[Ilovematt]

The fumes from my paint

[bmstinton93]

Do you want to come and cook me a roast now? I haven't had one yet, although I did cook myself a curry the other day (out of the jar of course...) but the chicken hasn't killed me yet.

[bmstinton93]

Tbh I don't think its gonna happen. I * up a curry really really badly tonight...

Making me smile:

[Yudster]

Learn to do it, its pretty easy long as you write down when things need to go in.

After a while you won't have to do that any more either. If Mr Yudster ever tries to cook anything he always asks me how long it should go in for, and the only answer I ever have is "....until its done!" I'm not trying to be awkward, but I don't know how long things take really, I get them out of the oven when they are cooked!

[bmstinton93]

Yuds can come and cook for me then.

[Yudster]

No, you do it - its a necessary thing to know how to do, and its also quite fun when you get some confidence.

[Boboff]

As Yuds says, it does become habitual, but I do have a firm understanding of how long things take, and could tell you.

The things that can catch you out / help, is when doing Veg, it can take a pan 10 minutes to come to the boil, better use a kettle. Meat needs a fast initial cook I find and this is the best time to cook the Yorkshires, just warm at the end. Meat really benefits from less time in the oven and more time resting, this can be be up to 40 minutes, which gives you lots of room in the oven for Spuds, Parsnips, cauli cheese, leek sauce, Onion Sauce, Bread sauce, etc and it means you can get the pan from the meat to make the gravy just as the veg is boiling. Proper Gravy is by far the best you can make in my opinion, and its easy and cheap.

My other tip is with reheats. Slice what is left of your joing and cover it with your gravy, cover in foil and warm through in the oven, it breaks up the fat as it's warm and stops the meat drying out, although with beef you loose the "pink" it does stop it going tough.

[Yudster]

All sounds good, except I don't reheat Yorkshires, I cook mine after the meat has come out of the oven and the gravy is happening and the spuds have gone in. Mine are so puffy and huge they wouldn't be nice reheated. I do always cook far too many as well.

[Nicola_Red]

Finally been bought a new office chair and it's lovely. My back feels okay for the first time in weeks.

[Boboff]

All sounds good, except I don't reheat Yorkshires, I cook mine after the meat has come out of the oven and the gravy is happening and the spuds have gone in. Mine are so puffy and huge they wouldn't be nice reheated. I do always cook far too many as well.

Ah mine are bigger than yours!

I find that if you do as you say they need extra time for the rise to firm in, or they just drop when out of the oven. You need your Yorshire to absorb gravy at a ratio of at least 3 parts gravy to one part Yorkshire. Extra's never go to waste as we have them for Pudding with Golden Syrup and Ice Cream!

[DevilsDuck]

I love sweet Yorkies!

I like them with just a bit of icing sugar on them

*drools*

[dimtimjim]

Just so you all know, Benji's hood is aiiight. He hail from nice area!

[bmstinton93]

Just so you all know, Benji's hood is aiiight. He hail from nice area!

Yay. It is a lovely area. Glad someone appreciates it.

[SAV1OUR]

You tell 'em Noel!
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/n ... 612752.stm

[Nicola_Red]

I made the Geeks Are Sexy geeky tattoos gallery:

http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2011/10/10/readers%e2%80%99-ink-sexy-geeks-with-awesome-tattoos-gallery/nicola-red-0154/

[Bonanzoid]

I met a transvestite from Greater Manchester yesterday.

He had a Wigan address.

[bmstinton93]

I thought Badger was from Scotland...

[DevilsDuck]

I think you will find the correct answer is *ba dum Tshhh*

[SAV1OUR]

Finally, much deserved.

[bmstinton93]

So dimtimjim now knows exactly where I live to the exact house and I believe he walked past it today. Should I be worried...?

[DevilsDuck]

Very

[Yudster]

Yes, yes and yes.

[Bas]

Paul McCartney has started divorce proceeding against his new wife.
Apparently because she's spending twice as much on shoes than his last one.

[a-moron]

I met a transvestite from Greater Manchester yesterday.

He had a Wigan address.

Brilliant. That joke was like drunken sex, took a couple of goes but I got it in the end.

I thought Badger was from Scotland...

That, however, wis pure jobby!

[bmstinton93]

It wasn't a joke.