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Does anyone have experience with the high end cuckoo rice cookers? They seem to be coming up in reviews a lot lately as better than Zojirushi, but I wonder if that's a case of sensationalism rather than cool judgement. I've been using ZJ for years and normally wouldn't consider something else, but the cuckoos have a pressure cook option which seems nice. I have rice daily and sometimes get caught out later than I expect and waiting for a full rice cook becomes bothersome.
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Gameko posted:Does anyone have experience with the high end cuckoo rice cookers? Assuming you have a micom ZJ, why not just prep the rice in the morning and use the timed cook function? Buying a new rice cooker seems a bit overkill.
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Mar 29, 2017 15:38
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Oh, the new cooker purchase isn't just for pressure cooking. My old ZJ was ruined when my inlaws used it for a week and scratched up the bowl with a metal spoon, further scratched it with a scour pad, and cracked the lid hinge. Rice sticks to the bowl now in spots and the cook is inconsistent. I need to replace so I'm trying to decide if I should get another ZJ or if I should consider pressure cooking as an option.
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Mar 29, 2017 15:55
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Gameko posted:Oh, the new cooker purchase isn't just for pressure cooking. My old ZJ was ruined when my inlaws used it for a week and scratched up the bowl with a metal spoon, further scratched it with a scour pad, and cracked the lid hinge. Ouch. Have you looked into just replacing the bowl? That's what I did for my ZJ when a roommate scratched the bowl up to hell. Though if the lid hinge crack is bad this is a moot point.
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Mar 29, 2017 16:02
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Gameko posted:when my inlaws used it for a week and scratched up the bowl with a metal spoon, further scratched it with a scour pad, and cracked the lid hinge. Sever.
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Mar 29, 2017 20:13
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Gameko posted:Oh, the new cooker purchase isn't just for pressure cooking. My old ZJ was ruined when my inlaws used it for a week and scratched up the bowl with a metal spoon, further scratched it with a scour pad, and cracked the lid hinge. Make them pay for a new one.
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Mar 29, 2017 20:20
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AVeryLargeRadish posted:Make them pay for a new one. You're not married, are you?
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Mar 29, 2017 20:35
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Flash Gordon Ramsay posted:You're not married, are you? I can see this go down: Me: hey in-laws, you broke my rice maker. It's this model and I'd like it replaced. Or you could pay to have it shipped to a repair facility maybe? In-laws: we'll replace it, no problem! Week later In-laws: here you go! Me: this is the $20 Aroma from Costco. In-laws: yeh, its way cheaper and makes great rice!
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Mar 29, 2017 20:39
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Flash Gordon Ramsay posted:You're not married, are you? Nope. But then when I have people over I make it clear that if they break my stuff I expect them to pay for it, I adopted this policy after someone set fire to my loving apartment because apparently when they are drunk their lighter, aerosol cans and my loving drapes make a great combo.
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Mar 29, 2017 21:01
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AVeryLargeRadish posted:But then when I have people over I make it clear that if they break my stuff I expect them to pay for it Is this part of the greeting at the door, or something you mention when inviting them? Do you have signs?
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Mar 29, 2017 21:01
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Subjunctive posted:Is this part of the greeting at the door, or something you mention when inviting them? Do you have signs? It gets mentioned before they come over. It's sort of necessary since I have had too much of my stuff broken and stolen by extended family, friends of friends and so on.
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Mar 29, 2017 21:40
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You're weird and I hope your friends get better friends.
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Mar 29, 2017 22:00
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Croatoan posted:You're weird and I hope your friends get better friends. I really hope he's talking about having mad drunken parties, and it's more of a "Hey everyone! Party at my place, invite your friends! But remember, if you break anything you pay for it!".
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Mar 29, 2017 22:13
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rgocs posted:I really hope he's talking about having mad drunken parties, and it's more of a "Hey everyone! Party at my place, invite your friends! But remember, if you break anything you pay for it!". Mostly people crashing at my place after a night out. That and certain extended family members that I did not have much choice but to let in. Try waking up to find your PC, work laptop, speakers, TV and various other valuables gone and have your other family tell you you should not be mad at the person who did it because "We're sure he had a good reason." and "You didn't really need those things did you?".
