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Steve Yun posted:Started working on updating the OP knowing that Victorinox hasn't been nearly as good of a bargain for years, but all of a sudden Tojiro knives doubled in price too?
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https://www.chefknivestogo.com/cklikngy21.html
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Any recommendations for an oil mister? Sick of the canned stuff.
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Croatoan posted:Question. I have an Apex knife sharpening kit. When sharpening my boning knife it's really annoying because the white plastic bit that holds the knife is too high and hits the stone because the blade depth is so shallow. Any workarounds for holding it fast yet out by an inch or two more? The white plastic is removable. Just slide it off horizontally. Also; magnets, drill stops, and angle guides are legit. ~5$ cheaper if you don't want the honing steel guides https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01N4VBR3W/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s03?ie=UTF8&psc=1 You can probably but all this crap combined for cheaper going to hardware stores and shopping online, but it is at least convenient. https://www.chefknivestogo.com/edproesacpa.html
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Budge knifechat, I got a Misen chef knife back from when they had their original Kickstarter and it's been my workhorse ever since. Really holds an edge well, and they're about $65.
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This Kolorid 8" is the most pleasant to use chef's knife I've ever used. Love it to death and the price is amazing too.
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odinson posted:The white plastic is removable. Just slide it off horizontally. 
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Ugh I keep getting errors when I try to update the OP. Might just start a new thread.
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I hear they're fixing the forums, so it should work soon.
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Does anyone have the Pyrex 8 cup measuring cup, and does it drip? I have the Anchor Hocking one and I’m sick of it.
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Steve Yun posted:Does anyone have the Pyrex 8 cup measuring cup, and does it drip? I have the Anchor Hocking one and I’m sick of it. Yes, and I mean it can, but it’s not really a problem. Mine may also be older than these forums, so ymmv. It’s great and I don’t remember cooking without it.
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Is there any place (online or brick and mortar) that runs discounts on Staub stuff from time to time?
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Henckels outlet stores are doing a 50% off staub cookware thing right now, you can get a 7qt Dutch oven for $180
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I'm looking for the 13x9 baking dish. I'm fine with paying the $70 they seem to be most places, but I don't want to pass up a deal if they regularly dip below that, either.
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An amazing garlic press on sale here. I paid ~$40, and it was worth it.
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obi_ant posted:An amazing garlic press on sale here. I paid ~$40, and it was worth it. Why not just microplane it? That’s how I do 80% of my garlic these days.
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obi_ant posted:An amazing garlic press on sale here. I paid ~$40, and it was worth it. I paid about $60 for this excellent garlic press, but it more than makes up for the difference in price with additional utility
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I got a garlic press on clearance from Sur la Table with a $20 gift card and I actually find it pretty handy as far as over-specialized crap goes.  e: it was actually this OXO with the tags removed, so I guess I got it for the actual price. Solanumai fucked around with this message at 23:07 on Apr 9, 2018 |
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How necessary/useful are multiple speed settings on a food-use blender? Any recommendations/things to watch out for in portable induction plates?
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HookedOnChthonics posted:How necessary/useful are multiple speed settings on a food-use blender? On a Vitamix, if you start with it on the highest setting it will shoot your food out the top with great vigor. So you need to start it low then ramp it up. Beyond that, specific settings like blend and frappe and liquify are kind of bullshit. I like the speed knob on the vitamix, that you then follow with the turbo switch (which I wish were under one of those flip up protectors because it would be badass).
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Flash Gordon Ramsay posted:I like the speed knob on the vitamix, that you then follow with the turbo switch (which I wish were under one of those flip up protectors because it would be badass).
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The red one is pretty cool but I think what FGR is looking for is one with yellow and black diagonal stripes with the words WARNING underneath
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Specifically I was looking at the Oster Beehive blender. I've used one a bunch at work and am confident it can essentially do what I think I want, plus build quality seems good and the aesthetics are A+. I'm just wondering if multiple speeds are enough of a value-add to a blender that I might want to make a different choice.
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HookedOnChthonics posted:Specifically I was looking at the Oster Beehive blender. I've used one a bunch at work and am confident it can essentially do what I think I want, plus build quality seems good and the aesthetics are A+. I'm just wondering if multiple speeds are enough of a value-add to a blender that I might want to make a different choice. It's cheap and you're interested in it. Just go for it.
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I just picked up the Oster pro 500 for $11 on clearance at Walmart. Enter your zip and see if it's available near you. Seems to be good blending cheese and eggs together. https://brickseek.com/walmart-inventory-checker?sku=188323565
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Tried to zest a lemon today. My zester is probably the crappiest one ever made on the west coast. Any suggestions for a grater / zester?
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I use a microplane, op
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fart simpson posted:Everyone uses a microplane, op It’s true.
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fart simpson posted:I use a microplane, op Same
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Huh. My callous remover is from microplane. How about that. It works great by the way.
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bamhand posted:Huh. My callous You know how some people say parmigiano tastes like feet? Well, Kraft is making a killing harvesting old people's foot scrapings.
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Grey Thermapens Mk4 are $74.25. https://www.thermoworks.com/Thermapen-Mk4?quantity=1&color=1
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I’m keen to get a mortar and pestle to grind my own spices. Any recommendations on size and material? I assume a mortar and pestle is a better investment than a spice grinder? Noting I don’t have a huge amount of bench space.
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You’ll get a lot more use out of a mortar and pestle IMO. An electric spice grinder is awesome to have though because it can get stuff to a fineness very quickly that you can’t get with a mortar and pestle (without a lot of time and muscle, at least). Although electric spice grinder sometimes struggle with smaller amounts of spices, which isn’t a problem with an m&p
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Red_Fred posted:I’m keen to get a mortar and pestle to grind my own spices. Any recommendations on size and material? I assume a mortar and pestle is a better investment than a spice grinder? Size = Whatever is a resonable size for you and whoever you live with to be able to move by yourself. Material= I like my granite one.
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Red_Fred posted:I’m keen to get a mortar and pestle to grind my own spices. Any recommendations on size and material? I assume a mortar and pestle is a better investment than a spice grinder? I get a lot of mileage on my mortal and pestle. For material I really like granite. The rough inner texture helps with the grinding and it's robust enough to take a pounding. I'd never use porcelain for fear it'll crack and wood is too slick and light for my tastes.
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Red_Fred posted:I’m keen to get a mortar and pestle to grind my own spices. Any recommendations on size and material? I assume a mortar and pestle is a better investment than a spice grinder? I generally agree with others in this thread but style-wise I'd recommend a granite molcajete - unlike the deep-bowled traditional mortars, the wide shallow circular bowl lets you basically rotate the pestle in a circular motion to efficiently grind dry spices. It's definitely not as good at pounding a bunch of fibrous stuff where a deeper bowl is preferable (like smashing up lemongrass and ginger and such for a thai dish) but in my experience it's a lot better for spices/grain/etc. eke out fucked around with this message at 13:33 on Apr 14, 2018 |
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Yeah I love my molcajete.
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It's marble instead of granite, but Ikea makes the Ädelsten, which can be flipped over for a shallower molcajete-type tool. It's not as good as the real version of either, but its pretty good, and CHEAP.
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bamhand posted:Huh. My callous remover is from microplane. How about that. It works great by the way. Double Huh. Weird coincidence, just this past Sunday our chef came in with his own Microplane, and a co-worker who had never seen one instantly joked "sheee-it, I bet this would be great at getting callouses off my feet!" Is it really a Microplane branded thing, or MP just makes the blade?
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