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    Preparing for COVID-19

    I've been doing a deep dive on, well, a number of things, but one nugget that came up is that Vitamin D deficiency (known as rickets) wasn't just bone deformation. It was also associated with alveolar and bronchial damage. Covid19 seems to attack the lungs, particularly if that's a weak point. I...
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    Metric measuring cups

    I tend to use fine granulated non-iodized salt for baking, where 6g seems about right - for a first-time try on a new recipe. I keep everything in Google Drive, edit with potential changes as I check rise, crust, and crumb. Makes it dead easy to go up or down in 10% (or whatever) increments...
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    Metric measuring cups

    Simple enough. A tsp is 6g, Tbsp is 3 tsp, so 18g. I rewrite all my recipes into grams/mls - and cheat in that I just assume most liquids have the same density as water (so 1ml=1g).
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    Horizontal wheel grinders

    The issue with the KO (and Edgecraft/Chef'sChoice) is that pulling a knife through a guide can scratch the knife if there is any abrasive at all on the guide. Some people put blue painter's tape on their knives before sharpening. Instead of that, I went with the KO plus WS's 'edge grinder...
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    New guy from the Boston area with belt sharpening questions

    Howdy to all! I've currently been using a Work Sharp 'Elite' (Ken Onion powerhead with knife grinder attachment) to re-profile all my edges. Came here hoping someone could explain the pros and cons of convex vs flat-convex edges. I don't see a whole lot on the WS systems here, so, if you're...
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