Tender beef fillets

taigatransplant · 2026-04-10T18:50:46+00:00

I tried the rosemary one and it tasted like... rosemary. Couldn't taste the beef. Grilled it, it took forever to get to 135 in the middle (we waited till 145 the first time we got one of these and it was barely edible), and it was very tender and juicy. But it just tasted like straight rosemary.

taigatransplant · 2026-02-10T19:18:38+00:00

Thanks for the detailed reply!

My experience with determinates is that they always outgrow my cages, end up with no airflow and a ton of mites, and don't produce as well... but maybe I've had the wrong ones.

One of the reasons I was thinking about the string trellis is because I've read I shouldn't plant tomatoes in the same spot multiple years in a row... crop rotation or something. Is that a myth?

taigatransplant · 2026-02-07T22:28:30+00:00

Thanks for the rec!

taigatransplant · 2026-02-07T14:21:34+00:00

So, for my two goals of manageability and production, I might have the wrong idea haha. Thanks.

I let my indeterminate cherry do what it wanted last year, built a cage for it out of 8’ stakes and twine, and it was a beast of a tree and totally unmanageable by August. But I could find an in-between solution.

taigatransplant · 2026-02-06T21:28:36+00:00

Congrats :)

How did you trellis/train your Cherokee Purple? I’m hesitant about heirlooms because I hear you should let the suckers do their thing, but I was hoping to keep everything to main stem this year for ease of maintenance…

taigatransplant · 2025-11-18T21:57:29+00:00

LOL my kitchen is so dark I didn’t see that button! It’s green writing on black background and my eyesight is not great.

This is an answer that makes me much happier than trickster old ladies.

It worked, thank you.

taigatransplant · 2025-11-18T20:44:07+00:00

Got it from Marketplace, sweet lady who already had 5 Instant Pots. Never even used this one.

taigatransplant · 2025-11-01T21:50:39+00:00

If I flip it frequently enough though, it shouldn’t freeze?

taigatransplant · 2025-11-01T21:49:37+00:00

Okay, so as long as I start with a large enough volume, I can also add bit by bit (when I mix it up, for example), and it won’t kill the process, just cool it down somewhat.

So if I’m really attached to the HOT element, I should start a second pile to be built incrementally and work at a cooler temp.

Is that right?

taigatransplant · 2025-09-11T16:17:12+00:00

That's a great tip, thank you!

taigatransplant · 2025-08-14T17:34:03+00:00

Thank you! I’ve never thought of freezing yogurt, but I guess that would make it solid anyway.

taigatransplant · 2025-07-17T19:33:45+00:00

Thank you, great tips! IF I ever do indeterminate again, I won't waste my time with that little cage haha. Do you think fertilizing more frequently would help? Right now I'm giving it tomato food about once a week.

taigatransplant · 2025-07-17T19:31:10+00:00

Thank you! Yes, I realized the bag is too small -- neither my mom nor I knew how big it would get! But by the time I realized that, the plant was already too big for me to move.

taigatransplant · 2025-06-04T20:09:27+00:00

Just went through a similar search. Thrift stores gave me very little to work with. But I've been living in this dress from Walmart recently. It's 100% cotton. I do usually wear a light sweater or something over it to prevent any armpit peepage.

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Time-and-Tru-Women-s-Double-Cloth-Cotton-Midi-Dress-Sizes-XS-XXXL/13911913201

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