Images of items I have purchased.

Xire · 2 Jan 2015 at 15:41

Acme said:
Didn't realise what the time was. Been up since 3 so it felt later!

It isn't great sadly...

Excellent use of fan grills.

boxman2000 · 2 Jan 2015 at 15:41

Raymond Lin said:
My £20 kettle lasted 10 years before it broke. These are simple enough appliances that should last "forever" anyway.

But these Kitchen Aid ones do look cool, still gulp at the £350 price tag though. You really are paying for the brand name for these.

That's only a pedal or two Raymond!

mad_allan · 2 Jan 2015 at 15:46

A very exciting book

Jingo... · 2 Jan 2015 at 15:48

boxman2000 said:
That's only a pedal or two Raymond!

dirtychinchilla · 2 Jan 2015 at 16:14

Moses said:
so you can put some on whilst making everything else and you don't have to really worry about it at all.

Almost like a timer on a toaster

Raymond Lin · 2 Jan 2015 at 16:15

boxman2000 said:
That's only a pedal or two Raymond!

Not enough for a Cornish...

crinkleshoes · 2 Jan 2015 at 16:25

Moses said:
I use a (flat, not griddled) sandwich/panini press to make toast. It toasts it, but keeps it soft in the middle like you say. I describe it as toasting it, but not drying it out, if that makes sense! There's the added benefit of there being a massive margin of error in terms of being able to leave it in for way too long and there being no ill effects... so you can put some on whilst making everything else and you don't have to really worry about it at all.

Good idea... have griddled one already and it makes awesome cheese toasties

Raymond Lin · 2 Jan 2015 at 16:28

Or you can do it with a cast iron skillet. Flip it half way through.

Akagi · 2 Jan 2015 at 16:44

Xire said:
Excellent use of fan grills.

Thanks

crinkleshoes · 2 Jan 2015 at 17:00

Hikari Kisugi said:
How much did you pay?
What xfer rates do you achieve on large file xfer?
Real speed rather than reported.

I recommend SanDisk Cruzer Extreme 64GB

Get 190-210MB/s read & 125-130MB/s write

blunderball · 2 Jan 2015 at 17:00

Late Christmas present for myself.

This'll be my first solo build, looking forward to it.

The_Abyss · 2 Jan 2015 at 17:19

I've been having a bit of a self-indulgent tech / gadget day:

Sonos Play 1

Apple AirPort Time Capsule

WD My Passport

The Sonos system works really well, and I can't wait to buy more to introduce multi room.

Karl · 2 Jan 2015 at 17:38

Raymond Lin said:
My £20 kettle lasted 10 years before it broke. These are simple enough appliances that should last "forever" anyway.

But these Kitchen Aid ones do look cool, still gulp at the £350 price tag though. You really are paying for the brand name for these.

A bit like Taylor guitars then.

dirtychinchilla · 2 Jan 2015 at 17:40

ba dum tich.

mrk · 2 Jan 2015 at 17:45

M badge everything.

Jokes aside, noticed the other day the wheel guy who fitted the wheels back on the car post-refurb put 2 of the stickers on upside down and I'd actually lost one on the rear wheels probably from too much force, not enough sticky. A new set had to be put on... Correctly this time. Call me anal, ocd or whatever but if it's not right it has to be put right.

Also, for anyone looking for a genius way to remove centre caps without scratching the edges, use one of these, works a treat.

andicole0 · 2 Jan 2015 at 17:49

mrk said:
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Also, for anyone looking for a genius way to remove centre caps without scratching the edges, use one of these, works a treat.

Surely you just push the centre caps out from inside the wheels?

Andi.

mrk · 2 Jan 2015 at 17:50

No point taking the whole wheel off if you just want to take one cap off for whatever reason (damage/replacement), rather than pry in a sharp object and risk scratching the edge of the alloy, just suction it out.

neil_g · 2 Jan 2015 at 17:54

The_Abyss said:
WD My Passport

eurgh, horrible drives. lost could have how many staff have bought in their failed personal My Passport drives.

USB port is soldered/part of the drive board so no chance of doing the usual hook it up via SATA to get the data off either.

Adam · 2 Jan 2015 at 17:58

New watch:

acemastr · 2 Jan 2015 at 17:58

mrk said:
M badge everything.

Jokes aside, noticed the other day the wheel guy who fitted the wheels back on the car post-refurb put 2 of the stickers on upside down and I'd actually lost one on the rear wheels probably from too much force, not enough sticky. A new set had to be put on... Correctly this time. Call me anal, ocd or whatever but if it's not right it has to be put right.

Also, for anyone looking for a genius way to remove centre caps without scratching the edges, use one of these, works a treat.

You know wheels go round and round... right?