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That saucepan has been out of stock for a while, so I've annoyingly been using my 8 qt stock pot for mudane tasks like boiling pasta. Woot has a Cuisinart France tri-ply 3 qt saucepan with 10" nonstick skillet for $80 after shipping and tax. I believe they're slightly older versions of these: Skillet: https://www.cuisinart.com/products/cookware/french_classic_tri_ply_stainless/skillet_fcts/fct22-24ns.html Saucepan: https://www.cuisinart.com/products/cookware/french_classic_tri_ply_stainless/sauce_pans_fcts/fct194-20.html Compared to buying a 3 qt tri-ply saucepan alone, the skillet works out to just $30, but I already have a 12" Calphalon Unison, though I don't use it much compared to my 12" tri-ply because it's so heavy and unwieldy. Also, the saucepan doesn't have flared edges, but I'm not sure how big of a deal this is -- my previous 3 qt did. If it's a good deal, I'm willing to pull the trigger, but the lack of flared edges may drive me crazy.
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Steve Yun posted:That must be that "reverse psychology" I heard about gently caress IVE BEEN FOUND OUT; IM A VITAMIX SALESMAN
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The Sanyo rice cooker that's been on my Amazon wishlist indefinitely is no longer available. What's the current ~$100-150 rice cooker recommendation?
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Nephzinho posted:The Sanyo rice cooker that's been on my Amazon wishlist indefinitely is no longer available. What's the current ~$100-150 rice cooker recommendation? I have this one and it works quite well.
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So it's been about a week and I have to say squeeze bottle oils are the best invention ever. I should have done it years ago. Sad they don't look so good on the counter, but wow are they convenient as all hell.
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Jan 12, 2015 19:08
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AVeryLargeRadish posted:I have this one and it works quite well. Zooooojiiirushiiii
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Jan 12, 2015 19:13
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GrAviTy84 posted:Zooooojiiirushiiii Had one, it broke after about two years, got the one I posted and it's been working well enough for about three years. 
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GrAviTy84 posted:Zooooojiiirushiiii
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GrAviTy84 posted:Zooooojiiirushiiii Got this guy for christmas and drat this brown rice is good as hell.
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AVeryLargeRadish posted:Had one, it broke after about two years, got the one I posted and it's been working well enough for about three years.
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Jan 13, 2015 00:52
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SubG posted:I've got one of the Zojirushi induction models that amazon says I bought a little over six years ago and it's still fine. The only Zojirushi appliance I've ever had problems with is a water boiler, which failed after about 4 years (electronics went out after condensation started forming in the display, probably do to an internal seal going bad). Wonder when that'll happen to mine, I inherited my water boiler from my parents and I think it's like ~10 years old at this point.
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I just bought a Zojirushi last week (3 cup model). In the bowl, it says "White Rice/Mixed Rice (2 cups max)" and then has a line indicating how much water to fill for 3 cups. I didn't receive any documentation with it and couldn't find a good answer online.  Does that 2 cup limit only apply to mixed rice? I almost exclusively cook regular white rice so maxing it out with 3 cups is fine, right?
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Teeter posted:I just bought a Zojirushi last week (3 cup model). In the bowl, it says "White Rice/Mixed Rice (2 cups max)" and then has a line indicating how much water to fill for 3 cups. I didn't receive any documentation with it and couldn't find a good answer online. yeah, mine says something similar for a different quantity, afaik the 2 cup limit is for mixed rice.
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Also keep in mind a "cup" refers to their rice cup (included) which is usually more around 3/4 cups. So use the rice cup to measure if you're going by that inside label for water and not a real cup.
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mich posted:Also keep in mind a "cup" refers to their rice cup (included) which is usually more around 3/4 cups. So use the rice cup to measure if you're going by that inside label for water and not a real cup. Or you can make Mr Allen, your elementary school math teacher, proud and do the math in your head (this is if you don't want to get the rice cup wet because you leave it in the jar with the rice) edit: Sorry, misread mich's post and thought he was saying to use the small cup for both Steve Yun fucked around with this message at 21:26 on Jan 13, 2015 |
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Steve Yun posted:Or you can make Mr Allen, your elementary school math teacher, proud and do the math in your head those graduations on the side of the cooker pot are so that you dont have to get the scoop wet. Put 3 scoops of rice in, rinse, fill to the 3 line, cook.
