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balmybaldwin - on 28 Sep 2012
Was hoping someone on hear has riddne up snowdon, and can give me some advice.
Hoping to do this next weekend after the voluntary cycling restriction is lifted on the Bridleways.
From what I can see there are 2 bridleways to the top of Snowdon, one being the main tourist path up from Llanberis, and the other the Snowdon ranger path.
My question is, which of these should we go up, and which one should we go down (are there any particularly nasty sections on either of these routes which I should be aware of, or are they faily straight forward?)
It's been a long time since I used either of these routes on foot, and I can't remember any nasty bits.
Also, can anyone recommend a good loop to do taking in Snowdon? I was thinking up the Llanberis path, down the Ranger path, but I'm not sure of an decent route back to Llanberis.
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It was a typically dark, cold and rainy Sunday afternoon in the midst of the Manchester summer when Mrs Brewskie's thoughts first turned to Christmas. "Where do you want to go for our Christmas/Anniversary holiday my love?" she said. "Well", I replied, "I don't really care, so long as it's got Christmas markets, nice food and decent beer… How about Belgium?" Her eyes lit up with delight as she realised the other thing that Belgium was famous for, chocolate. It seemed like a match made in heaven, she could eat the best chocolate in the world and I could try some of the best beer in the world. So in the words of that fat man from Bolton, we booked it, packed it and f'ed off!
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Like all the best explorers in history have done before, the Cooks, the Drakes, the Columbi (plural), the Polos, I consulted Google for what to expect on arrival in the distant foreign climbs. I sifted through page after page of European political nonsense and finally found what I'd been looking for. The culmination of everything I've been striving for in my search for amazing drinkeries, a bar holding the world record for the most beers in stock at any 1 time… over 2000… The Delirium café, I was delirious! Unfortunately it was late when we arrived and we couldn't be bothered going anywhere, so we had our first beers in the hotel.
At this point I should probably let you into a little secret; before we went to Belgium I didn't think I liked Belgium beers. Turns out I just didn't understand them… More on that later though…
We ordered our first round of drinks in Belgium (in the very nice Aloft hotel in Brussels) and we did rather well!
When someone mentions a 9% beer in the UK, a few words spring to mind, 'homeless', 'alcoholic', not good words… You mention it in Belgium and you are a connoisseur of the finer things in life. This, I discovered, was my first fail with Belgium beer. It isn't like beer in other countries, often between 4% and 5.5% with an occasional special or export version to show off their high-alcohol content brewing skills. It is something different, and most importantly perhaps, as a rule it isn't served in pints.
There are obviously Stella Artois and Jupiler, both Belgian and both drunk in larger servings, which are in fact the most frequently drunk beers in the country. However, I haven't come all this way to drink Anno 1366 and give Mrs Brewskie a hiding as a consequence…
Chimay Bleue Trappist, 9%, Chimay (Notre-Dame de Scourmont Abbey), Belgium.
So my first foray into Belgium beers and under the guidance of '1001 beers' I choose very well indeed, a Trappist beer no less… 'What the hell is that?' I hear you cry. Unlike some religious types around the world the Trappist monks in Belgium are not required to abstain from alcohol. In fact, they positively love the stuff, and in particular, beer. There are 6 Trappists monasteries in Belgium which are allowed to brew beer carrying the Trappist logo and any beer carrying the logo guarantees the following criteria have been met:
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- The monastic community is engaged in management and all aspects of the means necessary for their operation. This must clearly reflect both the unquestionably subordinate relationship with the beneficiary monastery and the relationship with the culture of the enterprise itself in the plan of monastic life.
- The income provides for the major portion of the necessities of the community and for social services.
Fortunately for 'the necessities of the community and for social services' the Trappist beers are amazing. As I mentioned, this isn't beer as you and I may know it, the best way to think of it is like a fine wine. Deep, complex, maturing with age; it is to be savoured and enjoyed. Not a session beer, not at all.
The Chimay Bleue in particular was almost like a dark wheat beer with notes of chocolate and all brought together with a lovely complex richness that really left you wanting more. 4/5
Belle-Vue Framboise, 5.2%, Molenbeek, Belgium.
Mrs Brewskie loves fruit. And I mean loves it. If she was into tattoos she would probably have a clementine permanently drawn somewhere on her body – with a bit of tinsel to remind her of Christmas, no Clementine in the stocking makes for a grumpy wife on Christmas day.
