Well, I wondered because the bottom is removable, and I have visions of the batter leaking through. The recipe I wanted to use is on the thin side, so I didn't know how well this would work. I'd prefer to not have a mess, especially the first time out, as unfortunately, I can see this too well in my mind's eye. It is advertised as a cheesecake pan, which typically has a crust. You know, I bought some very thin drinking glasses, and saw my dh breaking them the first time he picked one up. I told him not to touch them, and he ended up breaking a glass out of the cabinet anyway. That stuff about ''visualizing'' is powerful stuff! Which makes me wonder if I need to use a batter that is thicker, like brownies or a coffeecake?

We have an iPad and though I like it, if I'm going to do any amount of typing I'd rather use something with a keyboard. If I want something small and portable for internet, email, etc I prefer my iPhone since I can carry it anywhere in my pocket. The iPad is really DHs electronic newspaper reader so he can read all his papers online. He too prefers a keyboard for typing. It also has no DVD drive but I did buy some software that allows me to copy a DVD onto the iPad. Not sure what netbooks have in terms of a DVD drive - I think they also have no such drives. iPads also have no USB ports. We have a older compact desktop and an older big laptop. If I were going to get another computer right now I would consider a small laptop - like a net book size. Don't need one right now though so who knows what the latest technology will be by the time I do. Big plus of iPad compared to net books is much longer battery life.

I usually do it in two steps. Cooking it first in water in the crockpot and then shredding it and heating it up with a vinegar-based BBQ sauce. Crockpot Pulled Pork BBQ 10 lbs Pork (cut into 2" cubes) (or beef or chicken or mixed) 2 large vidalia onion (slices into 1" thick slices) 10 whole cloves 32 oz bottle of vinegar-based BBQ sauce Place onions, meat and cloves in large crockpot with enough water to cover. Cook on High for 2 hours, turn to low, and cook overnight. Remove meat chunks with slotted spoon, reserve 2 cups of liquid, and discard rest of liquid and the onions and the cloves. Pull apart and shred meat chunks with forks, and return it to the crockpot. Add the BBQ sauce and cook on low for another two hours minimum, adding some of the reserved liquid periodically if the meat starts to get too dry. Serve directly from crockpot with hamburger buns and another jar of BBQ sauce (or two) for people to use as a condiment.

we don't have them, DH and me. smartphones, iPads..we have flip phones, no internet plan family and friends are sometimes very annoyed with us..:) ok..I can't do things just so it'll become more convenient to them. I tried all my life, and now I want to do whatever's better to me. And that smartsphone's not better..of course it has many many pluses and useful apps, but I'm struggling with it..it makes me dizzy..if kids give me their phone because somebody who called them wants to talk to me too-it's like my brain is being drilled. (regular cellphone btw I also avoid in the evenings when already tired. something with that sound that throws me off.) as for my DH-he plainly hates the idea of being constanly "wired" to the world. I understand him..I also hate this idea. He works a lot a lot of hours..if he also had an iPhone he wouldn't sleep at all. There's this expectation nowadays, of everybody being constanly available.. Kids, they have their smartphones etc(their Dad is always giving them gadgets..he loves gadgets himself, so he likes to give them too). It s considered very rude to have them out during a meal Last time we ate with relatives, and DD was very tired and a bit spaced out, so she checked her phone..I gave her The Look..:) they know The Look..:) was promptly hidden away DS did start having a problem when younger teen with playing games too much. Nothing worked, it was hard for him to establish that self control. until we just became very strict and said " you have two hours two days a week, and three hours on Sunday" or something like this. That worked. Of course if he slips-he looses his other hours this week. So he learned not to. Of course he's somebody who won't lie..so with him, it worked. He's like me-very compliant. Lying makes him so uncomfortable he tells truth just to escape this huge inner discomfort:) He saw some relatives' kids recently and they're glued to their phones..they're younger though, approximately his age when it was hard for him to restrict the time with games...he said "so sad, their addiction is stronger than mine in their age" Of course he still plays, twits, snapschats, whatnot, but he's in control...and he doesn't have much time for games anymore-school and work and sport..very busy. He still texts me to let know he's safely here or there. I had the same thing with DD when she was younger. Now she just calls, almost every day. When I was a teen I had this thing I should be at home by 10, or later 11 pm for example and if not there I call and let know where I am. My late Dad had a very severe heart disease, anxiety could literally kill him..so yes, letting know that one's fine was strongly enforced. Telling bad news was slightly discouraged though..:) So, they always mostly saw my sunny side up..my family I mean.. My kids share with me more..or so I think.. yes, times change my Mom would go to swim in a river for several hours with other kids when she was five or so:) (almost drowned couple times btw..Grandma stayed blissfully ignorant me, Mom already watched like a hawk when I was little and in the water. until I learnt to swim well. but we walked around the city and took buses since very young age and played a lot outside by ourselves..something that you won't see here usually. we were much more independent. me, I'm a pretty anxious mother. I just try to keep it quiet. with some doubtful success:) but I think it's important to understand somebody somewhere worries about you ..take a minute of your time and send this short text. If you already have tyour phone and all. Nobody's going to respect you less for that. It will be the other way around. Be considerate to others, and never be apologetic about it. Now, I'd like others to be considerate to me too, and stop bugging me about how I must communicate with them in a way that will take minimum of their precious time. I still have a cellphone, normal phone, a laptop with internet, and they're totally able to find me when needed. Winking and waving, I don't really understand. Wanna talk-talk. Not in the mood-don't talk. When I'm interested in talking I write them letters or dial their number..same if I'm worried about them. My Mom, I usually talk to her couple times a week, and if she doesn't pick the phone I write to her..same thing if she can't reach me. My going off Facebook was very fruitful, since my brother came to visit us here at last. Otherwise everybody has this illusion of participating..ah we see the pictures, ah everybody's fine, ah why should we come then, plane's expensive, blah blah I'm sorry but the plane expensive to me just the same..and I want to travel to other countries too..)) yet for years I chose my country and family to visit.. Time for them to choose me So I guess they caught my drill. and having my brother here, even for a few days-that was happiness..We felt close again as we did when we were kids. It was real.. ..wow, that was long. Sorry..