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Steve Yun posted:I sharpen everything myself Fancy!
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I just wait for the afilador to come around.
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Jul 4, 2019 14:21
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Scissors are the easiest thing to sharpen.
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Jul 4, 2019 19:29
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My oven's temperature setting is apparently(/probably) not very accurate, and I was wondering:is it worth trying to fix/calibrate it, or should I just skip to getting an oven thermometer? I was planning on getting a probe thermometer sometime anyway.
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Jul 6, 2019 00:46
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Pollyanna posted:My oven's temperature setting is apparently(/probably) not very accurate, and I was wondering:is it worth trying to fix/calibrate it, or should I just skip to getting an oven thermometer? I was planning on getting a probe thermometer sometime anyway. i have an old af electric oven with a temp knob. oven thermometers cost less than $10 and can live in yr oven, and if yr fancy and got a window you can check the temp without opening the door. get one anyway.
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Jul 6, 2019 01:27
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Pollyanna posted:My oven's temperature setting is apparently(/probably) not very accurate, and I was wondering:is it worth trying to fix/calibrate it, or should I just skip to getting an oven thermometer? I was planning on getting a probe thermometer sometime anyway. You could get a pizza stone to help evenly distribute the heat.
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Jul 6, 2019 03:53
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Mraagvpeine posted:You could get a pizza stone to help evenly distribute the heat. bricks do the same thing for less money but yeah
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Jul 6, 2019 18:32
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So I like the ritual of grinding stuff by hand (and, let's be honest, I need any additional exercise I can get), so I want to get a nice, good-sized Thai granite mortar and pestle to use at home, for grinding up spice mixes and dried chiles, making curry pastes, etc. What is my best bet for finding a quality one that doesn't suck? Should I just go to the Thai supermarket and take a chance on one there? I'm in Chicago, so there's a goodly-sized Thai community here.
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Jul 8, 2019 17:23
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Pollyanna posted:My oven's temperature setting is apparently(/probably) not very accurate, and I was wondering:is it worth trying to fix/calibrate it, or should I just skip to getting an oven thermometer? I was planning on getting a probe thermometer sometime anyway. Oven thermometers are great, I found my oven was off by like 20 degrees. But forgetting the calibration, it let me realize that my oven takes WAY longer to preheat than expected. I would set it for 350, but it would only be around 275 when the buzzer went off. I have this one, it's <$7. https://www.amazon.com/Taylor-Class...8-1-spons&psc=1
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Jul 8, 2019 21:00
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Keret posted:So I like the ritual of grinding stuff by hand (and, let's be honest, I need any additional exercise I can get), so I want to get a nice, good-sized Thai granite mortar and pestle to use at home, for grinding up spice mixes and dried chiles, making curry pastes, etc. What is my best bet for finding a quality one that doesn't suck? Should I just go to the Thai supermarket and take a chance on one there? I'm in Chicago, so there's a goodly-sized Thai community here. The one that Kenji likes is not in stock and may or may not restock on Amazon, but I have one and I really like it. I guess if it becomes available, go for that, it's a steal at $60.
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Jul 8, 2019 21:10
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Sportman posted:Oven thermometers are great, I found my oven was off by like 20 degrees. But forgetting the calibration, it let me realize that my oven takes WAY longer to preheat than expected. I would set it for 350, but it would only be around 275 when the buzzer went off. I feel like this is extremely common, every oven I’ve ever used has beeped well before the thermometer indicates it’s at temp.
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Jul 8, 2019 22:37
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Lawnie posted:I feel like this is extremely common, every oven I’ve ever used has beeped well before the thermometer indicates it’s at temp. I'm sure it is, I just never thought about it before. I assumed if it beeped it was ready. The thermometer just lives in my oven now, so I can make sure its up to temp. On the plus side, it took like 30 seconds to calibrate my oven, and it's stayed accurate for over a year.
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Jul 8, 2019 22:53
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I've decided my father needs a rice cooker for his birthday as he cooks way more rice than the average 66yr old white man and always complains about how bad at it he is, despite having done it for 40 years. At least twice a week he cooks of some sort of rice-brown rice, white rice, and yellow rice regularly, and occasionally jasmine or some other sort of fancy rice . He doesn't need it to keep rice warm all day or anything like that, just cook rice easier and better than stovetop/microwave and go in the dishwasher. I know Zojirushi is the thing to get, but there are a million of them and I am overwhelmed. I don't think he would ever make more than 8-10 cups of cooked rice at a time. What rice cooker does he need?