So yeah, she ordered a Framboise. It was sweet, light and refreshing but ultimately wasn't as good as other raspberry beers from Belgium. 3/5
Brussels Day 2
We didn't have long in Brussels on account of it being pretty rubbish in comparison to Bruges and Ghent. We set off early in probably the most disappointing of all holiday weather, wind and rain. It wasn't long before we were eating, waffles, chips and chocolate to lift the spirits. When in Rome…
I had control of the map and before we did anything else remotely touristy I was determined to find the Delrium Café. I'd read several guidebooks and looked online and by all accounts it was a sprawling Mecca of beery heaven which had effectively taken over an alleyway somewhere in the centre of Brussels. Much stomping around and many chocolate shops later, we finally found what we'd been looking for. It really was impressive, so impressive, that it was quite difficult to know which of the doors led inside the café!
Delirium Café, Brussels
On entering you could tell this place meant business, it was epic, loads of floors and rooms and behind the bars, fridge after fridge of bottles of beer; all different shapes, sizes and colours. However, something didn't seem quite right. This place was showcasing itself as the home of beer but it felt a bit soleless, there was a mixed crowd; groups of twentysomethings, families with kids, older couples; the walls were covered in beer junk and the furniture had all been salvaged from breweries long since fallen into disrepair but it all felt a bit for show. We ordered some beer anyway…
Delirium Tremens, 8.5%, Melle, Belgium.
The sign above my head promised so much, "Elected as the best beer in the world". I was expecting fireworks, a taste sensation no less from the best beer in the world served in the bar with the most beers in the world… what I got was OK. Maybe I was tired, maybe I had built up to this moment for too long, but the whole experience was a bit disappointing. I'd had my first taste of Trappist beer the night before and maybe I was expecting something rich and full of flavour like the Chimay had been. It was a bit, dare I say it bland. An 8.5% beer should really be grabbing you by the goolies but there was no oomph. 2/5
We left to go and get some food feeling a little bit disappointed with our 'record breaking' experience.
Au Bon Vieux Temps, Brussels
Guidebooks are a wonderful thing, when they're up to date and not written by over enthusiastic Americans who think everything old is magical and everything small (or normal size…) is cute. This place really is a hidden gem worthy of a mention in any Brussels guidebook. Firstly, it makes the Delirium café look like it's signposted from the motorway to it's door, so you really have to look for it! It's a bit of a leap of faith just walking down the alleyway to the front door but trust me, it's worth it.
Behind the bar were an older Belgium couple with only a few words of English between them, perfect I thought, after the Delirium disappointment. Out came the beer bible and the ferocious hand rubbing started, we were in luck, plenty to choose from.
Kasteel Donker, 11%, Ingelmunster, Belgium.
Maybe it was the ambience of the bar, the excitement of going somewhere a bit more authentic, or maybe just an excellent brew… Whatever the reason, the Kasteel Donker was probably my favourite beer of the whole trip. It was rich, dark, powerful, complicated, a wonderful beer. Surprisingly this one isn't in THE book and I'm pretty sure it came recommended by the barmaid and boy am I glad I asked for a recommendation. I'll most certainly be searching this one out at home! 5/5
Corsedonk Christmas Ale, 8.5%, Oud-Turnhout, Belgium.
The Corsedonk Angus Triple is featured in the 1001 beers guide and we'd seen a few being served to the regulars so when we discovered they had a Christmas Ale too Mrs Brewskie was beside herself with excitement. It was our first Christmas special of the trip and it was pretty good. It had the usual Christmassy twists of spices and fruits but perhaps lacked in excitement and depth of flavour. Once it was all gone we weren't left thinking about getting the same again for the next round. Saying that though, it was still decent, just not as good as some of the other Belgian beers. 3/5
We'd done with Brussels; it's rain, politics, chips, tourist traps and waffles (which aren't actually from Belgium according to a Belgian guy at work) it was time to head off to more quaint surroundings in Bruges and more beer. The cobbled streets, Half moon brewery and probably the most amazing bed and breakfast in Europe awaited our arrival!
To be continued…
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by timvan on Feb.17, 2011, under Day, Smörgåsbord
I still prefer my name for Holland Village… SHANGSTERDAM.
