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How long do you brine for a small bird like a chicken? I’m planning to brine and smoke some wild ducks, so only about a pound for the whole cleaned bird.

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For only two, it's almost the same, and you don't have to do dishes after. Basic burger ingredients from Walmart (assuming I already have mustard, mayo, ketchup, etc.) All Natural* 80% Lean/20% Fat Ground Beef Chuck, 1 lb Tray $6.93 Sunbeam Jumbo Seeded Hamburger Buns, 8 Count $4.12 Sargento® Sliced Smokehouse Cheddar™, 11 slices $2.97 Fresh Iceberg Lettuce, Each $1.88 Fresh Whole Red Onion, Each $1.15 Total $17.05 for two burgers Burgersmith USDA Organic Beef Burger $11x2 = $22 Five Guys Cheeseburger $9.89x2 = $19.78 Curbside Classic $8.49x2 = $16.98 MOOYAH Cheeseburger $6.79x2 = $13.58

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Wait but you have enough groceries to make 4 burgers. Or at least 3. I couldn’t find a patty size for curbside or burgersmith but five guys is a quarter pound. And even if you want an 8oz patty, you can make 2 more burgers for $6.93 until you run out of buns. Or just make 6 grilled cheeses for free.

Also possible that your contactor is having problems sucking in the contacts. Contactor and cap are not hard to replace and are cheap, I would start there.

If you are electrically inclined you can check the control voltage on the contactor (the small wires that connect on either side) when the ac is turned on but the fan is not running. If you see 24V there then check the voltage on the motor side of the contactor. If you see 0v you know it’s a bad contactor. If 240v that’s not the problem. Keep in mind you’re measuring exposed voltage though, so no touchy of course. That’s a cheap and easy thing to do first before calling someone out.

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FYI, some bacteria produce spores which may not be killed by boiling. So bringing your gumbo or stew to a boil after it's set out for an extended period of time does not kill those spores.

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Well wouldn’t the spores be in there anyway from the get-go? If you bring it back to a boil and then cool and refrigerate per normal it would be safe bc if there are any spores in there (which would be present anyway whether it was left out or not) they wouldn’t be at temp long enough to grow.

Storing under a roof of any kind is a huge difference from keeping them in the rain and direct sun. We have had bikes under a porch roof for several years (at least since 2020) and I’ve literally done no maintenance on those bikes besides topping off the tires and tightening loose bolts for the wheel wells. I’ve changed one flat tire in about 7 yrs of riding bikes. Do get a bike pump and a spare tire, and check the tire pressure every couple of months; best way to get a flat tire is riding on one with low pressure.

If you do plan to keep in the rain, I would recommend getting a bike with an enclosed chain.

I decided to stick with only MSM for the moment. Will save the atrazine for later in the yr. Thanks.

I have a dead spot about 300ft2 I want to sod over, as well as some very shaded areas in the backyard that haven’t had any St Aug since I moved in. I know there’s a chance it won’t take in the shade but I’m going to give it a shot. Is now an okay time of year for this?

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00 flour won’t brown easily in the home oven, but a light smear of olive oil on the cornicione right before going in the oven helps

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Are you including any oil or even a little sugar in your dough? Both should help w browning. If you’re only cooking at normal oven temps they won’t burn. (My understanding is that if you have a pizza oven you need to keep anything but yeast flour and salt out of the dough. Never used anything but a regular oven myself though.)

I’ve never used AP flour straight, but I’ve used a 30/70 bread flour whole wheat flour mix and had trouble with the dough tearing. Using 100% white bread flour (which is what I believe 00 flour is, just more finely ground) I could stretch it, throw it, etc as much as I wanted. I’m guessing if you’ve used straight AP flour with good results you don’t have any tearing issues then?

This is my recipe for a normal oven using a pizza stone at 550F (New York style pizza):
Three pizzas:
900g Bread Flour
558g water
16g melted butter
17g olive oil
36g sugar
1/2Tbsp yeast

Primary fermentation 4hrs, then shape the dough into balls, rest them for 10 mins while getting ingreds out, then make one at a time into pizza shape, put on ingreds and put in the oven immediately. Make next pizza while first one bakes. I didn’t time them just kept an eye on them and pulled when they were brown and the cheese was bubbling.

What do you call a deer with no eyes and no legs? Still no ideer.
What do you call a fish with no eyes? Fsh.

What do you call a cow with 1 leg? Steak (stake).
What do you call a cow with 3 legs? Tri tip

Why did the old man fall down that well?
Because he couldn’t see that well.

What do you call a camel with no humps? Humphrey.
What do you call a camel with three humps? Pregnant

What do you call a bear with no teeth? A gummy bear.

Why would you never find an elephant hiding in a tree? Because they’re very good at hiding.

What do you call a cross between an elephant and a rhinoceros? Hell if I know!

Knock knock
Who’s there?
Nobody
Nobody who?

Found out this wk that my furnace has a major problem (started tripping the flame rollout switch) and according to the ac repairman needs to be replaced due to a crack in the heat exchanger. He said he could not see a crack but determined there was one by process of elimination (checked the gas pressure at 3.0in h20 when running and 6.5in when stopped, checked the exhaust for blockage by removing the vent temporarily while running, and cleaned the metal gas channels between the incoming line and the heat exchanger). When running, the front of the furnace gets too hot to touch, so I also know it’s not the sensor itself.

Anyway they told me that after first of the yr any new systems installed will have to meet higher efficiency ratings (16 seer), and if I replace only the furnace now, and if I later have to replace the outside unit, it’s not clear how compatible they will be. So I’m left choosing whether to replace the furnace (appx 3500) or the whole system (appx 10500). The old system has a mfr date of 2010. Also if it’s relevant it looks like some prev work was done that is kind of dubious (one of the two rollout switches was not present and I guess is jumpered across), and I replaced the contactor on the outside compressor earlier this summer bc it went bad.

I’m looking for advice on what to do. Furnace or whole system? Get a second opinion?