Good night everyone. Stay warm. 😘
Daily Discussion Thread: ❄️ Friday, July 05, 2024
Submitted 11 months ago by Seagoon_@aussie.zone to melbourne@aussie.zone
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Seagoon_@aussie.zone 11 months ago
Baku@aussie.zone 11 months ago
Ironically I was too warm to sleep last night
danwritesbooks@aussie.zone 11 months ago
Has anyone tried an Emma Sleep Mattress? Or Koala? Ecosa?
I got a quote from Harvey Norman (urgh) for a King Koli mattress and tested it. It felt nice, but if I can avoid giving them money I will happily do so. But online ones and online reviews are hard to trust.
SituationCake@aussie.zone 11 months ago
Many of them have a trial policy, where you can return within x days if you don’t like it. So it’s pretty low risk. It’s a different feel to a sprung mattress, which will come down to personal preference and if you have and back or body issues. I personally like the foam mattresses, have a koala one and so far it is fine. Although from what people say it seems sleeping duck ones are a bit better.
bull@aussie.zone 11 months ago
I’ve tried loads of those mattresses in a box. I can tell you that Sleeping Duck is the best of them and worth the money. Ecosa was the 2nd best.
calhoon2005@aussie.zone 11 months ago
Agree. Did the same, although not quite as complete. Sleeping duck was the best we found.
danwritesbooks@aussie.zone 11 months ago
Awesome! Thank you.
tone212_@aussie.zone 11 months ago
I’ve got a Sleeping Duck mattress and it’s the best one I’ve ever owned. You can change the top foam layer from soft/medium/firm if you order a mattress that’s not the right firmness for you. And you can return it if it’s not right for you at all (100 day trial currently). So basically no risk to you to try it out.
danwritesbooks@aussie.zone 11 months ago
SD seems to be the concensus best.
Catfish@aussie.zone 11 months ago
Was going to recommend one I love, but the bloody thing has been discontinued. Sorry, no help at all.
danwritesbooks@aussie.zone 11 months ago
haha, it’s the thought that counts
just_kitten@aussie.zone 11 months ago
Argh! Another long day - one job started off simple but the more I looked at it the more issues turned up. I pushed through and at least it’s all done now. I can see the end of the tunnel, one more thing to smash out for Monday and then I’ll be up to date. I’m almost tempted to clock some hours in on the weekend and clear out overdue stuff and do a shorter day on Monday.
I did make my slow cooked jackfruit last night! A bit too much vinegar maybe, lots going on with the flavours, but it went alright with some bread and mayo and salad to cut through it. It really needs that low and slow cooking to get the best flavours. And I walked to work and back today! Pretty chuffed with myself overall.
Duenan@aussie.zone 11 months ago
I love jackfruit. Used to pick up the tinned ones and throw them into the fridge and eat them as a snack or for dessert.
Haven’t eaten it cooked before though.
just_kitten@aussie.zone 11 months ago
That’ll be the sweet ripe jackfruit. Have you ever had it fresh? I’ve been lucky to had it fresh off the tree and it is divine. Eat it for days. A cherished childhood memory when visiting family overseas.
It’s the unripe jackfruit that’s cooked, very different thing.
dumblederp@aussie.zone 11 months ago
It looks like durian. Do you process it from it’s spiky home or does it come processed?
just_kitten@aussie.zone 11 months ago
I personally have only ever cooked with the tinned stuff that is thankfully processed. I grew up with my mum and other women in my life cleaning the fresh fruit though. It isn’t as spiky as durian, but it can be larger and heavier - and the worst part is all the sticky latex - only oil gets it off. Mum had a special cleaver for jackfruit that she’d sharpen to a fine edge before use, and a rag soaked in oil to clean the latex off every so often while cutting. Think she used gloves as well. Certainly made me very grateful for the tinned stuff even though it doesn’t hold a candle to freshly cleaned jackfruit