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    last peppers harvested and plants "winterized".

    I used to chat with a guy that lives in Texas that would overwinter some of his plants. He had an orange habanero plant that was something like 4 or 5 years old. His last harvest from it gave him ~4000 peppers. It can be done, just take precautions and watch out for pests. Once they get a...
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    last peppers harvested and plants "winterized".

    I've tried overwintering a few of my pepper plants back when I was growing regularly. Everything was fine until around December when the aphids would emerge and decimate any new foliage that appeared. I abandonded the idea and went back to starting new each year.
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    Long time smoker of anything edible

    Welcome to the community possum! Lots of good folks here.
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    Hydroponics Struggling

    Tried that too. Nothing worked as good as a dedicated pH adjuster over a longer period.
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    Not smoking related so posting here. First time making pot stickers

    I find most gyoza recipe's share a lot of common ingredients. If you want to up the umami, add some Dashi powder.
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    Hydroponics Struggling

    What are you using to measure EC and pH? I would also suggest using pH Down instead of citric acid to lower pH. Dedicated pH solutions are considerably more stable.
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    Hydroponics Struggling

    The confusion comes from me having never heard EC being referred to in numbers like 1200. I've only ever seen references like that when talking about PPM. Of course the PPM depends on which scale you're using - 500 or 700 so we'd have to know what conversion scale the OP is using to understand...
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    Not smoking related so posting here. First time making pot stickers

    I really like potstickers, but I've found that I don't have the patience to make proper ones that are nicely folded. I've since taken to simply spreading a dollop of the filling on the dough and frying it on both sides. Or spreading it on half and folding it mini-taco style before fying on both...
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    Kitchen Aid Pasta Maker

    I'd suggest ensuring that you're working with warm, relaxed dough to start with. Slightly rolled helps too.
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    Kitchen Aid Pasta Maker

    We bought a set of these shortly after we picked up our KA from costco around 15 years ago. Unfortunately we've moved three times since then and they've been stored away in a box ever since. Out of sight, out of mind I guess. We have one more move coming up, but this should be the last as we're...
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    Grinding spices

    I have a magic bullet from when they first came out in the early 2000's. That thing is a beast! It's a fair amount bigger than the magic bullets that came after it. It's great for marinade prep. The issue I'm having is the blender plate is starting to leak a tad. The base is still chugging along...
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    Talk, to, me about Insta pots, please.

    You can get the Instapot with an air fryer attachment now too if that's something that tickles your fancy.
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    Talk, to, me about Insta pots, please.

    We've had the Instant Pot 6 Qt DUO for a few years now. We initially held off on buying it until it was on sale. I think we picked it up for $60CAD. The 6 Qt suites our family of three quite well. Not too big, not too small. We primarily use it for roasts, stews and my all time favourite Ramen...
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    What is the best pellet grill for smoking salmon?

    I agree with @02ebz06. You're likely going to have issues finding a pellet smoker that can go low enough. I have a traeger and the lowest setting is 180f, with a +/-20f temp swing on either side. I'd second the vertical electric smokers since you have the ability to run them a much lower...
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    Beef Pho

    Vancouver has a number of good ramen houses. I make sure to stop by Ramen Gojiro every time I'm there. Unfortunately the Pho in my northern neck of the woods is rather lacking.
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