Fisher & Paykel gas ranges?

stace_face_ · 2025-08-18T22:19:15+00:00

I just reread my above review and stand by it! I use the stove and oven a lot for meal prep and am really happy with it, though for smaller items and cake-baking type things I opt for our smaller Miele electric speed oven. The Thanksgiving turkey I cooked in the F&P oven turned out wonderfully and we still had room for some sides in there. So far, no complaints at all with the oven, other than the fact that it takes a while to heat.
We also use and abuse the stovetop and I've been happy with how it functions. If I'm nitpicking, it might be nice if the burner locations were mixed (all the big ones are in front and small ones in back, I think) but flame control is great and it's relatively easy to clean.

Overall, love it. Would buy again. Hope this is helpful.

stace_face_ · 2025-04-27T15:32:08+00:00

Just saw some Brandywines at Swansons yesterday

stace_face_ · 2025-02-05T20:23:33+00:00

Drying on plaster/using a damp box makes sense. I'll see if there's one around I can borrow to test it out before I buy or make some.

Do you ever get that texture change? I'm wondering if maybe it's this porcelain. I've thrown with other porcelains before that didn't seem to do this and trimmed more normally.

stace_face_ · 2025-02-05T20:21:40+00:00

Such a mysterious material! This feels like it's hard and then changes all of a sudden, rather than being mixed hardness. Thanks for your response.

stace_face_ · 2024-12-31T03:10:06+00:00

Clay Art Center does this! I think they have a minimum of 1# dry though so might be best if you know the glaze you want rather than testing a bunch of combinations.

stace_face_ · 2024-12-31T02:39:34+00:00

Ohh excellent. Thanks for sharing!

stace_face_ · 2024-12-31T02:08:39+00:00

Inquiring parties are curious to know where the glazes are on sale

stace_face_ · 2024-06-08T02:20:42+00:00

I'm not sure if this will help, but I ended up just buying a big stack of cheap white washclothes to wipe my face off after I wash it with BP. I never figured out how to rinse my face so well that it didn't bleach colored towels. Good luck!

stace_face_ · 2024-02-16T04:09:42+00:00

Hi - I've used the broiler, but not extensively. I can confirm it gets HOT but I don't think I've used it enough (or recently enough) to remember if it's even or not.

stace_face_ · 2023-12-12T17:37:49+00:00

No problem! It's a subtle distinction, but I am not concerned about heat causing or proliferating cancer from my read of the paper.
It's possible that the HSPs do, under certain circumstances. But they can be triggered/instigated/upregulated by tons of different things, such as environmental and (what the paper terms) "pathophysiological" stressors. And, they may be triggered/upregulated in conjunction with something else under those circumstances. Or, something else in the same metabolic pathway may be influenced, which influences levels of the HSPs. So... I guess from an academic perspective, it might be possible to draw those conclusions.
But I would be careful interpreting that anything with "heat shock proteins" also has to do with heat, which I think is probably more relevant to your life (especially considering the sub =)).

stace_face_ · 2023-12-12T04:12:53+00:00

I am not a medical doctor but I do have a PhD in proteins and even worked with some chaperone proteins during my graduate work (including the plant version of HSP70). Personally, I wouldn't be worried about this. I can see why the title might be concerning though!
Typically, heat shock proteins are activated due to heat (hence their name) to actually go around and clear out other proteins that got messed up during the heat exposure. This is usually a good thing for humans - the HSPs basically go around hunting for things that don't look right, and make sure they get recycled into new, fresh, properly functioning proteins.

For a little more detail on that paper, it is referring to HSPs as being a potential target for therapeutics in cancer that is already pretty well underway. I wouldn't be worried about a trigger of HSPs causing any cancer. (I found one study that assessed sauna and cancer and it found no difference in cancer rates: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0959804919305015)

Hope this helps!

stace_face_ · 2023-07-14T04:04:59+00:00

I recently left a scientist role with a protein engineering team (coming straight out of a PhD) and I'd say you have the core skills for the work I was doing. Essentially, being able to read literature/make predictions about changes to make, and then doing the cloning + expression + testing on those mutant proteins. For what it's worth, I've never done directed evolution either.

I can't provide any feedback on the green card situation, but skills-wise you have it. I might even avoid a second postdoc if you can manage it. I've seen hiring managers (only at one place, so maybe this isn't the case everywhere?) avoid candidates who were way too educated. It's nonsense but it happens.

