JoNorvelleWalker

There is a thread on commercial lever presses here. I think the Vinci extracts less oil than my Hamilton Beach. Whether that is better is a matter of taste. Certainly the Vinci makes good juice. And it juices grapefruit! Would you use a masticating juicer for citrus?

Almost all the kitchen toys I get are products provided at no cost in exchange for my evaluation and review. An outstanding new toy for my collection that I actually paid for myself is the Vinci Hands Free Electric Citrus Juicer... (eG-friendly Amazon.com link) Think of the Vinci as an inverted Nija CREAMi. The reamer rises from below. Sensors stop over extraction. Works with citrus sizes from limes to grapefruit. The flavor of the juice is very clean. Compared to my beloved Hamilton Beach 932 Commercial, the Vinci is lighter, takes up less counter space, and produces better juice. The Hamilton Beach has had almost daily use for nine years and is still going strong. Spare parts for the Hamilton Beach have been available for going on a century. I can't say how long the Vinci will last. All parts of the Vinci except the motor are top rack dishwasher safe. But cleanup is simple, as is cleanup of the Hamilton Beach. The big thing is the Vinci will juice grapefruit, whilst the Hamilton Beach will not. The Vinci would be great for anyone with arm problems. Of course unlike the Hamilton Beach the Vinci needs to be plugged in.

But if the opener does not shut off think of the impact on the electric bill.

Thank you @Smithy! The recipe I used was from Warburtons by way of Nagi of recipetineats. I simplified by just throwing all ingredients in the Blendtec and pressing the batter button. I have Nagi's cookbook home from work and I must say her recipes, what few I've tried, work well. Her mother has a Japanese food site that is a joy to peruse, although I've not tried cooking from it.

Sorry, no picture. I ate the two most photogenic ones and I don't have the energy for photography.

I made crumpets for the first time. Not as difficult as I had thought. I had hoped to consult the Modernist Bread crumpet recipe, but digging out the book would have required more energy than I have.

Thanks! I read Poilane when it first came out, but now I have a Kindle copy.

I received a Caraway pot today. It's cute if nothing else. Any suggestions on how to use it? I have no experience with this sort of cookware.

I shall never again allow my pressure cooker of Rancho Gordo pinto beans to boil dry. In the last couple days I've had additional never again moments. I use nitrile gloves in the kitchen, but previously I've kept them in the living room. Doesn't everyone? One of the products I was reviewing for Amazon was a lovely clear acrylic glove box holder. Another product was double sided adhesive sheets. I used the adhesive sheets to affix the glove box holder to my refrigerator door. The refrigerator in the kitchen. The wretched adhesive did not hold and the glove box holder crashed to the kitchen floor and smashed. Meanwhile everything in my other refrigerator was sticky. I'd wash the stuff and put it in clean bags. Only to become sticky again. Eventually it dawned on me that my iSi of homemade apple soda had been leaking. Worse the soda was flat. It was a pain but I scrubbed out the refrigerator. But the experience convinced me that I should use a silicone mat under the refrigerator to protect the hardwood floor. To get to the extension cord outlet for the refrigerator I had to move boxes and pull my bureau out from the bedroom wall. The stress was too much for the corroded antique hanging hardware supporting the large mirror above the bureau. The mirror crashed to the bedroom floor. Remarkably, and thankfully, the mirror did not crack. Now I need to put a silicone mat under the blast freezer in the living room.

Brita is a German company. However in the Americas Brita filters are made by the Clorox Company, which has the rights to the Brita name. Clorox made Brita is not the same design as Brita made Brita. Which is why I order my Brita filters from Europe. I cannot speak for Clorox made Brita, however Brita made Brita filters do remove water hardness... https://forums.egullet.org/topic/136349-do-brita-type-filters-work/?do=findComment&comment=2162319

I shall never again drop peach pie on the kitchen floor twice.

What is hot honey?

The meatloaf was not getting made by itself, and the chuck roast was beginning to show its age. Last night I got home from work around 8:30. Put the grinder parts in the freezer. Grated the onion, minced the garlic, beat the eggs. Chopped the parsley. Started grinding the meat at midnight. Meatloaf went in the Anova at 1:00, 176C, 40% steam. Last 20 minutes with top element on as well. Total bake time 75 minutes. House Special Glazed Meatloaf from Nagi Maehashi's Recipetin Eats Dinner pp 32,33. I omitted the ketchup glaze and covered the loaf with bacon and brown sugar. Thanks everyone for the help. I would not have believed how good this was -- and indeed still is. Plan is to mash potatoes to go with more meatloaf for tonight.

Cherry season, so clafoutis.

I cut the PolyScience vacuum hose in half. The ID is 4mm (5/32 inches). On Amazon I found this 5/16" to 5/32" adaptor: (eG-friendly Amazon.com link) It would be prudent to wait until next payday, though no one has ever called me prudent.