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Oh my. That's rather tempting. I guess I can put off buying a vr setup again.
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I'm thinking about it. No cooling or balancing needed is really pretty amazing and if it's as quiet as they say it would probably be worth having. And if it turns out to be a bust, you can probably sell it for at least $699.
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That's not a purchase I thought I'd make today, but here we are.
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Does anybody have a suggestion for a microwave? The internet tells me that this is the best one? All I need it to do is warm up some meals. I recall that there was some discussion about a modulated power source, or something like that. Maybe it was a microwave from Samsung?
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TATPants posted:Does anybody have a suggestion for a microwave? After a bunch of hemming and hawing over the inverter stuff and reading about wide spread unreliability with the generally recommended inverter units from Panasonic/Samsung, I ultimately went with that exact model you linked. I've had it about 4 months and it's been great so far. The Sweet Home review was pretty spot on. If I have any complaints, it's that it's a little TOO good. It's very powerful, and you have to really be mindful of that because depending on what you're heating, and what you're heating it in, your food and/or dishes can go from cold to nuclear very quickly. At max power I have yet to come across any portion load on a 10'' plate that needed more than 90 seconds. My plates are also way to hot to handle with bare hands. I've gotten in the habit of dropping power down to 8 or 9 and bumping up to 1:45 or 2 min warm times. Used the by-weight defrost for the first time this morning because bacon and only needed 4 of the 6 minutes it gave me. Pretty satisfied overall.
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geetee posted:Anyone going in on the Spinzall? Man I want to so bad but $700 is out of my price range. 
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Do you get a free one
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vacuity posted:After a bunch of hemming and hawing over the inverter stuff and reading about wide spread unreliability with the generally recommended inverter units from Panasonic/Samsung, I ultimately went with that exact model you linked. I've had it about 4 months and it's been great so far. The Sweet Home review was pretty spot on. If I have any complaints, it's that it's a little TOO good. It's very powerful, and you have to really be mindful of that because depending on what you're heating, and what you're heating it in, your food and/or dishes can go from cold to nuclear very quickly. At max power I have yet to come across any portion load on a 10'' plate that needed more than 90 seconds. My plates are also way to hot to handle with bare hands. I've gotten in the habit of dropping power down to 8 or 9 and bumping up to 1:45 or 2 min warm times. This is exactly the kind of thing I was looking for. Thanks for the words, friend.
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Amazon deal today is a solid set of saucepans, sautee pans, and a stock pot for $200. All tri-ply too. http://amzn.to/2fyXxbx
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my summer at fat camp posted:Do you get a free one A long time ago on the podcast, Nathan Myrvold was scheduled to come on to promote Modernist Cuisine and give away a free prize. Dave made fun of Nastassia for thinking that Myrvold might give away a free copy of the book, a $600 value. There's no way I'm getting a $700 centrifuge.
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 I bought the Waring Pro double waffle maker on the left. My friend got the commercial waffle maker on the right for free and dumped it on me. Is there a reason to keep the one on the right over the left? Is the commercial version that much tougher and long lasting? Does it not matter because the nonstick coating will eventually fail on either?
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Steve Yun posted:
The only way to know is do a side by side test. I think the Waring is 1400 watts. Any idea how powerful the other is? In my experience that makes a big difference in waffle making. (Although that Waring is what I use/love)
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They're both Waring. The double is the consumer line, the single is the commercial line. The commercial single is 1200w
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You know what this means, right? You can now make three waffles at once
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Steve Yun posted:
If you want to get rid of one, I can help you with that. PM me if you're interested.
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Well help me figure out which one I want to keep first
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Steve Yun posted:Well help me figure out which one I want to keep first Make some waffles.
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taqueso posted:Make some waffles.
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Commercial models usually have replaceable irons, which is cheaper in the long run.
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I'm in the market for a Vitamix and I'm trying to decide between two models: the CIA Professional (which I gather is a 5200 in a rebranded box) for $210 and the 7500 for $317. Are there compelling reasons to choose the 7500 and pay $100 extra, or will I be just about as happy with the cheaper 5200?
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$220 Kitchenaid 6-qt pro today: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01LY7MCVK/ref=ask_ql_qh_dp_hza Special model number, same parts as official model: http://www.kitchenaid.com/digitalassets/MLPDF/Repair%20Part%20List%20-%20W11030487.pdf vs http://www.kitchenaid.com/digitalassets/MLPDF/Repair%20Part%20List%20-%208212278.pdf
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baquerd posted:$220 Kitchenaid 6-qt pro today: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01LY7MCVK/ref=ask_ql_qh_dp_hza Bought the helllllll outta this!
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30 Goddamned Dicks posted:Bought the helllllll outta this! Yeah, me too. I found out that this model is (apparently from the parts list) missing a "hall effect" sensor which is listed as a temperature sensor. Dunno if that's a documentation mistake or what impact it would have. People are bitching a little about it being shady, but it's just a good deal if you trust Kitchenaid's docs at all. edit: Here's a link to the "main" deal page with empire red and the people flipping out about differences that apparently don't exist: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01LYV1U30/ref=cm_sw_r_apa_aVcpyb0HB9F76 baquerd fucked around with this message at 23:03 on Nov 28, 2016 |
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Hall effect sensors are used to measure magnetic fields which can be used to determine current. I'm guessing that when the electric motors get to hot either the magnetics change or the current changes in some predictable way so that they can shut off the motor. e: VVV they aren't going to remove the speed control circuit from a massive stand mixer like that. It would be a HUGE safety hazard. Murgos fucked around with this message at 15:22 on Nov 29, 2016 |
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Murgos posted:Hall effect sensors are used to measure magnetic fields which can be used to determine current.