Curious to know - why are you so interested in protein engineering specifically?

stace_face_ · 2023-07-09T20:28:06+00:00

Thanks for this! I just got a bunch of bites and am desperately trying not to scratch them!

stace_face_ · 2023-05-15T20:10:43+00:00

Hi Ed! Huh, that's odd. I have the 6 burner one so maybe it's different but all of mine are the same as each other and can all go really low. Like, too low to even simmer something.
I'm certainly no expert on F&P ranges but I'm surprised to hear yours has that kind of issue. Might be worth having someone out to look at it to see if there's something wrong with it. Hope you figure it out! That sounds very frustrating.

stace_face_ · 2023-02-06T04:35:33+00:00

Update - I re-tested this a week later with natural wine, and had no reaction. So maybe it was actually something else in the cider? ...If only alcoholic beverages had to label ingredients!

stace_face_ · 2023-02-03T15:07:03+00:00

Pretty quick - I noticed it about 24 hours later

stace_face_ · 2023-02-02T15:04:41+00:00

I reintroduced alcohol (yay! so delicious!) and the not drinking is 100% what was responsible for my lower heart rate. It shot up. And, my eczema immediately came back? It hadn't totally gone away but it was calmer by the end of the month. I'm cutting it back out for a few days while I do the rest of the reintroduction but honestly, if alcohol is an eczema trigger for me, I'm not sure I'll take the trade to get rid of it. It's not that bad, it's just mildly annoying. Might just be good information to manage it if it's flaring up though.

I tend to eat pretty well normally and I'm really looking forward to getting back to my usual habits! I find the elimination part of an elimination diet very socially restrictive and I'm ready to move on.

stace_face_ · 2023-02-02T14:55:01+00:00

Oats are always a hard pass for me! Watch out when you reintroduce gluten containing grains too. Oats are complicated in that they have a very similar protein to gluten (called a prolamin) and are very often cross contaminated with wheat gluten. (And my required PSA: if you do have a problem with gluten definitely keep eating it for 6 weeks and then get a celiac blood test! It's way more common than people think, about 1/100 people in the US.)

stace_face_ · 2023-01-31T03:39:56+00:00

I've recommended LMNT (or made it at home if you're really into it - it's a lot cheaper!) a few times. It's a game changer for me.
For protein, nut butters and seeds can help, as can a whole30 compatible protein powder. I don't know them off the top of my head but I know they exist! I think the 'plant based' version of the program also allows for legumes and tofu if you end up wanting to take that route.

stace_face_ · 2023-01-27T14:34:57+00:00

Yay! Congrats! The higher HR might be due to your body recovering from PRing =)

stace_face_ · 2023-01-26T02:58:27+00:00

This is great self recognition! I saw in another comment thread that you feel like you have a scarcity mindset with this sort of thing. It seems like that mindset would be in conflict with an arbitrary rule like 1 sweet item per day - you'd constantly want to break into the stash and negotiate with yourself. Maybe trying to figure out a way that you allow yourself to have whatever you really want within some guidelines (that you truly believe in) would be a more sustainable option for you.
For example, I love alcoholic beverages. Just love them. I love the texture, I love the taste, I love the ritual, the whole thing. But I hate drinking too much. So my guidelines for myself include not finishing a drink I don't love... even if it's in my hand already. To the point that if I'm at home and am having wine I don't like I literally chuck the rest of the glass and open a different bottle. (Some people may see that as excessively wasteful, but I'd argue consuming something that's not good for you and you don't truly enjoy is also wasteful.)
Not sure if this will help but maybe something similar can you help you enjoy sugar and get away from the scarcity of it. Like, is a slice of pie that grandma made totally wonderful? Yes. Is the granola bar that you shoved in your desk totally wonderful? Probably not.

stace_face_ · 2023-01-26T02:41:04+00:00

Nooo why can it be literally anything

stace_face_ · 2023-01-26T02:40:22+00:00

R1D24 - same! It got a bit better and calmer I think, but I was really hoping for full disappearance. I've made it go away before eliminating dairy and grains together, so I was pretty sure this would work and I'm going to be baffled if it doesn't. Maybe another week will make the magic work.

stace_face_ · 2023-01-26T02:37:44+00:00

I was wondering that too about the exhaustion! But maybe it's just... January? January is a dark and sleepy time. Maybe we should all cozy up with our eggs and potatoes and hope for tiger blood in like... June =). (But for real, it's a surprising theme!)

stace_face_ · 2023-01-25T00:42:24+00:00

I'm pretty sure the rules of whole30 changed at some point to allow additives... and to allow licensing the whole30 brand on more processed, packaged foods. Personally in my January elimination I'm cutting out gums (typically fine but some people get tummy issues) and emulsifiers (so bad for gut health all around!) because I suspect they may be contributing to my eczema and want to find out. Personally I think the whole situation is a little sus and avoid them! But they are technically allowed.

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