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RIP Chester and condolences to those who loved him that he left behind 
I was never a Linkin Park fan (or a nu metal fan in general) but when I first heard LP in the day, they struck me as a poor mans Korn rip off. The first two Korn albums were ok (they were quite original for their time) but then the whole genre seemed to sell out. Life is Peachy is as good as Nu Metal ever got imo.
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Paige Spiriac
How can she swing properly with those whapping melons?
Its all in the hips, Its all in the hips
We bought a Philips AirFryer XL about a year ago to try and wean ourselves off pan frying, to use as a potential substitute for deep frying and more importantly reduce the amount of oil we were consuming.
The idea was we'd use it for crumbed fish, chicken souvlaki / schnitzel, steak tips and maybe fries etc.
I've been really surprised at just how good it is.
Essentially, it's just a small convection oven with a turbo charged fan so I wasnt expecting much.
The drawer contains a basket where ones food goes however its possible to buy other fittings for baking etc.
It operates by way of dialing in the temperature and then starting the timer which means the default is "start and forget".
Its so small that it takes only 3 minutes to preheat to 200 degrees (I don't even bother preheating).
Everything cooks much quicker than in our convection oven - preheating our oven takes close to 10 minutes, and what takes 15 minutes in the oven takes 12 in the AirFryer (no preheating) which is great for when I get home drunk and want some spring rolls / crispy wontons / fries / pies.
Whats most important is the results and for our use, nine times out of ten they are better than what we would get from the convection oven (with the exceptions requiring a tweak to the recipe to get an equivalent or better result) and the cooking method lends itself towards very consistent results.
Generally speaking, the meat we cook in the AirFryer has a wonderfully browned all over crust and a moist juicy interior.
Crumbed Fish / Chicken is never soggy - its always perfectly crunchy and still really moist inside.
We cooked some cheap rump steak in it the other night and it was surprisingly good - as good as I could do in a pan.
I like my Sweet Potato Chips roasted until they are crispy with that caramel sweetness that comes out just before they burn and become inedible - 20 minutes in this baby with a slight shake at the 10 minute mark and I'm there.
Since we bought ours, our uncles / aunties and grandparents have all followed suit.
I find we dont use our convection oven nearly as much as we used too and our electricity bill has gone down too which is a nice bonus (our usage dropped 5-10% which I imagine is a function of operating a smaller, more efficient electronic appliance for a much smaller amount of time).
We still do roasts in the convection oven as we typically do shoulders which wouldn't work well in an AirFryer however I have seen folk do Pork Belly / Butterflied Lamb Legs with great results.
I cant say that its a perfect deep fryer replacement however we now dont find ourselves wondering whether we should buy a deep fryer.
My only gripe with it is its a bit on the small side for a family of five (and we have an xl model). We could probably do with two if we had the space however Im happy to cook in batches as we can do the kids first and let theirs cool down whilst ours is cooking.
Having joined a facebook page where people share their recipes and usage, its been interesting to see just how people are using them. Theres a reasonable number of mobile people who take them with them so they can cook on the road as its easy to use for eggs (come out similar to poached), bacon, chops etc and many use them as they dont have an oven.
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Pros
Cons
Jackie - Portman was ok but the screenplay was quite inconsistent I thought. It meandered dully for long stretches and then had some particularly moving moments. Mica Levis score was fantastic. It was sparse yet broody, intense, melancholic and just downright profound at times. It turns out she scored Under The Skin so I'll have to give that another viewing me thinks.
2.5 gunmen out of 5 grassy knolls
Security - Antonio Banderas plays a veteran captain who takes a security job at a mall. A girl on witness relocation turns up the mall chased by Ben Kingsley and a bunch of goons. What plays out is something like Die Hard mashed with Mall Cop.
Its ridiculous, unoriginal, the premise is absurd and I surprisingly didnt hate it as much I was really really expecting to. The head of the mall security team is a cheesy ex high school jock who is actually pretty damn funny and he plays off Banderas well.
2.5 Paul Blarts out of 5 John McClanes
@MiketheSnow Thanks for the recommendation, checking it out now
Get Out - Black American guy meets the White girlfriends parents for the first time. They're a bit odd and awkward... even the black homoe hellp / folk that keep company with them are a bit off. A funny thriller / horror, it reminded me of a movie from almost 20 years ago which I won't mention for fear of spoiling the plot.
