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I cleaned my Indesit s/steel hob yesterday and it took me ages
,including removing a couple of jets to clear water out of them . I
ended up covering the central area with tinfoil to avoid having to
clean it again . The knobs on the hob have lost their shine so I was
loking for replacements and was shocked to see the price of them
...Nearly £12 for 1 ...I shouldn't have been surprised as I previously
priced an oven handle as the silver coating had started to lift and it
was £54 .I have been Googling for cheaper sources of knobs but can't
find anything but similar prices ..There must be somewhere that sells
them cheaper .I'm certainly not paying nearly £50 for 4 knobs .

Anyone know anywhere I can get them?

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I cleaned my Indesit s/steel hob yesterday and it took me ages
,including removing a couple of jets to clear water out of them . I
ended up covering the central area with tinfoil to avoid having to
clean it again . The knobs on the hob have lost their shine so I was
loking for replacements and was shocked to see the price of them
..Nearly £12 for 1 ...I shouldn't have been surprised as I previously
priced an oven handle as the silver coating had started to lift and it
was £54 .I have been Googling for cheaper sources of knobs but can't
find anything but similar prices ..There must be somewhere that sells
them cheaper .I'm certainly not paying nearly £50 for 4 knobs .

Anyone know anywhere I can get them?


Try

D H M Spares Ltd
Tel: 01322 669447
42 Main Road, Hextable, Swanley, BR8 7RA


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clean it again . The knobs on the hob have lost their shine so I was



I was going to say I like the chocolate covered hobnobs but find they
disolve too easily in a brew.
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clean it again . The knobs on the hob have lost their shine so I was



I was going to say I like the chocolate covered hobnobs but find they
disolve too easily in a brew.


I think they might melt when you boil a pan of spuds too..lol
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I was going to say I like the chocolate covered hobnobs but find they
disolve too easily in a brew.


The elusive plain chocolate ones? Yum & def too good for dunkin.

Not bad with a slice of mature cheddar on top of the choccy side too.
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On Sat, 28 Nov 2009 14:08:48 +0000, Usenet Nutter
wrote:

I was going to say I like the chocolate covered hobnobs but find they
disolve too easily in a brew.


The elusive plain chocolate ones? Yum & def too good for dunkin.

You got to be so quick ... maybe I dn't have the relexes required for
dunking anymore. Old age...



Not bad with a slice of mature cheddar on top of the choccy side too.


I'm trying to imagine that...
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Not bad with a slice of mature cheddar on top of the choccy side too.


I'm trying to imagine that...


Treat yourself ;-)

It's got to be the plain ones though.
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On Sat, 28 Nov 2009 15:20:09 +0000, fred wrote:

Not bad with a slice of mature cheddar on top of the choccy side too.


I'm trying to imagine that...


Treat yourself ;-)

It's got to be the plain ones though.


Next time I end up down the biscuit aisle I'll treat myself to a
packet.
Any particular mature cheese?
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mogga wrote:
On Sat, 28 Nov 2009 15:20:09 +0000, fred wrote:

In article , mogga
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On Sat, 28 Nov 2009 14:08:48 +0000, Usenet Nutter
wrote:

I was going to say I like the chocolate covered hobnobs but find they
disolve too easily in a brew.

The elusive plain chocolate ones? Yum & def too good for dunkin.

You got to be so quick ... maybe I dn't have the relexes required for
dunking anymore. Old age...


Not bad with a slice of mature cheddar on top of the choccy side too.


I'm trying to imagine that...


So am I, but I think it would work if the cheese wasn't too thick :-)

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On Sat, 28 Nov 2009 15:46:55 +0000, fred wrote:

In article , mogga
writes
On Sat, 28 Nov 2009 15:20:09 +0000, fred wrote:

Not bad with a slice of mature cheddar on top of the choccy side too.

I'm trying to imagine that...


Treat yourself ;-)

It's got to be the plain ones though.


Next time I end up down the biscuit aisle I'll treat myself to a
packet.
Any particular mature cheese?


I only buy the mature stuff (cheddar) but it needn't be anything
special, it's the contrast between the sweet and savoury that I like.

I don't think it would work with blue cheeses, although I do like those
on their own.
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mogga wrote:
On Sat, 28 Nov 2009 15:20:09 +0000, fred wrote:

In article , mogga
writes
On Sat, 28 Nov 2009 14:08:48 +0000, Usenet Nutter
wrote:

I was going to say I like the chocolate covered hobnobs but find they
disolve too easily in a brew.
The elusive plain chocolate ones? Yum & def too good for dunkin.

