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While the idea of controlled water temp might be good for only cooking an egg to a set degree, you aren't going to have a lot of success peeling the shell from that egg. Eggs cooked slowly have the most tenacious shell/membrane as the white just doesn't set fast enough. For me the best...

I saw this tweet a while back and it made me chuckle. I kept a few HP InkJet printers alive LONG after they should have been history. Every other year they came apart and we’re basically washed in the sink. The large format model was the last to go. Got 18 years out of it! Once Win 7 came out I...

The photo in the kitchen was actually a bit shocking. Should pull out the sheet metal panels and spray them pink or turquoise!

I've never got less then 10-12 years from a SS ISE model. They are more expensive initially than Badger but SO much cheaper long term. I can't fathom replacing a Badger with another one, perhaps that was the yet another disadvantage of having a home warranty. Disposers are a wonderful asset to...

A refrigerator today, even an inverter model will run just fine on pretty much any modern inverter of decent quality. Even my decade old Honda inverter generator has a remarkably clean output, I have monitored it both with my oscilloscope and a spectrum analyzer. Yes there is some RF that...

I have zero concern of the lead in my Corelle or Pyrex or any other household products. This was the real problem we all faced

So do we know if this unit actually has a 12v compressor or just has an internal inverter? Somehow I would assume the latter is more likely than having a 12v compressor. With inverter technology today I really don't see this as much of an advantage. Why not just choose a 120v AC fridge and buy...

As for electronics in appliances I consider it utter madness to even consider a mechanical control today. Properly made electronics are easily more reliable than a mechanical control and they also offer a world of flexibility and control that mechanical controls could never duplicate. Judging...

Remember that an automobiles brakes are VASTLY more powerful than its engine is. Even with the throttle full wide open and the car going at speed the brakes will stop the car reasonably quickly. This was proved in tests in the late 80's when the Audi 5000's were wrongly accused of sudden...

What is Amazon? My online searches for products became much more pleasant once I blocked amazon.com in all my browsers. I'll support the retailers directly vs allowing a grifter in the middle to leach their profits. They need all the help they can get today.

The old ClassicAppliances Yahoo group was started by Jeff_Adelphi in late 1999 All Yahoo Groups were wiped away late in 2020. I had a couple groups at that time dealing with astronomy and vintage audio. Email lists have been largely phased out by other forum platforms much like how the www...

"More people have been zapped by electricity" #obvious More homes have been blown to tiny bits by gas... In my life I have seen two electric elements fail, neither caused any issue. Any yes you don't have to have a gas stove to have a kitchen fire, but having a direct flame present as an...

Just because something doesn't kill a person doesn't mean it isn't potentially harmful. I always like the concept of how people want gas stoves because it is "what the pros use", I always ask if their street car is shod with slick tires too, as that is what the "pros" drive on. Commercial vs...

I hear a frequent comment of scratching on glass/ceramic cooktops both induction and resistance. I think it is most often used by the pro gas folks to try to disqualify any form of cooking other than an open fire with cast iron grates. Glass/Ceramic is as hard or harder than any cookware you...

There are a number of Radio Shacks that operate independently still today. I have never set foot in one though. Even back in the day there were independent TV shops that carried some of the RadioShack product line. We had one of those local to us here in MN for about 25 years. I became an...

Robert, Thanks for sharing this. It was fun to watch through and remember. Our family was well represented with 4 of the 5 brothers in attendance and our mom who looked good back then. I showed up fashionably late at 1:47 with my girlfriend in tow and sporting more hair than I recall having...

If you have gas in your home it is the ONLY way to heat hot water unless maybe you are considering a heat pump water heater. Can't fathom the idea of trading down to electric from having a gas water heater. Both electric resistance and heat pump models are rather slow in comparison, although at...

ViewSaver - Chris, I hear you on the noise pollution thing, there is no doubt that the populated world is WAS noisier than it once was. It isn't enough to make me stop playing radio though. Narrowband modes (CW mostly) and some modern DSP tricks can help a lot. It reminds me of issues of one of...

I have a 2007 40" Sony LCD TV that is in mint shape and works perfectly. It even has an analog tuner if you want to run old channel 3 NTSC signals into it. The rub is it uses WAY too much power and the single HDMI connection isn't adjustable for overscanning so a new $400 43" Samsung 4K sits in...

I recognize that cream colored KitchenAid range, I have one of the smooth top electric models with the identical controls that John brought out a couple decades ago. It has had issues with the touch controls being marginally responsive for the entire time. Even a control board replacement never...