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    Spice Dates

    I suspect 80% of my spices are out of date...
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    Bains Marie

    Ah thanks, wasn't sure about the singular/plural differentiation in French (?). I thought having the appliance may be equivalent to having a fat fryer appliance when you can just as easily use a frying pan and oil, but I trust your advice :smile: Haven't got great experience with microwave...
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    Garlic in a jar

    I see a lot of Americans in here, hi! I'm in the UK and there's two kind of jarred garlic I use. The first is a puree, labelled 'Minced Garlic', which is very flavoursome and convenient for adding to sauces etc. The second is 'Very Lazy Garlic', and similar in concept to what the OP described...
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    Do you use your books as much anymore, or the Internet?

    I still like using cookbooks; you can keep them in the kitchen while you cook (I don't have a laptop (:sad:). Also the stains and blemishes from ballistic ingredients add character that a webpage can't have!
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    Bains Marie

    Howdy, I'm Jess. Just registered here to hopefully get some good recipe ideas / tips etc :smile: but my first question is about 'Bains Marie'. Before last week I was unfamiliar with the term. My housemate mentioned it when I was melting cheese in a glass bowl over a saucepan of boiling water...
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