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Yes I might have to make them when toddler is elsewhere! I can’t imagine any part of it I would let her “help” with!

Will report back!

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I don’t have a working oven or a cast iron pan or a Dutch oven or any other heavy lidded cooking dish. Just a lightweight nonstick pan and a stock pot. Is there a way for me to make bread using what I have?

It’s soup weather. I’m making black bean soup and that requires fresh bread of some type.

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It’s a different texture from like a loaf, but look up pan bread (skillet bread).

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The stock pot is full of soup I assume?

You can do stovetop bread in either and flip it. Or steamed buns. You can also make cinnamon buns

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I found an instant pot recipe. If it works this might become my go to.

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Please report back on your results.

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The recipe suggested using the IP’s yoghurt cycle to proof the dough, which is brilliant and I would never have thought of. My house is super cold so I wasn’t sure how to make it rise.

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Looks like you’ve solved, but in case you ever need to know, you can make bread in a coffee can. Needs an oven, though.

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My experiment failed. I still have some dough so I’m going to pan fry it like bannock and hope for the best.

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I could add liquid to the soup and make them dumplings. Has anyone made yeast dumplings?

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We have an LG dishwasher that’s almost 5 years old that has started making a noise that Internet videos tell me is the motor failing. The Internet also tells me that it’s about $100 part and $400 labor, which sounds about right to me because our local appliance repair is $150 just to diagnose.

The question is, should we spend $500 to repair a dishwasher that’s is 5 years old? It’s had a couple small plastic parts break already. This thing was $1000 and is a POS.

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Do not fix

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May not be worth repairing :sob:

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If you were interested in doing the repairs yourself to eke out another year or so I’d say do it. But I wouldn’t pay someone that much when non-pos dishwashers exist and are pricey. If it’s financially feasible, put the money towards a replacement that will last longer. Apparently new Bosch dishwashers are going down hill, but the Wirecutter has a good writeup for alternatives.

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Yeah, I’d gamble on the part and youtube but otherwise replace.

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No, not Bosch too! They were the chosen one, supposed to save us all from shitty dishwashers!

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I knowwwwwwwww it’s the worst! But Wirecutter says that there are other good dishwashers! Or maybe you can snag an old model??

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Is there a store where you can get a discounted open box one to replace it? That’s how I found my Miele and I LOVE IT.

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I’ll check on that down at our local appliance place. There’s generally not a lot available around here because we live in a backwater.

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What is the best way to prevent leg cramps? And also, how to get relief once you have one? I’ve been taking Magnesium for a while and it has definitely helped but lately I’ve been getting them again. Seems to usually be at like 2am too, so I stand up, walk around and try to move my foot to lessen the pain but maybe there’s a specific movement that can be helpful?

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