For those with induction, is there a learning curve?
Annette Holbrook(z7a)
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Comments (21)Thanks for the advice. Brute I will look into the compost but have run into problems like zakey describes, up North. Main problem was weed seeds and chemically treated greens. Our town, in NY would also collect horse manure from the neighboring stables and compost that separately. We would help ourselves to that each Spring. We also try to grow mostly organically. We were successful in NY and our soil was beautiful from years of composting. Florida seems another story. The soil on the Key is pure sand and I can see will take years to build up a thick layer of organic material. There is less rain and everything dries so fast in the heat. On Siesta, the wind blows off the water constantly which also dries out the soil and compost pile. Add to this, the plant material seems very tough and difficult to break down. Zackey, I would love to live on Siesta but prices here are above what we could afford. We are thankful our daughter and husband own a house here and we can stay until we find a place for ourselves. I'm practicing my gardening skills while staying here and have a lot to learn. Water is expensive to use. I would use rain barrels when I find a house. Sunlight is so much stronger than what I am accustomed to. Bugs are plentiful and have done a lot of damage to some of my houseplants. I have always had success using my homemade oil/soap sprays but these bugs seem to enjoy it. I posted a question above about moving my plants back inside as I am afraid of bringing bugs in the house. I am still terrified of Palmettos, but we seem to have won the battle inside the house. Haven't seen one in a month. The organic pest control seems to have worked. But, outside is another story. I see them at night on the patio and near the house. I do not venture outside at night. When we get a house, I would prefer to stay away from lawns. That will limit a large amount of greens for composting. If there is a lawn, I will collect the clippings for compost - even the grass here seems tough compared to the soft grasses up North. Sorry for the long response, so much to learn! Jane...See MoreLearning Curve
Comments (9)Your idea of planting Perilla in your yard is GREAT, especially if you like making Pesto. YUM!!! Chinese basil grows well here. As for evergreen, add Fall Aster, which is in bloom right now. Also, check into the Bi-colored lily. It looks like tall grass, but with a small bloom. From Africa, it handles our drier soils better. Another good evergreen is the Confederate Jasmine vine plus you get the benefit of its fragrant blooms in the early Spring. Lastly, Aspidistra, evergreen and can prefers shade and can handle less water, too. http://www.plant-care.com/aspidistra-elatior-cast-iron-plant.html One of my favorite plants is a small tree - Flowering Senna. It blooms LONGER than anything else in my yard. They still have blooms on them now (and I'm an hour north of you). If you ever come this way, I'd stare one with you. I've got some babies that I potted up. I could tell you more about them if you are interested. As for me, I want more climbing roses... provided I can get the cousin to put up some posts as my doorways in and out of my backyard. Does your Persian Shield survive our Winters in the ground? Xtal...See MoreKitchen faucets: a new learning curve
Comments (3)Regardless of the sale price, first you need to focus on your needs and whether it fits your style and situation, etc. I wouldn't compromise on putting it on an angle just because it's a "revered" Grohe and on sale. One other thing I've noticed about those types of faucets. It's meant to be installed with handle on the side (as in their marketing photos). But upon doing so, when you turn on the cold water, the lever swings toward the backsplash and often there's not enough clearance. It's a pain that more than once has caused me to install with handle in a different position. Btu if you install with handle forward, the hot and cold are reversed, so it's weird. WE installed the last one with handle offset 30 degrees to the right. It was a good compromise. Personally, I think it's unattractive, even though I can appreciate Grohe styling. BTW, Costco has the Hansgrohe Metro on sale this month. Check your mailer for the coupon....See Moreinduction cooking learning curve. tips?
Comments (13)I don't know why people suggest using newspaper or parchment paper to cover the stove when cooking - the stove itself won't get hot enough to burn paper, but the pots as they are cooking can get hot enough to burn. And there is no need, it's so easy to clean up any messes. As mentioned above if anything boils over you can quickly wipe it clean and dry with a paper towel and a little care (burner can be hot enough to burn you but not hot enough to burn food on or ignite paper). Then put the pan back on to finish. Otherwise just wipe clean when finished cooking. The only time I would put something under a pot/pan was if it was something that could scratch the glass such as some cast iron. I had a regular ceramic top electric stove prior to the induction and I definitely had to work to keep that stove looking pristine as the heated element under the glass would burn on any food that dripped etc. while cooking - this is not a problem with induction. I've never had the problem you did - I do choose the burner that best matches my pot, but my burners accept a wide range of sizes. I do have to center the pots/pans over the burner - not perfectly center, but reasonably. I can test this by starting the pot on the burner and then slide it to the side and when it's nearly off, the burner turns off and a light flashes to warn me that the pan is not in the right position for cooking. When I slide the pan back on it goes back immediately to cooking. You might want to test the settings - something on one stove that was a high setting may be a medium high on another - that's enough of a difference to over or under cook something. I found that mine had a greater range of temperature choices for cooking than my gas and electric stoves - the low is really low and good for things like melting chocolate and the high is really high - I never used a thermometer but through experiments I've figured out what to do at what settings. You can boil water in a pot to test how quickly your stove responds to changes in the settings - you can see how quickly boiling water will settle down to a simmer. Don't shake your pans to stir your food as it cooks - use a spatula or other cooking implement to move the food around in the pan. Or lift the pan to shake the food then put down on burner to continue cooking. You don't want to scratch the glass with daily rubbing of pans. And yes - get most of your prep work done first because those pots and pans will preheat more quickly and that water for pasta will boil more quickly....See Morejwvideo
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