Holland Village [map], another housing project part of the "1 City – 9 Towns" initiative the Shanghai Planning Commission set up in 2001. Designed by Dutch architects, this project, like Thames Town (see my posts of Thames Town here and here), is not quite a success, partly because it is located too far away from the city (20min walk to metro, then over an hour to Peoples Square), and partly because Chinese tastes do not suit with Dutch architecture, nevermind the price tag of 35,000RMB per square meter. Hardly as intricate as the "British" Thames Town (not even a single bike stall!), but definitely worth a visit and walk around. Just about as much as a ghost town as the "British" Town, but a few more locals walking around, as Holland Village (aka Shangsterdam!) is better integrated with the surrounding town of Gao Qiao, whereas Thames Town was a seriously locked-down housing complex (with only 2 entrances/exits).
To visit Shangsterdam, you can easily walk from the North Waigaoqiao Free Trade Zone station, the second to last stop on line 5. Then an easy, and picturesque (see previous post) 20min walk following the river through traditional Chinese streets and you'll eventually see the windmill located on an island in the middle of the river you've been following.
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by timvan on Dec.29, 2009, under Day, Smörgåsbord
Last Sunday [while it was snowing!] I went with my girl to hit up the Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Center (Official site / Frommer's site), which is home to the largest to-scale city model in the world: Shanghai 2020!
I have always been a architecture fiend, and this was a hidden delight. Well, maybe not so hidden, as the Exhibition Center is located inside a massive modern building in the middle of People's Square. 5 floors of exhibits chronicle the history and modernization of Shanghai, from the feudal dynasties (SH was a fishing village), to when the first Europeans arrived to trade (SH was a fishing village), through to today (when SH was a massive city), and on into the future (when SH turns into the worlds' economic metropolis of the world (you heard it hear first!)).
Old photographs were what I found the most interesting, as the trasformation of this city is truly beyond words. Just look at the image of the Pudong skyline in my last post, when I was in Shanghai for the first time some 10 years ago, only 3-4 buildings were built (including the Pearl Tower), so I can only imagine what Shanghai will look like in another decade in 2020… oh wait nevermind, on the 5th floor they have the worlds largest to-scale city-model in the world: Shanghai 2020!
The center obviously showcases much about the upcoming Shanghai Expo, and I can't wait to see some of the structures they are planning to build, truly remarkable stuff. Still can't decide which one I will like more… Thomas Heatherwick's UK Pavilion (consisting of 60,000 transparent rods) or the Switzerland Pavilion by Buchner Bründler Architects (which has a ski lift through, over, and around it -no I am not joking).


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Proxy reform. It's on the Securities and Exchange Commission's list of initiatives this year but just what it should spell will likely continue to be one of the most heated topics to cross the regulator's desk.
In one corner is the New York-based Broadridge Financial, which is only too eager to tout the efficiencies of the current system in which it holds a virtual monopoly. It's actually the world's largest distributor of proxy materials for broker dealers and banks on behalf of beneficial shareholders. On the other corner are the Washington, D.C.-based Shareholder Communications Coalition (SCC) representing issuers and transfer agents, and The Altman Group, a proxy solicitation firm in New York. They say plumbing in the proxy industry is in major need of overhauling.
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The Altman Group's plan is similar proposal to the SCC's with one key difference. Under the Altman Group's plan called ABO – short for all beneficial owners – issuers would only ask for the names of OBOs during a limited number of times a year. The SCC says it doesn't want to impose that type of restriction but its plan allows OBOs to hide behind nominee name- the name of their financial intermediaries
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But there is still one key unanswered question. Would either the SCC's plan or Altman's plan be more cost-effective for issuers? Holch concedes that the SCC hasn't done a comparative analysis of whether issuers would be paying more – or less- than they currently do using Broadridge's services through their banks and brokerages.
Cost isn't everything, according to Holch and Altman. It's the principle of the matter. But the SCC, says Holch, believes that more frequent electronic communications between issuers and their beneficial shareholders will eventually lower issuers' costs. For issuers interacting by mail, even if the costs were higher than they are currently, issuers may be willing to pay more just to ensure they get their message across to all of their investors directly. That means both registered and beneficial shareholders
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So far, no not-for-profit organization has stepped forward to write the check – aka spend the money needed to participate in the proxy arena. Broadridge is even making a dent in the distribution business for registered shareholders – a business once reserved for transfer agents. During the past year, 1,200 of the largest companies also selected Broadridge to provide services to their registered shareholders, says Callan.
