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Jerry Cotton posted:Ryobi has a factory in the US so the ones sold there probably do suck They're a super lovely company. They used to have a 1 year warranty on their entire product, both battery and the equipment. This year, they started running out of batteries because they were so lovely and they kept having to replace the batteries under warranty. Usually within 6 months of purchase the batteries stopped taking a charge. What do they do? Change it so the batteries are only warrantied for 12 weeks, keeping the equipment at the one year warranty. Guess what's plastered all over their boxes? 1 year warranty!
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Mr. F! posted:They're a super lovely company. They used to have a 1 year warranty on their entire product, both battery and the equipment. This year, they started running out of batteries because they were so lovely and they kept having to replace the batteries under warranty. Usually within 6 months of purchase the batteries stopped taking a charge. By the way, one weird tip to any liberals who might be reading this, from someone who works in technical wholesale: all companies will ship worse product to markets with weaker customer protection legislation so enjoy reading Atlas Shrugged by the light from a really bad but expensive brand-name lamp. e: Just to make it clear I have no affiliation with Ryobi as it is represented by my employer's competitor, but I do know it's really popular with our (professional) customers. 3D Megadoodoo has a new favorite as of 23:01 on Dec 4, 2016 |
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Jerry Cotton posted:By the way, one weird tip to any liberals who might be reading this, from someone who works in technical wholesale: all companies will ship worse product to markets with weaker customer protection legislation so enjoy reading Atlas Shrugged by the light from a really bad but expensive brand-name lamp. This was a really stupid and bad post. I bought this, and it might be the best game in a decade 
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Dec 4, 2016 23:11
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Mr. F! posted:They're a super lovely company. They used to have a 1 year warranty on their entire product, both battery and the equipment. This year, they started running out of batteries because they were so lovely and they kept having to replace the batteries under warranty. Usually within 6 months of purchase the batteries stopped taking a charge. Are there any cheap inflators out there that are worth the money? I looked around a little bit before and its hard to tell if any of them are actually good or not. Are the corded 12v ones generally going to be more reliable than a battery?
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Dec 4, 2016 23:25
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The heat is still broken in my house and so I bought this to make life a little less miserable while I'm at home.
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voting third party posted:Are there any cheap inflators out there that are worth the money? I looked around a little bit before and its hard to tell if any of them are actually good or not. Are the corded 12v ones generally going to be more reliable than a battery? Yeah cords work much better than batteries. With batteries you're going to have to replace it like every year or so (or shorter now that they are selling absolutely garbage batteries) and the batteries are not inexpensive.
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Dec 4, 2016 23:49
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Steak update:  Dear god buy a sous vide cooker. DO IT NOW. Tonight I try pork chops, which for some reason were buy 1 get 2 free. If this works, gonna have chops fo days!
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Dec 5, 2016 00:08
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I bought this a couple months back and it works decently enough.  
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Jerry Cotton posted:By the way, one weird tip to any liberals who might be reading this, from someone who works in technical wholesale: all companies will ship worse product to markets with weaker customer protection legislation so enjoy reading Atlas Shrugged by the light from a really bad but expensive brand-name lamp. Honestly this is something to watch for at any big box store (especially Walmart), as often they will dictate prices to suppliers and suppliers respond by shipping lower quality versions of the same product - either deliberately built to lower specifications to cut costs or in the case of big ticket items like TVs using B-grade components like LCD panels. If the deal sounds too good to be true it probably is.
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Dec 5, 2016 00:16
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i bought crickets
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Dewgy posted:Steak update: Whats the difference between sous vide and a crockpot? I get the feeling its a pricy kitchen gadget I wouldn't use
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Dec 5, 2016 01:18
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Crock pots these days take foods up to 200+ degrees, even on low. Sous vide is a specific temperature that you decide, and it stays there. Ex: A steak is medium rare at 132ish degrees inside. You put it in a water bath that is 132 degrees. It is perfectly cooked. It physically cannot overcook. I love my sous vide machine. It's not the only kitchen gadget you need. It won't completely transform your cooking experience forever. It has it's own issues, but it is a neat thing that is uniquely capable of some cool stuff.
