Daily Moan

[nidhogg]

Good idea, then ground him for a week with no phone.

As I have said before - that is the wrong thing do to. Give him the charged phone back - but no charger and watch his life drain away with the battery charge.

[Mendip]

Got a nice pla nin from the market today in anticipation of my wife making fish and chips. Not quite cod but usually not too bad at all.

Wife disappeared so had to make it meself for tea. Instead of the dinner thread it has made it here. FFS, why does all the batter fall off when you turn it over? Well pissed off.

[NamPikToot]

works as hob sealant too

[Barty]

FFS, why does all the batter fall off when you turn it over?

I am far from being a cook, but just from looking at your picture I would say that you are not using anywhere enough oil, and you are cooking to much fish a one time. I would normally use a cast iron pan filled to about one third full and then get the oil up to 180ish°C. Cook only two pieces at a time.

When you have a light pan with not much oil in it, the temperature of the oil drops significantly when you put the cold fish in.

Earlier this year the wife went to Japan and sent me a picture of a steak she and her friend were eating and asked if I could make it. It is called Gyukatsu and after a couple of attempts I got it more or less figured out. For me it came down to using a lot of really hot oil and small steaks.

[Luigi]

why does all the batter fall off when you turn it over?

I would guess you didn't pat dry the fish, then flour as the first stage of the batter, then used too little oil at too low a temperature.

[NamPikToot]

I would guess you didn't pat dry the fish, then flour as the first stage of the batter, then used too little oil at too low a temperature.

Mendip, agree with Lu and Barty regards the too much in the pan at once, this lowers the oil temp so less is more is the secret.

[Maanaam]

Mendip, agree with Lu and Barty regards the too much in the pan at once, this lowers the oil temp so less is more is the secret.

Yes, definitely not enough oil and too many at once, but Lu was also right about patting dry and flouring before battering.

[Maanaam]

It is called Gyukatsu

That's beef, same can be done with pork (tonkatsu). Best to actualy beat the cutlet a bit, flatten it out somewhat for tonkatsu so the pork is a little less rare in the middle. Use "pork collar steaks" from Tops. Both beef and pork katsu are best marinated before breading.

[Mendip]

Thanks for all the advice guys, the dogs were happy last night at least.

Its strange, my wife can knock up a great fish and chips in the same kitchen, using the same frying pan on the same hob. I'm starting to think that you're all right and maybe my skills are lacking.

I have to get back in my daughter's good books after last night's disaster so tonight its steak and kidney pie, her favourite. Maybe it will make the dinner thread!

[VocalNeal]

My female work colleague has decided to sit alongside me as the AC blows on the space opposite. Now I cannot look at The Puppies Thread

[Latindancer]

Or any thread you reply on, with that avatar !

[Mendip]

^^ I can recommend the thread 'Puppies!' in the Isaan Forum as a good alternative. Your female work colleague will love it!

[nidhogg]

Now I cannot look at The Puppies Thread

There are two threads with nearly identical titles - I dare not open either in case I get it wrong.

[Luigi]

Yeah, would be a right balls to have to frantically search for the other one with one hand.

[nidhogg]

Yeah, would be a right balls to have to frantically search for the other one with one hand.

Or even worse blow a load over a screen full of little dogs....

[jabir]

I like my bread and been visiting the bakery at Tops Central almost every week for the past 10 years since they opened, for a 2kg dark rye, quartered and in 4 bags which means 1 quarter per bag. Some staff have been there throughout this period while newbies may be a few weeks or years behind, so let's remove the newbies completely from my Friday moan as anyone with less than 10 years of experience doesn't count.

If I don't remind the veterans, guaranteed I will end up with 1 bag containing 4 quarters, or 1 bag with 4 quarters and 3 bags. If I do remind them, the odds are more or less 50-50 that I get si tung with a quarter in each, or some other combo. Today was 1 bag with 4 quarters, from an oldie whom I had reminded, though tbf he did remember after a pause when I reminded him again on pickup! I mean how difficult is it vs how difficult should it be!

Reminds me of my early Thai days at Crazy Daves, used to go there at least twice weekly for years, same waitress, same order of cheese omelette, chips and beans with tea, and each time she would bring me a menu and wait for me to order.

How many times before same last time?

[tomcat]

Reminds me of my early Thai days at Crazy Daves, used to go there at least twice weekly for years, same waitress, same order of cheese omelette, chips and beans with tea, and each time she would bring me a menu and wait for me to order.

...you must have made quite an impression on both the bakery staff and the waitress...perhaps if you had worn a flower in your hair...

[Dillinger]

Or a beige chequed shirt

[Luigi]

If you've been going there once a week for ten years, it's surely worth learning enough Thai to say 'cut it into 4' and then 'Put one piece into one bag.'


Or if learning 10 words is too difficult (one word a year), get plastic models made up like the Yayoi window, and demonstrate with four different bags while jumping up and down.

[NamPikToot]

[jabir]

If you've been going there once a week for ten years, it's surely worth learning enough Thai to say 'cut it into 4' and then 'Put one piece into one bag.'

Or if learning 10 words is too difficult (one word a year), get plastic models made up like the Yayoi window, and demonstrate with four different bags while jumping up and down.

No problem there, my Thai is good enough to cover those complex requirements, so when I leave for shopping they are or should be clear.

[Neverna]

^ What goes wrong then? They don't listen to a word you say? Or they change your instructions just for fun?

Or does Google translate fail the 'quartering rye bread and bagging it correctly' test?

[cyrille]

Reckon he's just lying about this bit...

my Thai is good enough to cover those complex requirements

He did spend his first 18 months here posing as a muslim, remember.

[Neverna]

Reckon he's just lying about this bit...

Jabir might not actually be lying ... but he might be wrong. Some people think they are better at Thai than they actually are. I've heard word for word translations, no tones, English style pronunciations, wrong vowel lengths, wrong final sounds, wrong word choices, the 'th' combination (as in this and thanks) used, all sorts of stuff that makes it difficult for Thais to know what the speaker is really trying to say.
The last guy who told me he had got the hang of Thai and could speak it fairly well could barely introduce himself or count to ten.

He did spend his first 18 months here posing as a muslim, remember.

And 4 years posting as keda

[Mendip]

As I showed on another thread a couple of our dogs love to sleep upside down with legs akimbo.

Now, my gardener is a great guy but he just can't walk past my dogs without playing with their cock and balls. It started with a playful flick but is getting out of hand and almost getting a bit sexual.

I'm well used to the difference in Thai and Western definitions of personal space, etc but this just doesn't seem right. I wouldn't play with someone elses dog's balls.

My gardener is a great guy, but this is pissing me off.