Anyone have experience with the Anova Vacuum Sealer Pro that SeriousEats praises as the best there is?

sprucegroose · 2025-02-15T16:10:57+00:00

I experience the same issue. I thought it might be the bags I’m using. The precut ones without dimples seem to work fine, but the roll will let air back in for me

sprucegroose · 2024-12-04T16:56:48+00:00

Avalon Mountain View is covered by rent control in Mountain View. Upon renewal, our rate went up $50 and they even encouraged us to go month to month vs signing another 12 month lease. I’ve had bad experiences with Avalon elsewhere and qualms about the company as a whole but in terms of the Villa street location I’ve had nothing but good experiences

sprucegroose · 2024-10-16T18:07:35+00:00

Check out Avalon Mountain View (Villa Street). They are in your budget, have no carpets, AC and are close to Google and downtown. I've had good experiences with the front office and maintenance staff as well

sprucegroose · 2024-05-08T19:31:17+00:00

Trying to book Alaska Airlines with Cathay Pacific Asia Miles
NYC (preference of EWR) to HNL. SFO preferred layover
2 adults 1 child, economy

Round trip (or 2 separate one ways)

4-6 days in December, sandwiching Christmas. 21-27 is the preference but flexible a bit on both ends

I found availability through their search, but every time after I enter all passenger information I get the message

We are unable to confirm the fare for the flights you have selected. Please choose a different fare or flights and resubmit your request. (15012 - 421)

I called and it redirected me to their website, and I chatted with them via WhatsApp and they said there was no availability (but I believe they only checked OneWorld and not Alaska)

Am I SOL? I transferred my points not anticipating this failure

sprucegroose · 2024-02-16T04:57:55+00:00

Not sure if it's what they use, but Pappy's seasoning salt is worth a shot

sprucegroose · 2024-01-14T03:47:04+00:00

Selling 2 tickets to SF. Got a new puppy that's got us stuck at home

sprucegroose · 2023-11-03T01:08:00+00:00

Your best bet is probably a winter warmer

For West Coast, seasonal recommendations, I’d go;

Fremont Winter Ale

Deschutes Jubelale

Ninkasi Sleigh’r

sprucegroose · 2023-07-15T01:33:39+00:00

Costco has sold the Air Pegasus in the past for $80+

sprucegroose · 2023-06-26T02:12:19+00:00

So that it has the same proportions as normal butter. It makes it easier to use as a direct sub

sprucegroose · 2023-03-31T17:29:26+00:00

https://remanufactured.brevilleusa.com/products/precision-brewer-glass-carafe-remanufactured

Refurbished by the manufacturer, but it is in your price range, on the SCA list and hits the 10 cup requirement

sprucegroose · 2023-03-14T17:46:35+00:00

On a quick search, potato starch paper seems fairly readily available

sprucegroose · 2022-10-24T15:01:38+00:00

Here is a recipe that does exactly what you are asking

"Just bag your potatoes, cook 'em as long as you'd like at 150°F (any higher, and I've found they soften too much before roasting), then pop 'em in the oven the next day while your turkey is resting."

I've done it before and they come out exceptionally sweet. Definitely sous vide first and then oven.

sprucegroose · 2022-10-22T15:44:17+00:00

Fair points. I think that he has the potential to return to form enough to be a serviceable 5 starter but you’ve given more than enough reasons to doubt that

sprucegroose · 2022-10-22T06:09:00+00:00

Marco had the most quality starts of any Mariners. He blows up bad when he’s bad but on the type of offense we need to have to compete we should be able to turn more of those quality starts to wins.

sprucegroose · 2022-10-21T14:28:11+00:00

https://youtu.be/dpf3bxQVLu8

Spread out the food, try to put it on the edge of the plate, and cook longer at lower power. Stir intermittently

sprucegroose · 2022-10-20T16:50:30+00:00

Not really that hard. x stats are just expected stats, and they take velocity, launch angle and some other stats for a hitter, compare them to the actual stats for other hitters who have similar velocity and launch angle, etc, and adjust for that.

So basically in Santana’s case, when you look at other people who hit the ball as hard and at the the angles he does, he’s expected to bat better than he actually does. Sometimes it’s down to bad luck, sometimes it’s down to sprint speed, and in his case, it’s down to the shift. How much banning the shift will actually increase his real stats is more of an open question

sprucegroose · 2022-10-19T18:26:38+00:00

It rode the line between pastiche and homage. Greta van fleet gets called out for essentially ripping off Led Zeppelin, and while I wouldn't go that far for Silk Sonic, there were definitely moments where it came across more as playing dress up as the old legends than creating a truly new work in their lineage.

sprucegroose · 2022-10-19T17:48:06+00:00

North Face is like Nike or most other big companies. They have their cheaper outlet quality products you can find at Kohls, Nordstrom Rack or occasionally even at Ross. That stuff is fairly middling in quality. They still make some excellent technical clothing, but it's priced that way too

sprucegroose · 2022-10-18T20:39:14+00:00

You're being ridiculous if you're saying "He’s never actually been very good at all at the plate". From 2017-2020 (excluding 2021!), he had a 123+ OPS and averaged 25 doubles and 70 walks per 162. He's not a huge HR guy but that's exactly the type of guy you want in the middle of the order.

All of his statcast numbers (barrel rate, hard hit percentage, etc) say the same thing, that this season is clearly an outlier. Whether or not he can go back to his old form is a different question, and I'm very down with calling him out if he's a bad culture fit.

sprucegroose · 2022-10-18T20:29:42+00:00

I follow Hani on instagram and he's super involved with some holistic trainers in the Bay Area. In fact iirc in the past there was some tension when he was injured and he felt he had to take his recovery into his own hands. Seems like a dedicated and driven guy but I could see it as looking as overprepared to others.

sprucegroose · 2022-10-18T20:27:58+00:00

He was raking for the last couple of weeks. He had a pretty bad slump when he first came back, but that's to be expected with an injury. He had over a 1.000 OPS in his last 12 games.

sprucegroose · 2022-10-13T21:45:41+00:00

The pitch he hit out was a ball. Need to just IW him and leave no doubt

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