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All-Clad is tough, and that heavy disk in the bottom keeps it from warping. I have some I've owned for twenty years, given no special care at all, and the bottoms are as flat as the day we bought them. And I do poo poo like putting tap water into a hot pan to get the leftover caramel out before it sticks .
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Rescue Toaster posted:They're nearly as bad as the Calphalon patented Sewage Trough (tm) in every Calphalon lid! Try it today! After one cook, it'll never be clean again, guaranteed!
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Mar 21, 2023 18:05
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SwissArmyDruid posted:does allclad still make cookware with the disk in the bottom? I seem to remember that was a no-no. I completely misremembered; the reason it's"All-Clad" is that the whole drat thing is clod.
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Really really don't buy sets because different pot materials serve different purposes. You don't want an All-Clad Dutch oven. You don't want a Le Creuset skillet. And on and on. Saucepans: either clad metal or cheap nonstick. Stockpot: if you're using it for soups and boiling spaghetti , you can cheap out here. A thick bottom is very useful. Dutch oven: either enameled cast iron, if you can afford it, or Pyrex. Skillet: I am Church of Cast Iron. Buy a three piece set, use it for decades or generations. The tiny pan is good for toasting and melting butter. Will scratch induction stove. Flame on!
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Brute Squad posted:think outside the box and go to antique shops or flea markets for your cast iron. the old stuff has a better surface finish and hopefully decades of seasoning. 
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Steve Yun posted:I see a bunch of griswolds on eBay for $40-80, which is high but not out of reach But then you add on shipping. Cast iron is heavy as gently caress.
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We have a countertop dehydrator and honest to God dried tomatoes are straight up candy. Being in the house while dehydrating ghost peppers? Inadvisable
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VelociBacon posted:We dehydrate orange and lemon slices so we can toss them in tea and it's very nice.
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Steve Yun posted:https://twitter.com/cnn/status/1668672103258701826?s=46&t=Kzmv5HsyFqNWsBcA-dIRLA Thank private equity. They were bought in a leveraged buyout, the new owners insisted on creating and selling InstaPot branded items that had nothing to do with pressure cooking. The same company owns American Pyrex, which is why the dishes now explode in the oven from time to time.
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Brother Tadger posted:Whoever buys the remnants, bring back the old borosilicate formula, plz From your lips to God's ears.
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We have a discarded mortar (no pestle) full of kosher salt next to the stove. We haven't found that the open salt container gets grungy, and you don't have to mess around with lids when you want a pinch.
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 In the '20s, devices like this were attached to the cabinets; they weren't portable.
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Croatoan posted:Did you just take your cabinet down and throw it in your wagon to go to the grocer then?
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Don't finish chipping off the enamel. You have no idea if the metal under the enamel is food-safe. I've successfully bought accessories for my mixer on Ebay, but I did my best to steer clear of fakes.
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Jul 9, 2023 02:29
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My tip on avoiding Kitchenaid fake attachments on Ebay: look for the ones that are marked used, or the ones that are in slightly crumpled packages. Counterfeiters don't age their products. Real Kitchenaid mixer attachments are almost never stainless steel except for the wire whip. Everything else should be enameled white.
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Jul 9, 2023 03:57
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Now I think of it, older dough hooks are still aluminum.
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Steve Yun posted:The dough hook and beater that came with my 2011 kitchen aid were aluminum. I got a beater blade, which I think is the best silicone fin beater. Maybe I’ll get an enameled dough hook sometime but I hardly ever make bread Silicone beater blades are The Way.
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We got the Ninja that is currently on sale at Costco and we're in love. First blender we've ever had that (A) doesn't get food stuck under the blade at the bottom (yay multiple blades!) and (B) blends the entire contents equally. This is the blender-only Ninja, not the combo.
