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I'm working my way through a general cookbook (Betty Crocker 2007) and I'll need to pick up some stuff to complete all the recipes. Off the top of my head, I know I need to get a popover pan. Does the thread have opinions on brands or materials? I was just going to go with whatever is cheapest on Amazon.ca, but from the recipe I think I'll like making popovers for breakfast and I can happily pay a few more dollars for something noticeably better in quality. EDIT: keeping on the breakfast theme, a wafflemaker is in my future. I was just going to get something from a thrift shop, but I'm open to suggestions here, too.
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Feb 27, 2017 23:15
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You can make popovers in a regular muffin pan just fine. I would at least try it a few times before buying a popover pan.
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Feb 27, 2017 23:35
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i like nice words
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ExecuDork posted:I'm working my way through a general cookbook (Betty Crocker 2007) and I'll need to pick up some stuff to complete all the recipes. Off the top of my head, I know I need to get a popover pan. I don't know about what type of pan you need, but one thing that I've had drilled into my head thanks to an episode of The Splendid Table is that the pan must be preheated in the oven before pouring in the batter, or otherwise they won't rise properly.
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Feb 28, 2017 15:25
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The Midniter posted:I don't know about what type of pan you need, but one thing that I've had drilled into my head thanks to an episode of The Splendid Table is that the pan must be preheated in the oven before pouring in the batter, or otherwise they won't rise properly. Quoted for truth. Also from what I've read a muffin tin is ideal for popovers as there is more room for them to rise above the lip and then slump which is a good thing in popovers or a I've been told.
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Mar 1, 2017 02:59
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THIS https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007UEA0CM/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER OR THIS https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0002ZFXOQ/ref=ox_sc_sfl_image_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A3E34Q6Q96491P
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Mar 17, 2017 23:23
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First ones probably more durable/easily stashable. Second one looks like it'd be broken in a week or less.
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Mar 17, 2017 23:29
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5 qt KA Artisan, or 5 qt KA pro?
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Mar 18, 2017 00:18
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Pro, always Pro. Artisans will not last because tilt head is an awful design.
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Mar 18, 2017 00:34
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Chef De Cuisinart posted:Pro, always Pro. Artisans will not last because tilt head is an awful design. My tilt head is 36 years old and runs like a fuckin Honda. Granted it has a Hobart motor but that doesn't have anything to do with the bowl access mechanism.
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Mar 18, 2017 01:03
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I don't know a single person who's artisan mixer has failed. Mine is 10 years old now and I think my mom's is going on close to 20. My only complaint is that the tilt pin can start to work its way out if you're kneading dough for like 10 minutes. That being said, it's never moved very far and it's easily pushed back in. I do wish I had the pro, but that's more because if I'm making a double batch of things, it can get pretty close to overflowing.
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Mar 18, 2017 02:19
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I have a tilty mixer that's working fine but please don't compare them to Hondas because the last one I had needed to have its transmission replaced twice
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Mar 18, 2017 03:14
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If you're mixing dough regularly, I recommend you go with a DC motor. The 6000 HD has more torque, will last longer, and is noticeably quieter than the 5qt Artisan. https://mixitbakeit.com/kitchenaid-professional-6000-hd-review https://mixitbakeit.com/compare-kitchen-aid-stand-mixers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qKp-0h9P18
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Mar 18, 2017 04:41
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I need to get some various seives. Are there any cheaper removable screens like http://korin.com/TK-610-02-20 I may be blind, but on amazon the screen and frame almost always seem to be combined and I don't want four large seives if I can get away with the volume of one.
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Mar 22, 2017 14:10
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I want to start making homemade sparkling water instead of buying so many drat bottles of it. What should I buy?
