Team-BHP - The Home Appliance thread

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Originally Posted by vibbs (Post 4731800)

It's the roborock S6 model and costed SGD 570 odd after some discounts.
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Wow, that’s frightfully expensive. Don’t think I can justify this much on something like this.

Hmm. But I definitely see the need for something like this running every day. We live in a fairly big apartment (4 bed room), with a pet sis, so hair and dust abound. And two of us suffer from dust allergies.

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Originally Posted by Red Liner (Post 4731903)

Actually S5 is around 100 dollars less and is decent as well.

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Originally Posted by naveenroy (Post 4730582)

Many apartments here in the US have electric cooking ranges. We moved to one that has cooking gas and it has been wonderful. We're able to use round-bottom vessels and the cooking time is much lesser too. However, I see that the grill above the gas burners are quite high. This ends up wasting gas and I am sure we can reduce the cooking time even more.

Don't you have four different burners on the cooktop? You should have a big burner and a small burner. I assume you always pick the burner that is smaller than the vessel. You can buy a heat diffuser /flame guard simmer plate on Amazon. This helps with even heat distribution, and prevents hotspots, not sure about efficiency though.

In terms of efficiency the cooktop burner grate height is designed for safety and even heat distribution. The flame is hottest at the edge of the flame - right? I would not mess with the grate in search for efficiency. I know a case where a cheap Walmart vessel melted on a electric cooktop, and the firemen cited the resident for being irresponsible. US apartments are built out of paper and require extreme caution, so I would certainly not flip the grate or mess with it.

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Originally Posted by vibbs (Post 4732042)

Actually S5 is around 100 dollars less and is decent as well.

I would recommend getting it if you are in two minds about the purchase.

Advantages:

1. It will do a cleanup of all places (where height is not an issue) multiple times, before it decides that cleaning is done. Unlike a human, the machine doesn't hesitate cleaning under the bed or other places which are difficult to reach.

2. You can switch it on when you are not at home, so that you need not worry about the sound of the vacuum cleaner.

3. It will not give you surprises and go AWOL.

I handed over the sweeping duties to a human only because we needed a full-time servant with other tasks related to bringing up two small children. It might be the only gadget which I regretted selling. It may seem to be expensive, but go for the one with mopping functionality, if you can afford it. You'll recover most of the investment in the form of convenience and quality of cleaning.

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Originally Posted by Red Liner (Post 4732089)

A feline of the female variety.

Better known as a short haired cat.

Oh, thanks. I thought it might be a female Bro, and thus unlikely to be called pet. And me a cat person too!
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Never had much trouble with the short-haired ones, but a long-haired one moved in a year or so ago, and everything is covered with her fine fur.

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Originally Posted by LonelyPlanet (Post 4732799)

Looking to buy a pan for cooking Omelettes - Want to avoid non-stick
Are there any recommendations for appropriate material that should be used for this ?

Cast iron? Heavy, but try to get one with handles which stick out. For this purpose, try to find one with side walls too. Mild steel pans with longer handles too would be available. Both will be available at prices between ₹500-1500 depending on size, for cats iron and ₹150 and above for MS, at the local shops.

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Originally Posted by LonelyPlanet (Post 4732799)

Looking to buy a pan for cooking Omelettes - Want to avoid non-stick
Are there any recommendations for appropriate material that should be used for this ?

I bought a cast iron skillet for the exact same purpose and I am happy. The omelettes don't stick.

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Originally Posted by LonelyPlanet (Post 4732799)

Looking to buy a pan for cooking Omelettes - Want to avoid non-stick
Are there any recommendations for appropriate material that should be used for this ?

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Originally Posted by BaCkSeAtDrIVeR (Post 4732879)

Cast iron? Heavy, but try to get one with handles which stick out.

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Originally Posted by Jaguar (Post 4732881)

I bought a cast iron skillet for the exact same purpose and I am happy. The omelettes don't stick.

Anyone here tried the pan tawas made of mud? Looking to get one, would help if any BHPian review is available.

Example: https://www.amazon.in/Himalaya-Craft...9241984&sr=8-1

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Originally Posted by LonelyPlanet (Post 4732799)

Looking to buy a pan for cooking Omelettes - Want to avoid non-stick
Are there any recommendations for appropriate material that should be used for this ?

Cast iron frying pans are best, though they require a bit of seasoning initially. You have a variety of models to choose from. There are enameled ones and non enameled ones available, with price ranging from Rs.600 all the way to Rs.10,000/

https://www.theindusvalley.in/produc...hoC5BMQAvD_BwE

https://karnival.com/products/season...xoCJnQQAvD_BwE

https://www.amazon.in/slp/cast-iron-...mfznjs8k56n532

8" is the optimum size for small omelettes and 10" for larger ones.

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Originally Posted by NFS2024 (Post 4731203)

Can you please let me know the model name of the Panasonic mixer you bought?

https://www.amazon.in/Panasonic-MX-A...=1&ext_vrnc=hi

This is the one i bought. Yes the jar locking mechanism is a bit tricky but very secure. It's a good buy I feel atleast at this point in time.