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I was preheating my oven and there was a sudden bright spark… it actually lit up the entire inside of the oven. I immediately turned it off and looked inside. There was a spot on the element that remained orange even after a few minutes. It seemed to be getting dimmer, so I assumed it just needed to cool. About an hour later, my wife commented that she kept smelling a faint burning odor. I went back over to the oven, opened it up, and sure enough the stupid thing was still putting out heat and the orange spot on the element was still glowing. I unplugged the oven from the outlet and the glow went away.
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So anyone here have this set? I am goin to go check them out tomorrow and I’m thinkin about the 10 piece set at williams sonoma for 650 on sale, and with a free sharpener of some sort. I really like the all metal look.

My mom keeps tryin to get me to get the select etc or pro S series based on cost but I want something I enjoy even looking at to be in my kitchen for the next 5-10 years or whatever.

Anyone have an opinion?
do you actually have use for a 650 knife set? dont get me wrong, i have wusthoff knives, but a good chefs knife, a serrated knife and maybe a smaller paring knife will do 95%+ of all the jobs the average cook or even foodie might do at home
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Used thin set mortar to lay tile and I’m trying to clean some haze and splatters off them.

Right now it seems the best method is mineral spirits and a putty knife to scrape… I’ve got some phosphoric acid that I tried as well. Get it off well but is a lot of work as well.

Any easier way to do it?

Has anyone used the epicurean cutting boards? i’m looking into buying their cheapest line, but an 11"x15" is around $25, Is it worth it? They seem really nice Otherwise, is theresomething similiar but cheaper
I don’t think that size would be big enough to do anything, despite if the cutting board is worth it or not. Those cutting boards look kinda strange

I like having 2 cutting boards, one polymer and the other wood. The polymer board is for cutting chicken (on one side which I have marked) and anything that’ll mess up the wooden board, like if it might stain it or if it’s too acidic. The wooden one is for everything else I like cutting boards that are about 18"x24" (+/- 3" on each side and I’m still cool with it).
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does anyone know where or how to replace in the time on a kitchen aid washer machine? and how much the part would cost?
you have to be more specific than that chief, like model number. year and model made. yada yada yada. but start here

by the way, google is your friend

I was just chillin in my plain back yard today thinking how sweet it would be to have a pool, first thought that came to my mind was a good sized above ground. Only problem with that is that where I live you have to have an inground or no pool. So I started thinking, barrow my dads backhoe for a few weeks, then have my nieghbor help with the concrete work. Seems pretty simple, my neighbor owns his own buisness and he specializes in pouring concrete.

Has anyone ever done there own inground pool and how much did it cost them. I don’t see how it could cost more than 3-4k if you do the digging and the concrete yourself.
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Anyone else seen this? I just found it yesterday. It’s given me lots of good ideas. I posted my old apartment and it got rated pretty low.

…do you prefer dry spices (almost like a rub) or a sauce? I was just watching Emeril Live and they used some sort of dry rub…it seemed to stick better (obviously) but I’m quite partial to a sauce. Anybody experiment?
I like dry because I like crispy skin. To each their own though.
in my course of trying to eat healthier i got a good boneless wing recipe.

i use a dry and a wet, first i coat the chicken in flour with salt, pepper, and chili powder, then dip that in a mix of wing sauce with bbq sauce
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with the flavorwave oven

the black and decker infrawave oven

or maybe the jetstream

all use a variation of infrared/convection technology. i tried googling some reviews and couldnt get anything concrete
I ordered a Panasonic infrared toaster oven from Amazon. It had like 75 positive reviews

have you tried it out yet? is it worth the price?
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I have an extra room in my new house, and I don’t know what to do with it. Room measures 10.5 x 12.5. Room is great because it has a closet, and double doors. Also has a normal sized window, and is featured at the front of the house.

Things I’ve considered:

1. Home Theater Room. Ruled this out because I’d rather ramp up the great room. We spend all our time in this room, and would rather enjoy quality home theater here. Budget was another concern.

2. Game Room. Haven’t quite ruled this out, but I’m limited due to size. Pool table is out (could MAYBE fit a 6ft table with 36" cues).
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