Broadridge's argument has some merit. The SEC needs to ask the SCC and other critics of the status quo to come up with a dollars and cents analysis of how their proposals stack up against the status quo. Ideally, firms such as DTCC, transfer agents and even competitors of Broadridge will explain just how they plan to follow in Broadridge's footsteps and at what cost to issuers.
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Regulators now want Wall Street firms to open the kimono about their trading activities and decision-making process so they can understand systemic risk. Its only fair that the SEC require complete transparency in the proxy industry. Anything less will only continue to fuel criticism of Broadridge and the current process without any clear understanding of how – and whether – changes should be made.
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Good to see Securities Industry News analyzing these difficult and complex issues. As an active shareowner, what I'd like to see is an end to "street name" registration. Companies have always been able to communicate with shareowners. The layers they have to go through just add expense that ultimately reduce shareowner earnings... although I'm reluctant with any system that puts corporations fully in charge of their own elections. The United States Proxy Exchange and CorpGov.net are working on "proxy plumbing" reforms that result in more communication between shareowners. We need to look at safeguards, such as "do not call" lists, so that shareowners themselves decide who can contact them directly outside annual elections and proxy contests. There are many details to work out. Personally, my major concern is that those under "street name registration" only hold "security entitlements," not real shares. SEC laws and regulations are written to protect shareholders, not those with security entitlements. Therefore, Broadridge and others are interpreting requirements that apply to proxies as not applicable to their "voter information forms." Counting blank votes for management, with only a microtype warning on the ProxyVote screen and summarizing resolutions so voters can't even guess the subject are abuses that would end with a system of direct registration and the use of actual proxies. I would love to see your publication comment on our draft rulemaking proposal... and we're still looking for co-filers.
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Don't be afraid to enjoy, even embrace this film. Mr. Cage is just plain terrific. So is Mr. Cusack who also underplays his role and stays cool as the heat builds. Watching movies is my recreational hobby and this one grabs you and hangs on. The performances are so good and the direction so right-on that you'll be transfixed for the running time. See it. You'll dig it. You have my word.
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This is a decent movie, which ironically would best be viewed on the big screen given the visually arresting shots of the Alaskan landscape except that it had a very tiny release on the big screen, and has most certainly been seen more on-demand and now through the DVD format. In case a viewer of "The Frozen Ground" is left unsatisfied with the necessary compression of events, composite characters, etc. that are necessary to produce a movie of less than two hours in length, and want to learn more about the Hansen case that inspired the movie one could do worse then read "Fair Game" (http://tinyurl.com/mqssp5z) by Bernard DuClos that was recently republished. Reading it as a companion to the
movie will help the viewer of "The Frozen Ground" realize the liberties that were inevitably taken to make it suitable for the silver screen as well as understand elements of Hansen's life and killing spree that the picture did not have time to delve into such as more of Hansen's background (which early on indicated a propensity toward crime) and the backstory of the whole oil pipeline boom that produced the mafia controlled prostitution/strip bar scene that Hudgen's character is entangled in.
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The problem with movies like this--set in places where most have never been--is the watcher himself. What anonymous12 said was accurate in that the time and feeling have to be recreated for the watcher because there's a good chance that 85% of the folks watching it will never set foot in Alaska, let alone its largest city. If the movie failed on any level it's that the director didn't accurately recreate that mood so that you transcend time. the constant snow made everything just a little too pretty. I thought Vanessa Hudgens was very good (but she'll be immensely frustrating as a character), Nic Cage was marginal (but hasn't he always been?), and Cusack was oddly mesmerizing and creepy. Cusack didn't portray an everyday man as much as his fellow actors tried to force that title on him; let's face it, his character may have been soft-spoken, but he oozed "deviant." The problem with that, however, is that in '83, that WAS Anchorage, and everyone sort of looked that way. Up the mood and throwaway Cage (forever, please) and the movie would have been markedly better.
