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Post by Chuckie on Oct 4, 2009 16:43:35 GMT -5
Here she is!!! Look how SHINY the black top be!!! Last shot...
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Post by wannaredun on Oct 4, 2009 18:38:04 GMT -5
wow.
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Post by Chuckie on Oct 4, 2009 21:40:22 GMT -5
Here's the arm roast I did tonight; the meat was EXCELLENT, but the veggies a wee bit too done for me. Course, we'd been delayed elsewhere, and they'd been in there some FIVE HOURS! I seared the roast in the broiler before I put it in the Thermowell for 20 minutes of gas--10 alone, and ten with the veggies. Again, the roast was one of the best I'd tasted!! Here is the Monkey's onion rolls made from scratch. They took a bit longer than our former oven, but she said it was because I had the gas turned too low--350 instead of her normal 400. They had a bit of a crunchy outer crust that she likes so well. She was VERY impressed with the way they turned out! She used to bake and sell some 30 loaves of bread a week during the summer at our local farmer's market, so she knows her bread!
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Post by cinnabar on Oct 4, 2009 22:21:46 GMT -5
Wow, looks great. Lots of adventures in cooking await. Soon you will find little differences and adjust accordingly. Don't be shy now about sharing the recipe(s) with the rest of the commune, we'll eat it up Cinnabar
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Post by marka on Oct 5, 2009 11:08:04 GMT -5
Nice job! The stove looks great and so do those rolls!
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Post by berlyn on Oct 5, 2009 20:43:16 GMT -5
WOW!!!
You hard work has paid off!! congrats!! ;D
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Post by Chuckie on Oct 5, 2009 21:13:00 GMT -5
Cinn: I cooked vegetarian black bean soup for the Monkey tonight (she's a veggie, NOT a vegan); felt bad that what I cooked last night she couldn't eat. I did the quick soak method per the bag (bring to a boil, boil 2 mins, then let set for one hour). In the interim, I sauteed in the big Thermowell pot 2 TBS store-bought minced garlic, one onion chopped, two red Anaheim chili peppers chopped, and 3 jalapeno peppers minced (de-seeded), and added 2 TBS chili powder and 2 tsp cumin (the peppers came out of our garden). Once the beans were ready, I drained/rinsed them, and added them to the pot with one 14 oz can of vegetable broth, one 10 oz can diced tomatoes w/mild green chilies, and three cups H20 w/Freedom Chicken Bullion dissolved in it (Freedom brand is veggie). I then put it all in the thermowell, and turned the gas on low for 10 minutes. I couldn't hear it boiling, so I let it go ANOTHER 5 minutes on high. I let them cook for some 4.5 hours WTGTO, but when I took them out, the beans were still a TAD bit hard. I brought them to a boil on top of the stove, and let them go about 20 minutes, and they were PERFECT. Hence, I'd let them go next time in the thermowell for @ least 30 minutes on medium gas, then let them go the rest of the time WTGTO. We garnished the soup with sour cream and shredded cheddar; we cut the leftover onion rolls from last night in two, buttered them up, and put them under the broiler to eat with the soup. MAH-VELOUS!!! ;D I have butter beans soaking overnight to make with a ham bone I've had left (yea, I know, DON'T come visiting US the next few days w/o a clothespin on yer nose! ). Will try cooking them with 30 minutes of gas, and then let it go SEVERAL hours until we're ready to eat. Will let you know how it comes out. The good times don't end!!! Monk is LOVING the new toy, as I've been making dinner every night!!!
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Post by berlyn on Oct 6, 2009 11:27:33 GMT -5
Chuckie, To keep Isabelle's stove top shiny and new, here is what I do. I wipe it down to remove the grease splatters with a soapy wash rag(I use Dawn) while still warm. Then go over it with 409 or Glass Plus on a paper towel to cut the greasey streaks.
I always make sure what ever type of material or cleaner I use will not scratch the porcelain.
You'd be surprised how the black shows everything!!! Much like a black car.
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Post by Chuckie on Oct 6, 2009 12:30:31 GMT -5
Yea, I know the new stove we moved out on the back porch had a black top as well. Monkey did the same thing on the old one that you did w/the rag, and then wiped it down with Windex.
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Post by chipperhiker on Oct 27, 2009 9:50:03 GMT -5
Isabelle looks gorgeous. Congratulations!
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Post by melissa on Oct 27, 2009 10:52:44 GMT -5
Wow Chuckie Your stove looks great! What an inspiration! I'm going back to work on my rusty disassembled shell of a chamber now! Your chrome handles look unreal. What did you do to them???
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Post by Chuckie on Oct 27, 2009 11:11:16 GMT -5
Thanks for the kudos, Melissa and chipperhiker! Ours was grungier than dugbug's, took LOTS of elbow grease and patience--the latter I have NONE of!!! Me own Mother commented she never figured I'd get it done due to my lack of the same. I must admit the mothers in the neighborhood would lock there children in the house whilst I was out there working under the carport, due to the language!
LOL, the chrome was REALLY grungy and U-G-L-Y; some pieces were actually green!!! I checked around KC, and the CHEAPEST place to get them re-done was $275.00!!!
Well, 'swiss-miss' (a/k/a cheap Monkey) bought like a $1.00 can of chrome polish at the Dollar Store. After first hitting them with Dawn Power Dissolver to get the grease gunk off, she polished them with an old t-shirt and just that stuff.
One of the out-of-state guys I emailed for a quote FINALLY got back with me this w/e, with ANOTHER un-GODLY price--like $45 per handle!!!! I emailed him back, told the story as above, and sent copies of the pictures. He wrote back and asked if the Monkey wanted a JOB!!! LOL
Since these pics were taken, I bought some porcelain patch at our local hardware store, and fixed the nick I put in the oven door by the handle to where it's not as noticeable. I also made a paste with Bartender's Friend and polished up the thermowell top and grill to an even higher sheen (took EXTRA care to get it off the top with a sponge so there was no water could damage the well lid).
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Post by marka on Oct 27, 2009 19:49:33 GMT -5
I used some chrome polish that I have used on my old cars for years, it's called, Mothers chrome polish Best stuff in the world.
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Post by Chuckie on Oct 27, 2009 20:07:20 GMT -5
This stuff was either from the dollar aisle of our local Country Mart grocers, or from Family Dollar that is next door. It is "Powerhouse Automotive Glass & Chrome Cleaner". There's a black/white picture of a convertible on the label, and underneath it says "foaming action, cleans & shines with no streaks"
On the back it says it's distributed by Personal Care Products, Inc. Bingham Farms, MI 48025-2463
Again, Monkey used DPD on the bad/greasy stuff before she polished it with this...
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Post by melissa on Oct 27, 2009 20:34:13 GMT -5
When I get to the point of polishing, rather than trying to figure out how the heck to put this thing back together, I'll try DDS first and then moms powder dissolver or the stuff with the black and white car on the front. Thanks!
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Post by Chuckie on Oct 28, 2009 7:21:17 GMT -5
LOL, it takes LOTS of CUSSING and ALCOHOL to get dem babies put back together!!! Chuck
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