Subj : Eggs! To : Nancy Backus From : Barry Martin Date : Sun Mar 01 2020 09:06:00 Hi Nancy! BM>> They have a Peltier Junction (or Peltier Device) which when BM>> electricity is applied on side gets hot and the other cold. From what BM>> I have read 'only' is a roughly 20ø difference between the two sides BM>> (and as I was typing that realized I don't know what scale). If BM>> Fahrenheit "only" 20ø isn't bad for a heater or cooler: in the summer BM>> 90ø down to 70ø would be welcomed. OTOH they also indicated it took a BM>> lot of current. Plus the cool (or heat) from the 'wrong side' has to BM>> go somewhere. NB>> More research needed.... ;) If it were 20 Celsius degrees difference, NB>> that would make the Fahrenheit spread 36 degrees.... so even more... BM> The Celsius unit makes more sense than the Fahrenheit: most BM> measurement listings are in øC for international ... something: BM> standardization? NB> Sounds right.... :) So when we kill off Daylight Savings Time can we also switch to Celsius and metric to get everything consistent?! BM> I did a little looking around: need to find a unit BM> that will fit (then at a price I like!). Didn't do an extensive search BM> but appears no easy way for me to add a Peltier Junction to the BM> existing CPU/heat sink -- mechanically the mounting has stability BM> issues, Physical contact to the heat sink is minimal (heat sink has BM> fins so only a small solid surface on two sides, and that's a single BM> fin each). Remove the heats sink and mount directly to the CPU gives BM> me the mechanical mounting issues again. Seems better to look into one BM> of those water cooler type cooling units which are made to chill a CPU. NB> Just as well to figure out that it isn't feasible before you got NB> too invested into even the idea of using it... ;) Right. I'm thinking it's something that would work, just not patched together like I was sort of wanting to do. Hmmm: get a bunch of the bigger Peltier devices like I saw at the surplus electroncs site, they come with fans mounted - cut a hole in the wall up here to mount -- cool the Computer Room??!!! BM>>> I mention about the coffee-flavoured M&Ms no longer available at the BM>>> store (the grocery store is 'in charge' of the gas station even though BM>>> about three miles apart). The cashier said she would try to order from BM>>> her secondary supplier: primary is the Hy-Vee warehousing but when run BM>>> out she uses her alternate supplier so would see if could order; pretty BM>>> sure would sell to other customers also. NB>>> If it's available there, even.... worth a try, though... :) BM>> That's what I was thinking, especially as she wasn't concerned with me BM>> being the only customer. NB>> True, lots of people do like coffee flavored things.... :) BM> If the weather is decent I'll drop by the gas station to see if they BM> got them in yet. NB> Hopefully she will be able to get them... :) Yes, LIS I didn't even think about it when I was driving home and so in the area of the gas station last week. BM>>> Well as I mentioned above maybe at the gas station. Before talking to BM>>> Sue I had checked to see if seasonal and found Amazon had them. NB>>> Or at least had the picture of them.... Now you have me a little NB>>> more curious... if I remember, I'll look to see if our store has NB>>> them... I've seen caramel and mint, that I remember... since I NB>>> wouldn't be getting coffee anything, hadn't really paid attention to NB>>> that flavor... BM>> I don't know if I'd like a whole (or half bag -- both eating!) of BM>> caramel or mint flavoured M&M's. Between the two I'd go for caramel; BM>> mint is rather sweetish, especially in the York Peppermint Patties. NB>> They last for months or more around here... ;) I forgot to check NB>> Friday, but maybe this week.... BM> I have a sweet tooth: can resist if the package is sealed but once BM> opened..... Still some resistance available but wouldn't make it a BM> month. NB> Things can last longer than that here... not always, but often... NB> I did actually remember to check out what we had.... lots of NB> different M&M flavors, but no coffee whatsoever... and Richard NB> doesn't remember ever seeing it at our store... Maybe I better check that "Best By" date before purchasing! BM>>>> It is 'funny' how the same recipe can come out differently. A little BM>>>> more (or little less) butter/oil, A small pinch vs. large pinch of BM>>>> salt.... NB>>>> Cooking something just a bit longer or shorter.... or