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mindphlux posted:really, seriously, just keep your hamilton beach blender. it's probably fine and does everything you need it to do. vitamixes are stupid expensive, and it's not worth trolling refurb or sale sites for. you'll know when you want/need one, and when you're at a Life Point where you're ready to shell out $400 for a blender. until then, just chop your ice per normal with your hamilton whatever, and look for a better job. I bought a Vitamix in the recent refurb sale and, yeah, there's nothing magic about it. I haven't tried a huge variety of things with mine yet, but so far, given the price, I've been disappointed - making protein shakes, it doesn't work any better than a $15 single-serve blender (the protein powder has clumps that stay dry and stick to the inside of the container, just like with the single-serve). And just now I tried chopping up cheese with it, for cheese bread, since it's one of the things the manual says it can do, and it didn't work well at all - the cheese got lumped up and stuck in the corners of the container, and it could only handle a small amount of cheese at a time, with frequent need to scrape out the container. It was quicker and produced better results to grate the cheese by hand, which is what I switched to after several minutes of monkeying with the blender. I'm going to experiment more with it, of course. Hopefully I'll get my money's worth out of it.
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Kylaer posted:I bought a Vitamix in the recent refurb sale and, yeah, there's nothing magic about it. I haven't tried a huge variety of things with mine yet, but so far, given the price, I've been disappointed - making protein shakes, it doesn't work any better than a $15 single-serve blender (the protein powder has clumps that stay dry and stick to the inside of the container, just like with the single-serve). And just now I tried chopping up cheese with it, for cheese bread, since it's one of the things the manual says it can do, and it didn't work well at all - the cheese got lumped up and stuck in the corners of the container, and it could only handle a small amount of cheese at a time, with frequent need to scrape out the container. It was quicker and produced better results to grate the cheese by hand, which is what I switched to after several minutes of monkeying with the blender. I don't think that was what mindphlux was implying the clumping thing isnt a vitamix thing, it's a chemistry thing. putting powder in first then liquid causes it to form a gelatinous skin that makes it stick to the walls and protects it from the torrent. Put the liquid in first, start the blender and add the powder in the top. It's also not a grater. so yeah, it's a pretty terrible grater. Try using it as a blender maybe GrAviTy84 fucked around with this message at 03:23 on Jan 14, 2015 |
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I tried making a chopped salad with my vitamix and all I got was gazpacho. A $5 shaker bottle is all you need for protein powder shakes.
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GrAviTy84 posted:the clumping thing isnt a vitamix thing, it's a chemistry thing. putting powder in first then liquid causes it to form a gelatinous skin that makes it stick to the walls and protects it from the torrent. Put the liquid in first, start the blender and add the powder in the top.  have I been making protein shakes wrong for 15 years?! Holy poo poo. Is this something that works with a shake-bottle or just a blender? No, nevermind I'll just try tomorrow morning.
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Tbh, ive found my vitamix is pretty decent for 'grating' parmesan cheese
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BraveUlysses posted:Tbh, ive found my vitamix is pretty decent for 'grating' parmesan cheese Yeah i think hard dry cheeses will work better because you're more grinding than grating in a way.
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I tried to make tomato soup with my Vitamix, doing the whole 'heat it with friction' thing but it ended up having a pretty weird taste and aroma, probably from the crazy about of aeration that went on. They're useful devices and I definitely enjoy smoothies and such, but trying to do weird applications to justify the purchase cost seems iffy.
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GrAviTy84 posted:I don't think that was what mindphlux was implying Jeez Grav, maybe you should check your Vitamix privilege at the door next time.
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Velius posted:I tried to make tomato soup with my Vitamix, doing the whole 'heat it with friction' thing but it ended up having a pretty weird taste and aroma, probably from the crazy about of aeration that went on. They're useful devices and I definitely enjoy smoothies and such, but trying to do weird applications to justify the purchase cost seems iffy. It definitely has a signature texture, vitamix purees are unparalleled, IMO. You pass them through a chinoise and it leaves absolutely nothing behind. I've never had a weird taste/aroma though, though it never tastes like pressure cooked or stove top, mostly I think because some of the ingredients are closer to raw than sweated or caramelized. I still prefer to puree then finish on the stovetop though. The whirring blades for 7 minutes isn't exactly quiet. I hear you can do cool things like creme anglaise in the VM though, though I haven't tried yet.
