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newmexico·New Mexicobynocturne213

Pirate and Viking fest this weekend in Edgewood

https://www.krqe.com/entertainment-news/2023-pirate-viking-festival-invades-edgewood/

This year’s Pirate Viking Summer Festival will boast 10 food and drink vendors and dozens of craft merchants. If you’ve never tried mead and are curious, there will be plenty of opportunities to try the honey-based wine as well. “The whole premise behind mead is it was easier to ferment and keep and you can make plenty of it, as long as you had honey,” says Vigil.

The Pirate Viking Summer Festival is happening August 19 and 20 at the Wildlife West Nature Park at 87 N Frontage Rd. in Edgewood, NM. Gates open at 10:00 a.m. on both days. Saturday festivities wrap up at 6:00 p.m. and the festival ends at 5:00 p.m. Sunday.

Tickets are $25 at the gate.

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newmexico·New Mexicobynocturne213

Biden wants to compensate New Mexico residents sickened by radiation during 1945 nuclear testing

https://apnews.com/article/biden-radiation-exposure-compensation-cc51894cb011067caf7453d228a04806

BELEN, N.M. (AP) — President Joe Biden said Wednesday that he’s open to granting assistance for people sickened by exposure to radiation during nuclear weapons testing, including in New Mexico, where the world’s first atomic bomb was tested in 1945.

Biden brought up the issue while speaking Wednesday in Belen at a factory that produces wind towers.

“I’m prepared to help in terms of making sure that those folks are taken care of,” he said.

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castiron·Cast Ironbynocturne213

Avocado oil is the best vegetable oil for cast iron seasoning?

https://www.thedailymeal.com/1353224/best-oil-seasoning-cast-iron-skillet/

Repeatedly oiling and heating a cast-iron skillet gives it a nonstick surface due to a chemical process called polymerization. In the context of seasoning a cast-iron skillet, polymerization occurs when the oil is exposed to high temperatures, subsequently breaks down, and forms a bond with the metal. This process is more successful if the oil you use is high in unsaturated fat. There are many vegetable oils that are rich in both mono and polyunsaturated fats, but avocado oil outperforms others due to its higher smoke point.

The smoke point of refined or regular avocado oil falls between 500 and 520 degrees Fahrenheit. By contrast, grapeseed oil, a more commonly recommended seasoning oil, is 420 degrees Fahrenheit. That's high, but it's still significantly lower than the smoke point of unrefined or extra virgin avocado oil, which is 482 degrees. 

A higher smoke point causes polymerization to occur at a much slower rate, which is precisely what yields a more solid nonstick coating. As a result, your cast iron will stay seasoned for far longer.

I have always used peanut or vegetable oil on my cast iron.

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indianfood·Indian Foodbynocturne213

Do you make your own paneer?

I have been making my own paneer for almost as many years as i have been making Indian food. I started pressing it between two plates, now I have Dutch style cheese press that i use. I make two gallons of milk into paneer every other week or so. I love having paneer in the fridge and being able to make a dish on a whim.

Over the years my my method and presses have changed. My father and sisters are allergic to citrus, so i stopped using lemon juice as my acid and switched to white vinegar.

I am looking to upgrade my cheese molds, i am currently using some for tofu and the amount of pressure i use on the paneer is distorting them. I have good solid round molds, but i much rather the uniformity of square paneer. If anyone has a suggestion for some i would love to upgrade.

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