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    Anyone tried half a chicken + veg in the Ninja Foodi dual zone?

    The thigh side of the half chicken is never the bottleneck in the cook times. The breast will dry out before the thigh side of the chicken. Probe the breast at 70c and pull the chicken out.
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    How much dry macaroni per person, what's everyone actually using?

    wait why does the hollow center matter for expansion? doesnt water still just soak into the pasta walls the same way
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    Common reasons a Delonghi La Specialista stops pumping water?

    how wild is it that we are discussing flowcharts for coffee machines like they are cars?
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    Instant Pot buttons dead vs just pressure cook not working, two different problems?

    $5 ring vs a new PCB lmao yeah ive seen this exact thing on the facebook groups. People throwing away perfectly good units. Last year i grabbed two off the curb, both needed rings. One had a stuck float pin from gunk. Cleaned them up and gave one to my sister. The build quality on the older...
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    Instant Pot lid won't seat right, sealing ring the usual suspect?

    Smell test. If after three meal it smells like chili it’s done absorbing all the crap and it’s time for a new ring.
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    Steaming broccoli in an Aroma rice cooker, anyone do this regularly?

    salting the water for steaming actually does something? I thought that only worked for cooking stuff that was submerged in the water.
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    Steaming broccoli in an Aroma rice cooker, anyone do this regularly?

    wait so if it's a flat timer does that mean the time the water takes to reach a boil counts against the steam time? So the 5 minutes is not necessarily 5 minutes of actual steam?
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    Setting the clock on a Hamilton Beach FlexBrew, is it really this simple?

    opened the top panel. 4 screws under the water reservoir area. Membrane is glued to the machine but can be peeled off to clean with isopropyl. Had coffee residue under there from a spill years ago apparently.
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    Setting the clock on a Hamilton Beach FlexBrew, is it really this simple?

    had one where the set time button was actually broken for an hour while i was trying to figure out how to time out of the machine. Was a dead membrane switch under the button.
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    Cracking open a Magnifica S Smart, anyone done a teardown?

    The silicone hoses are reusable but the crimp clamps on the boiler are not. Have the squeeze clamp type replacements before you start playing with the boiler otherwise you'll be dealing with half-open machine for amazon.
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    Descale procedure on the DeLonghi La Specialista, walkthrough check

    You're missing a step. Remove the water softener filter (located on the lower right side) and drain the tank of any remaining water before adding the descaler. Otherwise the descaler will be diluted. Use a container of at least 1.5L capacity because the water will overflow the container if its...
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    What do all the pins on a Bosch 18V battery pack actually do?

    Yes, but be careful. I did this with an iCharger to fix two dead 4ah packs. Set the iCharger to 5S liion and connect the balance pins accordingly. Minus to balance ground, C1-C4 to C1-C4 and plus to the top of the charger. Start it at the lowest charge rate. Check the cells. If any of the cells...
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    Common reasons a Kenwood food processor won't power on?

    Lose the spade connectors on the switch. However, I do agree with the interlock switch wearing out before the on off switch.
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    Aroma rice cooker dead, is it usually just the fuse?

    Zojirushi gang stay winning
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    Mapped out the Hart 40V battery pinout, sharing what each pin does

    interesting, so chervon rolled there own? thats annoying. Guess ill hook up the saleae this weekend and see what falls out. As far as polling the battery, its either constantly or only at the time of startup of the tool, correct?
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    Aroma rice cooker dead, is it usually just the fuse?

    Threw mine in the trash and bought a Zojirushi. Life is too short.
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    Anyone cracked open a mini Crockpot? Those bottom rivets are weird

    Why are we taking apart 25 dollar crockpots in 2024
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    Cracking open a Magnifica S Smart, anyone done a teardown?

    plastic spudger and a lot of swearing is the official delonghi service manual lmao