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Mr. Wookums posted:I use wusthof sheers that come apart, I've never felt that they may break on me.
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deimos posted:
Oh man, I love this site. The English is just wonderful. Right now I'm looking at "Profesional Beefcase" (knife kit briefcase), "kitchen axes" (cleavers), "kitchen coolware" (cookware).
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GrAviTy84 posted:anyone have any recommendations for kitchen shears? I keep breaking the ones I get on chicken backbones. Flash Gordon Ramsay posted:I've taken to spatchcocking with my boner. Whole lot easier than with shears.
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I've had good luck with OXO Good Grips Kitchen Shears.
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Bob_McBob posted:
Ugh, just bought a refurb on amazon. Oh well.
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Velius posted:Ugh, just bought a refurb on amazon. Oh well. Return that poo poo and buy the cheaper one? Or send them a copy of the coupon and try to get them to retroactively price match for you?
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Remember how awesome woot.com used to be before they sold it to amazon and it became a bloated mess? Well the guys who started woot have created a new daily deal site meh.com and today until midnight eastern for sale are 3 Shun Knives and a knife block for $240. Includes 8" chef knife, 6" serrated panini knife, and 4.5" paring knife. This is $568 List, $360 at Amazon but $240 at meh.com for the rest of the day and then its gone.
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The 3pc Tojiro DP set is currently $144 on ck2g. Better knives, better deal.
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Loanarn posted:Remember how awesome woot.com used to be before they sold it to amazon and it became a bloated mess? Well the guys who started woot have created a new daily deal site meh.com and today until midnight eastern for sale are 3 Shun Knives and a knife block for $240. Includes 8" chef knife, 6" serrated panini knife, and 4.5" paring knife. Thanks for the info about meh.com. I definitely noticed that Woot went downhill after Amazon bought it, but occasionally you will find a good deal on things (I got a Dyson vacuum and a Vizio soundbar w/sub and satellite speakers for a song). Then again, I don't give a flying gently caress about buying refurbed poo poo as long as there's a warranty, and I know some people stay soundly away from such things.
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The Midniter posted:Thanks for the info about meh.com. I definitely noticed that Woot went downhill after Amazon bought it, but occasionally you will find a good deal on things (I got a Dyson vacuum and a Vizio soundbar w/sub and satellite speakers for a song). Then again, I don't give a flying gently caress about buying refurbed poo poo as long as there's a warranty, and I know some people stay soundly away from such things. I just got a bag o crap from woot that had a nice digital wine thermometer and a roku in it. Not too shabby for 8 bucks.
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Velius posted:Ugh, just bought a refurb on amazon. Oh well. It should be noted that the Vitamix corporation has a team of crack scientists who monitor online purchases, and ensure that that moment anyone purchases a unit they immediately drop the price just so that person didn't get the sale. It happened to me as well. ...and about ten seconds into hearing your Vitamix spin up into smoothie mode you'll be converted to the One True Religion. Praise the Vitamix, for when the day of reckoning comes it shall turn us all back into a bowl of the Primordial Soup. And that Soup shall be piping hot and frothy. Amen. In other news I swear I'm going to end up with a whole kitchen drawer of OXO Good Grips. I wish more companies would take the hint.
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Gyshall posted:I have an Aeropress which owns for single cup coffee but I'm curious if there is a good similar method for more than one or two cups at a time, preferably one that has minimal grounds/sediment in the final brew. for no sediment at all but maximum flavour, you need to go to pourover - a 4 or 6 cup chemex or a hario VDG-03B (or a kalita wave, as mentioned)
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Can anyone recommend a decent casserole in an $x-50 range? A friend has this on their wedding registry. While that may in fact be great, I a) I don't have a casserole myself to judge by and b) most of their other kitchen gear seemed pretty 'well this is the best we can get from this place to consolidate registries' and I know the dude loves to cook so I'm willing to go beyond to get something actually good if there's better. Also I want a casserole myself and this is a good excuse to buy two and at least for me I wonder if 3qt is a decent size for common use? Perception may be tainted by crockpot sizing...
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What kind of accuracy should I expect from measuring cups? I received this set http://www.walmart.com/ip/Oneida-Measuring-Cups/15149531 made by Robinson Home Products, and weighing out water on a food scale at 1 gram resolution, the cups were 7-11% too large.