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Doorknob Slobber posted:Anyone got a good immersion blender rec? I like my Cuisinart
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What's the best can opener these days? We had the fancy oxo one that creates no sharp edges but it's gotten dull with time. Also has anyone ever invented a reliable device thats like an egg slicer but for onions, chopping onions and shallots takes the most time of any kitchen prep job for me.
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Bob Morales posted:I like my Cuisinart Same You can get some higher end ones that are probably more powerful/built like tanks for restaurant use, but my Cuisinart has never let me down.
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From a Meh sale yesterday, one of the Panasonics tend to die.
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Hieronymous Alloy posted:What's the best can opener these days? We had the fancy oxo one that creates no sharp edges but it's gotten dull with time. The EZ DUZ IT https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0071OUJDQ It is the same as the famous Swingaway, but Swingaway got bought by the chinese and they started making them out of crap steel. This is made in the US of quality steel. Been using one for several years now. Nothing compares.
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The EZ DUZ IT is incredible and if I ever need another opener for some reason I'm getting a direct replacement. Assuming this one doesn't last the rest of my life, that is.
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Going to buy a cuisinart thanks guys. Another quick question, anyone got a good brand for a cheese grater? I had a handheld one and the handle snapped and I also had one of the triangle kind that you set down on something and grate the cheese and that one also broke. I need something sturdy and easy to use, but not super fancy.
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Doorknob Slobber posted:Going to buy a cuisinart thanks guys. Another quick question, anyone got a good brand for a cheese grater? I had a handheld one and the handle snapped and I also had one of the triangle kind that you set down on something and grate the cheese and that one also broke. I need something sturdy and easy to use, but not super fancy. I like the microplane professional line. All metal construction. https://smile.amazon.com/Microplane-38000-Professional-Coarse-Grater/
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Hieronymous Alloy posted:What's the best can opener these days? We had the fancy oxo one that creates no sharp edges but it's gotten dull with time. Also recommending the EZ DUZ IT. Any can opener will dull eventually, but if you run a doubled-over paper towel through it a few times after it contacts food (especially tomatoes or other acidic/corrosive food) it'll last way longer. Mine's three years in and still just like new. e: is there a Best Citrus Press? I want something handheld, ideally - but if the countertop ones are way better, I can deal with the extra bulk.
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SymmetryrtemmyS posted:Also recommending the EZ DUZ IT. Any can opener will dull eventually, but if you run a doubled-over paper towel through it a few times after it contacts food (especially tomatoes or other acidic/corrosive food) it'll last way longer. Mine's three years in and still just like new. I have some no name handheld one that works fine (as long as you don't put the fruit in the wrong direction, a mistake a lot of people make), and a countertop press for orange juice (or when you gotta press a shitload of lemons). When I got it, I had also purchased an electric orange juicer with the spinny thing on top. The manual press is about twice as fast as the electric one, no less effort (because you have to press the fruit on the electric one pretty forcefully), and gets probably 98% as much juice as the electric one (I pressed a bunch of oranges, then tried to use the electric juicer to get what was left in them. It was a minuscule amount). I don't know that this is the same one that I have but it looks like it: https://smile.amazon.com/New-Star-Foodservice-46878-Commercial/dp/B00KQ47HL0/
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Do I really need a Searzall? I've wanted one ever since they were announced, but I can't see myself neeeeeeeeding it..... Also what's the deal with the Instant Pot? All of the housewives on my Facebook are going buttfuck crazy over it and near as I can tell it's more or less an electric pressure cooker with a warming function?
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Flash Gordon Ramsay posted:I have some no name handheld one that works fine (as long as you don't put the fruit in the wrong direction, a mistake a lot of people make), and a countertop press for orange juice (or when you gotta press a shitload of lemons). When I got it, I had also purchased an electric orange juicer with the spinny thing on top. The manual press is about twice as fast as the electric one, no less effort (because you have to press the fruit on the electric one pretty forcefully), and gets probably 98% as much juice as the electric one (I pressed a bunch of oranges, then tried to use the electric juicer to get what was left in them. It was a minuscule amount). Thanks. Since I'll be mainly juicing lemons and limes, I think I'll just go for a no-name citrus press. 30 Goddamned Dicks posted:Do I really need a Searzall? I've wanted one ever since they were announced, but I can't see myself neeeeeeeeding it..... The words "pressure cooker" are scary, but "Instant Pot" sounds sort of like "Crock Pot." You'd be better off with a stovetop model.
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30 Goddamned Dicks posted:Also what's the deal with the Instant Pot? All of the housewives on my Facebook are going buttfuck crazy over it and near as I can tell it's more or less an electric pressure cooker with a warming function? They were half price on Amazon for Black Friday. Slow cooker, pressure cooker, rice cooker, sear function, plus three other functions I'll never use. I bought it - I had a Fagor 3-in-1 that I used probably 4 times a week, but the sear function was enough to push me over the edge to upgrade... plus the stainless vice enameled insert.
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I've had my eyes on the Chef'n juicers because they use dual lever action. Anyone used these? https://www.amazon.com/Chefn-FreshForce-Citrus-Juicer-Lime/dp/B002XOG4B0
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