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RyanLN
08/28/09

In reply to Wylie Dufresne Shows Off His Monster Steamer
Went to wd-50 in June with my sis- absolutely loved it. Anyone who actually lives in NYC who hasn't been owes it to themselves to check it out. Suggestion: bring a credit card with a high ceiling....
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appletoad
08/27/09

In reply to Wylie Dufresne Shows Off His Monster Steamer
Mmm. Turbot. Try cooking that in the dishwasher! Actually... don't.
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4q2000
08/27/09

In reply to Wylie Dufresne Shows Off His Monster Steamer
WD50 is a must must must.
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drokcab
08/27/09

In reply to Wylie Dufresne Shows Off His Monster Steamer
I don't know what's cooler about this guy. His name, or his inventive cooking.
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Nick
08/07/09

In reply to Mug for the Blind Chimes When Full
i can pretty much hear how full a cup is without an aid and i would assume blind folks are 100x better at it than me and therefore wouldn't need this beep boop cup to get their coffee on.
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michelinman85
08/07/09

In reply to Mug for the Blind Chimes When Full
What happens when the batteries die...I smell lawsuit...
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Nick
08/07/09

@michelinman85: i smell burning flesh.
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GitEmSteveDave_IsSlacking
08/07/09

In reply to Mug for the Blind Chimes When Full
IIRC, there is an clip on audible device that beeps when a cup is near filling: [www.singleservecoffee.com]

Besides, the easiest way for one of those cane swingers to know is to ask my Ex. She loves putting out for blind guys.
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Edited by GitEmSteveDave_IsSlacking at 08/07/09 5:26 PM

tomsomething
08/07/09

@GitEmSteveDave_HasAList: I like how the mood of this comment kind of changed toward the end thar.
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GitEmSteveDave_IsSlacking
08/07/09

@tomsomething: I like my coffee like I like my women. Cold and bitter. Just like me.
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switchblade saints
08/07/09

@GitEmSteveDave_HasAList: warm with cream
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LEWD98
08/07/09

@GitEmSteveDave_HasAList: Colombian?
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tomsomething
08/07/09

@LEWD98: Sorry everyone else; @LEWD98 is correct. The answer we were looking for was "Colombian".
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GitEmSteveDave_IsSlacking
08/07/09

@tomsomething: You forgot the spoon.
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debbyherbenick
08/07/09

In reply to Mug for the Blind Chimes When Full
I like this invention. I've worked with a lot of people who live with disabilities and am always interested in the novel approaches to everyday life tasks that some inventors come up with.
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switchblade saints
08/07/09

In reply to Mug for the Blind Chimes When Full
sounds good but let me pose a few questions:
1.) How will hey know when the pot is full to the "12 cups" line when filling up the maker with water? Will that chime too Braun?

2.) How will they know when the proper amount of grounds are filling the filter?

If you are gonna go all out Braun, go all out. Save some thumbs from grounds and cold water, just not from scorching hot coffee.
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switchblade saints
08/07/09

@switchblade saints: p.s.
Cocaine contributed to the June death of TV pitchman Billy Mays, according to an autopsy report.
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GitEmSteveDave_IsSlacking
08/07/09

@switchblade saints: Cocaine, or just an opiate?
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switchblade saints
08/07/09

@GitEmSteveDave_HasAList: per cnn cocaine but who knows, maybe some chemicals inhaled as well. Maybe he main-lined oxyclean ha.
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tomsomething
08/07/09

In reply to Mug for the Blind Chimes When Full
It's not a very good looking mug OH WAIT...
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FooSchnickens - BPH Free
08/05/09

In reply to The Smart Measure Cup, From Concept to Final Product
What's this? Something not made by brando? What a breath of fresh air!
I might have to get one, simply because it bears my name. That and I like to cook.
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-zargon-
08/05/09

In reply to The Smart Measure Cup, From Concept to Final Product
I am all for gadgets, but I have yet to have a problem getting the right amount in a measuring cup. Depending on the price, this product may not deliver a worth while time saving convince to justify the cost.
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appletoad
08/05/09

