Cooking Bacon With the George Foreman Grill Easy As 1, 2, EAT

As you know the George Foreman grill is an indoor (they're outdoor models) Cooking appliance that was made popular by the single mom with kids or the bachelor on the go. You can make everything from hamburgers to Fish in a matter of minutes, while cutting the fat and Cooking time in half!

Many people fail to be creative or just don't know that you can cook more than the traditional grilled Foods with the George Foreman and even cut major fat off of items that are normally known for high intake of calories, grease and fat. Thats where Foreman Grill Recipes come in handy, but is a very unknown aspect of the grilling machine. One that gets us every time, because its delicious, but very unhealthy is bacon.

Yes you can easily prepare bacon right out of your freezer or fridge on the George Foreman grill and squeeze all that unhealthy grease out at the same time leaving you with a crispy, healthier alternative to your normally fried bacon.

Without further waiting here's a quick recipe on how to prepare a better-bacon on your George Foreman grill at home:

Turn on your George Foreman Grill and place the dripping dish underneath it. The dish catches the fat during Cooking. (For best result thaw your bacon before placing on the George Foreman Place your bacon slices on the grill. Close the lid. Cook for three to four minutes Open the lid and turn the bacon slices over. Use tongs; the grill will be hot Cook for two or three more minutes depending on desired crispness Turn the grill off and open the lid. Remove bacon slices and serve

*Bonus Tip*

When you're done you can blot the bacon with a paper towel to get even more of the excess grease, but the dripping dish usually does a great Job of doing that.

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RV Battery Life Expectancy

The life expectancy of your RV batteries depends on you. How they're used, how well they're maintained, how they're discharged, how they're re-charged, and how they are stored all contribute to a batteries life span. A battery cycle is one complete discharge from 100% down to about 50% and then re-charged back to 100%.

One important factor to battery life is how deep the battery is cycled each time. If the battery is discharged to 50% everyday it will last twice as long as it would if it's cycled to 80%. Keep this in mind when you consider a battery's amp hour rating. The amp hour rating is really cut in half because you don't want to completely discharge the battery before recharging it. The life expectancy depends on how soon a discharged battery is recharged. The sooner it is recharged the better.

What does all of this mean to you? That depends on how you use your RV. If most of your camping is done where you're Plugged into an electrical source then your main concern is just too properly maintain your deep cycle batteries. But if you really like to get away from it all and you do some serious dry-camping you'll want the highest amp hour capacities you can fit on your RV.

Deep cycle batteries come in all different sizes. Some are designated by group size, like Group 24, 27 and 31. Basically the larger the battery the more amp hours you get. Depending on your needs and the amount of space you have available, there are several options when it comes to batteries. You can use one 12-volt Group 24 deep cycle battery that provides 70 to 85 amp hours or you can use two or more 12-volt batteries wired in parallel. Parallel wiring increases amp hours but not volTAGe.

If you have the room you can do what a lot of RVers do and switch from the standard 12-volt batteries to two of the larger 6-volt golf cart batteries. These pAirs of 6-volt batteries need to be wired in series to produce the required 12-volts. Series wiring increases volTAGe but not amp hours. If this still doesn't satisfy your requireMents you can build larger battery banks using four 6-volt batteries wired in series/parallel that will give you 12-volts and double your AH capacity.

Happy Camping,

Mark

Copyright 2006 by Mark J. Polk owner of RV Education 101

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Kirkland Gas Grills Parts Explained

The Kirkland Grill is one of the most feature packed gas grills that you can find on the market. Also, it is very easy to assemble, thus it would also be very easy to find replaceMent Kirkland gas bbq grill parts if wear and tear eventually takes its toll on the grill.

And whenever you are in doubt as to which specific part you will need, you can always check the clearly written manual, or call their customer support. The general rule in replacing parts, both the burners and the heat shields are attached to the side shelves and are permanent, the rest of the grill is pre-assembled.

Kirkland gas grills have high quality replaceMent parts available for all their products and are highly durable. Also, replaceMent parts in most models fit well and are well-configured for easy assembly. You can try this by turning the knob and notice the instant fire up even when just given a new part. Also, the rotisserie burner can only take about a few seconds to start, even when replaced.

The burners and heat shields, in most types of Kirkland Gas grills, are popular replaceMent parts, even in some types of gas grills. Most manufacturers can take orders on these burners and ship them out on a first come, first serve basis. Usually, they arrive in just a few days, no matter which State you live in.

Other parts of Kirkland gas BBQ grills can be bought from the manufacturers or authorized dealers, and come a lot cheaper than from other manufacturers.

So if your Kirkland gas grill conks out on you, mostly because of all the hard work through the years, don't dismay, there are a plethora of Kirkland gas grill parts that are available for you and you can set up your next BBQ Party in just a few days.

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Acceptable Noise Levels of the Domestic Extractor Fan

If you're in the process of choosing and researching a domestic extractor fan you will know that there are many technical aspects to consider: room size, number of Air changes per hour, extraction rate, part L of the Building Regulations, the bathroom zoning system, duct length and resultant Air pressure, IP rating, energy usage... the list seems to be endless!

The decision to retrofit an extractor fan is usually motivated by the need to expel steam from a bathroom or Cooking smells from a kitchen and is made by the property owner. When installing a fan in a new build a property company or electrical contractor will install fans in order to meet Part L of the building regulations. In both cases the single most important factor is the air extraction rate - how much air is removed over a given period. This is stated in metres cubed per hour (m3/hr) or litres per second (L/s).

However, an important consideration which is often overlooked by the homeowner and somewhat understandably ignored by the third Party contractor is the noise generated by the fan when in operation.

Most manufacturers state the noise level of their extractor fans in decibels dB(A) within the technical specification. Such information is now easily found on the websites of manufacturers, retailers and wholesalers. Those fans which do not clearly show the dB(A) probably have something to hide and should be avoided.

So what is an acceptable level of noise? To some degree this is subjective; what is fine to some may be annoying to others. The installation and fan type, however does have a large influence on this answer. Most kitchen fans are six inch, which is to say they use a six inch impeller. (As opposed to most bathroom fans which use a four inch impeller). Consequently a larger motor is required to drive it. There is simply no way of avoiding the fact that a larger motor will result in high decibel level. Indeed, even the quietest six inch fans are louder when in operation than the noisier four inch ones. However, the kitchen is a room which can accommodate higher decibel levels. Why?..well think of how the fan is being used: Almost certainly the fan is being used to extract Cooking smells. In this situation the user and other dwellers in the property will be far less aware of the noise of the fan, being obscured by the sounds of Food preparation.

Four inch fans however are used at enTirely different times. Night time visits to the bathroom or toilet, for example, when the house is enTirely quiet are much more audible. The opening and shutting of a door, the creak of a floorboard all can be heard in different parts of the house. In this situation fan noise is much more prominent. Until recently this simply could not be avoided - Motors were inherently noisy. However almost all manufacturers now make a specifically quiet fan or range of silent fans. Whilst most normal four inch models operate at around 30 - 40 dB(A), these quiet or silent models operate at around 24d(B)A. Providing the fan is installed properly, and is not mounted on a wooden joist, they will be silent, even in the middle of the night.

More information on quiet extractor fans is available at Extractor Fan World.

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