3.5 TSA Agents out 5.
Terrible news
My condolences, thoughts, hugs and love go to his family and friends.
I too believe the stigmatism around suicide needs to be brushed aside so we can talk openly about this tragic subject.
I like to believe that if people considering suicide could see the devastation suicide leaves behind, they'd maybe feel differently about it as an option.
@Pot-Hale said in Ireland v NZ - Chicago Showdown:
Instead I picked Ireland to win by more than 5 at 25/1.
€650!
Nice! I had a tenner on a draw at 90:1 which was looking amazingly good for a while there. Ended up with 25 quid at 14:1 on ireland coming in...
Am I a bad person for betting against the ABs? I just cant help myself when the odds are so long in a two horse race.
@Tim said in Aaron Smith naughty boy?:
The woman said the more she thought about it the angrier she became.
"We want to convey the fact that we're not narking or gossiping."
"They are kings and treated like absolute royalty...We hold these people so high in regard.
"They get paid more money than any other athlete, they're household names, and they're on the Weetbix boxes for God's sake."
The woman's husband also made a recording on his phone from outside the cubicle after he realised what was taking place.```
What a fluffybunny.
I concur.
Went to the movies with the missus to watch Suicide Squad. Wasnt as bad as I was expecting (given it had been panned by the critics). The superhero genre is so over done these days and other than 1 or 2 oddball characters, this movie brought nothing new.<br>5.5 nutjobs out of a possible 10.
<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-time="1472426592" data-cid="610344" data-author="taniwharugby"><p>I see a clip about of Phipps chucking Fekitoa's boot away is doing the rounds! :mocking:<br> <br>Thought was funny! :good1:</p></blockquote>Saw that this morning - kinda funny in a "petulant little man child" way.<br>The message from Cheika was probably "Rip their fking heads off and throw em to the stands". I doubt theres any accolades for boots.<br><br><blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-time="1472427352" data-cid="610348" data-author="MajorRage"><p>Frank's should have been cited and shld be out for a few weeks. It's as simple as that.<br><br>The north are going nuts, and rightly.</p></blockquote>Agree - annoyingly, it not only feeds into that "ABs get preferential treatment" narrative which the North constantly bang on about, it gives it some credibility (more so than spear-gate I'd say). I reckon that clip will get airtime the next time we front up against the English.
<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-time="1472268121" data-cid="609435" data-author="MN5"><p>Mosely era FNM did a cool song called "Annes Song" so would have loved to see Patton and the boys do to that what they did to 'We Care A Lot" ( ie make an awesome song EVEN better ).<br> <br>[media]
<br> <br>I have heard Gould is a real driver in the band sounding as good and as diverse as they do.</p></blockquote>Annes Song is great, classic Martin solo.<br>Aye, Patton tends to do Mosely era material better than Mosely<br>This track is a great example<br>[media]<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="MajorRage" data-cid="608670" data-time="1472026778"><p>Misfortune? The story of Mosley is a classic story of making your own luck.<br> <br>He's been lucky in later life that the existing members of FNM have held no hard feelings. He lost his shit just as the band was starting to break out and thus missed out on the best years. Gould & Bottum are the driving force of that band and always have been. Gould is one of, if not, the most innovative and respected bass players to exist. Find any decent bass player in a band and they will all say influenced by Gould, without exception. Bottum is the glue that runs the whole show.</p></blockquote>Incidentally, FNM re-released We Care Alot earlier this week which has some new mixes.<br>I was never really big into Mosley era FNM but it was cool watching them live stream their Mosley reunion the other day over Facebook. Lots of complaints from Patton era fans in the feed though. Pretty cool seeing selfies of Patton and Mosley together.<br>I've never really considered Gould a great bass player but I appreciate what he does do very much and he's one of my favourites.<br>I consider him a fantastic song writer though and its his understanding of tension and release that's such a key part of FNMs sound.
We watched Merchants of Doubt the other night - it's based on the book by Naomi Oreskes (an American science historian) which discusses how corporate institutions pollute the public with doubts on scientific knowledge to protect their businesses.<br>Clearly quite dry subject matter and the missus wasnt too keen to watch it but most of it is so outrageous that it actually makes for entertaining viewing of the "wtf that can't have happened" variety.<br>There's quite a lot of focus on Big Tobacco / Flame Retardants and of course Climate Change with some very interesting characters from all sides of the issue.<br><br>7.5 / 10<br><br>
