What Are You Buying Right Now? (non-OT version)

lousubcap

Not buying anything today but am supporting the greater Texas and F1 pockets in a big way.
DH enjoys your culinary expertise and contributes to the household greater good.  Dang- DH has captured the life style most would espouse to...
When I visit Austin from flyover country it is once a year (lately (and this year) hooked in with the F1 weekend)  the serious side objective is brisket.  I totally enjoy the experience in chasing brisket within and well outside Austin.
Eakers in Fredericksburg, Interstellar in Austin were the destinations last year for great brisket treats.  (Side brisket snack at Mickelwhaits (sp?).
This year the targets are Eakers, Louie Mueller's in Taylor and Franklin's as I have not been there in a few years.  I will miss preliminary race event Friday AM for the Franklin's visit.  And yes I have been there a few times and even had a couple of one-ones with the Pope.  Gotta re-zero the counter.  
I can't wait.  

RRP

Me? Well I just purchased a 14" Milwaukee electric (M18) chainsaw plus the FREE battery PLUS free shipping from Acme Tools. I already own other Milwaukee M18 products so this was a no brainer. Yes, I have Stihl gas chain saws, but in spite of them being advertised as easy to start THAT is BULL SH*T. This way when I have or a neighbor has an emergency situation I KNOW I can get the tree or limb cut up!

CTMike

RRP said:

Me? Well I just purchased a 14" Milwaukee electric (M18) chainsaw plus the FREE battery PLUS free shipping from Acme Tools. I already own other Milwaukee M18 products so this was a no brainer. Yes, I have Stihl gas chain saws, but in spite of them being advertised as easy to start THAT is BULL SH*T. This way when I have or a neighbor has an emergency situation I KNOW I can get the tree or limb cut up!

I have a couple of Stihl MS361s that start on the 3rd pull at most. 

I also have the Stihl battery powered chainsaw on an extendable pole that I use to cut back the jungle from encroaching on the edges of the property. 

CTMike

Been on a bit of a buying streak lately;

Brush cutter to help tame the above jungle:

A PTO wood-chipper to mount on the tractor:

Lastly a Kaeru Kasumi 240 mm Lyon Gyuto for my
grandson's 16th birthday. He's in his third year in the culinary program at the local tech high school;

CPFC1905

Who's in for the Rotisserie 2.0?
https://biggreenegg.co.uk/p/new-rotisserie-2-pre-order?utm_source=drip&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=250904+Rotisserie+and+Pig+launch+-+Club

Ozzie_Isaac

CTMike said:

Been on a bit of a buying streak lately;

Lastly a Kaeru Kasumi 240 mm Lyon Gyuto for my

grandson's 16th birthday. He's in his third year in the culinary program at the local tech high school;

My goodness man, lead with the knife - gorgeous!!!

Ozzie_Isaac

BeanHead said:

Went to Austin this morning because DH had a meeting from 9:00-1:00. Dropped him off and got a haircut followed by a $250 trip to Central Market (think a Texas version of Whole Paycheck) for an hour and a half and an hour and $180 in Trader Joe’s. If you’re doing the math and wondering where the rest of my time went… the answer is traffic. The refresh on my spice cabinet smells like a Moroccan bizarre (in a good way). 

Oh my!  I am a sucker for spices - I have drawers and cabinets full.  Penzey’s knows my name when I walk in 😆.

Congrats on the reload!!

alaskanassasin

zaphod

that should hold about 5 bodies. more if you fold them right.

BeanHead

Ozzie_Isaac said:

Oh my!  I am a sucker for spices - I have drawers and cabinets full.  Penzey’s knows my name when I walk in 😆.

Congrats on the reload!!

Penzey’s is my all time favorite!

alaskanassasin

zaphod said:

that should hold about 5 bodies. more if you fold them right.

 Or my pizza oven! 

zaphod

alaskanassasin said:

zaphod said:

that should hold about 5 bodies. more if you fold them right.

 Or my pizza oven! 

sure, you could also go that way  

looks great, have a pie for me!

GrateEggspectations

@CTMike

Awesome gift. I have a love of Japanese knives and no other cooking tool gives me more joy in the kitchen. 

You are a great grandfather, but not a great-grandfather (yet, I don’t think!). 

lousubcap

CTMike said:

Been on a bit of a buying streak lately;

What an extremely thoughtful and unique lifetime gift.  He will always think of you when he uses that precision kitchen tool.  Wow!

bucky925

The grass may take a bit of work 🤦

johnmitchell

@bucky925 Some assembly required 😉

bucky925

johnmitchell said:

@bucky925 Some assembly required 😉

That's my assembly and maintenance crew you see up there 

CTMike

lousubcap said:

CTMike said:

Been on a bit of a buying streak lately;

What an extremely thoughtful and unique lifetime gift.  He will always think of you when he uses that precision kitchen tool.  Wow!

