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Stringent posted:repost from YOSPOS because i thought it was hilarious "unimaginable"
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# ? May 31, 2018 05:33 |
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# ? May 13, 2024 09:06 |
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Stringent posted:repost from YOSPOS because i thought it was hilarious nbsd said something unintentionally funny? Now I've seen everything...
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# ? May 31, 2018 05:52 |
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So I inherited a KitchenAid K45SS from my late grandma in 2011. I think it’s l old but haven’t really checked. However, I think I’m starting to outgrow it. I’m wanting to do double batches of lots of my cookies and it’s just not a big enough bowl, which makes me wonder if it has enough juice. What should I be looking at? A larger mixing bowl? A more powerful stand mixer?
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# ? Jun 5, 2018 21:50 |
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Boywhiz88 posted:So I inherited a KitchenAid K45SS from my late grandma in 2011. I think it’s l old but haven’t really checked. Ankarsrum! It's a lot of money, but it's a lifetime investment, and it's both way more powerful and reliable than any KA (or any other non commercial brand).
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# ? Jun 6, 2018 02:44 |
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My wife makes a lot of smoothies and uses her magic bullet to do it. It does an ok job, but I’ve been looking for something better. Plus it sucks if you put kale in it-it just won’t process it enough. I had a Ninja blender, but the drat top was so impossible to remove from the blender that I ended up breaking it, so I’m not really interested in those at this time. I bought a Vitamix 6300, but the second we turned it on to clean it (starting at 1 and going up to high), we both couldn’t believe how much noise it made, so that got returned. She makes the smoothies at 6 in the morning and I think that would wake the neighborhood up, if not just our next door neighbors. Any other options? I don’t do a whole lot of soups or anything, but I guess it would be nice to have a full functional blender if possible.
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# ? Jun 10, 2018 18:48 |
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yr standards might be a touch high if you returned a vitamix after one use due to the noise level tbh
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# ? Jun 10, 2018 19:10 |
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Oh you're looking for the bled tec model with acoustic dampening or this https://www.whisperblend.com
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# ? Jun 10, 2018 19:16 |
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do you live in a monastery i feel like yr leaving out details here
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# ? Jun 10, 2018 19:18 |
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My kids' (6 & 2 y/o) bedroom door faces the kitchen, we make smoothies every day on a blendtec, it only sometimes wake them up. You must have very very sensitive neighbors.
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# ? Jun 10, 2018 19:26 |
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I don’t think I’m leaving much out, but here’s everything: she normally uses a magic bullet, we bought the Vitamix and I cleaned it with the water/soap and turned it on setting 1, which was fine, but then as it got to higher speeds we both noted how loud it was. We tried the smoothie setting and it was also much louder than the magic bullet she had, so we decided to return it since she didn’t want to make noise with it to make the smoothie, and then have it just as loud a few minutes later when she goes to clean it out. I know the Vitamix has a larger motor, which is much better and contributes to the noise, but it was just too loud. I guess there isn’t anything we can do about that unless we sacrifice some power and quality for noise. Wire cutter recommends a Breville boss to go unit, so maybe we’ll try that out. I live in a split family, so I’m talking about those neighbors since the main wall that splits the house into two seems to have no insulation and we can hear when they are going up/down stairs, etc. nwin fucked around with this message at 20:08 on Jun 10, 2018 |
# ? Jun 10, 2018 20:06 |
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SHVPS4DETH posted:yr standards might be a touch high if you returned a vitamix after one use due to the noise level tbh Motherfucking this. drat! I mean, not to be a dick, it’s just like... you want a good powered cutter, but not the noise that good powered cutting makes. You’re usually going to have to sacrifice something. Feenix fucked around with this message at 22:25 on Jun 10, 2018 |
# ? Jun 10, 2018 22:18 |
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it's stories like these that make people dread marriage
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# ? Jun 11, 2018 01:31 |
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rgocs posted:My kids' (6 & 2 y/o) bedroom door faces the kitchen, we make smoothies every day on a blendtec, it only sometimes wake them up. You must have very very sensitive neighbors. My Blendtec is so loud that I can't use it in my wood frame apartment in the mornings before work (around 5:45AM) because I'm pretty sure it'd wake up the neighbors. I don't really mind because I've accepted that as a tradeoff for a great blender but I'd love for it to be quieter.
