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Kitchen aid a cheap brand?
Still what's available/first world problems.
We use a mixture of stuff. Think the dishwasher is bosch, I do the pot/pans etc by hand.
Microwave is cheap and nasty but only gets used for rice really.
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Kitchen aid a cheap brand?
Still what's available/first world problems.
We use a mixture of stuff. Think the dishwasher is bosch, I do the pot/pans etc by hand.
Microwave is cheap and nasty but only gets used for rice really.
I wasn’t saying Kitchen was cheap, just that it wasn’t our first choice in dishwashers or microwaves. I mean, when I looked at ratings, Bosch dominated the top 20 products. Kitchenaid had had a reputation of making dishwashers that were good at the job, but had reliability issues. That has been changing, and they had several units in the top 20 as well.
We knew Bosch because that’s what we’ve had for years, with only tiny annoying, intermittent problems, nothing major. Until it just up and died. So we were hoping to replace it with a newer version of the same. But Dad & I weren’t enthusiastic about waiting until mid-April for a dishwasher.
So our #2 it was.
With the microwaves, the Kitchenaid was actually a step UP from what we were shopping for, But like the Bosch dishwashers, we couldn’t find the models we were looking at any store anywhere in Dallas/Fort Worth. The Kitchenaid wasn’t available at the time either, but it was scheduled to be back in stock months earlier. So we spent a little more beca of the time factor.
And sheer luck got all 3 installed in one day!
We knew Bosch because that’s what we’ve had for years, with only tiny annoying, intermittent problems, nothing major. Until it just up and died. So we were hoping to replace it with a newer version of the same. But Dad & I weren’t enthusiastic about waiting until mid-April for a dishwasher.
So our #2 it was.
With the microwaves, the Kitchenaid was actually a step UP from what we were shopping for, But like the Bosch dishwashers, we couldn’t find the models we were looking at any store anywhere in Dallas/Fort Worth. The Kitchenaid wasn’t available at the time either, but it was scheduled to be back in stock months earlier. So we spent a little more beca of the time factor.
And sheer luck got all 3 installed in one day!
Zardnaar
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I had no idea if kitchenaid was cheap didn't recognize the brand.
Our Bosch is sweet and it had great reviews here as well.
Our micro wave is weaksauce but was comparable in price to pizza delivery.
The new microwave is 1200w- probably 50% more powerful than the one it’s replacing. So there will definitely be a learning curve to using it properly.
Zardnaar
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Don’t get me wrong, but several of those look overly...”chef-y”. I appreciate nicely plated food, but it’s almost becoming commonplace. It’s NOT, I know, but the illusion is strong.
Of the ones in that video, I’d probably want to try the Japanese place first. A large reason for that is that I haven’t had any Japanese in months!
. The only one I’d give a pass is the Wine bar or whatever it was. I like wine, but not enough to go to a place named for it. 
In my hometown of New Orleans, there used to be a restaurant called Chez Helene’s. They’re long gone, now- they went under wen the Feds came after the owner for unpaid taxes. It was a real dive in a bad neighborhood, operated out of a converted house. Two dining areas, and no chair or table was level. And it was once rated as one of the top ten “underground” restaurants in the world. The food was unpretentious- all kinds of local faves like oysters on the half shell, po’boys, soft shelled crab, etc. But every bit of it was prepared at a masterful level.
Went there for takeout one night, picking up just before closing. I had to wait for the kitchen to prepare the tartar sauce from scratch. Gave me the entire 20oz batch they made in a styrofoam cup.
Of the ones in that video, I’d probably want to try the Japanese place first. A large reason for that is that I haven’t had any Japanese in months!
. The only one I’d give a pass is the Wine bar or whatever it was. I like wine, but not enough to go to a place named for it. In my hometown of New Orleans, there used to be a restaurant called Chez Helene’s. They’re long gone, now- they went under wen the Feds came after the owner for unpaid taxes. It was a real dive in a bad neighborhood, operated out of a converted house. Two dining areas, and no chair or table was level. And it was once rated as one of the top ten “underground” restaurants in the world. The food was unpretentious- all kinds of local faves like oysters on the half shell, po’boys, soft shelled crab, etc. But every bit of it was prepared at a masterful level.
Went there for takeout one night, picking up just before closing. I had to wait for the kitchen to prepare the tartar sauce from scratch. Gave me the entire 20oz batch they made in a styrofoam cup.
Zardnaar
Legend
Don’t get me wrong, but several of those look overly...”chef-y”. I appreciate nicely plated food, but it’s almost becoming commonplace. It’s NOT, I know, but the illusion is strong.
Of the ones in that video, I’d probably want to try the Japanese place first. A large reason for that is that I haven’t had any Japanese in months!
In my hometown of New Orleans, there used to be a restaurant called Chez Helene’s. They’re long gone, now- they went under wen the Feds came after the owner for unpaid taxes. It was a real dive in a bad neighborhood, operated out of a converted house. Two dining areas, and no chair or table was level. And it was once rated as one of the top ten “underground” restaurants in the world. The food was unpretentious- all kinds of local faves like oysters on the half shell, po’boys, soft shelled crab, etc. But every bit of it was prepared at a masterful level.
Went there for takeout one night, picking up just before closing. I had to wait for the kitchen to prepare the tartar sauce from scratch. Gave me the entire 20oz batch they made in a styrofoam cup.
I haven't tried mist of those places myself. Bit to pretentious perhaps.
A some were actually dirt cheap though. A few if those plates meals are about one hours minimum wage so not overly pricey.
Probably expensive for Americans you don't get $9 steaks here. That's more like $20+.
Badly explained not implying Americans are poor just current exchange rates+ price differences.
Nah, I’m with ya!
I tell you, even even at relatively low prices, some places just serve pretty food. There’s a few asian places near me that do, and they’re not busting my wallet when I eat there. Probably the best of the bunch (visually) is that family-run Burmese place I keep going on about. Mom’s in the kitchen, and she’s not afraid to show her skills.
I tell you, even even at relatively low prices, some places just serve pretty food. There’s a few asian places near me that do, and they’re not busting my wallet when I eat there. Probably the best of the bunch (visually) is that family-run Burmese place I keep going on about. Mom’s in the kitchen, and she’s not afraid to show her skills.
Zardnaar
Legend
Yeah I would give Burmese a go. Used to eat a lot of Japanese and switched to Turkish I suppose.
Generally like SEA food eg Cambodian, Indonesian, Malaysian over Japanese/China.
Tastes have shifted heavily towards middle east and pubfood type meals. Experimenting a lot adding things like that to NZ food.