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Jul 9, 2019 03:04
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Keret posted:... I want to get a nice, good-sized Thai granite mortar and pestle to use at home, for grinding up spice mixes and dried chiles, making curry pastes, etc. Something to think about, granite is porous and difficult to clean and will take on the flavor/smell of the last spice you ground. You can "season" it which supposedly prevents that but I never had much luck with that and don't use mine for spices anymore. I once ground something particularly pungent and had to scrub with a brush for about an hour to get the smell out.
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Jul 9, 2019 03:04
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wormil posted:Something to think about, granite is porous and difficult to clean and will take on the flavor/smell of the last spice you ground. You can "season" it which supposedly prevents that but I never had much luck with that and don't use mine for spices anymore. I once ground something particularly pungent and had to scrub with a brush for about an hour to get the smell out. We got a pretty nice stainless steel motar and pestle from an Indian store they had all different kinds and sizes.
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Jul 9, 2019 03:31
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Kaiser Schnitzel posted:I've decided my father needs a rice cooker for his birthday as he cooks way more rice than the average 66yr old white man and always complains about how bad at it he is, despite having done it for 40 years. At least twice a week he cooks of some sort of rice-brown rice, white rice, and yellow rice regularly, and occasionally jasmine or some other sort of fancy rice . He doesn't need it to keep rice warm all day or anything like that, just cook rice easier and better than stovetop/microwave and go in the dishwasher. I know Zojirushi is the thing to get, but there are a million of them and I am overwhelmed. I don't think he would ever make more than 8-10 cups of cooked rice at a time. 8-10 cups of rice is an absurd amount of rice for one person, but if that’s what he eats, go with this one: Zojirushi NS-TSC18 Micom Rice Cooker and Warmer - 1.8 Liters https://www.amazon.com/dp/B006W22KF8/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_oY.iDb41NK37B
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Jul 9, 2019 03:32
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If you don’t want to get him something fancy, or he doesn’t need the additional features (which he might if he makes a lot of non-white rice) then I’m confident this would be fine as well: Zojirushi NHS-18 10-Cup (Uncooked) Rice Cooker https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00004S577/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_LZ.iDb32KHC4V
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Jul 9, 2019 03:34
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Verisimilidude posted:8-10 cups of rice is an absurd amount of rice for one person, but if that’s what he eats, go with this one: Zojirushi NS-TSC18 Micom Rice Cooker and Warmer - 1.8 Liters https://www.amazon.com/dp/B006W22KF8/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_oY.iDb41NK37B please don't be judgmental, eating 64-80 servings of rice per week is completely normal
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Jul 9, 2019 03:37
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I use the 3 cup zojirushi and it's fantastic. A lot smaller than the larger ones and I'll never make more than 3 cups of rice at a time.
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Jul 9, 2019 03:38
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I have a Tiger Micom rice cooker and it's been rock solid, so I guess keep in mind that Zoji isn't the only option in the space
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Canuck-Errant posted:I have a Tiger Micom rice cooker and it's been rock solid, so I guess keep in mind that Zoji isn't the only option in the space Yeah I should add that the actual quality of the rice made by my zoji vs the old black and decker cooker is very very similar. You're paying for the rice to be perfectly evenly cooked throughout the bowl, not burnt anywhere or cooked onto the bottom of the cooking bowl, the ability to easily cook different types of rice (or oatmeal or porridge or congee), the digital interface, and for the song when it's done lets be real. It's also just the pleasure of interacting with a well designed piece of hardware. The nonstick stuff in the zoji bowl looks like it'll never flake off or whatnot and the gradations for water level are etched into the side in a very contrasty visible way.
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Jul 9, 2019 04:11
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VelociBacon posted:I use the 3 cup zojirushi and it's fantastic. A lot smaller than the larger ones and I'll never make more than 3 cups of rice at a time. I also have a 3-cup and it's the most used appliance in the kitchen outside of the toaster oven and fridge. 8-10 cooked is quite a bit. We keep a 10-cup cheapo $20 unit in the garage for making huge amounts if we ever have that many guests and we need *so much rice*.
