The "I just bought..." thread.

[igor_kavinski]

A mesquite chair for my wife’s studio.

Women like hard wooden chairs?

 

[MrSquished]

A mesquite chair for my wife’s studio.

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That's a nice piece. One of a kind

 

[Captante]

A mesquite chair for my wife’s studio.

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Absolutely beautiful .... doesn't look all that "comfy" though I must say!

Wife in on picking out her new perch I hope for your sake?

 

[IronWing]

Absolutely beautiful.... doesn't look all that "comfy" though!

She says it works for her. It isn’t comfortable for me but that doesn’t matter.

 

[Captante]

She says it works for her. It isn’t comfortable for me but that doesn’t matter.

My bony a$$ is getting numb just looking at it lol!
(might come in handy if incontinence strikes by surprise though... just stick a basin under the hole!)

Long as she's happy all is well!

 

[igor_kavinski]

My bony a$$ is getting numb just looking at it lol!

My a$$ isn't that bony but I still feel uncomfortable sitting on hard surfaces. Maybe women have more of a fleshy behind that insulates that particular bone from discomfort?

 

[Kaido]

Got another bottle of one of my favorite cooking ingredients:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0001DMTNC

It's basically powdered chicken with MSG. Add it to soups, chilis, pastas, whatever you want. INSTANT flavor boost! Best bouillon EVER! Literally made from chicken meat (dehydrated & powderized).

 

[sdifox]

Got another bottle of one of my favorite cooking ingredients:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0001DMTNC

It's basically powdered chicken with MSG. Add it to soups, chilis, pastas, whatever you want. INSTANT flavor boost! Best bouillon EVER! Literally made from chicken meat (dehydrated & powderized).

Hondashi >>>> chicken powder.

 

[Kaido]

Hondashi >>>> chicken powder.

Fish stock?

https://www.amazon.com/Ajinomoto-Dashi-Soup-Stock-4-23/dp/B0002YB40O

 

[sdifox]

Fish stock?

https://www.amazon.com/Ajinomoto-Dashi-Soup-Stock-4-23/dp/B0002YB40O

Why You Should Keep Instant Dashi in Your Pantry

Dashi is the foundation of Japanese cuisine, but its potential uses go well beyond that. Here's how to use the instant stuff.

www.seriouseats.com

dried Bonito stock. Foundation of Japanese soups. I have 2 1kg bags. 1 is probably half way through.

 

[MrSquished]

Why You Should Keep Instant Dashi in Your Pantry

Dashi is the foundation of Japanese cuisine, but its potential uses go well beyond that. Here's how to use the instant stuff.

www.seriouseats.com

dried Bonito stock. Foundation of Japanese soups. I have 2 1kg bags. 1 is probably half way through.

What is your ethnic background? You are always cooking good stuff with Asian flavors.

 

[sdifox]

What is your ethnic background? You are always cooking good stuff with Asian flavors.

Taiwanese. Since Taiwan was a Japanese colony for fifty years we got a lot of their food influence.

Also spent 7.5 years in Buenos Aires, so I got the latin food influence as well.


Love to eat this but the kids won't so I don't make it often

Chawanmushi Recipe (Japanese Savoury Egg Custard) - Chopstick Chronicles

Chawanmushi, silky smooth savoury egg custard. Delicately flavoured, sophisticated and classic Japanese dish. Recipe with step by step photos and a video.

www.chopstickchronicles.com

 

[lxskllr]

 

[IronWing]

Doom cosplay?

 

[Red Squirrel]

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You must own a lot of chainsaws now. But one can never have too many. I'm at 4 myself if I count the pole saw. They'll get a lot of use this summer.

 

[lxskllr]

I got it cause it popped up at the local consignment shop. It was $117 all in, and I couldn't resist. Aside from some heavy scuffing on the bottom, it looks unused. Not sure what's it's place is in the collection yet. I have six saws I consider part of the roster, another three that I have cause I have them(two trash finds, and one I bought cheap to be theft resistant), and now this one.

 

[sdifox]

I got it cause it popped up at the local consignment shop. It was $117 all in, and I couldn't resist. Aside from some heavy scuffing on the bottom, it looks unused. Not sure what's it's place is in the collection yet. I have six saws I consider part of the roster, another three that I have cause I have them(two trash finds, and one I bought cheap to be theft resistant), and now this one.

This is you right?

 

[Charmonium]

I got a programmable candle snuffer. It goes up to 3 hours in 0.5 hour increments. For some reason, when you hit the timer button it starts out at 3 hours. That's probably good for most candles, but brands like Archipelago have a very strong aroma and you really don't want to be burning them at full tilt for much more than 30 to 60 minutes.

If you have a lot of air volume where you light it though (e.g., you live in an 80 ft tall A-frame), that's a diff story.

 

[lxskllr]

That's a weird blend of technology eras.

 

[sdifox]

Can't you just set a timer on your phone and put out the candle yourself when time is up?

 

[Ackmed]

New watch I bought two weeks ago but had to wait for 3 extra links as it was too small. Matching J's for myself, wife, and our youngest. New rack for the Bronco for storage. Two doors are limited.

 

[Stiff Clamp]

I got a programmable candle snuffer. It goes up to 3 hours in 0.5 hour increments. For some reason, when you hit the timer button it starts out at 3 hours. That's probably good for most candles, but brands like Archipelago have a very strong aroma and you really don't want to be burning them at full tilt for much more than 30 to 60 minutes.

If you have a lot of air volume where you light it though (e.g., you live in an 80 ft tall A-frame), that's a diff story.

kind of weird - never heard of these auto-snuffers
I just use battery-powered "candles" that turn on and off daily on a cycle. 5 hours lit every evening. Even have a couple in a window. I just like the effect of a candle burning in a window. Don't care if they aren't scented.

Started looking for wired candles so I won't have to change batteries every six-weeks; plus they won't gradually dim over time as battery fades. I want them to illuminate like real candles though, not weak electric bulbs (e.g.nightlight bulb).

 

[Charmonium]

Can't you just set a timer on your phone and put out the candle yourself when time is up?

seriously, the thought would never occur to me.

 

[sdifox]

seriously, the thought would never occur to me.

Or a cuckoo clock with a tinman that comes out and put out your candle at the set time.

 

[Red Squirrel]

Had no idea automatic candle snuffers were a thing. That's kinda cool.

Don't let the "smart" industry find out about these or you'll soon need a phone app and subscription service just to blow out your candles.