Roomba, Dysons, Thermomix and other household appliances

[Flashback]

Apparently we are getting a "retro" Smeg temperature selectable kettle. Im pretty sure water only boils at 100⁰C but apparently not..


Wow, you are buying me one? , thanks for your generosity.

Indeed, although it's useful for things like green tea where you want to heat the water up to a little less than boiling

Sorry, can't afford it. My wallet is hurting after having just bought a new Dyson Gen5 Detect Complete + a Wash G1. Remains to be seen whether the Wash G1 stays or gets returned to Dyson, but I'm confident the vacuum is here to stay.

Neither can I afford it, I may or may not have upgraded some components in my AV system and also added considerably to my vinyl collection............ My turntable, pre-amp, power amp etc. is a household appliance, right? RIGHT?

The thing that really drew me to vinyl was the expense and the inconvenience.

 

[DejaBrew]

The thing that really drew me to vinyl was the expense and the inconvenience.

I've been contemplating going down the rabbit hole that is vinyl. I think you may have just sold me on the idea!

 

[Quickstatus]

you want to heat the water up to a little less than boiling

Why ?

The thing that really drew me to vinyl was the expense and the inconvenience.

Its strange, spending hours contemplating the pros and cons of a kettle where the price difference is maybe a $100 or so

 

[Flashback]

Weird, won't let me quote the messages above.

@DejaBrew - happy to chat if you want any advice, or to bounce things off a sounding board

@Quickstatus - why? Well, that's what the instructions say. Also for things like Lemsip sachets etc.

Not sure what the pros/cons of a kettle has to do with vinyl and turntables, though.......

 

[Quickstatus]

Not sure what the pros/cons of a kettle has to do with vinyl and turntables, though.......

None, i was just using the "contemplating" bit

 

[Denali]

Does anyone know anything about ice coffee machines? Been thinking of getting one for the office but I dont drink coffee.

ta

 

[Lynda2475]

Does anyone know anything about ice coffee machines? Been thinking of getting one for the office but I dont drink coffee.

Iced coffee is just a shot of espresso served over ice topped up with milk of choice. If you already have a coffee machine then you are good to go (assuming your fridge has an ice maker).

If you what to make a Frappe (blended ice) then all that is needed is a good blender.

 

[DejaBrew]

Does anyone know anything about ice coffee machines? Been thinking of getting one for the office but I dont drink coffee.

If you want to make an iced coffee more akin to an iced latte, then as per @Lynda2475's suggestion, if you have a coffee machine already then you're pretty much good to go.

FWIW, I'd recommend looking at a cold brew maker instead. Doesn't need any fancy machinery, can be left to do its thing overnight in the fridge and will be much better for making an iced "long black" (if that's what you're trying to achieve). I bought this one 5 years back and it's still going strong. Plenty of alternatives available on Amazon these days.

 

[Denali]

We have a coffee machine but will look at cold brew makers. Maybe we need one of those ice maker things on the bench as well?

We dont have as many people in the office these days so was going to replace huge coffee machine for something smaller so will have room for a couple of new gadgets for the team

 

[prozac]

If you want to make an iced coffee more akin to an iced latte, then as per @Lynda2475's suggestion, if you have a coffee machine already then you're pretty much good to go.

FWIW, I'd recommend looking at a cold brew maker instead. Doesn't need any fancy machinery, can be left to do its thing overnight in the fridge and will be much better for making an iced "long black" (if that's what you're trying to achieve). I bought this one 5 years back and it's still going strong. Plenty of alternatives available on Amazon these days.

Recently discovered Bickfords coffee syrup. Too thin to be described as syrup imo but I am loving it over ice cream.

 

[Lynda2475]

My method works for iced long black too, except instead of topping up with mil you top up with chilled water from the fridge. Afterall a long black is just a diluted espresso shot anyway.

Or you can do what one local cafe here does.

Make 6 long blacks first thing in the morning, pour into a glass bottle and cool in fridge ready to pour over a cup of ice later. They also make 12 espresso shots, pour into bottle and chill ready for the ice latte orders.

Cold brew never tastes as good as a shot out of the espresso machine IMO.

@Denali imo Ice maker is the way to go, as people can also leverage that for other drinks.

 

[Daver6]

FWIW, I'd recommend looking at a cold brew maker instead. Doesn't need any fancy machinery, can be left to do its thing overnight in the fridge and will be much better for making an iced "long black" (if that's what you're trying to achieve). I bought this one 5 years back and it's still going strong. Plenty of alternatives available on Amazon these days.

I agree that using cold brew is the way to go....or just drink cold brew. I used to have that same unit until I smashed it. It was good, but this replacement https://www.amazon.com.au/gp/product/B081N537XR/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1 is even better. The mesh is much finer and I land up with significantly less sediment in my cold brew now.

 

[DejaBrew]

My wallet is hurting after having just bought a new Dyson Gen5 Detect Complete + a Wash G1. Remains to be seen whether the Wash G1 stays or gets returned to Dyson, but I'm confident the vacuum is here to stay.

Well, I have to say that I'm quite impressed with the Gen5 Detect. Obviously it's a new machine, but battery life was far superior to my older Dyson stick vacs (V6 Absolute + V10 Absolute) and whilst it only lasted long enough for me to vacuum as much of the house as either of the older devices have ever facilitated, I guarantee that the job was far more thorough with the Gen5 Detect. That Fluffy Optic head with its green LED is a fantastic addition - slightly scary in terms of showing just how much dust/debris is unseen on your floor, yet oddly satisfying/reassuring in validating that you're successfully cleaning it all up - and I no longer consider it to be a gimmick addition.

The Wash G1 is charging up and I'll be giving it a go either later today or tomorrow.