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angor posted:I just moved into a new place and the last tenant left behind a pair of Henckels kitchen shears that come apart. They are AWESOME! That's the big thing I'd look for. They are so much easier (and i would imagine safer) to clean when they come apart.
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Flash Gordon Ramsay posted:That's the big thing I'd look for. They are so much easier (and i would imagine safer) to clean when they come apart. These Wustof would probably be my top pick: http://www.amazon.com/Wusthof-5558-1-Come-Apart-Kitchen-Shears/dp/B0000631ZM/ These look to be the same, just with soft grip handles, but are $6 cheaper for some reason: http://www.amazon.com/Wusthof-Come-Apart-Kitchen-Shear-Soft/dp/B00BQMNF6M/ These Ergo Chef look cleverly designed but I'm not familiar with the quality of the brand: http://www.amazon.com/Ergo-Chef-Function-Come-Apart-Scissors/dp/B009PBSDNG/ These Messermeister look like a German torture device: http://www.amazon.com/Messermeister-8-Inch-Take-Apart-Kitchen-Scissors/dp/B000VS6CAS/ Josh Lyman fucked around with this message at 02:51 on Aug 29, 2014 |
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Short of finding a Robot Coupe at a liquidating restaurant, it seems like the 2 highest end food processors available are the Magimix and Breville Sous Chef. The Magimix being slightly more expensive, but made in France instead of China. Anyone have any opinions on the two?
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Kreez posted:Short of finding a Robot Coupe at a liquidating restaurant, it seems like the 2 highest end food processors available are the Magimix and Breville Sous Chef. The Magimix being slightly more expensive, but made in France instead of China. Anyone have any opinions on the two? I own a Magimix 5200XL, and the quality is much better than any Cuisinart or KA I've used. I have not used a Breville, but instead bought the Magimix because of the warranty, Sabatier blades, and Robot Coupe motor. It hasn't strained or stopped, or even slowed very much, on anything I've put in there. I'm pretty sure I could dispose of a body with it.
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Sep 5, 2014 03:36
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I have a cheap $40 black & decker food processor. It can make nut butters just as well as the R2 robot coupe at work. It's also loving loud, like someone stuck a table saw motor in a small appliance.
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Eeyo posted:I ended up buying that grinder, and it definitely powered through the chickpeas pretty easily. I'm currently baking them and the texture came out pretty good - somewhat tender, but with distinct chickpea bits. Much better than what inspired me to get it in the first place: mushy, uniform falafels. Ugh. I'm looking forward to eating more falafels than any sane man should. I'm also going to experiment with other beans and see how it goes. This is awesome, I need to get me a grinder. Try fava beans next!
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Sep 5, 2014 11:14
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Thermapens on sale, brown only, $85 (normally $100). Hands-down the best "stab a thing and find out how hot it is" tool on the market.
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Are there any actual stores you can buy a Thermapen in? Or do you pretty much have to order them online?
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fart simpson posted:Are there any actual stores you can buy a Thermapen in? Or do you pretty much have to order them online? Yeah I've seen them in restaurant supply stores. You could probably also find one in a Williams Sonoma type place if you hate money.
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Is there a recommended microwave of the GWS community?
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Tiny Brontosaurus posted:Thermapens on sale, brown only, $85 (normally $100). Hands-down the best "stab a thing and find out how hot it is" tool on the market. Thanks for that, been waiting for a new sale. The brown is ugly but whatever.
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Shrimpy posted:Is there a recommended microwave of the GWS community? I have this, it's great. You have to disable the loud beeping though, poo poo is shrill. http://www.homedepot.com/p/Waring-Pro-Professional-Toaster-Oven-TCO650/203019049
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plotskee posted:
I've never used these but a friend I went to school with designed these with her dad, they do it all themselves (injection molding, design, etc). They're doing pretty well apparently? http://shop.spicestor.com Armchair Calvinist posted:Hey guys, My gf gets them at world market cheap Not an Anthem fucked around with this message at 04:05 on Sep 8, 2014 |
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Looking for good wooden spoons. I've got a few that I love but are starting to split. Everything I seem to find online is cheap crap. Any recommendations?
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1redflag posted:Looking for good wooden spoons. I've got a few that I love but are starting to split. Everything I seem to find online is cheap crap. Any recommendations? I have an Oxo wooden spoon that has held up really well, even thrown in the dishwasher. Make sure to oil it a couple times a year with mineral oil and it should be fine.
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1redflag posted:Looking for good wooden spoons. I've got a few that I love but are starting to split. Everything I seem to find online is cheap crap. Any recommendations? I have these, and I really like them. I've left them in water over night a couple times accidentally, and they're still solid. Can't see them ever cracking. http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/store/product/calphalon-reg-3-piece-wood-spoon-set/1014840257
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mindphlux posted:I have this, it's great. You have to disable the loud beeping though, poo poo is shrill. That's a toaster oven, not a microwave...?
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The Midniter posted:That's a toaster oven, not a microwave...? Don't be ungrateful. Show some respect.
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Shrimpy posted:Is there a recommended microwave of the GWS community? I liked my Panasonic enough to get another one at work.
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Shrimpy posted:Is there a recommended microwave of the GWS community? Any Panasonic model with their Inverter tech. It means that instead of pulsing on-off-on-off to achieve less than maximum power, the microwave actually runs at lower power.
