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RE: What's everyone up to right now?
January 23, 2025 at 10:39 pm
Debating whether to take the plunge and get into pour-over coffee. I haven't opened my new coffee maker yet, maybe that's step one. It's surprising how affordable some of the best pour-over rigs are. Yes the Chemex is $50, but there are options that are equally as good for much less. The Hario V60 starter kit, which includes filter and a matching carafe is under $25. The expensive part is a good electric gooseneck kettle. The cheapest one with all the right features that I've found is $35. Walmart sells a no-frills kettle with almost no features for $13. I may start there. The spout is narrow enough so that you can somewhat direct the flow, and if I like pour-over coffee, I can return it within 90 days and put that money towards a good kettle.
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RE: What's everyone up to right now?
January 24, 2025 at 11:35 am
My new ice maker arrived. I had it tilted 45-degrees while trucking it up from the mailroom, so it likely won't be ready to use until tomorrow, but I'm quite happy.
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RE: What's everyone up to right now?
January 24, 2025 at 1:48 pm
Today is my weekly official shopping day. Not sure how it's going to play out just yet.
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RE: What's everyone up to right now?
January 24, 2025 at 2:39 pm
Unboxing my new, digital level finder. It even came with a form-fitting cloth storage bag. It's just perfect for finding the angle for my fixed-angle knife sharpener system. Just the right size.
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RE: What's everyone up to right now?
January 24, 2025 at 2:43 pm
(January 24, 2025 at 2:39 pm)Angrboda Wrote: Unboxing my new, digital level finder. It even came with a form-fitting cloth storage bag. It's just perfect for finding the angle for my fixed-angle knife sharpener system. Just the right size.
Are we going to see you on a future episode of
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RE: What's everyone up to right now?
January 24, 2025 at 3:02 pm
(January 24, 2025 at 2:39 pm)Angrboda Wrote: Unboxing my new, digital level finder. It even came with a form-fitting cloth storage bag. It's just perfect for finding the angle for my fixed-angle knife sharpener system. Just the right size.
I bought this a few years ago. No regrets.
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January 24, 2025 at 4:07 pm
Amazon is still carrying the Horl2. I'll wait until they get the new model in to decide. Do you use any add-on disks, or just the default ones?
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RE: What's everyone up to right now?
January 24, 2025 at 5:42 pm
(January 24, 2025 at 4:07 pm)Angrboda Wrote: Amazon is still carrying the Horl2. I'll wait until they get the new model in to decide. Do you use any add-on disks, or just the default ones?
Just the defaults. I can’t imagine our kitchen knives needing to be any sharper.
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