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I can't say as I have many issues with random strangers breaking my stuff, but the inlaws are pretty destructive. Feels like they're trying sometimes. Anyway, rice is serious business in my house and while the non-cadillac mid tier rice cookers aren't impalatable, the ZJ is the only cooker I've had that competes with doing it by hand. Recent reviews claim the cuckoo is as good, BUT WAIT it also does pressure cooking. I'm going to spend but I'd hate to end up disappointed in the final product, especially if its a feature I'll only use on occassion. I'd hang with my ZJ and wait for them to make a pressure cook model if the cook in my current one were more consistent. I think its issue now stems from the cracked hinge.
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Mar 29, 2017 23:27
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My mother in law routinely breaks a wine glass every Christmas. We know not to give her a nice glass and I just grab another $6 box from Marshalls/Ross. Plus she bought us a vitamix for Christmas years back so I feel she is entitled to a couple hundred in damages spread out over a few years.
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Mar 30, 2017 02:12
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El Jebus posted:My mother in law routinely breaks a wine glass every Christmas. We know not to give her a nice glass and I just grab another $6 box from Marshalls/Ross. Plus she bought us a vitamix for Christmas years back so I feel she is entitled to a couple hundred in damages spread out over a few years. https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B017...i52L&ref=plSrch Is acrylic demeaning? Steve Yun fucked around with this message at 02:32 on Mar 30, 2017 |
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Mar 30, 2017 02:30
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Gameko posted:Anyway, rice is serious business in my house what type(s) of sushi / short grain rice do you typically use? we use basmati, brown, various long grains etc depending on the recipe, but for short grain, and overall for our mainstay, we use a california koshihikari (tamaki gold); just curious to know whether there are some other options worth trying
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Mar 30, 2017 13:44
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I've found a lot of it has to do with where you are. Some places in the USA your options will be limited, though I suppose the internet is a great equalizer come to think of it. I was pretty happy with my selection in Columbus OH but in Boston I've been shocked at how poor the asian food stores are in general. Anyway, I've become convinced over the years that freshness is generally the most important thing when it comes to rice. Whichever type you're buying, try to find a store where they sell a lot of it. Whole Foods is usually a good but expensive supplier. Many asian and Indian consumers in my area shop at Costco so that's a reliable hook up for short grain and basamati rice. For brands I like Kokuho Rose and Nishiki, and generally Kokuho is my go to as I find it easier to get and more consistent, though I think Nishiki is better when it's fresh and right. Prepping short grain asian rice is important of course and you can read lots of articles about washing and soaking, but I think a triple wash with a gentle hand is quite sufficient for everyday cooking. Worry about soaks and things only if you're being really fussy...like actually making sushi. Gameko fucked around with this message at 14:11 on Mar 30, 2017 |
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Mar 30, 2017 14:08
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Nishiki is probably the best sushi rice available in the US. Calrose is also good, but I find you need to wash it more.
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Mar 30, 2017 14:16
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AVeryLargeRadish posted:Mostly people crashing at my place after a night out. That and certain extended family members that I did not have much choice but to let in. Try waking up to find your PC, work laptop, speakers, TV and various other valuables gone and have your other family tell you you should not be mad at the person who did it because "We're sure he had a good reason." and "You didn't really need those things did you?". I'm sorry but how does anybody have a "good reason" for stealing thousands of dollars worth of valuable home electronics? You have some seriously horrible friends and family. 
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Steve Yun posted:https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B017...i52L&ref=plSrch I can tell you from personal experience, when someone gives you a sippy-cup it is demeaning 
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I'm looking to buy something that makes slicing (not dicing, so not a food processor) vegetables and meats much faster. I recall from my first and only job in food service years ago working at Subway some huge stainless steel thing you'd feed things into and turn a crank to slice kind of like a hand-powered table-mounted circular saw for vegetables. I don't know what that kind of contraption is called, and searching on Amazon for variants of "food slicer," "vegetable slicer," "slicing machine," etc., either gets me little plastic mandolin slicers or electric variants of what I'm describing. I was hoping for something smaller than the one I remember, and manually powered rather than electric. What is this thing called and how do I find one? Here's a link to something that looks kind of similar, but is electric: https://www.amazon.com/Best-Choice-Products-Commercial-Food/dp/B002SMC1ZU/ Once figuring out what to call the thing and how to find it, from then which specific model of such a thing should I buy?
