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« on: October 26, 2013, 01:54:08 am »
Oh OK. Didn't know that!
I seems like a waste to have to buy new blades., I can imagine throwing my old ones away! I'll email a few sharpeners around town and see what they say (melbourne).
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« on: October 26, 2013, 01:44:21 am »
Hi all
I few questions about maintenance. My handle is starting to loosen from the jug and my blades are dull. Any tips? I know I can blend ice to sharpen, but are there any actually blade sharpening services? What should I do about the handle? Has anyone else experienced this?
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« on: October 21, 2013, 11:11:58 am »
Thanks all. At the moment I get most of my supplies from ALDI which come in cheapest across the board. I'm getting a price list from a supplier this week. But so far my research suggests that ALDI is actually cheaper than many suppliers but we'll see. I've discovered that condensed milk is available in 10kg bladders, I just need a price. I may be able to reduce the size by 20% or so.
I'll take all your points and see what I can do. So frustrating!
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« on: October 19, 2013, 05:02:55 am »
Yeah I guess I run the risk of changing the taste too much. I'm going to raise the price a little. I've discussed this with them and they're OK with it. But I quite badly under-costed it. I'm selling it for $2.50 (that's the new raised price), but what I really need to sell it at is $3.70.
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« on: October 19, 2013, 04:36:59 am »
Hi all
I know so many of you are baking experts so I'm hoping you can help me out here. I've recently started supplying slices and baked goods to cafes (yay). I'm being very particular about costings but somehow my hedgehog slice costings were wrong. Its now very popular and I want to keep it but make some adjustments. I'm still making profit from it but not as much as I need to make it worthwhile.
I'm already getting the chocolate at a very good price, but clearly it's an expensive addition to the base. I can make my own condensed milk but when I factor in the labour, it's better for me just to buy it in cans. So, my current thoughts are the reduce the thickness of the slices slightly and also reduce the chocolate and add cocao powder mixed with something??
Help! Pretty please!
BASE:
DRY MIX
Milk arrowroot biscuits $2.18
Shredded coconut $0.41
Walnuts $1.98
Cocoa powder $0.55
WET MIX
Dark 65% chocolate $3.60
Butter $1.08
Sweetened Condensed milk $3.61
TOP:
Copha $1.22
Dark 65% Chocolate $3.00
Currently each portion is costing me $1.10 ($17.62 for 16)
I really need it to cost $0.75 ($12.00 for 16)
Saving $5.65
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« on: January 08, 2013, 07:43:23 pm »
Indian food is everywhere in England. Anglo-Indian food is condsidered a separate cuisine. It's pretty yummy!
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« on: January 07, 2013, 05:08:03 pm »
Not all food is bad in the UK Sim.I'm not a coffee connoisseur drinker so can't comment.
I've found some good stuff, and if you're a good googler you can find good coffee. I'm in Sheffield and there is about 3 good places. One thing I didn't realise when living in Aus was the SE Asian influence on our food. I miss that zesty herby punch of flavour. I didn't know how stuck in my ways I was.
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« on: January 07, 2013, 02:48:05 pm »
Good stuff! I'll probably be back in April sometime. Maybe. Depends on how long I can hold out in England, the land of bad coffee and bad food.
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« on: January 06, 2013, 11:44:23 pm »
Wow. That article is the rantings of an angry TM hater. Funny how the author invents other 'miracle' appliances based on the washing machine and vaccume cleaner. I think that they over looked that both appliances cost well into the $100's but only perform one simple but time consuming task, cleaning.
You don't really hear "$1000 for something that just washes clothes?!?" you're more likely to be thought of as a weirdo for not owning one and washing everything by hand.
TM is like a washing machine for the kitchen. It makes cooking easier.
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« on: January 06, 2013, 06:18:18 pm »
I'm kidding around!
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« on: January 06, 2013, 05:19:51 pm »
Hey Melbournites.
I'm kind of from Canberra, via many other places. Currently OS but I'm thinking about moving to Melbourne when I move back to Australia. Is there much of a face-to-face TM community in Melbourne?
Seems like a good way to meet people.
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« on: January 06, 2013, 05:11:44 pm »
Have you ever read online discussions about TMs, but non-TM owners outside of this forum?
It's hilarious. There's been several occasions where people have referred the TM community as 'a bit culty' and 'it can't be trusted' because you can only by them directly of representatives, and that's when they try and 'suck you in'. Either that or they think we're all insane or rolling around in a big pile of money to spend such a large amount on an appliance.
It makes me chuckle when I read it, but in fairness, I am a bit obsessed.
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« on: January 06, 2013, 05:01:40 pm »
I am trying to achieve a chai tea latte similar to those made from syrups in costa and Starbucks - if anyone has had any success, would love to hear from you. 
I'm pretty sure they use syrups. Here is a recipe for "chai concentrate". http://tastykitchen.com/blog/2011/01/step-by-step-amazing-spiced-chai-concentrate/ I haven't made it but they're all over food blogs online, so one can assume they're tasty? It will probably taste different to costa, you can change the amount of sugar and spices depending on your tastes.
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« on: January 05, 2013, 10:09:45 pm »
So I'm bumping this because I think I might get the kids to get me a cookbook for Christmas - my current thought is Jerusalem by otttolenghi but I'm interested in anyone's thoughts of some good all round cookbooks (I just got a wonderful dessert one from my SS).
Did you end up getting Jerusalem? I bought it a few months back. It's a great book.
I did Sim and I love it!
Have you been through Jerusalem on your travels Sim?
Just made the pistachio soup. Ah-mazing.
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« on: December 27, 2012, 12:45:16 am »
Thanks Cookie!
Haven't been to Jerusalem. If I could get a personal tour by Yotam and Sami I'd be there in a heart beat. I bought the book in Berlin and lugged it around with me. Bit silly, as you need to buy certain pantry items to cook most of the recipes.
I'm living in the UK at the moment. In the new year I'll start doing weekend trips to various countries in Europe before I head back to Australia. I'm definitely missing Australian sunshine, coffee, food and culture!
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