I literally ordered 20 different flavors lol. Variety is the spice of life they say!
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Hahaha right?!
I am just gonna do single flavors for now. Until I am more comfortable mixing this stuff up. I like fruity stuff and there's lots of flavors for fruits. Jimi is helping me bless his wonderful soul.
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Having spent some time in a wheelchair recently, this just gives me the willies!!
It's never too much and frequently not enough!
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Doing very well thanks for asking! All is well on the home front. Had the dog neutered and he is doing well. He got loose on us this morning. He discovered that if he popped open the corner of the screen door he could slip out undetected. I looked out the window at the front yard and what do I see? A large male Rottweiler spread out on his back sunning himself. I am thinking to myself, gee that looks like Lukah! I could kill him! He is microchipped but still, we live in a very busy road and I paid a lot of money for the damn dog. He will give me a heart attack yet I swearHey lovehow are ya?
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Oh I'm sorry but I laughed so hard picturing the scene! At least he didn't actually bolt, just wanted some of that rare sunshine
What brand of flavours are you using? I am a Flavour Art mixer myself. One of my personal favorites is Monsoon. It is a combination flavour of a fruity persuasion. Might try that out. A Good single flavour. I mix it at 2%.
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The main problem with that is that it's really impossible to get the *whole* taste of anything in a single bottle of flavor -- even fruit: they're sweet, tart maybe, and taste like whatever they are -- so you need the fruit flavor, some sweetener, maybe some sweet & tart...
I've found only one exception to that: TFA's Banana Nut Bread -- it really does taste exactly like banana nut bread, though even it is better with a little extra sweetener. But everything else... single-flavor mixes are just boring, and really don't taste like the single-flavor you're trying to recreate... because hardly anything in the world is actually a single flavor, unless you like black coffee without sugar, or just eating pure sugar from the bowl.
For a fruit-flavored mix that's really good, you need roughly 50% of the main flavor -- whatever fruit -- and then roughly 50% supporting flavors -- creams, vanilla, sweetener -- that's exactly how I mixed my strawberry & cream, and it's been my ADV, with very few and short breaks, since Dec 2014. It's just that good.
If you can cook *anything at all* -- if you can mix koolaid, or a mixed drink -- you can mix flavors and make great ejuice.
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I ordered Capella, The Flavor Apprentice, Flavour. Figured I would try different companies.
Good morning hon. Caught me going for a nap. Still fighting this crud I have.
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I did order sweetener, sour, cream, custard and butter to add to the single flavors if needed...as far as cooking goes, I burn water and explode eggs lolol
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It's good to try different ones. I have some TFA and NF too. TFA Blueberry Cheesecake is awesome
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On that not. Take care all. See you after a nap.
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I encourage all to try it. It's so much cheaper and rewarding too. I haven't bought a bottle of juice in 2 1/2 months at least since I started diy. Or my mother in law. I make her's too.
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Ok. I seriously need a nap before my son gets out of school. If I don't now I'll stay up talking to all of you lovely people till time to get him LOL. Take care my Corner Family.
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I'm in the same boat, I want to try it. I wish I could find a decent "all in one" kit. Something with a fair amount of flavorings and VG/PG and nic.
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Today sucks. No longer employed, ran the bike out of gas and lost my license plate.
It's different for all of it. You just have to try for yourself but start low, it's far easier to add and you can't take it out once you've put it in there. Most people start out at 2 or 3% and work up. I have found I don't taste anything until about 10%, especially with fruits. I can be horribly frustrating trying to figure out how much of this and that but once you make something that's vapable you'll be hooked.
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Ah ok. I am just gonna have to play around.
Ill be alright, the worst will be having the bike down till i can get a new plate. I went out looking for it, and couldent find it.
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Oh dear. How do you survive, without the joy of cooking? It's Art You Eat!
Truly, watching my family dig in with great gusto to something I've made is about the best satisfaction I've ever felt -- making Art To Eat, giving my family love that nourishes their bodies and makes them happy... there's just nothing like it. Andria
Some things I can cook really well. Grills are off limits though. Gas grill I set my eyebrows on fire with....charcoal grill I set my hand on fire.....when I say I am a blonde I am really not kidding lololOh dear. How do you survive, without the joy of cooking? It's Art You Eat!
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Some of my best dishes I just cook.. Shut off all creative thought and let the stuff I am working with guide me.Oh dear. How do you survive, without the joy of cooking? It's Art You Eat!
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I love that look of bewilderment when something looks no where how it should taste and then they enjoy it.
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Excellent advice. Personally, a recipe that's less than 20%-25% just tastes like PG to me -- blah, bland, medicinal, just icky. But I wouldn't have known that without trying out a few "single-flavor mixes" at the recommended 2%, 4%, 8%.... and not been able to taste anything. My strawberry & cream is 30% flavoring, gunks like a mad mofo with all that flavor and sweetener, but it's so good... I don't care!