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I think it's called a deli slicer? Or maybe a meat slicer?
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Addamere posted:I'm looking to buy something that makes slicing (not dicing, so not a food processor) vegetables and meats much faster. I recall from my first and only job in food service years ago working at Subway some huge stainless steel thing you'd feed things into and turn a crank to slice kind of like a hand-powered table-mounted circular saw for vegetables. I don't know what that kind of contraption is called, and searching on Amazon for variants of "food slicer," "vegetable slicer," "slicing machine," etc., either gets me little plastic mandolin slicers or electric variants of what I'm describing. I was hoping for something smaller than the one I remember, and manually powered rather than electric. Electric Mandoline?
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Addamere posted:Here's a link to something that looks kind of similar, but is electric: https://www.amazon.com/Best-Choice-Products-Commercial-Food/dp/B002SMC1ZU/ I googled "hand operated meat slicer" and the first link was to eBay: http://www.ebay.com/bhp/hand-crank-meat-slicer Is that the kind of thing you're looking for? EDIT: OLD SHRED O MAT
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Looks like these guys sell fancy Italian ones. They're gorgeous and they look REALLY expensive: http://volanobiz.com/
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Addamere posted:I'm looking to buy something that makes slicing (not dicing, so not a food processor) vegetables and meats much faster. I recall from my first and only job in food service years ago working at Subway some huge stainless steel thing you'd feed things into and turn a crank to slice kind of like a hand-powered table-mounted circular saw for vegetables. I don't know what that kind of contraption is called, and searching on Amazon for variants of "food slicer," "vegetable slicer," "slicing machine," etc., either gets me little plastic mandolin slicers or electric variants of what I'm describing. I was hoping for something smaller than the one I remember, and manually powered rather than electric. Edit: What the hell, you're asking for a non-electric one. Can I even read? SubG fucked around with this message at 00:08 on Apr 13, 2017 |
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Apr 13, 2017 00:04
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I have a grind o mat shred o mat, a presto salad shooter pro and a cusinart. The grind o mat is really nice if you have lots to do. The cusinart is most flexible. The presto is good for things like making laundry soap, bulk shredding cheese or potato chips.
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Dear Donald Trump, please don't start a war in Asia until after my crowdfunded centrifuge ships
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So now that I have a Zojirushi rice cooker and access to several high-quality asian grocery stores, what brand of rice should I purchase? I'm not planning on making sushi with it or anything, just mainly as a sidedish adjacent to curry/eggs/meat/fish/stir fry that's a step up from trader joe's basmati I've been cooking in a pot.
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Apr 15, 2017 23:09
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I buy this Nishiki rice. It seems good to me. A couple of friends that eat more rice than me use the same.
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snucks posted:So now that I have a Zojirushi rice cooker and access to several high-quality asian grocery stores, what brand of rice should I purchase? I'm not planning on making sushi with it or anything, just mainly as a sidedish adjacent to curry/eggs/meat/fish/stir fry that's a step up from trader joe's basmati I've been cooking in a pot. I really like Tamanishiki and Tamaki Gold, they aren't very expensive and are close enough to the quality rice I had in Japan
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Accidentally posted this in general questions: I see that the 14 cup cuisinart is still the go-to food processor on the FAQ in op. It looks really good and sturdy but it's pretty sparse in different blades/graters compared to some others, including the 13 cup cuisinart which also has a dicer. My wife is leaning towards the 13 cup one with more accessories, while I'm leaning towards the 14 cup simpler one in the OP. The fact that the one with more accessories is cheaper raises concerns for me but I'm willing to be convinced. Has anyone used the newer type 13 cup cuisinart with dicing ect? Is it any good? Is it comparable to the old 14 cup? Also if anyone has any experience with the Breville Sous Chef I'd also like to hear it. Looks good too but considerably more expensive. Any thoughts?
