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Great plan. Question: is there any long-term storage issues with LPG? Would you recommend storing the tanks in the shed and lug them out only when you need them?

Snow pants, jacket, winter gloves, wool socks, maybe a necky, a sense of adventure, and a taste for hot chocolate.

Curious why you went with a 30amp breaker. A lot of these portable generators have a 50amp outlet. Thanks for any tips, as I’m looking to install something similar.

I hear you but it doesn’t really matter huh? Like who cares, they’re still posting a niceish photo of the capitol. And it probably made some people smile.

I have a plan — let’s all put our summer tires back on, next day we’ll have multiple feet of snow!

In what universe is a hint of coconut a net gain in Maple Syrup?

I saw a sugar house steaming when I was driving yesterday!

Snow.

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Most likely Canada.

"Organic" maple syrup?

Isn't it all ?

This is apples to oranges, the samples chosen are not products with the same standards. The subtle differences in product names matter like using the word Vermont or Pure, they also don't list the grade, I'm guessing amber rich. There is no indication it was done blindly so taster bias could be a factor as well. Repeat test blind with samples that all meet same standard of identity and then you have results worth publishing.

Butternut also packs for Target and a whole bunch of other brands. They have a state of the art facility and an allstar staff. The Marvin's have done so much for maple research and expanding exposure of VT maple products. One of the most respected names in the industry for good reason.

Yeah their review reads like they have no idea that syrup comes in grades that highly effect the taste and flavor based on when it was boiled etc.

It’s time to burn the world to the ground

Where do target and Costco source their maple syrup? I’d say that is probably important info before immediately disregarding the results.

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Peruse that list, seems to be quite a few jobs!

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And I’m not sure about 2023, but the fed tax rebate was 30% in 2022. That applies to battery backup as long as it’s solar-only-recharged.

Same here. Flawless switchovers. We have two Powerwalls, got conservative with our usage after day one, and got to day three with 20% left.

Interestingly, Suncommon wouldn’t install just one battery. They told me there can be a spike-induced glitch with a single, where the crossover fails. It’s probably super rare, but I thought it interesting that they won’t install singles.

Vt. maple syrup maker here who has sold to Butternut as well as many other bottlers. Consumer reports frequently does these comparisons and they are worthless. Others have commented that the syrup flavor varies widely because it is a natural product with tree variation, there are processing variations and lots of other variables. If CR repeated the test with another jug they would get different results. Bottom line is that this a random sample which will give you random results.

Done by the same group that thinks McDonald’s chicken nuggets is the best chicken nuggets ever made. Lol

I did the same last summer, they got me in right away. Will make another appointment with Dartmouth Hitchcock for skin check this year

I honestly would not be surprised. Part of flavor in syrup comes from the carmelization in the final boiling stage. If you never have any because your equipment is set just perfect and all you are doing is boiling water off you never get that depth of flavor.

I also assume nearly all the other brands are from Canada, most likely Quebec which I believe is the worlds biggest producer. They are having the winters VT had 100 years ago but due to climate change our season is shorter with more bursts which impact the sap flow as well as the minerals in the sap.