Good, fairly cheap blender?
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Comments (15)Thanks, guys! I ended up being gone most of the day so didn't get to do much more searching. Seedmama, I'm with you! As Carol mentioned, I was only there to throw my children to the lions, er, the Mississippi. The three oldest boys did it and, together, raised over $1,000 -- all going to benefit the Special Olympics. Two of the boys are also in the middle of a Klondike campout with their Boy Scout troop this weekend. They slept out in 20* weather last night and again tonight, got snowed & iced on, and still managed to do the Plunge. I was so proud -- and cold! (I'll link the blog post with the videos below.) Hubby and I were having a little marital smack talk while waiting for the boys to change out of their wet clothes. He suggested that he and I do it next year. He'd be a caveman and he, being a chivalrous fella, would be so kind as to drag me, his cavewoman, in & out of the water by my hair. Long story short, I told him I was in as long as he promised to wear a loin cloth -- and nothing else. And wouldn't you know it? There were witnesses. Witnesses who are on the staff of the event and also happen to know us -- our names & where we live. We will be held to this. So, by this time next year, I'll have changed my identity and moved to a different country. Diane Here is a link that might be useful: Polar Plunge...See Moregood and cheap dishwasher
Comments (9)No upper end bias, huh? :) LOL! You know, only a $1500 DW will do, and if you can't afford that, then your home must be absolutely gross with the roaches crawling around on the stuck on food on the dishes that the paltry $300 DW couldn't remove. There are plenty of inexpensive ($300-$500 range) DW's that actualy DO work. :) Most, in fact. As long as you have "normal" water, use a good enzyme based detergent, choose one that has 3 spray arms and preferable a 1/3 HP motor, and some form of dirt sensing technology, most inexpensive DW's work pretty darn good. They won't be quiet, and they won't offer 97 different movable racks and positions of those racks, but they do manage to wash food off of your dishes. They may have a little trouble with baked on lasagna, but your kid's peanut butter spoon will be fine. It's more about the DW detergent at that point than it is the DW. And, what you get with more $$ will be quietness, racking versatility and better dirt sensing technology. Oh, and more cycles---which most people never use. :) Now, those under $300 are usually not so good. They have a single spray arm, or that useless "spray tower" configuration, and rarely have decent pumps and are as loud as freight trains. Even so, those will be OK with very lightly soiled china, after rinsing. They'll act much as a commercial DW will and rinse the already cleaned dishes with hot water to sanitize them. They won't clean peanut butter, or eggs, or cheese coated dishes, and shouldn't be asked to try....See MoreWhere did the good, cheap non-stick pans go?
Comments (12)I imagine the kind of pan you were looking for was the old teflon--where have they gone? Teflon is such a horribly dangerous carcinogen that it's been outlawed, FINALLY (after Dupont and the government working hard for decades to keep the public in the dark about just how extremely dangerous the stuff is). You can still get cheap non-stick pans--cast iron. For 10-20 dollars, you'll have a pan that, properly seasoned and maintained, will far surpass the non-stick properties of any chemically applied non-stick surface, AND that will last you the rest of your natural life, and which will be handed down to your grandchildren. Truly, if you have a well-seasoned cast iron skillet, nothing compares. AND it's safe for your family--actually healthy for them because it imparts needed iron into the food you cook (rather than seasoning it with a known carcinogen)....See MoreBest blender for slushies and smoothies?
Comments (30)Belndtec: $205 to $844 Quoting prices without context is really pointless. Yes, there is a super expensive model. But that's not what most of us are talking about. That's the model that comes closest to the commercial models, it has a sound-dampening enclosure, and it comes with an impressive 10 year warranty. If that's what you want, you presumably know it, and why are you even bothering with this conversation :-) The model that everybody is talking about in this thread is more likely something like the Blendtec Total Blender Classic (I own an earlier version of this model and I really like it). According to camelcamelcamel.com, it sometimes goes on sale for as low as $180. Or if you need a few more features, then maybe the Blendtec Designer 625 for about $340. That's a bit more pricey, and I am not sure I personally see the value proposition. You do get a second jar (that's nice), but other than that you mostly pay for a nicer user interface. IMHO, probably not necessary, but some people obviously like it. There also are a few other models in the price range between these two. That's probably more where I'd start looking, if I was in the market for a replacement. So, in other words, we are talking about anything between $180 and around $340. That's obviously a lot more than a $30 Osterizer. But the only people who should even consider buying a fancy blender are probably using their blender several times a week. And then, $180 is really not all that outrageous. Within the first year, it costs about $1 per use -- and of course a good blender is expected to live much longer than a year. If the smoother blending and the larger variety of ingredients that you can blend are important to you, then go for one of these models. If you use your blender sparingly and not for anything challenging, then don't. It's as easy as that....See More- 4 years ago
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