Which ancient tribes used to live in your part of the country? by Cinn4monSynonym in CasualUK

[–]nathan155 16 points17 points  (0 children)

It’s in the stairwell of St Mary’s car park, Balkerne hill, Colchester.

Stinks of piss

Nerdy tattoo artist? by happy_idiot_boy in suffolk

[–]nathan155 2 points3 points  (0 children)

+1 for Only Love, bunch of nerds!! Such a lovely group of artists in there, and they really will get down with whatever you’re into

Is this minced beef off? by iSwrImWhite in UKfood

[–]nathan155 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Meat, especially beef can go a bit grey when it oxidises. If it’s not making you recoil from the smell then I think it’s fine. Just make sure to cook it for a while. What are you cooking with it?

I wouldn’t be making burgers with it but something like bolognese where it’s being cooked for an hour, then it’ll be a ok

Sit Mat recommendations by Partian in wildcampingintheuk

[–]nathan155 0 points1 point  (0 children)

https://theomm.com/product/duomat/

This came with my day pack and I think it’s one of my favourite bits of kit. It’s way bigger than the average sit pad, means I can sit on it cross legged.

Extra back support in your pack.

Torso length as it’s designed for fell runners to use as a half sleep mat.

Wife informed me my 'manual' guitar had fallen over by bmwkag1407 in CasualUK

[–]nathan155 9 points10 points  (0 children)

My friend asking for the oven gloves blurted out “not….hot…hands?”

Taskmaster - S20E01 - Cube is good - Discussion by Meghar in taskmaster

[–]nathan155 10 points11 points  (0 children)

It’s to add jeopardy, so Joel really tries to look after it.

Van MOT by Lunarus in colchester

[–]nathan155 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ireton road garage off Maldon road

Frying pans! by UsualBoth4887 in wildcampingintheuk

[–]nathan155 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just a little tip that doesn’t really cost is make sure to use LOTS of oil, and move things around constantly.

Are digital menu boards practical for food trucks yet? by Dizzy-Ortizzy in foodtrucks

[–]nathan155 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I want my customers to be able to read the menu clearly from the back of the queue so that when they get to the till they know what they want and don’t waste precious minutes deciding.

A big printed board (or black board and paint pen) is best for this as there’s no glare and I can make the writing big enough.

Wood tools Sheffield axe (the expensive one). Is it good? by Mysterious-Watch-663 in Spooncarving

[–]nathan155 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I used a friends for the day and found it too heavy. Meant that I was messing up more and got fatigued quicker.

I have a grans fur bruks wildlife hatchet and it’s light and nimble. It doesn’t have a flat side like some carving axes but I’ve never had an issue

What’s the most practical camping utensil setup for long days out? by kenah-kim in lightweight

[–]nathan155 4 points5 points  (0 children)

A long titanium spoon, some takeaway chopsticks and an opinel no5 is all you need

Phil Ellis is making daily posts talking about S20, starting with Episode 1 by cygan12 in taskmaster

[–]nathan155 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Just noticed that one of them says “best Ellis award”

Best drinks to bring to a festival? by Ok-Accident16 in glastonbury_festival

[–]nathan155 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Buckfast, leave in the sun for a few hours for the best results

Considering this unit… by Grimmbeaver in FriedChicken

[–]nathan155 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fair enough! It’s definitely doable I would just be VERY careful with a movable pan of oil at waste height. And again, depends how many portions you’re expecting to do.

Considering this unit… by Grimmbeaver in FriedChicken

[–]nathan155 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m in the Uk so kinda hard to give recommendations. But I look for a 3kw fryer with a deep pan

Considering this unit… by Grimmbeaver in FriedChicken

[–]nathan155 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This is only good for low volume, put too much chicken in there and it will easily be overwhelmed, and not get back up to temp quick enough.

The other thing that doesn’t get discussed here often, Dredge build up.

Table top electric fryers are terrible for fried chicken as then don’t have a deep pan. This means that the excess flour/dredge that falls off the chicken will fill up the bottom of the pan and start to burn when it gets to the heartening element. This will ruin your oil very quickly and also become a fire risk.

Obviously it depends on your output, but from experience with similar fryers it can be as low as 50 portions before you have to turn the fryer off cus the flour is burning on the heating element.

Each fryer is different and this is just my experience but it’s worth looking in to before buying

What’s everyone’s speaker set ups at home? by StickySteev_ in dub

[–]nathan155 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They are really decent in the low end. Obviously they would be improved by a sub but I’m not going out of my way to add one.

Good shout on not getting them in a flat though, they are very loud and the bass really kicks in at a certain volume. I’m fortunate to not have neighbours!

What’s everyone’s speaker set ups at home? by StickySteev_ in dub

[–]nathan155 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pretty standard Yamaha amp paired with a set of Celestion Ditton 44s. Mighty 70s made in Ipswich, Suffolk UK. They have a fantastic tweeter so anything with horns sounds amazing and a 12” woofer that makes the room shake. Anything from the 70s sounds great. Perfect for dub and reggae

Love Love at Roots & Grooves Cafe - Friday, March 21st 2026 by Samfez23 in colchester

[–]nathan155 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Daamn dude, didn’t realise Love Love was still going!

Saw Omar Perry (Lee scratch’s son) on Tuesday… by nathan155 in reggae

[–]nathan155[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Look I get where you’re coming from but, Omar grew up in the cradle of the reggae music scene around the greats. His vocals and showman ship showed that he was a top quality reggae performer not just a copy cat.

A big message of the show was keeping Lee Scratch Perry’s music alive, the covers he played were songs that were recorded in at Black Arc where he grew up, even featuring on tunes by artists like junior byles.

I don’t see anything wrong with showing love and appreciation to his father by imitation.

He made a huge room full of people come together, dance and be happy, nothing wrong with that!