What is Reddit's opinion of Wilton Mini Squeeze Bottles, 6 oz., 2-Piece, Plastic?

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So what we do is keep a stack of dry wipes at the changing table and then a squeeze bottle like this (although we got ours for $1-2 at our local grocery store) then we just wet the wipes as we need them. If it’s a really sticky poo or something we out a prefold under her bum and spritz her bum with water directly, and then wipe with a dry wipe. This has worked awesome and gives good control of how much water you get on the wipe. We still keep disposable wipes on the table for major messes to wipe our hands or the table down, but she’s allergic to disposable wipes so we had to find a good cloth solution quickly lol.

I'll press about 8 oz of juice at a time and store it in a generic condiment bottle, like for homemade bbq sauce.

Garam Masala. Use it. Many people are intimidated by Indian food, but that doesn't mean borrowing flavors from it is hard. During Autumn, Garam Masala plays a huge part in bringing out fall flavors since it contains a mixture of cinnamon, pepper, cardamom, and a few others. I use it in oven roasted root vegetables, butternut squash soup, chili, casseroles, sauteed apples and onions, and many other warm dishes.

Also think about the flavor or texture of an ingredient that makes it special. Some have a quality that you can take full advantage of. For example, the red bell pepper. When raw, it has a refreshing, sweet flavor, but when roasted in the oven until Very tender, those sweet juices can flow out and caramelize on the bottom of the pepper, giving it a richness that's very different from its refreshing raw form.

A big thing I've learned is that texture plays a huge part in flavor. To observe this, try making pasta with a few different shapes but with the same sauce made of olive oil, salt and pepper. Rotini with its spiral shape, high surface area and low mass, will grab onto more sauce resulting in more flavor per bite. Spaghetti on the other hand won't grab as much sauce, and therefore less flavor, due to its cylindrical shape and low surface area to mass ratio.

Find a squeeze bottle with a small tip to apply oils to your cooking surface and dishes with. I hate the imprecise glug-glug of a bottle of oil. Using a controlled way to apply oil can reduce the amount of oil used and can even it out when coating a skillet. I used something similar to this: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0000VMBF6/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_fabc_hJ8ZFbYMC9BRX

I hope this is helpful. These things were not too obvious when I started cooking. It took me 7 years to figure some of these out.

Use a squeeze bottle. It's airtight and you get a lot more wallop from each sniff because of the extra volume allowing atomizing. Some people recommend you use a cotton ball or paper towel as a wick. I tried this and found it wasn't useful, because you can't pour it back in the original bottle for storage. The tapered nozzle makes this a breeze. I've read that it is exposure to oxygen that is the accelerator of the degradation. I have had great success with purchasing the 30ml bottles and keeping them rather potent until they are used up. I just pour them in the squeeze bottle to use, then return to the original bottle to store. You can buy them at Walmart or Michaels for a couple of bucks. Here's the amazon link.https://www.amazon.com/Wilton-Mini-Squeeze-Bottles-6-Oz/dp/B0000VMBF6/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1492628236&sr=8-4&keywords=squeeze+bottle

I’ve hosted cookie decorating parties before (though they were for adults) but I’ll give you some tips of what’s worked for me:

Set the scene with a theme. Here are pics of my table setup for a fall slumberparty theme, a springtime teaparty, and Christmas.

For the Christmas party I used shirt/gift boxes with holiday patterns on it, but for the others I bought just plain white shirt boxes, put out a ton of sharpies on the table and had the first activity to decorate your to-go box with your name and whatever pictures or patterns you want.

After the box decorating is done, remove the lids and have the partygoers place their finished cookies inside (lined with paper towels so they don’t slide in the car ride home). Write their names on the sides of the box too so you can stack the boxes when they’re done and it’s easy to see who’s is who’s.

Set the table with bottles filled with different colored icing, toothpicks, spoons, jars of sprinkles and whatever else you want to use to decorate. I use these bottles to help reduce spilling. Just be warned the more you have, the less they’ll be fighting over colors.

Use paper tablecloths, plates, and napkins if you are OK with that. It’s not very environmentally friendly but it was so amazing to just be able to swoop up all that garbage afterwards and toss it out. If you’re going with a theme, this is another way you can add personality with colors or patterns.

As for instructional videos, why not use Sweet Ambs since that’s her favorite? This Valentine’s Day tutorial is very beginner with patterns girls will love like polka dots and hearts and gives the basics of how to outline the cookie, then flood it, then add your pattern. It might be a good idea to show that video at the party to everyone, or learn it yourself and give a live tutorial, but encourage the kids to experiment. Some of them will use the techniques and tools, others might just want to lick the icing off a spoon.

I’m afraid I don’t have any gluten-free cookie recipes. Good luck and if you do have a cookie party, post some pics so we can see how amazing it went!

I have that scale. It's a little slow at times when you're doing hundredths of a gram, but it's awesome, especially for the price.

As far as what you've chosen, they're all great, though Sour might be a bit more advanced. I've got it, but I haven't really got into it yet. I hear good things, though. I notice you're buying the same quantity of VG and PG, though - unless you're planning to use equal amounts or more PG than VG, I'd get more VG. I bought a gallon of VG and a liter of PG when I started, but I generally mix at 80/20 (VG/PG), so I went through the VG a lot faster. Remember that most flavorings also contain PG, so even if you want a higher ratio of PG to VG, you still probably won't use as much.

When you say transferring into bottles - you mean for making recipes?

