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UGH! Rich told me that on the news yesterday they were talking about a possible lockdown and about "stocking the pantry." It's just like when it's supposed to snow; "Milk & bread! Milk & bread!"   Chuck

Bill,   I've been using a Tilia FoodSaver for about 20 years. I replaced the original with a NIB of the same model (550) off of eBay for $50 maybe 5 years ago as I wore the heating strip in the original one out (a couple of wrinkles in it so it wouldn't seal properly in those spots).   No...

Who'd-a-thunkit... a shortage of sliced green olives?   As discussed in another thread, it seems we'll be seeing shortages again with the surge in CV cases. With that in mind I did pick up 1 additional bag of each frozen veg that I was buying anyway, one extra pack of TP and one of paper...

There must ALWAYS be a water reservoir Wondering.... If you go on holiday do you need to drain that reservoir and allow it to refill when you return to get rid of standing water ick and cooties? This is the main reason I didn't want a plumbed coffee system nor steam oven.   Anolis- Glad to...

I don't have a KA now... but my KDS-20 (Hobart) was happy with Dollar Tree "Ultra Shine" granular. I am currently using it in my TOL Miele as well as using the liquid version in the professional Miele.   I found when I was a service tech that pods were generally way too much soap as today's...

Miele has demo mode on most of their appliances- can usually be accessed through programming mode.  Alternately, the salespeople and/or showrooms made up pigtails with a 120V cord and plug going into a gang box that had the appropriate outlet for the 220V appliance to plug into. Only one leg of...

IP from frozen I throw a frozen corned beef in the IP- 40 min high pressure, quick release. Then I add the potatoes (halved if too big), big chunks of carrots, and 1/4ered cabbage and pop it on for 8min high pressure, natural release.   Making beef stew in the IP for dinner tonight!   Rich...

The similar Miele countertop machine is over $2k!!   Chuck

Yeah, I'm sure they don't wanna give away any secrets to their competitors... wait... do they have any? LOL!   I would imagine it contains something to negatively stimulate either taste or tactile sense.   Chuck

Congrats! Those are workhorses and there's very little to go wrong with them!   Chuck

Hey Rich- I should have looked for the link and included it in my original reply!   Chuck https://www.greatstuff.dupont.com/products/greatstuff-pestblock.html

I always remember wet/dry/wet/dry.   For chicken cutlets (the base to Chicken Parmigiana) I pound the breast meat thin, maybe 1/4" and season it. Then dredge it in flour, dip in beaten egg, then panko breadcrumbs. I try to make sure each step is thorough as, for example, if I leave a section...

Great Stuff Rich- did you get the special formula for pest blocking? Rats/mice have been known to chew/claw through the regular stuff.   Chuck

Who makes a good brand ref anymore? Crossing fingers. We bought a KA counter-depth French-door unit maybe 8-9 years ago, and no issues so far. But, it's not the daily driver even though it's in the "main kitchen." Italians will understand this! The daily driver in the downstairs kitchen is an...

Miele has a 1 year warranty, but then covers parts and labor on the sealed system through year 5 and parts from year 5 +1day - year 10. I'm sure it's because the sealed-system rarely fails- in 4 years with them I saw 1 sealed-system repair needed. I'm sure this is pretty true with most...

What a shame, Glenn. I know some brands offer more of a warranty on the sealed system because they're usually not prone to failure. At 1.33 years, I would hope the dealer would contact their Whirl rep to see what could be done no matter what the issue!   Chuck

Even if the whole unit only has a 1 year warranty, the sealed system should have a longer warranty.   Chuck

Replacing rear bearings On Miele, unless you're a good DIYer, it's near the cost of a new machine! And unless you have 2 strong folks doing it with an overhead pulley, you'd better have a block and tackle hoist!   Chuck

Typewriter lids and/or ribbon covers Having owned in excess of 900 of the monsters, one does not necessarily preclude the other. They may be working perfectly but have a missing cover. Now if it's being described as "new condition" or "showroom" (how many times have we seen that?), that's a...

"Couldn't test it 'cause the cord was cut off" = "Tried it and it's dead so I cut the cord."   Chuck