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I lived in downtown Anchorage during the dark, dark years of 78-84--the Hansen murder years. These were the "in between" years in Alaska, post pipeline, pre-gentrification, when misfits, murderers, end of the roaders, mushers, and outcasts were the order of the day. It was truly dark in every way. Heck, you could murder 17 prostitutes or half a village (re: McCarthy, Alaska) and still run a bakery in a strip mall with a smile on your face. I haven't yet seen the movie, but I hope Walker was able to show the Anchorage that existed for those brief years. Flying into that place was like crawling under a lid of evil. Many, many murders happened. Cocaine flowed like rivers from the mountains. The lost and disenfranchised either went to jail or went legit. Many a black sheep prospered with slope paychecks and things settled down overall. But for a time, darkness ruled.
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When supersonic flow is achieved through a wind tunnel or rocket nozzle, the flow is said to have "started". For this to happen, a shock wave must pass through, leaving supersonic flow in its wake. The series of images above show a shock wave passing through an ideal rocket nozzle contour. Flow is from the top to bottom. As the shock wave passes through the nozzle expansion, its interaction with the walls causes flow separation at the wall. This flow separation artificially narrows the rocket nozzle (see images on right), which hampers the acceleration of the air to its designed Mach number. It also causes turbulence and pressure fluctuations that can impact performance. (Image credit: B. Olson et al.)
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We take for granted that drops which impact a solid surface will splash, but, in fact, drops only splash when the surrounding air pressure is high enough. When the air pressure is low enough, drops simply impact and spread, regardless of the fluid, drop height, or surface roughness. Why this is and what role the surrounding air plays remains unclear. Here researchers visualize the air flow around a droplet impact. In (a) we see the approaching drop and the air it pulls with it. Upon impact in (b) and (c) the drop spreads and flattens while a crown of air rises in its wake. The drop's spread initiates a vortex ring that is pinned to the drop's edge. In later times (d)-(f) the vortex ring detaches from the drop and rolls up. (Photo credit: I. Bischofberger et al.)
Surface properties can have surprising effects on fluid behavior. This image shows the evaporation of several droplets over time. All of the initial droplets are of the same volume, but they are placed on a surface which is a) superhydrophobic, b) hydrophobic, or c) hydrophilic. The more hydrophobic the surface, the larger the initial contact angle between the droplet and surface and the smaller the wetted area of the surface. Yet despite this seemingly large surface area exposure to air, the droplet on the superhydrophobic surface is the slowest to evaporate. (Photo credit: C. Choi)
If you have any leftover hard-boiled eggs, you can recreate this bit of fluid dynamical fun. Spin the egg through a puddle of milk, and you'll find that the egg draws liquid up from the puddle and flights it out in a series of jets. As the egg spins, it drags the milk it touches with it. Points closer to the egg's equator have a higher velocity because they travel a larger distance with each rotation. This variation in velocities creates a favorable pressure gradient that draws milk up the sides of the egg as it spins, creating a simple pump. To see the effect in action check out this Science Friday video or the BYU Splash Lab's Easter-themed video. (Photo credit: BYU Splash Lab)
Any time there is relative motion between a solid and a fluid, a small region near the surface will see a large change in velocity. This region, shown with smoke in the image above, is called the boundary layer. Here air flows from right to left over a spinning spheroid. At first, the boundary layer is laminar, its flow smooth and orderly. But tiny disturbances get into the boundary layer and one of them begins to grow. This disturbance ultimately causes the evenly spaced vortices we see wrapping around the mid-section of the model. These vortices themselves become unstable a short distance later, growing wavy before breaking down into complete turbulence. (Photo credit: Y. Kohama)
When a fluid flows next to a solid, the fluid right next to the solid is always stuck to its surface. This means it has zero velocity with respect to the solid. This is called the no-slip boundary condition, and it's why boundary layers exist.
The picture above is a special situation meant to make a beautiful and illustrative image. However, boundary layers exist everywhere: the wind blowing across your face, the water right next to you when you're swimming, the air right next to your car when it's driving. Since air is hard to see, in the picture they use smoke so you can see it.
As boundary layers continue across objects, they always go through a transition from well-behaved and layer-like to disordered and gnarly-looking. The word for layer-like is "laminar." The word for disordered and gnarly is "turbulent." In the picture you can see the laminar-to-turbulent transition very well.