You got to be so quick ... maybe I dn't have the relexes required for
dunking anymore. Old age...


Not bad with a slice of mature cheddar on top of the choccy side too.


I'm trying to imagine that...


So am I, but I think it would work if the cheese wasn't too thick :-)

Think of the fun experimenting ;-)

3mm?
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On Sat, 28 Nov 2009 18:16:52 +0000, fred wrote:

In article , mogga
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On Sat, 28 Nov 2009 15:46:55 +0000, fred wrote:

In article , mogga
writes
On Sat, 28 Nov 2009 15:20:09 +0000, fred wrote:

Not bad with a slice of mature cheddar on top of the choccy side too.

I'm trying to imagine that...

Treat yourself ;-)

It's got to be the plain ones though.


Next time I end up down the biscuit aisle I'll treat myself to a
packet.
Any particular mature cheese?


I only buy the mature stuff (cheddar) but it needn't be anything
special, it's the contrast between the sweet and savoury that I like.

I don't think it would work with blue cheeses, although I do like those
on their own.


Cheese on Bourbons isn't bad either.

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mogga wrote:
On Sat, 28 Nov 2009 15:20:09 +0000, fred wrote:

In article , mogga
writes
On Sat, 28 Nov 2009 14:08:48 +0000, Usenet Nutter
wrote:

I was going to say I like the chocolate covered hobnobs but find they
disolve too easily in a brew.
The elusive plain chocolate ones? Yum & def too good for dunkin.
You got to be so quick ... maybe I dn't have the relexes required for
dunking anymore. Old age...


Not bad with a slice of mature cheddar on top of the choccy side too.

I'm trying to imagine that...


So am I, but I think it would work if the cheese wasn't too thick :-)

Think of the fun experimenting ;-)

3mm?


I just knew it was a mistake to call this thread what I did .!!! :-)
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We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the
drugs began to take hold. I remember Usenet Nutter
saying something like:

..Nearly £12 for 1 ...I shouldn't have been surprised as I previously
priced an oven handle as the silver coating had started to lift and it
was £54 .I have been Googling for cheaper sources of knobs but can't
find anything but similar prices ..There must be somewhere that sells
them cheaper .I'm certainly not paying nearly £50 for 4 knobs .

Anyone know anywhere I can get them?


They might be a standard shaft size and available from RS Components,
CPC/Farnell, etc, if you're prepared to replace them as a matching set.
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On Sat, 28 Nov 2009 13:51:19 -0800 (PST), Owain
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On 28 Nov, 14:08, Usenet Nutter wrote:
I cleaned my Indesit s/steel hob yesterday and it took me ages
,including removing a couple of jets to clear water out of them . I
ended up covering the central area with tinfoil to avoid having to
clean it again . The knobs on the hob have lost their shine so I was
loking for replacements and was shocked to see the price of them
..Nearly £12 for 1 ...I shouldn't have been surprised as I previously
priced an oven handle as the silver coating had started to lift and it
was £54 .I have been Googling for cheaper sources of knobs but can't
find anything but similar prices ..There must be somewhere that sells
them cheaper .I'm certainly not paying nearly £50 for 4 knobs .
Anyone know anywhere I can get them?


Take your existing knobs down to your local motorcycle chromium-
plating place?

Owain

They are plastic ?


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In message , fred writes
In article , mogga
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On Sat, 28 Nov 2009 15:46:55 +0000, fred wrote:

In article , mogga
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On Sat, 28 Nov 2009 15:20:09 +0000, fred wrote:

Not bad with a slice of mature cheddar on top of the choccy side too.

I'm trying to imagine that...

Treat yourself ;-)

It's got to be the plain ones though.


Next time I end up down the biscuit aisle I'll treat myself to a
packet.
Any particular mature cheese?


I only buy the mature stuff (cheddar) but it needn't be anything
special, it's the contrast between the sweet and savoury that I like.

I don't think it would work with blue cheeses, although I do like those
on their own.


Cheese and pickle on digestives - hobnobs are too sweet

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On Sat, 28 Nov 2009 15:46:55 +0000, fred wrote:

In article , mogga
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On Sat, 28 Nov 2009 15:20:09 +0000, fred wrote:

Not bad with a slice of mature cheddar on top of the choccy side too.

I'm trying to imagine that...


Treat yourself ;-)

It's got to be the plain ones though.


Next time I end up down the biscuit aisle I'll treat myself to a
packet.
Any particular mature cheese?

