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It's rather curious to me that the ads for the Hotpoint version, they had the white load in the lower basket and the vivid red load in the upper basket, while the Brastemp version shows exactly the reverse. Then again, the Hotpoint machine advertised washing two loads without mixing the...

Pat: It's hard to tell from where we've been sitting, but my impression is that we've been dealing either with a person on the autism spectrum or a troller that posts "outrageous" statements just to see the commotion. There might be other choices too, but those are the two most likely to be...

It's your polenta, you can cut it with whatever you want. It will firm up just like the "real" thing. None of my Italian relatives has clued in it's not the labor and time intensive "real" polenta until they see me cooking it, and if you thought Italians got mad at people who cook polenta in...

Not to stray too far from the topic at hand, but if you are ever in the mood to watch Italians react to stuff (my family is Italian, BTW, so I know of what I speak)... I found this recipe on Usenet many, many years ago. 1.5 cup milk 2 tbsp butter dash of baking soda dash of sugar salt to taste...

Are you against freezing it to say, eat a few weeks later? That kind of dish freezes very well, just like lasagna.

That's a very interesting method for sure! Thanks for posting it!

Yup, the Purex Crystals used to do a decent job as softener, I bought some a few years ago to try out. Thing is, last time I took a look at them at the local supermarket, they seem to have stopped advertising softening as one of the advantages and only say it boosts scents -- the list of...

Alex: Yes, that is true. But, for good or bad, some people have naturally soft water that is below that and yes, it does etch the dishes too, not just the glasses (depending on material etc). That being said, it was more common with our previous machines that did not have a built-in water...

Here's hoping for a swift return to health and normality for you and your family!

Launderess: Condenser dryers (as opposed to Heat Pump dryers) get less efficient above 110F ambient temperature, and 69F is very much in the ideal range. The air circuit inside the dryer is a closed circuit and ambient humidity / dew point shouldn't affect the dryer much -- what you just...

"However as one has frequently stated our AEG OKO-Lavatherm is nearly next to useless. Weather in NYC is only "cold" enough about three to four months per year for the thing to work." Let me start by saying I hear you and I believe that *your* experience with an instance of an AEG condensing...

Sean asks why electricity is so expensive in Europe. A more appropriate question is why *energy* is so expensive in Europe? A lot has to be with sustainability -- just look at the Houston area, which got destroyed by a hurricane and at least one company had explosions because there were no...

Eddie: Yes, as usual, you are right. It's not that hard, particularly if that's what you learned *first* and used it for some time. Just like it's easy and second nature in SF to just hold the clutch with your left foot, the brake with your right foot and slowly release the clutch, then the...

"Which is more likely to be occupied with another driving task when you want to hit the high beam switch, your left hand or your left foot?" That made me laugh out loud. The first wave of cars had *no* headlights. The second wave had, I'm not even sure of the name anymore, carbide lamp or...

Yay, enjoy it in good health!!! (And yes, before I lose my reputation here, I will admit, I thought it was the kind of PC that people use to access porn...)   :-P

"I think it's funny how much power today's cars have in much smaller engines." Greg: this is rather easier to explain/understand -- for years (decades really), the thing people associated with engine power was how large the cylinder is and how many cylinders the engine has. But that only...

"Old cars are much more comfortable than newer cars, and can acomidate anyone of any height, and have power steering that is effortless, while newer cars have have steering that stiff and is comparable to not having any power steering." LOL! Sean, nice world you live in. Each generation comes...

"I don't even know why people like to lease cars, it does not make sense at all. 'Leasing' is another word for renting!" Well, there are many ways to interpret that question. I will choose to interpret it as if you were honestly curious about it. What is there to say against "renting" or...

"Newer cars have more safety features, but they lack in styling. Today's cars all look alike, and don't have any character at all. Boxy cars look better than today's curvy cars! The only place modern cars deserve to go to is the crusher! In fact, all modern cars deserve to go to the crusher!"...

Well, that is actually a hard to answer question. Let me tell you a little story. In the mid 90's we got a new car -- I could tell you more details, which to people who love cars would think are important, but as you'll see soon, not so much in this case. So, it was December or January, I...