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Iannelli t1_ixw0ubt wrote

Reply to comment by Nathgen in A trip to lodge headquarters and the world largest cast iron pan by crosstalk22

Nah, stop spreading misinformation. Lesson #1 of toxicology is that "the dose makes the poison."

Use a Teflon-coated pan properly and it's completely fine. That means use plastic utensils, don't scratch the surface, and don't expose the pan to extremely high heat, especially without any food on it.

Don't fear monger. Teflon-coated pans have their place in every kitchen.

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home_cheese OP t1_ixvzrp9 wrote

Reply to comment by Ironfingers in Zojirushi SM-KHE48. Used daily for 6 years. Retains heat better than a Yeti, fewer $$$. by home_cheese

Its the brushed finish but there's some sort of clear coat on it. I ordered one in blue and this stainless one showed up. At first I was kind of miffed but I have seen that other people can have problems with the colored coating peeling. Since this one has a pretty hard life it turns out that stainless want so bad.

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holy_sweet_jesus t1_ixvzmh5 wrote

Reply to comment by Wavestormed in was handed down my late uncle's 80s stand mixer, still works like a dream by Wavestormed

I just inherited a Ksm90 from my mother-in-law last week. First thing I did was buy some grease (food safe) and did a full service following these YouTube videos (there are 3 parts) ....

https://youtu.be/EW9BQ-oPFkk

Went off without a hitch and the unit runs silent and like new. My first loaf of bread on the other hand was of the vintage they must have stoned Jesus with.... Old yeast I think, but I'm going to keep trying.

Enjoy these machines are built to last with a little maintenance.

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FormalChicken t1_ixvygva wrote

Reply to was handed down my late uncle's 80s stand mixer, still works like a dream by Wavestormed

> tHeY MADe iT NoT BIFl bEcAUSe oF THe MeTaL WoRm gear

If I were you I'd replace the metal with the plastic. The plastic is a controlled failure point that won't smoke the motor, like the metal one will. I'd recommend getting in there and cleaning and re-greasing the whole thing and replacing the worm gear while you're in there. It was a huge engineering improvement.

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5spd4wd t1_ixvy9z1 wrote

Reply to Recommendations on desk chair by houstontexansfan05

Would you say you're hard on chairs? I'm still using the office chair I bought at least 15 years ago. I use it daily, for hours at a time. It still looks newish. I took the arms off so it slides under my desk. I don't know the brand.

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home_cheese OP t1_ixvxgzw wrote

Reply to comment by Earthsiege in Zojirushi SM-KHE48. Used daily for 6 years. Retains heat better than a Yeti, fewer $$$. by home_cheese

That's the one thing about them. Calling the design "involved" would be an understatement. At first cleaning was really annoying to me but I just came to accept the design for what it is. Now its just part of the routine. I mentioned in an earlier reply that I use denture cleaning tablets. That helps a lot.

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mr-pumps t1_ixvvonj wrote

Reply to Recommendations on desk chair by houstontexansfan05

The thing about the Aeron chairs is… you can typically find lightly used chairs for fantastic prices. They last forever (if you take care of them) and I love mine. I think it’s 12 years old?

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