Disappointing Kitchen Accessories

[OldGuy43]

In my opinion, the best coffee comes from a siphon.

 

[canesisters]

..... um... how does that work?

 

[Happy Chooks]

I like the freezer on the top so that I don't have to go digging around on the floor for my frozen stuff.

See, now I always banged my head with the freezer on top. I now have the freezer on bottom and love it - plus no more banging my head. Hate water/ice in the door - we have a lot of calcium that puts that white residue on things and it's a pain to clean.

 

[galanie]

I like the freezer on the top so that I don't have to go digging around on the floor for my frozen stuff.

See, now I always banged my head with the freezer on top.  I now have the freezer on bottom and love it - plus no more banging my head.  Hate water/ice in the door - we have a lot of calcium that puts that white residue on things and it's a pain to clean.

I never bang my head. I got to agree about the water/ice in the door. We don't have calcium but I just don't like that for some reason. Probably because I don't use that much ice and never want to get drinking water from there. I figure it's just a waste. I know others will disagree and for them it's great.

 

[Curly Beard]

I love eggs over easy ,..... i've been in morocco for three years and havent been able to find a thin springy spatula ....and i've looked in every souk i've seen for one too and then most of their frying pans are aluminum with teflon .... not a cast iron skillet to be found anywhere

 

[galanie]

I'm in the states and want exactly the same thing. I have the cast iron, just not a good spatula. Next time I pass a restaurant supply I'm stopping.

 

[hennotrooster]

I love eggs over easy ,..... i've been in morocco for three years and havent been able to find a thin springy spatula ....and i've looked in every souk i've seen for one too and then most of their frying pans are aluminum with teflon .... not a cast iron skillet to be found anywhere

Are you home sick....I agree there is nothing like a good cast iron pan.

 

[hennotrooster]

In my opinion, the best coffee comes from a siphon.

Is this similar to a french press?

 

[OldGuy43]

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No, a french press (aka plunger pot) forces the water through the grounds. With a siphon the coffee is sucked through the grounds by a lower pressure in the lower chamber caused by reducing the heat after the water has boiled up to the top section.

 

[mickey328]

The last time we had to get a new fridge, we went with one that has the freezer on the bottom. My thinking is that since cold air sinks, it's more efficient to have the freezer lower down so that when we open it (it's a drawer type one) the cold stays in it instead of sort of "falling out" like it does from an upper freezer with a swing door. It's a 3 door "French" type setup and we've been really pleased with it. I'm amazed at how much stuff we can get in that freezer!