Any Home Bakers Here?

[ronott1]

Finally am home again, during my absence my family ( men) managed to trash the refrigerator drawers ( for veggies) by breaking off the plastic holders and also trashed my bike by breaking off the chain guard, which led to the chain being broken as well and another thing broke down too, so… 165€ for the bike to get fixed and a new fridge too ( haven’t got the money, so right now I have to use veggies as fast as possible) that isn’t very good, cos I’ve got a whopping big bill from the hospital, I do have health insurance, but it won’t cover everything, I am glad to have it, cos I know in other countries health coverage is way worse. I could have gotten the „cheap“ hip, but since I’m allergic to certain metals, I opted for the pay your own ceramic hip cannot bake right now cos I’m not allowed to carry anything heavy, which means the iron cast pot is a no go as well as the mixing machine, oh well, have so much other stuff to take care of, it isn’t too bad

I am sorry for the Disaster!

I hope your hip is healing nicely.

 

[ronott1]

I have one but I don't use it, just a regular serrated bread knife. Slicing bread is one of my few skills. It's harder than it used to be, but I still have a good eye.


Aww, that's discouraging. Next time you have surgery maybe get a housekeeper/ relative to stay with them? Hope you're soon back on your feet, dear!

home made sourdough bread is harder to slice too.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

home made sourdough bread is harder to slice too.

Indeed, but I cheat. My ruined shoulders require it. First, I brush the tops with melted butter when they come out of the oven. Then I cover the loaves with a light kitchen towel while they cool. This gives me a soft top crust. Finally, I use two knives to cut the bread: a regular serrated bread knife to get most of the way through, and then a large, sharp butcher knife to press-and-rock through the bottom crust. Hope that makes sense.

 

[cavemanrich]

Well I'd say my starter is happy

Maybe the word should be ADVENTUROUS, and trying to escape

 

[jnicholes]

Hi everyone,

I found the problem with my car. 100% positive this time.

That object in front of my fingers is a broken timing belt.

For those of you familiar with automechanics, you’ll understand the following.

The timing belt broke while driving, causing a misfire, thus causing the engine to shut down. Without a timing belt, the car was unable to start again.

The problem is this is an interference engine. A broken timing belt can cause severe damage to this type of engine. I hope that’s not the case. If it is, I will need a new car.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Hi everyone,

I found the problem with my car. 100% positive this time.

View attachment 3650506

That object in front of my fingers is a broken timing belt.

For those of you familiar with automechanics, you’ll understand the following.

The timing belt broke while driving, causing a misfire, thus causing the engine to shut down. Without a timing belt, the car was unable to start again.

The problem is this is an interference engine. A broken timing belt can cause severe damage to this type of engine. I hope that’s not the case. If it is, I will need a new car.

Certainly hope that is not the case, Jared! Keep us posted.

 

[ronott1]

Hi everyone,

I found the problem with my car. 100% positive this time.

View attachment 3650506

That object in front of my fingers is a broken timing belt.

For those of you familiar with automechanics, you’ll understand the following.

The timing belt broke while driving, causing a misfire, thus causing the engine to shut down. Without a timing belt, the car was unable to start again.

The problem is this is an interference engine. A broken timing belt can cause severe damage to this type of engine. I hope that’s not the case. If it is, I will need a new car.

Are you going to change the belt yourself?

 

[jnicholes]

Certainly hope that is not the case, Jared! Keep us posted.

Thank you. I will definitely keep you all posted.

I personally believe there is hope for the car, because the misfire was so short, and the engine shut down quicker than I could snap my fingers. I doubt there was any time for there to be engine damage.

 

[jnicholes]

Are you going to change the belt yourself?

That’s some thing I actually don’t want to do. I’ve replaced an alternator, I’ve replaced a few starters, I’ve replaced a couple fuel pumps, I’ve replaced a radiator, but I’ve never replaced a timing belt. I would rather leave that to a professional.

 

[RebelFord81]

As someone who's husband is a mechanic I suggest not replacing the timing belt yourself lol it's not an easy fix. It's quite a pain. I've heard quite a bit of cussing more then once