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Aug 1, 2023 18:59
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My husband constantly leaves the peppermill on fine when I prefer thick, so the Unicorn rules in the ease of changing the grind. The knob on the top of the Peugeot doesn't give the same level of control
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Doom Rooster posted:The microwavalso e is great at softening butter from the freezer, and reheating leftover rice. I heat the liquids for bread in the microwave because it's easier to control precisely and there's no thermal mass in the container. Heat a little, hit it with the probe thermometer, heat a little, lather rinse repeat. Question for the cheffy people in the thread: If I take a pot off the heat and use the infrared thermometer, am I getting a reasonable reading for the whole fluid, or only for the top quarter-inch or so?
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IIRC some famous Japanese video game developer did a series of tweets about how to make the perfect honey bread in his toaster. Many people were intrigued. According to an article I read, the elaborate steam/toast setup was originally intended to reheat croissants and other flaky pastries. According to the Amazon reviews, the conversion from Japanese to American voltage and cycles was half-assed, and Mitsubishi doesn't bother to provide repairs or support in the USA, even though these aren't grey-market imports but official products.
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https://twitter.com/rslashyt/status/1120317996441001986 Buy a Bosch dishwasher. Period. They're quiet, they get dishes squeaky clean, they last forever.
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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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Steve Yun posted:THE ROBOSTIR IS BACK TO JUDGE THE UNWORTHY
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Before you strip it, have you considered just reseasoning it?
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I can't be sure from a picture how deep the rust goes, but I have cleaned more than that apparent amount of rust from a griddle by hand. As long as you prevent it from going any further, you do not care about the rust on the bottom. e: See this video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hr-7Qz1_iHQ
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HolHorsejob posted:My unitaskers: - Cherry pitter - Whipped-cream maker, the whippet-based kind - Spaetzle maker. Husband is perfectly capable of making them by hand, he just likes the extruded ones better - Waffle iron, duh - Special rolling pin for crackers and maybe lefse (It's corrugated) - Special rolling pin for spekulaas/gingerbread/springerle (it has flowers carved into it) - bannetons and liners - pasta mill (not the kind that extrudes, the kind that flattens) - Victorio tomato crusher/strainer - canning tongs Specialty tasks often need specialty tools, duh.
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Sorry for double post.FaradayCage posted:Ordered the stainless steel. Leeroy Jenkins. Serious Eats thinks it's lousy. quote:All-Clad Sous Vide: This model is bulky and extremely loud, and it gave inaccurate temperature readings during our testing. It's also very expensive.
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CommonShore posted:Though are there other good applications for a tortilla press? Seems like it might be good for making egg fresh pasta too. I doubt it. First of all, what pasta are you making that will fit comfortably in the size of a tortilla press? Second, flour has gluten and masa harina/corn does not. If you're trying to make flat pasta, you roll it out, you don't squish it out.
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Borsche69 posted:you can make flour tortillas in a press. not sure what problem gluten adds to the conversation. i'm not sure how you're supposed to flatten pasta without 'squishing' it, rolling is squishing.
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Nettle Soup posted:Maybe dumpling wrappers? But having made them the other day, I think again it might be done better with a pasta machine.
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Oh, stealing this! Thanks so much.
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I think you can also remove the top rack completely? Check the manual. (Yes, you can put it back again.)
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I have greyed quarter and half sheet pans for greasy or oily jobs, and shiny new aluminum for everything else.
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Steve Yun posted:Nobody has made the perfect spatula yet. Thumposaurus, what's the dent in the blade of the spatula you linked for?
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Le Creuset now has a pottery line that color coordinates with their enameled line. I've never seen the point of a coordinated set. Different dishes require different pots.
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Cassius Belli posted:Right, why would I ever want an all-matching set? To me at least, half the charm of having enameled ironware is having a whole kaleidoscope of colors.
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mystes posted:for me one enameled cast iron dutch oven is enough My mental drawer for enameled iron is "things that cook slowly and/or would discolor in cast iron". We have too many pots. I am slowly throwing stuff away.
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