Alex

One more vote for hate

The bacon looks incredibly delicious. It also looks like you could scare a few kids on Halloween if you waved a slab or two at them.

My Cuisinart's low is indeed low. Also, iirc, both the new KA and the new Cuisinart have a "soft start."

I've been using a Cuisinart since forever. I don't know how much of a difference it'd make in real life, but the one you're looking at (and mine) is 220 Watts, vs 60 or 100 for the KA, so perhaps there's more cranking power for tough tasks. It also has a 3-year warranty vs 1 year for the KA. Your use might differ, of course, but 99% of the time I use the regular beaters, which were the only ones that came with the mixer when I bought it. At some point I bought an aftermarket balloon whisk for making whipped cream, but I don't know if it's that much of an improvement.

It's available here in Grand Rapids at Total Wine. I don't know if our TJ carries it. Have you checked by you?

The OXO does, too, per Wirecutter. And I think the Bonavita might. The Technivorm is our everyday machine; we keep an OXO in storage as a backup or if we have a crowd and want to have caff and decaf ready at the same time.

Technivorm Moccamaster KBT coffee brewer in matte white, w/thermal carafe, $199.99 w/free shipping (to the US, I assume), from Nordstrom

Wow. California prices, I guess. Similar ones I get here just went up to $10 from $8, and that's only to cover the increased cost of feed, etc. Others are less expensive. Supermarket eggs, even "organic," are still $4-5. OTOH, I'm getting some "backyard" eggs today: two dozen for $5.

Kenji breaking down a chicken If you want to go directly to where he does the airline breasts

And this one:

And this one:

Those are my favorite for baked beans.

I know you can do the sale price thing, but I don't know if their flat rate shipping charge applies only once or for each delivery. I'd guess the latter, but as you said, it's a good idea to check.

I placed a phone order with Z's yesterday about 11:30 a.m; it's out for delivery via UPS today. Z's customer service has always been outstanding, and granted I live just on the other side of the state, but it's still impressive. PRICE QUANTITY DESCRIPTION OF DELICIOUSNESS $25.00 each 1 Vecchia Dispensa's 30 Year Anniversary Balsamic Vinegar (included from an earlier order that I was planning to pick up in person) $12.00 each 5 Nueske's Applewood Smoked Bacon $20.00 1 lb Parmigiano Reggiano Cheese selected by Cravero $20.00 1 lb Parmigiano Reggiano Cheese selected by Cravero $19.50 1 lb Brabander Goat Gouda Cheese selected by L'amuse $19.50 1 lb Brabander Goat Gouda Cheese selected by L'amuse $19.00 1 lb Comté Cheese from Fort St. Antoine $7.25 .5 lbs Piave Vecchio Cheese from Northern Italy $11.50 .5 lbs Raw Milk Manchego selected for Essex St. Cheese

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