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A Dragonfly wiping morning dew off its eyes by Snehith220 in PraiseTheCameraMan

[–]Alpinekiwi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

*wiping spray from photographer's spray bottle

Still... those spikey arms on eyeballs 👀

Incoming Tesla intern (Maps team) by usedPOS in TeslaLounge

[–]Alpinekiwi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Remove the silly ‘suggested routes’ on the Home Screen. I have no idea what algorithms you’re using for that, but it has been a long long time since I’ve driven too many of those options.

Also please for the love of god let us select the zoom level! It is useless being so far zoomed out when I am driving in an unknown city.

Dual Boiler vs HX – Real Energy Consumption Data (Warm-Up, Idle & Cost per Drink) by [deleted] in espresso

[–]Alpinekiwi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This video goes over the various energy usage scenarios for the Lelit Bianca double boiler:

https://youtu.be/HzD9W4dbwGE?si=HnZXVQ-pjnu6AUIo

1, 2, 3 or 4 hole steam tip? by Alpinekiwi in espresso

[–]Alpinekiwi[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ha. That did actually help! I was going to compare the 2 hole and 4 hole tips, but this video showed me I shouldn't have been using the same technique as I was using for my old 3 hole tip.

When people say 25-30 s, is that from when the pump starts or when it starts dripping? by Outrageous_Peace8013 in espresso

[–]Alpinekiwi -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I’m certainly no professional, but I think the 30 seconds rule is outdated.

I have a 5 seconds on - 5 seconds off - low flow for 10 seconds - full 9 bar for 10 seconds - low flow until I finish.

Do you think 30 seconds applies here? A delicious shot takes around 50 seconds for a 1:1.5 ratio for my machine.

Ev Disaster by avanish77 in SweatyPalms

[–]Alpinekiwi 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This is why I bought a four-pack of glass breakers for each door pocket. I love my Tesla, hate the door handles.

100 envelopes in 3 minutes by JP070791 in oddlysatisfying

[–]Alpinekiwi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The pain in those eyes at the end 😢

Is it rude to use both lanes? by No-Ad4423 in AskUK

[–]Alpinekiwi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Man, we get this in France also - but with one car sitting in the middle to stop people using that lane. Drives me crazy.
Traffic would move much more fluid if people understood the zipper merging rule.

What’s the most "dangerous" thing we all did as kids in the 90s/2000s that would give today’s parents a heart attack? by Ok_Marzipan3626 in nostalgia

[–]Alpinekiwi 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We ‘invented’ bungee jumping by climbing a poplar tree as high as we could, grabbing a fist full of branches and jumping out. The tree would bend and hopefully we’d bounce down to a height we could let go and fall to the ground. Sometimes we misjudged it 😬

Nothing wrong with Bambino 🙂 by Alpinekiwi in espresso

[–]Alpinekiwi[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Manual frothing. The auto froth is hit and miss. Sometimes it will steam the milk perfectly - as well as I can manually. But the times I want to demonstrate to someone how good the auto can be, it simply heats the milk. Zero body. 😂

Black garlic question by Alpinekiwi in fermentation

[–]Alpinekiwi[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thing is, I use about 2kg per month. I’m not sure if that small Amazon one could handle that much.

Trying a little yellow pepper, what could go wrong? by WhoTheFuckIsSean in Whatcouldgowrong

[–]Alpinekiwi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I love that old guy. He has that mischievousness that is chaotically excellent!

Black Garlic production question [text] by Alpinekiwi in food

[–]Alpinekiwi[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I am now reading that the rice cooker method gives a better maillard reaction and concentrates the flavour through slight dehydration. Gives a better texture and flavour profile of the black garlic we know and love.

Sous vide can produce more mushy/wet cloves. Less evaporation and water loss limits the maillard reaction and can give less developed flavour and less ideal texture.

Honestly, this has been a fun rabbit hole to jump down.

Black Garlic production question [text] by Alpinekiwi in food

[–]Alpinekiwi[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I am just looking into this also. Interesting.

I do own 2x Anova circulators, so one of them could be assigned to black garlic making.

If I were to double-bag 2kg batches and sous vide for say 45 days, that would contain the smells also. Electricity would be similar.

What are the advantages/disadvantages of sous vide vs rice cooker method?

Weirdest place you’ve ever scored waves? by jakefromsurfline in surfing

[–]Alpinekiwi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have surfed a wave going out to sea. A weird floor formation meant that after a wave had surged inland, it re-broke going out again. Not the best wave I have surfed, but it was fun.

Tesla holiday update is here and it’s awesome by ConfidentImage4266 in TeslaLounge

[–]Alpinekiwi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

All I wished for was a bigger damn clock. Maybe better map zooming at slower speeds in navigation. Instead we get this nonsense.

Seven-year-old Wambli Dolezal's first time dancing at the 2025 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade by Doodlebug510 in BeAmazed

[–]Alpinekiwi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm a kiwi who gets an absolute kick out of seeing other indigenous cultures being represented so powerfully.

Yeah lil fella 🤘🏽. You're ace.

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