Never tried it myself, and what people do in their own home is up to them.
I am, however, sick of seeing the cannisters discarded everywhere, from town centres, to country parks.
From what I have read, it can be rather harmful aswell.
Bring on the ban I say.

Did it once in a nightclub in Birmingham around 2008. Laughed a lot, then felt like absolute shit afterwards.

After watching the SteveO (from Jackass) documentary where he has the intervention, and the amount of this stuff he was huffing made me think it's absolute poison.

If I remember correctly he talked about being in hell when he was on it, and demons, suicide etc etc.

Yeah, it's nasty stuff.

Cheers BB 😊👍🍻

Not a good drug, see people having seizures and death.

Good, shits more dangerous than weed and the fucking mess is ridiculous.

See them all over, even a few in my country bumpkin village.

Had it once way back for actual medical use, shit made me laugh so much dentist couldn’t operate.

Save if for cars please people

It's not my thing, but I support freedom to put whatever you want in your own body. Banning stuff like this while alcohol is still at large and pretty much the center of our culture doesn't make sense. People can misuse anything and education is key.

I don't support the freedom to put whatever in your body as the rest of us have to pay for your hospital treatment and to clean up the mess caused. You don't have a right to be a pain in the backside of everyone else, we have a right to live our life in peace without wading through empty canisters in our city center. Stop being selfish.

Many things cause people to need treatments "the rest of you pay for." Should we all eat flavourless goop made in a lab clean room by robots while we barricade ourselves in padded rooms to avoid all danger? Do you support substances currently legal, like alcohol and nicotine? Those cost you more than any other substance. My largest medical procedure, funded by tax payers, was a bicycle accident. Should we outlaw bicycles? How about cars? You consume cannabis, which is also a substance that has cost taxpayers. Should weed be legal? You can cherry pick what's convenient for you to remain legal, and that's exactly why some things aren't outlawed even though they're terrible for everyone. Nowhere did I say I support public disturbance and littering, and that also goes under education. How is not wanting to rob people of their freedom being selfish?

Spot on there pal

i suppose what you are saying is theres zero mental or physical side effects from cannabis use that could need treatment

Nothing like a nice cuppa hypocritea

Government or someone needs to add the smell of farts or something to that crap..

I’m sure that would stop a few balloon addicts 🎈🤦‍♂️

Doesn’t stop the piss/vomit/skunk strains becoming popular 🙄I doubt a bit of Dutch oven lovin’ will put them off 😂😂

As an old Pimp once told me * Crow If she an't a fine dime Don't suck the fart out her Bhind* XD

Where does the joke “He was so mean he used to suck the farts out of dead seagulls!” come from? 😂😳😂

sounds like chubby m8 XD or bernard

I don't know what "Dutch Oven Lovin" means....but I really like saying it! 😂

Cheers BB 😊👍🍻

It's when you fart under the duvet then stuff your Mrs down there and seal it tightly for air until she comes up choking and spluttering, then probably attacks you. You're welcome, and I saved your Google search history from a stain, like when I didn't know what boof meant...

I somehow knew Ruxxy would have the answer to that one! 😂

Things were alot easier when the choice was coke, speed, e and weed or crack and smack if you really wanted to go for it. Then came the horse tranquilliser and all these weird legal highs and nitrous oxide. Been downhill ever since.

I stick to the weed these days.

Never tried and don’t know much about it but here’s my view, which also applies to our beloved green…
Both the Government drug advisory panel and a recent contingent of health experts advised against the ban saying that criminalising would cause more harm than good.
Remember Covid? Remember we were told by our Government that they will “follow the science”. It seems that doesn’t apply when there are votes to be won!

stuffs weird n not good

same old same old ban it and goes in hands of undesirables dont support or condone it but gov never learns with substances the war on drugs has been lost for so long

....and over to Bill :)

I think it’s becoming more widely accepted and the prescription thing isn’t known by everyone yet so maybe a officer who got out of the wrong side of bed might put you through unnecessary stress but go no further hopefully but as it get more known less likely.
I heard this is basically how it started in Canada more and more “legal” dispensary’s popped up
And they allowed it it eventually

I use the 63mm Space case from ebay. They're £16.99 and worth every penny.