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Mar 25, 2017 18:25
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fyallm posted:I want to start making homemade sparkling water instead of buying so many drat bottles of it. What should I buy? How much you want to spend? Soda stream is the easy option. Longterm cheap option would be to buy a Carbonator Cap that fits on 2L bottles ($15), a pressure regulator($45) and a CO2 Tank (prob $80 upfront). This would be able to carbonate hundreds of gallons and refilling the CO2 tank is fairly cheap, maybe around $30 or so. Extreme $$ option would be building a Keezer, kegs, taps, CO2 regulator, CO2 Tank and dispense like beer. It would probably cost nearly $500 to get up and running. Probably other good options out there, but those are my ideas as a homebrewer who kegs.
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Mar 25, 2017 19:41
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I started with the carbonator cap rig and then moved to a small cannonball keg that fits in the back of our fridge. It has a little picnic tap on it. It holds about 2 gallons which means we refill it about twice per week. It's better than having to do the plastic bottles daily, and avoids the problem of half-empty bottles going flat.
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Mar 25, 2017 23:06
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I have an 8 tap kegerator and always keep one serving seltzer. Without a separate regulator I have to keep it at beer temps/pressure so it's never as cold or gassy as I want it. I primarily drink cans from the grocery store, they are about 25¢ each and are very carbonated. Some day I want to put in an actual seltzer faucet but I have well water and my RO wouldn't really have enough pressure to feed a carbonator through cold plates. Plus I'm not willing to give up the cabinet space for an ice machine right now, so I'm sticking to the cans.
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Mar 26, 2017 00:06
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I have been pleased with the cannonball keg, the one I got is about the size of a gallon of milk and drat does that sucker get COLD. I carbonate at about 40psi because that is going to have to last (not hooked up for serving pressure) until it gets refilled with water. That might make a good compromise for you if you have the space in your regular fridge.
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Mar 26, 2017 00:21
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I have a soda stream and I hate it, is there a better off-the-shelf thing I can buy that takes normal CO2 tanks doesn't look like I'm making a bomb in my kitchen? Like I want limitless fizzy water but I'm far too lazy to build an attractive housing for it.
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Mar 26, 2017 00:33
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You could get the paintball co2 adapter for sodastream: https://www.wired.com/2016/03/sodamod/
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Mar 26, 2017 06:30
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Steve Yun posted:You could get the paintball co2 adapter for sodastream: https://www.wired.com/2016/03/sodamod/ I looked at that, but that I'm still locked into the soda stream bottle ecosystem. I would love to be able to just fizz whatever container I want with a standard soda bottle cap. I mean ideally I would just have a fizzy water tap sticking out of the middle of my countertop, but I don't think that's terribly realistic for my current living situation.
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Mar 26, 2017 10:35
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http://www.instructables.com/id/Re-charge-your-Flat-2-Liter-Sodas/?ALLSTEPS There are other methods I'm sure. You could probably just charge a keg of water, but be sure it's sterile!
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Mar 26, 2017 15:08
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bongwizzard posted:I have a soda stream and I hate it, is there a better off-the-shelf thing I can buy that takes normal CO2 tanks doesn't look like I'm making a bomb in my kitchen? Like I want limitless fizzy water but I'm far too lazy to build an attractive housing for it. Why do you hate the soda stream? I was About to buy one
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Mar 26, 2017 15:18
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fyallm posted:Why do you hate the soda stream? I was About to buy one The charger bottles don't seem to last very long at all with two people drinking from them daily, the only place convenient to me I can exchange them as a small hardware store that will, maybe every fifth time, be out of stock of new ones. I also really don't like their bottles, the fill line is pretty low and it seems like they lose pressure very quickly, it seems like I can't fizz up some water, put in the fridge to cool, come back to it three hours later to full strength fizz. It also makes an obnoxious farting noise as it fills up that my dog has never gotten used to, so trying to fix up some water late at night means I have a suddenly awake and alert hound to contend with. I realize a lot of these problems are pretty specific to my situation, but I would say that of the five or six friends who also bought them, maybe one is still a regular user of it. Before you buy one ask around your circle of acquaintances a little bit and I bet you'll find someone who hasn't taken their's out of the drawer in a year or so.
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Mar 26, 2017 15:41
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FWIW we have our CO2 tank and regulator in a cabinet under the kitchen counter. It doesn't take up that much space and it stays out of sight all the time. When we carbonate stuff we open the cabinet door to open the valve and get the tubing out but the canister itself just stays put.