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Zahi posted:Whats the difference between sous vide and a crockpot? I get the feeling its a pricy kitchen gadget I wouldn't use I think the difference comes down to precision. You can set a specific temperature, and it'll stay at that temperature for the duration. A crockpot would be too variable for sous vide (edit: and too high, apparently).
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They also usually circulate the water for reasons They really aren't comparable tools. A crock pot allows you to braise stuff on your countertop. An immersion circulator lets you slowly cook things at precise temperature.
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Dec 5, 2016 01:27
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Enjoying some old fashioned. The last one went by a bit faster than anticipated
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Dewgy posted:Steak update: How much do these run for? I'm a pretty good cook and usually get my meats where I want them, but there's quite a bit of stuff you cannot really do without a sous vide circulator. Xmas is coming soon and I might opt in for one of those Woops... Meant to have that in the previous post
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Mr. F! posted:Ryobi is a piece of poo poo brand, but for 20 bucks you get what you paid for. One of the companies I work for buys Ryobi stuff for jobsite use because lol at handing a union carp a decent tool and expecting to ever see it again. I was pretty doubtful at first but whatever their green line of tools is called seems to really be working far better than the price would suggest. I have had like 4-6 drills/impact drivers, two saws, a nail gun, and like 8 batteries for them all in decently heavy use for like a year or so now and they are all still going strong. The batteries even get left in freezing/roasting trailers for weeks at a time and are still fine.
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Doom Rooster posted:Crock pots these days take foods up to 200+ degrees, even on low. Sous vide is a specific temperature that you decide, and it stays there. Crock pot + one of these = poor man's sous vide assuming you already have a crock pot.
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Mr. F! posted:Ryobi is a piece of poo poo brand, but for 20 bucks you get what you paid for.
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Josh Lyman posted:What's a general ranking/tiers for power tools? This is some real can of worms poo poo. I have had lemons from every major brand and have had Harbor Freight specials last for years of hard use. In general, look for a good warranty and google around to see how well it is actually supported. The only super duper bit of brand loyalty that I have is for the Milwaukee Super Sawzall. It is a beast and there has never been anything it would not cut. They are overkill for most things but if you have to destroy poo poo on the reg, you can do no better.
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Zahi posted:Whats the difference between sous vide and a crockpot? I get the feeling its a pricy kitchen gadget I wouldn't use Crockpot's a good slow cooker for stews and the like, the sous vide is more for precision pre-cooking of meats and whatever. It's really something to toss a steak down on the cast iron and have it done about fifteen seconds afterwards, perfect the whole way through. KingColliwog posted:How much do these run for? I'm a pretty good cook and usually get my meats where I want them, but there's quite a bit of stuff you cannot really do without a sous vide circulator. Xmas is coming soon and I might opt in for one of those Mine was $130 on Amazon, seems to be about the going rate if you can find a sale. e: vvvv Yeah Bluetooth only here, and even that seems a little silly. Sure, I was a little bummed I couldn't turn the thing on during the drive home last night, but how often is it gonna be prepped and ready before I'm even at the store? Dewgy has a new favorite as of 03:04 on Dec 5, 2016 |
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You can get the Bluetooth version for $100 every now and then. You need Bluetooth or wifi really, so it's a good deal.
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I got my bro the wifi one as a wedding gift and he seems very pleased to be able to check in on his little short rib babies while he is at work.
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KingColliwog posted:Enjoying some old fashioned. The last one went by a bit faster than anticipated   It does disappear way too fast... I just recently polished off one of those bigass bottles in under a month. Way too drat good, hands down my favorite whiskey, hell, favorite alcohol. By itself, with ice, with Pepsi, with eggnog, there's nothing it doesn't excel in
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Mix it with ginger ale! 