Cheers BB 😊👍🍻

I use cheap ones and have a hard time believing expensive ones can be "worth it" but what does that even really mean? If you fancy something special and have the money available then there is no harm in treating yourself to something :)

I used a shitty plastic grinder for years, and it did its job well enough. Then my mate started working for some company that sold paraphernalia and gave me a little 4 piece metal grinder with a kief catching section. That was much, much better and I used it for a good 10 years with no issues. Then I quit smoking for 7 years.

When I started back this year I thought I'd treat myself to a new grinder and saw a huge price reduction on a 4 piece stainless steel Herb Ripper, so bought it on the principle I'll never have to buy another again. Also bought the fine grind plate for it too, and I'm glad I did as that's the perfect grind size. Absolutely loving the thing and it cuts through almost anything as if it was herby butter, but I appreciate that most people will think it's a ridiculous extravagance. It no doubt is, but it's a lovely, lovely thing. An incredibly well machined tool, like a fine chef's knife. I suppose the question of if anything is worth it is entirely subjective, but I don't ever regret buying it.

Yeah, I agree about them being like chef knives. I use a crappy bargain set of knives and they do the job fine. My sister-in-law however, insists that the £140 knife she gets hand-sharpened fundamentally improves the cooking experience. She actually hates using regular knives now.

I'll be ordering one of these at some point Nigara SG2 Kurouchi Tsuchime Santoku 180mm about £242 import from canada (only place outside japan i can find them) depending on how you use it maybe need to sharpen it once or twice a year ... good knives are worth it if thats your thing .

My God, that is a beautiful thing. Bookmarked.

A fellow culinary artist rux ? i'm no pro but i make some mean asian food XD

I can get by. Cooking is like chemistry, so you should get repeatable results. Baking, however, follow the recipe exactly, including tin sizes. If people know the basics they should be able to make meals fairly easily without recipes, and, the top level of that skill, be able to knock up something tasty from what's left in the fridge and the cupboard.

Have you ever ordered from Sous Chef? They have a ridiculous range of Asian ingredients and cookware. Dangerous place to go browsing though.

usually go to the local asian supermarket or the one in the city near me only thing i've ordered online in Shin ramyun, soon and champong ramen packs (i uses the broth packs as a base for my own ramen) shhhh i cheat. XD

I've had a Victorinox chefs knife for about 25 years. Best purchase I ever made. I use it all the tine.

That and a decent sized Le Creuset sauce pan are great buys even if a bit pricey, and will probably outlast me.

Cheers BB 😊👍🍻

You can get old Le Creuset re-enamelled too. Something for people to consider instead of throwing them away, or if someone's selling a damaged one cheaply. Have about 5 different sized and shaped ones collected over the years and they've jumped in price ludicrously since they were first bought. Staub seems to be the one all the chefs moved on to, as they still bring out the tiny Staub pots sometimes in fancy restaurants. Don't look at the prices.

I think initially 1 paring knife and 1 chef's knife is a better start than a full range of knives that cost the same as those 2 do, and buy at a point that you personally start to feel a bit uncomfortable about the price. That's everyone's cut off point for almost every purchase made, so you then need to check reviews at that price point. And the most important thing is to hold it before you buy, I feel. There's 1 tiny knife in the kitchen drawer that's so perfectly balanced and razor sharp that I use it all the time, and it's no particular special brand. Just feels like the perfect tool for the job on many occasions.

I had no idea you could re enamel Le Creuset pans, as you can see above mine is in a right state. I left it on the hob about 10 years ago with just a little oil in it, and forgot it was on. Kitchen full of smoke and burned the shit out of the bottom of the pan so now it looks dirty even when it's perfectly clean. I'll 100% be getting that re enamel done when I find the place to do it.

In terms of knives, I really only buy Victorinox which are an affordable brand for what you get. If I had to whittle my drawer down to 4 knives it'd be those above, plus the Victorinox sharpener which works surprisingly well, but does need replacing every year or so in my experience.

I don't use the medium sized knife as much as I should as I chopped the end of my finger off with it about 3 years ago and it still gives me the fear!

