Here in South Africa, we also just generally refer to grilling in oven, when specifically using the top oven element, and we'd call it a block of butter, and, maize meal is called mielie pap (porridge) this side, whereas corn starch is the more finely ground thickening powdered form - but, we'd generally just refer to that one as the most commonly known brand name - maizena...<smile> Stay well Jacob Kruger Blind Biker Skype: BlindZA '...fate had broken his body, but not his spirit...' ----- Original Message ----- From: Shirley Robinson To: blindcooks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Thursday, February 06, 2014 11:15 PM Subject: [blindcooks] Re: Dish packing etc. during moving/relocation Here in New Zealand we use the word "grill" to indicate the top element alone in an oven. I asked an elderly friend about grill vs broil. She has some old, highly prized American cookbooks from about the 1960s which refer to "broiling" as you pointed out in your message. Some things are just different here I suppose. For instance, I'm not familiar with "a stick of butter". I also think we say cornflour instead of cornstarch. The only other Kiwi on the list left a while ago. He was good enough to translate recipies into the New Zealand context. I might look for a more localised list to avoid a misunderstanding such as the one I've just caused. Mind you, so many interesting topics have come up in this particular forum that I'd almost be reluctant to leave. Please mention Emily once in a while; it's interesting to know her perspective on cooking also. Any recipe you've tried sounds more exciting if she enjoys it as well. Shirley. From: blindcooks-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:blindcooks-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jon Rawlings Sent: Tuesday, 4 February 2014 5:36 p.m. To: blindcooks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [blindcooks] Re: Dish packing etc. during moving/relocation Shirley: I don't mean to split hairs here, but I think you meant broil, not grill. Grills are outdoor things. Oh sure, I know there are electric things people call a grill, but it's really not. Again, sorry for making a thing of this, but I believe words mean things and I'm committed to maintaining the integrity of those words and meanings. Jon ----- Original Message ----- From: Shirley Robinson To: blindcooks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Monday, February 03, 2014 6:20 PM Subject: [blindcooks] Re: Dish packing etc. during moving/relocation I managed to wreck my favourite oven dish without leaving home. It only happened yesterday when I was making baked steak for dinner and must have bumped the switch when placing the dish with lid into my benchtop oven. The result was an explosion of glass and a burnt offering; I had accidentally bumped the control switch from bake to grill; therefore most of the heat was forced onto the lid of dish, burning the contents and I have to say, steak isn't cheap in this country. I had to resort to Plan B, crumbed fish in a hurry; luckily I had some in the freezer. In future I'll have to check my oven settings before and after putting something in, especially when it's slightly heavy. My favourite dish that one; my mother gave it to me; I haven't told her yet! Shirley. From: blindcooks-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:blindcooks-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jacob Kruger Sent: Tuesday, 4 February 2014 3:46 a.m. To: blindcooks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [blindcooks] Dish packing etc. during moving/relocation Not really relevant to anything specific, but, was thinking about it again today - when we moved to new house in October last year, we used reusable plastic packing cases, etc., and all went well, etc., but, the one thing that didn't seem to appreciate the move was my favourite/standard oven ceramic casserole dish, in that, the first time I tried to use it again, in the new house, it literally cracked/split in half, and my guess would be that some or other form of stress fracture it absorbed during move caused this, and, maybe, during move, it would have been best to either make sure there were no other, hard items packed with something like this, or else to just have packed it in a form of padding/packaging, etc., but anyway? 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