being just NB>>>> a little more liberal with the main ingredient(s).... BM>>> Yes: a lot of the 'tricks' with meats seems to be better quality than BM>>> the consumer generally can buy: more marbling (fat --> flavour!), BM>>> higher heat/more searing, basting in butter, etc. NB>>> Yup. And another good reason for ordering things out that you'd NB>>> not necessarily fix at home... :) BM>> The restaurants have the right 'tools' -- not only kitchen equipment BM>> but the ingredients. NB>> True.... BM> Was scanning through an article/post: what's a 'pinch' of salt? BM> Amateur cook demonstrated as amount held between thumb and finger. BM> Chef: amount between thumb and three fingers. So a 'pinch' is a lot BM> more to a professional. NB> Well, presumably the professional might be making a much larger NB> quantity of the item than the home cook... But it could also NB> explain why at some restaurants we feel like we've been to a salt NB> lick, and it destroys our enjoyment of the meal altogether... I do recall eating out and the gravy had too much salt in it. Wasn't to the salt lick stage but definitely too much. BM> ...That or another article mentioned eating out is more for special BM> occasions and not the daily event as the eating-out food has a lot BM> more calories, salt, etc. So the occasional splurge is fine and fun. NB> One can also choose places where there is less salt, or extra NB> calories, etc... like our favorite Japanese place... There are NB> some places, though, that would have to be an occasional splurge, NB> but we do have enough good choices that it's almost a non-issue NB> for us... :) Just something to make the taste buds do cartwheels every so often! NB>>>>> ... Foods labeled as "cheese food" must now be labeled as "fake NB>>>>> cheese" BM>>>> I happened to glance at the lable of some smoked cheddar the other BM>>>> night: it said 'cheese food'. Didn't take the time to find out why BM>>>> but might later. NB>>>> Generally it means that it was made from smoked cheese, but had other NB>>>> things added to it for whatever reason... so it will spread instead NB>>>> of needing to be cut.... to make it stretch... or whatever.... BM>>> This cheese would rip toast if one attempted to spread it but is BM>>> softer that regular cheddar cheese. NB>>> If you let it come to room temp first would it still rip toast....? BM>> I'm thinking yes but haven't done the full experiment. Did let the BM>> cheese food warm up a bit and it didn't seem to loose too much of its BM>> solidness. NB>> They do say to let cheese warm up for at least an hour.... If it still NB>> isn't getting very spreadable, then maybe it wouldn't be... and the NB>> additives are only to make it stretch, not make it more spreadable... BM> Slightly warmed cheese from the refrigerated temperature does taste BM> better. Don't think my smoked cheddar cheese food was designed to be BM> spreadable. Do remember looking and the top label said 'cheese' and BM> bottom one had 'cheese food'. NB> Of the two, I think I'd believe the bottom one... and would check NB> the ingredients list to see what had gone into it..... :) I did scan the list and looked to be due to a few preservatives and flavour enhancers to create the 'smoke' creating the need to be labelled as 'cheese food'. The smoked cheddar cheese (food) is something I get occasionally, as something different. BM>> ... The four cat food groups: Dry, Canned, Natural, Yours. NB>> How true... at least for some cats.... ;) BM> And probably some dogs. NB> True... :) The other night on _Shark Tank_ someone pitched flavoured powders to alter the taste of dog food: pizza, taco, barbeque, etc. ..."You get tired of eating the same thing, so does your dog" type of pitch. A little surprised no one suggested a line for cats to expand the market base. I was also thinking could be something for the poor college student: shake on their rice or pasta. I might even have considered it for my "Rice-and Lunches" at the store: I was always adding a little of this and a little of that to alter and vary the flavour. BM> ... A man played the organ in his garden to get organically grown BM> food. NB> That's an interesting take on it.... ;) Obviously he didn't fiddle around! ¯ ® ¯ Barry_Martin_3@ ® ¯ @Q.COM ® ¯ ® .... Show me a violin maker and I'll show you a man with guts. --- MultiMail/Win32 v0.47 þ wcECHO 4.2 ÷ ILink: The Safe BBS þ Bettendorf, IA --- QScan/PCB v1.20a / 01-0462 * Origin: ILink: CFBBS | cfbbs.no-ip.com | 856-933-7096 (454:1/1) .