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snucks posted:So now that I have a Zojirushi rice cooker and access to several high-quality asian grocery stores, what brand of rice should I purchase? I'm not planning on making sushi with it or anything, just mainly as a sidedish adjacent to curry/eggs/meat/fish/stir fry that's a step up from trader joe's basmati I've been cooking in a pot. https://www.amazon.com/Kokuho-Rice-Sushi/dp/B0058OKR4W/ref=sr_1_1_s_it?s=grocery&ie=UTF8&qid=1492363457&sr=1-1&keywords=kohuko+rose This one turns out best in my ZJ I find, it's easy to find here as well. I haven't tried Nishiki yet, I've seen it around but it's always more expensive.
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Gozinbulx posted:Accidentally posted this in general questions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5RloAqo5Qw Cooks Illustrated reviewed the 14 cup Cuisinart Custom against the Cuisinart Elite 2.0 12 cup and the 11 cup Cuisinart Elemental and thought the 14 cup Custom's was the easiest to clean, had the least nooks and crannies for flour to get stuck in, and was the best designed in terms of geometry, blade clearance and fit and finish. On top of that the Custom had the strongest motor of the three, 740w. Cook's Illustrated noted that the other two struggled with bread doughs. The 13 cup Cuisinart Elemental with dicing was not in their review, but it has a 550w motor, and a similar base design to the 11 cup Elemental so I'm sure it has similar issues with the workbowl. According to Amazon, the 14 cup has 4.5 stars and the Elemental with dicing has 4 stars. I'm sure it's a fine processor but there are less complaints about the 14 cup, and some of the negative reviews of the Elemental noted it felt cheaper and that the dicing feature didn't work quite as nicely as they were hoping. I also checked with The Sweet Home, and the 14 cup Cuisinart was their top processor as well. http://thesweethome.com/reviews/the-best-food-processor/ I got the old 12 cup Kitchenaid because it was the last one with a simple feed tube and without annoying safety features, but sometimes it gets food stuck between the lid and the bowl. If it ever breaks I'm going to get the 14 cup Cuisinart. There's this one with an all-metal shell for $200 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01AXM4WV2/?tag=cioequippilot-20 But if you don't care about the fancy steel base you can get this plastic one for $160 which is otherwise the same https://www.amazon.com/Cuisinart-DFP-14BCWNY-Processor-Brushed-Stainless/dp/B01AXM4W3A/ SPECIAL NOTE: there was a huge recall on blades from Cuisinart because their old blade might crack and send out shards like ninja stars. If you're getting it from Amazon, it's probably the updated version of the 14 cup Custom with the redesigned blades but otherwise the same. Steve Yun fucked around with this message at 19:17 on Apr 16, 2017 |
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Steve Yun posted:SPECIAL NOTE: there was a huge recall on blades from Cuisinart because their old blade might crack and send out shards like ninja stars. If you're getting it from Amazon, it's probably the updated version of the 14 cup Custom with the redesigned blades but otherwise the same.
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I got mine months ago, a week or two max after filling out the form. You might want to bother them again, I guess.
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Niyqor posted:I buy this Nishiki rice. It seems good to me. A couple of friends that eat more rice than me use the same. Counterpoint we love https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MRUO94K/ or one of the Korean-branded equivalent: http://nj.hmart.com/nutri-whole-grain-brown-rice-23464/ . They're partially-milled brown rice for a good balance of taste/texture I prefer to fully-polished rice for everything but sushi. Test Pattern fucked around with this message at 21:22 on Apr 16, 2017 |
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tonedef131 posted:Has anyone received their recall replacement blade yet? I filled out the request form back in December and haven't gotten so much as an email. I got a second email from them back in February saying that they're producing blades as fast as they can, be patient, etc etc. It also included a link to an "Exclusive Recipe Book (pdf)", which is filled with recipes using various Cuisinart appliances that I don't own. Some give instructions that are obviously for a specific type of appliance, but don't identify what I'm supposed to be using. I'm very underwhelmed. I don't have any cracks in my blade yet, so I still use it occasionally.
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