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Sounded really nice, how's the water level over there.

It's a Seattle morning up here in Mae Taeng. Low flat overcast, light drizzle and now a steady rain with the coolest morning temperature this season at 22 degrees C. Had to break out the chamois long sleeve shirt with the cold wind out of the North. No autosamal dominant compelling helioopthalmic outburst syndrome today!

It rained real hard on Nimman surprised that amphur Saraphi, almost dry

Yes, very hard rain near nim city but when I came home, amphur Saraphi, almost dry roads, just a few drops.

I would think the same plus there's no flood in that area

Davo

For that budget you can look at a few moo baan that has very nice houses and fit your requirements

Any of the Siwalee / Lanna Pinery / Home in Park have some grand house estates at that price range.

I stayed at both Lanna Pinery and Home in Park location is great and well kept and estate is full of foreigners who are welcoming.

Warorot market

I heard more ghost stories and ghost researchers in the States or the UK.

Look like a mini thunder storm when I was having icecream at Bic C.

Yesterday, water level was 2.62m it takes 3.7 to flood. Another load like that and we are looking at another definite flood!

I just looked at the Thai Visa weather forcast for Chiangmai for today and the next three days. It tells me it should rain all day, yet blue skies and sun all day. Hummmm The rest of the week and weekend are forcast for heavy rain.

Most Thai don't even know anything about Indian food and never tasted Indian food.

Most Thai don't get used to the smell of spices e.g cinnamon, cloves in their food etc..

Most Thai can't tell the different between Indian, Muslim, or Arab.

A lot of Thai food smell like rotten meat and in fact they do indeed rotten.

Most Thai don't know anything outside their country.

Looking for any expats male or female of any age range who share any or all of the following same interests to meet up and strike friendships :

expats only? what about Thai

I have some of very good friend since childhood now 40s we have not much in common at all except we enjoy each other's company.

As for friends having to have the same likes as I do well that can be pretty close minded. I have friends I have no interest in a lot of what they do. And they have no interest in what I do yet we have found common ground.

This keep up and we will have another flood.

It's a hardware store that also specialize in all sort of screw and nut rings that's probably hard to find.

So who has actually been in the new shop & what are they selling that they already sell at the original location ?

Just like what I need thanks

Just before the Nakornping bridge (old city end) on the left hand side is a small shop that makes brass and steel logos - they also make branding irons - one from solid metal that you need to heat up yourself with a gas ring or burner - they also produce one that looks like a soldering iron with a metal head. I got one made up for a customer and if the logo is small (1") the electric version works quite well - needs some practise though and you only get one chance to do it right.

PM me if you need more details - I am based in Ban Tawai and you can try out the one I have to see how it works before ordering one.

Laser etching machines are also available in Chiang Mai - there's one shop in Sarapee.

Thanks for the help!

You're kidding you get both Weetbix and Weet-A-Bix here both tops, and rimping, plenty!

Never seen it here, you can't even get the old 'Weet-A-Bix' here.

That's brutal!

That looks serious!

You're tempting me to state what it looks like, but I'm resisting.

Hi all I'm hoping to find someone who can help me make wood branding iron for furnitures any comments and suggestions are welcome.

Hey thanks for the ideas, it would be great to find some lychee wood for some brined pork chops. I didn't know mango is toxic good thing I've never tried. I think Mesquite is available somewhere but wonder who would use them. It was mention in the Dr. BBQ's book related mesquite to the smell of the devil's ass crack!

Pure mesquite is very bitter,

As for local woods, longan as suggested is a very nice smoke. The others that I recommend are lychee(perfect for pork), champoo, and jack fruit (actually similar to oak), my favorite but hard to find is maprang(don't know english name)

Make sure that you have top vents open. Do not try and get big clouds of white smoke that is going to ruin your meat.

Avoid mango as it is toxic, as is any pine, or cyprus.

Keeping temperatures low and having indirect heat is important to prevent flare ups and over char.

I would suggest using some cheap cuts or chicken a few times to practice. Getting the right blend of air current and smoke is crucial. You dont' want to eat a 400 baht steak that tastes like a ciggarette ash tray.

Too much smoke is common result for the inexperienced.

Thanks man appreciate the info

I'm no expert and I used to soak my expensive imported apple chips overnight. Until I've seen it on some show recently that soaking wood chips overnight is a myth as wood doesn't absorb much water anyway. Regarding making the smoke pouch I do it just like you do. I couldn't remember where I've seen the show but here's an interesting link http://amazingribs.c...aking_wood.html

Happy BBQing

Use longan ("lam yai" in Thai) they are locally available and it's a kind sweet fruit wood. I use longan charcoal for my weber all the time. You can buy apple wood chips etc from the BBQ store or Rimping. I think it's been proved that pre-soaked wood chips is a myth. You don't have to soak them.

I've always wondered about the soaking thing. Sure would like to see some concrete proof, tho. Soaking is the way I was always taught to do it, so I'l most likely continue until I see it BUSTED on an episode of MythBusters

What are your thoughts about wrapping wood chips in a foil packet with holes in the top? The supposed theory behind it is that it prevents the wood from catching fire and allows it to just smolder & smoke.

-Mestizo

Use longan ("lam yai" in Thai) they are locally available and it's a kind sweet fruit wood. I use longan charcoal for my weber all the time. You can buy apple wood chips etc from the BBQ store or Rimping. I think it's been proved that pre-soaked wood chips is a myth. You don't have to soak them.

I always buy some from Rob SK at his house, but I want to try some others, might drop by sometime at the butterisbetter main branch thanks

Do you sell uncooked cumberland also?

And yes, the OP's photo shows one that's salt encrusted and grilled. I've bought a few of those and could feel my blood pressure rising as I ate it.

Salt crusted grilled fish are not normally scaled and salt should only mildly penetrate the flesh.

Asian seabass or Barramundi

on the topic of fish, what local fish is a good alternative for fish n chips?