I've seen advice that more than 2% sweetener is terrible... but my S&C is 2.8%, up to 3% sweetener -- I usually mix it at 2.8% because it gets sweeter, the longer it sits; I just add a few drops more sweetener to the atty itself, when I first get into a new mixed bottle.Really, the only way to know how to mix something YOU will like is... MIX IT. Taste it. Fiddle with it or dump it, and try again. There is NO one single way to mix anything, because we are all different -- my husband could eat a lb of fudge at one sitting, and I feel like barfing if I have more than one tiny piece. Try different brands of different flavors until you find flavors that YOU like; mix them with this and that and the other thing, until you have a recipe that YOU like. Reading other peoples' recipes is a good way to start learning, but until you mix stuff yourself, you still won't know. Fortunately flavors are a LOT cheaper than ejuice; it doesn't cost that much to grab a lot of flavors and start trying out different mixes.
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While I am a really good cook... my baking skills are kinda limited. There's one cake I make, from-scratch, that's truly excellent, but my other baking efforts have been extremely mixed, anywhere from "so-so" to "disgusting!". For grilling, I have to let my husband handle it, because although my allergies are a lot less troublesome than when I was a kid, that starter+charcoal combo still gives me problems, if I'm around it too closely.
In the words of my hero Dirty Harry... a man's got to know his limitations. Woman does too.
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I was smart, I married a man who makes a good wifeWhile I am a really good cook... my baking skills are kinda limited. There's one cake I make, from-scratch, that's truly excellent, but my other baking efforts have been extremely mixed, anywhere from "so-so" to "disgusting!". For grilling, I have to let my husband handle it, because although my allergies are a lot less troublesome than when I was a kid, that starter+charcoal combo still gives me problems, if I'm around it too closely.
In the words of my hero Dirty Harry... a man's got to know his limitations. Woman does too.
Andria
. I applause people who can cook elongate dishes...that takes skill!
If someone with class finds it, they will call the cops & report the lost plate. Cops call you, tell you where it is, you get it back. Happened to me.
I'm one of the only people I know that can screw up Minute rice.I was smart, I married a man who makes a good wife. I applause people who can cook elongate dishes...that takes skill!
I'd never heard the song, that was fun! It reminded me of a lot of bands from the late 80s and the 90s. It also reminded me of a certain chick I know that wants the 80s back.
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I'm trying to imagine shutting off creative thought.... and I just can't. I could more easily self-amputate both my arms. Being creative isn't something I do... it's what I AM. Every single recipe I've ever tried... I make it as shown the first time... and never again the same way; it's different every time.
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My ideal goal is 80% VG. I am playing with numbers but I might have to go higher on PG. keeps coming out a negative number lol. I cannot go any higher than 30% PG. I am very sensitive to it. I only ordered a handful of true single flavors. Most of what I ordered were things like gummy worms flavor, sweet tarts, taste the rainbow, etc. it should be here by end of week so I am sure I will be blowing the forum up with questions lolExcellent advice. Personally, a recipe that's less than 20%-25% just tastes like PG to me -- blah, bland, medicinal, just icky. But I wouldn't have known that without trying out a few "single-flavor mixes" at the recommended 2%, 4%, 8%.... and not been able to taste anything. My strawberry & cream is 30% flavoring, gunks like a mad mofo with all that flavor and sweetener, but it's so good... I don't care!
Really, the only way to know how to mix something YOU will like is... MIX IT. Taste it. Fiddle with it or dump it, and try again. There is NO one single way to mix anything, because we are all different -- my husband could eat a lb of fudge at one sitting, and I feel like barfing if I have more than one tiny piece. Try different brands of different flavors until you find flavors that YOU like; mix them with this and that and the other thing, until you have a recipe that YOU like. Reading other peoples' recipes is a good way to start learning, but until you mix stuff yourself, you still won't know. Fortunately flavors are a LOT cheaper than ejuice; it doesn't cost that much to grab a lot of flavors and start trying out different mixes.
Andria
@Spyg0at that's a kickass coffee maker. Cuisinart makes great ones.
@Skullzz we're all here to help ya with your DIY, and Jimi is awesome! I'm with Kimber, start low, play and get to know your flavors. There are some really great recipes in the DIY area. You can learn a lot about flavors by mixing those, too. The worst part about the recipes posted is they make you spend money on that ONE flavor you end up not having. Happens to people with hundreds of flavorings, too LOL
@Skullzz we're all here to help ya with your DIY, and Jimi is awesome! I'm with Kimber, start low, play and get to know your flavors. There are some really great recipes in the DIY area. You can learn a lot about flavors by mixing those, too. The worst part about the recipes posted is they make you spend money on that ONE flavor you end up not having. Happens to people with hundreds of flavorings, too LOL
See now, minute rice is my specialty. I can cook minute rice in 59 seconds!I'm one of the only people I know that can screw up Minute rice.
I bought a fancy electronic rice cooker. Works great!See now, minute rice is my specialty. I can cook minute rice in 59 seconds!
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