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From: D.M. Procida on 31 Mar 2010 15:25 Peter Ceresole <peter(a)cara.demon.co.uk> wrote: > > This is for Quite Soon Now, not in some misty future when everybody has > > converted their sites to HTML 5. Should I be advising her to forget it > > for a few years? > > In fact, should I be advising her to get ADSL/cable and a Netbook > instead? You must be joking. Firstly: the iPad is already selling in quantities that beggar belief. Consumer-facing sites that rely on Flash are going to be changed so fast it will take your breath away. Secondly: a netbook? Dear me. Daniele
From: J. J. Lodder on 31 Mar 2010 15:37 Peter Ceresole <peter(a)cara.demon.co.uk> wrote: > Tim Streater <timstreater(a)waitrose.com> wrote: > > > > > Can you define "proper cooker" in this context ? > > > > > > 'Not an AGA'. > > > > You cheeky old git. Off to the Punishment Planet with you. > > Do I get Sigourney Weaver with that? In that case I wouldn't even mind an > AGA. With Sigourney cooking? Jan
From: J. J. Lodder on 31 Mar 2010 15:37 David Kennedy <davidkennedy(a)nospamherethankyou.invalid> wrote: > Peter Ceresole wrote: > > > > No, but plenty of my friends have. The ones that are good cooks have all > > bought proper cookers as well- they had to. > > Not if they actually were good cooks... > > Maybe they just need to read the instruction manual. It's quite simple really: AGAs are good only for British cooking. And not even the Brits can take that anymore, Jan -- "Restez-encore ! Pour vous t�moigner notre reconnaissance, nous allons faire un festin avec du sanglier bouilli, du boeuf bouilli, du ..." "Allez ! On rentre !"
From: James Jolley on 31 Mar 2010 15:41 On 2010-03-31 19:06:50 +0100, peter(a)cara.demon.co.uk (Peter Ceresole) said: > James Jolley <jrjolley(a)me.com> wrote: > >>> You cheeky old git. Off to the Punishment Planet with you. >> >> Where's that then, South London? > > No; that's paradise of course. Haha, well for some it's hell on earth. I've never lived there myself but I know people who hate living in London.
From: James Jolley on 31 Mar 2010 15:43
On 2010-03-31 19:12:04 +0100, Jaimie Vandenbergh <jaimie(a)sometimes.sessile.org> said: > On Wed, 31 Mar 2010 19:01:07 +0100, James Jolley <jrjolley(a)me.com> > wrote: > >> On 2010-03-31 17:46:06 +0100, Jaimie Vandenbergh >> <jaimie(a)sometimes.sessile.org> said: >> >>> You can't stir-fry on an Aga easily, not without overstoking it and >>> baking the entire kitchen. Apart from that, there's almost nothing >>> they can't do with a bit of adaptation. >>> >>> And for those that don't want to learn, you can get a bolt on normal >>> cooker for them - http://www.aga-web.co.uk/123.htm >> >> Would they be safe for blind people? I use a convection oven with a >> voice synthesizer in it for setting the times and heating. These are >> safe enough with gloves but I can imagine burning myself with that sort >> of setup that Peter's describing. > > Agas? Yes, I would think so - you get two to six ovens, which are at > more or less fixed temperatures. You get two lid-covered hot plates, > one hot and one hotter, and a warming slab. > > The same bits are always the same hot, and you can tell what you're > going to touch by the heat radiance on your skin, so I reckon they're > safer. > > Cheers - Jaimie It might be worth looking at. The convection's fine for some things but perhaps aga cooking might improve some things. |