2025 doing something new / different

Very nice - I approve Hope you'll be very happy together!
My brother went down the hybrid route for similar reasons as you - Think his is a Toyota.

Decided that because I often visit the coast with the Motorhome that I may as well do a bit of fishing? My trout fishing gear isn't suitable and it's only seasonal anyway.
My something different will be using a 12 foot beachcaster and reel along with the sea fishing paraphanalia, sinkers, hooks line etc which I have just purhased fron eBay and await it's delivery. Having done a bit of sea fishing in the past with some old gear I inherited (I lived closer to the coast then) I remember that purchasing bait from fishing shops was expensive, but their are otther alternatives!

Mackeral, sardines, musssels & squid or even some ox liver are all suitable baits and can be bought cheaply at supermakets.


It's whiting season just now and they are one of the tastiest fish methinks so looking forward to 'tight lines'

Acquired and used an airfryer for the first time. Took me most of the afternoon to give it a good clean before using it and the cooked results didn't seem worth the effort. Disappointed. Just glad it was free.

Acquired and used an airfryer for the first time. Took me most of the afternoon to give it a good clean before using it and the cooked results didn't seem worth the effort. Disappointed. Just glad it was free.

I was sceptical about them,now I have two, a small one for the motorhome and a bigger one for home and I love it. The bigger one hasa lift out section which stops whatever I'm cooking being immersed in fat.

I can put a full pack of six chicken thighs in for Kato and cook for 25 minutes then turn and cook for a durther 20 minutes and thay come out perfect.

I only use the fan oven now if whatever I am cooking (a large joint of meat for instance) won't fit in the air fryer! I am now on the lookout for silicon inserts so I can poach eggs in it!

I don't have a conventional cooker - only an AGA which hasn't been turned on for several years, because it uses so much energy! All my cooking is done in a Halogen oven (that is sold as an air fryer) or with other gadgets. I thought this freeby would be better than the Halogen oven but I don't think it is, so I'm going to give it away before it becomes another unused bit of kitchen clutter. Its got it out of my system anyway - I have no wish for an airfrier now.

I don't have a conventional cooker - only an AGA which hasn't been turned on for several years, because it uses so much energy! All my cooking is done in a Halogen oven (that is sold as an air fryer) or with other gadgets. I thought this freeby would be better than the Halogen oven but I don't think it is, so I'm going to give it away before it becomes another unused bit of kitchen clutter. Its got it out of my system anyway - I have no wish for an airfrier now.

If a different type comes available as a freebie. I highly recommend you try it. Not all air fryers are the same. I can see how the little oven type one you’ve got is no better than your halogen oven. My friend has one and frankly as far as I can tell, it’s just a mini oven. Especially by the cooking timings, I see very little difference. I may be wrong. That’s just my observations. As I’ve never used one of that type myself.