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# ? Jun 11, 2018 01:33 |
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Try making a little foam cube to surround it and muffle the noise? Even the food service blenders that are $$$$ aren't that quiet.
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# ? Jun 11, 2018 01:38 |
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Anne Whateley posted:Try making a little foam cube to surround it and muffle the noise? Even the food service blenders that are $$$$ aren't that quiet. I've thought about making something but honestly it doesn't bother me that much. Nothing I could make would dampen the sound enough for me to be able to use it so early in the morning.
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# ? Jun 11, 2018 01:40 |
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VelociBacon posted:My Blendtec is so loud that I can't use it in my wood frame apartment in the mornings before work (around 5:45AM) because I'm pretty sure it'd wake up the neighbors. I don't really mind because I've accepted that as a tradeoff for a great blender but I'd love for it to be quieter. gently caress the neighbors, smoothie time yo. They probably have a dog that barks or flush their toilet too many times so you are just getting even.
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# ? Jun 11, 2018 01:41 |
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Feenix posted:Motherfucking this. That’s a valid point. I see the sound dampening ones that slack lagoon mentioned, but after spending all day reading reviews, I think all we really need is a personal blender with some more power to it than her standard magic bullet. I never make soups, I have no desire to make almond butter, and for the few things I would use a blender for, I have an immersion blender that’s worked perfectly so far. We have a baby on the way, so maybe making baby food could come into play-but I think we’ll cross that bridge when we get to it.
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# ? Jun 11, 2018 02:17 |
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https://www.amazon.com/Instant-Pot-Plus-Programmable-Sterilizer/dp/B075CWJ3T8 8qt Instant Pot on sale for 100 dollars, down from 160, until midnight PST today.
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# ? Jun 11, 2018 02:56 |
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I just bought my dad a Thermopop for Father’s Day. Now I’m trying to think of a good second gift in the $70 range, and I can use some help from this thread. My dad isn’t an easy guy to buy for, but I know he likes to cook and he likes to bake, so those might be good places to start. Ideas? Thoughts?
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# ? Jun 11, 2018 02:58 |
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Get him a big green egg smoker
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# ? Jun 11, 2018 03:13 |
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Dr. Gitmo Moneyson posted:I just bought my dad a Thermopop for Father’s Day. Now I’m trying to think of a good second gift in the $70 range, and I can use some help from this thread. My dad isn’t an easy guy to buy for, but I know he likes to cook and he likes to bake, so those might be good places to start. Lodge combo cooker, sourdough starter, bannetons, bench scraper, scale and flour to make this https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1016277-tartines-country-bread
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# ? Jun 11, 2018 03:49 |
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Lawnie posted:Get him a big green egg smoker And a MacBook Pro for datalogging.
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# ? Jun 11, 2018 03:49 |
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Dr. Gitmo Moneyson posted:I just bought my dad a Thermopop for Father’s Day. Now I’m trying to think of a good second gift in the $70 range, and I can use some help from this thread. My dad isn’t an easy guy to buy for, but I know he likes to cook and he likes to bake, so those might be good places to start. I got my hard-to-buy-for father a subscription to Naturebox which is a monthly random snack delivery thing. They're mostly pretty healthy snacks and generally really good. I got him the subscription for a year but you could do however many months you want. I'm unaffiliated with them. They have a website you can look at for pricing and more info.
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# ? Jun 11, 2018 04:28 |
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Dr. Gitmo Moneyson posted:I just bought my dad a Thermopop for Father’s Day. Now I’m trying to think of a good second gift in the $70 range, and I can use some help from this thread. My dad isn’t an easy guy to buy for, but I know he likes to cook and he likes to bake, so those might be good places to start. If he doesn't have any Silpat baking sheets, he will LOVE them. They're the perfect gift because they are awesome, but you feel silly spending that much on something so simple for yourself. I spent years wanting them but going "Pfffft! It's silly to spend $15 each, when I can just use $0.08 worth of parchment paper to accomplish the same thing." Get him 2 or more, just make sure you get the right size for his baking sheets. Now, no more annoying paper curling, no replacing/washing between batches of cookies, dishwasher safe, etc... I cannot speak highly enough of them for people who like to bake.
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# ? Jun 11, 2018 07:13 |
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Lawnie posted:Get him a big green egg smoker I see what you did there.
