Having problems with our Fisher & paykel oven !

We have a FISHER & PAYKEL Soft Touch Oven.
We are pretty sure the control board needs replacing we are having trouble finding the part we need if any one can help us we would greatly appreciate it. As we know the oven works, we really don't want to replace it, if we can get a new control board. The Model  761X Serial BRD193034 it was manufactured in 1994, installed in 1996. I don't like the idea of sending it to landfill if it can be fixed I'm a big fan of reduce, reuse, recycle & rethink. .

How To Line A Cake Tin Tutorial !

How To line A Cake Tin Tutorial !
When I went and did a cake decorating course many years ago, I was taught how to line a tin to make a fruit cake. So today I'm making mini fruit cakes for Christmas and I thought I would include the steps to line a tin for beginners new to cooking fruit cakes. So lets begin, I use brown paper to line mine you could also use glad bake.This method is suitable for any shape tin ! Here is the link to my earlier post on free cake tins small cake tins about using salmon or tuna fish cans to make mini cake tins...I have been using these for years to make my mini fruit cakes.These are my mini salmon tins that I collected years ago but the technique is suitable for any size and shape tin .

Step 1.

Place cake tin on brown paper and trace around the bottom of the tin with a pencil and cut it out .

Step 2.
Now measure around the tin and cut paper to suit.then fold up about an inch .

Step 3.
Now cut little cuts just to the fold line as in photo .



 

Step 4.
Now place paper inside of cake tin so that the cuts
sit flat on the bottom of the cake tin .

                                                                                   
Step 5.
Now place the circle in the bottom now its complete.Now you are ready to fill with the cake mixture.



You can use either a single layer of paper or you can double it to make it thicker it's really up to you .
I usually have double thickness,hopefully is will eliminate any leaching from materials in the tins .









                                                                                                                       



Slow Combustion Fire !

Making the most of your slow combustion fire !
I love lighting our fire in the winter to keep us warm and cosy ! I always have our kettle on the fire,then I always have hot water when I need it for our hot water bottles to do the dishes or make a cuppa.
I some times cook potatoes in the fire. I wrap them in grease proof paper then in alfoil and put them in the fire. They taste great with butter! We cook on top as well, we make toasted cheese sandwiches on a tray. We cook using our fry pan, we cook steak, fish eggs, really just about anything. We warm up left overs in a pot on top ! I guess we are lucky all our wood is free! We live on a 25 acre bush property ! Well sort of free still had to hire a chain saw, a few weeks ago Kev cut enough wood for this winter and hopefuly next winter also ! $85 for the hire of the chain saw. Thought about buying one, but worked it out would be better off hiring one each couple of years !