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Breville designs their products in Australia, has them manufactured in China, then sells them worldwide. Their products are generally expensive, but I've found them to be innovative and well made. p

Don't ask me to list all my Breville appliances 🙂 p

A view: https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/08/business/trader-joes-delivery/index.html p

Ditto I like Breville and have a lot of it p

An overview: https://apnews.com/article/food-waste-best-before-dates-fe1d8ce11c15c40c35c02eefd3526166 p

Aluminum is used extensively in commercial kitchens because of its fast heating and quick response - it has numerous drawbacks but they are tradeoffs - if you want quote "fast heating and use little energy" then that's the route to go and they are relatively inexpensive p

My take: - definitely work more efficiently with gas because of the vanes which provide a more receptive and in turn more dispersive environment for the gas heat - however as electric stoves use conductive heat a reduction in the contact area makes it less efficient than if they had a flat bottom - induction? the jury is out but I would guess the same logic as electric stoves would apply My take is always susceptible to corrections and outright denials p

@Darienne - which model did you get - I hope it wasn't the Actifry, which I've heard mashes rather than stirs p

Way back when (May 27) I posted about requesting a new tank and shield, well it arrived and looks nice - I haven't installed it yet as I've been otherwise busy p

If it's not the drip, it's the splatter p

Used to use one for the inside of an aquarium - bigger of course p

Release frog into backyard - wash lettuce p

I wonder if there are more problems or are we just getting better at finding them??? Helicopter safety police? p

But often puts one in a quandary. p

Are you suggesting his output might be "cut back?" 😈

Sort of like a food "place" recall - I hear they are re-opening tomorrow - I wonder if you will need reservations or have to book ahead to get a table? p

Jo you're the only one who has a "priceless Zojirushi" - the rest of us just have a regular one 😝 p

I'm a firm believer in always buying the best available, assuming there are objective reasons for "it" being better, so my vote is for the 402 p

Not enough flies up here (Orillia) to justify the expense. but certainly entertaining. If it worked on mosquitoes it would be worth looking at, but I understand that's only for experts ☺️ p

A 1/2 rice cup is more than enough for me as a main p

Knife in your handbag can get you arrested in some places p

@ btbyrd alright you talked me into it - I didn't need another chef knife and the set you mention was $20 CDN - I opted for the single 7.5 inch nagiri type for $15 CDN: https://www.amazon.ca/7-5-Chefs-Knife-22-Kiwi/dp/B00549RFIC/ref=sr_1_11?crid=2I7KTZPUK36ZR&keywords=KIWI+Knife&qid=1661368612&refinements=p_85%3A5690392011&rnid=5690384011&rps=1&sprefix=kiwi+knife+%2Caps%2C266&sr=8-11 p

Speaking of choil - I ordered this from Amazon: https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B007SPKPRI/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 I originally paid $15.00 and liked it so much I thought of getting another, but it was out of stock for months - back in stock but now $19.00 I ordered a second. The choil on it is about 1 mm and it has a flat cutting edge - not a great knife but extremely thin - great for vegies, cheese etc p

I did, but it's not worth the trip - few pix but no real info p

I believe the "Mixed Rice" setting refers to add ins such as vegies etc rater than mixed rice varieties if the rices require different cooking methods, I don't think one setting will do the trick, but as rotus has suggested, try it find out 🙂 p