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.Z.
Jan 12, 2008

que ojos tan lindos tienes...


Hauki posted:

Christ, I never knew these existed, but now I want them so badly.
I don't even use ice outside of cocktails.

You can find some on ebay if you really want them.

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.Z.
Jan 12, 2008

que ojos tan lindos tienes...


Just a heads up, Brown splashproof thermapens are on sale at $79, down from $89.

http://www.thermoworks.com/products/thermapen/

(Is it just me or do brown thermapens make you think someone just pooped on the counter? >.>)

.Z.
Jan 12, 2008

que ojos tan lindos tienes...


Martytoof posted:

Is there any stand-based (like, it has to sit on a stand to boil, but then you can lift it off to pour without worrying about cables) electric kettle that doesn't absolutely suck, and won't melt in six months?

I've owned three in the past two years, and each one has slowly deformed in one way or another. I relegated one to the office at work where I can keep an eye on it because the switch is basically melted and won't shut off automatically. The one I use at home, the power button melted for some reason and the lid won't close properly anymore, in addition to half the metal starting to show evidence of rust or some other type of corrosion.

I drink what is probably an unhealthy amount of tea so my kettles work a lot. I'm hoping to buy one that lasts more than six months before showing some sort of flaw this time. I remain hopeful

I know it's not a stand-based, but my family has had a zojirushi water boiler for ~15 years and it's still going strong. So maybe consider that option?

.Z.
Jan 12, 2008

que ojos tan lindos tienes...



I would argue for getting a cast iron pizza pan instead of a pizza stone, such as this one:
http://www.amazon.com/Lodge-Logic-C...25894758&sr=1-1

I've had better results, and it's much, much more durable.
Yes the lodge pan has a lip, but it's never gotten in the way for me.

.Z.
Jan 12, 2008

que ojos tan lindos tienes...


SubG posted:

The top cleaver is a CCK kitchen chopper (a heavier, axe-grind cleaver designed for going through light bones), then the #1 small slicer, then a Takeda cleaver, and below that a Tojiro santoku I put in for scale.

Is the the BBQ or Bone chopper on chefknivestogo?

.Z.
Jan 12, 2008

que ojos tan lindos tienes...


SubG posted:

No. If you look at the CCK cleaver page (on chanchikee.com) the one I have is the #1 Kitchen Chopper, KF1201. The BBQ Chopper on chefknivestogo.com is the #3, KF1503, and the Bone Chooper is the #2, KF1602.

I got both of those CCK cleavers from a restaurant supply in my neighbourhood Chinatown. I've also got a couple of other CCK knives that chefknivestogo.com carries, the #1 Butcher's Knife, KF2208, and what CCK calls the Large Scraping Knife and chefknivestogo.com calls the L'il Rhino Cleaver, KF2205, both pictured below with a 8" Moritaka gyuto for scale:



The Large Scraping Knife looks like a total gimmick, but it's loving awesome for pull-cutting veg and things like that. The #1 Butcher's Knife is a loving beast, axe ground and thick like a bone-chopping cleaver, but really well balanced for such a large kitchen knife. Both of them kinda look like something you might get from killing an Orc.

So which cck is your go to bone chopper?

.Z.
Jan 12, 2008

que ojos tan lindos tienes...


SubG posted:

The Kitchen Chopper. For no grand philosophical reason other than habit. If I was dealing with primals more than I am I'd probably be reaching for the butcher knife more, but as it is it's mostly for waving around the kitchen making `whoooosh' noises.

Ah. Are you primarily using the Kitchen chopper? Or do you mainly use the Takeda in the first picture you posted? Wondering because I've been eyeballing some of the higher end cleavers on chefknivestogo for something sharper and with better edge retention than the cck I currently use.

.Z.
Jan 12, 2008

que ojos tan lindos tienes...


Does the Nomiku have any advantages over a SousVide Supreme Demi? Beyond the size advantage.

.Z.
Jan 12, 2008

que ojos tan lindos tienes...


Bob_McBob posted:

It kind of depends on how spergy your definition of "hot spot" is. I've seen people mention 0.5°F differences around the water bath, which is pretty insignificant. The convection system also means the SVS is completely silent, which is a benefit since a lot of people dont want an immersion circulator running in their kitchen for days.

How's the temperature stability on the Demi? I remember when SeattleFoodGeek did a review on the Supreme there could be up to a 2°F difference from the set temp.
And the Nomiku makers are saying their's at worst would be o.3°F.

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.Z.
Jan 12, 2008

que ojos tan lindos tienes...


Why is there such a large price difference between the Nomiku and a PolySci?

Difference in reliability of components? Temperature accuracy?

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