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# ? Jun 11, 2018 15:19 |
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Dr. Gitmo Moneyson posted:I just bought my dad a Thermopop for Father’s Day. Now I’m trying to think of a good second gift in the $70 range, and I can use some help from this thread. My dad isn’t an easy guy to buy for, but I know he likes to cook and he likes to bake, so those might be good places to start. Be a better child to your father and use that $70 to get him a Thermapen, even if it's "only" the classic model.
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# ? Jun 11, 2018 17:59 |
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Hi all! I’m considering getting a stand-alone induction cooktop, and the Duxtop 9600LS seems to have great reviews, both from users and from what looks like reputable websites. Anyone have any experience with this model?
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# ? Jun 12, 2018 22:14 |
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MrYenko posted:It's marble instead of granite, but Ikea makes the Ädelsten, which can be flipped over for a shallower molcajete-type tool. Pages and months back, but this has been my mortar of choice for years and I never knew this.
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# ? Jun 13, 2018 13:03 |
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Anyone have any knowledge of/experience with a vacuum sealer wider than the 8" (or is it 10"?) FoodSaver? I'm making wheels of cheese that I want to vacuum pack, but they don't fit into the FS bags. I was hoping that there was something bigger than FoodSaver that still works the same way, instead of having to spend $600+ for a chamber sealer, but am not finding much.
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# ? Jun 13, 2018 16:08 |
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Speaking of vacuum sealers, is the FS5480 Costco sells good? It is more than I'd like, so I was thinking of maybe doing a FS2100 instead. Costco had the 5480 for $150, sometimes $100
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# ? Jun 13, 2018 16:12 |
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The Slack Lagoon posted:Speaking of vacuum sealers, is the FS5480 Costco sells good? It is more than I'd like, so I was thinking of maybe doing a FS2100 instead. Costco had the 5480 for $150, sometimes $100 I got it about 3 weeks ago. I’m no pro but I love it. 99 at Costco.
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# ? Jun 13, 2018 18:02 |
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nwin posted:That’s a valid point. I see the sound dampening ones that slack lagoon mentioned, but after spending all day reading reviews, I think all we really need is a personal blender with some more power to it than her standard magic bullet.
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# ? Jun 13, 2018 21:41 |
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If I want to do instant Pot pulled bbq chicken... do I just want to do thighs or breasts? (or a mix?) Do I want to do a flavorless cook or an in-sauce cook? Do I need to add water or broth or is the sauce “liquid” enough?
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# ? Jun 23, 2018 21:57 |
Feenix posted:If I want to do instant Pot pulled bbq chicken... do I just want to do thighs or breasts? (or a mix?) Thighs all the way, they hold up to long cooking times much better than breasts in my experience. As for the sauce, I would thin it out with broth or something and then once it's cooked take the chicken out and reduce the sauce to the proper consistency while you let the chicken cool enough to shred and then recombine the sauce and chicken and serve. This also gives you a chance to skim off the fat from the chicken since there will be a lot of it.
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# ? Jun 24, 2018 00:49 |
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Chicken breasts straight from the pot into a stand mixer, shreds itself
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# ? Jun 24, 2018 01:04 |
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Use thighs. They have a lot of meat, no small bones, very little cartilage, and aren't easy to overcook. Legs will work fine too but there is less meat to other stuff ratio.
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# ? Jun 24, 2018 02:13 |
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Any thoughts on thickening my pulled chicken “sauce” that’s in the crockpot? It’s all my bbq sauce plus onions and chicken fat/juices. I’m gonna shred it and it’s probably fine but it’s really watery.
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# ? Jun 24, 2018 23:18 |
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Take the chicken out and shred it and while you're doing that put the sauce in a sauce pot and let it simmer until it looks like you want it to.
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# ? Jun 24, 2018 23:27 |
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Human Tornada posted:Put it in a sauce pot and let it simmer until it looks like you want it to. I was thinking maybe that, but wanted to get confirmation. Thanks Feenix fucked around with this message at 00:56 on Jun 25, 2018 |
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Feenix posted:Any thoughts on thickening my pulled chicken “sauce” that’s in the crockpot? It’s all my bbq sauce plus onions and chicken fat/juices. I’m gonna shred it and it’s probably fine but it’s really watery. Alternatively you can make a cornstarch slurry with 1 tbsp cornstarch 3 tbsp cold water, mix it up and then add to the liquid and simmer for a few minutes.
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