The 3 x 'C's....Crafty Cook Crackleport, that's me. Anything 'Fanny and Johnnie' can do I can do it too..but better. I'm ever mindful of gas prices but this is where 'doing it right' comes in to play again. Hang the expense. Luke warm won't do in The Old Sidevalve Bar !!! No Sir ! Gas knob wound to max and holding it there !!! For 1.5 hours...Crikey!!!! That's gonna damage mi wallet.
You are reading this missive dear reader only because for many years your 'Uncle Albert' has been aware of the china spy factor..(didn't I warn you about G4? G5? Alexa and Siri? and Ring doorbell listening devices) Thank goodness special anti nosey filters have been deployed in these very jottings safeguarding the Vintafaker Blog's parallel reality and keeping a safety umbrella over the few normal beings left on earth. As for stray chinese weather ballons looking for vintage treasure in my bushes....I have various loaded spud guns and water pistols pointing skywards...and I'll not hesitate to use them.
Holy Helium Explosion Batman!
Crackle Gun Emplacement One.. China Nil
Back to the cookery class.. I'd thoroughly cleaned 'Lovely Maroons' Head and Barrel and finished them off with a sonic dip before spraying with Somoniz Matt VHT Black. Curing instructions suggest first 18 hours allow to air dry followed by an oven curing of 1.5 hours building up to 220 deg C. Yep, it's written on the tin so what can wifey say?.....
In they go......all looking good.
30 mins later and there's a wiff of burning in the kitchen...open the door to check the well being of the precious parts....second Batman quote - Holy smoke Batman!! Mi eyes are stinging...
Life expectancy just became greatly reduced if 'Posh' should come back from the shops early. Aye...Like I was gonna tell her my plans...? What a wise Old Albert. Oven door shut pretty damn quickly and tightly...windows opened pretty damn lively....followed by frantic tea-towel wafting. The clock ticked on, tick tock tick tock ever so slowly towards fully roasted time... Come on..Come on!!!!
Phew..at last. Paint fully cured...Don't forget..What happen's in 'The Old Sidevalve Bar' stays in 'The Old Sidevalve Bar.
Time to get that kettle on for a cuppa Rosey Lee and a celebratory dunkin' bicky.
Motto - Cook safe, confess nothin'
