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My GIRLFRIEND has gotten a hard-on for the soups we've been cooking recently and wants to invest in a stick/immersion blender. She's looking at this model: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00G3LJB14/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_e47eyb96QKXRW Any critiques on what to look for or if this one's any good? The only thing I remember y'all talking about was making sure the motor was any good so that it didn't burn out. The link in the OP is dead, but I'm assuming it's this one. https://www.amazon.com/Cuisinart-CSB-75BC-Blender-Brushed-Chrome/dp/B00ARQVM5O Please advise, goons; the future of my relationship hangs on the integrity of my tomato basil soup!!!!! Thanks in advance.
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bartlebee posted:My GIRLFRIEND has gotten a hard-on for the soups we've been cooking recently and wants to invest in a stick/immersion blender. She's looking at this model: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00G3LJB14/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_e47eyb96QKXRW Honestly that should be fine. We use something similar in my restaurant and worst case scenario it burns out and we get a new one for $30. Maybe get something with some added attachments if you don't have the equivalent already. Otherwise that's perf good.
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Oct 29, 2016 04:19
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bartlebee posted:My GIRLFRIEND has gotten a hard-on for the soups we've been cooking recently and wants to invest in a stick/immersion blender. She's looking at this model: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00G3LJB14/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_e47eyb96QKXRW Get the cuisinart. They usually last 2-3 years, and survive in a commercial kitchen for a year or so. At $30-40, they're one of the best pieces of "disposable" equipment I own.
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Oct 29, 2016 05:16
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bartlebee posted:My GIRLFRIEND has gotten a hard-on for the soups we've been cooking recently and wants to invest in a stick/immersion blender. She's looking at this model: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00G3LJB14/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_e47eyb96QKXRW I hope you're making her delicious bread to dip in the soup.
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Oct 29, 2016 07:11
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I need dehydrator recommendations please.
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Oct 29, 2016 12:00
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I like the old standby of pounding bourbon all night
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Oct 29, 2016 14:23
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Bape Culture posted:I need dehydrator recommendations please. If you can afford it, get the Excalibur. If not, get Ronco.
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Oct 29, 2016 14:26
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I just got a Waring pro dehydrator and it seems to do the job well. Frankly, it seems like such a simple concept I doubt you could go wrong with any reputable brand, really.
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Oct 29, 2016 14:27
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Steve Yun posted:If you can afford it, get the Excalibur. If not, get Ronco. Looks like Excalibur five drawer is sub 100 quid so probably grab that. Cheers! E: This one? https://www.sousvidetools.com/food-dehydrators/excalibur-stackable-dehydrator Bape Culture fucked around with this message at 14:46 on Oct 29, 2016 |
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Oct 29, 2016 14:42
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Thanks brothers and sisters in soup. Gonna probably grab the Cuisinart. And good call on the homemade bread; time to crack out the Dutch oven again and irritate the bread thread.
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Bape Culture posted:I need dehydrator recommendations please. We have a L'Equip dehydrator. Got it cheap second hand so no great efforts were made in research and comparison shopping. If I needed to replace it I'd look for: 1) Thermostatic temperature control. You want higher temperatures for beef jerky but herbs do better under gentler conditions. 2) Easy to clean. Dishwasher safe trays - our dehydrator gets heavy use in late summer and washing those big trays in the sink is a pain in the arse. All sorts of bits and drips end up in the base so that part needs to be easy to wipe out too. 3) Easily expandable. If you're a normal household and not prepping for Armageddon ignore this, five or six trays should be fine. If you have a garden and berry patch or access to cheap seasonal produce it can be a bit limiting. Dehydrated cherries are amazing; use in place of raisins in fruit bread, etc. Just finished the last of ours  tonight in homemade cherry and chocolate ice cream.  Homemade beef jerky is a close second, flavoured with whatever interesting Asian hot sauces you have in the fridge.
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Hauki posted:I tried using it for pourover where I do a pulse pour every fifteen seconds and it would frequently power off in that interval, so no, that's not an exaggeration. I'll try it with a power adapter, that behavior didn't seem to have anything to do with battery life, as it was doing that when I first got it and continued behaving the same way with fresh batteries as well. Also that setting didn't seem to have any impact. I have the same scale and had the same problem when using it for pourover coffee. I suspect this not a defective unit, but just a design flaw. The issue is that your hot coffee cup or server is heating up the electronics/sensor just under the platform and causing the scale to gently caress up and turn off. All you need to do to use it for pourover is fold a kitchen towel and put it on top of the scale to insulate it a little bit or you could use some kind of rubbery plastic material or a potholder. I just leave the towel on the scale all the time, never had any problems after that.
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Just keep in mind that a Dehydrator will STINK UP YOUR ENTIRE HOUSE. Best to keep it someplace well-ventilated.
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Squashy Nipples posted:Just keep in mind that a Dehydrator will MAKE YOUR HOUSE SMELL LIKE DELICIOUS JERKY. Best to keep your windows closed so you can enjoy it.
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Nov 4, 2016 21:39
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Oh right... meat. I'm not allowed to dehydrate meat in the house.  Dehydrated veggies smell terrible.
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I spent half an hour just browsing OXO products on Amazon And I only spent $120 so I think I came out ok.
