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Any recommendations for a deep fryer? I have a Fry Daddy Plus and really don’t like it much, it doesn’t get super hot and the oil capacity is so small that for any reasonable quantity of food it crashes the temp so badly it’s not really getting a good fry. I am tempted to just get a stovetop one? Tramontina has a nice stainless one. Not sure if controlling the temp like that is going to be tedious though. https://www.amazon.com/Tramontina-USA-Inc-80114-512DS/dp/B01MRKI7DU/ Or should I get a bigger electric fryer? Not super super thrilled about yet another single purpose appliance but maybe it’ll be easier.
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Paul MaudDib posted:Any recommendations for a deep fryer? I have a Fry Daddy Plus and really don’t like it much, it doesn’t get super hot and the oil capacity is so small that for any reasonable quantity of food it crashes the temp so badly it’s not really getting a good fry. $89 seems like a lot of money for a dedicated fryer when you can use any stainless pot or Dutch oven
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Apr 18, 2022 06:49
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BraveUlysses posted:IMO the benrier is not worth buying at all It’s like the default mandoline choice. What’s wrong with it?
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Apr 18, 2022 07:00
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Paul MaudDib posted:Any recommendations for a deep fryer? I have a Fry Daddy Plus and really don’t like it much, it doesn’t get super hot and the oil capacity is so small that for any reasonable quantity of food it crashes the temp so badly it’s not really getting a good fry. FYI, what you linked isn't stainless. It's aluminum with a non-stick interior coating. It's just the lid and included basket that are stainless.
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In two days I'm moving to a condo with a way nicer and way more modern kitchen (Yay). I've been looking at pullout shelves and that whole world of solutions to make it a nicer place to interact with. I'm seeing a lot of 'rev-a-shelf' priced somewhat well and seemingly decent quality, anyone using anything like this? Also, where do you buy the wild setups I've seen online for corner cabinets with the multistage drawers that come out and all that? I've always thought some of them looked super interesting and clever but I can't find much when I'm looking. Thanks!
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Apr 18, 2022 08:07
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Flaggy posted:Recs for a mandoline? I've had a cheap Kyocera ceramic mandolin for a couple years and have been really happy with it. Only 4 thicknesses but that's never been an issue.
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Apr 18, 2022 15:51
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Mandolins scare the poo poo out of me. If I can't shove it though the slicer on my food processor I look for a different recipe.
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Apr 18, 2022 16:06
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VelociBacon posted:In two days I'm moving to a condo with a way nicer and way more modern kitchen (Yay). I've been looking at pullout shelves and that whole world of solutions to make it a nicer place to interact with. I'm seeing a lot of 'rev-a-shelf' priced somewhat well and seemingly decent quality, anyone using anything like this? I have a couple rev-a-shelf pull out shelf items, mostly used for cans and one for cleaning stuff under the sink. No complaints about rev-a-shelf from me. Also I have some vertical spice pullout spice racks that are really really nice, but also really expensive. https://www.verticalspice.com/
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Apr 18, 2022 16:19
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Chemmy posted:It’s like the default mandoline choice. What’s wrong with it? its been okay for regular slicing (if you get the larger one) but i find the julienne blades are incredibly ineffective at their job.
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VelociBacon posted:In two days I'm moving to a condo with a way nicer and way more modern kitchen (Yay). I've been looking at pullout shelves and that whole world of solutions to make it a nicer place to interact with. I'm seeing a lot of 'rev-a-shelf' priced somewhat well and seemingly decent quality, anyone using anything like this? I have a rev-a-shelf blind corner optimizer. It works great.  
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Phil Moscowitz posted:I have a rev-a-shelf blind corner optimizer. It works great. As a homeowner that poo poo is dead sexy. I have a half lazy susan thing in one of my corners but there is a ton of wasted space and it's hard to get at. That looks way more useful and usable.
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VelociBacon posted:In two days I'm moving to a condo with a way nicer and way more modern kitchen (Yay). I've been looking at pullout shelves and that whole world of solutions to make it a nicer place to interact with. I'm seeing a lot of 'rev-a-shelf' priced somewhat well and seemingly decent quality, anyone using anything like this? I bought one of these that just happens to fit perfectly into my lower kitchen cabinets. It's not fancy, but it works a charm.