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3% inaccuracy would be a good limit, I think. 7-11 seems drastic. Then again any recipe that's demanding accuracy will tell you to measure by weight, right? Steve Yun fucked around with this message at 16:04 on Dec 22, 2014 |
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Oh, Vitamix, why did I doubt you? Why did I wait so long? I love you. Refurb + 25% Friend and family discount (code: 07-0103-01-01) I wish I didn't test the waters with this ninja bullet thing. It just makes things chunky and hot.
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Just bought the cusinart tob-200 rotisserie oven. Any goon reviews? http://www.amazon.com/Cuisinart-TOB-200-Rotisserie-Convection-Stainless/dp/B00MVWGQQC
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Josh Lyman posted:What kind of accuracy should I expect from measuring cups? I received this set http://www.walmart.com/ip/Oneida-Measuring-Cups/15149531 made by Robinson Home Products, and weighing out water on a food scale at 1 gram resolution, the cups were 7-11% too large. The accuracy is probably better for dry ingredients that you can level off. For liquids there's bound to be some inaccuracy from the convex surface of the liquid, particularly for shallow and wide cups like those.
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Carlton Banks Teller posted:Can anyone recommend a decent casserole in an $x-50 range? A friend has this on their wedding registry. While that may in fact be great, I a) I don't have a casserole myself to judge by and b) most of their other kitchen gear seemed pretty 'well this is the best we can get from this place to consolidate registries' and I know the dude loves to cook so I'm willing to go beyond to get something actually good if there's better. Also I want a casserole myself and this is a good excuse to buy two and at least for me I wonder if 3qt is a decent size for common use? Perception may be tainted by crockpot sizing... Get a dutch oven or iron cookstove, so it can pull double-duty? No idea about this particular item. I just use some gigantic dutch oven someone got me for everything. Short of easily chipping, or being made from cancer, you're buying a painted hunk of clay. Looks and feel are a big factor- just check to make sure it has thick walls and reviews don't point to instant chipping. Good brands have a warranty to cover the chipping, so that's why you pay the big bucks (once, in your whole life, and you're set). If you're trying to go cheap, I'd say cruise secondhand stores as a top priority*. As noted, a crockpot bowl with a lid is usually a pretty good casserole dish to boot. Handle if possible to see if you like the aesthetics and heft. Casseroles range from single-serving-size (ramekins) to huge. What are you making? *(Secondhand stores may not be the best recommendation right before the holiday, but hey.) geetee posted:Oh, Vitamix, why did I doubt you? Why did I wait so long? I love you. Welcome to the
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I also just got a Vitamix. Anyone got a margarita recipe they like? I made the one from the recipe book (the one with a whole peeled orange+lime+lemon) and it was a little too pulpy for me.
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Jmcrofts posted:I also just got a Vitamix. Anyone got a margarita recipe they like? I made the one from the recipe book (the one with a whole peeled orange+lime+lemon) and it was a little too pulpy for me. i LOVE my vitamix, but i'd never use it for margaritas. margarita: ice simple syrup lime tequila shake drink
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Steve Yun posted:3% inaccuracy would be a good limit, I think. 7-11 seems drastic. Caddrel posted:The accuracy is probably better for dry ingredients that you can level off. For liquids there's bound to be some inaccuracy from the convex surface of the liquid, particularly for shallow and wide cups like those. I guess I'll see if I can find a similar replacement on the cheap. This seems to be the generic version of the Cuisipro cups and may be worth a go: http://www.amazon.com/New-Star-Foodservice-42931-Commercial/dp/B00KH9PUDQ/
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mediaphage posted:i LOVE my vitamix, but i'd never use it for margaritas. I agree with not using the vitamix for margaritas. I disagree with the recipe. Margarita: Ice Tequila Triple Sec (Cointreau, Patron's citrus liquor, or Grand Marnier are my go to varieties) Lime juice Shake and pour into lightly salted glass, garnish with lime
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Josh Lyman posted:I guess I'll see if I can find a similar replacement on the cheap. This seems to be the generic version of the Cuisipro cups and may be worth a go: http://www.amazon.com/New-Star-Foodservice-42931-Commercial/dp/B00KH9PUDQ/ If it helps any here's CI's review of several dry measuring cups and their accuracy: 
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haha, a buddy of mine has those All-Clad measuring cups and I think of that sentence in the table Steve Yun posted every time I see them out. 
