RokDok

Best wishes to all.

Get well soon 

RD

Thanks Basher, 

No it will have to come off the pallet in the drive - and from there pushed on the plywood around the house to the back patio.

@HokieBen, the colour combination of the gold with blue is stunning.

I have a question / reassurance.

I'm hoping my 32" will arrive in the next 2-3 weeks - it's currently off the coast of France heading for Rotterdam before turning South and heading for Southampton here in the UK.

I was hoping to get a posse of friends together to help with uncrating and moving it (on the flat but a couple of corners and bits of lawn) but we are now under strict lockdown here and it is just me and my wife and possibly a semi grown up daughter.

I see you successfully uncrated with a family of four - do you think it's doable with just the two ( or possibly three) of us ?

Can one person manoeuvre it on plywood ?

Many Thanks,

RD

Yep, @Braai-Q, I can just see a 23" supreme fitting in there- the shape compliments the amphorae. Autumn gold would be the colour match and it would definitely have to be tile - pebble would clash with the mosaics.

Maybe they ordered one and the boat was just a bit slow ??

Beautifully presented too @Troble.

Happy New Year folks 

They say the darkest hour is just before the dawn, 2021 will bring light.

RD

Ahh - so the KK would be for when you moved back to Singapore.

The M Grill certainly looks tough enough to stand the rigours of multiple moves.

11 hours ago, IndGrill said:

If I was buying, a 23 would be tops and pebbles over tiles

Yep, I remember making exactly that decision....   32 tile on its way (currently crossing the med - heading towards Sicily) 😃

What are you using at the moment @IndGrill ??

That looks a lovely bit of kit @IndGrill

Thank you.

Great video @tekobo.

Nicely explained, can't wait to put those instructions to good use !

6 hours ago, tekobo said:

Thanks for your suggestions @Tyrus and @Troble.  Not sure if I have done the right thing but I ended up ordering this relatively shallow platform. It is used for children's play pits and for mixing mortar.  Hoping it will work out...

Hi @tekobo,

I've got one of these - in blue - I've got my doubts that it is going to be deep enough for soaking the grates.

I got mine for mixing the mortar when I was making my wood-fired oven ........ now there's a thing....

@IndGrill What size and colour are you not in the market for yet ?

@Troble That looks absolutely delicious, the grilled asparagus and bacon looks a great combination.

The fryer thread was very interesting. Ours was consigned to the kitchen loft 15 years or so ago, sacrificed on the altar of Mrs RD's "healthy eating" mission, and maybe a slightly lingering cooking smell.

This Spring I think it needs to come down.

The one thing that I remember it for it not so much fries but that it enabled you to cook using Tempura batter.

Courgette, Onion "bhajee" , squid, prawn and lumps of fish cooked with a light crispy coating of Tempura were wonderful.

@Braai-Q, thanks for tool vs gadget tip. I'm not sure it will help me - I asked Mrs RD what things we cooked in Tempura in the deep fat fryer, and was promptly informed that I didn't need a deep fat fryer for that as they can be shallow fried in a pan.

I might suggest that she put her hair straighteners in the loft as it is perfectly possible to use the iron and ironing board instead.

RD

That's a work of art.

Twins separated at birth @tekobo ? - you'll be telling me next that you're learning Italian too !

My eldest and I have just spent an hour digging up two (rather obscene looking- but quite artistic - they could win the turnip prize) parsnips from the allotment - more like an archaeological  dig - they're two feet long - you have to use your fingers to dig them out.

We are firing up the Weber and having crispy duck thighs with potatoes cooked in the fat that drips off them.

Now , if you're having that tonight I am going to buy a lottery ticket.

The big bad 10.2 % matt black stout is the best beer I've ever made.

Here's what it looks like :

Truly mouthwatering

13 hours ago, Basher said:

a pig running around.

Haaa !

It's a bit cold for them to be running around now - circa -18 degrees celsius !

@Basher That looks absolutely delicious.

I can taste it.

Great tip for the marinade and Beurre Balsamique ( :-)) 

We are having " Toad in the Hole " tonight - the consolation is that it comes form one of these :

( That's not the picture I had in mind - the thumbnails are too small and I 'm still celebrating @tekobo arrivals !

Really sorry to have missed it @tekobo, it must have been incredible.

We did toast the arrivals in the RokDok household last night.

What a set up !!

Best

RD

6 hours ago, Braai-Q said:

Is that why it's called the 'Hmm Oslo?'

Very good ! 

It took me a few minutes to get it- Tekebo teed you up well for that !!

Fantastic that Dennis's place is just round the corner for you !

Turkey has got to be the first cook surely ??

My KK has left Singapore onboard the HMM OSLO heading for Southampton.

Expected to enter the Suez Canal on Xmas Day.

It's currently in the Malacca Straights between Malaysia and Indonesia.

Yippee !

Yes please !!!

Ahaaa 

We have a cunning plan !!!

Yes Tony - I think you're right but when Dennis let us know that the bronze wasn't available we went for the Henry Ford option.

6 hours ago, Troble said:

i don’t know how you survive that couch fabric experience that would drive me nuts 

That happened to me a while ago nuts is the new normal.

Thanks for the Lonely Planet link- they are great guides- we still have the first one we ever had - " South East Asia on a Shoestring" we used it have ing worked in Australia for a year and came up through Malaysia and Thailand.

I would have bought that one too , but that would kind have cornered Mrs RD. Just getting the one guide gives her the opportunity to tell me off for not getting the right one.

4 hours ago, Paul said:

I'm not wife bashing here but, there's no way my wife could make a choice out of 600 options. I'd call the place and ask they only offer 10 to 15 within her color palette. Just trying to making things easier for her! 

The cat's out of the bag I'm afraid Paul. Mrs RD knows that there are 600 different fabrics - at least the choice has been narrowed down to 580 - she's ruled out the leather ones that I like.

@tekobo, now I like that idea :

I've shown Mrs RD and I think we could be onto a winner here.