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extravadanza posted:I have a couple rev-a-shelf pull out shelf items, mostly used for cans and one for cleaning stuff under the sink. No complaints about rev-a-shelf from me. Also I have some vertical spice pullout spice racks that are really really nice, but also really expensive. Thanks, we need some solution for this stuff, we had our spices on little shelves on the wall before but would prefer a proper rack. Phil Moscowitz posted:I have a rev-a-shelf blind corner optimizer. It works great. Holy gently caress thank you. This is exactly what I was looking for.
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Apr 18, 2022 21:08
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BraveUlysses posted:its been okay for regular slicing (if you get the larger one) but i find the julienne blades are incredibly ineffective at their job. The julienne blades are useless on benriner, yeah
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Apr 18, 2022 22:05
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Steve Yun posted:$89 seems like a lot of money for a dedicated fryer when you can use any stainless pot or Dutch oven Can you fry in anodized aluminum? Not sure if there’s a limit on how hot you can get it, or if basically it wouldn’t be a problem before the oil started to smoke or ignite. But yeah I guess that would be fine, just get a little stainless saucepan (or my anodized aluminum) and just get a stainless strainer for lifting out the fries. Phil Moscowitz posted:I have a rev-a-shelf blind corner optimizer. It works great. That’s amazing and I am gonna look into those. Is there a better solution for shelving/cabinets in general? I have the standard 90s era cabinets and I feel like things turn into a giant mess in no time flat unless you are extremely meticulous about re-organizing constantly.
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drat I want one and also wish it wasn't $500
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Paul MaudDib posted:Can you fry in anodized aluminum? Not sure if there’s a limit on how hot you can get it, or if basically it wouldn’t be a problem before the oil started to smoke or ignite. you can put teflon nonstick in the oven up to 500°f, which is more than i think you’d be deep frying at. anodizing is safe to much higher temps than are used in cooking.
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Goodbye, bright red 1940s analog scales, hello new kd8000! Thanks for the recs. God I missed being able to weigh things easily.
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horchata posted:Misen currently has baking steels on sale for half off if anyone is interested (I'm assuming gigantic plates of steel is hard to gently caress up) Yet, that shipping warning somehow caused them to wait 11 days to process the order when I received a shipping notice on 4/19. As of now on 4/26, FedEx shows my shipment has been in MA since 4/22. While in my experience FedEx doing an incredible job shooting itself in the dick for the past 5 years, is normal for Misen to take 11 days to process orders?
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Looking to replace my mother's countertop convection oven. She had one for a few years by Cuisinart and used it fairly often. Mostly for like broiling chicken and stuff like that. Any suggestions? Looking to spend between $150-$250.
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Cheesus posted:I got in on this sale on 4/8 and placed an order and got immediate confirmation. My confirmation warned that due to delays with shipping partners (and not stock), my order could be delayed. As I have no immediate need for what I ordered, of course this was fine. Not necessarily, but the pandemic has been doing weird things to processing/shipping. In particular, it routinely takes several extra days (if not weeks) for FedEx to deliver stuff to me, so I wouldn’t say your experience is completely unprecedented. I ordered an office chair that was supposed to be delivered within in a week and between processing/shipping delays, I didn’t receive it for ~40 days. Same thing with a snowboarding balaclava.
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Cheesus posted:I got in on this sale on 4/8 and placed an order and got immediate confirmation. My confirmation warned that due to delays with shipping partners (and not stock), my order could be delayed. As I have no immediate need for what I ordered, of course this was fine. If it makes you feel better, I ordered mine on the 7th, didnt ship until the 11th, and didn't get here until the 19th so maybe? I know one of the reasons why it took so long was the label got unreadable at some point and they had to reprint it
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Is Misen... good? The first time I ever heard of the brand was via ad on Facebook. Since half the crap on there is just rebranded stuff that exists already that they hope you won't google, I have negative associations with anything I learn about there. Looks like their main product is their carbon steel pans. Carbon steel is kinda mediocre as a cooking material. Its not particularly hard, non stick, rust proof, or thermally conductive. What is the appeal?