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The Science Goy posted:Mix it with ginger ale! ale8one
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OSU_Matthew posted:
I used to have a decent collection of good rys and bourbons but always had a bottle of Bulleit around for mixing. But as time went on I stopped replacing other bottles as they were finished and just kept buying more Bulleit. Hot tip: Bulleit Rye and a really tart cranberry juice is far far better than it should be.
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Trip report on the Klipsch speakers: they sound really really good. Definitely best ever black friday purchase. Sound checks included Jethro Tull, MF DOOM (under various monikers), Iggy Pop, and The Mars Volta. Can't wait to continue jamming out tomorrow. Definitely an upgrade from the random parts bin I would do through at thrift stores.
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bongwizzard posted:Were you really cleaning it between uses? I got awful razor burn but once I started making sure the blades were clean after ever use it really cleared up. I also discovered, by being lazy and running out of shaving cream once, that this Nivea aftershave actually makes incredible shaving lube. The Origins Blade Runner shave stuff is the best shave stuff, sort of heavy and cooling, goes on more like a thick lotion than a light puffy cream. I suggest everyone try it once.
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So much love for Bulleit. Didn't know it was that popularOSU_Matthew posted:
Will need to try it with eggnog. I usually just drink it straight or in old fashioned because I'm boring.
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Extremely tempted to buy this. Canadian-made fibreglass snare from the late 70s. I've recorded a drummer using a full kit from the more modern brand associated with this builder (Tempus Drums) and it was super super wicked. And if anything goes wrong with it, I can give the original builder a call as he lives less than an hour away from me. Also I LOVE GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLLD! It's so fuckin  sparkly
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Geoj posted:Crock pot + one of these = poor man's sous vide assuming you already have a crock pot. Assuming the crock pot will turn itself back on after essentially being unplugged and plugged back in (from the crockpot's perspective, that is.) Mine's not even that fancy, but it's not "on" when I plug it in, I have to select High, Low, or Warm on the front panel first.
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If you have an on/off, or older crock pot with an analog dial, the temp controller will work. Newer Smart Pots that control digitally already will not, yeah.
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DrBouvenstein posted:Assuming the crock pot will turn itself back on after essentially being unplugged and plugged back in (from the crockpot's perspective, that is.) I think yours is actually too advanced. Many cheap ones have only a mechanical dial in front that you can set to "off", "low" and "high" or something similar. My guess is that any digital ones or ones with timers and "keep hot" modes would not work with the timer thing because they need some input once they are turned on..
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Geoj posted:Crock pot + one of these = poor man's sous vide assuming you already have a crock pot. Not to beleauger the point too much, but that won't work without a water circulator. You'll just wind up with different temperature zones of too hot/too cold
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OSU_Matthew posted:Not to beleauger the point too much, but that won't work without a water circulator. You'll just wind up with different temperature zones of too hot/too cold OK - add a $10 submersible aquarium pump for pedantic nit-pickers 
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OSU_Matthew posted:Not to beleauger the point too much, but that won't work without a water circulator. You'll just wind up with different temperature zones of too hot/too cold Ehhhh. It helps, but is not strictly necessary. The natural convection of the water with a temperature differential is good enough. The Sous Vide Supreme unit uses no circulator, and there has been no widespread issues. A circulator probably just speeds things up a little bit. Edit: I started off with a Sous Vide Supreme and liked it a lot. Very sturdy. ↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓ Doom Rooster has a new favorite as of 19:16 on Dec 5, 2016 |
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Any recommendations for a self contained sous vide machine? The kind with a lid and pot built in. I have dogs and I don't want to risk them doing something stupid to the submersion style.
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Geoj posted:Crock pot + one of these = poor man's sous vide assuming you already have a crock pot. Hopefully someone can correct me/chime in, but I believe people normally use PIDs for this because a simple thermostatically controlled heater like this one tends to have wide temperature swings.
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Yes definitely, but you can hack something like that together with an Arduino for like twenty bucks all in. I was considering doing that or getting something once they're a bit cheaper (there's no reason for a mass produced one to cost over $100). But now I'm in Germany and the popular ones seem to be this Springlane and Klarstein, does anyone know if they're any good?
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