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I'm looking for a recommendation on a good nonstick skillet that will work with my induction burner. When I use my cast iron pan on the burner it overheats the induction burner and I find it much harder to flip an egg with the massive thing so I'm looking for a better solution. I've been looking at the various Nonstick MultiClad offerings from Cuisinart that have a nonstick coating but I'm concerned based off of some of the reviews I read that they aren't very nonstick. This pan would mostly be for fried eggs.
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Can anyone recommend a seal/pour bottle for oils and such while cooking? I know OXO sells a stopper you can plug into any bottle, but I'm looking for something more integrated plus it has semi-bad reviews due to it's 'universal' nature. I've seen a few stopper bottles but they tend to be too big to easily juggle and use. Anyone have a favorite?
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Bhodi posted:Can anyone recommend a seal/pour bottle for oils and such while cooking? I know OXO sells a stopper you can plug into any bottle, but I'm looking for something more integrated plus it has semi-bad reviews due to it's 'universal' nature. I have been where you've been. Stopper bottles all suck. They're bulky and messy. gently caress them. http://mobile.walmart.com/ip/Mainstays-Dispense-Bottle/14964974 These things are compact, and the small spout doesn't get drippy or messy, and it shoots out oil in a nice thin stream. The caps don't get lost, don't get gunked up, and being able to squeeze the bottle for pressure is handy.
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Bhodi posted:Can anyone recommend a seal/pour bottle for oils and such while cooking? I know OXO sells a stopper you can plug into any bottle, but I'm looking for something more integrated plus it has semi-bad reviews due to it's 'universal' nature. I have two attractive clear glass bottles for olive oil and vegetable oil, both plugged up with things that look like this : http://www.ebay.com/itm/12-count-BL...=item3a85899620 they don't leak or drip at all, they're perfect. couldn't ask for anything better.
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You can walk into any liquor store and buy a few whiskey gates/free flow pourers. They work great, and are like 50c.
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Loanarn posted:I'm looking for a recommendation on a good nonstick skillet that will work with my induction burner. When I use my cast iron pan on the burner it overheats the induction burner and I find it much harder to flip an egg with the massive thing so I'm looking for a better solution. If you're just getting the pan for eggs, just get a cheap teflon coated pan from Marshalls.
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Those are aluminium. Don't have a great answer for you other than to use butter? I think it makes eggs in non-stick/cast iron easier than even bacon grease on my induction top. I don't think there's much of a market for induction non-sticks aside from all-clad and the likes as the steel makes it expensive for a non-stick. /e- Also just read the overheating part. The inductions will overheat with cast iron if you keep it on the 1-10 watt settings, when that starts to happen just swap it to 320 degrees or something until you cook with that heat. I honestly hardly ever use a setting above 5 unless I am boiling and when I do use those settings I have to continuously pump out food before the overheat happens. I contacted duxtop becase the same thing was happening with me when I was just trying to sweat onions at setting 3 with the cast iron and got this as a reply: quote:Dear Wookums, Submarine Sandpaper fucked around with this message at 20:27 on Dec 30, 2014 |
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El Jebus posted:I agree with not using the vitamix for margaritas. Why would you not use it for margaritas? Just curious.
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Phiberoptik posted:Why would you not use it for margaritas? Just curious. Because margaritas should not be blended
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GrAviTy84 posted:Because margaritas should not be blended An aerated margarita is fine, a frozen one is not.
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Steve Yun posted:I have been where you've been. Stopper bottles all suck. They're bulky and messy. gently caress them. Chef De Cuisinart posted:You can walk into any liquor store and buy a few whiskey gates/free flow pourers. They work great, and are like 50c. These are both correct answers. I keep everything I'd ever want to add to a hot pan in squeeze bottles near my oven (soy sauce, chili oil...). I keep recycled fryer oil, general cooking oil, etc in cleaned-up liquor bottles with liquor tops on the counter so they look all glamorous even though it's just oil. It's especially handy when you're knee-deep into a complex meal. Say you decide you'd like to add a dash of sesame oil you hadn't planned for. So you Sure it sounds like an infomercial. But in practice it's really nice and makes you feel like a professional.
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