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meefistopheles posted:I'm working on putting together a whole new kitchen and I need a little advice. Are there any must have features for either an induction cooktop
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tonedef131 posted:If it is anyway possible a powerful externally vented hood exhaust is the most important feature after running water and electricity. I'm doing a whole new kitchen and this is the thing I am most excited about by a large margin.
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Aug 22, 2023 00:03
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tonedef131 posted:If it is anyway possible a powerful externally vented hood exhaust is the most important feature after running water and electricity. I actually have this covered already, and I'm very excited. I can finally stop poisoning everyone with chili oil smoke.
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Aug 22, 2023 01:08
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bird with big dick posted:I’ve got two of them one for me and one for the missus. I can't tell if this is a bit. If its not I would like a trip report lol
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Aug 22, 2023 02:37
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meefistopheles posted:I'm working on putting together a whole new kitchen and I need a little advice. Are there any must have features for either an induction cooktop or a dishwasher? I know someone earlier was singing the praises of Bosch dishwashers. Bosch appliances are all good. They have very nice ovens and cooktops as well. Otherwise a small feature that I have come to really appreciate is having the garbage in a drawer directly under my workstation, so I can just sweep in all the trash. I dont really know where the trash in US kitchen normally is, but in Germany its most often under the sink, which isn't really super practical. Not mine, but similar: 
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Aug 22, 2023 03:50
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Aug 26, 2023 04:14
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Aug 26, 2023 06:32
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At this point, I'm willing to try it just to have a system that's not sodastream.
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Aug 26, 2023 20:24
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My previous rice bin unfortunately fell victim to a horde of tiny beetles that I only noticed after I'd probably eaten untold numbers of them. I probably overreacted by throwing the whole thing out but that's water under the bridge. Any recommendations for a new one?
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Aug 26, 2023 20:29
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How much rice are you looking to store? One relatively inexpensive option for bulk storage would be a 5 gallon food-safe bucket, topped by a gamma seal lid. The lids are a ring that press-fits onto the bucket, then it's a giant screw top which should seal out any baddies. Doesn't look fancy but it does the job. The Menards near me sells both of them for really cheap (looks like $6.20 per lid and $7.10 for a bucket) you can also get them on Amazon but they look more expensive. Menards can check on local stock, or you can have them ship but I've never bought anything online from them.
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Aug 27, 2023 01:47
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Eeyo posted:Menards You should check a map of Menards locations. They're a great store but they're only really in the midwest.
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Aug 27, 2023 01:57
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It's sad that some people can't save big money when they shop Menards 
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Aug 27, 2023 02:34
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Sorry, should have specified. I'm looking for something that can hold a 20 pound bag's worth of rice, that I'll be accessing fairly frequently (2~3 times a week).
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Aug 27, 2023 03:32
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The bucket and gamma seal lid still fits the bill. The thing is, even the best storage just keeps out new bad guys. If there are already eggs in your rice (and there are), and it’s not fridged or frozen, eventually they grow up.
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Aug 27, 2023 03:51
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SwissArmyDruid posted:At this point, I'm willing to try it just to have a system that's not sodastream. Is there something to know about the SodaStream People?
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Aug 27, 2023 06:02
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They're fine if you don't care about illegal Israeli settlements in Palestine Also their max pressure and razor blade pricing models are poo poo
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Aug 27, 2023 06:40
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BrianBoitano posted:They're fine if you don't care about illegal Israeli settlements in Palestine Yup. You can get around the last one with a paintball air tank (some of which can be found food grade for this purpose) and an easily-sourced adapter to go from one to the other. This has the benefit of opening up nitrogenation as an option, but the first two are a bit harder to kitchen hack. SwissArmyDruid fucked around with this message at 09:20 on Aug 27, 2023 |
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Aug 27, 2023 09:18
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For flour, I use bait buckets. They'd work for rice too, although they can be a little hard to open. They're pretty cheap. "Squre green bait bucket" on google brings up lots of listings, and they're all made in the same factory in China. I use half-size ones for the more wholegrain flour types, so if bugs get into one then at least the others are okay.
