the one in the fridge door and I lost about 20% « rising » power in a month.

Largely depends on if using instant yeast, compressed yeast etc. they make shelf stable yeast that can be opened and left out. We used compressed fresh at our bakery. We have frozen it with very good results. Yeast manufacturer recommended increasing usage 1-2% based on flour weight for potency loss

I might have got one pack of this shelf stable yeast.  I think it says that it can be kept at room temperature but I just assumed it was as in the unopened pack.  Not sure that I will take the chance though.

paqman

TN_Egger said:

Searched all over for yeast - amazon, walmart, etc.  Finally called my local pizza place.  They gave me some fresh yeast.  Recipe amounts are a bit different from instant or dried, but easy to calculate.

I’ve been wanting to try fresh yeast for a while but nobody here seems to be using it.  I tried a couple of bakeries and pizza joints 🤷‍♂️

GrateEggspectations

paqman said:

GrateEggspectations said:

paqman said:

1911Man said:

Since I heard that the chicken processing plants out west are either getting (or are) shutdown due to the whole Corona BS, I picked up some chicken to freeze so that I'll be OK for at least a while. Ended up getting four of the family packs of split breasts. I'll freeze them either in pairs or by themselves (via Foodsaver) and take them out as needed. 

I would prefer to just buy what I need for the week, one week at a time, but with all the BS going on that's not easy to do on a lot of things. Yeast is still OOS at the grocery store, so I had to order a pound via Amazon (arrives today). I expect to go through the pound of yeast in under 10 months, so no real issue there. I will break it into 4 parts and freeze three of them until needed.

 Not sure what you mean by BS but two family members that were “old” but healthy passed away from this disease so this is real...  If people are not careful it will just get worse.

Freezing the yeast is not a good idea (it will kill a small portion), best is to store them in airtight mason jar in the fridge.

Very sorry to hear @paqman. If you don’t mind my asking, where did they both reside (city and residence)?

2 in Montreal passed away and one is infected in Ville-St-Laurent and will likely make it through.

BTW, one employee tested positive at the Costco in Gatineau.

Condolences. 

And thanks for sharing re: Costco. Looks like it hasn’t yet hit the media, but I’m sure it’s coming. 

HeavyG

SonVolt said:

paqman said:

Freezing the yeast is not a good idea (it will kill a small portion), best is to store them in airtight mason jar in the fridge.

Is that true? A lot of resources online tell you to freeze your yeast for near infinite storage. 

I generally use SAF and it is fine to freeze for many years.

Legume

Really bright lights.

Acn

YEMTrey said:

Some ikea furniture for the new home office. 

Nice.  My wife just got a sit/stand adapter for her desk at home.  I just make do with with laptop, but I'm very thankful I went in and got my bluetooth headset before the office shut down.

Eoin

25 kg of white flour arrived this week. 8 kg of rye in a separate box. We're good for a while.

paqman

Legume said:

Really bright lights.

😂😂😂😂 Took me a while to get it 😂😂😂😂