Q: "I've signed up for BigOven account, but cannot seem to access the forums."
A: There are two separate user databases currently -- one for the forum, and one for the recipe archive. Our message board is run on a commercially-available platform, and the BigOven recipe archive was written in-house. Over time, we will merge these two -- we certainly agree that you shouldn't have to sign up twice -- but for now, quite frankly, we're prioritizing other work higher. Fortunately, it's free to sign up for either. Simply click on the "Register" link on this forum to sign up.