That'll teach me for making a stir fry pissed at 2am!😭😭

Cheers BB 😊👍🍻

What size is that, 24cm? Looks like you'd get a chicken and loads of veg in that together... I'd live with that discolouration if I was you mate, if you can put up with it and it doesn't affect cooking in any way. It's not cheap to re-enamel them. Apparently they're often accomodating if you contact them to tell them you love their products but have a damaged one, and is there anything they could suggest. Often give discounts, so could be better to do that if you can sweet talk them.

I think knives are very personal things which may sound completely insane until you find one you really connect with, and then you get it.

Best to prep prior to getting pissed too, most likely. 20:20 hindsight and all that. Still have a branding scar on my forearm from a drunken cooking accident 20+ years ago.

Yup it's a 24cm. About 250 shekels to replace thesedays.

I might contact Le Creuset directly and ask if there's anything they can do under the lifetime warranty, but it actually performs perfectly well. Nothing sticks, it holds its heat etc. Just looks like shit!

Yeah thesedays, after the finger incident, and considering she's NHS, the Mrs won't even let me have half a Shandy without me prepping our dinner first.

When I'm pissed I'm basically trusted in the kitchen with the microwave...and a wooden spoon.

She's a goodun ❤️

Cheers BB 😊👍🍻

Just got back from work and started reading a topic on grinders, as I'm thinking about a new one myself. To then find myself thinking about buying myself a new kitchen knife. How?? Thanks guys this made me laugh when I realised what I was doing!! Doobiee

Le Creuset! ❤️

I swore by my 1-2 quid grinders. Then got a storz and Bickel plastic free with mighty.

Rinsed an oz or 2 through it and noticed micro orange bits had broke off!

Highly recommend if using plastics to get a bright colour that stands out from herb!!!!

Had a few metal 10-15 quid ones but threads and sides got gunked in a week to month

So far Santa Cruz is holding up well, considering she’s probably done over 180g since I got her a couple of months back 😂

I’ve got a Santa cruise grinder and it is absolutely fab! Although a bit steep at £70+

I took the plunge on a 3 piece medium.

Awesome grinder, at first a thought it was getting gunked up like a plastic one.

3 oz later and she’s just as smooth. Seems to power through it and clean itself somehow.🤷‍♂️

The grinder hash. Most works its way off the Herb Ripper too, eventually. I've found that a stainless steel knitting needle is handy for getting the really stubborn bits off, before they're added to a joint. My last tiny grinder was a nightmare that clogged up all the time towards the end and needed the bud to be worked off the blades. I couldn't stand using it for long after the 6 1/2 year break.

That one is on the pricey end, but I have noticed that a lot of weed paraphernalia seems to come with a 'buy cheap, buy twice' policy. Will check out.

I’ve had a Space Case for around a decade and it’s still pretty much as good as new. Cost around £80 but I don’t think I’ll need to buy another.

The way I see it, if you're buying good weed and want a nice rolling experience, a good grinder is worth the investment. Doesn't have to be too expensive, but if you're using a cheap metal/plastic one fragments of the grinder's material will chip off and end up in your bud, which you don't want to be inhaling.

I bought a stoneage grinder off Amazon a while ago for £15, print on the lid is rubbish but it functions beautifully. Supposedly has a ceramic coating in the grinding chamber too!

I stick to the cheap plastic ones. They're fantastic, last a while. When they stop performing, get a new one.

I've purchased slightly more expensive metal ones, but never found them worth it. As good as they are, I found the 2 piece grinders best as I rather just smoke a nice joint than to save kief and never make use of it

i got one cost me abot £20.. worth it i feel

I've had a top end, plastic yellow cheap grinder for about 15 years. Brought few others over the years but always gone back to my yellow old lady

She does need constant scraping around the corners to keep her running smoothly but she is mint

Kannastor grinders are pretty good and can't go wrong with a Wusthof chef knife

I like to start fairly low (165-170 Celsius) and increase the temperature as I go. I have a Mighty and find it makes the bowl last longer and taste better.

Same just different temps

3 gos using dosing caps

180
190
200 finish but fluid on the time per temp depending on what the gear is like. Sometimes I get longer on the lower temps. Sometimes I just need to smash 💥 it at 200 off the start line lol 😂

I start at 189c then increase temp as the vapor reduces, temp upto 205c at the end. I use a mighty. Hope this helps.