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I bought a Chemex recently. I've been using a Krups blade grinder. Should I just suck up and get a ~100 dollar burr grinder(looking at the Bodum) or is that overkill/can I get by on something cheaper?
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wangvicous posted:I bought a Chemex recently. I've been using a Krups blade grinder. Should I just suck up and get a ~100 dollar burr grinder(looking at the Bodum) or is that overkill/can I get by on something cheaper? This ceramic burr one is awesome: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0002JZCF2
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wangvicous posted:I bought a Chemex recently. I've been using a Krups blade grinder. Should I just suck up and get a ~100 dollar burr grinder(looking at the Bodum) or is that overkill/can I get by on something cheaper? I'd get either the capresso infinity or the baratza maestro which is often sold refurb for a good price. You can go manual, but most have single bearing shafts and wobble which gives inconsistent grind. A $100 grinder isn't overkill at all. I would argue that is actually starting price for acceptable grinders.
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GrAviTy84 posted:I'd get either the capresso infinity or the baratza maestro which is often sold refurb for a good price. You can buy third party upgrades for the wobble on some manual grinders. I have one for the Skerton that I 3D printed, but I got the idea from an upgrade kit.
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Talking about coffee grinders, I've kind of had it up to here with electric ones. I've had some great burr grinders that broke and I have my backup blade grinder that hasn't let me down in over a decade but doesn't make great coffee, and I have my little hand crank grinder which takes a thousand years to grind enough for a single aeropress run. Once upon a time some family of mine had a great big two wheel cast iron monster from the 1890s that worked great, but I don't have room in my house for one of those at the moment. So I was thinking of something like this: How do they do, generally? Reliable? How fast does it take to fill up the little drawer?
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Mr. Wiggles posted:Talking about coffee grinders, I've kind of had it up to here with electric ones. I've had some great burr grinders that broke and I have my backup blade grinder that hasn't let me down in over a decade but doesn't make great coffee, and I have my little hand crank grinder which takes a thousand years to grind enough for a single aeropress run. Once upon a time some family of mine had a great big two wheel cast iron monster from the 1890s that worked great, but I don't have room in my house for one of those at the moment. So I was thinking of something like this: I'd be worried about slop in the shaft, though I don't know the design of that one so I'm just speculating. the sperg community really likes this guy: http://www.oehandgrinders.com/OE-LIDO-2-Manual-Coffee-Grinder_p_14.html dual bearings that are all replaceable for consistent grind. Honestly though if you're looking for a consistent workhorse just get a Rancilio Rocky. Mine's been marchin along like a boss. http://www.amazon.com/Rancilio-HSD-ROC-SD-Rocky-Coffee-Grinder/dp/B00H1OUW24
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This one is good too: http://www.amazon.com/Hario-Ceramic-Skerton-Storage-Capacity/dp/B001802PIQ/
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Just buy a $100+ electric burr grinder that people recommend. I have a Hario manual grinder and it is a royal pain in the rear end to use everyday.
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mod sassinator posted:Just buy a $100+ electric burr grinder that people recommend. I have a Hario manual grinder and it is a royal pain in the rear end to use everyday. Well its not any more of a pain in the rear end than any other manual grinder.
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GrAviTy84 posted:I'd be worried about slop in the shaft, though I don't know the design of that one so I'm just speculating. My friend has a pepper mill like that and it takes a long time.
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I have that Hario, which is what I'm trying to not use. Right now in fact I only use it when the power is out - that's how much I hate it. I was hoping that with one of the old fashioned ones it would at least be stable on the counter and I could grind a batch of coffee with, say, 30 rotations instead of 3000 or some other ridiculous number.
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They're all going to be a pain in the butt. It sucks royally but $100 is pretty much the minimum for a good grinder.  edit: There are refurb Baratza Encore models available: https://www.baratza.com/cgi-bin/commerce.cgi?search=action&category=RFRB They go in and out of stock every week or so.
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So basically I'm stuck with electric until I can get the room for one of these: (pretty much the one I fantasize about, and which grinds coffee like a boss with zero effort)
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in a distant world where steam powers the planet and coffee pays for it...   Here's my extremely lovely first attempt at nighiri--I started to get better at it towards the end. Still delicious. Thanks for the help itt everyone.
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Or get one of these: http://www.oehandgrinders.com/PHAROS_c_22.html or http://hg-one.com/the-hg-one-grinder/ You should also check out the coffee thread, lots of good advice in there: http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3437887
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