Home Appliances : Viking grill – the all around outdoor cooker

C4 outdoor cooker is the most versatile Viking grill (VCQS) which lets you smoke turkeys, barbecue ribs, sear steaks and chops, bake side dishes and desserts, and of course, grill hamburgers and everything that is grill-able. Viking grill – the all around outdoor cooker sleek Viking grill is one tough outdoor cooker made of 18 gauge stainless steel. Viking grill – the all around outdoor cooker grill canopy has special spring for easy opening and closing and ceramic interior for maximum heat retention, sturdiness and easy cleaning. Charcoal ceramic cooking capsule provides a natural and true flavor to foods. Porcelain-coated heavy-duty cooking grids prevent food from sticking. Viking grill – the all around outdoor cooker non-stick surface provides an optimal cooking area, while also creating an easy-to-clean surface. Viking grill – the all around outdoor cooker Viking grill cart comes in three widths – 20″, 21″ and 41″ with double side burners. Price starts around $4,800. Perfect outdoor cooker from Viking.

Viking grill – the all around outdoor cooker

Q: I saw the post on Strawberry Scalded Milk Cake, and wondered what about the rules for taking a cake recipe and using it to make cupcakes.

Do you just adjust the oven temperature and cook time, or do you have to change other parts of the recipe too? Can you do it with all cakes?

Sent by Jessica

Editor: Jessica, most cake recipes can indeed be sized down to cupcakes. It-s quite straightforward, in fact.

• Do not change oven temperature.
• Plan on getting between 24 and 36 cupcakes from an average cake recipe (one that would usually make two 9-inch rounds or one 9×13-inch cake).
• Bake the cupcakes between 20 and 30 minutes (sometimes the depth of cupcakes means they actually take longer than a thin cake layer). This can vary depending on oven temperature and the specific recipe, so keep an eye on them!

More tips and pan size equivalents can be found here:

• Cakes and Cupcakes at Baking 911
• Pan Sizes at Joy of Baking

Now, one last word: All of these tips are assuming that you-re making a straightforward butter-eggs-sugar sort of cake. If you are attempting something else (like an angel food cake or a cheesecake) then that-s a different story. But basic cakes can be converted to cupcakes quite easily.

Readers, any tips or suggestions for Jessica?

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Home Appliances : New Samsung QuatroCooling Convertible refrigerator

New Samsung QuatroCooling Convertible refrigerator new versatile Samsung QuatroCooling Convertible refrigerator is side-by-side refrigerator with 2 distinct drawer compartments on the bottom. Not only this innovative 4-door convertible refrigerator has 4 separate compartments, but each is controlled and cooled independently with its own evaporator and fan, providing optimal humidity and temperature. Samsung own Arctic Select Zone and Fresh Select Zone offer precise control for a variety of foods, so they stay fresher for longer. Net capacity is 24.6 cubic feet. 4 shelves, 3 freezer door bins, digital control display, one touch water filtration. Choose from 6 models. New Samsung QuatroCooling Convertible refrigerator price is $2,800. Also see Samsung Integral 60 refrigerator.

New Samsung QuatroCooling Convertible refrigerator

Contemporary Cottage on the Lake – Modern not Modest

Contemporary Cottage on the Lake – Modern not Modest

Contemporary Cottage on the Lake – Modern, not Modest

Rural Iowa is the setting for this contemporary cottage design by San Francisco-based MinDay Architects who, despite the densely populated West Lake Okoboji shoreline, have artfully incorporated privacy and nature into their modern residential design. While the traditional “cottage” wasn’t on the owners’ list of criteria, they still wanted a retreat that focused on the lake and the massive oaks that separate the water from the farmland, according to MinDay Architects. “In response to the narrow wedge-shaped lot with the lake at one end, we conceived of the house as a three-dimensional set of ‘blinders’ that obscure the neighbors and gradually open up to the lake beyond,” explain the architects. “Passing through the house one moves from areas of density to areas with a diaphanous quality – the house is a spatial gradient.” While the wood-clad exterior blends with the home’s natural surroundings, interiors are sleek, chic and contemporary – certainly not your traditional cottage retreat. Tall ceilings and expansive windows create a modern and bright gallery-like space, which turns your attention to the lake just outside. But those “cottagy” elements still echo in the details, like a cozy outdoor dining area off the open-to-above kitchen; the open-concept layout ideal for entertaining, relaxing and reflecting; and check out the fabulous headboard in the master bedroom, depicting a ripple of water executed in natural wood. MinDay Architects
via Contemporist

Contemporary Cottage on the Lake – Modern not Modest