Depends somewhat on the device but 180c is a common default temperature for a fresh bowl.

Anyone with a Venty should try this:
- Switch on and click to boost to 210c and bake the bowl until it auto switches back to 180c and allow to simmer back down (uses the conduction side of the hybrid oven).
- After the buzzer hit the bowl 3 times at low/medium/high airflow respectively (utilising the convection side).

GOAT‼️💥🚀🤤

Keep it as simple as possible me
Using the mighty medic I start on 180, every time it buzzes to turn off I crank it up 1 until I hit 190. Don’t usually like the taste after that

At the dynavap click temperature 😂

That made me laugh.

Using the Mighty - start temp at 198c, then once the vapour tails off raise it to 201c until its starts to taste like burnt popcorn.
Dont understand the point in lowering the temperature towards the end- you've already vaporised all the lower temp volatiles, so won't be pulling much of anything...

I've tried solids in there too, but found the temps had to bo too high, and it tasted like shit.

No Man's Sky is actually pretty fun despite the failed launch. No cities but infinite planets to explore and creatures to look at. Great to play while blazed.

Elite dangerous is also not to bad. Starfield next yeah looks amazing so keep your eye out for that

I wish Elite had some sidekicks to chose from. It gets lonely out there.

second this

Chorus is a good one

Have you played Mass Effect? An excellent series of games with that futuristic sci-fi vibe

Watch Dogs Legion has a very cool London if you dont't mind your future on the dystopic side.

Starfield soon!!!!

Yep I'm literally the same mate hadn't brought a game since probably FIFA 14 but recently brought Hogwarts. Mainly brought it for the mrs but gta say I'm enjoying it more than she is!

Yeah that's even better when you really get into something you weren't expecting to :) I've got Hogwarts on my list for when there's a good offer on, the ones that hook you in really do work out great value compared to price of most things these days!

Well one night later and I've bought FF16 lol :) £65 lot of dosh but after playing the demo (which has the full game prologue btw biggas, well worth a try) I couldn't resist :P

Fifa 23 sadly. Because I'm absolute mug when it comes to this game :)

Bit wiser now the last few gens with regard to new releases and am more than happy to wait for the price to come down and get the actual full bug free game as intended a few months after release.

GTA 6 though would be an exception when that comes out :)

GTA 6 is apparently running on rockstars RAGE 9 Engine, which is said to be better than UNREAL Engine 5 so we should all be in for a treat, I just hope that after a year or 2 of playing it still remains fresh and exciting

There's genuine competition to the Unreal Engine now? I should start reading my copies of Edge more thoroughly!

Yeah they (critics/reviewers) are saying RAGE Engine 9 (Rockstars Advanced Game Engine) is the best by far, even better than UNREAL Engine 5 and that’s borderline beautiful already. So this game might be the best thing for 5-10 years, but then again rockstar may just go crazy with the games after the release of gta 6 and accidentally make a rival to it

It's fascinating to me that they've made their own engine. I wonder what it can specifically do that Unreal can't, considering the development time of this. You usually want something very well tailored, or very high end, if you're prepared to sink the development time and cost into it. It would make sense to package that up as a saleable product afterwards to recoup costs. Not sure if you're into hi-fi at all, but Chord do that with their DACs where the circuitry is FPGA and all done in house. Like the way Analogue make their consoles so it's all hardware and not software, so hopefully higher quality.

I was debating pulling the trigger on Diablo IV, and a friend told me he got it too, so I got it and we're having a great time playing together.
Also got the new Zelda game, thinking it was gonna make me pick up the switch again. Nope. Runs like hot garbage. I'm sure it's a great game, but I just can't bear the performance personally. Honestly I think I'll sell the console and the game while it's still worth something.
Other than these two, my last day 1 purchases were RE Village and Cyberpunk, both of which I loved.

Those sound suspiciously like the Stadia purchases I made to get the 'free' controller. Completely unrelated, if anyone's looking for a Stadia controller...?

Zelda has never interested me I don't know why, it's got really popular now but I'm not sure what else Nintendo even has to offer atm?

