The Home Ownership Thread

[Texasmade]

I feel personally attacked.

I know right. It's like @sugarbutch has it out for us because we like Tex Mex and Whataburger.

 

[sugarbutch]

truth is you can be poor pretty much anywhere

True, but I'm struggling to make the connection to the subject at hand.

I know right. It's like @sugarbutch has it out for us because we like Tex Mex and Whataburger.

I love Tex-Mex. Truly, it is one of the few things that I miss about Texas. There used to be a place here which came pretty close to Tex-Mex in the Marina of all places. It's a Honda service center now.

And Whataburger is fine, just not some transcendent culinary/cultural experience like Texans make it out to be. In any case, my default order at Whataburger is two potato, egg, and cheese taquitos with fries. Perfect for soaking up a night's worth of booze.

 

[Piobaire]

Any cuisine that relies on shredded iceberg lettuce and commercial shredded cheese can hang its head in shame.

What kills me about the Baltimore thing is the proviso of money not being an issue. Unless it's changed greatly since the last time I visited Hunt Valley (where CMS HQ is located) in the Before Times the price of real estate was insanely low for city living.

 

[WoolyLamb]

Hunt Valley is experiencing a lot of growth based on how many vendors I see with offices there now.

 

[Piobaire]

The former home of Jackie O is for sale. I think OM's wife should buy it for his pied a terre.

Luxury Homes, Estates & Properties

TTR Sotheby's International Realty

www.sothebysrealty.com

 

[sugarbutch]

That's a nice crib

 

[Pb924]

I'm late to the gas stoves discussion, but a neighbor recently said he used an air quality monitor to check his kitchen while his stove and oven were running, a Bluestar, and the quality was fine. He thought the problem was more in lower end products that are likely to have have leaks and/or don't burn the gas well. Anyone know if that's true?

Wait - when did gas stoves get canceled? I will never go without a gas range, ever. I live in NC so I’m probably safe

 

[brokencycle]

Wait - when did gas stoves get canceled? I will never go without a gas range, ever. I live in NC so I’m probably safe

Ironically just came here to post this:

Even Carl, Viking’s founder, who says gas cooking “is something that is very dear to me,” views induction as the superior technology. “Die-hard gas cooks would be surprised,” he says. “They might not want to admit it.” He attributes the slow sales of Viking’s induction cooktops, which were introduced in 2005, to aesthetics. “A big piece of blank glass—that’s kind of boring,” he says, “as opposed to the glamorous, serious-looking cast-iron grates, and those burners and all the knobs going on.”

Specialists in Asian cuisine have expressed concern about achieving the ineffable wok hei—“that complex charred aroma that fleetingly cloaks the piping-hot stir-fries,” as defined by the Michelin Guide. But induction hobs built especially for woks, featuring concave cooking surfaces, are in widespread use in parts of Asia and increasingly available in the US. As for the anxiety over whether induction cooktops can produce enough heat to create a good sear, the truth is that despite their industrial aesthetic, home gas ranges offer only a fraction of the power of their commercial counterparts. Induction actually produces twice as much heat as the typical gas burner, more than enough to caramelize that wagyu black tomahawk rib‑eye to perfection. After safety, perhaps the most compelling benefit to busy parents everywhere: Induction boils water in about half the time of gas.

The restaurant’s executive chef, Christophe De Lellis, says his adoption of induction cooking has been “life-changing.” In addition to being faster and easier to control, De Lellis says, induction has vastly improved working conditions for his staff.

Bloomberg - Are you a robot?

 

[ValidusLA]

Guess I missed all the induction cooktops in Japan.

All the Kyoto/Osaka Michelin Kaiseki seem to still be using charcoal at times, and are cooking in clay.

I love how the induction articles always bring up boiling water. I def have an induction tea kettle for water, but the centering of boiling water is hilarious.

 

[Omega Male]

Terrace (party) level of the new place mostly complete. Changing the light bulbs will be ... an adventure. Going to build a bar down the end where the scaffold is, dining/card table and seating in the middle of the room and a media group oriented to the other end wall. It's a bit echoey empty but hoping that drapes, rugs and furniture will tame the acoustics somewhat.

 

[bdavro23]

Terrace (party) level of the new place mostly complete. Changing the light bulbs will be ... an adventure. Going to build a bar down the end where the scaffold is, dining/card table and seating in the middle of the room and a media group oriented to the other end wall. It's a bit echoey empty but hoping that drapes, rugs and furniture will tame the acoustics somewhat.

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Is that laminate flooring???

 

[Omega Male]

Is that laminate flooring???

Porcelain I think. It's below the street grade so water resistance is a concern.

 

[Piobaire]

Looks exactly like the new flooring in our AV room/den. Ceramic tile that looks just like hard wood flooring.

 

[HRoi]

Why do you have a ballroom in your house

 

[ValidusLA]

Why do you have a ballroom in your house