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  1. mawnansmiff

    Why This Error Message?

    I've been trying to post a reply to a thread but as soon as I click on 'Post Thread' I get the following error message. Oops! We ran into some problems. Please try again later. More error details may be in the browser console. I've tried rebooting my laptop but it makes no difference. Any...
  2. mawnansmiff

    Some Folk Really Shouldn’t be Allowed to Write Product Reviews.

    Whenever I'm considering a purchase I like to have a bit of foreknowledge to better help my decisions. By that I mean I like to read reviews from folk who have experience with whatever I might be considering. As I suspect with many here, I have often turned to Amazon to see what I can glean and...
  3. mawnansmiff

    Sacre Bleu: French Baker Makes Croissants Sans Butter.

    Like a Cornish pasty without the beef, an apple pie without the cream, a pizza without the mozzarella, somethings just shouldn't be messed with but a certain French baker wants to buck the trend and flog croissants that he made without butter :oops:. Having sat outside a café in Paris in the...
  4. mawnansmiff

    R.I.P. Bernard Hill.

    Sad news to hear of Bernard Hill's passing today aged 79. He was a brilliant actor and narrator of documentaries. He first came to notice as the much troubled Yosser Hughes in the gritty drama Boys From The Blackstuff. If you've never seen it I can highly recommend it, it was hugely popular...
  5. mawnansmiff

    Any Guesses as to What this Mystery Object Might Be?

    Title edited to l/c some words. All of the found ones are less than 3" tall! This Roman artefact is apparently one of 33 found in Britain over the years and its purpose has mystified the experts......but they never asked the experts on this Forum so guys, what do you suppose this might be used...
  6. mawnansmiff

    And Your Favourite Cheese Is?

    The amount of cheeses available around the world must be countless with most regions producing some cheese that is pretty unique to that area. I'm a fan of rich and creamy cheeses like St. Agur, Cambazola and the like but I also love most traditional English regional cheeses such as Cheddar...
  7. mawnansmiff

    Four More Chilli Sauces Tested.

    In my quest to find the ultimate hot chilli sauce I ordered four more new to me sauces with my last grocery delivery. They were Frank's Red Hot Original Sauce, Frank's Buffalo Wings Sauce, Tingly Ted's Xtra Tingly Hot Sauce & Encona's Jamaican Scotch Bonnet Sauce. First off the Frank's...
  8. mawnansmiff

    I'm Bloody Livid: Amazon Refuse to Sell Me a Set of Kitchen Knives.

    I've been buying stuff from Amazon for well over twenty years and over those years I've spent thousands of pounds on electrical items, clothing, books, DVD/CDs, computers, bulk foodstuffs and a whole load of booze. But at the weekend, after much research, I opted to buy myself a new set of...
  9. mawnansmiff

    Pair of Used Men's Shorts: $6m Anyone?

    I can think of many. many things I would buy if I had $6m to spend but a pair of used shorts would not be one of them, no matter whose jangly bits they once held :oops: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/boxing/68743272 Jay.
  10. mawnansmiff

    Ceramic Kitchen Knives: Any Good?

    I'm looking to add a couple more kitchen knives to augment my German stainless steel ones and wondered about investing in a few ceramic blades. Apparently they're much harder than steel (8.5 mohs compared to 4.5 mohs) but of course they're brittle. Also I hear they keep their edge for much...
  11. mawnansmiff

    Sampled a New Scotch Last Night.

    Another low end (I'm cheap) single malt, this time a triple distilled lowland (Glasgow I think) Scotch matured in old bourbon casks from the Auchentoshan Distillery. Very smooth but with no smoke/peat that I could detect and not too sweet. After only two tastings I'd give it a 7/10 rating on my...
  12. mawnansmiff

    Black Sails Pirate Drama: Any Good?

    Whilst rearranging some piles of stuff the other day I found a DVD boxset that I've no recollection of seeing before, let alone buying but apparently I did just that back in August 2000. It's still sealed so I've certainly never watched it. According to the blurb it is the whole 4 seasons...
  13. mawnansmiff

    So is This What a $hit Storm Looks Like?

    Living as I do near the coast I often had to clean the windscreen of my Skoda that was spattered by seagull droppings. It seems the poor folk of Lincolnshire have the same problem though with starlings. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgevg48w8nro Jay.
  14. mawnansmiff

    Another Wok First for me Last Night: Chicken in Black Bean Sauce.....sort of.

    After my triumph with my hotdog egg fried rice concoction last week, last night I made something that actually resembled Oriental cuisine. Though my local supermarket supplies most Eastern ingredients & sauces (I tried fish sauce for the first time....tasted like an athlete's sweaty socks might...
  15. mawnansmiff

    Made my First Stir Fry Last Night & it Was Gorgeous!

    Since I bought my first rice cooker a couple of months ago I've been eating rice with all sorts of things and having no regrets for my purchase. I got to thinking how I used to enjoy egg fried rice from takeaways many moons ago so thought I'd have a go at that myself.....or rather a variant of...
  16. mawnansmiff

    Amazing Display: Woman Does 36 Backflips in Under 30 Seconds.

    If I hadn't seen this I'd never have believed it. An amazing display of whet the human body can do with the right training. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-berkshire-68274536 Jay.
  17. mawnansmiff

    My Collection of Sheffield Pocket Knives Just Grew Another Branch.

    As a proud Sheffielder who had many ancestors who were involved in the cutlery trades for which Sheffield is well known, I have over the years collected pen and pocket knives from my hometown. I never paid a huge amount for them unless they had a family name on them (Oldale, Trickett, Ellin...
  18. mawnansmiff

    Tea Making Method Requires a Pinch of Salt.

    Apparently some boffin in the US says we've been making tea the wrong way as she says a pinch of salt is required to make the perfect cuppa :oops: I've heard some yarns in my time but this one really tickles me. And as for microwaving tea, surely that's a story for April 1st...
  19. mawnansmiff

    Coffee: Your Favourite Bean Might Soon Get Even Better.

    I struggle to imagine how the humble Arabica bean can be improved upon but scientists in Italy seem to think they can do just that. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-68062130 Jay.
  20. mawnansmiff

    Olive Oil: Which Has The Best Flavour?

    For my olive oil needs I've always used either Filippo Berio or Bertolli extra virgin oil. I always assumed I was using Italian/Spanish oil but the small print informs me that they are blends from different country's oil crops. I was quite disappointed with this. I've never knowingly tried...
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