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Jul 9, 2019 04:29
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I make 2 cups (4 cups cooked) for 4 people and we always have 1-2 cups leftover. But rice keeps well so maybe he makes a bunch at once and just chips away at it. Also rice is not really hard to make well, it's only a matter of learning. Two videos made a big difference for me, one was the Test Kitchen guy that does the What's eating Dan? He talked about water ratios. And some Persian dude with very colorful everything that showed cooking the rice for 10 minutes, remove from heat and allow to steam for 15. There are other ways like boiling but the above works for me and makes perfect rice everytime.
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Jul 9, 2019 04:48
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Verisimilidude posted:8-10 cups of rice is an absurd amount of rice for one person, but if that’s what he eats, go with this one: Zojirushi NS-TSC18 Micom Rice Cooker and Warmer - 1.8 Liters https://www.amazon.com/dp/B006W22KF8/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_oY.iDb41NK37B I've had the 5.5c version of this for years and it's been great I also don't think I've ever in my life made more than like, 4c of rice at home at once, including having a dozen people over for ssäm
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Jul 9, 2019 04:55
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Thanks for all the advice! I may have overestimated how much rice he actually cooks, but he does like leftovers and sometimes cooks for a crowd.
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Jul 9, 2019 12:19
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Sportman posted:Oven thermometers are great, I found my oven was off by like 20 degrees. But forgetting the calibration, it let me realize that my oven takes WAY longer to preheat than expected. I would set it for 350, but it would only be around 275 when the buzzer went off. Thanks for this link. I had been struggling with my new oven and had no idea you could calibrate them so easily. Mine was off 20 degrees as well.
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Jul 13, 2019 15:18
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Good flip top bottles? too many choices
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https://www.amazon.com/Zojirushi-NS...XQ5A9CBP50T1KXQ Prime Day deal, one of the most popular thread rice cookers is on a very good sale.
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Submarine Sandpaper posted:Good flip top bottles? too many choices Currently using the IKEA ones. One interesting feature i discovered is that if you’re bottle carbonating they’ll allow pressure to escape rather than exploding.
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Steve Yun posted:Currently using the IKEA ones. One interesting feature i discovered is that if you’re bottle carbonating they’ll allow pressure to escape rather than exploding. that sounds super nice since I"ll be these for kombucha but the closest ikea is hours away anyone ever deal with this vendor? https://www.midwestsupplies.com/16-oz-ez-cap-clear-glass-beer-bottles Seems safer than playing amazon seller roulette
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Vitamix 5200 Professional Series blender on sale for $280 for Prime Day. That’s $170 off normal price. https://www.amazon.com/Vitamix-Blen...ps%2C161&sr=1-6 I just bought one and I’m hoping that wasn’t a stupid decision.
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Jul 15, 2019 20:24
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it was; you can never use a bad blender again
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Jul 15, 2019 20:45
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You also crossed a picket line by shopping Amazon today.
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Jul 15, 2019 23:02
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Sextro posted:You also crossed a picket line by shopping Amazon today. I... I didn’t know that. Sorry, I guess? Also Thermoworks has Thermapen Mk4s on sale for 25% off which puts them at $75 which is pretty good.
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Jul 15, 2019 23:14
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I. M. Gei posted:I... I didn’t know that. Sorry, I guess? It's also tomorrow, just as an fyi. Really though the $180 Vitamix returb is brilliant. I snapped one up 2 years ago when they were selling them direct at the same price.
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Jul 15, 2019 23:24
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It’s 2019. Does anyone make a microwave hood vent that doesn’t suck?
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Steve Yun posted:It’s 2019. Does anyone make a microwave hood vent that doesn’t suck? hang on i had smtg for this
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Jul 16, 2019 09:36
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Steve Yun posted:It’s 2019. Does anyone make a microwave hood vent that doesn’t suck? Any hood that doesn't vent directly outside is garbage
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Jul 16, 2019 18:12
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ogarza posted:Any hood that doesn't vent directly outside is garbage plenty of microwave hoods can be made to vent outside
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