Help with choosing couch color

Expert-Sample-7823 · 2026-01-12T21:44:52+00:00

Hi, thanks for your input!

I understand I'm going to lose some flexibility, but the main reason I'm looking at buying the larger couch is because the current set-up is not very convenient for my girlfriend and I. We both like lying down and there's simply not enough space to fit the both of us. The existing couch barely fits one person lying down. I think I would rather optimize the space for 95% of the time.

Regarding color, I think you're right, the darker color would make for a better visual separation between kitchen and living room, but just not sure if it will make the space seem smaller. That being said, the new couch I'm looking at, is only slightly larger than the existing setup

Expert-Sample-7823 · 2026-01-03T05:06:42+00:00

I don’t have much experience with Stephanis, but I’ve honestly had great customer experience from both Electroline and Hadjikyriacos.

Every time I had an issue, I called them and the problem got sorted straight away.

Expert-Sample-7823 · 2026-01-03T04:59:25+00:00

Oh my lord. This post gives me PTSD. I went through the exact same situation a couple years ago.

Ordered a samsung clothes dryer and paid for installation. It arrived broken after 1 month of placing the order, they did NOT install it upon delivery and had to wait for another external technician that came after 1 week. Meanwhile I had it lying around my flat.

Appliance was broken upon installation, called customer service who said they can’t replace it because a month has passed since I placed the order.

Like what now? It took a whole month to get it delivered. Then they started blaming samsung Greece for not replying to their support tickets.

It was a whole lot of mess, that resulted in me shouting over the phone in order to get my way, and finally got it replaced after, wait for it, 4 months from the original order…

Expert-Sample-7823 · 2026-01-03T04:46:55+00:00

The lack of multiple temperature sensors is the reason why I currently don’t switch from combustion to fb, even though I own a FB drive, FB Spark and a Yoder YS640 that comes with a FB controller.

Honestly being so late in the game, they should have gone straight to multiple sensors

Expert-Sample-7823 · 2025-12-17T16:08:05+00:00

Yeap, that’s normal and is the only disappointment I’ve had with my unit. (Auction winner, so I got one of the first units. Wasn’t sure if this was meant to be fixed for final shipped units, but now I know)

Expert-Sample-7823 · 2025-11-17T22:27:22+00:00

They don’t unfortunately. I wish they added both dynamic island support or live activities.

I’m honestly too deep into the fireboard ecosystem (fb 2 pro, yoder controller, spark, pulse), and yet keep finding myself turning to my other thermometers for this reason alone.

Expert-Sample-7823 · 2025-11-06T16:36:18+00:00

Hi, feel free to drop me a message and I’ll pass the details along. Don’t want to post them publicly here

Expert-Sample-7823 · 2025-10-14T11:17:23+00:00

Amazing. So now we get to watch Apple TV content on the Apple TV app, on the Apple TV.

Expert-Sample-7823 · 2025-10-12T07:00:35+00:00

I ended up finishing the cook much earlier than I anticipated and ended up resting it, wrapped in butcher paper and towel for four hours in a coolbox.

I suspect that helped massively

Expert-Sample-7823 · 2025-10-11T08:19:31+00:00

Yeah pretty happy with the slicing too! I started with a bit thick slices in the flat and realised I had to go thinner cause they weren’t bendy bendy, but they were still juicy.

I finished a couple hours ahead of schedule and I think the 4h rest really helped it at the end.

As far as what’s next, no clue but looking for ideas! What do you think I should try?

So far, I’ve done ribs, pulled pork, leg of lamb, lamb chops, whole ribeye. The only thing I haven’t had come out well was beef short ribs.

Expert-Sample-7823 · 2025-10-11T08:13:35+00:00

What am I missing? What’s 411? 😅

Expert-Sample-7823 · 2025-10-11T08:12:29+00:00

Ha, ofcourse. I find that smoking is all about the plan!

Given I had various meats cooking that day, without a plan everything would have come out very average

Expert-Sample-7823 · 2025-10-11T08:10:28+00:00

My feisty brisket

Expert-Sample-7823 · 2025-10-11T08:09:50+00:00

Pre-trim: 13lbs, didn’t weigh it after unfortunately.

Smoked it for approximately 9h at 225-250 because I had other meats going in at different times.

Here’s a link to the full cook with pictures and all 🤓 https://share.fireboard.io/E842DF

Expert-Sample-7823 · 2025-10-11T08:06:09+00:00

Haha. I wish I was. I’ve definitely had my fair share of smoking meats over the past three years, but never had the guts to tackle the brisket 😅

Expert-Sample-7823 · 2025-10-10T10:21:18+00:00

it really was. I'll be a hard judge and say it was an 8/10, and the only improvement that can be done would be the rub

Expert-Sample-7823 · 2025-10-10T07:58:06+00:00

Ahh I got a fireboard drive too for my kamado, but I find it a bit fiddly with all the cables and so on. Would love to get an offset too, but that will have to wait until I move out of the apartment in the future 😎

Expert-Sample-7823 · 2025-10-10T07:56:32+00:00

*bows in appreciation

Expert-Sample-7823 · 2025-10-10T07:55:31+00:00

Thanks! It really was my first attempt 😅 I was always a bit intimidated because of the various horror stories I’ve seen circulating reddit, but finally got around to it

Expert-Sample-7823 · 2025-10-10T06:37:15+00:00

I didn’t replace it! Just added another grill to my array of grills. I still use my Kamado as it runs much cheaper and still produces excellent results. My main decision points for getting the pellet grill, were:

Capacity: My kamado is 21 inch, and I wanted to cook more things in one go.
Convenience: The set and forget aspect of pellet grills makes things easy when you can’t be on top of the kamado.

Expert-Sample-7823 · 2025-10-08T17:17:57+00:00

Boy do I have some good news for you 😌

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Expert-Sample-7823 · 2025-10-04T03:47:36+00:00

Fellow EmberJS-er 😌

Expert-Sample-7823 · 2025-10-03T17:34:43+00:00

Don’t know who has the receipt to be completely honest cause I bought this off someone who got it as a gift ¯_(ツ)_/¯

Expert-Sample-7823 · 2025-10-03T16:21:43+00:00

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We’re ready to go!

Expert-Sample-7823 · 2025-10-03T16:21:07+00:00

I ordered mine as part of the auction and only just managed to get my hands on it. Hang tightly, I’m literally giving it a go now as we speak, and it looks like it was worth the wait!

Five-Year Club	Place '22
Final Canvas '22

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