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Aug 27, 2023 10:33
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Hard to go wrong with Cambro for dry goods storage.
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Aug 27, 2023 17:56
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Arsenic Lupin posted:Buy a Bosch dishwasher. Period. They're quiet, they get dishes squeaky clean, they last forever. We love ours. The silverware drawer at the top is great, and the auto opening is neat even though it adds 45 mins or so to the cycle (because they don’t want to vent steam onto your cabinets.) I might get one with an external display next time, because being able to see how much time is left would be nice. Only other complaint is that it’s a bit finicky to turn back on if you accidentally open it during the cycle, so kids won’t do it.
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Aug 27, 2023 18:23
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smackfu posted:I might get one with an external display next time, because being able to see how much time is left would be nice. Only other complaint is that it’s a bit finicky to turn back on if you accidentally open it during the cycle, so kids won’t do it. Nettle Soup posted:For flour, I use bait buckets. They'd work for rice too, although they can be a little hard to open. They're pretty cheap. "Squre green bait bucket" on google brings up lots of listings, and they're all made in the same factory in China. I use half-size ones for the more wholegrain flour types, so if bugs get into one then at least the others are okay. drat, I need these. Thanks. What size fits a 20-lb sack of rice/flour?
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Aug 27, 2023 19:46
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The ones in the images are the 17l size and it takes one 17l and one 10l to decant a https://www.amazon.co.uk/Trakker-Secchio-17lt-Olive-Container/dp/B07D1QRFVN/262-1563467-4767745?psc=1 https://www.lincsproducts.co.uk/-no-lids---10-litre-camo-bait-square--plastic-bucket--lid--no-lids--648-p.asp As examples. Edit: Oh wait, the bag I emptied earlier was only 12.5kg, but I think you should still be good with the 10l ones, you can always pick up two and put the other in a cupboard until you need it, or they stack nicely too. Nettle Soup fucked around with this message at 20:05 on Aug 27, 2023 |
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Aug 27, 2023 20:01
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Those don't appear to be food grade.
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Aug 27, 2023 20:57
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https://invopak.co.uk/17-l-plastic-square-olive-green-bucket-with-handle This is the supplier everyone gets them from, and it tags them as food grade.
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Aug 27, 2023 21:04
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smackfu posted:We love ours. The silverware drawer at the top is great, and the auto opening is neat even though it adds 45 mins or so to the cycle (because they don’t want to vent steam onto your cabinets.) We wanted the Thermador Sapphire again (it’s what was in the house when I bought it, and it lasted 12 years, so fair play) because it projects the remaining time onto the floor instead of just having an indicator light shine there, but we weren’t willing to wait for 3 months to get it. The Bosch is getting it done very nicely in its place, but I share the desire to know how long is left.
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Aug 27, 2023 21:07
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Nettle Soup posted:https://invopak.co.uk/17-l-plastic-square-olive-green-bucket-with-handle
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Aug 27, 2023 21:16
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I looked it up ages ago when they were out of stock everywhere, and it was the only place I could find actually selling them in bulk, so a good assumption they're at least the main importer for the UK market. When I bought them off ebay originally from a UK seller they were marked as food grade. People don't say where they get stuff from, especially on amazon. I just went downstairs and checked, both the random ebay ones and the lincsplastics ones are identical in build quality and marked PP5 on the bottom.
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Aug 27, 2023 21:32
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Can anyone recommend a plugin induction cooktop that definitely operates above 20kHz? I just bought this recommended model and it makes a high pitched scream that's both barely audible but extremely loud and left my ears ringing for a day. I used it with an All-Clad saucepan and a triple clad stock pot with the same awful results lol
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I don't have any recommendations for you, but I had no idea those things had gotten so cheap. That might be on my Christmas list now!