Costco have some lovely cave aged cheddar at the moment, excellent
flavour and nice smooth texture. Probably available elsewhere as well.
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Cheese and pickle on digestives - hobnobs are too sweet

Oh no, it just means you can have a much sharper/more flavourful cheese
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On Sat, 28 Nov 2009 14:08:48 +0000, Usenet Nutter wrote:

I cleaned my Indesit s/steel hob yesterday and it took me ages
,including removing a couple of jets to clear water out of them . I
ended up covering the central area with tinfoil to avoid having to clean
it again . The knobs on the hob have lost their shine so I was loking
for replacements and was shocked to see the price of them ..Nearly £12
for 1 ...I shouldn't have been surprised as I previously priced an oven
handle as the silver coating had started to lift and it was £54 .I have
been Googling for cheaper sources of knobs but can't find anything but
similar prices ..There must be somewhere that sells them cheaper .I'm
certainly not paying nearly £50 for 4 knobs .

Anyone know anywhere I can get them?



Anything here?
http://www.mamut.net/Knobs/default.htm

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I was going to say I like the chocolate covered hobnobs but find they
disolve too easily in a brew.


The elusive plain chocolate ones? Yum & def too good for dunkin.


Not bad with a slice of mature cheddar on top of the choccy side too.


Are you pregnant?

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We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the
drugs began to take hold. I remember Grimly Curmudgeon
saying something like:

We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the
drugs began to take hold. I remember Usenet Nutter
saying something like:

..Nearly £12 for 1 ...I shouldn't have been surprised as I previously
priced an oven handle as the silver coating had started to lift and it
was £54 .I have been Googling for cheaper sources of knobs but can't
find anything but similar prices ..There must be somewhere that sells
them cheaper .I'm certainly not paying nearly £50 for 4 knobs .

Anyone know anywhere I can get them?


They might be a standard shaft size and available from RS Components,
CPC/Farnell, etc, if you're prepared to replace them as a matching set.


addendum
You could rub down the originals and spray them with an aerosol chrome.
Not 100% chrome-like, but sometimes very good. I recommend a finish
called 'Steel Wheels' which was available in car accessory shops, and
doubtless has a current equivalent.
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On Sun, 29 Nov 2009 12:01:32 +0000, Grimly Curmudgeon
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We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the
drugs began to take hold. I remember Grimly Curmudgeon
saying something like:

We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the
drugs began to take hold. I remember Usenet Nutter
saying something like:

..Nearly £12 for 1 ...I shouldn't have been surprised as I previously
priced an oven handle as the silver coating had started to lift and it
was £54 .I have been Googling for cheaper sources of knobs but can't
find anything but similar prices ..There must be somewhere that sells
them cheaper .I'm certainly not paying nearly £50 for 4 knobs .

Anyone know anywhere I can get them?


They might be a standard shaft size and available from RS Components,
CPC/Farnell, etc, if you're prepared to replace them as a matching set.


addendum
You could rub down the originals and spray them with an aerosol chrome.
Not 100% chrome-like, but sometimes very good. I recommend a finish
called 'Steel Wheels' which was available in car accessory shops, and
doubtless has a current equivalent.


Thx for all the suggestions incl Steel Wheels ..I recall using that on
my car wheels years ago.....I thought I had won a watch at a site
called Europart who have dozens of cooker knobs but don't sell to the
public except through shops ( those wee cards up on the walls with all
sorts of things in) .Last night I took one of the knobs,degreased it a
then gave it a going over with Duraglit and then T-Cut and that helped
to get some shine back and I finished it with a burnishing of Baby Oil
so we will see how that does . I was going to try fine wet 'n dry
first but didn't have any left.
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I just knew it was a mistake to call this thread what I did .!!! :-)


Sorry for the hijack
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In article ,
fred wrote:
I was going to say I like the chocolate covered hobnobs but find they
disolve too easily in a brew.


The elusive plain chocolate ones? Yum & def too good for dunkin.


Not bad with a slice of mature cheddar on top of the choccy side too.


Are you pregnant?

No, just unconventional.

I thought you sound guys were edgy and willing to try anything ?
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I just knew it was a mistake to call this thread what I did .!!! :-)


Sorry for the hijack



Never heard of those, are they anything like a KitKat ?

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In article , Dave Plowman (News)
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In article ,
fred wrote:
I was going to say I like the chocolate covered hobnobs but find they
disolve too easily in a brew.


The elusive plain chocolate ones? Yum & def too good for dunkin.


Not bad with a slice of mature cheddar on top of the choccy side too.


Are you pregnant?

No, just unconventional.


I thought you sound guys were edgy and willing to try anything ?


Only if it involves an angle grinder.

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