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For an over the stove microwave I've been really happy with my LG microwave that was Consumer Report's pick about 5 years ago. It doesn't have a fancy inverter but has been flawless in operation for years. Nice large interior, and the popcorn button works every time to pop microwave popcorn that doesn't burn.
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I am looking for a recommendation for a big griddle/flat pan to put across two of the burners on our gas stove and improve our cooking area. Basically, I cook pancakes for the family on Sundays and our current pan (not exactly but pretty much this) is too small to cook for us all. I was going to do the simple thing and just get Amazon's leading griddle, but there are some convincing reviews that make it look like it wouldn't fit properly on my stove. So now I don't know. I feel like I am supposed to want cast iron for this, but is there any reason not to look at cast aluminum or something else?
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Sep 9, 2014 17:06
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IMO get an electric if you won't go cast iron.
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Sep 9, 2014 17:19
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Get a pizza steel and put it across two burners.
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Ashcans posted:I was going to do the simple thing and just get Amazon's leading griddle, but there are some convincing reviews that make it look like it wouldn't fit properly on my stove. So now I don't know. I feel like I am supposed to want cast iron for this, but is there any reason not to look at cast aluminum or something else? I have a Lodge (not 100% sure if it's that one, I left it at my parents since I have an electric stove) but it hotspots really bad. Like burn half the pancakes and the middle ones don't cook. Weird. And I loving looove cast iron.
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Thanks for the advice! Unfortunately we don't really have space for an electric version, our kitchen has a terrible lack of both counterspace and outlets, so we need to find something to work on the stove. Hed posted:Get a pizza steel and put it across two burners. Would that be something like this? I can definitely look into that. Bob Morales posted:I have a Lodge (not 100% sure if it's that one, I left it at my parents since I have an electric stove) but it hotspots really bad. Like burn half the pancakes and the middle ones don't cook. Weird. And I loving looove cast iron. Maybe its a good thing that I backed off from that after all, then. Comparison shopping online is always exhausting because it seems like every product has a dozen 1-star reviews because it maimed the buyer and destroyed their home. 
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Ashcans posted:Would that be something like this? I can definitely look into that. How about this? http://www.amazon.com/Nordic-Ware-2...dicware+griddle It goes across two burners, is aluminum and non-stick, perfect for pancakes. There's a "grand reversible" variant on that page for $50 that seems to be 20x12 in case you need more surface area or have a larger stovetop. Steve Yun fucked around with this message at 20:31 on Sep 10, 2014 |
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I need a blowtorch to blow torch some meat I'm sous-viding. http://www.homedepot.com/p/Bernzomatic-TS4000KC-Trigger-Start-Torch-Kit-336634/203368730 is this sufficient for what I need it for?
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Shadowhand00 posted:I need a blowtorch to blow torch some meat I'm sous-viding. I have & love that exact one.
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I had the weaker TS3000 and traded with a friend because they got that TS4000 for free from an abandoned apartment and didn't know what to do with it. It's frightening how powerful it is.
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Shadowhand00 posted:I need a blowtorch to blow torch some meat I'm sous-viding. Yeah that looks like a good one. Do it outside--even if you don't think you're making much smoke, you would be amazed how quickly torching inside will set off every smoke alarm in your house/apartment. Trust me.
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mod sassinator posted:Yeah that looks like a good one. Do it outside--even if you don't think you're making much smoke, you would be amazed how quickly torching inside will set off every smoke alarm in your house/apartment. Trust me. Seriously, doesn't matter what I do when I'm inside, I always trigger the alarms.
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Are there any smoke detectors that aren't a huge pain in the rear end for cooks? Maybe something that detects temperatures over 110° instead of freaking out every time you roast a chicken?
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Anne Whateley posted:Are there any smoke detectors that aren't a huge pain in the rear end for cooks? Maybe something that detects temperatures over 110° instead of freaking out every time you roast a chicken? Not that I've seen, most these days are optical and atomic so steam doesn't set them off as easily but hot black smoke from broiling/searing is still a problem.
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mod sassinator posted:Not that I've seen, most these days are optical and atomic so steam doesn't set them off as easily but hot black smoke from broiling/searing is still a problem. Arguably, "hot black smoke" false positives are the way you want the system to bias. I'd love one with a button I could press that meant "shut up until you stop smelling smoke for 60 seconds, then reactivate".
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Anne Whateley posted:Are there any smoke detectors that aren't a huge pain in the rear end for cooks? Maybe something that detects temperatures over 110° instead of freaking out every time you roast a chicken? That really expensive Nest smoke detector at least lets you silence it from your phone. I think it also has some special cooking features. edit: what temp do you roast chickens at? I've found I dont really start to get smoke until around 420 degrees with chicken.
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The TS8000 is recommended for the Searzall. On the off chance it ever ships, and is not a crappy gimmick, you'd be halfway there.
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geetee posted:The TS8000 is recommended for the Searzall. On the off chance it ever ships, and is not a crappy gimmick, you'd be halfway there. I want tp get this and mount the bottle under the cabinet.
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Flash Gordon Ramsay posted:That really expensive Nest smoke detector at least lets you silence it from your phone. I think it also has some special cooking features.  and I do it at least once a week
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Flash Gordon Ramsay posted:That really expensive Nest smoke detector at least lets you silence it from your phone. I think it also has some special cooking features. I'd love a "pause for an hour" feature on the smoke detector. That would be ample time for me to cook and air out whatever, and then it can go back to sniffing for actual "gonna kill ya" smoke.
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