Totally agree with Phil. Best to ignore.

No suggestions for this months group test so far, why not gather suggestions and then go with the majority

All in favour, Andy, but we need someone (a volunteer) to co-ordinate this.
** Phil.

Thanks for welcoming words of advice. Ignore the weak and on with the show. Look forward to your upcoming tests from a backseat and hope I learn something.

Quote from: Bing on March 01, 2018, 10:56 PM
Thanks for welcoming words of advice. Ignore the weak and on with the show. Look forward to your upcoming tests from a backseat and hope I learn something.

No need to stand on the side-line, Bing; newcomers such as yourself are more than welcome to participate in group testing, and their fresh unjaundiced feedback will be a very beneficial contribution to the whole idea.

** Phil.

Quote from: Peripatetic Phil on February 27, 2018, 07:19 PM
Just a gentle reminder that we have, as yet, no volunteer to lead the March group test.  It would (IMHO) be a great shame if the recent re-awakening of the group test scheme were allowed to become moribund solely through apathy

So another good idea looks like going nowhere, in my opinion. Like my proposal several years ago to hold regional  'come dine' events so we might taste each other's BIR style dishes, Apathy rules, It's so sad. I'm nobody to talk, though, because I made neither of the two recent test dishes. Correct me if I'm wrong but was it only Phil and one other person who reported back on the chicken bhuna? Why bother moving on to a third test given there's been insignificant interest in the first two? I don't know the answer, other than persuade people to change their attitude to participate more, and work as a team, I very much doubt if it will ever happen,

Further attempt yesterday, this time using fresh (free-range) chicken breasts.  A definite improvement, as the fresh chicken is far better able to take up the flavour of the dish than pre-cooked chicken.

** Phil.