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Feb 20, 20231 min read
Indian vs Chinese Takeaways Costs - Best Value?
Is an Indian takeaway really expensive compared to a Chinese? I used to think so although I did still get them after a weekend session...
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stevecowles
Feb 19, 20231 min read
Hammerfest 2023 - The End?
I went to the Hammerfest event in Birmingham with a friend last weekend. Unfortunately, a large number of bands pulled out at fairly...
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stevecowles
Feb 7, 20231 min read
Creamy Instant Pot Pork & Mushroom
I'm really enjoying my Instant Pot. Although it cannot cook anything which I couldn't have cooked a different way before, it is so quick...
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stevecowles
Feb 6, 20232 min read
Lithium Ion Batteries - How many charges?
We are very keen to throw things away these days, something I expect to change significantly over the next few years. How long would...
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stevecowles
Feb 5, 20231 min read
Now I can cook chips
I don't eat a lot of deep-fried food but there are some things which are simply better cooked that way and anything else is just a poor...
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stevecowles
Feb 1, 20231 min read
Can anyone find brown lentils?
There are many different varieties of lentils out there, all have recipes they are best suited to so I usually have several in the...
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stevecowles
Jan 30, 20231 min read
Instant Pot Beef & Barley Soup
I've been experimenting with the Instant Pot again, I've been wanting to try this one for a while and happened across some diced beef on...
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stevecowles
Jan 29, 20231 min read
Instant Pot White Bean & Ham Soup
Over Christmas, I ended up with some spare cooked gammon which needed to be used, I had a hunt in the cupboard to see what else I'd got...
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stevecowles
Jan 27, 20232 min read
Home brewed coffee, a huge saving
When I started working from home, I decided that it was important to get out of the house for a short while between getting up and...
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stevecowles
Jan 25, 20232 min read
Sixty, Seriously, WTAF?
So today I hit 60 years old, seriously? Where did all the time go? Can’t say that I feel any different. Anyway, It must have baffled the...
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stevecowles
Oct 16, 20222 min read
The Service Station of the future
Unless something happens to change the date which has already been set, we will see the end of sales of new combustion-engined cars by...
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stevecowles
Oct 13, 20221 min read
Tracking my bikes with an Apple AirTag
I've wondered about this for a while. The AirTag is potentially a really cheap (£25) way to add an extra layer of security to your bike...
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stevecowles
Oct 9, 20221 min read
Why do I use two rear bike lights?
The nights are starting to draw in and some of my evening journeys are now ending in darkness for the first time in a few months. Time to...
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stevecowles
Oct 8, 20221 min read
Buying a secondhand ebike battery
Spare ebike batteries don’t come cheap, I quite fancied one for my Pinnacle Lithium Ice as it is a nice bike to ride and would be suited...
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stevecowles
Oct 2, 20221 min read
UK eScooter legalisation - Its all gone quiet
Obviously, there has been a lot going on in politics of late in the UK, I’m not sure that this necessarily bodes well for the...
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stevecowles
Sep 25, 20222 min read
Common bike assembly mistakes
Many bikes are bought online these days, it is how I got my first one. They arrive in a huge box and you are left to do the final...
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stevecowles
Sep 6, 20221 min read
EV industry publicity, help or 'self-harm'?
I was watching a short video about 'second life use' for old EV batteries, it had some interesting content but included things like...
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stevecowles
Aug 29, 20221 min read
A year car-free, what have I saved?
It is a whole year since my last car went to the scrap yard and I've still not found a need to replace it. So, what have I saved? surely...
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stevecowles
Aug 27, 20221 min read
How long do ebike batteries last?
I'm talking about their lifetime here rather than the time between charges. This is a question which often appears on Facebook forums and...
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stevecowles
Aug 21, 20222 min read
Community Heating - A Political Challenge?
I just watched an interesting 'article' on YouTube outlining a quite efficient solution for community heating which is a fairly common...
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