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Mar 26, 2017 17:28
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Yeah, sorry but if you want cheap-as-water co2 either you go with a modded sodastream or you go with an ugly stepchild that you hide under the cabinet. Myself, I put mine in a white box on a pantry shelf with only the dispenser hose and valve sticking out.
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Mar 26, 2017 18:15
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I use this. http://www.fizzgiz.com/ The downside is it takes the smaller cartridges. But it works.
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Mar 26, 2017 20:45
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"[ts posted:xenophobe" post="470724699"] Is that a hard g or soft g? Because if it's the latter: ewwww
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Mar 26, 2017 20:55
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"[ts posted:xenophobe" post="470724699"] I use this too, but I use the additional Soda Rope adapter which lets me use CO2 tanks. It's cheaper than other carbonators, but you're limited to 45 pounds pressure only Steve Yun fucked around with this message at 23:03 on Mar 26, 2017 |
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Mar 26, 2017 22:57
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Flash Gordon Ramsay posted:Is that a hard g or soft g? Because if it's the latter: ewwww I can't not read it with a soft g.
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"[ts posted:xenophobe" post="470724699"] The Geocities-quality website matches the quality of the name 
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Mar 27, 2017 21:46
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Woot has an immersion circulator on sale today. The bad news is I've never heard of the brand. The good new is it's $69 shipped. Nice. http://www.woot.com/category/home?ref=w_gh_hm_2
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Mar 28, 2017 14:18
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Flash Gordon Ramsay posted:Woot has an immersion circulator on sale today. They're $80 on Amazon But IC technology is getting so mainstream that it probably uses Anova innards, so yeah, probably a good buy. poo poo, even commercial circulators can be got for $2-300 these days.
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Mar 28, 2017 16:00
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not really a recommendation but here's a a blog post on how mauviel cookware is made: http://www.davidlebovitz.com/visit-mauviel-french-copper-cookware-factory/
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Mar 28, 2017 16:44
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Chef De Cuisinart posted:They're $80 on Amazon Set water heater to 130F. Put steak in ziplock, squeeze out air. Fill sink. Put ziplocked steak in sink. Monitor water temp and refresh when below 125. ? No idea what the problem with that would be but seems like it should work.
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Mar 28, 2017 17:34
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Murgos posted:Set water heater to 130F. Put steak in ziplock, squeeze out air. Fill sink. Put ziplocked steak in sink. Monitor water temp and refresh when below 125. ? It does work, although a cooler is more normal for that sort of thing. I did salmon in my sink a few times.
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Mar 28, 2017 18:41
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Pasta rollers - is it worth doing the kitchenaid attachment, or should I just get a standalone manual crank one? I mostly just want to make more ravioli.
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dakana posted:Pasta rollers - is it worth doing the kitchenaid attachment, or should I just get a standalone manual crank one? I mostly just want to make more ravioli. FWIW my in-laws have a big get together each year to make hundreds of ravioli and it's always a competition to get to the one KitchenAid attachment we have. Everyone else uses the hand rollers accumulated over the years and from my experience they get the job done if your goal is to just bang out a couple dozen. The KitchenAid attachment makes it a drat breeze by comparison. The main advantage from my experience is that it's way easier to get a consistent strip rolled out with the steady, constant rolling speed, even setting aside the manual labor saved. Way easier to use solo too. Nothing but good experiences with it in the 5 years I've been party to it's use. I'm thinking about getting one myself for home use, since I already have the mixer. I think it's totally worth it. Solanumai fucked around with this message at 06:24 on Mar 29, 2017 |
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Mar 29, 2017 02:07
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dakana posted:Pasta rollers - is it worth doing the kitchenaid attachment, or should I just get a standalone manual crank one? I mostly just want to make more ravioli. want one of these something terrible, but drat if I'm going to spend over $100 on some danggummed attachment
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If you get just the roller without the cutters, it's about half the price.
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