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Wed, Dec 05, 2007

Cookware

Posted at 7:21 pm MST to Technology

A while back, while reorganizing my kitchen I gave my glass Visions cookware to the DAV: I hadn't used it much since I began watching Food Network regularly, since Visions cookware on an electric stove is very slow to make temperature adjustments. But it would have been handy to have the extra pots when I was cooking on Thanksgiving. Maybe -- I still haven't gotten that broken burner fixed on my stove.

I got an unusually good deal at Costco tonight. A floor-sample 10 piece set of very heavy duty stainless steel cookware, at an extra $10 off an already discounted price. It's Kitchen-Aid branded, so it is reasonable quality -- not professional grade, but better than the non-stick supermarket saucepans I've been using. (My skillets are good, respectable cast iron.)

Christmas cooking will be easier with the new saucepans.

The one additional pot that I would really like to have is a 2.5 quart saucier: like a sauce-pan, but with curved sides for whisking, and because the sides are curved, one large one can also be used for small batches.

One of the pretty enameled cast-iron Dutch or French ovens (about a 5 quart size) would be nice to replace the Visons one that I gave away. But the good ones are expensive. I currently use my Crock Pot for most recipes that size.

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UPS

Posted at 6:49 pm MST to Technology

Monday Dec 3

I bought the server a serious UPS made by APC. It's staying in the truck until daylight because it is a bit heavier than I can easily lift, and the path from the truck to the porch got churned up pretty badly when the wires were put underground.

I'm not due at my regular current gig until 1 (though I have another paying job I also need to work on) so I've got a bit of time to figure out how to get the UPS into the house without damaging it, or me. (I had guys from the store help me get it out to the truck.

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