I use a brown 15 ml Boston round glass bottle with an eyedropper type lid (bought a pack off Amazon) for my nic, which I also wrapped in foil and keep in the fridge. I keep my main nic stash in the freezer, also wrapped in foil. Nicotine and light do not mix well. :)

As far as the nic itself, I like to keep it simple and get 100mg nic. My first order I got 75/25 PG/VG, and this time I went with 100% PG for my nic. Personally, there's not a big difference (in the low quantities most mixers use), and a little extra PG helps things mix and flow a little easier.

For example, in a 30 ml bottle, your nic might look like this: 0.90ml .93g 3.00%. As you might imagine, a quarter or half of .90ml isn't going to be a massive difference in terms of PG or VG in a 30 ml recipe. I'd say go 50/50, 75/25, or 100/0 (PG/VG) with your nic. The recipe calculators will take this into account as well, so don't sweat it too much.

As for VG and PG, I bought a couple of plastic condiment/squeeze bottles from my grocery store. Sort of like these, but I believe mine are 12 oz or a pint. I trimmed the tip (to make the hole wider) on the VG bottle, because that stuff is very thick, and a little wider hole made things a lot better.

Flavoring - nearly all flavorings come in plastic dripper bottles, unless you're buying large bottles (like 4 oz or so), so don't sweat that too much. Since you're measuring by weight, that will work fine. You can also get a pack of disposable plastic pipettes of amazon for a few bucks - helpful when you're working with flavors that come in glass bottles (some I got from Wizard labs came this way). For flavors I have in large bottles, I transfer into smaller squeezers like these. I also use these for small testers, since I like most flavors and don't mind "wasting" if I don't like what I made. Trying to do .25% flavor in a 15ml bottle by weight is tricky, so smaller than that would be even more painful pain.

For my recipes that I know I like, I go with either the 30ml version of those bottles, or if I'm feeling fancy, something more like this in 1 or 2oz. You can go bigger, but for my use, I'd rather make lots of different flavors than one or two big ones (at least so far - I like experimenting). YMMV.

Okay looking at what you've ordered, you're possibly going to have a rough time with that compressor. You can make it work, but it'll be harder for a beginner. Since you are only priming, if the psi is strong enough you'll be fine. If not you'll have to thin the primer, which can lead to issues depending on the brand. Usually this style compressor can't be adjusted.

Another thing you may have to watch out for is burn out. Where it will constantly be running, it's motor can over heat if you run it to long.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0000VMBF6/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_VyEyFb29AAZVY I'd recommend a couple of these to put things like the distilled water and maybe the cleaning solution in, I find they help prevent messes. Pouring right from the gallon into an airbrush is a pain.

A small metal mixing cup is helpful too. I tried mixing my paint with thinner right I the cup a few times over the years, and I have always found it doesn't mix well and I end up clogging the brush.

Also, the wire brushes on the rings and the gold metal tube, do not use them to clean. They'll scratch the plating of the brush and that can lead to issues with the needle getting a flush seal with the components. It also might scratch or bend the interior of the nozzle depending on how sturdy it is. Completely plastic dental picks are preferable. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B079K5JTMZ/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_0EEyFbZXKXVSB I use these ones.

For primer, I prefer Badger Stylnelrez. I know Vallejo is easier to get a hold of, however it requires a long cure time. Even after letting it cure for days to try to be safe I have run into issues with it chipping, scratch or just peeling off. Badger Primer can be thinned if you need to and if you can't wait you can start applying paint once it is dry.

I hope this helps!

Try a spray bottle like this

When bathing just don’t “scrub” like you would your own hair in the shower. Just kinda smooth it downwards towards the ends. Rinse the same way. Just pouring over top and letting it rinse away.

Also, dilute the shampoo/conditioner using these bottles https://www.amazon.ca/Wilton-6-Ounce-Melting-Decorating-Squeeze/dp/B0000VMBF6/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=Plastic+Squeeze+Bottle&qid=1618958038&sr=8-3. It helps to spread it on and resist the urge to rub it in. I use this shampoo https://groomerspro.com/natures-specialties-sweet-passion-shampoo-dilutes-8-1/ as it is made to be diluted with water.

My main concerns would be:

• Is most of the rust surface rust?
• How many pinholes are in the tank after derusting?
• How pitted are the forks where they meet the seals OR can you get a nice, straight used set online for cheap?
• Is the engine free?

Fortunately the parts on the bike are fairly small themselves. I'd pour oil down the cylinders and let it sit for a few days, topping it off each day if need be. After a few days turn it by hand. If its free inspect the condition of the carburetor and perform a basic clean and gasket replacement. Check spark and run a gravity feed from something like this and try to start it after checking oil level or change the oil with something motorcycle friendly and cheap. Check compression if you have the tool.

Total cost for all of this? Maybe $0-$50 depending. This way you know what you need to do.

If the engine has compression, the carburetor isn't falling to pieces, and the rust is mostly surface I'd say easy to save, especially considering how bare-bones the bike is. I'd abandon ship if any of these don't check out. I'd replace any rubber pieces to do with intake and exhaust gasket at this point then move on to the derusting process.

I'd buy a 5 Gallon bucket of Evaporust for ~$75 and dunk as many parts, including the tank, in it as I could. After removal, immediately treat the inside of the tank with an oil and if there are a lot of pinholes search for an alternative tank. If there are few pinholes take it to a radiator shop and have them welded up cheap. Make sure they're aware of what you've done to the tank. After evaporust the tank is usually "defumed" enough for welding to be safe.

For any parts that you can't fit in the bucket use something like rustoleum rust-removal spray, a whizzy wheel. or both and get to work. Harbor freight has a $17 plug in drill that fucking rips that will make this job less painful. Prime and paint that shit up and it won't rust again. The seat can be patched with a chunk of craft foam and wrapped with vinyl and a cheap staple gun. . .