I was talking to Tenina a month or so ago about rice for risotto, and she said I should get the Italian Arborio.
I’d been using the Riviera Arborio from Woolies, but – after hunting around that the markets, etc., in vain – I found this at Coles.
Gotta say, they’re clearly bigger, plumper, grains that the brand we’d been using, and we definitely prefer this.
Yup, another Ikea item. A great way to spend $2!
BEVARA Sealing clip, set of 30, assorted colours, assorted sizes
Hey, does anyone have a list of the Thermomix speeds at the various settings? I’d like to complete this, as it’s woefully bare 
Setting HMP speed TMX speed gentle stir – 40 rpm 1 120 rpm 100 rpm 1E 480 rpm 1F 180 rpm 2 315 rpm 3 830 rpm 500 rpm 4 1780 rpm 1100 rpm 5 2935 rpm 6 4000 rpm 7 5330 rpm 8 7140 rpm 9 8950 rpm 10 10250 rpm 10200 rpm Turbo (Gastro) 12500 rpm
It’s OK, I understand that this is not actually the world’s most exciting subject 
But it’s actually pretty useful, which is different. See, I really hate the spice jars from the supermarket, because they’re really narrow, so it’s hard to get a spoon in there to get the spice out, so you end up trying to shake it out onto the spoon, then you get a big clump, and it’s a mess. Total PITA, basically.
Also, what about people (like me) who buy their spice from the markets? Then it comes in bags, so you have to keep it in something.
I have the solution.
The DROPPAR Spice jar from IKEA. Just $5 for two.