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um excuse me posted:Is Misen... good? The first time I ever heard of the brand was via ad on Facebook. Since half the crap on there is just rebranded stuff that exists already that they hope you won't google, I have negative associations with anything I learn about there. Looks like their main product is their carbon steel pans. Carbon steel is kinda mediocre as a cooking material. Its not particularly hard, non stick, rust proof, or thermally conductive. What is the appeal? carbon steel is popular for the same reasons cast iron is popular, but it’s lighter and heats up faster. the trade-off is the temperature drops more so it’s not as good for searing. it’s good actually but i’d just get it from lodge misen makes knives too, they had a kickstarter followed by some high-profile problems with the early production runs where the blades were snapping in half. they seem to be better now and the review consensus seems to be “fine, if you like the aesthetic, nothing special.” there are better values in knives and they don’t make anything unique
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um excuse me posted:Is Misen... good? The first time I ever heard of the brand was via ad on Facebook. Since half the crap on there is just rebranded stuff that exists already that they hope you won't google, I have negative associations with anything I learn about there. Looks like their main product is their carbon steel pans. Carbon steel is kinda mediocre as a cooking material. Its not particularly hard, non stick, rust proof, or thermally conductive. What is the appeal? I was a backer for the Kickstarter for their original knife, and I also have their carbon steel pans and dutch oven. They're exactly what they aim to be: less than top of the line (but not by much) at prices that are only a little more than entry level. You can certainly buy better knives and pans, but not at their price point (not within $100 of their price point in some cases). They also stand behind their products-- I snapped the tip off my original knife (apparently a problem with the first production run) and they had me a new one inside a week.
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I'm a Misen fan and they do have good customer service. I backed their Dutch oven kickstarter and they replaced the lid immediately after I reported a chip in the enamel out of the box. After my first use of the oven the enamel on the inside pitted a bit, and again they replaced it ASAP even though it wouldn't have any impact on its cooking ability so I gifted the "defective" oven and chipped lid to a friend. Those are the only issues I've run into with their products and I have a bunch of them.
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The Midniter posted:I'm a Misen fan and they do have good customer service. I backed their Dutch oven kickstarter and they replaced the lid immediately after I reported a chip in the enamel out of the box. After my first use of the oven the enamel on the inside pitted a bit, and again they replaced it ASAP even though it wouldn't have any impact on its cooking ability so I gifted the "defective" oven and chipped lid to a friend. frankly this kind of thing says to me “high defect rate, poor qc, and an inefficient business model of throwing cheap replacement product at anyone who complains rather than delivering something consistently high-quality in the first place” but a lot of people seem to be fine with (paying for) that
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Test Pattern posted:I was a backer for the Kickstarter for their original knife, and I also have their carbon steel pans and dutch oven. They're exactly what they aim to be: less than top of the line (but not by much) at prices that are only a little more than entry level. You can certainly buy better knives and pans, but not at their price point (not within $100 of their price point in some cases). They also stand behind their products-- I snapped the tip off my original knife (apparently a problem with the first production run) and they had me a new one inside a week. I've heard a lot of things about misen but I've never heard anyone say "The best product anywhere remotely near their price point" so I'm extremely skeptical of that statement
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The only Misen thing I have is their Dutch oven, which is pretty great for the price I paid backing the Kickstarter. Can’t swear to any of their other stuff.
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I haven't tried the Misen stuff but I can say that the carbon steel pan I have from Made In is solid. Wait for the 20% off sale though.
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How many misen pans do you need before you start calling your kitchen your Misen place?
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booooo booooooooooooooo
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They may be "fine pans" but that's what you go to a homegoods or other seconds/defects source. Buy a matfer, have it for life and know it's the best quality around.
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Misen: both my knives snapped; my carbon steel pan warped; the nonstick pan was fine; the Dutch oven is great... better quality than Cuisinart, worse than Le C.
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Submarine Sandpaper posted:Buy a matfer [clearing throat and speaking distinctly into the microphone] what's a matfer?
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Not much, what's a matfer you?
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For yoga silly. But for real they're very well built carbon pans. I have a super large one and an egg.5 size, love them both.
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I liked my misen pans though my large carbon steel has some warping problems when hot.
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um excuse me posted:Carbon steel is kinda mediocre as a cooking material. Its not particularly hard, non stick, rust proof, or thermally conductive. What is the appeal? Given the right care, it's as non-stick as you can get as a non-disposable surface, which is important for me. It's not going to match up to teflon, but it can be reseasoned and maintained near-indefinitely. It's also cheaply available in a lot of places where heirloom or polished cast-iron isn't.
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I'm looking for a stainless steel replacement inner pot for my old Zojirushi 5.5 cup rice cooker, model NS-TGC10. Does anyone know if that exists, and if so, where to buy it? I've found some places that seem to have replacement non-stick pots but I'd prefer to go stainless for this part if possible.
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