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What's the best meat thermometer that you leave in, has an alarm for when it reaches the proper temp, etc.
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KOTEX GOD OF BLOOD posted:What's the best meat thermometer that you leave in, has an alarm for when it reaches the proper temp, etc. I don't know that there's consensus here, but I love my DOT, by the same folks that made the thermapen. A lot in this category have a bunch of poo poo you don't need like meat settings and whatnot. This is just about letting you know when it hits the temp you set. http://www.thermoworks.com/DOT
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Nov 8, 2016 01:00
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OK cool, this is for my parents so simple is good.
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Nov 8, 2016 01:08
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Anyone who uses an isi whipper try various brands of nitrous? Even isi themselves seem to sell multiple lines of the stuff with no clear difference.
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Squashy Nipples posted:Oh right... meat. I'm not allowed to dehydrate meat in the house. 
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Sextro posted:Anyone who uses an isi whipper try various brands of nitrous? Even isi themselves seem to sell multiple lines of the stuff with no clear difference. I've tried the iSi and Whip-It brands and they're identical as far as I can tell. I just buy whatever's cheapest. I'm still going through my 120-pack from Leland.
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Last time I stocked up on chargers, I bought the cheaper ones, it for the first time, I noticed a little difference in taste. Supposedly some are "purer" then others, but this was the first time I've ever noticed an off taste, even if it is barely noticeable.
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Squashy Nipples posted:Oh right... meat. I'm not allowed to dehydrate meat in the house. Ah, there's your problem. Jerky, fruit, and herbs make the house smell wonderful. The cats and dogs get a bit crazy when the meat's on though.
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Here's an incredible teardown of a KitchenAid mixer. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qKp-0h9P18
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Does anyone have an immersion blender they would particularly recommend? I seems there a few good options but I'd love it if someone gave a solid rec for theirs
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Booyah- posted:Does anyone have an immersion blender they would particularly recommend? I seems there a few good options but I'd love it if someone gave a solid rec for theirs I have the Breville Control Grip and it's on the pricier side but it's very good. Solid, powerful, relatively easy to clean, doesn't overheat even when I abuse the crap out of it by running it way longer than I should.
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Everyone recommended the Kuhn Rikon peeler but I got one and it rusts like hell. WTF guys
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Steve Yun posted:Everyone recommended the Kuhn Rikon peeler but I got one and it rusts like hell. WTF guys Weird, mine doesn't, to be specific I got this one and it works great and doesn't rust.
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I'm talking about one of these https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00K2ZXMXA/ref=mp_s_a_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1479618180&sr=8-6&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=kuhn+rikon+peeler
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Booyah- posted:Does anyone have an immersion blender they would particularly recommend? I seems there a few good options but I'd love it if someone gave a solid rec for theirs https://smile.amazon.com/Bamix-Pro-1-Professional-Immersion-Blender/dp/B008NCR0VY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1479637054&sr=8-1&keywords=bamix Bamix for life.
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Steve Yun posted:Everyone recommended the Kuhn Rikon peeler but I got one and it rusts like hell. WTF guys The blades aren't stainless steel on those. I rinse in the hottest water I can get out of my tap, shake the poo poo out of it to get as much water out of the swivel joints as I can, then towel dry.
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I'm looking for some good (probably glass) all-purpose food storage containers. My current food storage set is all plastic and has two huge problems: 1. Because I have no dishwasher and therefore clean everything by hand, it's near impossible for me to fully remove fatty deposits attached to some of the plastic, especially on the lid 2. Speaking of the lid, washing by hand into the folds that keep it secure to the container is also near impossible. It doesn't bend back easy so a lot of gunk ends up staying there. It's all-together incredibly disgusting. What is a good-quality food storage containers that is, above all else, easy to clean by hand? I don't need or want a huge set, anything more than an 8-10 piece set is probably overkill.
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Krunge posted:1. Because I have no dishwasher and therefore clean everything by hand, it's near impossible for me to fully remove fatty deposits attached to some of the plastic, especially on the lid Are you trying to wash your dishes with just your hands and plain water, like some sort of caveman? Both of these problems are easily solved with the modern inventions of dish soap (or "washing-up liquid," if you prefer the Queen's English to the revolutionaries') and dishwashing utensils. If you're already using dish soap, you either need to use more (cheap brands are less effective and more dilute) or spend more than $0.99 on a bottle.
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Molten Llama posted:Are you trying to wash your dishes with just your hands and plain water, like some sort of caveman? I use non-concentrated dish soap, do you think that would be the issue?
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Krunge posted:I use non-concentrated dish soap, do you think that would be the issue? If anyone has a better dish soap than this, I'd love to hear it. It works really well for me, especially on fat.
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Yeah, Dawn is pretty much the ultimate, short of really nasty degreasers. It cuts grease like you wouldn't believe.
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Dawn concentrated. I've accidentally used Dawn non-concentrated and it's like 90% water. The good thick stuff plus a sponge plus hot running water will get plastic squeaky-clean. For #2, do you not have enough water pressure to blast out visible crud?
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i like nice words
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Or, you know, a brush with stiff bristles.
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Anyone going in on the Spinzall?
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