Good morning!!!!

[RedNeckGeek]

I am about to replace the generator that burned last summer, it was an 8600w steady, 10000w start up, but I’m going either home standby or whole house, auto start. Any info would be helpful, I’m getting mixed signals from suppliers. 16 kw would be minimum and require some diligent use of certain things in cooling season. 27 kw would be comfortable overkill, but with transfer and install, near $15k. We are rarely without power more than 2-8 hours, usually more like 2. I’m thinking 18-22 Home back up style with transfer switch, either LPG or diesel. I think a full whole house set up is wasted money here.


EDIT: $11000 not 15 as I’d stated.

I'm curious to see what you come up with. When the wildfire knocked the power out here, it was only off overnight, and the only thing I really missed was no water pressure from the jet pump. A Honda EU6000 kept the refrigerator goin', and I cooked off a Coleman propane cooktop. Would'a been nice to throw a transfer switch and have the well work, just in case I needed to put anything out with a garden hose. It was summer, but no way I'd bother buying enough generator capacity to keep the A/C on line. The utility company restored power the next day by rerouting the lines, then had the burnt off power poles replaced and the lines back to normal the day after that. That leads me to believe that any outage will be short, but your situation may be entirely different.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

$1900 more for forester premium. Or spend 10k less for an elantra...
So many decisions..

Oh com'on, Buckeye, just go get what you want and fergit about the price. You're gonna have to live with the thing almost forever, and the last thing you want is to be kickin' yerself in the butt every time you drive it 'cause you didn't get the features you really wanted. DAMHIKT! That said, don't fergit to look into reliability ratings because it would be a lot nicer if it spent more time with you than the dealer.:confused2:

 

[lostcreekranch]

Dang, Rick, I just had to wipe my chin! As far as I'm concerned, that beef was wasted using it for prime rib, and in stroganoff has found its true calling!:laughing:

Bingo! That why I alway buy about 50% - 75% more than we will consume at a Holiday. Always Turkey for Thanksgiving, but, Christmas and New Years is usually prime rib or bone in rib-eye roast (usually rotisserie). I take the “leftovers” and make Beef stroganoff, stir fry pepper steak, Mongolian Beef, real Hungarian Goulash, Texas Jalapeño Beef Stew, etc.

I like ham, but, rest of the family not so much. If I do a small ham, I use leftovers to make scalloped potatoes & ham, ham / potato soup. I’ve used leftover for Home,side turkey noodle soup but prefer using chicken breasts or tenders.

I like to buy whole pork loins, when they go on a good sale. I cut 1” pork loin chops from about 2/3 of the loin and save 1/3 (about 3#) of it to bake or rotisserie. I plan to experiment doing a pork loin on my smoker soon.

 

[toppop52]

Indubitably...... I had to look that word up. Now I will lay awake tonight to figure out how and where I can use it in some polysyllabically worded, loosely associated, and thematically convoluted way (but not here ).

Too late!

 

[toppop52]

Bingo! That why I alway buy about 50% - 75% more than we will consume at a Holiday. Always Turkey for Thanksgiving, but, Christmas and New Years is usually prime rib or bone in rib-eye roast (usually rotisserie). I take the “leftovers” and make Beef stroganoff, stir fry pepper steak, Mongolian Beef, real Hungarian Goulash, Texas Jalapeño Beef Stew, etc.

I like ham, but, rest of the family not so much. If I do a small ham, I use leftovers to make scalloped potatoes & ham, ham / potato soup. I’ve used leftover for Home,side turkey noodle soup but prefer using chicken breasts or tenders.

I like to buy whole pork loins, when they go on a good sale. I cut 1” pork loin chops from about 2/3 of the loin and save 1/3 (about 3#) of it to bake or rotisserie. I plan to experiment doing a pork loin on my smoker soon.

For years we did ham at Christmas, then for years we had a standing rib roast, then the last five or so years before Lynn passed, we had Tacos and burritos . The tacos were the biggest hit of all.

 

[jbrumberg]

I too agree with cooking a larger roast than needed for the first meal presentation and taking the leftovers to an even higher level of "good eats." I/we are only cooking for 2 so there will always be food left over.

 

[mostly_gas]

Good evening all. 50F for the start, light wind, partly cloudy. high temp made it to 71F, mostly clear sky, with some clouds at sunset, wind made it to 13-18. Group ride made it to 5 people, nothing else accomplished today. Trying to get an answer on when to go up to STL to help with brother's recovery, been a bit of a challenge.

 

[farmer2009]

Leftovers, leftovers, what are these leftovers you speak of?
We stopped having leftovers when the youngest started eating off the table good. Still ain’t figured out where the 23 pound 19 month old puts it.
Wife never was a big fan of leftovers. I was raised on them. She was raised on fast food and a much faster paced life than me. I still haven’t sped up enough for her.

I’m with Foxworthy when he said “People hear me talk and automatically want to deduct 100 IQ points.” Although never judge a book by its cover. My wife reminds me that, I’m not as dumb as I sound(accent) or want most people to think. I just smile. But some of you guys need a syllable limit.

 

[farmer2009]

Drew. Might install a lightning arrestor. I have one. Still in box. Zareba Lightning Arrestor Kit at Tractor Supply Co.

 

[farmer2009]

Oh. For you guys looking for RS. He’s fine. He’s over in FP. “Educating”.