Bought Forza Horizon 5 and GTA trilogy definitive edition around same time both on release. Usually get Fifa on release day but goy 23 on CD keys about a fortnight after release. Pre ordered the new Forza recently. It cost £90. Right now playing PES 17 which cost £2.50 on ebay and it probably the best football game I've ever played .Used to love PES when younger, so many memories playing my mates stoned on PES 6

I bought Elden Ring on release.... That ruined my playstaion experience, I quit after a few weeks of little to no progress. Haven't touched my PS5 in well over a year now.

oooft mate you will have to dust off that controller one day see if you can get a trial/deal on PS Plus there's some really good titles on there one of them will pull you back in :) thats always the gamble buying full price, I remember being tempted by Elden Ring but I was worried it'd leave me fed up so I didn't dare risk it

I don't mind saying, that game was too damn hard. I hadn't played any previous titles either, so didn't really know what i was buying. It just looked impressive and I pulled the trigger. I'll probably hold out for Starfield now.

Only one I went out of my way to buy on release was probably Red dead Redemption 2 And God of War Ragnarok

RDR2 for me as well, I could wax lyrical about that game ❤️

I thought exactly that about the difficulty level. When I had 0 responsibility I had the time to hone that skill level and to have fun with the grind, but not now. Anyone watch Cohh Carnage? If he and others of his calibre finds a game hard then I'll have no chance. Saved so much money though by facing that fact and getting baked and watching high quality streamers play the games for me. £50 for a game, or £55 for a live resin cart and watching the story in a haze?

I bought Street Fighter 6 on the day of release and Amazon delivered it next day. Something weird was happening that day as the price was in free fall, and it kept selling out, being back in, 10 left, more on the way, etc. It was under £45 when I ordered, which is ridiculous for a brand new release. Managed to nab a Victrix Pro FS at RRP too, but have to wait 4-6 weeks to get it.

The prices are definitely worth it. They charged £45 for a game in the early '90s, and you're getting significantly more for your money now. If you think of it as entertainment for a couple of weekends and you drink at home and have friends over instead of going out then it's a lot more cost effective than going out on the piss for those weekends, and the game will probably have a much longer lifespan than that anyway.

Barely buy nowadays, rarely day 1 due to bugs, kid time and cost.

Most are in bargain bin a month later 😂

Also game pass is such great value I’ve got more than I have time to play.

They do manage to obliterate most of the bugs with the 20Gb Day One Patch these days though, to be fair. If you think about it though that destroys these games for long term value, resale and playability as once the servers are switched off you just get the effectively unfinished game on the disc. Not like when there was no way to update so games had to ship completely optimised.

To be honest mate I rarely play games, despite often buying them, and the number of sealed games I have on my shelf has been a running joke between friends for years, some going back to PS3. I had to buy SF6 though as I've been into the franchise almost obsessively since SF2 in the arcade. Have a PS3 Mad Catz SF4 Tournament Edition Fightstick and that is a lovely thing, with all Sanwa Denshi buttons and stick. How could I not get the modern equivalent too?

Like you though I think generally I have enough with what I have as a backlog and the PS Plus stuff too has stuff on it released in the last year. I don't mind generally being that far behind if it results in me spending less (says the man who bought the aluminium fightstick that normal people would consider insane).

It was worse when games like battlefield make you download the hd texture pack 😂

Lol to true Rux.

I had ps5 for a year and still not played it 😂

Loads still in wrapping.

So I bought myself a steam deck 🤷‍♂️

Tbh that gets a load of play as easy to pick up and pause around kiddo and has Xbox live.

Just need to quit my dota addiction (again)

I have this awful sense of missing out that makes me buy things, whether it was the PS5 that a mate managed to get for me, or whatever on here. I was eyeing up the Steam Deck. Always loved handhelds and that's ideal as most of the target audience will have a library of games anyway. The PS Vita was a lovely, yet unloved, thing, and I saved a huge amount of monthly games for years into my PS Plus account before I bought one.

I’ve not bought a game on release for a while now. So many games go on sale within weeks of release that it just makes sense to wait. I will definitely get Diablo 4 at some point though.

Yeah I'll be grabbing Diablo4 on sale for definite, might wait for a few updates etc too I waited until the Eternal Collection came out for D3 picked up for under 20quid and got way more than my moneys worth out of it lol :)

I did the same. They tend to have rough launches so it's never a bad idea to wait for a patch or two to be released.

