That tool looks really good and I'm tempted but I already have 2 Japanese mandolin kind of things (one mine, one my mother's) and a proper professional st/st mandolin (dangerous tool) so I don't think I can justify getting another one. Pity because it has far more options than the ones I have. I have a permanently painful left arm and shoulder (arthritis) which makes holding things still for chopping quite a difficult procedure. Peeling is a bit of an issue as well - as it is with a food processor. then, with a food processor, you have to take it all apart and wash it and dry it - I find myself using it less and less these days.Whilst your arm is bad, you might get along with something like this? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/394314185471?hash=item5bcef4faff:g:FEkAAOSwAtVjmtkU&amdata=enc:AQAHAAAAwIdCXw/s4zMn7vFzIs9Q4E1CBB256Ij0lf9yZlP2rSCu1+OMb/5/HxufTVxZGqlV2CJQADKUEolhmJLKgk8OFiNmDgDkLe5p41jVdbde+hawLUxIjCAgDUhcKHd4jIFuhN3hXt6ngbBF/Orvbj6jbBT8pFyfLweLpipSBrzBW68D4xUaB9kO/c4OGmPck4ZEs9FbDs7HTRJFpqgFIqt7n33M7nXO8/P9rrhjJAk7m9KH/ylzrbre4DoBKFpgHUbJBQ==|tkp:BlBMULjGs8O9YQ , without breaking the bank
I must admit that's when a food processor entered my life.
Well, sauerkraut is cabbage and it's sour. Pickled cabbage is a cabbage and it's sour.Caught a bit of an American cooking show this morning on TV where she (Valerie somebody or other) said she was making a quick sauerkraut. She shredded cabbage and put it in a bowl with spices, poured cider vinegar over it and microwaved it. To me, that's a quick pickle, not sauerkraut which should be fermented with salt, not pickled in vinegar. Have I had this wrong all along?
I've pickled quite a lot of cabbage, but never successfully made sauerkraut.
I think secret is to make sure both that you have enough salt - I use sea salt flakes -and also that you have thoroughly massaged the cabbage with the salt. Many recipes on web such as this oneA kind of sense. But it's the same as saying a slice of bread is the same thing as a slice of cake - they're both made with flour. Not sure about the thinking of Americans, it's a bit odd sometimes, and I'll just carry on thinking my way. Fermented cabbage is meant to be good for you, not so sure about the health benefits of pickled cabbage.
I'll try again to make it the traditional way anyway - like kimchi but without the hot spices. Last time I ended up with shredded cabbage, preserved in the same condition as I put it in the jar 3 weeks before. It was fine braised.
It happens, glad you feel calmer now!Feeling calmer and oh so guilty
Do you use a chair that keeps your legs lifted or are you sitting in a regular chair with your feet on the floor, making things even more difficult for your legs?can't walk around due to my bad legs so am tending to sit most of the day.
It's a recliner chair which provides a support for legs - doesn't bring them up higher than the hips, but at least not on the floor.Do you use a chair that keeps your legs lifted or are you sitting in a regular chair with your feet on the floor, making things even more difficult for your legs?
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