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Autodesk Releases Inventor HSM, a CAD-Integrated CAM Product
For a long time, HSMWorks for SolidWorks was the envy of Autodesk Inventor users. The computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) program was best known for its tight integration with SolidWorks' CAD program. Even the "-Works" in HSMWorks, I suspect, might have been the creators' deliberate tie to SolidWorks in branding. The only way the SolidWorks-HSMWorks integration could have been tighter was for Dassault Systemes, SolidWorks' parent company, to acquire HSMWorks.
HSMWorks eventually did get bought, but not by Dassault. It was by Autodesk, which owns SolidWorks' CAD rival Autodesk Inventor. The fierce competition between SolidWorks and Inventor notwithstanding, the new owner vows to keep HSMWorks interoperable with SolidWorks. At the same time, the lack of an Inventor-integrated HSMWorks became an imbalance that needs to be corrected. This week, the correction comes in the form of Autodesk Inventor HSM, a CAD-CAM bundle that includes both Autodesk Inventor design software and CAM features. →']);" class="more-link">Continue reading
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Wind tunnel or airflow simulation is usually the domain of experts, a market served by high end CFD software makers. Autodesk Flow Design, however, targets designers with limited exposure to simulation. The simple wizard-like setup lets users import existing geometry and set up simulation scenarios (for instance, simulating the airflow around a vehicle traveling at a certain speed, or a stadium of a certain shape) with just a few input parameters. →']);" class="more-link">Continue reading
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If the transition of 3D design capabilities to the cloud has been a series of measured steps, think of Autodesk's latest move as a leap for CAD.
Autodesk, which has been the most aggressive of the CAD vendors to embrace the new software delivery paradigm, has announced a technology preview of full-fledged versions of its 3D design, engineering, and entertainment tools running in a Web browser for the first time. These browser-based versions of Autodesk Inventor, Revit, Maya, and 3ds Max provide access to the bulk of functionality in the traditional desktop versions on any Internet-connected system or device without requiring a full license of the program, and without keeping the user tied to any specific PC. →']);" class="more-link">Continue reading
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Try This Time Saver: Baked Potatoes In The Slow Cooker
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In the past we've talked about several favorite ways to cook a potato to baked perfection. Well surprise, surprise, there's a new method on the block and it involves zero effort and you don't even have to be home while it cooks. Boo-yah!
We checked in with Cindy over at Skp to my Lou who made mention of this super simple baked potato method. Try this "set it and forget it" method that you can prepare before you even walk out the door for work.
Like other methods, this one involves wrapping your potatoes in foil. (You could add butter or a bit of salt for some kick, but this trick isn't about the seasonings.) Next, put your slow cooker on low and let the potatoes cook for roughly eight hours. When you're ready, so are they!
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Sweet! I am making a quick chicken dish tomorrow that goes great with baked potatoes. Now I won't have to wait for them to get done.
do you have to wrap them in foil? I hate foil wrapped potatoes, I can taste it.
I do this myself but everyone might not like it. I am not a personal fan of drier potatoes, like baking potatoes, as many people are so I like a wetter texture, but, some people might not like the wetter texture that the potatoes get as they steam themselves cooked in the crockpot. If you like a dryer more actual baked texture this could be a problem.
This is awesome!!!! I'm making a batch this weekend so I'll have lunch all week. I am going to have a blast getting creative with the toppings. Thank you for this post.
@AMANDARH--you could probably substitute parchment paper or leave off the foil. People bake potatoes in foil to keep them from getting too dry in the oven. That's not likely to be a problem with this cooking method, since the crockpot keeps in so much steam.
Hmmm...I like a really crispy skin on my baked potato, with soft and tender insides. Just don't think this method would cut it for me!
I like this idea a lot. Do you have to pierce the potatoes with a fork first?
I am going to try this with baked sweet potatoes.
Another good idea brought to you from the folks at TheKitchn! Thanks again. :-)
Have done this for years. Works for potatoes, sweet potatoes, whole squash. I do pierce them just in case, but I think in the moist environment you may not have to. Pumpkin for pies-eazy peazy like this (whole or cut into wedges)
Good lord, I love slow cookers. Thanks, VIHA for the idea about doing this for sweet potatoes -- I bet that would be great for ravioli fillings. My mouth is watering just thinking about it.
Like others, this I'd imagine that this would create more of a 'steamed' potato than baked. The crispy skin is the best part.
