A bit more done.

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The chicken was baked.  This time I was very careful with doneness.  I looked up what temperature it needed to be, and kept measuring the temperature.  For chicken thighs, the temperature required is 165 F, but going to 185 isn't going to harm to chicken, or so several sources suggested.  I... don't trust those sources.  Overcooking food is simply not good.  I got it to between 160 and and 175.  Some of the thighs read much warmer and cooler.  Very odd.  Yes, I missed the bones and such.  Not sure why.

But the chicken, between brining, drying well, lightly spicing, and baking to the right temperature really came out well.  I had two, letting the other four cool then putting them up.  Bagged and refrigerated.

After a bit of time allowing it to digest, I boiled eggs.  I checked them first, to make sure there weren't any floaters.  Literally, if they are in deep enough water to fully submerge, if they float they are bad.  And, these were the oldest eggs I had on hand.  Which, actually, I find boil much better, and peel much easier.  If... my old eggs are probably as fresh as storebought eggs get, so there is that.

And they did peel quite well.  I put an inch or two of water in the bottom of a heavy bottomed pot, bring that to a boil, (usually, but not this time) turn the temp down from high to medium) and cover, let go for ten minutes, then dunk into a lot of cold or a bit of iced water.  I then give them fifteen minutes to cool and peel them.  They were done just slightly under completely done.  Perfect in my book.  I ate two, to test.  A smaller and larger one.  They were equally done, and just right.

As well, I put some of the dishes up that were drying.  Then worked on more that were soaking.  Those should be about ready.  I'll go in and check, probably just give them a very hot rinse, bring them out, dry them, and leave them to air dry.

I also got water reset and going again.  I should have two clean half gallon water jars, and may make another one for the fridge.  I do like cold water, even on cold days, once in a while.  I've been drinking too much carbonated water.  Not a problem, just more expensive.  So... yeah.

More coffee, through the night.  Trying to avoid sweetener.  So used to it, and such.  Sometimes I forget and add it.  Kefir may be reset yet tonight.  I dit set up another batch of creme fraiche.  And a lot of other little things.

Something smells truly terrible in the kitchen.  I have moved the trash bin, to see if that is what it is.  I can hope.  If not, perhaps something crawled under the floorboards, or is dead in the wall?  Ugh.  It's... pretty rough.  But just in one small area.  Can't smell it several feet away.  It was near where the trash bin was, which is why I moved it.  If the smell is gone yet tonight, and appear with the bin, I'll get the bag out.  Otherwise?  I don't know.  I suppose, tomorrow, I could go downstairs and see if there is something there, or... if I can look around, find the scent down there.  It smells like something dead.  I'll... figure it out.  No, not something that has been smelling like that for long.  It's new.  Ugh.  Might have thrown something out that was really bad, rancid, or something.  Not much in there, but... you never know.  I did pull the bag, to see if it was the bin, but no... it wasn't that.  Looked in some cabinets and drawers.  Didn't find it.  Though that doesn't mean it isn't there.  Ugh... scent, especially weak even if terrible scents, are tricky to track sometimes.

I did wash some pans.  One of which was... very dubious.  Might have been somthing bad in that one.  They are clean, so don't smell.  But what I scraped out of one of them might have been it.  I'll... just take the trash bag out.  There isn't much in it, but it isn't worth sparing a bag for the potential of it being the source of the odor.  Pew!

Still, not a bad thing.  I am doing little things, here and there.  Trying to get to more.  Liver won't be tonight.  But hamburger... getting that fried and put away would be good.  Though, if I do so, I might have a taco salad yet tonight.  Lots of meals, all rather small... and tasty.  As well, I'd like to get a shower tonight.  Perhaps to make it to mass tomorrow... early or late.

No promises.  And things are... a bit difficult.  I will see.