a few years back, my mum stuffed up rizogolo and burnt the milk and rice to the pot, took weeks of scrubbing to get that pot back to a steel base.
also burnt milk smells so ■■■■■■■ rank
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Cooked a self saucing chocolate pudding once. In a cake pan with the lever thingy that helps you get the cake out. Turns out that type of dish isn’t watertight.
Filled the bottom of the oven with chocolate sauce and baked it into a solid burnt mess.
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Today I made this. It’s supposed to be lamb shank Massaman curry. I don’t think it was saucy enough in the end to be called a curry, it could have just been my oven. It didn’t matter though because it tastes excellent. I think my favourite part was the potatoes. The leftovers will make awesome pie filling.
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Looks delicious.
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You have the ability to make things look great. I’m sure they taste even better. I can sometimes make things that taste good, but they never look like the pictures in the recipes.
Tonight I made veal scallopini in a lemon garlic sauce. It was based on Café Delites Lemon Chicken Scallopini Lemon Chicken Scallopini with Lemon Garlic Cream Sauce - Cafe Delites, but I actually found some veal at Leo’s IGA and went for it. I also substituted white wine for chicken stock in the sauce. Tasted yummy, but the sauce was brown rather than cream-coloured, so no pic. With oven chips and steamed zucchini.
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Thank you 
I think I’m just obsessed with food and cooking and I have too much time on my hands l, tbh. A good night in for me is looking up recipes. Hahaha.
Your dish sounds delicious. Scallopini is a classic!!! I found veal too the other day, I’ll be making it into schnitzels for the freezer!
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Looking for a barbecue.
Gas, not charcoal. Freestanding. Don’t need more than 2-4 burners; don’t need a side burner or a rotisserie attachment or anything special - 99% of the time it’s gonna be burgers, steaks, and chicken breasts.
Trying to keep it in the $500-600 range if I can, but I’d like to get something a little better built than your standard Bunnings fare. One Jumbuck experience was enough.
Any reason not to go for a Weber? I’ve had one for several years after various other brands, and it’s by far the easiest to use and produces by far the best results. I’m sure @westozziebomber and no doubt others will have their favourites that they use to produce the amazing meat that they take so much care to prepare, but for an easy-to-use and very good and durable product for an amateur home barbecuer, I would say it’s hard to beat the Weber. They have a number of models to choose from depending on what size you want, etc. Also they are a bit expensive, especially if you buy their accessories, but still great value. The roasting kit is an essential but produces sensational roasts, especially chicken, and their non stick frypan with the detachable handle is extremely useful not only on the barbecue but generally in the kitchen, and actually quite cheap for what it is.
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Alot of those BBQ meats in here are done on charcoal smokers, but don’t worry, it’s addictive and you’ll be researching and doing all that soon enough. 
I don’t have gas, but plenty of people swear by the Weber Q, and if you want to get fancy later just buy more accessories.
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My 2c
If you need an all rounder for grilling (sausages, steaks etc) you can’t beat the Weber Q range.
First thing first. They’re the ‘apple of bbq’ overpriced and you probably need to buy their accessories.
But they’re very easy to clean, efficient on the gas, and good even cooking zones.
Any bbq can become a smoker too, for a few dollars, and the Weber pizza stone can do a great pizza (as long as it’s super hot.
You ever see a Weber Q out for hard rubbish? There’s a reason for that. Compare that to the big box retailers 4-6 burner hooded bbq.
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This ones red and black, and could suit your needs.
The ‘pro tip’…smaller independent bbq stores stock a model which is slightly more $, but the domed cover is higher and comes with a thermometer. I think it’s worth the ($20?) so if you want to try a roast. And the thermometer is probably useless, but that is usually signifies the premium vs standard. Myer and most of the big box retailers sell the ‘standard’ one (still perfectly fine)
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Oh, you’ll be enjoying that every time you bake now…
As others have said, just get a Weber q. They’re awesome, easy to use and clean. Worth every cent. If you want to then get fancier, you move onto the other things, but I still reckon you’d keep the Weber q. For me, it’s the best investment I’ve made this year. I’ve used it heaps.
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Thanks for the feedback on the frying pan. I was wondering whether or not to invest. I will do now!
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Well… you all make a convincing case
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They actually do a set of two pans plus a glass lid and a silicon mat to put the hot pans on. One of the pans is deep and great for braised dishes; the other is shallower and is good just as a frying pan. Q Ware Casserole/Frying Pan Pack | Preparation and Serving | Specialty Accessories | Weber BBQ - AU
That whole set is $200, and fantastic value. I use it more in the kitchen than on the barbie.
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there is no alternative but a weber kettle my friend
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Looking at this bad boy… kind of at the very top of my price range but it might be worth it.
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I got a Ziegler Brown last year and love it. It is on par with the Weber Q but after doing some research the Weber Q recommends to cook with the lid on especially if it’s windy where the Ziggy you can cook either with lid on or off. I have had a Weber Q as well which was great but wanted one for the caravan and got the Ziggy. You can’t really go wrong. They are also on special at the moment.
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I’ve got the built in Weber Q. It’s fantastic.