I was just thinking about whether I could do this the other day, weird.
If you're a fan of crispy potato skins, you could cook them for 6 hours or so and then finish them in the oven. That should work, so long as they get about 20 minutes in the oven. I'll have to give it a try to be sure, but that's my intuition.
what about energy consumption? my boyfriend claims this is a "Waste of energy" even though ive told him the wattage used for a crock pot is only about 70 whereas a microwave is 1100.
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Great idea - I just wanted to point out the risk of holding (unperforated) foil-wrapped potatoes for extended periods below 140 degrees (60C) raises the potential for botulism toxin to grow, if it's present. So, as long as you're keeping the slow cooker at its simmer point (which is around 210F; 7-8 hours on "low", 3-4 on "high"), this method is cool. Just don't let it sit on "warm" for too long. Feel free to research this topic on the CDC website (BCCDC has a good pamphlet as well) or other cooperative extension sites... keeping our peeps safe!
I just poke holes in mine and put them in with no foil.
The same method also works for pie pumpkins and winter squash too. You cut them after they are done and scrape out the seeds. Beyond Easy Pumpkin Purée
I wonder if you could cook them like this, then hollow them out and bake them in the oven for twice-baked potatoes? That would be soooo much easier...
I just wanted to point out that slow cooking for 8 hours versus an hour in the oven is NOT a time-saver! Try pressure cooking your potatoes in 10 minutes, then post about how much time it saves!


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TEAMS: St. Louis Rams, Kansas City Chiefs, San Diego Chargers, Cincinnati Bengals
TEAMS: St. Louis Rams, Kansas City Chiefs, San Diego Chargers, Cincinnati Bengals
This is the first season in a long time where big names are being floated as possible trades at the NFL trade deadline. Through various sources I have heard large name NFL players like Vick, Steven Jackson, Dwayne Bowe, Deangelo Williams, Tim Tebow and Takeo Spikes being floated as possible trades before the Thursday 4pm deadline. Lets imagine for a second the Bengals were the type of team that makes trades and how some players could help the team right now. 1. Dwayne Bowe – The Bengals are struggling to find a number 2 opposite AJ Green. They may have the future number two currently on the roster, but for whatever reason there is no one filling the vacancy left when AJ Green is double and triple covered. In could step Dwayne Bowe. Already upset with the Chiefs for not giving him a long term deal and using the franchise tag, Bowe is a legitimate number 1 threat who paired with AJ could take the Bengals passing game to the next level. Bowe has had a problem with drops but has been a solid performer in his time in KC. 2. Steven Jackson – The Bengals can not run the ball. Sure, BJGE gets a lot of the blame for this from the fans, but the line is not doing the best job of giving the Bengals backs the holes they need to get to the second level. Perhaps adding a veteran back in the last year of his current deal could jump start the ground game. Jackson has put up solid numbers his whole career and has done so on some bad Rams teams. The excitement that would come from signing him would also fill seats at Paul Brown. 3. Deangelo Williams – Same as above. A back that is used to working in a committee and has produced on some poor teams in the past. 4. LeGarrette Blount – Another tough back that has put up decent numbers in his short career. The upside to him is he is making league minimum and is currently being outplayed in Tampa. We know the Bengals could use some line help, however there does not seem to be much buzz around any interior lineman in trade talks. This is something the team may need to address in the offseason depending on how players come back from injury. Adding any of the players above could help the team to kickstart its offense and for Mike Brown it could kick start ticket sales.
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Peel the mangoes and cut them into 1/2 -inch segments. Sprinkle well with the coarse salt and let stand overnight. Wash off the salt in the morning. Boil the green gingerroot in water for 30 minutes, then drain. Tie the spices in a muslin bag large enough to allow swelling. Put the vinegar in a heavy kettle and add the spice bag, sugar and drained gingerroot. Simmer gently for 30 minutes, stirring often. Add the onions, garlic, raisins, currants and chilies. Add half of the mangoes and simmer for 2 hours, stirring and watching carefully. Add the almonds and preserved gingerroot and the rest of the mangoes. Simmer for another 2 hours, or until the mixture is as thick as jam. Remove the spice bag. Arrange the fruit and other ingredients in a tasteful manner in hot sterilized jars, with almonds and raisins showing through the glass. Seal. Stand in a cool place for several weeks before using. This chutney can be kept for years.