I told him to wash the knife to remove the protective oils, while I turned away to do other things. I next heard "Papa, I cut myself." Turn and look and there's blood all over his hand and the floor. He thought it would be a good idea to use a paper towel to wash the knife. 

After cleaning and bandaging his finger, we had a discussion about proper knife handling. Thankfully the cut was superficial, and hopefully he won't make that
mistake again. 

Ozzie_Isaac

CTMike said:

lousubcap said:

CTMike said:

Been on a bit of a buying streak lately;

What an extremely thoughtful and unique lifetime gift.  He will always think of you when he uses that precision kitchen tool.  Wow!

I told him to wash the knife to remove the protective oils, while I turned away to do other things. I next heard "Papa, I cut myself." Turn and look and there's blood all over his hand and the floor. He thought it would be a good idea to use a paper towel to wash the knife. 

After cleaning and bandaging his finger, we had a discussion about proper knife handling. Thankfully the cut was superficial, and hopefully he won't make that
mistake again. 

Knives first blood - it chose him!

I’ve had all manner of sharp knives and generally cautious.  At home I always use dish towels.  Well, this past weekend at the demo cook I was cleaning a knife quickly and grabbed a paper towel.  Promptly sliced my index finger right open.  It happens, glad his lesson was without more severe consequences!

Gulfcoastguy

I looked at a large rotisserie for my Egg. Price $329.99 plus tax. I don’t think I need it.

GrateEggspectations

CTMike said:

lousubcap said:

CTMike said:

Been on a bit of a buying streak lately;

What an extremely thoughtful and unique lifetime gift.  He will always think of you when he uses that precision kitchen tool.  Wow!

I told him to wash the knife to remove the protective oils, while I turned away to do other things. I next heard "Papa, I cut myself." Turn and look and there's blood all over his hand and the floor. He thought it would be a good idea to use a paper towel to wash the knife. 

After cleaning and bandaging his finger, we had a discussion about proper knife handling. Thankfully the cut was superficial, and hopefully he won't make that
mistake again. 

I like using a non-abrasive dish wand on my Japanese knives. They provide distance from the blade. 

Sharpened them this past week and, upon first use post-touch up, nicked the very end of my thumb. Nothing serious, but you can never be too careful with razor sharp blades and my cut was a good reminder. 

My recommendation would be to have him watch a kitchen knife safety video or two. 

BeanHead

@CTMike my dad always said don’t cut yourself when he would hand us a knife, but my mom always said if you think you might cut yourself stop what you’re doing. Both had good advice, but I feel mom’s has kept me safe longer. 

fishlessman

I've pretty much cut myself on every new knife I've had.....my hundred years old onion slicer though bit me again just two weeks ago five generations of blood on that thing, makes one smile thinking about it

billt01

CTMike said:

lousubcap said:

CTMike said:

Been on a bit of a buying streak lately;

What an extremely thoughtful and unique lifetime gift.  He will always think of you when he uses that precision kitchen tool.  Wow!

I told him to wash the knife to remove the protective oils, while I turned away to do other things. I next heard "Papa, I cut myself." Turn and look and there's blood all over his hand and the floor. He thought it would be a good idea to use a paper towel to wash the knife. 

After cleaning and bandaging his finger, we had a discussion about proper knife handling. Thankfully the cut was superficial, and hopefully he won't make that
mistake again. 

Botch

Lookee what my local cheesemonger is carrying now!  
 

 
Looks like I'll be making up some neapolitan pizza dough this afternoon...  

GrateEggspectations

New Vitamix container. 48oz stainless. Last one cracked when I added a chunk of fresh Parmesan to a soup in progress. 

zaphod

I truly did not know there was a stainless steel VitaMix container. Then again, I did not know you could crack a VitaMix container. I've had mine for 20 years and that poly-carbonate is still going strong.

GrateEggspectations

@zaphod

Couldn't believe it when the poly one broke. Wouldn’t of thought it would be possible.

kl8ton

GrateEggspectations said:

New Vitamix container. 48oz stainless. Last one cracked when I added a chunk of fresh Parmesan to a soup in progress. 

Do you use it to heat the soup?  We have the competing blendtec. I remember reading about heating soup in it. Never tried to. Quite possibly the loudest way to heat soup. 

Canugghead

Learned two new things...Vitamix poly container is breakable, and you can get stainless. Just curious, did you notice higher decibel level with stainless? Also, you'll have to get used to watching the contents in action from the top instead of the side.
Edit: We've seen Vitamix soup demo at CNE and Costco, never tried it. I'm guessing the heat compromised the poly's structural integrity?