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Nettle Soup posted:I just went downstairs and checked, both the random ebay ones and the lincsplastics ones are identical in build quality and marked PP5 on the bottom. And precisely because you can't tell just by looking at it or checking the recycling number, I'd expect the seller to indicate if a container is food grade if it is. But, you know, maybe not for a bait bucket? I dunno. And, like I said, it's certainly up to you. But food grade buckets aren't particularly expensive and it's not like you're going to be burning through them and having to re-buy every other week or something like that. So I don't really see the angle in rolling the dice on it.
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Thoht posted:Hard to go wrong with Cambro for dry goods storage. yup, if you have a costco business center nearby, they sell 22 qt buckets that is able to hold 20 lbs of rice (which I use for my rice storage) halokiller fucked around with this message at 12:16 on Aug 28, 2023 |
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Slanderer posted:Can anyone recommend a plugin induction cooktop that definitely operates above 20kHz? I just bought this recommended model and it makes a high pitched scream that's both barely audible but extremely loud and left my ears ringing for a day. I used it with an All-Clad saucepan and a triple clad stock pot with the same awful results lol I had the same issue with the Duxtop - some pans whined. Nuwave gold worked great for me, and has finer controls to boot. I love mine! Downloaded a spectrum analyzer since I'm 36 and my decrepit ears might have been hiding something. Nope, looks good! Grey shows the highest level measured when trying 4 different pans at different heat levels. You can ignore the red - that's just what the sound was the exact second I stopped recording.  For comparison, here's the beeps from microwave, timer, and air fryer control beeps  And for shiggles: 
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Slanderer posted:Can anyone recommend a plugin induction cooktop that definitely operates above 20kHz? I just bought this recommended model and it makes a high pitched scream that's both barely audible but extremely loud and left my ears ringing for a day. I used it with an All-Clad saucepan and a triple clad stock pot with the same awful results lol I’d try using it a few days, I bought the heavy duty Duxtop model and for the first day or two it would basically force my girlfriend to leave the kitchen, but it’s settled down now.
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Aug 28, 2023 15:47
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Speaking of induction cooktops, I think (unless my coop board has a cow for some reason) I’m going to switch to an induction range when I redo my kitchen a few months from now. I’ve seen some recommendations online for the GE PHS93XYPFS which seems reasonably well liked and has most of the features I think I want. Does anyone have any experience with it or other suggestions in around that price range?
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anyone have any recommendations for decently sized reusable meal prep containers? i tried the costco disposable ones but found those got too brittle when frozen and only got 2 or 3 uses out of each one.
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Aug 28, 2023 22:57
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BrianBoitano posted:I had the same issue with the Duxtop - some pans whined. Nuwave gold worked great for me, and has finer controls to boot. I love mine! That's really good (assuming the microphone had a decently-flat curve in the 10-20kHz region lol). Thanks for the recommendation. Was it this one? Frank Dillinger posted:I’d try using it a few days, I bought the heavy duty Duxtop model and for the first day or two it would basically force my girlfriend to leave the kitchen, but it’s settled down now. I have no idea why this would be the case, from a burn-in perspective. Maybe it just killed your hearing at the operating frequency (this is a real thing, it's why alarm buzzers on certain equipment has to contain multiple frequency components in case people are selectively deaf around single frequencies)
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Slanderer posted:That's really good (assuming the microphone had a decently-flat curve in the 10-20kHz region lol). Thanks for the recommendation. Was it this one? Yup! Only complaint is that the sticker for controls is coming off a touch - see here 
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is that a bellman milk steamer? the biggest problem I ran into with a duxtop was that my moka pot was too small to work with it and that looks roughly the same size as a moka pot (the duxtop whines less than my frigidaire induction range  )
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Yup! Aren't most moka pots aluminum, so not compatible anyhow? I would test mine, but I gave it away a while back after realizing that the Flair + French press covered all my bases.
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S’ why I got a steel mokapot That and being able to machine wash it Although now I’m curious to try a side by side comparison to see if there’s any noticeable difference
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