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Caroline and Georgina Evers-Swindell show us how to cook this simple but delicious beef casserole.
Brown the meat in 2-3 batches with the oil in a heavy-based pan. Transfer to a casserole dish. Gently fry the onions and garlic for 2-3 minutes in the same pan. Sprinkle over the flour and stir well until the onions and garlic are well coated.
Gradually pour in the stock and bring to the boil, stirring well, to make a smooth sauce. Season to taste. Add the diced vegetables and thyme and pour the sauce over the beef and vegetables.
Cover and cook in a pre-heated 160°C oven for 1½ to 2 hours or until very tender.
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wow!! this tasted really good keep posting!!!
mmmmmm.......... this is the best tasting thing in the world!!!!!
160 deg C is too much for our oven. My casserole was dried out after 1.5 h at 160. Next time, I'll use 120 deg.
Sorry to hear that Derek. Did you have the oven on bake, not fan?
it tasted good yummy yummy
I'm about to make this
Enjoy Ray!!
I have been trying to make a casserole in my crappy student flat oven for ages! and with this recipe it finally WORKED!
its so choice and now l cooked it for a biger family now
About to try this recipe, looking forward to it.
This is pretty good... except I just chuck everything in a crock pot for a couple hours instead of frying anything first and thicken the sauce at the end, meat is so tender.
at last a beef caserol without tomatos,love it
going to try this recipe tonight..nice,easy,simple but be first time using garlic in cassarole..
A simple but one of the best winter dishes and we will have it again tonight.
loved this easy casserole very yummy
this looks yummy!! - can i do this recipe in the crockpot instead and if so would i need to make any changes to it? :-)
I'm going to make this tonight, am a rower and have a 60min erg and then weights tonight so will look forward to a yummy casserole when I get home in this cold weather!! :)
This was so good, meat was so tender! And really easy to prepare and cook :-)
This is a yummy recipe! Even the fussy hubby gave a big thumbs up!
Yum! Always so good :)
Im so making this right now yummm cant wait!!!
Just a thought: When you click to 'Print recipe' all the other pages of comments come out. Waste of paper and ink. Just the recipe should come out.
This would be relativley low fat wouldnt it? Just a bit of fat from the meat and if u used less oil to fry in?
Yes, both blade and chuck steak are low in saturated fat, which means they carry the Heart Foundation Tick. Check out other lean beef and lamb cuts that meet the Tick criteria here http://www.beeflambnz.co.nz/index.pl?page=qualifying_cuts_hearttick&m=226
What about rump steak? My local doesnt have the alternatives...
will this work in a slow cooker?
Yes it will. As a general rule, 1 hour of simmering on the cooktop of oven equates to approximately 5-6 hours on low or 2-2.5 hours on high in a slow cooker.
As there is little evaporation when cooking with a slow cooker, you need to reduce the amount of liquid. Reduce the liquid (such as stock, wine or water) by about half of the original amount. A maximum of two cups of liquid will generally be enough for most slow cooker recipes (except soups).
This is always a winner in my family :D
Every time i mention Lamb cassarole, My family of 8 always come over for dinner. I accompany it with HOme made garlic bread
This recipe is too awesome and too easy :D
Would like to give this recpie a go.There is only two of us so could I half the recipe?.
sound yummy, im about to cook for my wife. Cant wait. Sieg
Beautiful - I did a crock pot version of this recipe (no frying and judt thicken at the end) 8 hours on low (go about your day) meat was perfect.
Big thumbs up
Thanks, this is just the flavor I was after but didn't have the know-how to achieve it, and it was just what I felt like eating tonight.
Thanks for the easy and clear instructions, I very much appreciated them.
Im making this for our dinner tonight sounds so GOOD !! - Its getting cold down here in windy wellington this is what we are in urgent need of :) keep yous posted on my end results ....
Can we add crushed tomatoes ?
Would it work with Beef Schnitzel?..... Sorry just wondering cos I want to try this and that's the only cut of beef in my fridge!
are you suggesting 160degrees fan bake?
My partner said he didn't like Casseroles until I served him this, he was still talking about it days later. I cook mine on the stove top in a pot on low due to not having a casserole dish, works fine.
Beautiful recipe! Tried it first time & whole family loved it! Been cooking it once every while since then.
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