I got Pokémon Violet on release and downloaded Honkai star rail on release if that counts but there’s almost nothing single player I like any more that I’d pre order and it’s that hard to convince my mates to play a new mmo or game that I barely bother.

I’m a creature of habit still play OSRS etc and I’m fine with that

No Mans Sky 😳🤣

After the whole No Mans Sky debacle, it put me off buying games on release forever. Or preordering them.

Cyberpunk 🤣🤦

Both games are better now.

Baldur's Gate 3. Wow. Incredible.

Pikmin 4!

Last game I bought on release was Ghost of Tsushima but that was a gift for my lil bro, amazing looking game. all new PlayStation releases these days go for eye-watering prices back in the ps2 days games were more affordable.

I'm pretty sure I've never bought anything on release. I'm a cheap fuck and wait a year or 2 and buy the CD key for a couple of quid online.

I’ve got a Santa Cruz and love it I don’t think it’s clogged once

Depends what you want. I love a grinder that collects keif. Some don’t.

I highly doubt a £100 grinder will be all that much better than a £40 one. Probably paying for branding a lot of times. All made in the same factory in China. So unless you know it’s hand CNC’d. Then be wary.

Otherwise. What’s up with cheap grinders? Unless it’s a flex. I’ve had a grinder for 10 years. Cost me £20. Still does the job.

Bought a £25 one recently. Which also does the job. But collects ludicrous levels of keif.

Sorry. Not sure if I answered the question. But hype and desirability do not alway equal good value for money. So beware of influencers saying this grinder, or that grinder is the one.

It’s just a fuckin’ grinder. It grinds weed. It’s not rocket science.

Its amazing..buy the brilliant cut grinder.. had for a year used regularly..everyday multiple times.. and hasnt blocked or even collected kief around. the three piece is the best.. honestly i thought i was mad spending that much on a grinder..but produces the fluffliest grind you will see.. definitely worth a purchase

I bought a space case grinder £50 early 2000s still using it today

https://recommendedvapesupplies.co.uk/products/flowermill-next-gen-premium

I have the following grinders
Large Santa Cruz
Large BCG
2 large flower mills
1 medium flower mill
1 medium Santa Cruz
1 zam
A metric fuckton of various cheap and cheerful ranging from flower mill clones to hemp biodegradable ones

The mills are my favourite followed by the Bcg

Anyone who says there isn't a difference between a premium and budget grinder are in my opinion incorrect especially when living with one long term

Personally I don't do keif collection as I want my weed to typical stay in my weed but I do get why people do it

The mills can be four piece

BCG seconds don't have the wait and genuinely I couldn't see what made mine a second

Hi DR, been looking at the new standard flower mill on RVS for £30 which has the "medium" plate, I believe. Do you use different plates on the premium or just stick to one? Any plates better than others (for general vaping)?

I'm attracted to the simplistic nature of the Standard but wondered if having only the medium plate would limit my experience? I'm using Dynavap/Tiny Might style vapes. (oh and the best ever in the whole world, Solo2... fishing rod extended... 😉)

Cheers :)

I pretty much only use the medium plates I have played around with the plates and find that medium works best for 90% of my stuff

Good to know. Thanks.

£10 on Ebay, 4 part grinder with nice deep sections.

https://www.hoj.life/products/klip

Amazing slicer wouldn't go back to grinding again

Best £4.99 you can spend!
https://www.shivaonline.co.uk/shop/grinders/best-of-basics/products/storz---bickel-volcano-herb-mill.html

To fine a grind for a lot of current vapes sorry 🦊

I have several and they are vapman exclusives pretty much now

I have a very technical solution for this 🤓: for a courser grind I turn the wheel less🤫…I’m going to patent my technique!

I'm really happy with the stainless steel Herb Ripper I bought around a year ago. Had to soak it in iso once to get all of the left on weed hash and bits off it, and my mate genuinely thought I'd bought a new one. Not at those prices! Bought a fine grinding plate for it too, which I think should probably be the standard plate, but that's no doubt why it's separate and a costly add-on. Hopefully it'll last a lifetime.

Historically I don't do well at comps. I'll go for 7.42g.
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Thanks for running the competition. Good luck to everyone.