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Here is what I have done, assuming not a lot of liquid. Fold a sheet of paper towel into a strip. Place the strip in front of the food. Start vacuum. The paper towel will trap the liquid before the liquid gets to the machine. When you see the strip getting very wet, seal the bag. dcarch

I am in a argumentative mood. So deal with it. I don't think there is a lack of quality products, as a matter of fact I am thankful that we are in an age so overwhelmed with amazing sophisticated goods and services. Bear with me. Have you looked into what is in front of you? the computer monitor? There are may be 2 million pixels on the screen, each smaller than a speck of dusts. Each pixel actually has three chips (R,B,G), 3 x 2,000,000 = 6,000,000 devices. Each device is wired electrically to be controllable to varying degrees of brightness, and all of them must be perfect, or the screen is to be rejected. And what about the software written to run each of the devices separately to give you the nice picture? How do you do that without absolute quality control. How do you make a 256 GB (256,000,000,000 devices, each one can be turned on or off) flash drive that is the size of a thumbnail? For a given size of population, there is going to be smart people, ordinary people, and morons. When all the smart people and ordinary people are drafted to make high-tech items we enjoy every second of the day, there left only morons to make less important utensils. dcarch

Have you a Costco where you live? Their rotisserie chicken is heads and shoulders above any other I've ever tried. We asked once what they used as a rub and were told that the birds come already prepared for the rotiss. There is Costco, as well as all supermarkets within 15 minute from me. I can't eat their chickens because I sous vide my chickens first, then air dry the skin in the refrigerator, and finally rotisserie in my oven broiler. Sometimes I also smoke the chicken a little after sous vide. dcarch

"---we now have four distinct families of knives, with different materials, designs, intended markets, and associated techniques.----" Only four? ​A Chinese chef will never use any other style except a cleaver. There may be more cleavers in use than any other knife styles. dcarch

It is questionable to use hot water from the tap for cooking is because the hot water boiler tank (fiber glass, epoxy, etc.) may not be rated food safe, and the expansion tank can have a rubber bladder. dcarch

Here in the USA, all drinking water goes through copper pipes. dcarch

Corned beef is more expensive to make your own. I cannot eat store bought rotisserie chicken. Dry overcooked mushy meat. dcarch

We have good water in NYC, but I have a distiller to make about one gallon of distilled water each day for coffee and mixing drinks, etc. dcarch

I have seen videos of putting lot's of old cell phones and making cell phone smoothies. :-) But you can make hot soup using a Vitamix. The friction from high speed turning actually creates heat to cook the soup. dcarch

When I use my UV light, I use an extension cord so that i can turn it on/off from another room. dcarch

If the circulator uses PID control logic, that may confuse the self-tuning feature a little? dcarch

Why not just get a germicidal UV light? 100% clean, no poison. dcarch

CO2 fire extinguisher should not be used in a confined space due to the risk of asphyxiation to the user. dcarch

CO2 is for oil fires and electrical fires, I think. Other fires can be put out by water. dcarch

Actually, a plumber's wrench or a chain wrench is interesting, they are kind of self-adjusting and non-slip, and the more power you apply the tighter they grip. They are specifically designed for cylindrical shaped objects. I don't think a plumber will use a vice grip tool for piping work. dcarch

Heating may not do anything. The center screw for height adjustment is very far from the outside tube. You may be able to turn using two long plumber's wrenches, or two long chain wrenches. You need two wrenches because you don't want to strip the top screw threads which attach the legs to the top. dcarch

You can trap them, freeze them, can them, but when you see them flying, they are romancing in pairs and ready to lay eggs in many area for the next generation. You got to kill them while they are flying around. Those electronic insect zappers that looks like tennis rackets (Cheap, sometimes $3.00) really works. I keep one in each room. Bang! they are instantly vaporized in mid air. dcarch (not my video)

Not very common for long legs. If you remove one and look from the top, sometimes there is an Allen head screw for adjustment. dcarch

Measure the small part and compare with the other three. If they are of different lengths, than the small part is adjustable. Adjustable legs of this type sometimes are adjusted from the top. "---wipe dry and get WD40 into crack---" A solution called "Liquid Wrench" will work better. You will need a plumber's wrench. If you don't have one, drill a hole perpendicular to the pipe and use a screw driver to turn. dcarch

Don't not use acetone near fire. It vaporizes quickly and very flamable. dcarch "Flammability[edit] The most hazardous property of acetone is its extreme flammability. At temperatures greater than acetone's flash point of −20 °C (−4 °F), air mixtures of between 2.5% and 12.8% acetone, by volume, may explode or cause a flash fire. Vapors can flow along surfaces to distant ignition sources and flash back.Static discharge may also ignite acetone vapors."

Not trying to go off topic, I found the following tools extremely useful for my cutting board: 1. A window glass squeegee (spelling?), a couple of quick motions and the board is clean and dry. 2. A carpenter's wood scraper. to scrape the surface fibers off. The scraper can give the surface a shiny flat surface, fewer places for germs. I am not a believer that wood kills germs. Most wood rot like crazy, mushrooms grow well in wood. dcarch

The whole pear in a bottle is a big scam. They just want to cheat you to give you less alcohol. dcarch LOL! (Let us know if you can get the stupid thing out. Or, better yet, a great youtube video of you going nuts trying.)

I would not use that method. It is not reliable and it can create tiny chips. I do a lot of glass bottle cutting, including the best way, using a diamond table wet saw. Get a diamond glass cutter (not expensive) and try this method. dcarch

Another thing to consider, depending on your cooking habits, it is very important for me to be able to use my board both sides, one side for pork, chicken etc., the other side for clean salad, fruits, bread, etc. So weight and size is important. I also use my board on the dinning table to carve roast beef, turkey, chicken, etc. dcarch

Give this a try: 1. transfer liquid to another bottle. 2. Find a length of some what thick springy (piano) steel wire. 3. Form a loop with the wire and insert the wire loop in to the bottle. 4. The loop will expand inside the bottle, turn the bottle upside down. 5. Pull the wire loop to cut the fruit, and draw the pieces out with the wire loop. dcarch