This weekend I wanted to try to be a little bit more adventurous with the barbecue. I wanted to take on cooking stuff that would take lower temperatures and require longer time. My first experiment with something that required a longer cook was the chicken last weekend. That turned out well and I felt that I was up for trying something a little more challenging. I got a … [Read more...] about A Couple of Long(ish) and Slow Experiments With the BBQ
First Experiments With the Weber Kettle Grill
I like to experiment when I'm cooking. With the barbecue that I bought recently I spent the first couple of weeks getting to grips with the basics. It's not like cooking with other tools I've used. You can't simply turn it on, set the temperature and cook. You have to master every little aspect of the process starting with lighting the charcoal. Getting the charcoals lit and up … [Read more...] about First Experiments With the Weber Kettle Grill
Annoying Price Difference
Shopping around and pricing things is something a lot of us do on a regular basis. When you're buying a fixed price item it makes sense. Why would you pay €500 for an item if you can find it from another shop for €300? A difference in price of a couple of euro, however, might not be worth it. Some shops, both online and offline, offer other services and incentives. Or it could … [Read more...] about Annoying Price Difference
Debugging a Broken Website
The joys of running websites is that you often end up troubleshooting issues that crop up. Sometimes the error can be something really simple, or fairly obvious. Like you switch to the latest version of PHP but forget to install all the required PHP modules. Other times, however, the error is more niggly than anything else, so you put it on the long finger. In my case I'd … [Read more...] about Debugging a Broken Website
Barbecue Acquired!
A few days ago I posted about trying to choose a barbecue. I hadn't realised that there were so many different types of barbecues available nor how passionate many of my friends are about it. It was a little overwhelming! Fortunately between the comments here, on my Facebook post and an incredibly helpful friend who talked me through it in detail, I was able to make a … [Read more...] about Barbecue Acquired!