H Wragg Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 I'm just watching a bit of Nigella here and she's talking about boiling eggs. She puts a match in the pan after the eggs have gone in because her grandmother taught her that if the shells crack, the whites won't leak out into the water. Does anyone know if it's true, and if it is, why does it work? Hmm, no idea but I'll certainly try it. Was the match spent or 'new'? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chico Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 I'm just watching a bit of Nigella here and she's talking about boiling eggs. She puts a match in the pan after the eggs have gone in because her grandmother taught her that if the shells crack, the whites won't leak out into the water. Does anyone know if it's true, and if it is, why does it work? Only for MILFs 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisa Cuddy Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 Hmm, no idea but I'll certainly try it. Was the match spent or 'new'? It was a new one. I just can't think of any connection between the two things, other than maybe sulphur? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H Wragg Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 It was a new one. I just can't think of any connection between the two things, other than maybe sulphur? That's what I was thinking. No idea about the actual science of how it works right enough. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 (edited) There's a theory out there that it's something to do with the ash from the match stick breaking up the bubbles into smaller ones, meaning the egg is less likely to crack. A bit like the indents you get in a modern lager glass. Don't really see it myself.. Just noticed it was a new match, don't know if that would change things.. Edited January 8, 2012 by welshbairn 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisa Cuddy Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 There's a theory out there that it's something to do with the ash from the match stick breaking up the bubbles into smaller ones, meaning the egg is less likely to crack. A bit like the indents you get in a modern lager glass. Don't really see it myself.. But if it's a new match, rather than a used one, there's no ash. I found something using Google that suggested it was to do with phosphorous, but it also said "I don't understand the chemistry behind it, but if it works, who cares?". Well frankly, I bloody well do! Why would anyone not want to know? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweet Pete Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 There's a theory out there that it's something to do with the ash from the match stick breaking up the bubbles into smaller ones, meaning the egg is less likely to crack. A bit like the indents you get in a modern lager glass. Don't really see it myself.. Just noticed it was a new match, don't know if that would change things.. There wouldn't be any ash from a new match. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 (edited) But if it's a new match, rather than a used one, there's no ash. I found something using Google that suggested it was to do with phosphorous, but it also said "I don't understand the chemistry behind it, but if it works, who cares?". Well frankly, I bloody well do! Why would anyone not want to know? I suppose the match could still be bouncing around bubble breaking? Maybe not... It's also possible that Nigella is just doing it wrong... Edited January 8, 2012 by welshbairn 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WILLIEA Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 I'm just watching a bit of Nigella here and she's talking about boiling eggs. She puts a match in the pan after the eggs have gone in because her grandmother taught her that if the shells crack, the whites won't leak out into the water. Does anyone know if it's true, and if it is, why does it work? Can't really see it making any difference myself. Boiling an egg is one of those culinary tasks that at first glance look simple but are in fact anything but. FWIW and after many years of trying my tips would be, start with cold water, bring to simmer very slowly, do not allow to boil and bubble like a witches cauldren, take off heat for last couple of minutes and finally always give an extra 2 minutes to what the " expert " says. Works for me, not cracked a shell in ages. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 I got a Blackberry Curve for Christmas, and I can't get the fucking thing charged up. Am I being a total idiot for thinking that to charge it you need to connect the USB port to the wall plug that comes in the box? There's some thing that looks like it could be a battery as well, but that doesn't fit in to anything. Sorry if I'm being a total idiot (which I'm guessing could be the case) but any advice would be nice. Cheers. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karpaty Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 (edited) How did you think it charged, out of interest? And yes it is the USB cable that plugs into the power socket Edited January 9, 2012 by Milevskiy 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xbl Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 I got a Blackberry Curve for Christmas, and I can't get the fucking thing charged up. Am I being a total idiot for thinking that to charge it you need to connect the USB port to the wall plug that comes in the box? There's some thing that looks like it could be a battery as well, but that doesn't fit in to anything. Sorry if I'm being a total idiot (which I'm guessing could be the case) but any advice would be nice. Cheers. If I recall, the battery like thing is an emergency additional charge module. So you can charge that up separately, and that way, if you run out of juice at an awkward moment, you can plug that in. And yes, as Milevskiy says, plug it into the wall. And read the instructions. Also, like Milevskiy asked, how the hell did you think it charged?? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 I'm a total idiot. It is charging, just obsecenly slowly. My old banger of a phone charges quicker, I would've thought with advancements in tecnology it would charge quicker than before, rather than the other way round. I assumed plugging the USB in to the socket was the right way, but with nothing really happening and there being a thing that looks like a battery in the box I was thrown a bit. Cheers lads. What makes this worse is that I'm 22, not 60. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karpaty Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 When it's fully charged don't leave the cable connected to the phone, it ruins it and after a while your battery will run down rapidly when you use the phone. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karpaty Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 I don't suppose anyone has the mp3 version or know where it is on YouTube of this version of 'Gol Laccio' http://www.clydefc.co.uk/media/video/506/ starts at 4.21 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamamafegan Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 What's the difference between Fosters and Fosters Gold? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
South Lanarkshire Jag Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 What's the difference between Fosters and Fosters Gold? I think it's just more water is put in Foster's Gold. Pretty sure someone's already asked this 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 I think it's just more water is put in Foster's Gold. Pretty sure someone's already asked this More water? How can this possibly happen? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy85 Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 When did the NME Music channel disappear? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Dufresne Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 When did the NME Music channel disappear? Last week. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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