Gotten any fun stuff lately?

[Maison Rustique]

@weinoo The Southern California in me wonders if you have that tethered to the wall in case of earthquakes. We had a friend in Burbank who lost much of his extensive wine cellar in the Northridge quake a few decades ago.

[KennethT]

12 minutes ago, Maison Rustique said:

@weinoo The Southern California in me wonders if you have that tethered to the wall in case of earthquakes. We had a friend in Burbank who lost much of his extensive wine cellar in the Northridge quake a few decades ago.

Being in NYC, earthquakes aren't a problem.  He has a bigger chance of knocking it over by bumping into it or his cat knocking it over somehow!

[weinoo]

14 hours ago, rotuts said:

so ...  what are the 6  on the bottom left ?

 

as a sort of starter 

 

Those are all Chateau Musar of various vintages...no babies.

 

33 minutes ago, KennethT said:

Being in NYC, earthquakes aren't a problem.  He has a bigger chance of knocking it over by bumping into it or his cat knocking it over somehow!

 

I'm actually surprised at how sturdy it feels.

 

 

[BeeZee]

Stepson and his wife were in Portugal last month, so they brought this back for me

 

[rotuts]

 

 Some time ago I  posted abut this

 

 

see this at a yard sale , complete or not

 

and clean-able   :  get two .

 

not realizing this years ago :  iit has two buttons :  ' Chop '  & ' Grate '

 

OK .  but someone has their Thinking Cap on   [ remember those ?   Not opn Tick Tack Tock ? ]

 

the blade is a standard Cuyisi blale   :  a very sharp edge , and a dull edge

 

this machine uses the sharp blade edge for ' chop ' , ie it rotates in a certain expected direction 

 

but on ' Grind '   it rotates on the opposite direction , and uses the dull side.

 

Those Were The Days.

 

 

[YvetteMT]

I have the same one @rotuts and it's done a yeomans job for a long time.  The plastic holder of the blade cracked on mine and I hold off getting rid of it in hopes of finding a replacement.  I much prefer it over dragging out the big one.

[Laurentius]

1 hour ago, YvetteMT said:

I hold off getting rid of it

 

This is my wont as well, but these minipreps are under $50 new.  Don't do without...

[weinoo]

12 hours ago, YvetteMT said:

I have the same one @rotuts and it's done a yeomans job for a long time.  The plastic holder of the blade cracked on mine and I hold off getting rid of it in hopes of finding a replacement.  I much prefer it over dragging out the big one.

 

A lot of us have them - I'm sure mine is vintage. And they're noisy as shit.

[btbyrd]

Jacques Pepin's show on PBS always made me want one. Of course, that show was brought to us in part by Cuisinart, so I guess the marketing worked.

[gfweb]

1 hour ago, weinoo said:

 

A lot of us have them - I'm sure mine is vintage. And they're noisy as shit.

 

I have one and a spare 😉

 

They show up on Beat Bobby Flay and Pepin shows all the time.

 

A bargain

[chromedome]

Not gonna lie, ours mostly gets used these days for crushing up eggshells as a calcium supplement for the quail. It's a little battered, but still works great.

[rotuts]

best Cuisi's ever 

 

getting the job done 

[dscheidt]

On 12/20/2021 at 11:01 AM, paulraphael said:

 

 

New coffee grinder (for brewed coffee only). Fellow Ode.

 

A nice step up from my trusty old Baratza, that just broke for the 2nd or 3rd time. The great thing about Baratza is they sell all the replacement parts, and post all the DIY videos. But the gizmo I need is out of stock for a few weeks, and we need coffee n

 

We've had one for about 3 years.  It's generally been fine.  The static is excessive, and it retains rather more coffee than I'd like.  But it does grind well for the most part.  Over the weekend, it died in mid-grind.  Electronic failure, not a jam.  Some troubleshooting turned up a fuse on the PCB that was open.  This seems to be a pretty common problem, Fellow's response is "too bad, buy a new one.".  But it's an easy fix for someone who knows which end of a soldering iron is which.  It's a through-hole fuse, in a common size (3.15A 250V, 8mm DIP format).  I have unnice words for people who solder on a motor protection fuse....

[SLB]

I just [hopefully] closed a chapter on my life (work related); and I got me a Darto. The Darto arrived on my last day on the job.  Which was so perfect it felt divine. 

 

As soon as these rounds of seasoning are done, I'm gonna post a pic in the Darto thread.  But the thrill goes here, as far as I'm concerned.

[Shel_B]

Jackpot today!

 

A delicious delivery of some favorite Marie Sharp hot sauces.  The Garlic Pepper and Green Habanero are two recent favorites.  They are very flavorful, not particularly hot, and are enjoyable with a wide variety of foods. The Smoked Habanero has been a long-time favorite.

 

 

I updated a favorite pot. I made a mistake and recently purchased this pot (All-Clad D5 1.5 quart) in a shiny finish which annoyed me every time I looked at it.  My maintenance guy liked it, we made a deal, he got the shiny pot, and today the pot with a brushed finish arrived. Frankly, I was surprised at how much the shiny variant annoyed me.

 

A new garlic press was also delivered. It supplements a press I already have but which has a much smaller hopper. While it's a well-made and capable press, its limited size capacity has been bothering me for years, and recently while watching a cooking show, I discovered this press sold by Ikea. The press is $18.00 on Amazon and $6.50 at Ikea. For the money, it was a no-brainer. I used it this evening and love the extra capacity.

 

 

I subscribe to Peet's "Small Batch Series" and every month I get a pound of coffee that Peet's sells in limited quantities. I never know what will be arriving so there's an opportunity to explore a wide variety of coffee that I'd probably overlook. The surprise for this month arrived today.

 

I don't think I've ever had so many deliveries in a single day.

Edited Friday at 12:28 PM by Shel_B
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[paulraphael]

On 2/13/2025 at 11:17 PM, Shel_B said:

Jackpot today!

 

A delicious delivery of some favorite Marie Sharp hot sauces.  The Garlic Pepper and Green Habanero are two recent favorites.  They are very flavorful, not particularly hot, and are enjoyable with a wide variety of foods. The Smoked Habanero has been a long-time favorite.

 

 

The Marie Sharp's green habanaro is my all-time favorite hot sauce. Love it!

 

[Shel_B]

Marie Sharp is considered a "treasure" in Belize and her story is complicated, fascinating, and intriguing.

 

I've been enjoying her sauces since the mid 1980s. Some of her story can be found at the link below. If you like her products, her story might interest you as well.

 

https://www.culinarytreasure.com/marie-sharps-culinary-treasure-interview-with-steven-shomler/

[rotuts]

I had a very old glass lid , that fit perfectly on my small T-Fal ' fry pan '

 

I used it for ' fried-steamed ' sunny side up eggs .  worked perfectly .

 

it broke during a kitchen tune up.  nothing I had would do.  I had opaque lids

 

but you have to see the eggs to get them cooked ' just right '

 

so I got these :

 

Universal Silicone Glass Lid Set for Pots Pans & Skillet Size 7, 7.5, 8, 8.5, 9, 9.5,10, 10.5,11 & 11.5" Inches Tempered Glass Lid with Steam Vent & Cool-Touch Handle (Pack of Two - Grey) (eG-friendly Amazon.com link)

 

the grey one.  I like the grey 

 

 

the small fits perfectly on the small pan , R.

 

heavy duty , good hand feel , seem well made .

 

nice .