@-zargon-: I use the measuring cup that has the measurements readable from the top. But my girlfriend requires this kind of precision.
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AmphetamineCrown
08/05/09

@appletoad: I'm not seeing what kind of precision there is here. If, like the water dispenser on my fridge, it goes 1C, 1 1/4C, 1 1/3C, 1 1/2C etc, it isn't very accurate at all. You can probably eyeball a normal liquid measure a lot better than 1/12th of a cup.
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appletoad
08/05/09

@AmphetamineCrown: but as quickly as this does it? Yes, when I make my Hamburger Helper Stroganoff, I eyeball it and am likely off by a little bit. But when tweaking amounts for your own recipe, it would be nice to use however much liquid you feel you should, and have the cup digitally display the exact amount, then hit the save button, dump it in, and write that amount you used down.
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AmphetamineCrown
08/05/09

@appletoad: Well, actually, yeah, I think a normal measure is just as quick. The mechanism in this probably has to be on a level counter to read accurately as well, so it's the difference between looking at the top of it and looking at the side of it. I don't see the time savings, frankly.

And, think about the precision. This thing has, as far as I can tell, no reading between 0C and 1/4C. So, it presumably reads anything below 1/8C as "0" and between 1/8th and 7/24ths as 1/4C (above 7/24ths, it would read 1/3C). That is 1/6C error.

With a clear liquid measure, I'll bet I can get a pretty damn accurate 1/8C by halving the gradations between 0 and 1/4C, and I'd bet I could even do a pretty good job of hitting 1/12C by taking 1/3rd of the gradations between 0 and 1/4C. That is twice the accuracy of this cup and I'm not even a pro.
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UGAdawg
08/05/09

@-zargon-: I agree. Me and my Pyrex measuring cup have been doing fine. Most cooks just eyeball their ingredients and aren't that anal about measurements. If you need to be this precise then I have to question your cooking abilities.
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selianth
08/05/09

@ugadawg: Of course, cooking and baking are two totally different things, and in baking you usually DO need to be that precise.
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AmphetamineCrown
08/06/09

@selianth: Right. Which is why in baking, you should use a scale, not a measuring cup, for dry measures and what ugadawg uses--a pyrex liquid cup--for wet measures. Cooks Illustrated did a write up on accuracy not too long ago, and people get very accurate with liquid measures--as long as they are using something designed to measure liquid. Turns out the pyrex measures and the like are pre-calibrated to compensate for the meniscus. Who knew?
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yungjerry703
07/07/09

In reply to Come On Ride the Sushi Train
oooooooooo i'm telling! they are using the narrow side of the chop sticks when grabbing from a community plate.
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jcrockerman
07/07/09

@yungjerry703: wait.. please explain. I've never heard this before. You flip the chopsticks around when grabbing from a community plate? And then set it on your plate...and then flip back to the normal side and it eat? That makes sense..I guess. I had never heard of this. I need to learn more.

It hasn't been a problem for me though.. If I'm sharing a community plate, then I don't mind swapping spit with them.
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92BuickLeSabre
07/07/09

@jcrockerman: This is one of those tricky things in life that not everyone does, but some people are adamant about.

As with most of these types of tricky things, the key is to not be the first to act. If you find yourself eating asian cuisine family style, sit back. See what the oldest people in the group do (or what other people do if they are serving the oldest people), and then do the same.
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Curves
07/07/09

In reply to S. Cafe Shirts Are Made From Coffee Grounds
I am curious at how color fast this material is. I would worry SOME coffee properties would remain and its very staining. I dont want coffee spots all over the laundry. (They should make this into a robe, what better thing to smell like coffee.)
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Voyou_Charmant
07/07/09

@Curves: Seriously?

1) Almost certainly the product is not going to smell like coffee.

2) They have processed the grounds so much that they have managed to make yarn out of it, then into sheets of fabric, dyed and then stitched into clothing. The dyes used after the process should be more of a concern and no more than any other article of clothing.
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Voyou_Charmant
07/07/09

In reply to S. Cafe Shirts Are Made From Coffee Grounds
Once upon a time this sort of innovation was done here in the United States.

Now a lot of people here can't even afford the shirts that are literally made of someone's trash.
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